multiple+operations

sufrir un accidente — to have o meet with an accident

accidente laboral — = accidente de trabajo

tuvo or sufrió un accidente — he had an accident

por accidente — by chance o coincidence

tuvo or sufrió un accidente — he had an accident

por accidente — by chance o coincidence

Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

el proceso de una enfermedad — the course o progress of a disease

abrir o entablar proceso — to bring a suit (a against)

proceso verbal — (=escrito) record; (=audiencia) hearing

Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.

un artista que mezcla estilos diferentes en su obra — an artist who mixes o combines different styles in his work

la comida china mezcla sabores salados y dulces — Chinese food combines o mixes savoury and sweet flavours

¿quién me ha mezclado todos los papeles? — who's mixed o messed up all my papers?

cuando habla mezcla los dos idiomas — when he talks he mixes o muddles up the two languages

no quiero que me mezcles en ese asunto — I don't want you to involve me o get me involved in that business

mezclar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o involved in something

mezclarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

mezclarse en cuestiones políticas — to get mixed up o involved in politics

mezclar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o involved in something

mezclarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

mezclarse en cuestiones políticas — to get mixed up o involved in politics

Ex: Contents page bulletins which comprise copies of contents pages of periodicals collated and dispatched to users are also reliant upon titles.

un modelo de Valentino — a Valentino model o design

servir de modelo a un pintor — to sit o pose for a painter

visité la casa modelo — I visited the model home (AmE) o (BrE) the showhouse

modelo en or a escala — scale model

llegó con un nuevo modelito — (fam) she arrived wearing a new little number

visité la casa modelo — I visited the model home (AmE) o (BrE) the showhouse

modelo en or a escala — scale model

llegó con un nuevo modelito — (fam) she arrived wearing a new little number

Ex: A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that may be modified for training or analysis to emphasize a particular part or function; it usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.