model contract form

quel sale type! — what a swine (colloq) ou bastard! (sl)

c'est un chic type — he's a really nice guy (colloq)

un brave type — a nice chap (colloq)

un pauvre type — a loser *

las condiciones del contrato — the terms o conditions of the contract

• a condición de que..., con la condición de que... — on condition that...

te dejaré salir con la condición de que no vuelvas tarde — I'll let you go out provided (that) o on condition (that) you don't come back late

• condición indispensable — essential condition

• condición previa — precondition

• entregarse o rendirse sin condiciones — to surrender unconditionally

• condición sine qua non — essential condition, sine qua non

condiciones económicas — [de contrato] financial terms; [de profesional] fees

en condiciones normales — under normal conditions o circumstances

• estar en (buenas) condiciones — [lugar, máquina] to be in good condition; [alimentos] to be fresh; [deportista] to be fit

• estar en condiciones de o para hacer algo — [enfermo] to be well o fit enough to do sth; [deportista] to be fit (enough) to do sth

• estar en malas condiciones — [coche, libro, campo de juego] to be in bad condition

me devolvieron el libro en pésimas condiciones — they returned the book to me in a terrible state o condition

condiciones físicas — physical condition sing

condiciones sanitarias — [de bar, restaurante] health requirements; [de hospital] sanitary conditions

el derecho a no ser discriminada por su condición de mujer — the right not to be discriminated against on the grounds of being o because one is a woman

a condición or con la condición de que — on condition (that)

te lo presto a condición de que me lo devuelvas mañana — I'll lend it to you as long as o provided (that) you give it back tomorrow

las condiciones de un contrato — the terms o conditions of a contract

su condición de extranjero le impide participar — as o being a foreigner he is not allowed to take part

de condición humilde — of humble condition o origins

estar en perfectas condiciones — coche/mueble to be in perfect condition; persona to be in good shape

a condición or con la condición de que — on condition (that)

te lo presto a condición de que me lo devuelvas mañana — I'll lend it to you as long as o provided (that) you give it back tomorrow

las condiciones de un contrato — the terms o conditions of a contract

su condición de extranjero le impide participar — as o being a foreigner he is not allowed to take part

de condición humilde — of humble condition o origins

estar en perfectas condiciones — coche/mueble to be in perfect condition; persona to be in good shape

Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

• reducir algo a algo —

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

• competir con o contra algo/algn — to compete with o against sth/sb

son incapaces de competir con o contra gente más joven — they are incapable of competing with o against younger people

• competir en algo — to compete in sth

competir en el mercado — (Com) to compete in the market

• competir por algo — to compete for sth

• competir con algo, no hay nada que pueda competir con un buen vino — you can't beat a good wine, nothing can compare with a good wine

es el único modelo que compite en precio con sus rivales — it's the only model which can compete o compare with its rivals in terms of price

competir con or contra alguien (por algo) — to compete with o against somebody (for something)

competir con or contra alguien (por algo) — to compete with o against somebody (for something)

Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.

Ex: BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.

para muestra (basta) un botón — (fam) for example, for instance

como or en muestra de mi gratitud/buena voluntad — as a token of my gratitude/goodwill

para muestra (basta) un botón — (fam) for example, for instance

como or en muestra de mi gratitud/buena voluntad — as a token of my gratitude/goodwill

Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.