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Ex: The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible. -
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= more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever beforeEx. In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.Ex. Today the environment is changing more quickly than ever before, driven by technological change.Ex. The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible.* * *= more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever beforeEx: In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
Ex: Today the environment is changing more quickly than ever before, driven by technological change.Ex: The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible. -
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c black plus [ply]━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <► ne... plus not any more• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom2. <a. (avec verbe) more━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. (locutions)• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour► à plus ! (inf) see you later!► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover3. <a. ► le plus + verbe mostb. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. ► le plus de + nom the moste. (locutions)► le plus... possible• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif4. <• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children5. <c black b. ( = avantage) plus• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.* * *
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1. ply, plys, plyz8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11
plus 10° — plus 10°
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adverbe de comparaison1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more
plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand
qui plus est — furthermore, what's more
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mostc'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller
3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mosttrois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later
plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be
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adverbe de négationelle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes
plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more
il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left
j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!
plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!
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plus de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have
il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position
je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did
3) ( avec un numéral)il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock
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au plus locution adverbiale at the most
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de plus locution adverbiale1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more2) ( en supplément)une fois de plus — once more, once again
9% de plus — 9% more
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en plus locutionle même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof
les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included
II plysnom masculin invariable1) Mathématique plus2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)
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plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally usedplus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etcAttention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster carL'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possibleOn trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index* * *ply, plys1. adv1) (négation)ne... plus — no longer, not... any more
Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.
Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.
ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left
Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.
2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) moreIl fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.
Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.
Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.
3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)Il travaille plus. — He works more.
Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.
4)plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.
plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours
Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.
plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight
5)de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.
Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.
Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.
6)en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more
J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.
en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.
7)plus... plus... — the more... the more...
Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.
8)Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.
de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.
9)ni plus ni moins — no more, no less
10) (superlatif)le plus; la plus; les plus — the most
C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)
C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.
de plus — what's more, moreover
en plus de cela... — what is more...
2. conjQuatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.
3. nm(= avantage) plus* * *I.plus ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.B adv de comparaison1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.D plus de dét indéf1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.F de plus loc adv1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].II.plus nm1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favourGB ou is a plus○.[ply(s)] adverbeA.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]c'est plus loin it's further ou fartherc'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orangec'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the leastelle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all thatje veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only biggerencore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsomecinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive2. [avec un verbe] moreje m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you thinkB.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]le plus loin the furthest ou farthestc'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection2. [précédé d'un verbe] mostc'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardestC.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]1. [avec 'ne']2. [tour elliptique]plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks————————[ply(s)] adjectif————————[ply(s)] conjonction3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º2. [en sus de] plusle transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensiveplus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...————————[ply(s)] nom masculinau plus locution adverbiale[au maximum] at the most ou outsideça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at mostde plus locution adverbialemets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more placesil est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?2. [en trop] too manyen recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too manyde plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to mede plus en plus locution adverbiale[suivi d'un adverbe] more and morede plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerousça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated2. [précédé d'un verbe]de plus en plus de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and morede plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of peopleil y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this productdes plus locution adverbialeson attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandableen plus locution adverbiale1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?[en trop] sparea. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left overb. [en distribuant] I've got one card too manyet vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength tooet elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no timeen plus de locution prépositionnelleen plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tenniset plus locution adverbiale45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilosni plus ni moins locution adverbialeje te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no lesstu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's allnon plus locution adverbialeje ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!on ne peut plus locution adverbialeplus de locution déterminante1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] moreelle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/hil est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 52. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20splus... moins locution correlativethe more... the lessplus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going outplus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)plus... plus locution correlativethe more... the moreplus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...plus ou moins locution adverbialec'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you arequi plus est locution adverbialewhat's ou what is moresans plus locution adverbialec'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing moretout au plus locution adverbialec'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most -
5 ταχέως
ταχέως adv. of ταχύς, positive (Hom.+; pap, LXX; En 98:16; TestSol 6:5 D; TestAbr.; JosAs cod. A 16, 2 and ch. 19 [p. 63, 5; 69, 6 Bat.]; ApcMos 21).—Comp. τάχιον ([ταχεῖον Sod. and Vog.; τάχειον t.r. Hippocr., Mul. Morb. 1, 2; Epicurus in Diog. L. 10, 98; Diod S 13, 106, 1; oft. in colloq. speech in general, incl. ViHab 8 [p. 86, 11 Sch.]; Jos., Bell. 5, 537, Ant 2, 142 al.; ins, pap; Wsd 13:9; 1 Macc 2:40; TestIss 6:3. This form was rejected by the Atticists; the Attic form θᾶττον [also 2 Macc; AssMos Fgm. f; Philo, Aet. M. 30; Jos., Ant. 12, 143—WSchmidt 505], which replaced the Homeric θᾶσσον, is found in our lit. only 1 Cl 65:1a; MPol 13:1.—B-D-F §61, 1; 244, 1; W-S. §11, 3; Mlt-H. 164).—Superl. τάχιστα only once (Ac 17:15 s. 1c below), in an expr. taken fr. the literary lang. (B-D-F §60, 2; 244, 1; 453, 4; Rob. 488; 669.—Alcaeus 70, 15 D.2; Menand., Per. 537 S. [287]; Arrian., Anab. 6, 2, 2; Ael. Aristid. 24, 26 K.=44 p. 833 D.; SIG 1168, 4 [IV B.C.]; PSI 360, 12 [252/251 B.C.]; 792, 10; 3 Macc 1:8; TestSol 6:3 D; Jos., Vi. 16). In some instances there may be semantic overlap between mngs. 1 and 2.① pert. to a very brief extent of time, with focus on speed of actionⓐ positiveα. in a favorable sense quickly, at once, without delay, soon (Diod S 13, 106, 4; 17, 4, 6; En 98:16; EpArist 291; Jos., Bell. 7, 31; Ant.9, 51) Lk 14:21; 15:22 D; 16:6; J 11:31; B 3:4; AcPl Ha 3, 4; οὓτως ταχέως AcPlCor 2:2 (cp. Gal 1:6 under β).β. in a remonstrative sense too quickly, too easily, hastily (Pr 25:8; Wsd 14:28; SibOr Fgm. 1, 2) Gal 1:6 (cp. AcPlCor 2:2 under α); 2 Th 2:2; 1 Ti 5:22; Pol 6:1.ⓑ comp.α. more quickly, faster Hb 13:19. τάχ. τοῦ Πέτρου faster than Peter J 20:4. The comparison is supplied fr. the context, more quickly (than the others), be the first to … MPol 13:2. θᾶττον ἤ more quickly than 13:1. As quickly, as soon as possible (TestIss 6:3; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 1, 14) 1 Cl 65:1a (θᾶττον) and b (τάχιον). All the more quickly MPol 3:1.β. without any suggestion of comparison quickly, soon, without delay (PGM 4, 1467 θᾶττον; Jos., Vi. 310 θᾶσσον) J 13:27; difft. Mussies 128: ‘very quickly’; Hm 10, 1, 6.ⓒ superl. ὡς τάχιστα as soon as possible Ac 17:15.② pert. to a future point of time that is subsequent to another point of time, with focus on brevity of interval rather than on speed of activity, soonⓐ positive 1 Cor 4:19; Phil 2:19 (τ. πέμπ. as Plut., Mor. 612e), 24; 2 Ti 4:9.ⓑ comp. τάχιον without any suggestion of comparison 1 Ti 3:14 v.l.; Hb 13:23.—DELG s.v. ταχύς. M-M. -
6 più
1. adv more (di, che than)superlativo mostmathematics pluspiù grande biggeril più grande the biggestdi più morenon più no moretempo no longerpiù o meno more or lessper di più what's moremai più never againal più presto as soon as possibleal più tardi at the latest2. adj moresuperlativo mostpiù volte several times3. m mostmathematics plus signper lo più mainlyi più, le più the majority* * *più agg.compar.invar.1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.più avv.compar.1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.* * *[pju]1. avv1)(tempo: usato al negativo)
non... più — no longer, no more, not... any morenon lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works
non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...
non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer
2)(quantità: usato al negativo)
non...più — no morenon abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)
non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done
3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...erpiù elegante — smarter, more elegant
e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!
è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able
noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do
mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world
non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me
è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)
è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)
cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do
non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15
ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70
è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here
più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...
4)di
più, in più, — morene voglio di più — I want some more
3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than
una volta di più — once more
ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people
mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many
e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...
5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...estè ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest
è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best
ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most
fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible
6) Mat plus7)a più non posso — as much as possibleurlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice
al
più presto — as soon as possibleal
più tardi — at the latestpiù chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sortavrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30
sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock
né
più né meno — no more, no lessné
più né meno come sua madre — just like her motherpiù che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English2. agg1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the mostchi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?
2) (molti, parecchi) several3. prepi genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children
4. sm inv1) Mat plus (sign)2)il più — the mostpiù o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinemail più delle volte — more often than not, generally
il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done
3)* * *[pju] 1.1) (comparativo di maggioranza) moretre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as
mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me
(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most
3) (piuttosto)né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes
più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him
5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any morenon fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer
non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left
6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)una volta di più — once more o again
è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)
7) non di piùcinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer
è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special
9) in più10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11) tutt'al più at the most12) più che2.aggettivo invariabile1) (in maggiore quantità) morepiù... che, più... di — more... than
2) (parecchi)3.più volte, persone — several times, people
1) (oltre a) plus, besides2) mat. plus4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la maggior parte) mostil più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him
2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)5.••* * *più/pju/I avverbio1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11 tutt'al più at the most12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?III preposizione1 (oltre a) plus, besides2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eightIV m.inv.1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)V i più m.pl.(la maggioranza) most peopleparlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that. -
7 frenar
v.1 to brake (automobiles).El auto frena de repente The car brakes suddenly.Ricardo frenó el auto Richard braked the car.2 to check.los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back3 to rein in, to rein up, to rein back.El jinete frenó al caballo The rider reined in the horse.María frenó su lengua Mary checked her tongue.4 to halt, to set back, to slow down to a halt.El movimiento frenó The movement slowed down to a halt.5 to scotch, to spoke.El mecánico frena la rueda The mechanic scotches the wheel.* * *1 to brake2 figurado to restrain, check1 to brake* * *verb1) to brake2) check* * *1. VT1) (Aut, Mec) to brake2) (=contener) [+ inflación, crecimiento, avance, deterioro] to check, slow down; [+ pasiones, entusiasmo] to curb; [+ enemigo, ataque] to check, hold backsu novia tiene que frenarle para que no beba tanto — his girlfriend has to restrain him from drinking so much
2.VI (Aut) to brakefrena, que viene una curva — brake, there's a bend coming up
frenar en seco — to brake sharply o suddenly
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex. At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex. The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.----* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *frenar [A1 ]vtA ( Transp) to brakeB1 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down, check; ‹alza/inflación› to curb, check, slow … down; ‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back, slow … up/downfrena la maduración de la fruta it stops the fruit ripening so quickly, it slows down the ripening process of the fruita veces uno tiene que frenar la lengua there are times when one has to hold one's tonguepara frenar la ola de refugiados to stem the flow of refugees2 ‹ilusiones/esperanzas› to put a damper on■ frenarvito brake, apply the brake(s) ( frml)■ frenarse( refl) to restrain oneself* * *
frenar ( conjugate frenar) verbo transitivo
1 (Transp) to brake
2 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down;
‹alza/inflación› to curb, check;
‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back
verbo intransitivo
to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)
frenar verbo transitivo
1 (un vehículo, máquina) to brake
2 (contener) (crisis, inflación, etc) to slow down
(una tendencia, un impulso) to restrain
' frenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retardar
- seco
English:
arrest
- brake
- check
- put on
- slam on
- apply
- curb
* * *♦ vt1. [en vehículo] to brake2. [contener] to check;[disminuir] to curb, to slow down;medidas para frenar el desempleo measures to curb unemployment;nadie pudo frenar a la estrella brasileña no one could stop the Brazilian star;los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back♦ vi[en vehículo] to brake* * *I v/i AUTO brake;frenar en seco brake sharplyII v/t figslow down; impulsos check* * *frenar vt1) : to brake2) detener: to curb, to checkfrenar vi: to apply the brakes* * *frenar vb to brake -
8 verkürzen
I v/t shorten; (beschränken) curtail, cut; (reduzieren) reduce; sich (Dat) die Zeit verkürzen while away the ( oder one’s) time; verkürzen auf (+ Akk) SPORT shorten toII v/refl become shorter, shorten* * *to abridge; to abbreviate; to shorten* * *ver|kụ̈r|zen ptp verkü\#rzt1. vtto shorten; Arbeitszeit, Fahrzeit to reduce, to cut down; Lebenserwartung auch to reduce; Strecke, Weg etc auch to cut; Abstand, Vorsprung to narrow; Aufenthalt to cut short; (ART) to foreshorten; Haltbarkeit to reduce; Schmerzen, Leiden to end, to put an end todie Zeit verkürzen — to pass the time, to make the time pass more quickly
2. vrto be shortened; (Strecke, Zeit auch) to be cut; (ART) to become foreshortened; (Abstand) to be narrowed; (Muskel) to contract; (Haltbarkeit) to be reduced; (Leiden) to be ended; (Urlaub, Aufenthalt) to be cut short* * *(make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) curtail* * *ver·kür·zen *I. vtdie Arbeitszeit \verkürzen to reduce working hoursdas Leben \verkürzen to shorten life3. (verringern)den Abstand \verkürzen to reduce [or shorten] sb's lead; (den Vorsprung aufholen) to close the gap▪ [jdm] etw \verkürzen to make sth pass more quickly [for sb]II. vr* * *1.transitives Verb1) (verringern) reduce; (abkürzen) shortenverkürzte Arbeitszeit — reduced or shorter working hours pl.
3)2. 3.sich (Dat.) die Zeit verkürzen — while away the time; make the time pass more quickly
intransitives Verb (Ballspiele) close the gap (auf + Akk. to)* * *sich (dat)die Zeit verkürzen while away the ( oder one’s) time;B. v/r become shorter, shortenC. v/i SPORT:auf 3:2 verkürzen pull back to 3-2* * *1.transitives Verb1) (verringern) reduce; (abkürzen) shortenverkürzte Arbeitszeit — reduced or shorter working hours pl.
3)2. 3.sich (Dat.) die Zeit verkürzen — while away the time; make the time pass more quickly
intransitives Verb (Ballspiele) close the gap (auf + Akk. to)* * *v.to abbreviate v.to abridge v.to shorten v. -
9 più
[pju]1. avv1)(tempo: usato al negativo)
non... più — no longer, no more, not... any morenon lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works
non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...
non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer
2)(quantità: usato al negativo)
non...più — no morenon abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)
non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done
3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...erpiù elegante — smarter, more elegant
e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!
è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able
noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do
mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world
non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me
è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)
è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)
cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do
non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15
ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70
è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here
più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...
4)di
più, in più, — morene voglio di più — I want some more
3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than
una volta di più — once more
ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people
mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many
e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...
5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...estè ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest
è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best
ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most
fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible
6) Mat plus7)a più non posso — as much as possibleurlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice
al
più presto — as soon as possibleal
più tardi — at the latestpiù chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sortavrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30
sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock
né
più né meno — no more, no lessné
più né meno come sua madre — just like her motherpiù che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English2. agg1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the mostchi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?
2) (molti, parecchi) several3. prepi genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children
4. sm inv1) Mat plus (sign)2)il più — the mostpiù o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinemail più delle volte — more often than not, generally
il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done
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10 ocior
ōcĭor, ōcĭus ( sup. ocissimus), adj. comp. [kindr. with Gr. ôkus, Sanscr. ācu, from the root ac, sharp; cf.: acer, acutus, akôkê], swifter, fleeter ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).I.Lit.:II.et ventis, et fulminis ocior alis,
Verg. A. 5, 319; 10, 248:ocior cervis, Ocior Euro,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 23; 24:aurā,
id. ib. 1, 2, 48;2, 20, 13: fugit ocior aurā,
Ov. M. 1, 502:verbere,
Luc. 1, 230:Tigris ocior remeat,
Plin. 8, 18, 25, § 66:ociore ambitu,
id. 2, 8, 6, § 39:ociore spatio,
id. 2, 19, 17, § 81.—Transf., of time, quicker, sooner, earlier; sup.:A.ficorum ocissima senectus,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130:pira,
the soonest ripe, id. 15, 15, 16, § 53:venenum,
id. 27, 2, 2, § 4.—Hence, adv.: ōcĭ-ter; comp. ōcĭus; sup. ocissĭme (old collat. form oxime, Paul. ex Fest. p. 195 Müll.); quickly, swiftly, speedily (class. only in the comp. and sup.; cf.: ocius secundae collationis et deinde tertiae ocissime frequentata sunt, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 181 Müll.).Posit. (ante- and post-class.): ociter serva cives, Enn. ap. Non. 277, 21, acc. to Vahl. ad Enn. Trag. v. 1:B.profer ociter,
App. M. 1, p. 113, 32; p. 125, 8.—Comp., more quickly or speedily, sooner, etc.:2.idque ocius faciet, si, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 29:ut ocius ad tuum pervenias,
id. Quint. 13, 43:recreantur ocius,
id. Tusc. 4, 14, 32: omnium Versatur urna, serius ocius Sors exitura, sooner or later, Hor. C. 2, 3, 26:angulus iste feret piper et tus ocius uvā,
sooner than, rather than, id. Ep. 1, 14, 23:ocius illud extorquebis,
i. e. more easily, Juv. 6, 53.—Sometimes the comp. is used in gen. for quickly, speedily:C.sequere hac me ocius, Ter Heaut. 4, 7, 4: gladio occursat,
Caes. B. G. 5, 43:nemon' oleum fert ocius?
quickly, Hor. S. 2, 7, 34; Juv. 14, 252; Verg. A. 5, 828:heus Phaedrome, exi, exi, exi, inquam, ocius,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 26.—Sup., very quickly or speedily: ocissime nos liberi possumus fieri, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 181 Müll.:quam ocissume ad provinciam accedat,
as speedily as possible, Sall. J. 25, 5:ferre,
Plin. 17, 11, 16, § 87:sanant ulcera,
id. 34, 10, 22, § 100. -
11 ociter
ōcĭor, ōcĭus ( sup. ocissimus), adj. comp. [kindr. with Gr. ôkus, Sanscr. ācu, from the root ac, sharp; cf.: acer, acutus, akôkê], swifter, fleeter ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).I.Lit.:II.et ventis, et fulminis ocior alis,
Verg. A. 5, 319; 10, 248:ocior cervis, Ocior Euro,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 23; 24:aurā,
id. ib. 1, 2, 48;2, 20, 13: fugit ocior aurā,
Ov. M. 1, 502:verbere,
Luc. 1, 230:Tigris ocior remeat,
Plin. 8, 18, 25, § 66:ociore ambitu,
id. 2, 8, 6, § 39:ociore spatio,
id. 2, 19, 17, § 81.—Transf., of time, quicker, sooner, earlier; sup.:A.ficorum ocissima senectus,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 130:pira,
the soonest ripe, id. 15, 15, 16, § 53:venenum,
id. 27, 2, 2, § 4.—Hence, adv.: ōcĭ-ter; comp. ōcĭus; sup. ocissĭme (old collat. form oxime, Paul. ex Fest. p. 195 Müll.); quickly, swiftly, speedily (class. only in the comp. and sup.; cf.: ocius secundae collationis et deinde tertiae ocissime frequentata sunt, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 181 Müll.).Posit. (ante- and post-class.): ociter serva cives, Enn. ap. Non. 277, 21, acc. to Vahl. ad Enn. Trag. v. 1:B.profer ociter,
App. M. 1, p. 113, 32; p. 125, 8.—Comp., more quickly or speedily, sooner, etc.:2.idque ocius faciet, si, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 29:ut ocius ad tuum pervenias,
id. Quint. 13, 43:recreantur ocius,
id. Tusc. 4, 14, 32: omnium Versatur urna, serius ocius Sors exitura, sooner or later, Hor. C. 2, 3, 26:angulus iste feret piper et tus ocius uvā,
sooner than, rather than, id. Ep. 1, 14, 23:ocius illud extorquebis,
i. e. more easily, Juv. 6, 53.—Sometimes the comp. is used in gen. for quickly, speedily:C.sequere hac me ocius, Ter Heaut. 4, 7, 4: gladio occursat,
Caes. B. G. 5, 43:nemon' oleum fert ocius?
quickly, Hor. S. 2, 7, 34; Juv. 14, 252; Verg. A. 5, 828:heus Phaedrome, exi, exi, exi, inquam, ocius,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 26.—Sup., very quickly or speedily: ocissime nos liberi possumus fieri, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 181 Müll.:quam ocissume ad provinciam accedat,
as speedily as possible, Sall. J. 25, 5:ferre,
Plin. 17, 11, 16, § 87:sanant ulcera,
id. 34, 10, 22, § 100. -
12 reducir
v.1 to reduce.nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cutreducir algo a algo to reduce something to somethingreducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of somethingElla redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).4 to set (medicine).5 to shorten, to shrink.Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.8 to hydrogenate.* * *1 (gen) to reduce2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on3 (vencer) to subdue4 MEDICINA to set5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *verb1) to reduce, cut2) decrease3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir)a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessenmedidas 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
el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down
el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%
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reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sthtenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%
b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reducehan reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months
sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months
c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten2)•
reducir algo a algo —a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sthredujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government
b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm•
reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm5) (Quím) to reduce6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *2.VI (Aut) to change down3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir 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
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir 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
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *reducir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reducehemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of casesredujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reducedhan prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxescon esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infectionejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistlinereducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sthhan reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pagesle han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two yearsla población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former sizereducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o formel suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothingreducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sthpretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduceB1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligramsreducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominatorquedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashestodas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered2 ( Quím) to reduceC (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpowerreducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slaveryD ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)■ reducirviA ( Coc) to reduce, boil downdejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reducereducirse A algo:todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figurestodo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river* * *
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
2a) ( transformar):
quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift
' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir] to reduce;[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum2. [fotocopia] to reduce3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower6. Quím to reduce8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]♦ vireduce a tercera change down into third (gear)* * *v/t1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear2 MIL overcome* * *reducir {61} vt1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut2) : to subdue3) : to boil down* * *reducir vb to reduce -
13 urgieren
vt/i österr., bei amtlichen Vorgängen etc.: press, urge, expedite; (nachfragen) ask for s.th. to be done (more) quickly* * *ur|gie|ren [ʊr'giːrən] ptp urgiert (Aus form)1. vt(= dringend nachsuchen) to request sth2. vi(= um schnelle(re) Erledigung bitten) to ask for sth to be done (more) quickly; (bei Entscheidung) to ask for a speedy decision* * *urgieren v/t & v/i österr, bei amtlichen Vorgängen etc: press, urge, expedite; (nachfragen) ask for sth to be done (more) quickly -
14 deprisa
adv.fast, quickly.¡deprisa! quick!* * *► adverbio1 quickly* * *adv.* * ** * *adverbio fast* * *= in a hurry.Ex. Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.----* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].* * *adverbio fast* * *= in a hurry.Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].* * *fasttienes que trabajar más deprisa you must work faster¡deprisa! escóndelo quick! hide itdeprisa y corriendo in a rushtodo lo hace deprisa y corriendo she does everything in a rushtomó la decisión deprisa y corriendo he made a hasty decisionhizo los deberes deprisa y corriendo para irse a jugar he rushed through his homework so he could go out and play* * *
deprisa adverbio
fast;
¡deprisa! escóndelo quick! hide it
deprisa adverbio quickly
' deprisa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avivar
- correr
- tragar
- trote
- ventilarse
- aprisa
- prisa
English:
come round
- digestion
- fly
- grab
- guzzle
- hastily
- hurried
- hurriedly
- jabber
- jump in
- knock up
- quickly
- race
- so
- whip back
- hurry
- rush
* * *deprisa advfast, quickly;¡no conduzcas tan deprisa! don't drive so fast!;volveré lo más deprisa que pueda I'll be back as quickly as I can;¡deprisa! quick!;tenemos que ir más deprisa we need to go faster o more quickly;hacer algo deprisa y corriendo to do sth in a rush, to rush sth;tuvimos que hacer el equipaje deprisa y corriendo we had to pack in a rush* * *adv fast, quickly;deprisa y corriendo in a rush* * *deprisa adv quickly¡deprisa! hurry up! -
15 despacho
m.1 office (oficina).2 set of office furniture (muebles).3 dispatch.4 sale (venta).despacho de billetes/localidades ticket/box office5 shipment, dispatch, remission, sending.6 promptness, dispatch.7 remittance.8 written order, order in writing, written court order.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: despachar.* * *1 (envío) sending, dispatch3 (venta) sale, selling4 (lugar de venta) office5 (comunicación) message, dispatch\despacho de billetes/localidades ticket/box officedespacho de vino wine merchant's* * *noun m.1) office2) dispatch* * *SM1) (=oficina)a) [de abogado, arquitecto] office; [en una casa] studyb) (=muebles) office furniture2) (=tienda) shop; Chile grocer's shopdespacho de billetes, despacho de boletos — LAm booking office
despacho de pan — bread shop, bakery
3) (=mensaje) (Periodismo) report; (Mil) dispatch; (Pol) communiquédespacho de oficial — (Mil) commission
despacho telegráfico — telegram, wire (EEUU)
4) (=venta) saletener buen despacho — to find a ready sale, be in good demand
5) (=envío) dispatch, sending (out)despacho aduanal, despacho de aduanas — customs clearance
6) (Pol) meeting, consultation7) (=cualidad)tener buen despacho — to be very efficient, be on top of one's job
* * *1)b) ( mobiliario) office furniture2) ( envío) dispatch, despatch3) (Com)a) ( atención)b) ( venta) salec) ( tienda) shopdespacho de lotería — lottery agency/kiosk
4) ( comunicado) communiqué; (Mil) dispatch; (Period) report* * *= office, dispensation.Ex. The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.Ex. The article is entitled 'THERIAQUE: quality information on drugs, essential for their optimal use, prescription and dispensation' = El artículo se titula "THERIAQUE: información de calidad sobre los fármacos, esencial para su uso, prescripción y venta óptimos'.----* despacho de abogados = law centre, law office.* despacho de profesor = faculty office.* investigación de despacho = desk research.* mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.* página videocámara de despacho = office cam.* * *1)b) ( mobiliario) office furniture2) ( envío) dispatch, despatch3) (Com)a) ( atención)b) ( venta) salec) ( tienda) shopdespacho de lotería — lottery agency/kiosk
4) ( comunicado) communiqué; (Mil) dispatch; (Period) report* * *= office, dispensation.Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
Ex: The article is entitled 'THERIAQUE: quality information on drugs, essential for their optimal use, prescription and dispensation' = El artículo se titula "THERIAQUE: información de calidad sobre los fármacos, esencial para su uso, prescripción y venta óptimos'.* despacho de abogados = law centre, law office.* despacho de profesor = faculty office.* investigación de despacho = desk research.* mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.* página videocámara de despacho = office cam.* * *despacho de lotería y apuestas del estado (↑ despacho a1)A2 (mobiliario) office furnitureB (envío) dispatch, despatchse encarga del despacho de las cartas he is responsible for dispatching o sending the mailC ( Com)1(atención): modificaciones que permiten el rápido despacho de pasajeros improvements allowing passengers to be dealt with more quickly2 (venta) sale3 (tienda) shopdespacho de pan baker's shop ( selling bread made off the premises)despacho de lotería lottery agency/kioskel despacho de localidades abre a las diez the box office o ticket office opens at ten o'clockCompuesto:customs clearance* * *
Del verbo despachar: ( conjugate despachar)
despacho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
despachó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
despachar
despacho
despachar ( conjugate despachar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ correspondencia› to deal with, attend to
‹ mercancías› ( por barco) to ship;
(por avión, tren) to send, dispatch
2 (Com) ( en tienda) to serve, deal with
verbo intransitivo (Com) [ dependiente] to serve
despacho sustantivo masculino
1
( estudio) study
2 ( envío) dispatch, despatch
3 ( comunicado) communiqué;
(Mil) dispatch;
(Period) report
despachar verbo transitivo
1 (atender en una tienda) to serve, wait on, help (customers)
2 (un asunto) to get through, deal with
3 (leer el correo) to send, dispatch
4 fam (a un empleado) to send packing, to sack
despacho sustantivo masculino
1 (oficina) office
(en casa) study
2 (lugar de venta) despacho de pan, baker's (shop)
3 (comunicado oficial) dispatch
' despacho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- apoltronarse
- auditoría
- bufete
- consulta
- decisión
- desorganizada
- desorganizado
- escribanía
- escritorio
- notaría
- recibir
- gabinete
- oficina
English:
cramped
- face
- into
- March
- meeting
- off-licence
- office
- outrank
- oval
- study
- bundle
- clearance
- dispatch
- squash
- telegraph
* * *despacho nm1. [oficina] [fuera de casa] office;[en casa] study;muebles y material de despacho office furniture and stationery;2. [muebles] set of office furnituredespacho de localidades box office;despacho de lotería lottery kiosk;despacho de pan bakery, baker's (shop)despacho de aduana(s) customs clearance5. [venta] sale;los lunes no hay despacho de localidades the box office is not open on Mondays6. [envío] dispatch, sending7. [comunicado] [oficial] dispatch;[de prensa] communiqué;un despacho de (una) agencia a news agency report8. Am Formal [en carta]su despacho = formulaic phrase which appears immediately below name of addressee at head of formal letter* * *m1 office* * *despacho nm1) : dispatch, shipment2) oficina: office, study* * *despacho n1. (oficina) office -
16 aprisa
adv.quickly.* * *► adverbio1 quickly* * *ADV quickly, hurriedly* * ** * ** * ** * *
aprisa adverbio See Also→◊ deprisa
aprisa adverbio quickly
* * *aprisa advfast, quickly;¡aprisa! quick!;tenemos que ir más aprisa we need to go faster o more quickly;tuvimos que hacer el equipaje aprisa y corriendo we had to pack in a rush* * *adv quickly* * *aprisa adv: quickly, hurriedly* * *aprisa adv fast -
17 barato
adj.1 cheap, inexpensive, low in price, cheaply.2 bad-quality, bad-taste, tacky, brassy.adv.cheaply, at a low price, low.* * *► adjetivo1 cheap1 cheaply, cheap————————► adverbio1 cheaply, cheap* * *(f. - barata)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=económico) cheap2) (=de mala calidad) [música, imitación] cheap; [novela] trashy3) (=indigno) [demagogia, electoralismo] cheap2.ADV cheap, cheaply3.SM (=mercadillo) street market* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <vestido/restaurante/viaje> cheap, low-pricedb) < periodismo> cheap; < música> commercialc) ( como adv) <costar/comprar>IIadverbio <comer/vivir> cheaply* * *= cheap [cheaper -comp., cheapest -sup.], low-cost, low-priced, lower-cost, pulp, inexpensively, on the cheap, cheapo, low-budget, no-frills, cut-price, cut-rate, a dime a dozen.Ex. These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.Ex. Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.Ex. Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.Ex. This has enabled libraries to acquire materials more quickly and almost as inexpensively as in the past.Ex. The author provides a selected list of Internet sites covering various aspects of travel and tourism such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment, travelling abroad, and touring on the cheap.Ex. I just put the DVD in my cheapo DVD player connected to my TV and it played without a hitch.Ex. Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex. This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.Ex. Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.Ex. Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.----* alojamiento barato = budget accommodation.* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.* compañía aérea barata = low-cost airline.* de novela barata = novelettish.* de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.* edición barata = trade paperback.* el ser barato = cheapness.* escritura barata = hack writing.* hotel barato = budget hotel.* humor barato = cheap laughs.* literatura barata = pulp fiction.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* novela barata = novelette.* oratoria barata = soapbox.* rollo barato = soapbox.* tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender más barato = undercut.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <vestido/restaurante/viaje> cheap, low-pricedb) < periodismo> cheap; < música> commercialc) ( como adv) <costar/comprar>IIadverbio <comer/vivir> cheaply* * *= cheap [cheaper -comp., cheapest -sup.], low-cost, low-priced, lower-cost, pulp, inexpensively, on the cheap, cheapo, low-budget, no-frills, cut-price, cut-rate, a dime a dozen.Ex: These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.Ex: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.Ex: This has enabled libraries to acquire materials more quickly and almost as inexpensively as in the past.Ex: The author provides a selected list of Internet sites covering various aspects of travel and tourism such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment, travelling abroad, and touring on the cheap.Ex: I just put the DVD in my cheapo DVD player connected to my TV and it played without a hitch.Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* alojamiento barato = budget accommodation.* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.* compañía aérea barata = low-cost airline.* de novela barata = novelettish.* de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.* edición barata = trade paperback.* el ser barato = cheapness.* escritura barata = hack writing.* hotel barato = budget hotel.* humor barato = cheap laughs.* literatura barata = pulp fiction.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* novela barata = novelette.* oratoria barata = soapbox.* rollo barato = soapbox.* tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender más barato = undercut.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* * *1 ‹vestido/restaurante/viaje› cheaplo barato sale caro if you buy cheaply, you pay dearly, cheap things work out expensive in the long run2 ‹periodismo› cheap; ‹música› commercial3 ( como adv) ‹costar/comprar›el viaje no costó tan barato como pensaba the trip wasn't as cheap as I thought it would be, the trip cost me more than I thought it wouldlas compré baratísimas en una liquidación I got them really cheap in a clearance saleal final, el coche me salió baratísimo I got the car really cheap in the end‹comer/vivir› cheaplyen esa tienda venden muy barato things are very cheap in that shopse compra más barato en el mercado prices are lower o things are cheaper in the market, you can get things cheaper in the market* * *
barato 1◊ -ta adjetivo
barato 2 adverbio ‹comer/vivir› cheaply;
barato,-a
I adjetivo cheap: necesito comprar un piso barato, I need to buy an inexpensive flat
II adverbio cheaply: ¡hija mía, qué barato compras!, my dear, what a bargain!
' barato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asequible
- barata
- económica
- económico
- flete
- más
- obcecarse
- salir
- tirada
- tirado
- botado
- regalado
- regalar
- resultar
English:
but
- cheap
- cheaply
- cut-rate
- dirt-cheap
- down-market
- inexpensive
- low-cost
- popular
- deal
- downmarket
- trashy
- under
- whichever
* * *barato, -a♦ adj1. [objeto] cheap;ser muy barato to be very cheap;los tomates están muy baratos tomatoes are very cheap at the moment;lo barato sale caro buying cheap is a false economy2. [sentimentalismo] cheap;[literatura] trashy;déjate de filosofía barata cut the half-baked philosophizing♦ advcheap, cheaply;me costó barato it was cheap, I got it cheap;vender algo barato to sell sth cheaply;en este bar se come muy barato you can eat very cheaply in this bar, the food's very cheap in this bar* * *adj cheap* * *barato adv: cheap, cheaplyte lo vendo barato: I'll sell it to you cheapbarato, -ta adj: cheap, inexpensive* * *barato1 adj cheapes bueno, bonito y barato it's nice, pretty and cheapbarato2 adv cheaply -
18 adaptable
adj.adaptable.* * *► adjetivo1 adaptable* * *ADJ (=versátil) adaptable, versatile; (Tip) compatible* * *adjetivo adaptable* * *= adaptable, adaptive, deployable, versatile, flexible, resilient, conformable.Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.Ex. We can have intelligent information systems able to provide effective access to information depending on texts or documents through the autonomous, adaptive manipulation of concepts.Ex. In addition, it should be deployable for new languages an order of magnitude more quickly than traditional technologies.Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.Ex. Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.----* adaptable a = accommodative to.* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* hacer que sea adaptable = render + adaptable.* * *adjetivo adaptable* * *= adaptable, adaptive, deployable, versatile, flexible, resilient, conformable.Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
Ex: We can have intelligent information systems able to provide effective access to information depending on texts or documents through the autonomous, adaptive manipulation of concepts.Ex: In addition, it should be deployable for new languages an order of magnitude more quickly than traditional technologies.Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.* adaptable a = accommodative to.* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* hacer que sea adaptable = render + adaptable.* * *adaptable* * *
adaptable adjetivo
adaptable
adaptable adjetivo adaptable
' adaptable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodaticia
- acomodaticio
- amoldable
English:
adaptable
* * *adaptable adjadaptable* * *adj adaptable* * *adaptable adj: adaptable♦ adaptabilidad nf -
19 perdurablemente
adv.1 eternally, perpetually.2 enduringly, forever, eternally, evermore.* * *= durably.Ex. This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.* * *= durably.Ex: This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.
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20 permanentemente
adv.permanently.* * *► adverbio1 permanently* * *ADV (=perennemente) permanently; (=constantemente) constantly* * *adverbio permanently* * *= permanently, perpetually, chronically, for good, durably.Ex. A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.Ex. We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.Ex. A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.Ex. This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.----* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.* * *adverbio permanently* * *= permanently, perpetually, chronically, for good, durably.Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.Ex: This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.* * *permanently* * *permanentemente advpermanently* * *permanentemente adv permanently
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