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41 compendio

m.

1 compendium (libro).

2 epitome, essence.

3 abridgement, summary, abstract, compendium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: compendiar.

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compendio

► nombre masculino

1 summary, digest, précis, synopsis

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SM (=tratado breve) compendium; (Univ, Téc) summary

en compendio — briefly, in short

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masculino ( libro) textbook, coursebook; ( resumen) summary, compendium (BrE)

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= abridgement [abridgment], digest, compendium [compendiums/compendia, -pl.], epitome.

Nota: Resumen o compendio de una obra extensa.

Ex. An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.

Ex. A digest should be a methodically arranged presentation of the main arguments in a document.

Ex. This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.

Ex. If we now ask why the problems arise, the answer is clear: not because they are epitomes, revisions or commentaries, but because in each case the document depends for its existence on another document.

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* compendio de jurisprudencia = case law digest.

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masculino ( libro) textbook, coursebook; ( resumen) summary, compendium (BrE)

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= abridgement [abridgment], digest, compendium [compendiums/compendia, -pl.], epitome.

Nota: Resumen o compendio de una obra extensa.

Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.

Ex: A digest should be a methodically arranged presentation of the main arguments in a document.

Ex: This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.

Ex: If we now ask why the problems arise, the answer is clear: not because they are epitomes, revisions or commentaries, but because in each case the document depends for its existence on another document.

* compendio de jurisprudencia = case law digest.

* * *

compendio

masculine

1 (texto) textbook, coursebook

compendio de historia universal a course in world history

2 (resumen) summary

* * *

Del verbo compendiar: ( conjugate compendiar)

compendio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

compendió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
compendiar
compendio
compendio sustantivo masculino ( libro) textbook, coursebook;
( resumen) summary, compendium (BrE)
compendiar verbo transitivo to condense, abridge, summarize
compendio sustantivo masculino synopsis, outline: este artículo es un compendio de disparates, this article is full of nonsense
' compendio' also found in these entries:
English:
compendium
- digest

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compendio nm

1. [libro] compendium;

un compendio de gramática a short guide to grammar

2. [síntesis] epitome, essence;

esta muchacha es un compendio de virtudes this girl is a paragon of virtue, this girl is virtue itself

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compendio

m summary

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compendio nm

: summary

Spanish-English dictionary > compendio
42 completo

adj.

1 complete, entire, integral, uncut.

2 complete, total, exhaustive, out-and-out.

3 complete, full-length, all-inclusive, all-round.

4 complete, concluded, done, finished.

5 square, hearty.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: completar.

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completo

► adjetivo

1 (terminado) finished, completed

2 (lleno) full

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al completo full up, filled to capacity

por completo completely

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(f. - completa)

adj.

1) complete

2) full

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=entero) [dieta] balanced; [colección] complete; [texto, informe] full, complete; [felicidad] complete, total; [panorama] full

tomamos una comida ligera pero completa — we had a light but full meal

un coche con equipamiento completo — a car with a full range of fittings

un laboratorio de idiomas con equipamiento completo — a fully-equipped language lab

las poesías completas de San Juan de la Cruz — the complete poems of San Juan de la Cruz

trabajar a tiempo completo — to work full time
jornada 1), obra 2), b), pensión 3)
2) (=lleno) full; [hotel] full, fully booked

completo — [en pensión, hostal] no vacancies; [en taquilla] sold out

al completo: el tren está al completo — the train is full

el hotel estaba al completo — the hotel was fully booked o full

asistió el ayuntamiento al completo — the entire council was present

3) (=total) [éxito, fracaso] complete, total

la película fue un completo fracaso — the film was a complete o total flop

por completo — [desaparecer, desconocer] completely

ha quedado destruido por completo — it was completely destroyed

se me olvidó por completo — I completely forgot

la niebla cubrió por completo el paisaje — the fog completely covered the countryside

está dedicado por completo a su trabajo — he is totally dedicated to his work

su partido apoyaba por completo la iniciativa — his party fully supported the initiative, his party gave its full support to the initiative

el problema quedará resuelto por completo — the problem will be solved once and for all

4) (=terminado)

la novela está ya casi completa — the novel is almost finished

5) (=bien hecho)

ha entregado un trabajo muy completo — he's handed in a very thorough piece of work

este libro es pequeño, pero bastante completo — this book is small, but quite comprehensive

6) (=polifacético) [actor, deportista] all-round

un atleta muy completo — an all-round athlete

2.

SM Chile hot dog ( with salad)

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( entero) complete

la baraja no está completa — this deck isn't complete

las obras completas de Neruda — the complete works of Neruda

la serie completa — the whole series

b) (total, absoluto) complete, total

por completo — completely

c) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thorough

d) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile

2) ( lleno) full

el tren iba completo — the train was full

completo — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out
II
masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)

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= complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.

Ex. The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.

Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.

Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex. Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.

Ex. By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.

Ex. The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.

Ex. Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.

Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex. Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.

Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.

Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.

Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex. 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.

Ex. Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.

Ex. The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.

Ex. One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.

Ex. There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.

Ex. It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.

Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex. The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.

Ex. Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.

Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

Ex. This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.

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* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* catalogación completa = full cataloguing.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de página completa = full-page.

* de pantalla completa = full-screen.

* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* edición completa = full edition.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* información de texto completo = full-text information.

* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.

* nombre completo = full name.

* obras completas = collected works.

* pagar por completo = pay off.

* pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.

* pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.

* pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.

* por completo = fully.

* ser completo = be all inclusive.

* texto completo = full text.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( entero) complete

la baraja no está completa — this deck isn't complete

las obras completas de Neruda — the complete works of Neruda

la serie completa — the whole series

b) (total, absoluto) complete, total

por completo — completely

c) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thorough

d) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile

2) ( lleno) full

el tren iba completo — the train was full

completo — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out
II
masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)

* * *

= complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.

Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.

Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.

Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.

Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.

Ex: The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.

Ex: Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.

Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.

Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.

Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.

Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex: 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.

Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.

Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.

Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.

Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.

Ex: It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.

Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.

Ex: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.

Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.

* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* catalogación completa = full cataloguing.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de página completa = full-page.

* de pantalla completa = full-screen.

* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* edición completa = full edition.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* información de texto completo = full-text information.

* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.

* nombre completo = full name.

* obras completas = collected works.

* pagar por completo = pay off.

* pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.

* pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.

* pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.

* por completo = fully.

* ser completo = be all inclusive.

* texto completo = full text.

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completo¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 (con todas sus partes) complete

esta baraja no está completa this deck isn't complete, there's a card/there are some cards missing from this deck

las obras completas de Neruda the complete works of Neruda

la serie completa the whole series

la gama más completa the fullest o most complete range

pensión, jornada

2 (total, absoluto) complete, total

no hay felicidad completa there's no such thing as complete happiness

por completo completely

lo olvidé por completo I completely forgot about it, I forgot all about it

3

(exhaustivo): una explicación muy completa a very full o detailed explanation

uno de los diccionarios más completos one of the most comprehensive dictionaries

un trabajo muy completo a very thorough piece of work

4 ‹deportista/actor› complete, very versatile

B (lleno) full

el tren iba completo the train was full

el hotel está completo the hotel is full o fully booked

[ S ] completo (en un hostal) no vacancies; (en una taquilla) sold out

completo²

masculine

( Chi)

hot dog ( with all the trimmings)

* * *

Del verbo completar: ( conjugate completar)

completo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

completó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
completar
completo
completar ( conjugate completar) verbo transitivo
a) ( terminar) to finish, complete

b) (AmL) ‹cuestionario/impreso› to complete, fill out o in

completo
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) ( entero) complete;

◊ las obras completas de Neruda the complete works of Neruda

b) (total, absoluto) complete, total;

◊ lo olvidé por completo I completely forgot about it

c) ( exhaustivo) ‹ explicación› detailed;

‹obra/diccionario› comprehensive;
‹tesis/ensayo› thorough
d) ‹deportista/actor› complete, very versatile

2 ( lleno) ‹vagón/hotel› full;
( on signs) completo ( en hostal) no vacancies;
( en taquilla) sold out
completar verbo transitivo to complete
completo,-a adjetivo
1 (entero, total) complete
2 (lleno) full
3 (versátil) versatile, complete
4 (exhaustivo) comprehensive
♦ Locuciones: al completo, full up o to capacity
por completo, completely
' completo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- acabada
- acabado
- calcinar
- completa
- entera
- entero
- íntegra
- íntegro
- parcial
- plena
- pleno
- radical
- tiempo
- toda
- todo
- alimento
- integral
- trabajar
- trabajo
English:
book up
- clam up
- clean
- collected
- complete
- completely
- dedication
- entirely
- envelop
- forge
- full
- full-time
- groundwork
- outright
- slip
- stranglehold
- strength
- utter
- all
- book
- capacity
- comprehensive
- reversal
- strict
- uncut

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completo, -a

♦ adj

1. [entero] complete;

nombre completo full name;

las obras completas de un autor the complete works of an author;

vino toda la familia al completo the entire family came

2. [lleno] full;
[en cartel] [hotel] no vacancies; [aparcamiento] full; [en taquilla] sold out
el vagón está o [m5] va completo the Br carriage o US car is full;

todos los hoteles de la ciudad están al completo all the hotels in town are full

3. [perfecto] complete;

un deportista muy completo an all-round athlete o Br sportsman;

un espectáculo muy completo a very well-rounded production

4. [rotundo] complete;

un completo silencio complete o total silence;

fue un completo éxito/fracaso it was a complete success/a complete o total failure;

es un completo caballero he's an absolute o the complete gentleman;

es un completo mentiroso he's a complete liar

5. CSur [café, té, chocolate] = served with toast, butter, cakes and pastries

♦ nm
Chile = hot dog with all the trimmings
♦ por completo loc adv

completely;

han desaparecido por completo they have completely disappeared;

se dedica por completo a la música she devotes herself full-time to music

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completo

adj complete; autobús, teatro full;

por completo completely;

al completo whole, entire

* * *

completo, -ta adj

1) : complete

2) : perfect, absolute

3) : full, detailed

♦ completamente adv

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completo adj

1. (entero) complete

las obras completas the complete works

2. (lleno) full

el teatro está completo the theatre is full

por completo completely

Spanish-English dictionary > completo
43 específico

adj.

specific, particular, special.

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específico

► adjetivo

1 specific

► nombre masculino específico

1 (medicamento) specific; (especialidad) patent medicine

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

peso específico specific gravity

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específico

► nombre masculino

1 (medicamento) specific; (especialidad) patent medicine

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(f. - específica)

adj.

specific

* * *

1.

ADJ specific

2.

SM (Med) specific

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1) ( preciso) specific

2) (Farm, Med) specific
II
masculino specific

* * *

= given, individual, narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.], niche-specific, one, one-off, specific, single, bounded, determinate, particular, defined, designated, circumscribed, targeted, focused [focussed], narrowly focused.

Ex. The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.

Ex. The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.

Ex. The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.

Ex. The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.

Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex. Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.

Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex. In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.

Ex. This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.

Ex. There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.

Ex. It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.

Ex. The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.

Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex. Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.

Ex. Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.

Ex. These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.

Ex. Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.

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* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* area temática específica = narrow subject area.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* dedicado a una aplicación específica = dedicated.

* del documento específico = document-related.

* dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.

* específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.

* específico de = peculiar to.

* específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.

* específico de la edición = edition-specific.

* específico de las empresas = company-specific.

* específico del documento = document-related, document-specific.

* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.

* específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.

* específico para cada edición = edition-specific.

* grupo específico = niche.

* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.

* índice específico = specific index.

* información específica = data element.

* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.

* mercado específico = niche market.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* peso específico = specific gravity.

* público específico = niche audience.

* término específico = specific term.

* término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).

* término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).

* término más específico = narrower term.

* tratamiento específico de la información = specific approach.

* valor específico = weighting.

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1) ( preciso) specific

2) (Farm, Med) specific
II
masculino specific

* * *

= given, individual, narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.], niche-specific, one, one-off, specific, single, bounded, determinate, particular, defined, designated, circumscribed, targeted, focused [focussed], narrowly focused.

Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.

Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.

Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.

Ex: The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.

Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.

Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.

Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.

Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.

Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.

Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.

Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.

Ex: Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.

Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.

Ex: Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* area temática específica = narrow subject area.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* dedicado a una aplicación específica = dedicated.

* del documento específico = document-related.

* dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.

* específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.

* específico de = peculiar to.

* específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.

* específico de la edición = edition-specific.

* específico de las empresas = company-specific.

* específico del documento = document-related, document-specific.

* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.

* específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.

* específico para cada edición = edition-specific.

* grupo específico = niche.

* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.

* índice específico = specific index.

* información específica = data element.

* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.

* mercado específico = niche market.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* peso específico = specific gravity.

* público específico = niche audience.

* término específico = specific term.

* término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).

* término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).

* término más específico = narrower term.

* tratamiento específico de la información = specific approach.

* valor específico = weighting.

* * *

específico¹ -ca

adjective

A (determinado, preciso) specific peso

B ( Farm, Med) specific

un medicamento específico a specific

específico²

masculine

specific

* * *

Del verbo especificar: ( conjugate especificar)

especifico es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

especificó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
especificar
específico
especificar ( conjugate especificar) verbo transitivo
to specify
específico
◊ -ca adjetivo

specific
especificar verbo transitivo to specify
específico,-a
I adjetivo specific
II m Med specific (remedy): los médicos de la seguridad social procuran no recetar específicos, doctors in the national health care system avoid prescribing specifics to their patients

' específico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
específica
- peso
- concreto
- general
- helecho
- particular
- quinceañero
English:
backbencher
- crime
- general
- given
- in
- literate
- particular
- specific
- back

* * *

específico, -a

♦ adj

specific

♦ nm
[medicamento] specific
* * *

específico

adj specific

* * *

específico, -ca adj

: specific

♦ específicamente adv

* * *

específico adj specific

Spanish-English dictionary > específico
44 anexo

adj.

annexed, incorporated, ancillary, joined.

m.

1 annex, rider, add-on, annexe.

2 extension, addition, wing.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: anexar.

* * *

anexo

► adjetivo

1 adjoining, attached (a, to)

► nombre masculino anexo

1 annexe (US annex)

————————

anexo

► nombre masculino

1 annexe (US annex)

* * *
1. noun m.
annex
2. (f. - anexa)
adj.

attached, enclosed

* * *

1.

ADJ (=anejo) attached; [en carta] enclosed

llevar o algo anexo, tener algo anexo — to have sth attached

anexo a la presente... — Méx please find enclosed...

2.

SM (Arquit) annexe; (Rel) dependency; [de carta] enclosure

* * *
I
- xa adjetivo

a) <edificio/local> joined, annexed

b) < cláusula> added, appended (frml); < documento> ( en informe) attached; ( en carta) enclosed
II
masculino

a) ( edificio) annex*

b) ( documento - en informe) appendix; (- en carta) enclosure

anexos — enc., enclosures

c) (Chi) ( del teléfono) extension

* * *

= accompanying, annex, extension, annexure, outhouse, ancillary.

Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.

Ex. The matter complementary to the main text, placed at the end of a document and containing notes, statistical tables or other information is known as annex or appendix.

Ex. Enter a separately published protocol, amendment, extension, or other agreement ancillary to a treaty, etc., under the heading for the basic agreement.

Ex. An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.

Ex. The author identifies the various types of material which might be relegated to outhouse facilities.

Ex. A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

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* almacenar en un edificio anexo = outhouse.

* cobertizo anexo = outhouse.

* dependencia anexa = outhouse.

* edificio anexo = outbuilding.

* * *
I
- xa adjetivo

a) <edificio/local> joined, annexed

b) < cláusula> added, appended (frml); < documento> ( en informe) attached; ( en carta) enclosed
II
masculino

a) ( edificio) annex*

b) ( documento - en informe) appendix; (- en carta) enclosure

anexos — enc., enclosures

c) (Chi) ( del teléfono) extension

* * *

= accompanying, annex, extension, annexure, outhouse, ancillary.

Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.

Ex: The matter complementary to the main text, placed at the end of a document and containing notes, statistical tables or other information is known as annex or appendix.

Ex: Enter a separately published protocol, amendment, extension, or other agreement ancillary to a treaty, etc., under the heading for the basic agreement.

Ex: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.

Ex: The author identifies the various types of material which might be relegated to outhouse facilities.

Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

* almacenar en un edificio anexo = outhouse.

* cobertizo anexo = outhouse.

* dependencia anexa = outhouse.

* edificio anexo = outbuilding.

* * *

anexo¹ -xa

adjective

1 ‹edificio/local› joined, annexed

2 ‹cláusula› added, appended ( frml) ‹documento› (en un informe) attached; (en una carta) enclosed

anexo²

masculine

1 (edificio) annex*

2 (documento — en un informe) appendix, attached document ( o certificate etc); (— en una carta) enclosure, enclosed document ( o certificate etc)

[ S ] anexos enc., enclosures

3 (Chi, Per) (del teléfono) extension

* * *

Del verbo anexar: ( conjugate anexar)

anexo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

anexó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
anexar
anexo
anexo 1
◊ -xa adjetivo

a) ‹edificio/local› joined, annexed

b) ‹ cláusula› added, appended (frml);

‹ documento› ( en informe) attached;
( en carta) enclosed
anexo 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( edificio) annex^{( conjugate annex)}

b) ( documento — en informe) appendix;

(— en carta) enclosure
c) (Chi) ( del teléfono) extension

anexo,-a
I adjetivo attached, joined [a, to]: ver documento anexo, see attached document
II sustantivo masculino annexe: la consulta de pediatría está en el anexo del hospital, the pediatric office is in the hospital annexe
' anexo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anexa
English:
annexe
- attachment
- extension
- rider
- annex
- enc

* * *

anexo, -a

♦ adj

1. [edificio] connected (a to)

2. [documento] attached (a to);
las cifras figuran en la lista anexa the figures may be found on the attached list

♦ nm

1. [edificio] annexe;

se vende casa de campo con todos sus anexos farmhouse for sale with all its outhouses

2. [libro] appendix

3. Anat
anexos adnexa

* * *

anexo

I adj attached

II m edificio annex, Br

annexe

* * *

anexo, -xa adj

: attached, joined, annexed

anexo nm

1) : annex

2) : supplement (to a book), appendix

Spanish-English dictionary > anexo
45 finiquito

m.

1 settlement (finance) (de deuda).

2 closing, acquittance, liquidation, act of closing.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: finiquitar.

* * *

finiquito

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) settlement

2 (documento) final discharge

* * *

SM (Com, Econ) settlement

dar el finiquito a una cuenta — to settle an account

dar el finiquito a algn — to dismiss sb

* * *

masculino ( pago) settlement; ( documento) release document

dar finiquito a una cuenta — to settle an account

firmó el finiquito — she signed the release document

* * *

= redundancy payment, severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, redundancy pay.

Ex. These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.

Ex. Severance compensation has been a topic of growing importance as many organizations strive to gain competitiveness by downsizing and restructuring.

Ex. Severance pay is probably the most significant benefit for both the academic institution and the retiree.

Ex. She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000.

Ex. Whether or not you are entitled to redundancy pay will depend on your individual circumstances.

* * *

masculino ( pago) settlement; ( documento) release document

dar finiquito a una cuenta — to settle an account

firmó el finiquito — she signed the release document

* * *

= redundancy payment, severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, redundancy pay.

Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.

Ex: Severance compensation has been a topic of growing importance as many organizations strive to gain competitiveness by downsizing and restructuring.

Ex: Severance pay is probably the most significant benefit for both the academic institution and the retiree.

Ex: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000.

Ex: Whether or not you are entitled to redundancy pay will depend on your individual circumstances.

* * *

finiquito

masculine

(de una cuenta, un pleito) settlement

dar finiquito a una cuenta to settle an account

firmó el finiquito al dejar la empresa she signed the release document when she left the company

* * *

Del verbo finiquitar: ( conjugate finiquitar)

finiquito es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

finiquitó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
finiquitar
finiquito
finiquitar
1 Econ (una cuenta) to settle and close
2 (acabar) to finish: por fin hemos finiquitado el trabajo, we've finished the work at last
finiquito sustantivo masculino settlement
' finiquito' also found in these entries:
English:
pay off

* * *

finiquito nm
Fin [de deuda] settlement; [por despido] Br redundancy o US lay-off settlement;
dar finiquito [saldar cuenta] to close o settle;
[concluir] to finish, to wind up
* * *

finiquito

m COM settlement

* * *

finiquito nm

: settlement (of an account)

Spanish-English dictionary > finiquito
46 reservado

adj.

1 private, confidential.

2 reserved, pre-selected, preselected.

3 reserved, discreet, close-lipped, closemouthed.

m.

reserved place.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: reservar.

* * *

reservado

► nombre masculino

1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment

————————

reservado

► participio pasado

1→ link=reservar reservar

► adjetivo

1 (plazas) booked, reserved

2 (persona) reserved, discreet

3 (asunto) confidential

► nombre masculino reservado

1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment

* * *

(f. - reservada)

adj.

reserved

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [actitud, persona] (=poco comunicativo) reserved; (=discreto) discreet

2) (=confidencial) [asunto, documento] confidential

estos documentos son materia reservada — these documents are confidential, these documents contain confidential material

2. SM

1) (=habitación aparte) [en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment

2) Cono Sur (=vino) vintage wine

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reserved; <asunto/tema> confidential; ver tb reservar
II
masculino

1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment

2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine

* * *

= on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.

Ex. The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.

Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.

Ex. There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.

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* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.

* documento reservado = held document.

* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.

* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reserved; <asunto/tema> confidential; ver tb reservar
II
masculino

1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment

2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine

* * *

reservado²

² = reserved.

Ex: Windows can place regular files in these reserved areas when the rest of the disk is full.

* asiento reservado = reserved seat.

* campo reservado = reserved field.

* libro reservado = reserved book.

= on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.

Ex: The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.

Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.

Ex: There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.

* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.

* documento reservado = held document.

* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.

* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.

* * *

reservado¹ -da

adjective

A ‹persona/actitud› reserved

B ‹asunto/tema› confidential

un documento de carácter reservado a confidential document

ver tb reservar

reservado²

masculine

A

1 (en un restaurante, bar) private room

2 (en un tren) reserved compartment

B (CS) (vino) vintage wine

* * *

Del verbo reservar: ( conjugate reservar)

reservado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
reservado
reservar
reservado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› reserved;

‹asunto/tema› confidential;
ver tb
◊ reservar

reservar ( conjugate reservar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹asiento/habitación/mesa› to reserve, book;
‹pasaje/billete› to book
2 ( guardar) ‹porción de comida/dinero› to set aside;
◊ nos reservaba una sorpresa he had a surprise in store for us;

reservó lo mejor para el final she kept the best till last
reservarse verbo pronominal
a) ( para sí mismo) ‹porción/porcentaje› to keep … for oneself;

◊ reservadose la opinión to reserve judgment

b) ( refl) ( para otra tarea) to save oneself

reservado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (información, etc) confidential
2 (callado, discreto) reserved
II sustantivo masculino private room
reservar verbo transitivo
1 (algo para más tarde) to keep back
(guardar para alguien) to keep (aside): le reservamos una sorpresa, we have a surprise in store for him
2 (en un hotel, restaurante, etc) to book, reserve: hemos reservado una mesa para cuatro (personas), we reserved a table for four
' reservado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admisión
- cámara
- íntima
- íntimo
- privada
- privado
- reservar
- reservada
- sanctasanctórum
- taciturna
- taciturno
- reticente
English:
antisocial
- bay
- cagey
- close
- distant
- private
- quiet
- remote
- reserved
- secretive
- shy
- uncommunicative
- unreserved
- book
- reserve
- top

* * *

reservado, -a

♦ adj

1. [mesa, plaza] reserved

2. [tema, asunto] confidential

3. [persona] reserved

♦ nm
[en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment
* * *

reservado

I adj reserved

II m private room

* * *

reservado, -da adj

1) : reserved, reticent

2) : confidential

* * *

reservado adj reserved

Spanish-English dictionary > reservado
47 contenido

adj.

restrained, pent-up, temperate, moderate.

m.

1 contents.

2 content.

3 meaning, subject matter, purport.

4 quantity or volume contained, content, volume, contents.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: contener.

* * *

contenido

► nombre masculino

1 content, contents plural

————————

contenido

► participio pasado

1→ link=contener contener

► adjetivo

1 (moderado) moderate, reserved

► nombre masculino contenido

1 content, contents plural

* * *

noun m.

content

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [persona] restrained, controlled

2) [risa, emoción] suppressed

2. SM

1) [de recipiente, paquete] contents pl

el contenido de la maleta — the contents of the suitcase

alimentos con un alto contenido de proteínas — foods with a high protein content

2) [de programa, proyecto] content

el contenido político de la campaña — the political content of the campaign

* * *
I
- da adjetivo self-controlled; ver tb contener
II
masculino (de recipiente, producto, mezcla) contents; (de libro, carta) content

contenido: 20 grageas — contents: 20 tablets

contenido vitamínico — vitamin content

* * *
I
- da adjetivo self-controlled; ver tb contener
II
masculino (de recipiente, producto, mezcla) contents; (de libro, carta) content

contenido: 20 grageas — contents: 20 tablets

contenido vitamínico — vitamin content

* * *

contenido¹

¹ = content, content(s), details, value, knowledge content, subject matter.

Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex: Most of the memex contents are purchased on microfilm ready for insertion.

Ex: With minimum authorization, details of the circulation and order records are not displayed.

Ex: A good initial value for this field will start the system off with a good guess so that claims for missing issues are not unreasonable at the beginning.

Ex: Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.

Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* actualidad del contenido = currency.

* análisis de contenido = content analysis, conceptual analysis.

* análisis del contenido = document analysis, subject analysis, content analysis.

* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.

* bloque funcional de análisis de contenido = subject analysis block.

* con contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* contenido de agua = moisture content.

* contenido de humedad = moisture content.

* contenido de la información = information content.

* contenido del campo = field content.

* contenido del documento = document content.

* contenido digital = digital content.

* contenido documental = document content.

* contenido electrónico = electronic content [e-content].

* contenido factual = factual content.

* contenido intelectual = intellectual content.

* contenido multimedia = multimedia content.

* contenido temático = subject content, subject scope, knowledge content.

* contenido web en formato RSS = RSS feed.

* creador de contenido = content creator.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* descripción del contenido = subject statement.

* descriptivo del contenido = subject-descriptive.

* descriptor del contenido = content descriptor.

* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).

* distribución de contenido = content distribution, content delivery.

* error de contenido = factual error.

* filtrado de contenido = content filtering.

* gestión del contenido = content management.

* gestor de contenidos = content management software (CMS).

* indicador de contenido = content designator.

* indicativo del contenido = subject-descriptive.

* índice de contenido = contents list, table of contents [ToC], contents table.

* información sobre el contenido = subject information.

* notas de contenido = contents notes.

* obra de contenido general = general work.

* orientado hacia el contenido = content-oriented.

* palabra de contenido = content word.

* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.

* recuperación de imágenes por el contenido = content-based image retrieval.

* relación de contenido = contents notes.

* representación del contenido = content representation.

* representación del contenido temático = subject representation.

* rico en contenido = content-rich.

* rico en contenido temático = subject-rich.

* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.

* ser rico en contenido = be rich in content.

* sin contenido = contentless, trivial.

* tabla de contenido = table of contents [ToC].

* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.

* validez del contenido = content validity.

contenido²

² = pent-up, bottled-up.

Ex: They both exploded into laughter, thereby releasing the pent-up tension.

Ex: The aim of therapy is the gentle release of bottled-up feelings.

* risa contenida = titter.

* * *

contenido¹ -da

adjective

self-controlled ver tb contener

contenido²

masculine

A (de un recipiente, producto) contents (pl)

verter el contenido en una jarra empty the contents into a jug

revisaron el contenido de las cajas they checked the contents of the boxes

[ S ] contenido: 20 grageas contains 20 tablets

[ S ] contenido inflamable inflammable, contents inflammable

B (cantidad contenida) content

contenido vitamínico vitamin content

con bajo contenido de grasa low in fat

C (de una obra, un discurso) content

un libro de alto contenido político y social a book with important political and social content

el contenido ideológico de la obra the ideological content of the work

D contenidos mpl ( Educ, Inf) content

proveedor de contenidos content supplier

* * *

Del verbo contener: ( conjugate contener)

contenido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
contener
contenido
contener ( conjugate contener) verbo transitivo
a) [recipiente/producto/libro] to contain

b) (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain;

‹ tendencia› to curb;
‹ respiración› to hold;
‹risa/lágrimas› to contain (frml), to hold back;
‹invasión/revuelta› to contain
contenerse verbo pronominal ( refl) to contain oneself;
◊ no se pudo contenido más he could contain himself no longer

contenido sustantivo masculino (de recipiente, producto, mezcla) contents;

(de libro, carta) content
contener verbo transitivo
1 to contain: ¿qué contiene esa caja?, what does that box contain?
2 (refrenar una pasión) to hold back, restrain: ¡contén tus ansias de vengarte!, restrain your desire for revenge!
contenido sustantivo masculino content, contents pl
' contenido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitar
- con
- de
- decir
- desalentador
- desalentadora
- huera
- huero
- índice
- jarro
- plato
- taza
- tenor
- vacía
- vacío
- botella
- camión
- copa
- fondo
- medida
- miga
- saco
- vaciar
- vaso
English:
content
- cupful
- dump
- subject matter
- video nasty
- controlled
- low
- pent-up
- rich
- subject

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contenido nm

1. [de recipiente, libro] contents;

una bebida con un alto contenido alcohólico a drink with a high alcohol content

2. [de discurso, redacción] content;

un programa con alto contenido de violencia a programme containing a lot of violence

3. Ling content

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contenido

m content

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contenido, -da adj

: restrained, reserved

contenido nm

: contents pl, content

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contenido n contents

el contenido del bote the contents of a jar

abrió la caja para ver el contenido he opened the box to see what was in it

Spanish-English dictionary > contenido
48 apartado

adj.

1 remote, distant, far away, separate.

2 distant, isolated, reclusive.

3 reserved, set apart, laid apart.

m.

1 post office box, box number, P.O. Box.

2 paragraph, sidebar, subsection.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: apartar.

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apartado

► nombre masculino

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

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apartado

► participio pasado

1→ link=apartar apartar

► adjetivo

1 (alejado) remote, distant; (aislado) isolated, cut off

2 (retirado) retired

■ apartado de la política retired from politics

► nombre masculino apartado

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mantenerse apartado,-a de algo/alguien to keep away from something/somebody

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1. noun m.
section

- apartado de correos
- apartado postal 2. (f. - apartada)
adj.

1) remote, isolated

2) solitary

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1. ADJ

1) (=lejano) remote, isolated

un pueblo muy apartado — a very remote o isolated village

su casa está un poco apartada — her house is a bit out-of-the-way

apartado de — [lugar] far from; [persona] isolated from

donde vivía, estaba apartado de todos nosotros — where he lived he was isolated from us all

ha conseguido mantenerse apartado de los problemas — she's managed to keep out of the problems

2) (=solitario) [vida, persona] solitary

2. SM

1) (Correos) (tb: apartado de correos, apartado postal) Post Office box, P.O. Box, box number

apartado de correos 325 — P.O. Box 325

2) (=sección) (Literat) section; (Jur) section, sub-section

vamos a empezar por el apartado dedicado a la economía — let's begin with the section on the economy

en el apartado de sanidad han aumentado los gastos — in the area of health, costs have increased

3) (=sala) spare room, side room

apartado de localidades — ticket agency

4) (Metal) extraction

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I
- da adjetivo

a) <zona/lugar> isolated

b) < persona>

apartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
II
masculino

1) (Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box

2) (de artículo, capítulo) section

* * *

= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.

Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.

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* apartado de comentarios = comments section.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* apartado postal = post office box.

* camino apartado = byway.

* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* rincón apartado = secluded spot.

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I
- da adjetivo

a) <zona/lugar> isolated

b) < persona>

apartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
II
masculino

1) (Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box

2) (de artículo, capítulo) section

* * *

= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.

Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.

* apartado de comentarios = comments section.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* apartado postal = post office box.

* camino apartado = byway.

* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* rincón apartado = secluded spot.

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apartado¹ -da

adjective

1 ‹zona/lugar› isolated

2 ‹persona› apartado DE algo/algn:

se ha mantenido apartado de la vida pública he has stayed out of public life

vive muy apartado de la familia he has very little to do with his family

apartado²

masculine

A ( Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box

B (de un artículo, capítulo) section

en el apartado de seguridad social, los logros del gobierno han sido mucho menores as far as social security is concerned o as for social security, the government's achievements have been much smaller

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Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)

apartado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
apartado
apartar
apartado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹zona/lugar› isolated

b) ‹ persona›:

◊ se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life;

vive apartado de la familia he has little to do with his family
apartado 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) tb apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box
2 (de artículo, capítulo) section
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo apartadoon del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartado,-a
I adj (lugar alejado) remote, isolated: manténganse apartados de las vías, keep off the track
II sustantivo masculino
1 (párrafo) section, paragraph 2 apartado de correos, Post Office Box
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartada
- apdo.
- capítulo
- retirada
- retirado
- rincón
- sección
- rubro
English:
aloof
- isolated
- off
- Post Office Box
- set back
- solitary
- stand back
- track
- box
- by
- out
- secluded

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apartado, -a

♦ adj

1. [separado]
apartado de away from;

hoy día vive apartado del mundo del teatro nowadays he has very little to do with the theatre

2. [alejado] remote;

nuestra casa está bastante apartada del centro our house is quite far from the centre

♦ nm
[párrafo] paragraph; [sección] section
Comp
Col, Ecuad apartado aéreo Post Office box, PO Box;
apartado de correos Post Office box, PO Box;

apartado postal Post Office box, PO Box

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apartado

I adj isolated

II m section

* * *

apartado nm

1) : section, paragraph

2)

apartado postal : post office box

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apartado¹ adj (lugar) remote

vivimos en un pueblo apartado we live in a remote village

apartado² n paragraph / section

leyó el primer apartado he read the first paragraph

apartado de correos post office box / PO box

Spanish-English dictionary > apartado
49 borde

adj.

1 rude, impolite, rough.

2 stupid.

f. & m.

ratbag(informal) (unfriendly). (peninsular Spanish)

m.

1 edge.

(lleno) hasta el borde full to the brim

al borde del mar by the sea

estoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go off my head in a minute

estar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster

borde (de la banqueta) curb (Mexican SpanishBr), curb (United States)

2 border, borderline.

3 rim.

4 hem.

5 outskirt.

6 brim, brim of the cup.

7 threshold, brink, verge.

8 rough person, uncouth person.

9 stupid, stupid person.

10 margin, acies, labrum, ora.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bordar.

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borde

► adjetivo

1 (tonto) stupid

■ ¡no seas borde! don't be so stupid!

2 (antipático) unpleasant; (malhumorado) stroppy

3 (planta - silvestre) wild

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 idiot

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borde

► nombre masculino

1 (extremo) edge

2 (de vaso, copa) rim

3 (de barco, carretera) side; (de río) bank; (de mar) shore

4 (de prenda) hem

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar al borde de to be on the verge of

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noun m.

border, edge, brink

- al borde de

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I
SM

1) [de asiento, andén, pañuelo] edge; [de plato] rim, lip; [de vaso, sombrero] brim; [de carretera, camino] side; [de ventana] ledge; [de río] edge, bank

se sentó en el borde del sofá — she sat down on the edge of the sofa

fotos con los bordes en blanco — photos with white borders o edges

sembró semillas en los bordes del césped — he sowed some seeds at the sides o edges of the lawn

iba andando por el borde de la carretera — she was walking by the roadside o by the side of the road

en el borde del Sena — on the banks of the Seine

borde de ataque — (Aer) leading edge

borde de la acera — kerb, curb (EEUU)

borde de salida — (Aer) trailing edge

2)

• al borde de — [+ precipicio, lago, cráter] at o on the edge of; [+ quiebra, histeria, crisis] on the verge of

el régimen está al borde del colapso — the regime is on the verge of collapse o on the point of collapsing

estamos al mismo borde del desastre — we are on the very brink of disaster

su carrera política está al borde del abismo — her political career is teetering on the edge of the abyss

están al borde de los cuarenta años — they're close to forty, they're hitting o pushing forty *

• al borde del mar — beside the sea

• al borde de la muerte — at death's door

estuvo al borde de la muerte por congelación — she nearly froze to death
II Esp
1. ADJ

1) ** (=antipático) nasty

estuviste muy borde con él — you were very nasty to him

estuvo toda la mañana en plan borde — he was in a strop ** o in a foul mood * all morning

ponerse borde (con algn) — to get stroppy (with sb) *, get nasty (with sb)

2) [planta, árbol] wild

3) †† [niño] illegitimate

2.

SMF **

¡eres un borde! — you're a nasty piece of work! *

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masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edge

había un sauce al borde del río — there was a willow tree on the river bank

llenó el vaso hasta el borde — she filled the glass to the brim

al borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something

al borde de la muerte — on the point of death

al borde de las lágrimas — on the verge of tears

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= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.

Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.

Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex. The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.

Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

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* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.

* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.

* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* borde de la carretera = roadside.

* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].

* borde superior = top edge.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.

* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.

* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

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masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edge

había un sauce al borde del río — there was a willow tree on the river bank

llenó el vaso hasta el borde — she filled the glass to the brim

al borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something

al borde de la muerte — on the point of death

al borde de las lágrimas — on the verge of tears

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= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.

Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.

Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.

* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.

* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* borde de la carretera = roadside.

* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].

* borde superior = top edge.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.

* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.

* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

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borde¹

adjective

( Esp fam)

1 (grosero) rude, vulgar, crude; (antipático) rude, stroppy ( BrE colloq)

2 (tonto) stupid

borde²

masculine and feminine

( Esp fam)

1

(grosero): los camareros son unos bordes the waiters are so rude

2 (tonto) idiot, jerk ( colloq), prat ( BrE colloq)

borde³

masculine

(de una mesa, cama) edge; (de una moneda, pieza, un plato) edge, rim; (de una taza, un vaso) rim

no te acerques tanto al borde del andén don't go so near the edge of the platform

llenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brim

la página tiene ilustraciones en el borde inferior the page has illustrations along the bottom

nos sentamos al borde de la piscina we sat down at o by the edge of the swimming pool

paramos al borde de la carretera we stopped at the roadside o at the side of the road

había un sauce al borde del río there was a willow tree at the edge of the river o on the river bank

estar al borde de la locura to be on the brink of madness

al borde de la muerte on the point of death, at death's door

al borde de las lágrimas on the verge of tears

Compuesto:

borde de ataque

leading edge

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Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)

bordé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

borde es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
bordar
borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
◊ lo bordó a mano she embroidered it by hand

borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge;

(de moneda, taza, vaso) rim;
◊ llenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brim;

al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth;

‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
◊ al borde de la muerte on the point of death

bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge
(de una taza, etc) rim, brim
♦ Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside
figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door
(a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies!

' borde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- bordear
- canto
- exasperación
- rasa
- raso
- umbral
- afilado
- filo
- flecos
- mellado
- salir
- sobresalir
English:
border
- brim
- brink
- edge
- fill up
- fringe
- hang over
- lip
- madness
- perforated
- rim
- roadside
- stroppy
- surround
- verge
- away
- curb
- edging
- from
- keep
- perch
- road

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borde¹ nm
[límite] edge; [de carretera] side; [de río] bank; [de vaso, botella] rim; Méx
borde (de la banqueta) Br kerb, US curb;

lleno hasta el borde full to the brim;

al borde del mar by the sea;

no dejes que se acerquen al borde de la piscina don't let them go near the edge of the swimming pool;

el delantero fue derribado al borde del área the forward was brought down on the edge of the area;

estoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go out of o Br off my head in a minute;

el proceso de paz está al borde del colapso the peace process is on the brink of collapse;

Comp

estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster

borde² Esp Fam

♦ adj
[antipático]
eres muy borde you're a real Br ratbag o US s.o.b.;

no seas borde y deja que venga ella también don't be such Br a ratbag o US an s.o.b., and let her come too;

no te pongas borde que casi no te he tocado there's no need to get in a huff o Br strop, I hardly touched you

♦ nmf
[antipático] Br ratbag, US s.o.b.;
si encuentro al borde que me ha robado la bicicleta lo mato if I find the rat that stole my bike, I'll kill him

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borde

1 adj fam

persona rude, uncouth

borde

2 m edge;

al borde de fig on the verge o

brink of

* * *

borde nm

1) : border, edge

2)

al borde de : on the verge of

estoy al borde de la locura: I'm about to go crazy

* * *

borde¹ adj unpleasant

borde² n

1. (en general) edge

el borde del acantilado the edge of the cliff

al borde del agua at the water's edge

2. (de vaso, taza) rim

el jarrón está roto por el borde the rim of the vase is broken

al borde de on the verge of

estaba al borde de las lágrimas she was on the verge of tears

Spanish-English dictionary > borde
50 buscar

v.

1 to look.

2 to look for.

busco piso en esta zona I am looking for a flat o (British) apartment in this area (United States)

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America

María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.

3 to look up.

Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.

4 to search for (computing).

El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.

5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).

buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble

6 to pick up.

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper

ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.

Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.

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buscar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to look for, search for

■ busco un hombre que se llama Pedro I'm looking for a man called Pedro

■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty

■ hay que buscar una solución al problema we have to find a solution to the problem

2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up

■ búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch

■ ves a buscar pan go and get some bread

■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!

4 (recoger) to pick up

■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station

■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school

5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve

■ no sé qué buscan con esto I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mirar) to look

■ he buscado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

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FRASEOLOGÍA

buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble

■ se la estaba buscando y la encontró she was looking for trouble and she found it

buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living

'Se busca...' "... wanted"

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verb

1) to look for, seek

2) search

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1. VT

1) (=tratar de encontrar)

a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

el terrorista más buscado del país — the most wanted terrorist in the country

"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

el acomodador me buscó un asiento al fondo — the usher found me a seat at the back

las plantas buscan la luz — plants grow towards the light

- buscarle tres pies al gato

- busca y encontrarás

b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

yo no busco la fama — I'm not looking for fame

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

voy a buscar tabaco — I'll go and get some cigarettes

- buscarla

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

- buscar la ruina a algn

este hijo mío me va a buscar la ruina — this son of mine will be the ruin of me

3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

4) (Inform) to search

5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

2.

VI to look

ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

busca en la página 45 — look on page 45

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

3.

See:

buscarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

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= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

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* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

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= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

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buscar [A2 ]

vt

A (intentar encontrar)

1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find

lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

[ S ] se busca wanted

los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)

te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it

2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

B

1 (recoger) to collect, pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

2 (conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

C

1

(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF

el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for

siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

■ buscar

vi

to look

busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find

■ buscarse

v pron

A (intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

B ‹complicaciones/problemas›

no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

2
a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscarlo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;
◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo

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buscar

♦ vt

1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;

la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;

lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;

¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;

fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;

¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;

Comp

es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;

Comp
CSur Fam
buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth

2. [recoger] to pick up;

vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;

ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;

ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;

buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book

4. [intentar conseguir]
siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;

no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;

con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
Fam
ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing

5. Informát to search for

6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;

no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;

buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble

♦ vi

to look;

busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;

buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom

♦ See also the pronominal verb buscarse

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buscar

v/t search for, look for;

ir/venir a buscar fetch;

se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it

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buscar {72} vt

1) : to look for, to seek

2) : to pick up, to collect

3) : to provoke

buscar vi

: to look, to search

buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets

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buscar vb

1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for

estoy buscando las llaves I'm looking for my keys

2. (consultar) to look up

búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]

iré a buscarte al aeropuerto I'll pick you up at the airport

4. (traer) to fetch / to get

voy a buscar el pan I'm going to get the bread

"Se busca" "Wanted"

Spanish-English dictionary > buscar
51 canuto

m.

1 tube (tubo).

no sabe hacer la o con un canuto (informal figurative) he is as thick as two short planks

2 joint (informal) (porro).

3 small tube, reed, small tube open at both sides.

4 hashish cigarette, cigarette containing cannabis, spliff, joint.

5 Canute, Canute the Great.

6 Canuto.

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canuto

► nombre masculino

1 (tubo) tube

2 BOTÁNICA internode

3 argot (porro) joint

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1. SM

1) (=tubo) small tube, small container

2) * (=porro) joint *

3) (Bot) internode

4) * (=persona) telltale, tattletale (EEUU)

5) * (=teléfono) phone, blower *

6) (Cos) needle case

2. ADJ *

1) super *, smashing *

2)

- pasarlas canutas

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I
- ta adjetivo (Chi fam & pey) protestant

pasarlas canutas — (Esp fam) to have a terrible time
II
masculino

1) ( tubo) document tube

2) (Esp arg) ( de hachís) joint (colloq)

* * *

= joint.

Ex. In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.

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* fumarse un canuto = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo (Chi fam & pey) protestant

pasarlas canutas — (Esp fam) to have a terrible time
II
masculino

1) ( tubo) document tube

2) (Esp arg) ( de hachís) joint (colloq)

* * *

= joint.

Ex: In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.

* fumarse un canuto = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

* * *

canuto¹ -ta

adjective

( Chi fam pey) protestant

pasarlas canutas ( Esp fam); to have a terrible time

las pasé canutas para quitarme el anillo I had a terrible job o time getting my ring off ( colloq)

canuto²

masculine

A (tubo) document tube

B ( Esp arg) (de hachís) joint ( colloq), spliff (sl)

C ( Chi fam pey) ( Relig) protestant

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Multiple Entries:
Canuto
canuto
canuto sustantivo masculino ( tubo) document tube
canuto sustantivo masculino
1 (para planos, documentos) tube
2 (para lanzar proyectiles soplando) blowpipe
3 argot (porro) joint, spliff
' canuto' also found in these entries:
English:
peashooter
- spliff
- joint

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canuto¹ nm

1. [tubo] tube

2. Fam [de droga] joint

canuto², -a Ven Fam

♦ adj
[tonto] thick
♦ nm,f
[tonto]
es un canuto he's really thick

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canuto

m

1 tube

2 fam

de marihuana joint fam

Spanish-English dictionary > canuto
52 consecuencia

f.

1 consequence (resultado).

a o como consecuencia de as a consequence o result of

en consecuencia consequently

tener consecuencias to have consequences

2 consistency (coherencia).

actuar en consecuencia to act accordingly

cuando supo que estaba embarazada actuó en consecuencia when he found out that she was pregnant he did the decent thing

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consecuencia

► nombre femenino

1 consequence, result

2 (coherencia) consistency

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a consecuencia de as a consequence of, as a result of

atenerse a las consecuencias to suffer the consequences

como consecuencia de as a consequence of, as a result of

en consecuencia consequently, therefore, thus

por consecuencia consequently, therefore

sacar en consecuencia to conclude

tener buenas consecuencias / traer buenas consecuencias to do good

tener malas consecuencias / traer malas consecuencias to have ill effects

* * *

noun f.

consequence

* * *

SF

1) (=resultado) consequence

esto es consecuencia de una mala gestión — this is the consequence o result of bad management

una decisión de consecuencias imprevisibles — a decision with unforeseeable consequences

• a consecuencia de algo — as a result of sth

falleció a consecuencia de las heridas — he died as a result of his injuries

• atenerse a las consecuencias — to take o accept the consequences

hazlo, pero atente a las consecuencias — do it, but you'll have to take o accept the consequences

• como consecuencia — as a result, in consequence frm

como consecuencia, está al borde de la bancarrota — as a result o in consequence he is on the verge of bankruptcy

ha muerto como consecuencia del frío — it died from o as a result of the cold

esto tuvo o trajo como consecuencia el aumento del paro — this led to o resulted in an increase in unemployment

• en consecuencia — frm consequently

no se trata, en consecuencia, de ningún principiante — so o therefore o consequently, this can't be a beginner we are talking about

está enamorado y, en consecuencia, feliz — he is in love, and therefore he is happy

• padecer las consecuencias — to suffer the consequences

• tener consecuencias, tuvo graves consecuencias para la economía — it had serious consequences for the economy

el accidente no tuvo consecuencias graves — the accident was not serious

• últimas consecuencias, llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias — to take sth to its logical conclusion

consecuencia directa — direct consequence, direct result

2) (=conclusión) conclusion

sacar consecuencias de algo — to draw conclusions from sth

consecuencia lógica — logical conclusion

3) (=coherencia)

actuar u obrar en consecuencia — to act accordingly

se comportó en consecuencia con sus ideas — he acted in accordance with his beliefs

4) (=importancia) importance

5) esp LAm (=honradez) integrity

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femenino

a) (resultado, efecto) consequence

tendrás que atenerte a las consecuencias — you'll have to accept the consequences

esto trajo como consecuencia su renuncia — this resulted in his resignation

llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias: está decidido a llevar el asunto hasta sus últimas consecuencias — he's prepared to see the business through to the bitter end

b) (en locs)

a consecuencia de — as a result of

en consecuencia — (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result; <actuar/obrar> accordingly

* * *

= consequence, implication, result, outgrowth, repercussion, after effect [after-effect], effect.

Ex. Naturally, changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.

Ex. Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.

Ex. The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.

Ex. This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

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* acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.

* actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.

* afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.

* asumir las consecuencias, = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* atenerse a las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* como consecuencia = as a consequence (of), on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia de = as a result (of), in the wake of.

* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.

* consecuencia de = resulting from, secondary to.

* consecuencia directa = consequential effect.

* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* consecuencia nefasta = disastrous effect.

* consecuencia negativa = blowback.

* consecuencia profunda = profound effect.

* consecuencias = ramifications, aftermath, aftershock, fallout.

* consecuencias económicas = cost implications.

* consecuencias imprevistas = unintended consequences.

* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.

* debatir las consecuencias de = discuss + the implications of.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.

* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.

* obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.

* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.

* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* ser consecuencia de = result from.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser una consecuencia lógica de = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ser una consecuencia lógica que = it therefore follows that.

* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.

* sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.

* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.

* tener como consecuencia = result (in).

* tener consecuencias = have + consequences.

* tener consecuencias en = have + implication for.

* tener consecuencias negativas = backfire.

* traer consecuencias = have + consequences.

* * *

femenino

a) (resultado, efecto) consequence

tendrás que atenerte a las consecuencias — you'll have to accept the consequences

esto trajo como consecuencia su renuncia — this resulted in his resignation

llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias: está decidido a llevar el asunto hasta sus últimas consecuencias — he's prepared to see the business through to the bitter end

b) (en locs)

a consecuencia de — as a result of

en consecuencia — (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result; <actuar/obrar> accordingly

* * *

= consequence, implication, result, outgrowth, repercussion, after effect [after-effect], effect.

Ex: Naturally, changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.

Ex: Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.

Ex: The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.

Ex: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

* acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.

* actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.

* afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.

* asumir las consecuencias, = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* atenerse a las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* como consecuencia = as a consequence (of), on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia de = as a result (of), in the wake of.

* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.

* consecuencia de = resulting from, secondary to.

* consecuencia directa = consequential effect.

* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* consecuencia nefasta = disastrous effect.

* consecuencia negativa = blowback.

* consecuencia profunda = profound effect.

* consecuencias = ramifications, aftermath, aftershock, fallout.

* consecuencias económicas = cost implications.

* consecuencias imprevistas = unintended consequences.

* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.

* debatir las consecuencias de = discuss + the implications of.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.

* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.

* obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.

* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.

* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* ser consecuencia de = result from.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser una consecuencia lógica de = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ser una consecuencia lógica que = it therefore follows that.

* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.

* sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.

* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.

* tener como consecuencia = result (in).

* tener consecuencias = have + consequences.

* tener consecuencias en = have + implication for.

* tener consecuencias negativas = backfire.

* traer consecuencias = have + consequences.

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consecuencia

feminine

1 (resultado, efecto) consequence

esto puede traer or tener consecuencias muy graves para nosotros this may have very grave consequences for us

haz lo que tú quieras, pero luego atente a las consecuencias do what you like, but you'll have to accept the consequences

las graves consecuencias de la contaminación the serious effects o consequences of pollution

una decisión que trajo como consecuencia su renuncia a decision which resulted in her resignation o in her resigning

la guerra trajo como consecuencia la modernización de la industria the modernization of the industry came about as a result o consequence of the war

llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias to carry sth to its logical conclusion

2 ( en locs):

a consecuencia de as a result of

murió a consecuencia de las múltiples heridas de bala she died from o as a result of the multiple bullet wounds she received

en consecuencia ( frml) (por consiguiente) consequently, as a result, therefore;

‹actuar/obrar› accordingly

* * *

consecuencia sustantivo femenino
consequence;
◊ atenerse a las consecuencias to accept the consequences;

esto trajo como consecuencia su renuncia this resulted in his resignation;
a consecuencia de as a result of;
en consecuencia (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result;

‹actuar/obrar› accordingly
consecuencia sustantivo femenino
1 (efecto) consequence
2 (conclusión) conclusion
3 (coherencia) consistency: actuaremos en consecuencia, we'll act accordingly
♦ Locuciones: tener o traer (malas) consecuencias, to have (ill) effects
a consecuencia de, as a consequence o result of
en consecuencia, therefore
' consecuencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
efecto
- implicación
- producto
- pues
- rebote
- repercusión
- resultar
- resultado
- coherencia
- conclusión
- derivar
- implicancia
- lógico
- que
- tal
- trágico
English:
accordingly
- brownout
- by-product
- come
- consequence
- consistency
- implication
- outgrowth
- result
- sequel
- wake
- by
- side

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consecuencia nf

1. [resultado] consequence;

la crisis es consecuencia de una mala gestión the crisis is a consequence o result of bad management;

a o [m5] como consecuencia de as a consequence o result of;

atenerse a las consecuencias to accept the consequences;

y, en consecuencia, anunció su dimisión consequently, she announced her resignation;

tener consecuencias to have consequences;

traer como consecuencia to result in;

anunció que defenderá sus ideas hasta las últimas consecuencias she announced she would defend her beliefs whatever it takes

2. [coherencia] consistency;

actuar en consecuencia to act accordingly;

cuando supo que estaba embarazada actuó en consecuencia when he found out that she was pregnant he did the decent thing;

actuó en consecuencia con sus ideas he acted in accordance with his beliefs;

tu propuesta no guarda consecuencia con lo que acordamos ayer your proposal is not consistent with o in accordance with what we agreed yesterday

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consecuencia

f consequence;

a consecuencia de as a result of;

en consecuencia consequently;

pagar las consecuencias take o pay the consequences

* * *

consecuencia nf

1) : consequence, result

a consecuencia de: as a result of

2)

en consecuencia : accordingly

* * *

consecuencia n consequence / result

a / como consecuencia de as a result of

en consecuencia therefore

Spanish-English dictionary > consecuencia
53 entero

adj.

1 entire, livelong, whole, undivided.

2 whole.

3 honest, solid, upright.

4 complete, total.

m.

integer.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enterar.

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entero

► adjetivo

1 (completo) entire, whole, complete

2 figurado (recto) honest, upright

3 figurado (firme) firm, resolute

4 (robusto) robust

► nombre masculino entero

1 FINANZAS point

2 MATEMÁTICAS whole number

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bajar enteros FINANZAS to go down points

darse por entero a algo to devote oneself entirely to something

subir enteros FINANZAS to go up points

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entero

► nombre masculino

1 FINANZAS point

2 MATEMÁTICAS whole number

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(f. - entera)

adj.

1) entire

2) full

3) intact

4) whole

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=completo) whole, entire

se comió el paquete entero de galletas — he ate the whole o entire packet of biscuits

se pasa el día entero quejándose — he spends the whole o entire day complaining

es famoso en el mundo entero — he's famous the whole world over, he's famous all over the world

2)

por entero — wholly, fully

me dediqué por entero a la investigación — I devoted myself wholly o fully to research

3) (Mat) whole, integral

4) [persona] (=íntegro) upright; (=sereno) composed

un hombre muy entero — a man of great integrity, a very upright man

estuvo muy entera durante el funeral — she was very composed o she kept her composure during the funeral

5) And, CAm, Caribe * (=idéntico) identical, similar

está entero a su papá — he's just like his dad, he's the spitting image of his dad

6) (=no castrado) entire

2. SM

1) (Mat) integer, whole number

2) (Com, Econ) point

las acciones han subido dos enteros — the shares have gone up two points

3) LAm (=pago) payment

4) Cono Sur (Econ) balance

5) Arg boilersuit

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) ( en su totalidad) whole

una caja entera de bombones — a whole o an entire box of chocolates

eso es así en el mundo entero — it's like that all over the world

por entero — completely, entirely

b) (delante del n) (absoluto, total) complete, absolute

a mi entera satisfacción — to my complete satisfaction

c) ( intacto) intact

la porcelana llegó entera — the china arrived intact o in one piece

d) < número> whole

2) < persona> ( íntegro) upright
II
masculino

1) (Fin) point; (Mat) whole number, integer

2) ( de lotería) (whole) lottery ticket

* * *

= entire, intact.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. Only the concepts in the facet cited first in citation order will be grouped intact.

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* en el mundo entero = worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* famoso en el mundo entero = world-renowned, world-renown.

* leche entera = whole milk.

* número entero = integer.

* número entero positivo = positive integer.

* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.

* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.

* unidad entera = unit.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) ( en su totalidad) whole

una caja entera de bombones — a whole o an entire box of chocolates

eso es así en el mundo entero — it's like that all over the world

por entero — completely, entirely

b) (delante del n) (absoluto, total) complete, absolute

a mi entera satisfacción — to my complete satisfaction

c) ( intacto) intact

la porcelana llegó entera — the china arrived intact o in one piece

d) < número> whole

2) < persona> ( íntegro) upright
II
masculino

1) (Fin) point; (Mat) whole number, integer

2) ( de lotería) (whole) lottery ticket

* * *

= entire, intact.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: Only the concepts in the facet cited first in citation order will be grouped intact.

* en el mundo entero = worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* famoso en el mundo entero = world-renowned, world-renown.

* leche entera = whole milk.

* número entero = integer.

* número entero positivo = positive integer.

* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.

* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.

* unidad entera = unit.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* * *

entero¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 (en su totalidad) whole

se comió una caja entera de bombones she ate a whole o an entire box of chocolates

un mes entero a whole month

se pasó el día entero arreglándolo she spent the whole o entire day fixing it

no hay otro igual en el mundo entero there isn't another one like it in the whole (wide) world

eso es así en el mundo entero it's like that all over the world

por entero completely, entirely

2 ( delante del n) (absoluto, total) complete, absolute

3 (intacto) intact

espero que la porcelana llegue entera I hope the china arrives intact o in one piece

¿te lo troceo? — no, déjamelo entero shall I cut it up for you? — no, I'll take it whole

no le quedó ni un hueso entero every bone in his body was broken

4 ‹número› whole

B ‹persona› (íntegro) upright

entero²

masculine

A

1 ( Fin) point

las acciones perdieron tres enteros the shares went down o lost three points

2 ( Mat) whole number, integer

B ( Chi) (de una deuda) payment, settlement

C ( Andes) (de lotería) (whole) lottery ticket

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Del verbo enterar: ( conjugate enterar)

entero es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

enteró es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
enterar
entero
entero 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

a) ( en su totalidad) whole;

◊ una caja entera de bombones a whole o an entire box of chocolates;

en el mundo entero all over the world;
por entero completely, entirely
b) ( intacto) intact

c) ‹ número› whole

entero 2 sustantivo masculino
a) (Fin) point

b) (Mat) whole number, integer

c) ( de lotería) (whole) lottery ticket

entero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (completo) entire, whole: él solo se comió la tarta entera, he ate the whole cake all by himself
2 (cabal, sensato) honest, upright
3 fig (ante una desgracia) strong
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mat whole number
2 Fin (en Bolsa) point
♦ Locuciones: por entero, completely: las ruedas se hundieron por entero en el barro, the wheels sank out of sight in the mud
' entero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
completa
- completo
- cuerpo
- entera
- enterarse
- morirse
- plena
- pleno
- espejo
- mono
- recién
- través
English:
all
- annihilate
- complete
- entire
- full-length
- integer
- integral
- strong
- tell off
- whole
- world
- full
- one
- read

* * *

entero, -a

♦ adj

1. [completo] whole;

vi la película entera I watched the whole film;

pasó la noche entera en vela he was awake all night;

¿quiere la pieza entera o se la hago trozos? do you want it in one piece or shall I cut it up?;

es de mi entera confianza she has my complete confidence;

por entero entirely, completely

2. [sin desperfecto] in one piece;

la vajilla llegó toda entera the dinner service arrived in one piece;

este cristal está entero this pane hasn't been broken

3. [en buen estado físico]
acabó la maratón muy entero he finished the marathon in good shape

4. [sereno] composed;

se mostró muy entero en el juicio he was very composed at the trial

5. [honrado] upright, honest

6. Mat [número] whole

7. [fruta] hard

8. Guat, Perú Fam [idéntico] identical

♦ nm

1. Bolsa point;

Prunosa sube dos enteros Prunosa gained two points

2. Mat integer, whole number

3. CSur [ropa] [con mangas] Br overalls, US coveralls;
[de peto] Br dungarees, US overalls; [para bebé] rompers
4. Andes, RP [lotería] = complete lottery ticket (usually sold in one-tenth shares)

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entero

I adj

1 ( completo) whole, entire;

por entero completely, entirely;

10 años/días enteros 10 whole years/days

2 (no roto) intact, undamaged

II m

1 ( punto) point

2 Rpl ( mono) coveralls pl, Br

overalls pl

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entero, -ra adj

1) : entire, whole

2) : complete, absolute

3) : intact

♦ enteramente adv

entero nm

1) : integer, whole number

2) : point (in finance)

* * *

entero adj whole / entire

pasó el día entero durmiendo he spent the whole day sleeping

Spanish-English dictionary > entero
54 entrega

f.

1 handing over.

el acto de entrega de los Premios Nobel the Nobel Prize award ceremony

no acudió a la entrega de premios he didn't attend the prizegiving ceremony

hacer entrega de algo a alguien to present somebody with something

entrega a domicilio home delivery

entrega contra reembolso cash on delivery

2 devotion.

3 delivery, hand-over, handover, submission.

4 surrender.

5 abnegation, self-sacrifice.

6 treason.

7 installment.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: entregar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: entregar.

* * *

entrega

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) handing over

2 (de premios) presentation

3 COMERCIO delivery

4 (de posesiones) surrender

5 (fascículo) instalment (US installment), part

6 figurado (devoción) selflessness, devotion

7 DEPORTE pass

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer entrega de algo (dar) to hand over 2 (repartir) to deliver 3 (premios) to present

entrega a domicilio home delivery

entrega contra reembolso cash on delivery

* * *

noun f.

1) delivery

2) handing over

3) submission

4) dedication, devotion

* * *

SF

1) (=acto) [de documento, solicitud] submission

esta noche es la entrega de premios — tonight is the awards ceremony

mañana será la entrega de notas — the marks will be given out tomorrow

tienen que pagar un millón a la entrega de llaves — they have to pay a million on handing over the keys o when the keys are handed over

entrega de llaves inmediata — ready for immediate occupancy

hacer entrega de — [+ regalo, premio, cheque] to present

le hizo entrega de la medalla al valor — he presented him with an award for bravery

2) (Com) [de cartas, mercancías] delivery

pagadero a la entrega — payable on delivery

los gastos de entrega no están incluídos — delivery is not included

si no se efectúa la entrega, devuélvase a... — if undelivered, please return to...

la entrega se hará en un plazo de 15 días — it will be delivered within 15 days, delivery within 15 days

entrega a domicilio — we deliver

orden de entrega — delivery order

entrega contra pago, entrega contra reembolso — cash on delivery

3) [al rendirse] [de rehenes] handover; [de armas] surrender, handover

4) (=sección) [de enciclopedia, novela] instalment, installment (EEUU); [de revista] issue; [de serie televisiva] series

una novela por entregas — a novel published in instalments, a serialized novel

5) (=dedicación) dedication, devotion

su entrega a la causa de los indígenas — her dedication to the cause of the native people

6) (Dep) pass

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femenino

1) ( acción) (de envío, paquete) delivery; ( de premio) presentation; ( de rehén) return; ( de ciudad) surrender; (de documento, solicitud)

la entrega de estos documentos — the handing over of these documents

el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes — the deadline for handing in o (frml) submitting applications

entrega de llaves inmediata — vacant possession, ready for immediate occupancy

servicio de entrega a domicilio — delivery service

le hizo entrega de la copa — (frml) she presented him with the cup

2)

a) ( partida) delivery, shipment

b) (plazo, cuota) installment*

sin entrega inicial — no downpayment o deposit necessary

c) ( de enciclopedia) installment*, fascicle; ( de revista) issue

- entrega contra reembolso

3) ( dedicación) dedication, devotion; ( abandono) surrender

* * *

= delivery, instalment [installment, -USA], submission, surrender, issuance, deliverance, handover [hand-over].

Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

Ex. A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.

Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

Ex. This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.

Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.

Ex. Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.

Ex. The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

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* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.

* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.

* entrega a = commitment to.

* entrega de diplomas = commencement.

* entrega inicial = down payment.

* fecha de entrega = delivery date.

* novela por entregas = part-issue.

* servicio de entrega de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

* * *

femenino

1) ( acción) (de envío, paquete) delivery; ( de premio) presentation; ( de rehén) return; ( de ciudad) surrender; (de documento, solicitud)

la entrega de estos documentos — the handing over of these documents

el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes — the deadline for handing in o (frml) submitting applications

entrega de llaves inmediata — vacant possession, ready for immediate occupancy

servicio de entrega a domicilio — delivery service

le hizo entrega de la copa — (frml) she presented him with the cup

2)

a) ( partida) delivery, shipment

b) (plazo, cuota) installment*

sin entrega inicial — no downpayment o deposit necessary

c) ( de enciclopedia) installment*, fascicle; ( de revista) issue

- entrega contra reembolso

3) ( dedicación) dedication, devotion; ( abandono) surrender

* * *

= delivery, instalment [installment, -USA], submission, surrender, issuance, deliverance, handover [hand-over].

Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.

Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

Ex: This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.

Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.

Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.

Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.

* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.

* entrega a = commitment to.

* entrega de diplomas = commencement.

* entrega inicial = down payment.

* fecha de entrega = delivery date.

* novela por entregas = part-issue.

* servicio de entrega de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

* * *

entrega

feminine

A

(acción): la entrega de estos documentos the handing over of these documents

[ S ] entrega de llaves inmediata vacant possession, ready for immediate occupancy

servicio de entrega a domicilio delivery service

las entregas a la zona deliveries to the area

la fecha tope para la entrega de solicitudes the deadline for handing in o ( frml) submitting applications

el acto de la entrega de premios the prize-giving ceremony

le hizo entrega de la copa ( frml); she presented him with the cup

nos hicieron entrega de una cantidad a cuenta they gave us o handed over a sum of money in part payment

B

1 (partida) delivery, shipment

recibirán los artículos que faltan con la próxima entrega you will receive the missing items in the next delivery o shipment

2 (plazo, cuota) installment*

sin entrega inicial no downpayment o deposit necessary

3 (de una enciclopedia) installment*, fascicle; (de una revista) issue; (de una fotonovela, teleserie) episode

Compuestos:

● entrega contra reembolso

COD, cash on delivery

● entrega extraordinaria

extraordinary rendition

un avión sospechoso de estar involucrado en una entrega extraordinaria a plane suspected of being involved in extraordinary rendition

C

1 (dedicación) dedication, devotion, commitment

2 (abandono) giving in

* * *

Del verbo entregar: ( conjugate entregar)

entrega es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
entrega
entregar
entrega sustantivo femenino
1 (de pedido, paquete, carta) delivery;
( de premio) presentation;
◊ entrega de premios prize-giving;

la entrega de los documentos the handing over of the documents;
el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes the deadline for handing in o (frml) submitting applications;
servicio de entrega a domicilio delivery service
2
a) ( partida) delivery, shipment

b) (plazo, cuota) installment^{( conjugate installment)}

c) ( de enciclopedia) installment^{( conjugate installment)}, fascicle;

( de revista) issue
3 ( dedicación) dedication, devotion;
( abandono) surrender
entregar ( conjugate entregar) verbo transitivo
1 ( llevar) ‹pedido/paquete/carta› to deliver
2
a) ( dar) to give;

◊ me entregó un cuestionario she gave me o handed me a questionnaire;

no quiso entregármelo he refused to hand it over to me
b) ‹premio/trofeo› to present;

entregale algo a algn to present sb with sth
c) ‹trabajo/deberes/informe› to hand in, give in;

‹solicitud/impreso› to hand in, submit (frml)
3
a) ‹ciudad/armas› to surrender;

‹poder/control› to hand over
b) ‹delincuente/prófugo› to turn in, hand over;

‹ rehén› to hand over
c) ‹ novia› to give away

d) ( dedicar) to devote

entregarse verbo pronominal
1 ( dedicarse) entregase a algo/algn to devote oneself to sth/sb
2
a) ( rendirse) to surrender, give oneself up;

entregase a algo/algn ‹al enemigo/a la policía› to give oneself up o surrender to sth/sb
b) ( abandonarse):

◊ se entregó a la bebida he gave himself over to drink

entrega sustantivo femenino
1 (de un pedido) delivery
(de un premio) presentation
2 (fascículo) issue
3 (dedicación) devotion
entregar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en poder de) to hand over
2 (unos papeles, trabajo, etc) to give in, hand in
3 Com to deliver
' entrega' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
facturación
- reembolso
- reparto
- plazo
- pronto
English:
allow
- application
- dedication
- delivery
- installment
- instalment
- presentation
- surrender
- cash
- dead
- deposit
- down
- first
- give
- home

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entrega nf

1. [acto de entregar] handing over, handover;
[de pedido, paquete] delivery; [de premios] presentation;
la entrega de rehenes/de un rescate the handover of hostages/ransom money;

el acto de entrega de los Premios Nobel the Nobel Prize award ceremony;

no acudió a la entrega de premios he didn't attend the prizegiving ceremony;

hacer entrega de algo a alguien to hand sth over to sb;

se le hizo entrega de una placa conmemorativa she was presented with a commemorative plaque;

hará entrega de las medallas el presidente del COI the president of the IOC will hand out o present the medals;

pagadero a la entrega payable on delivery

Comp
Com entrega contrarreembolso cash on delivery;
entrega a domicilio home delivery;

servicio de entrega a domicilio delivery service;

entrega de llaves: [m5] el resto a pagar con la entrega de llaves the balance to be paid when the keys are handed over;

entrega urgente express delivery

2. [dedicación] devotion (a to);
médicos que trabajan con gran entrega doctors who work with great dedication

3. [fascículo] instalment;

por entregas in instalments;

publicar por entregas to serialize

4. [capítulo de serial, teleserie] episode;

en nuestra anterior entrega… in our previous episode…

5. [envío, partida] delivery;

nos enviaron el pedido en dos entregas they sent us the order in two deliveries o shipments

6. Dep pass

7.
entrega inicial [pago inicial] down payment, deposit

* * *

entrega

f

1 handing over;

entrega de premios prize-giving, presentation;

hacer entrega de algo a alguien present s.o. with sth

2 de mercancías delivery;

entrega a domicilio (home) delivery

3 ( dedicación) dedication, devotion

* * *

entrega nf

1) : delivery

2) : handing over, surrender

3) : installment

entrega inicial: down payment

* * *

entrega n

1. (en general) handing over

la entrega del rescate the handing over of the ransom

2. (mercancía) delivery [pl. deliveries]

3. (fascículo) instalment

entrega de premios prize giving

Spanish-English dictionary > entrega
55 escritura

f.

1 writing.

2 script (sistema de signos).

escritura hebrea Hebrew script

3 deed, indenture.

4 handwriting, script.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escriturar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escriturar.

* * *

escritura

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) writing

■ escritura fonética phonetic script

2 (caligrafía) handwriting, writing

3 DERECHO deed, document

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

escritura de propiedad title deed

escritura de venta bill of sale

escritura notarial notarial deed

* * *

noun f.

1) writing, handwriting

2) deed

* * *

SF

1) (=sistema de comunicación) writing; [de individuo] writing, handwriting

tiene malísima escritura — her writing o handwriting is terrible

no acierto a leer su escritura — I can't read his writing o handwriting

escritura a máquina — typing

escritura aérea — skywriting

escritura automática — automatic writing

escritura corrida — longhand

escritura fonética — phonetic script

escritura normal — longhand

2) (=tipo de código) writing, script

escritura china — Chinese writing, Chinese script

3)

Sagrada Escritura — Scripture, Holy Scripture

4) (Jur) deed

escritura de aprendizaje — indenture

escritura de propiedad — title deed

escritura de seguro — insurance certificate

escritura de traspaso — conveyance, deed of transfer

* * *

femenino

1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)

2) (Der) ( documento) deed

la escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house

•

- escritura privada/pública

* * *

= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.

Ex. Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.

Ex. A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.

Ex. This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.

Ex. As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.

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* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.

* de escritura a máquina = typing.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* escritura a máquina = typewriting.

* escritura barata = hack writing.

* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* escritura libraria = book hand.

* escrituras = deeds.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* papel de escritura = bond paper.

* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.

* sistema de escritura = writing system.

* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.

* * *

femenino

1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)

2) (Der) ( documento) deed

la escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house

•

- escritura privada/pública

* * *

= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.

Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.

Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.

Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.

Ex: As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.

* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.

* de escritura a máquina = typing.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* escritura a máquina = typewriting.

* escritura barata = hack writing.

* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* escritura libraria = book hand.

* escrituras = deeds.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* papel de escritura = bond paper.

* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.

* sistema de escritura = writing system.

* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.

* * *

escritura

feminine

A

1 (sistema de signos) writing

2 (letra) writing, handwriting

3 (obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl) sagrado

B ( Der) (documento) deed

la escritura de la casa the title deed(s) to the house, the deeds to o of the house

Compuesto:

escritura privada/pública

private/public instrument o deed

* * *

Del verbo escriturar: ( conjugate escriturar)

escritura es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
escritura
escriturar
escritura sustantivo femenino
1 ( sistema de signos) writing;
( letra) writing, handwriting
2 (Der) ( documento) deed;
◊ la escritura de la casa the deeds to o of the house

escritura sustantivo femenino
1 writing
(manera de escribir) mejora tu escritura, improve your handwriting
2 Jur deed, document: perdí la escritura del piso, I lost the title deeds of my apartment
3 Rel las (Sagradas) Escrituras, the (Holy) Scriptures
escriturar verbo transitivo to register: voy a escriturar la casa a tu nombre, I'm going to register the house in your name
' escritura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caligrafía
- diabólica
- diabólico
- jeroglífica
- jeroglífico
- ligado
- tinta
- árabe
- descifrar
- disfrazar
- extender
- garabato
English:
basic
- deed
- handwriting
- longhand
- screenwriting
- script
- writing
- long
- write-protected

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escritura nf

1. [técnica] writing

2. [sistema de signos] script;

escritura jeroglífica hieroglyphic writing, hieroglyphics

3. [caligrafía] handwriting

4. Der deed;

firmar una escritura to sign a deed

Comp
escritura de compraventa bill of sale;
escritura de hipoteca mortgage deed;

escritura hipotecaria mortgage deed;

escritura de propiedad title deed;

la escritura de propiedad de la casa the title deeds of o to the house;

escritura pública public instrument

5.
(Sagradas) Escrituras Holy Scripture

* * *

escritura

f

1 writing

2 JUR deed

3

:

Sagradas Escrituras Holy Scripture sg

* * *

escritura nf

1) : writing, handwriting

2) : deed

* * *

escritura n writing

Spanish-English dictionary > escritura
56 fija

f.

kind of hinge.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fijar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fijar.

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f., (m. - fijo)

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SF

1) And, Cono Sur (Equitación) favourite, favorite (EEUU)

es una fija — it's a cert *

esa es la fija — that's for sure

2) † (Téc) hinge

3) † (Arquit) trowel

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femenino (fam)

a) (CS, Per) (Equ) ( favorito) favorite*; ( dato) tip

b) (en locs)

fija que — (RPl)

fija que llueve — it's bound o sure to rain

(es) fija que no viene — I bet she won't come

a la fija — (Col)

a la fija (que) viene — I'm sure he'll come

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= invariant.

Ex. Because authority file invariant and document-specific (variable) information are not separated in a MARC record, both are usually entered each time a document is cataloged.

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femenino (fam)

a) (CS, Per) (Equ) ( favorito) favorite*; ( dato) tip

b) (en locs)

fija que — (RPl)

fija que llueve — it's bound o sure to rain

(es) fija que no viene — I bet she won't come

a la fija — (Col)

a la fija (que) viene — I'm sure he'll come

* * *

= invariant.

Ex: Because authority file invariant and document-specific (variable) information are not separated in a MARC record, both are usually entered each time a document is cataloged.

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fija

feminine

( fam)

1 (CS, Per) ( Equ) (favorito) favorite*; (dato) tip

2 ( en locs):

fija que ( RPl): si decidimos ir al parque fija que llueve if we decide to go to the park, it's bound o sure to rain o ( colloq) you can bet your bottom dollar it'll rain

(es) fija que no viene I'll bet she doesn't come

a la fija ( Col): prepare la cama que a la fija (que) viene make the bed up because he's sure o bound to come

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Del verbo fijar: ( conjugate fijar)

fija es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
fija
fijar
fijar ( conjugate fijar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (poner, clavar) ‹poste/estantería› to fix;

( on signs) prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills;
◊ fijó la mirada en el horizonte she fixed her gaze on the horizon

b) ‹atención/mente› to focus

2
a) ‹ residencia› to take up, establish (frml)

b) ‹fecha/cifra/precio› to set

c) [reglamento/ley] to state

fijarse verbo pronominal
a) ( prestar atención):

◊ fíjate bien en cómo lo hace watch carefully how she does it;

fíjate en lo que haces watch o pay attention to what you're doing
b) ( darse cuenta) to notice;

◊ ¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that they never quarrel?;

¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!
fijo,-a
I adjetivo
1 fixed
2 (trabajo) steady
II adverbio for sure: fijo que protesta, you can bet he'll complain
fijar verbo transitivo
1 to fix: se prohíbe fijar carteles, (en letrero) post no bills
2 (la atención, los ojos, etc) fijar la vista en algo, to fix one's eyes on
3 (acordar, establecer) to set: fija el día y la hora, set a date
' fija' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barra
- fijar
- idea
- llave
- baliza
- fijo
- mirada
- renta
English:
beam
- gaze
- one-track
- rule
- standing charge
- stare
- assure
- bar
- file
- fix
- fixed
- flat
- intently
- mobile
- standing

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fija RP Fam

♦ nf

tip

♦ adv

fija que lo sabe he's bound o sure to know

Spanish-English dictionary > fija
57 funda

f.

1 cover.

2 case, sleeve, slipcase, sheath.

3 pillowslip, pillow slip.

4 cap, artificial covering made for a tooth.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fundar.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: fundir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fundar.

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funda

► nombre femenino

1 (flexible) cover

2 (rígida) case

3 (de arma blanca) sheath

4 (de disco) sleeve

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FRASEOLOGÍA

funda de almohada pillowcase

funda de colchón mattress cover

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noun f.

case, cover

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SF

1) [gen] case, cover; [de disco] sleeve

funda de almohada — pillowcase, pillowslip

funda de gafas — spectacles case, glasses case

funda de pistola — holster

funda protectora del disco — (Inform) disk cover

funda sobaquera — shoulder holster

2) (=bolsa) small bag, holdall

3) [de diente] cap

4) * (=condón) French letter

5) Col (=falda) skirt

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femenino

a) ( de libro) dustjacket; ( de disco) sleeve

b) ( de raqueta) cover; (de cojín, sillón) cover

c) tb

funda de almohada — pillowcase, pillowslip

d) (Odont) cap

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= book jacket, dust cover, dust jacket [dust-jacket], jacket, sleeve, protective sleeve, slipcover, slipcase, cover, scabbard.

Ex. The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket.

Ex. The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket or dust cover.

Ex. Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.

Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex. Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times.

Ex. This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.

Ex. The text of each entry supplies appropriate bibliographic information, including paper description, typeface, and notation where applicable, to prospectuses, illustrations, dustjackets, and slipcases.

Ex. Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.

Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

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* con funda = jacketed.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* funda de almohada = pillow case.

* funda de asidero = handle grip.

* funda de CD-ROM = jewel case, jewel box.

* funda de cojín = cushion cover.

* funda de colchón = mattress protector.

* funda de disco = record sleeve.

* funda de manillar = handle grip.

* funda de papel = paper jacket.

* funda de pistola = holster.

* funda de plástico = plastic jacket, plastic coverup.

* funda de un disco = record cover.

* inserto en funda = jacketed.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* título de la funda = sleeve title.

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femenino

a) ( de libro) dustjacket; ( de disco) sleeve

b) ( de raqueta) cover; (de cojín, sillón) cover

c) tb

funda de almohada — pillowcase, pillowslip

d) (Odont) cap

* * *

= book jacket, dust cover, dust jacket [dust-jacket], jacket, sleeve, protective sleeve, slipcover, slipcase, cover, scabbard.

Ex: The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket.

Ex: The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket or dust cover.

Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.

Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex: Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times.

Ex: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.

Ex: The text of each entry supplies appropriate bibliographic information, including paper description, typeface, and notation where applicable, to prospectuses, illustrations, dustjackets, and slipcases.

Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.

Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

* con funda = jacketed.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* funda de almohada = pillow case.

* funda de asidero = handle grip.

* funda de CD-ROM = jewel case, jewel box.

* funda de cojín = cushion cover.

* funda de colchón = mattress protector.

* funda de disco = record sleeve.

* funda de manillar = handle grip.

* funda de papel = paper jacket.

* funda de pistola = holster.

* funda de plástico = plastic jacket, plastic coverup.

* funda de un disco = record cover.

* inserto en funda = jacketed.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* título de la funda = sleeve title.

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funda

feminine

1 (de un libro — blanda) dustjacket; (— dura) case; (de un disco) sleeve

2 (de una raqueta) cover

3 (de un cojín) cover; (de un sillón) (loose) cover

4

tb funda de almohada pillowcase, pillowslip

5 ( Odont) cap

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Del verbo fundar: ( conjugate fundar)

funda es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo fundir: ( conjugate fundir)

funda es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
funda
fundar
fundir
funda sustantivo femenino
a) ( de libro) dustjacket;

( de disco) sleeve
b) (de raqueta, cojín, sillón) cover

c) tb

◊ funda de almohada pillowcase, pillowslip

d) (Odont) cap

fundar ( conjugate fundar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ciudad/hospital/escuela› to found;

‹partido/empresa› to establish
b) ( basar) ‹sospecha/argumento› funda algo en algo to base sth on sth

fundarse verbo pronominal fundase en algo [afirmación/sospecha] to be based on sth;
◊ ¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? what grounds do you have for saying that?

fundir ( conjugate fundir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹metal/hierro› to melt;

‹ mineral› to smelt
b) ‹estatua/campana› to cast

2 (Elec) to blow
3 ( fusionar) to merge
fundirse verbo pronominal
1 [ metal] to melt;
[nieve/hielo] to melt, thaw
2 (Elec):
◊ se ha fundido la bombilla the bulb has gone (colloq);

se fundieron los fusibles the fuses blew
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/partidos] to merge;
fundase en algo to merge sth into sth
funda sustantivo femenino cover
(de gafas, reloj) case
(de un cuchillo) sheath
fundar verbo transitivo
1 (un negocio, una institución) to found
2 (una sospecha, una teoría) to base, found: tengo una fundada sospecha de que no me estás diciendo todo, I have a well-founded suspician that you're not telling me everything
fundir verbo transitivo
1 (derretir) to melt
2 (fusionar, unir) to unite, join
3 (una bombilla, un plomo) to blow
' funda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estirón
- vaina
- cubierta
- quitar
English:
cap
- case
- cover
- pillowcase
- sheath
- sleeve
- cushion
- holder
- holster
- jacket
- liner
- pillow

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funda nf

1. [de sofá] cover;

funda de almohada pillowcase

2. [de máquina de escribir, guitarra, raqueta] cover;
[de gafas] pouch
3. [de disco] sleeve

4. [de diente] cap

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funda

f cover; de gafas case; de almohada pillowcase;

funda portadocumentos credit card holder

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funda nf

1) : case, cover, sheath

2) : pillowcase

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funda n

1. (de cojín, raqueta, etc) cover

una funda para el sofá a cover for the sofa

2. (de gafas, almohada) case

una funda de almohada a pillowcase

3. (de disco) sleeve

Spanish-English dictionary > funda
58 gira

f.

1 tour.

estar de gira to be on tour

2 road show, tour, roadshow.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: girar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: girar.

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gira

► nombre femenino

1 (artística) tour

■ la compañía de teatro realizó una gira de dos meses the theatre company went on a two-month tour

2 (excursión) trip, excursion

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar de gira to be on tour

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SF

1) (=viaje) tour

estar de gira — to be on tour

el grupo realiza una gira por Sudamérica — the group is touring South America, the group is on a tour of South America

gira artística — artistic tour

gira de conciertos — concert tour

gira promocional — promotional tour

2) (=excursión) trip, excursion; (tb: gira campestre) picnic

ir de gira — to go on a trip o an excursion

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femenino

a) ( de turismo) tour

b) (Espec) tour

estar/ir de gira — to be/go on tour

c) ( de político) tour, visit

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= roadshow.

Ex. A Document Management roadshow has been touring some major cities in the UK, promoting the benefits of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS).

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* autobús de gira turística = touring bus.

* gira relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].

* gira turística = bus tour.

* gira turística en autobús = bus tour.

* hacer una gira de = tour.

* * *

femenino

a) ( de turismo) tour

b) (Espec) tour

estar/ir de gira — to be/go on tour

c) ( de político) tour, visit

* * *

= roadshow.

Ex: A Document Management roadshow has been touring some major cities in the UK, promoting the benefits of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS).

* autobús de gira turística = touring bus.

* gira relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].

* gira turística = bus tour.

* gira turística en autobús = bus tour.

* hacer una gira de = tour.

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gira

feminine

1 (de turismo) tour

este año haremos una gira por Europa this year we're going on a tour of o around Europe

2 ( Espec) tour

estar/ir de gira to be/go on tour

el grupo realizó una gira por varias provincias the group toured several provinces

producción en una gira a touring production

3 (de un político) tour, visit

una gira relámpago a whistle-stop tour

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Del verbo girar: ( conjugate girar)

gira es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
gira
girar
gira sustantivo femenino
tour;
◊ de gira on tour

girar ( conjugate girar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ rueda] to turn, go around;

[ disco] to revolve, go around;
[ trompo] to spin;
gira alrededor de algo/algn to revolve around sth/sb
b) ( darse la vuelta) to turn

2 (torcer, desviarse) to turn;
◊ giraon a la derecha they turned right

verbo transitivo
1 ‹manivela/volante› to turn
2 (Com, Fin) ‹cheque/letra de cambio› to draw
gira sustantivo femenino
1 (viaje) tour
2 (serie de actuaciones) tour
girar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (unas aspas, un trompo, etc) to spin
2 (torcer, cambiar de dirección) girar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
3 (tratar) to revolve: la conversación giró en torno al tiempo, the conversation revolved around the weather
II verbo transitivo
1 (la cabeza, llave) to turn
2 Fin (dinero) to send by giro
(una letra de cambio) to draw
' gira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
exitoso
- hacer
- safari
- sobre
English:
curve
- orbit
- tour
- move

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gira nf

1. [recorrido] tour;

una gira turística por Escandinavia a tour of Scandinavia;

la gira del rey por Sudamérica the king's tour of South America

2. [de artista] tour;

estar de gira to be on tour;

salir de gira to go on tour

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gira

f tour

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gira nf

: tour

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gira n tour

el grupo está de gira the group is on tour

Spanish-English dictionary > gira
59 imagen

f.

1 image (figura).

a imagen y semejanza de identical to, exactly the same as

ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody

2 picture (television).

imágenes de archivo library pictures

imágenes del partido/de la catástrofe pictures of the game/the disaster

3 image.

los casos de corrupción han deteriorado la imagen del gobierno the corruption scandals have tainted the image of the government

tener buena/mala imagen to have a good/bad image

imagen corporativa o de empresa corporate image

imagen de marca brand image

4 statue (estatua).

5 image (literature).

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imagen

► nombre femenino

1 image

2 TELEVISIÓN picture

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody

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noun f.

image

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SF

1) (Fot, Ópt) image; (=en foto, dibujo, TV) picture

las imágenes del accidente — the pictures o images of the accident

es una imagen muy hermosa de tu madre — it's a beautiful picture of your mother

imagen en movimiento — moving image

- una imagen vale más que mil palabras

imágenes de archivo — library pictures

imagen especular — mirror image

imagen fija — still

imagen virtual — virtual image

2) (=reflejo) reflection

vio su imagen reflejada en el lago — she saw her reflection in the lake

le gustaba contemplar su imagen en el espejo — he liked looking at himself o at his reflection in the mirror

- a la imagen y semejanza de uno

Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza — God created man in his own image

los ha educado a su imagen y semejanza — she has brought them up to be just like her

un campeonato a imagen y semejanza de los que se celebran en Francia — a championship of exactly the same kind as those held in France

- ser la misma o la viva imagen de algn

- ser la viva imagen de algo

era la viva imagen de la desesperación — he was the picture of despair

es la viva imagen de la felicidad — she is happiness personified, she is the picture of happiness

3) (=representación mental) image, picture

tenía otra imagen de ti — I had a different image o picture of you

guardo una imagen borrosa del accidente — I only have a vague picture of the accident in my mind

4) (=aspecto) image

Luis cuida mucho su imagen — Luis takes great care over his appearance o image

eso contrasta con su imagen de tipo duro — that contradicts with his tough guy image

la imagen del partido — the party's image

un cambio de imagen — a change of image

imagen de marca — brand image

imagen pública — public image

5) (Rel) [de madera, pintura] image; [de piedra] statue

- quedar para vestir imágenes

6) (Literat) (=metáfora) image

un texto con gran abundancia de imágenes — a text full of images o imagery

imágenes poéticas — poetic imagery sing

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femenino

1)

a) (Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, image

b) ( foto) picture

c) ( en espejo) reflection

a su imagen y semejanza — in his/her own image

ser la viva imagen de alguien — to be the image of somebody

es la viva imagen del entusiasmo — he's enthusiasm personified

d) ( en la mente) picture

conservo una imagen muy borrosa de él — I have a very vague picture in my mind of him

2) (de político, cantante, país) image

3) (Art, Relig) ( estatua) statue, image (arch); ( estampa) picture

4) (Lit) image

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² = persona [personae, -pl.], image, record, stature, profile, street cred, street credibility.

Ex. In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.

Ex. As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.

Ex. She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).

Ex. Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.

Ex. These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.

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* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.

* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.

* cambio de imagen = makeover [make-over].

* creador de imagen = image maker.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.

* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

* imagen comercial = brand image.

* imagen corporativa = corporate image.

* imagen crediticia = credit standing.

* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation, body image.

* imagen pública = public image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + identity, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* proyectar imagen = project + image.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

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femenino

1)

a) (Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, image

b) ( foto) picture

c) ( en espejo) reflection

a su imagen y semejanza — in his/her own image

ser la viva imagen de alguien — to be the image of somebody

es la viva imagen del entusiasmo — he's enthusiasm personified

d) ( en la mente) picture

conservo una imagen muy borrosa de él — I have a very vague picture in my mind of him

2) (de político, cantante, país) image

3) (Art, Relig) ( estatua) statue, image (arch); ( estampa) picture

4) (Lit) image

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imagen¹

¹ = frame, image, picture, shot.

Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.

Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.

Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.

* almacenamiento de imágenes = image archiving, image storage.

* archivo de imágenes = image archiving, picture file.

* avance rápido de imágenes = fast motion.

* banco de imágenes = image bank.

* basado en imágenes gráficas = graphics-based.

* basado en las imágenes = image intensive.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.

* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* captura de imágenes = image capture, image capturing.

* catalogación de imágenes = image cataloguing.

* centrado en las imágenes = image intensive.

* composición de imágenes = image setting.

* congelación de la imagen = freeze-frame.

* congelar una imagen = freeze + frame.

* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.

* crear una imagen = summon up + image.

* diagnóstico por imagen = diagnostic imaging.

* digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.

* digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.

* digitalizador de imágenes = image scanner.

* doble imagen = ghosting.

* documento de imagen en movimiento = moving image document.

* fichero de imágenes = graphic file, image file.

* fijador de imágenes = image setter.

* gestión de imágenes = imaging, image-handling, image management.

* gestión de imágenes de documentos = document image management.

* gestión de imágenes digitales = digital imaging, digital image management.

* gestión de imágenes electrónicas = electronic image management.

* gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* imagen a imagen = shot by shot.

* imagen animada = moving picture.

* imagen del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* imagen de pantalla = screen shot [screen-shot].

* imagen de satélite = satellite image.

* imagen de vídeo = video image.

* imagen digital = digital image.

* imagen digital de un documento = digital image document.

* imagen digitalizada = facsimile image.

* imagen distorsionada = distorted picture, distorted image.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* imagen en miniatura = thumbnail, thumbnail image.

* imagen en movimiento = moving image, animated image.

* imágenes = imaging, imagery, video data, image data.

* imagen escaneada = paper image.

* imágenes digitales = digital imagery.

* imágenes en movimiento = animation.

* imágenes por ordenador = computer graphics.

* imágenes vía satélite = satellite imagery, satellite image data.

* imágenes y sonidos = sights and sounds.

* imagen fija = still, still image, still-picture, film still, movie still.

* imagen fotográfica = photographic image.

* imagen gráfica = graphic image.

* imagen mental = mental picture.

* imagen negativa = negative image.

* imagen visual = visual image.

* periodista reportero de imágenes = video journalist.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* realce de imágenes = image-enhancement.

* reconocimiento de imágenes = image recognition.

* reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador = computer vision.

* recuperación de imágenes = image retrieval.

* recuperación de imágenes digitales = digital image retrieval.

* recuperación de imágenes fotográficas = picture retrieval.

* recuperación de imágenes por el contenido = content-based image retrieval.

* reportero de imágenes = video journalist.

* sistema basado en las imágenes = image-based system.

* sistema de gestión de imágenes = imaging system, image-based system, image management system.

* sistema de proceso de imágenes = imaging system.

* sistema de recuperación de imágenes = image retrieval system.

* sistema de tratamiento de imágenes = image processing system.

* tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.

* tratamiento de imágenes = image processing.

* Tratamiento de Imágenes de Documentos (DIP) = Document Image Processing (DIP).

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* vídeo de imágenes fijas = image video.

* visor de imagen = view finder.

* visualización de imágenes = image display.

² = persona [personae, -pl.], image, record, stature, profile, street cred, street credibility.

Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.

Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.

Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).

Ex: Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.

Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.

* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.

* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* borrar una imagen = eradicate + image.

* cambio de imagen = makeover [make-over].

* creador de imagen = image maker.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.

* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.

* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

* imagen comercial = brand image.

* imagen corporativa = corporate image.

* imagen crediticia = credit standing.

* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation, body image.

* imagen pública = public image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + identity, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* proyectar imagen = project + image.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

* * *

imagen

feminine

A

1 ( Fís, Ópt) image; (TV) picture, image

dale más brillo a la imagen turn up the brightness

2 (foto) picture

3 (en un espejo) reflection

contemplaba su imagen en el agua he was contemplating his reflection in the water

el espejo le devolvió una imagen triste y envejecida he saw a sad, aging face looking back at him in the mirror

a su imagen y semejanza: Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza God created man in his own image

las ha educado a su imagen y semejanza she has brought them up to be just like her

ser la viva or misma imagen de algn/algo: es la misma imagen de su padre he's the spitting image of his father ( colloq), he's exactly like his father

es la viva imagen del entusiasmo he's enthusiasm itself o enthusiasm personified

4 (en la mente) picture

sólo conservo una imagen muy borrosa de él I only have a very vague picture in my mind of him o a very vague memory of him

tenía una imagen muy distinta del lugar I had a very different mental image o picture of the place

tenía una imagen confusa de lo ocurrido his idea o memory of what had happened was confused

Compuestos:

● imagen especular

mirror image

● imagen virtual

virtual image

B (de un político, cantante, país) image

quiere proyectar una imagen renovada she wants to project a new image

su imagen se ha visto afectada por estas derrotas his image has suffered as a result of these defeats

C ( Art, Relig) (estatua) statue, image ( arch); (estampa) picture

D ( Lit) image

las imágenes en su poesía the images o imagery in her poetry

* * *

imagen sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Fís, Ópt) image;

(TV) picture, image
b) ( foto) picture

c) ( en espejo) reflection;

◊ ser la viva imagen de algn to be the image of sb

d) ( en la mente) picture

2 (de político, cantante, país) image
imagen sustantivo femenino
1 image: es la viva imagen de su padre, he is the living image of his father
2 (efecto, impresión) image: ese fallo perjudicó la imagen de la empresa, the accident affected the company image
3 TV picture: vimos las imágenes del terremoto, we saw a television report on the earthquake
4 Rel Arte image, statue
' imagen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corresponderse
- definición
- definida
- definido
- deformar
- desvanecerse
- estampa
- lavado
- nitidez
- nublarse
- plástica
- plástico
- refleja
- reflejo
- registrar
- representación
- reproducir
- sugestiva
- sugestivo
- templete
- borrar
- borroso
- cambiar
- centrar
- claridad
- confuso
- fotografía
- impactante
- inversión
- invertido
- invertir
- múltiple
- nebuloso
- nítido
- reflejar
- reivindicar
- toma
English:
blank
- blur
- clear
- conjure
- illusion
- image
- lurid
- part
- picture
- project
- sharp
- valuable
- critically
- perception
- self
- zoom

* * *

imagen nf

1. [figura] image;

su imagen se reflejaba en el agua she could see her reflection in the water;

contemplaba su imagen en el espejo he was looking at his reflection in the mirror;

su rostro era la pura imagen del sufrimiento her face was a picture of suffering;

eran la imagen de la felicidad they were a picture of happiness;

Comp

ser la viva imagen de alguien to be the spitting image of sb;

Comp

a imagen y semejanza: Dios creó al hombre a su imagen y semejanza God created man in his own image;

reconstruyeron el museo a imagen y semejanza del original they rebuilt the museum so that it looked just like the old one

2. [en física] image;
[televisiva] picture;
las imágenes en movimiento the moving image;

imágenes del partido/de la catástrofe pictures of the game/the disaster;

Comp

una imagen vale más que mil palabras one picture is worth a thousand words

Comp
imágenes de archivo archive o Br library pictures;
imagen virtual virtual image

3. [aspecto] image;

necesitas un cambio de imagen you need a change of o a new image;

tiene una imagen de intolerante she has the image of being an intolerant person;

quieren proyectar una imagen positiva they want to project a positive image;

tener buena/mala imagen to have a good/bad image;

los casos de corrupción han deteriorado la imagen del gobierno the corruption scandals have tainted the image of the government

Comp
imagen corporativa corporate identity;
imagen de empresa corporate image;

imagen de marca brand image;

imagen pública public image

4. [recuerdo] picture, image;

guardo una imagen muy borrosa de mis abuelos I only have a very vague memory of my grandparents;

tenía una imagen diferente del lugar I had a different picture o image of the place, I had pictured the place differently

Comp
imagen mental mental image
5. [estatua] statue

6. [literaria] image;

utiliza unas imágenes muy ricas she uses very rich imagery

* * *

imagen

f tb fig

image;

ser la viva imagen de be the spitting image of

* * *

imagen nf, pl imágenes : image, picture

* * *

imagen n

1. (en general) image

los cantantes suelen cambiar de imagen singers often change their image

2. (en televisión) picture

Spanish-English dictionary > imagen
60 libro

m.

1 book.

ser (como) un libro abierto (informal) to be an open book

libro blanco (politics) white paper

libro de bolsillo (pocket-sized) paperback

libro de cabecera bedside book

libro de cocina cookery book

libro de consulta reference book

libro de cuentos storybook

libro de ejercicios exercise book

libro electrónico electronic book

libro de escolaridad (education) school report

libro de familia = document containing personal details of the members of a family

libro de reclamaciones complaints book

libro de registro (de entradas) register

libro sagrado (religion) Book

libro de texto (in Bible) textbook

libro verde green paper

2 omasum.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: librar.

* * *

libro

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) book

2 ZOOLOGÍA third stomach

► nombre masculino plural libros

1 accounts

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

llevar los libros to do the bookkeeping

como un libro abierto (con claridad) clearly

libro blanco PLÍTICA white paper

libro de bolsillo paperback

libro de cabecera (favorito) favourite book 2 (guía) bible

libro de caja cash-book

libro de cocina cookery book, recipe book, US cookbook

libro de consulta reference book

libro de coro hymn book

libro de familia book recording details of births, marriages, etc. in a family

libro de horas book of hours

libro de reclamaciones complaints book

libro de texto textbook

libro de visitas visitors' book

* * *

noun m.

book

* * *

SM

1) (=obra impresa) book

- ser como un libro abierto

- ahorcar o arrimar o colgar los libros

- hablar como un libro

libro de bolsillo — paperback

libro de cabecera — bedside book

libro de cocina — cookery book, cookbook (EEUU)

libro de consulta — reference book

libro de cuentos — storybook

libro de estilo — style book

libro de imágenes — picture-book

libro de lectura — reader

libro desplegable — pop-up book

libro de texto — textbook

libro electrónico — e-book

libro encuadernado, libro en pasta — hardback (book)

libro en rústica — paperback (book)

libro escolar — (=informe) school report; [de texto] schoolbook

libro mágico, libro móvil — pop-up book

libro sonoro — audio book

libro usado — second-hand book

2) (=registro) book

llevar los libros — (Com) to keep the books o accounts

libro de actas — minute book

libro de apuntes — notebook

libro de caja — cash book, petty cash book

libro de caja auxiliar — petty cash book

libro de contabilidad — account book

libro de cría — register of pedigrees

libro de cuentas — account book

libro de familia — booklet containing family details (marriage, births) used for official purposes

libro de honor — visitors' book

libro de orígenes — register of pedigrees

libro de pedidos — order book

libro de reclamaciones — complaints book

libro de ruta — itinerary

libro de visitas — visitors' book

libro de vuelos — (Aer) logbook

libro diario — journal

libro genealógico — (Agr) herd-book

libro mayor — ledger

libro parroquial — parish register

libro talonario — receipt book

3) (Pol)

libro blanco — white paper

libro rojo — red paper

libro verde — green paper

* * *

masculino

1) (Impr) book

un libro de arquitectura — a book on architecture

un libro de cocina — a cookbook

colgar los libro — to quit (AmE) o (BrE) give up studying

ser (como) un libro abierto: eres un libro abierto — I can read you like a book

2) libros masculino plural (Fin)

llevar los libro — to do the bookkeeping

3) (Lit) ( parte) book

•

- libro animado or móvil

- libro blanco

- libro de actas/pedidos/reclamaciones

- libro de bolsillo

- libro de caja

- libro de consulta

- libro de cuentos

- libro de escolaridad

- libro de familia

- libro de texto

- libro de visitas

* * *

= book, text.

Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

Ex. The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

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* actitud ante los libros = set about books.

* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.

* adicto a los libros = bookaholic.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* almacén de libros = book-warehouse.

* amante del libro = book lover [booklover].

* amor por el libro = book-fancying.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* arte del libro = bookmanship.

* audiolibro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* bibliotecario encargado de libros raros = rare book libarian.

* biblioteconomía relacionada con los libros raros = rare book librarianship.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* caja para transportar libros = book bin.

* capacidad para libros = book capacity.

* carrito de los libros = book truck, book trolley.

* catálogo de libros = booklist [book list].

* catálogo de libros en venta = publication(s) list.

* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.

* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.

* ciencia del libro = bookmanship.

* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.

* colección de libros = book collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* colección de libros donados = gift collection.

* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.

* coleccionista de libros = book-collector.

* colocador de libros = book shelver, shelver.

* comercialización del libro = bookselling [book selling].

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* compra de libros = book buying [book-buying], book supply, book purchasing.

* comprador de libros = book buyer.

* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.

* confección de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* con una extensión similar a la de un libro = book-length.

* creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.

* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.

* crisis del libro = book crisis.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* depósito de libros = book depot.

* deshojar un libro = tear + book.

* devorador de libros = book-eating.

* distribuidor de libros = book dealer.

* donación de libros = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift.

* edición de libros = book publishing.

* encuadernación de libros = bookbinding [book-binding].

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.

* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.

* estantería para libros = book racks.

* etiqueta identificadora del libro = label.

* exposición de libros = book display.

* expositor de libros = book display stand.

* fabricación de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* feria del libro = book fair.

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* formato libro = book form [bookform].

* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.

* gastos de libros = book expenditure.

* historia del libro = book history.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustrador de libros = book illustrator.

* impresión de libros = book-printing.

* impresor de libros = bookmaker.

* índice de libro = book index.

* industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.

* industria del libro = book industry.

* industria del libro, la = bookmaking industry, the.

* interesado por los libros = book-conscious.

* interés por los libros = awareness of books.

* ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros) = ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

* ladrillos y libros = brick and book.

* lector de libros = book reader.

* libro antiguo = old book, antiquarian book, rare book.

* libro azul = Blue book.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* libro científico = scientific book, scholarly book.

* libro comercial = trade book.

* libro como objeto = book-object.

* libro con estructura plegable = pop-up book.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* libro conmemorativo = keepsake.

* libro con precio de venta fijado = net book.

* libro con precio de venta no fijado = non-net book.

* libro de arte = art book.

* libro de artista = livre d'artiste, artist's book.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* libro de citas = citator.

* libro de cocina = book on cookery, cookbook.

* libro de codificación = codebook.

* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.

* libro de contabilidad = ledger.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* libro de derecho = law book.

* libro de divulgación científica = popular science book.

* libro de ejercicios = workbook [work-book].

* libro de empresa = organisation manual.

* libro de estudio = study book.

* libro de firmas = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de historia = history book.

* libro de hojas de palmera = palm leaf book.

* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de jardinería = gardening book.

* libro de la biblioteca = library book.

* libro de literatura no ficticia = non-fiction book.

* libro de lujo = gift book.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* libro de melodías = tunebook.

* libro de navegación = book of navigation.

* libro de notas = mark book.

* libro de orígenes = studbook.

* libro de pastas amarillas = yellow-back.

* libro de prácticas = resource book.

* libro de préstamo vencido = overdue book.

* libro de recuerdo = keepsake.

* libro de regalo = gift book.

* libro de registro = accessions register, accessions book, accessions ledger.

* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].

* libro de reglas de un juego = rulebook.

* libro de sermones = lectionary.

* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.

* libro de texto = school book, text, textbook [text book].

* libro de texto de una asignatura = set course book.

* libro de texto escolar = school text.

* libro de viajes = travel book, travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* libro educativo = educational book.

* libro electrónico = electronic book (e-book/ebook).

* libro encuadernado en tapa = hard book cover, hardback cover, hardback book.

* libro en rústica = paperback, paperback book, paperbound book, trade paperback, pocketbook.

* libro esencial = bedside book.

* libro fantasma = dummy book.

* libro ficticio = dummy book.

* libro físico = physical book.

* libro fotolitografiado = photolitho book.

* libro frágil = brittle book.

* libro genealógico = studbook.

* libro grabado en audio = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro hablado = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro homenaje = Festschrift [Festschriften, -pl.], commemorative volume, memorial volume.

* libro ilustrado = livre d'artiste, illustrated book.

* libro impreso = press book, printed book.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* libro infantil = children's book.

* libro juvenil = young people's book, juvenile book.

* libro litográfico = lithographed book.

* libro litúrgico = liturgical work.

* libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller], blockbuster.

* libro miniatura = miniature book.

* libro narrativo = fictional book.

* libro para empollar = crammer.

* libro parlante = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro prohibido = banned book.

* libro raro = rare book.

* libro reservado = reserved book.

* libros = book material.

* libro sagrado = sacred book, sacred scripture.

* Libros Americanos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbound Books in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbacks in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Venta = British Books in Print.

* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).

* libros en venta = books in print.

* libro sonoro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libros sobre curiosidades = curiosa.

* libro táctil = tactile book.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* libro tipográfico = letterpress book.

* libro trofeo de guerra = trophy book.

* libro verde = green paper.

* lista de libros = booklist [book list].

* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar = bindery list.

* lomo del libro = book spine.

* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.

* maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.

* mercado del libro, el = book market, the.

* movimiento de libros = bookshift.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* mundo del libro, el = book world, the.

* mutilación de libros = book mutilation.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado = self-help.

* obsesionado con los libros = bookaholic.

* obseso con los libros = bookaholic.

* parásito del libro = book insect.

* piojo de los libros = booklouse [booklice, -pl.].

* posesión de libros propios = book ownership.

* presentación de libros = book talk [booktalk/book-talk].

* prestamista de libros = book lender.

* préstamo de libros = book lending, checking out books.

* prestar un libro = check out + book.

* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].

* presupuesto para libros = book budget.

* proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.

* producción de libros = book production, book publishing.

* promoción de libros = book promotion.

* quema de libros = book burning.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* recensión de libros = reviewing.

* relacionado con la promoción de libros = book-promotional.

* relacionado con los libros = book-related.

* reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.

* reserva de libro = book reservation.

* reserva de libros = reserve book room.

* reservar libros = reserve + books.

* retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.

* rincón del libro = book corner.

* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sala de libros raros = rare book room.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sección de libros en rústica = paperback rack.

* seleccionador de libros = book selector.

* selección de libros = book selection.

* sello para libros = book stamp.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.

* servicio de libros a domicilio = homebound service.

* servicio relacionado con los libros = book service.

* sistema antirrobo de libros = book security system, library security system.

* sistema de detección de libros = book detection system.

* sociedad sin libros = bookless society.

* soporte de libro = book support.

* suministro de libros = book supply.

* traslado de libros = bookmove.

* vale canjeable por un libro = book token.

* venta de libros = bookselling [book selling].

* * *

masculino

1) (Impr) book

un libro de arquitectura — a book on architecture

un libro de cocina — a cookbook

colgar los libro — to quit (AmE) o (BrE) give up studying

ser (como) un libro abierto: eres un libro abierto — I can read you like a book

2) libros masculino plural (Fin)

llevar los libro — to do the bookkeeping

3) (Lit) ( parte) book

•

- libro animado or móvil

- libro blanco

- libro de actas/pedidos/reclamaciones

- libro de bolsillo

- libro de caja

- libro de consulta

- libro de cuentos

- libro de escolaridad

- libro de familia

- libro de texto

- libro de visitas

* * *

= book, text.

Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

* actitud ante los libros = set about books.

* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.

* adicto a los libros = bookaholic.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* almacén de libros = book-warehouse.

* amante del libro = book lover [booklover].

* amor por el libro = book-fancying.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* arte del libro = bookmanship.

* audiolibro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* bibliotecario encargado de libros raros = rare book libarian.

* biblioteconomía relacionada con los libros raros = rare book librarianship.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* caja para transportar libros = book bin.

* capacidad para libros = book capacity.

* carrito de los libros = book truck, book trolley.

* catálogo de libros = booklist [book list].

* catálogo de libros en venta = publication(s) list.

* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.

* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.

* ciencia del libro = bookmanship.

* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.

* colección de libros = book collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* colección de libros donados = gift collection.

* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.

* coleccionista de libros = book-collector.

* colocador de libros = book shelver, shelver.

* comercialización del libro = bookselling [book selling].

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* compra de libros = book buying [book-buying], book supply, book purchasing.

* comprador de libros = book buyer.

* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.

* confección de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* con una extensión similar a la de un libro = book-length.

* creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.

* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.

* crisis del libro = book crisis.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* depósito de libros = book depot.

* deshojar un libro = tear + book.

* devorador de libros = book-eating.

* distribuidor de libros = book dealer.

* donación de libros = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift.

* edición de libros = book publishing.

* encuadernación de libros = bookbinding [book-binding].

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.

* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.

* estantería para libros = book racks.

* etiqueta identificadora del libro = label.

* exposición de libros = book display.

* expositor de libros = book display stand.

* fabricación de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* feria del libro = book fair.

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* formato libro = book form [bookform].

* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.

* gastos de libros = book expenditure.

* historia del libro = book history.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustrador de libros = book illustrator.

* impresión de libros = book-printing.

* impresor de libros = bookmaker.

* índice de libro = book index.

* industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.

* industria del libro = book industry.

* industria del libro, la = bookmaking industry, the.

* interesado por los libros = book-conscious.

* interés por los libros = awareness of books.

* ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros) = ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

* ladrillos y libros = brick and book.

* lector de libros = book reader.

* libro antiguo = old book, antiquarian book, rare book.

* libro azul = Blue book.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* libro científico = scientific book, scholarly book.

* libro comercial = trade book.

* libro como objeto = book-object.

* libro con estructura plegable = pop-up book.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* libro conmemorativo = keepsake.

* libro con precio de venta fijado = net book.

* libro con precio de venta no fijado = non-net book.

* libro de arte = art book.

* libro de artista = livre d'artiste, artist's book.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* libro de citas = citator.

* libro de cocina = book on cookery, cookbook.

* libro de codificación = codebook.

* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.

* libro de contabilidad = ledger.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* libro de derecho = law book.

* libro de divulgación científica = popular science book.

* libro de ejercicios = workbook [work-book].

* libro de empresa = organisation manual.

* libro de estudio = study book.

* libro de firmas = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de historia = history book.

* libro de hojas de palmera = palm leaf book.

* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de jardinería = gardening book.

* libro de la biblioteca = library book.

* libro de literatura no ficticia = non-fiction book.

* libro de lujo = gift book.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* libro de melodías = tunebook.

* libro de navegación = book of navigation.

* libro de notas = mark book.

* libro de orígenes = studbook.

* libro de pastas amarillas = yellow-back.

* libro de prácticas = resource book.

* libro de préstamo vencido = overdue book.

* libro de recuerdo = keepsake.

* libro de regalo = gift book.

* libro de registro = accessions register, accessions book, accessions ledger.

* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].

* libro de reglas de un juego = rulebook.

* libro de sermones = lectionary.

* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.

* libro de texto = school book, text, textbook [text book].

* libro de texto de una asignatura = set course book.

* libro de texto escolar = school text.

* libro de viajes = travel book, travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* libro educativo = educational book.

* libro electrónico = electronic book (e-book/ebook).

* libro encuadernado en tapa = hard book cover, hardback cover, hardback book.

* libro en rústica = paperback, paperback book, paperbound book, trade paperback, pocketbook.

* libro esencial = bedside book.

* libro fantasma = dummy book.

* libro ficticio = dummy book.

* libro físico = physical book.

* libro fotolitografiado = photolitho book.

* libro frágil = brittle book.

* libro genealógico = studbook.

* libro grabado en audio = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro hablado = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro homenaje = Festschrift [Festschriften, -pl.], commemorative volume, memorial volume.

* libro ilustrado = livre d'artiste, illustrated book.

* libro impreso = press book, printed book.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* libro infantil = children's book.

* libro juvenil = young people's book, juvenile book.

* libro litográfico = lithographed book.

* libro litúrgico = liturgical work.

* libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller], blockbuster.

* libro miniatura = miniature book.

* libro narrativo = fictional book.

* libro para empollar = crammer.

* libro parlante = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro prohibido = banned book.

* libro raro = rare book.

* libro reservado = reserved book.

* libros = book material.

* libro sagrado = sacred book, sacred scripture.

* Libros Americanos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbound Books in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbacks in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Venta = British Books in Print.

* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).

* libros en venta = books in print.

* libro sonoro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libros sobre curiosidades = curiosa.

* libro táctil = tactile book.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* libro tipográfico = letterpress book.

* libro trofeo de guerra = trophy book.

* libro verde = green paper.

* lista de libros = booklist [book list].

* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar = bindery list.

* lomo del libro = book spine.

* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.

* maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.

* mercado del libro, el = book market, the.

* movimiento de libros = bookshift.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* mundo del libro, el = book world, the.

* mutilación de libros = book mutilation.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado = self-help.

* obsesionado con los libros = bookaholic.

* obseso con los libros = bookaholic.

* parásito del libro = book insect.

* piojo de los libros = booklouse [booklice, -pl.].

* posesión de libros propios = book ownership.

* presentación de libros = book talk [booktalk/book-talk].

* prestamista de libros = book lender.

* préstamo de libros = book lending, checking out books.

* prestar un libro = check out + book.

* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].

* presupuesto para libros = book budget.

* proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.

* producción de libros = book production, book publishing.

* promoción de libros = book promotion.

* quema de libros = book burning.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* recensión de libros = reviewing.

* relacionado con la promoción de libros = book-promotional.

* relacionado con los libros = book-related.

* reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.

* reserva de libro = book reservation.

* reserva de libros = reserve book room.

* reservar libros = reserve + books.

* retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.

* rincón del libro = book corner.

* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sala de libros raros = rare book room.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sección de libros en rústica = paperback rack.

* seleccionador de libros = book selector.

* selección de libros = book selection.

* sello para libros = book stamp.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.

* servicio de libros a domicilio = homebound service.

* servicio relacionado con los libros = book service.

* sistema antirrobo de libros = book security system, library security system.

* sistema de detección de libros = book detection system.

* sociedad sin libros = bookless society.

* soporte de libro = book support.

* suministro de libros = book supply.

* traslado de libros = bookmove.

* vale canjeable por un libro = book token.

* venta de libros = bookselling [book selling].

* * *

libro

masculine

A ( Impr) book

un libro de arquitectura/sobre el imperio romano a book on architecture/on the Roman Empire

un libro de cocina a cookbook, a cookery book ( BrE)

hablar como un libro (abierto) (con afectación) to use high-flown o highfalutin language; (con sensatez) to talk sense, know what one is talking about

perder los libros to lose one's touch, lose the knack ( colloq)

sabérselas por libro ( Chi); to know every trick in the book, know what one is talking about/doing

ser (como) un libro abierto to be an open book

no intentes negarlo, eres un libro abierto don't try to deny it, I can read you like a book o you're an open book

B libros mpl

1 ( Fin):

llevaba los libro de la empresa I was keeping the books o doing the bookkeeping for the company

2

(lectura): no le gustan los libros he doesn't like reading

colgar los libro to quit ( AmE) o ( BrE) give up studying

C ( Lit) (parte) book

Compuestos:

● libro animado

pop-up book

● libro blanco

(preparado — por el gobierno) consultation document, white paper ( BrE); (— por una organización independiente) report, consultation document

● libro de actas

minute book

● libro de bolsillo

paperback

● libro de cabecera

su libro de cabecera (que lee en la cama) his bedtime reading; (que le es imprescindible) his bible ( colloq)

● libro de caja

cashbook

● libro de consulta

reference book

● libro de contabilidad or cuentas

ledger

● libro de cuentos

book of short stories

● libro de escolaridad

school record

● libro de estilo

style guide

● libro de familia

booklet recording details of one's marriage, children's birthdates, etc

● libro de instrucciones

instruction manual

● libro de lectura

reader

● libro del profesor

teacher's book

● libro de oraciones

prayer book

● libro de pedidos

order book

● libro de poemas

poetry book, book of poems

● libro de reciente aparición

new title

● libro de reclamaciones

complaints book

● libro de registro

register

● libro de tapa dura

hardback

● libro de texto

textbook

● libro de viajes

travel guide

● libro de visitas

visitors' book; guest book

● libro diario

daybook

● libro inventario

stock book

● libro mágico or mecánico or móvil

pop-up book

● libro mayor

general ledger

* * *

Del verbo librar: ( conjugate librar)

libro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

libró es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
librar
libro
librar ( conjugate librar) verbo transitivo
1 ( liberar) libro a algn de algo ‹ de peligro› to save sb from sth;
‹de obligación/responsabilidad› to free sb from sth;
◊ ¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!

2 ‹batalla/combate› to fight
librarse verbo pronominal:
◊ se libró por poco he had a lucky escape;

librose de algo ‹de tarea/obligación› to get out of sth;
librose de un castigo to escape punishment;
se libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help him;
se libroon de morir asfixiados they escaped being suffocated;
librose de algn to get rid of sb
libro sustantivo masculino (Impr) book;
un libro de cocina a cookbook;
llevar los libros (Fin) to do the bookkeeping;
libro de bolsillo paperback;
libro de consulta reference book;
libro de escolaridad school record;
libro de familia booklet recording details of one's marriage, children's birthdates, etc;
libro de texto textbook
librar
I verbo transitivo
1 to free: me libró de un castigo, she let me off from a punishment
2 (una orden de pago) to draw
II vi (tener el día libre) libra los fines de semana, he has weekends off
libro sustantivo masculino book
Fin libro de cuentas, account book
Educ libro de texto, textbook

' libro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abarquillarse
- agotada
- agotado
- analogía
- apaisada
- apaisado
- apéndice
- atravesarse
- baja
- bajo
- bastante
- bien
- bolsillo
- cabecera
- capítulo
- censurar
- cepillarse
- cita
- congratularse
- cualquiera
- cuerpo
- curiosidad
- datar
- de
- decir
- deformación
- desastre
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- devolver
- diente
- divertida
- divertido
- divulgación
- edición
- ejemplar
- empalagosa
- empalagoso
- encuadernación
- entender
- feria
- ficha
- grabada
- grabado
- guía
- hincar
- hoja
- homenaje
- ilustrar
English:
about
- above
- abridged
- acknowledgement
- annual
- appearance
- audio
- autograph
- back
- base
- bash out
- be
- bed
- bind
- blockbuster
- body
- book
- bookmark
- bookrack
- bore
- boring
- bound
- bring out
- browse
- capture
- chapter
- coda
- come out
- content
- cookbook
- cookery book
- copy
- cover
- crease
- deadly
- deal with
- dedication
- derivative
- diary
- dip into
- dull
- early
- edit
- editor
- entitle
- escape
- exemplify
- exploit
- extract
- fall

* * *

libro nm

1. [impreso] book;

un libro de aventuras a book of adventure stories;

Comp

hablar como un libro to express oneself very clearly;

Comp
Fam
ser (como) un libro abierto to be an open book

Comp
libro de bolsillo (pocket-sized) paperback;
libro de cabecera bedside book;

libro de canciones song book;

libro de cocina cookbook, Br cookery book;

libro de consulta reference book;

libro de cuentos storybook;

libro de ejercicios workbook;

libro electrónico electronic book;

libro de estilo style guide;

libro de himnos hymn book;

libro de instrucciones instruction book o manual;
Rel libro sagrado Book [in Bible];
libro de texto textbook;

libro de viajes travel book

2. Pol paper

Comp
libro blanco white paper;
libro verde green paper

3. [registro] book;

llevar los libros to keep the books

Comp
Com libro de caja cashbook; Com libro de contabilidad accounts book; Educ libro de escolaridad = book containing a complete record of a pupil's academic results throughout his or her time at school;
libro de familia = document containing personal details of the members of a family;

libro de oro visitors' book [for important guests];

libro de pedidos order book;

libro de reclamaciones complaints book;

libro de registro (de entradas) register;

libro de visitas visitors' book

4. Fin libro diario [para transacciones] journal, day book

* * *

libro

m book;

colgar los libros quit studying;

hablar como un libro talk like a book, use highfalutin language

* * *

libro nm

1) : book

libro de texto: textbook

2) libros nmpl

: books (in bookkeeping), accounts

llevar los libros: to keep the books

* * *

libro n book

libro de bolsillo paperback

libro de consulta reference book

libro de texto textbook

Spanish-English dictionary > libro

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