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61 estuco

m.

stucco.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

estuco

► nombre masculino

1 stucco

* * *

SM stucco, plaster

* * *

masculino (Art) stuccowork, stucco

* * *

= stucco.

Ex. The author describes the working methods of the two Iranian architects and the role of stucco in Islamic architecture.

* * *

masculino (Art) stuccowork, stucco

* * *

= stucco.

Ex: The author describes the working methods of the two Iranian architects and the role of stucco in Islamic architecture.

* * *

estuco

masculine

1 ( Art) stuccowork, stucco

2 (CS fam hum) (maquillaje) war paint ( colloq hum)

* * *

Del verbo estucar: ( conjugate estucar)

estuco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

estucó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
estucar
estuco
estuco sustantivo masculino stucco
' estuco' also found in these entries:
English:
stucco

* * *

estuco nm

stucco

* * *

estuco

m stuccowork

* * *

estuco nm

: stucco

Spanish-English dictionary > estuco
62 estímulo

m.

1 encouragement, drive, boost, incentive.

2 incentive, inducement.

* * *

estímulo

► nombre masculino

1 stimulus, stimulation

2 figurado encouragement

3 COMERCIO incentive

* * *

noun m.

1) stimulus

2) encouragement

* * *

SM

1) (Psic) stimulus

2) (=incentivo) incentive

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masculino

a) ( incentivo) encouragement

sirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment

b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus

* * *

= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.

Nota: Generalmente referido a una bebida.

Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

Ex. This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.

Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex. Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.

Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.

Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.

Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.

Ex. Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.

Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.

Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.

Ex. She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.

Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.

Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.

Ex. This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.

Ex. Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.

Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.

Ex. The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.

Ex. Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.

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* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.

* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.

* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.

* ser un estímulo = be motivating.

* * *

masculino

a) ( incentivo) encouragement

sirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment

b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus

* * *

= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.

Nota: Generalmente referido a una bebida.

Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.

Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex: Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.

Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.

Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.

Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.

Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.

Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.

Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.

Ex: She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.

Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.

Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.

Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.

Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.

Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.

Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.

Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.

* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.

* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.

* ser un estímulo = be motivating.

* * *

estímulo

masculine

1 (incentivo) encouragement

sirve de estímulo a la inversión it acts as an incentive o a stimulus to investment, it encourages investment

2 ( Biol, Fisiol) stimulus

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Del verbo estimular: ( conjugate estimular)

estimulo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

estimuló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
estimular
estímulo
estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to stimulate

b) ( alentar) ‹ persona› to encourage

estímulo sustantivo masculino
a) ( incentivo) incentive

b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus

estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
estímulo sustantivo masculino
1 (acicate, ánimo) encouragement
2 Biol Fís stimulus
(acción) stimulation
' estímulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- incentivo
- responder
- respuesta
- revulsiva
- revulsivo
- acicate
- arriba
English:
boost
- encouragement
- inspiration
- lift
- shot
- spur
- stimulation
- stimulus

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estímulo nm

1. [aliciente] incentive;
[ánimo] encouragement;
servir de estímulo to act o serve as an incentive;

medidas de estímulo a la creación de empleo measures to encourage job creation

2. Fisiol stimulus

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estímulo

m

1 stimulus

2 ( incentivo) incentive

* * *

estímulo nm

1) : stimulus

2) incentivo: incentive, encouragement

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estímulo n stimulus [pl. stimuli]

Spanish-English dictionary > estímulo
63 evitar

v.

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

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evitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

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verb

1) to avoid

2) prevent

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1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

quiero evitar ese riesgo — I want to avoid that risk

intento evitar a Luisa — I'm trying to avoid Luisa

no pude evitarlo — I couldn't help it

evitar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth

María evita a toda costa encontrarse con él — María avoids bumping into him at all costs

2) (=ahorrar) to save

esto nos evitará muchos problemas — this will save us a lot of problems

me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

2.

See:

evitarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

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

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

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* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

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

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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evitar [A1 ]

vt

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

■ evitarse

v pron

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

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Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

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evitar

♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

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evitar

v/t

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

* * *

evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

* * *

evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

el político quiso evitar un escándalo the politician wanted to avoid a scandal

2. (impedir) to prevent

limpia la herida para evitar que se infecte clean the wound to prevent it from getting infected

3. (ahorrar) to save

eso me evitará muchos problemas that will save me a lot of problems

no poder evitar hacer algo not to be able to help doing something

no lo pude evitar I couldn't help it

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar
64 extraño

adj.

strange, far-out, queer, odd.

f. & m.

stranger, foreigner, outsider.

pres.indicat.

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

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extraño

► adjetivo

1 (no conocido) alien, foreign

■ cuerpo extraño foreign body

2 (particular) strange, peculiar, odd, funny

■ vimos una cosa extraña anoche we saw something strange last night

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 stranger

■ es un extraño en su familia he's a stranger to his family

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no es extraño que... it is not surprising that...

ser extraño,-a a algo to have nothing to do with something

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1. (f. - extraña)
noun

stranger
2. (f. - extraña)
adj.

1) strange, odd

2) alien, foreign

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extraño, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=raro) strange

es muy extraño — it's very odd o strange

¡qué extraño! — how odd o strange!

parece extraño que... — it seems odd o strange that...

2) (=ajeno)

un cuerpo extraño — a foreign body

murió en tierra extraña — he died on foreign soil

estas son costumbres extrañas a este país — these are customs which are foreign o alien to this country

este estilo no es extraño a los lectores de su poesía — this style is not unknown to readers of his poetry

2. SM / F

1) (=desconocido) stranger

no quiero que hables con extraños — I don't want you talking to strangers

2) (=extranjero) foreigner

3.

SM

hacer un extraño: el balón hizo un extraño — the ball took a bad bounce

el caballo hizo un extraño — the horse shied

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I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( raro) strange, odd

es extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

últimamente está muy extraño — he's been a bit strange lately

eso no tiene nada de extraño — there's nothing unusual about that

b) ( desconocido)

no me siento bien entre gente extraña — I feel uncomfortable with people I don't know o strangers
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger

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= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.

Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.

Ex. The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.

Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.

Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.

Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.

Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.

Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.

Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.

Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.

Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.

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* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* cita con un extraño = blind date.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de una manera extraña = strangely.

* de un modo extraño = freakishly.

* extraño (a) = foreign (to).

* país extraño = foreign country.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

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I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( raro) strange, odd

es extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

últimamente está muy extraño — he's been a bit strange lately

eso no tiene nada de extraño — there's nothing unusual about that

b) ( desconocido)

no me siento bien entre gente extraña — I feel uncomfortable with people I don't know o strangers
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger

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= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.

Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.

Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.

Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.

Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.

Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.

Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.

Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.

Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.

Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.

Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.

* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* cita con un extraño = blind date.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de una manera extraña = strangely.

* de un modo extraño = freakishly.

* extraño (a) = foreign (to).

* país extraño = foreign country.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

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extraño¹ -ña

adjective

1 (raro) strange, odd

es extraño que no haya llamado it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

es una pareja extraña they're a strange o an odd couple

últimamente está muy extraño he's been very strange lately, he's been acting very strange o strangely lately

2

(desconocido): los asuntos de familia no se discuten delante de personas extrañas you shouldn't discuss family matters in front of strangers o outsiders

no me siento bien ante tanta gente extraña I feel uncomfortable with so many people I don't know o so many strangers

extraño² -ña

masculine, feminine

1 (desconocido) stranger

2

extraño masculine (movimiento): el caballo hizo un extraño the horse shied

el coche me hizo un extraño en la curva the car did something strange on the bend

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Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar)

extraño es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

extrañó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
extrañar
extraño
extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss
verbo intransitivo
1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise;
◊ me extraña que no lo sepas I'm surprised you didn't know that;

ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that …
2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick
extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañose de algo to be surprised at sth
extraño
◊ -ña adjetivo ( raro) strange, odd;

eso no tiene nada de extraño there's nothing unusual about that
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
extrañar verbo transitivo
1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
2 (echar de menos) to miss
3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed
extraño,-a
I adjetivo strange
Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in

' extraño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- ajeno
- curiosa
- curioso
- extraña
- extrañar
- imprimir
- más
- modo
- proceder
- rondar
- ruido
- tan
- corriente
- notar
- raro
English:
bizarre
- curious
- extraordinary
- funnily
- odd
- odd-sounding
- peculiar
- phenomenon
- puzzling
- queer
- singular
- strange
- uncanny
- weird
- agree
- alien
- as
- foreign
- greet
- home
- incongruous
- quaint

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extraño, -a

♦ adj

1. [raro] strange, odd;

es extraño que no hayan llegado ya it's strange o odd they haven't arrived yet;

¡qué extraño! how strange o odd!;

me resulta extraño oírte hablar así I find it strange o odd to hear you talk like that

2. [ajeno] detached, uninvolved

3. Med foreign

♦ nm,f

stranger;

no hables con extraños don't talk to strangers

♦ nm
[movimiento brusco]
el vehículo hizo un extraño the vehicle went out of control for a second

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extraño

I adj strange, odd

II m, extraña f stranger

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extraño, -ña adj

1) raro: strange, odd

2) extranjero: foreign

extraño, -ña n

desconocido: stranger

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extraño¹ adj strange

un ruido extraño a strange noise

extraño² n stranger

Spanish-English dictionary > extraño
65 freelance

[fri'lans]
ADJ SMF INV freelance
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['frilans]
masculino y femenino freelancer

trabaja de freelance — he works freelance

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= freelance.

Ex. Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.

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['frilans]
masculino y femenino freelancer

trabaja de freelance — he works freelance

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= freelance.

Ex: Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.

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freelance¹

/fri'lans/

adj inv

freelance

freelance²

masculine and feminine

freelancer, freelance

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Multiple Entries:
free-lance
freelance
freelance /'frilans/ sustantivo masculino y femenino
freelancer;
◊ trabaja de freelance he works freelance

freelance mf freelance: trabaja como freelance para varios periódicos, she works freelance for several newspapers

' freelance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
autónomo
English:
freelance

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freelance, free lance ['frilans]

♦ adj inv

freelance

♦ nmf inv

freelance;

colabora como freelance en varias revistas he freelances for several magazines

Spanish-English dictionary > freelance
66 inactivo

adj.

1 inactive, idle, inert, dormant.

2 lazy, idle.

3 inactive, fallow.

4 unemployed, jobless, out of a job.

5 inactive.

6 latent, torpent.

pres.indicat.

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

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inactivo

► adjetivo

1 inactive

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(f. - inactiva)

adj.

inactive, idle

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inactivo, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=sin actividad) inactive; (=perezoso) idle

2) [volcán] dormant, inactive

3) (Com, Econ) [mercado] sluggish; [población] non-working

2.

SM / F

los inactivos — the non-working population

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- va adjetivo

a) <persona/máquina> inactive, idle

b) < volcán> inactive, dormant

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= dormant, stagnant, inactive.

Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

Ex. Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.

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* colección inactiva = inactive collection.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow.

* permanecer inactivo = go + dormant, lie + dormant.

* publicación seriada inactiva = inactive serial.

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- va adjetivo

a) <persona/máquina> inactive, idle

b) < volcán> inactive, dormant

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= dormant, stagnant, inactive.

Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

Ex: Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.

* colección inactiva = inactive collection.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow.

* permanecer inactivo = go + dormant, lie + dormant.

* publicación seriada inactiva = inactive serial.

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inactivo -va

adjective

1 ‹persona› inactive

la maquinaria se halla inactiva desde hace más de dos meses the machinery has been inactive o has been standing idle for more than two months

2 ‹volcán› inactive, dormant

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Del verbo inactivar: ( conjugate inactivar)

inactivo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

inactivó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
inactivar
inactivo
inactivo
◊ -va adjetivo

inactive
inactivo,-a adjetivo inactive

' inactivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inactiva
- ociosa
- ocioso
English:
action
- dormant
- inactive
- lethargic

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inactivo, -a adj

1. [persona] inactive

2. [mercado] sluggish, flat

3. [volcán] inactive, dormant

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inactivo

adj inactive

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inactivo, -va adj

: inactive, idle

Spanish-English dictionary > inactivo
67 indignado

adj.

indignant, outraged.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: indignar.

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indignado

► adjetivo

1 indignant ( por, at/about)

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ADJ indignant, angry (con, contra with) ( por at, about)

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- da adjetivo indignant, angry; ( más fuerte) outraged, incensed

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= in disgust, indignant, outraged.

Ex. The number of documents through which a searcher is willing to browse before giving up in disgust is his 'futility point'.

Ex. Can't you just see some indignant parent working his fine off shovelling snow from the library steps! = ¡Te imaginas a algún padre indignado quitando nieve con una pala de los escalones de la biblioteca para pagar la multa!.

Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.

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* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).

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- da adjetivo indignant, angry; ( más fuerte) outraged, incensed

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= in disgust, indignant, outraged.

Ex: The number of documents through which a searcher is willing to browse before giving up in disgust is his 'futility point'.

Ex: Can't you just see some indignant parent working his fine off shovelling snow from the library steps! = ¡Te imaginas a algún padre indignado quitando nieve con una pala de los escalones de la biblioteca para pagar la multa!.

Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.

* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).

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indignado -da

adjective

indignant, angry; (más fuerte) outraged, incensed

se sintió indignada ante el tratamiento que recibió she was indignant at the treatment she received

estoy indignado con él I'm very angry with him

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Del verbo indignar: ( conjugate indignar)

indignado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
indignado
indignar
indignado
◊ -da adjetivo

indignant, angry;

( más fuerte) outraged, incensed
indignar ( conjugate indignar) verbo transitivo
to make … angry o indignant;
( más fuerte) to outrage
indignarse verbo pronominal
to get angry, become indignant;
( más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed
indignado,-a adjetivo indignant [por, at, about]
indignar verbo transitivo to infuriate, make angry
' indignado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indignada
English:
disgust
- incensed
- indignant
- disgusted
- flounce
- stalk

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indignado, -a adj
[enfadado] indignant; [colérico] outraged;
están indignados por el asesinato del obispo they are outraged by the bishop's murder

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indignado

adj indignant

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indignado, -da adj

: indignant

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indignado adj indignant

Spanish-English dictionary > indignado
68 infame

adj.

1 vile, base.

2 infamous, wicked.

pres.subj.

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

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infame

► adjetivo

1 (vil) despicable, vile

2 (muy malo) awful, terrible

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1.

ADJ (=odioso) [persona] odious; [tarea] thankless

esto es infame — this is monstrous

2.

SMF vile person, villain

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I
adjetivo

a) (vil, cruel) < persona> loathsome, despicable; <acción/comportamiento> unspeakable, disgraceful

b) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) horrible, terrible
II
masculino y femenino loathsome o despicable person

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= slanderous, infamous, despicable, unholy, notorious, dastardly, beyond evil, loathsome.

Ex. That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.

Ex. The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.

Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.

Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.

Ex. Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.

Ex. A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.

Ex. What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.

Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

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* coalición infame = unholy alliance.

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I
adjetivo

a) (vil, cruel) < persona> loathsome, despicable; <acción/comportamiento> unspeakable, disgraceful

b) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) horrible, terrible
II
masculino y femenino loathsome o despicable person

* * *

= slanderous, infamous, despicable, unholy, notorious, dastardly, beyond evil, loathsome.

Ex: That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.

Ex: The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.

Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.

Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.

Ex: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.

Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.

Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.

Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

* coalición infame = unholy alliance.

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infame¹

adjective

1 (vil, cruel) ‹persona› loathsome, despicable; ‹acción/comportamiento› monstrous, unspeakable, disgraceful

2 ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) horrible, terrible

hizo un tiempo infame we had foul o terrible o vile o horrible weather ( colloq)

infame²

masculine and feminine

loathsome o despicable person

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Del verbo infamar: ( conjugate infamar)

infamé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

infame es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
infamar
infame
infame
I adjetivo
1 (pésimo, horrible) dreadful, awful
una obra de teatro infame, a dreadful play
2 (persona) infamous, vile
II mf vile person
' infame' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indigna
- indigno
English:
base
- infamous
- vile
- wicked

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infame adj

1. [persona] vile, base

2. Fam [libro, película] dire, dreadful;

vivían en una casa infame they lived in a dreadful house

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infame

adj vile, loathsome; ( terrible) dreadful, awful

* * *

infame adj

1) : infamous

2) : loathsome, vile

tiempo infame: terrible weather

Spanish-English dictionary > infame
69 límite

m.

1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.

2 breaking point.

3 limit, cap.

4 ora, edge.

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límite

► nombre masculino

1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary

2 (frontera) boundary

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sin límites boundless

todo tiene un límite there's a limit to everything

límite de velocidad speed limit

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noun m.

1) limit

2) border, boundary

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1. SM

1) [gen] limit

podrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit

eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit

• como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday

• poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participants

nos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend

quieren poner límite a sus ambiciones políticas — they want to limit his political ambitions

pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos

• sin límites — limitless

• no tener límites — to know no bounds

límite de crédito — (Com) credit limit

límite de gastos — spending limit

límite de velocidad — speed limit

2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, border

límite forestal — tree line, timber line

3) (Inform)

límite de página — page break

4) (=final) end

2.

ADJ INV extreme, maximum

caso límite — extreme case

competición límite — out-and-out contest

concentración límite — maximum concentration

jornada límite semanal — maximum possible working week

sentencia límite — definitive ruling

situaciones límite — extreme situations

someter una máquina a pruebas límite — to test a machine to the limit

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masculino

1) (Geog, Pol) boundary

2)

a) ( cifra máxima) limit

el límite de velocidad — the speed limit

poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

b) (tope, extremo) limit

no tener límite — to know no limits

bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación llegó a límites insostenibles — the situation became untenable

todo tiene un límite! — enough is enough!

3) (como adj inv)

tiempo límite — time limit

situación límite — extreme situation

fecha límite — deadline

* * *

= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.

Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.

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

Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.

Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.

Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.

Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

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

Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.

Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.

Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.

Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

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* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.

* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.

* establecer límites = draw + limits.

* establecer un límite = set + limit.

* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.

* límite de tiempo = time limit.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* límite fluctuante = moving wall.

* límite inferior = lower bound.

* límite máximo = upper limit.

* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.

* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* marcar los límites = mark out.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no tener límite = have + no limit.

* no tener límites = be boundless.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

* * *

masculino

1) (Geog, Pol) boundary

2)

a) ( cifra máxima) limit

el límite de velocidad — the speed limit

poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

b) (tope, extremo) limit

no tener límite — to know no limits

bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación llegó a límites insostenibles — the situation became untenable

todo tiene un límite! — enough is enough!

3) (como adj inv)

tiempo límite — time limit

situación límite — extreme situation

fecha límite — deadline

* * *

= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.

Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.

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

Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.

Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.

Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.

Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

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

Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.

Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.

Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.

Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.

* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.

* establecer límites = draw + limits.

* establecer un límite = set + limit.

* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.

* límite de tiempo = time limit.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* límite fluctuante = moving wall.

* límite inferior = lower bound.

* límite máximo = upper limit.

* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.

* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* marcar los límites = mark out.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no tener límite = have + no limit.

* no tener límites = be boundless.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

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límite

masculine

A ( Geog, Pol) boundary

el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundary

los límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the property

B

1 (cifra máxima) limit

el límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25

no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limit

el límite de velocidad the speed limit

no puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limit

pusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls

2 (tope, extremo) limit

mi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patience

su generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o bounds

bondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenable

no te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limits

Compuestos:

● límite de crédito

credit limit

● límite de gastos

spending limit

● límite de peso

weight limit

● límite de tolerancia

tolerance level

C ( como adj inv):

tiempo límite time limit

situación límite extreme situation

es un caso límite it's a borderline case

fecha límite final date, deadline, closing date

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Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)

limité es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

limite es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:
◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;

me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
◊ el límite de velocidad the speed limit;

su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
◊ tiempo límite time limit;

situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed

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límite nm

1. [tope] limit;

al límite at the limit;

dentro de un límite within limits;

tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;

su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;

está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;

estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;

me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;

mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;

no hay límite de edad there's no age limit

Comp
Fin límite de crédito credit limit;
límite de velocidad speed limit

2. [confín] boundary;

el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property

3. Mat limit

4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;
[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;
fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June

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límite

I m

1 limit;

sin límites limitless

2 ( linea de separación) boundary

II adj

:

situación límite extreme situation;

caso límite borderline case

* * *

límite nm

1) : boundary, border

2) : limit

el límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patience

límite de velocidad: speed limit

3)

fecha límite : deadline

* * *

límite n

1. (punto máximo) limit

límite de velocidad speed limit

hora límite deadline

2. (de territorio) boundary [pl. boundaries]

los límites de España Spain's boundaries

Spanish-English dictionary > límite
70 magnífico

adj.

1 magnificent, grand, splendid, super-duper.

2 excellent, wonderful, marvelous, very good.

intj.

excellent, fine.

* * *

magnífico

► adjetivo

1 magnificent, splendid

* * *

(f. - magnífica)

adj.

magnificent, superb

* * *

ADJ magnificent, wonderful

es un jugador magnífico — he's a magnificent o wonderful player

tenemos un magnífico profesor — we have a magnificent o wonderful teacher

Ortega estuvo magnífico — Ortega was magnificent

¡magnífico! — excellent!, splendid!

rector magnífico — Esp (Univ) honourable Chancellor, honorable Chancellor (EEUU)

* * *

- ca adjetivo

a) (excelente, estupendo) <edificio/panorama> magnificent, superb; <espectáculo/escritor> marvelous*, wonderful, superb; < oportunidad> wonderful, marvelous*

magnífico! — excellent!

b) ( suntuoso) magnificent, splendid

c) ( en títulos) honorable*

* * *

= exciting, magnificent, superb, splendid, fabulous, glorious, gorgeous, many splendoured, princely.

Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

Ex. Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.

Ex. The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.

Ex. She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.

Ex. The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.

Ex. In other words, compare the glorious statements made about the purpose of libraries in 1849 with the opening of Manchester Public Library, with one ceremony for the working class and one for the 'nobs'.

Ex. The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.

Ex. In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.

Ex. By my most delightful excursion was to Hamilton itself, one of the most princely places I have ever visited.

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* ejemplo magnífico = shining example.

* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* * *

- ca adjetivo

a) (excelente, estupendo) <edificio/panorama> magnificent, superb; <espectáculo/escritor> marvelous*, wonderful, superb; < oportunidad> wonderful, marvelous*

magnífico! — excellent!

b) ( suntuoso) magnificent, splendid

c) ( en títulos) honorable*

* * *

= exciting, magnificent, superb, splendid, fabulous, glorious, gorgeous, many splendoured, princely.

Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.

Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.

Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.

Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.

Ex: In other words, compare the glorious statements made about the purpose of libraries in 1849 with the opening of Manchester Public Library, with one ceremony for the working class and one for the 'nobs'.

Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.

Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.

Ex: By my most delightful excursion was to Hamilton itself, one of the most princely places I have ever visited.

* ejemplo magnífico = shining example.

* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* * *

magnífico -ca

adjective

1 (excelente, estupendo) ‹edificio/panorama› magnificent, marvelous*, superb; ‹espectáculo/escritor› marvelous*, superb, wonderful; ‹oportunidad› wonderful, marvelous*, splendid

hace un día magnífico it's a beautiful day

ha llegado el señor Díaz — ¡magnífico! Mr. Díaz has arrived — splendid o excellent!

es un magnífico escritor he's a superb writer

Galán estuvo magnífico, ganando en un tiempo de 5:31:27 Galán was magnificent o superb, winning in a time of 5:31:27

2 (suntuoso) magnificent, splendid

3 (en títulos) honorable*

* * *

Del verbo magnificar: ( conjugate magnificar)

magnifico es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

magnificó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
magnificar
magnífico
magnífico
◊ -ca adjetivo

a) ( estupendo) ‹edificio/panorama› magnificent, superb;

‹espectáculo/escritor/oportunidad› marvelous^{( conjugate marvelous)}, wonderful;
◊ ¡magnífico! excellent!

b) ( suntuoso) magnificent, splendid

magnificar vtr (exagerar) to exaggerate: el diario local magnificó los acontecimientos, the newspaper blew the events out of proportion
magnífico,-a adjetivo splendid, wonderful: hace una tarde magnífica, it's a magnificent evening
' magnífico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colosal
- magnificar
- magnífica
- hermoso
- soberbio
English:
absolutely
- fine
- glorious
- golf course
- gorgeous
- grand
- great
- magnificent
- workmanship
- fabulous
- splendid
- superb

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magnífico, -a adj

1. [muy bueno] [idea, invento, oportunidad] wonderful, magnificent;

una habitación con magníficas vistas al mar a room with a magnificent view of the sea;

tus amigos son una gente magnífica your friends are wonderful;

llegaré a las ocho – ¡magnífico! I'll be there at eight – splendid!

2. [grandioso, espléndido] great, fantastic;

¡con esa falda estás magnífica! you look great o fantastic in that skirt!

3. [tratamiento] Honourable;

el Rector Magnífico de la Universidad the Honourable Chancellor of the University

* * *

magnífico

adj wonderful, magnificent

* * *

magnífico, -ca adj

esplendoroso: magnificent, splendid

♦ magníficamente adv

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magnífico adj wonderful

Spanish-English dictionary > magnífico
71 majo

adj.

1 nice, nice-looking, good-looking.

2 chic.

m.

stylish man.

pres.indicat.

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

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majo

► adjetivo

1 (persona - simpático) nice; (- bonito) nice, good-looking; (cosa) nice, lovely

2 (tratamiento) love, US honey

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 member of the Madrid populace in the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries

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majo, -a
1. ADJ Esp

1) [persona] (=agradable) nice; (=guapo) attractive, good-looking

2) [cosa] nice

¡qué blusa tan maja! — what a nice blouse!

3) [uso apelativo]

¡hola maja! ¿qué tal te va? — hello, love! how's things?

oye, majo, haz el favor de callarte — do me a favour, will you just shut up?

2.

SM / F ( Hist) inhabitant of the working-class neighbourhoods of Madrid in the 18th and 19th centuries
maja
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I
- ja adjetivo (Esp fam)

a) < persona> ( simpático) nice; ( guapo) < hombre> handsome, good-looking; < mujer> good-looking, pretty

b) <casa/vestido> lovely, nice
II
- ja masculino, femenino (Esp) ( apelativo)

hola majo/maja! — hi, there! (colloq)

oye majo/maja, no te pases — OK, there's no need to over do it

* * *

= dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].

Ex. This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo (Esp fam)

a) < persona> ( simpático) nice; ( guapo) < hombre> handsome, good-looking; < mujer> good-looking, pretty

b) <casa/vestido> lovely, nice
II
- ja masculino, femenino (Esp) ( apelativo)

hola majo/maja! — hi, there! (colloq)

oye majo/maja, no te pases — OK, there's no need to over do it

* * *

= dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].

Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.

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majo¹ -ja

adjective

( Esp fam)

1 ‹persona› (simpático) nice; (guapo) ‹hombre› handsome, good-looking; ‹mujer› good-looking, pretty

2 ‹casa/vestido› lovely, nice

majo² -ja

masculine, feminine

A

( Esp) (apelativo): bueno majo, me despido right, (pal), I'm off

oye maja, no te pases OK, there's no need to go over the top

B ( Hist) 19th Century inhabitant of one of Madrid's working-class areas

* * *

Del verbo majar: ( conjugate majar)

majo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

majó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
majar
majo
majar ( conjugate majar) verbo transitivo
to crush
majo
◊ -ja adjetivo (Esp fam)

a) ( simpático) nice

b) ( guapo) ‹ hombre› handsome, good-looking;

‹ mujer› good-looking, pretty
c) ‹casa/vestido› lovely, nice

majar verbo transitivo to crush: tienes que majar las espinacas en la sartén, you have to mash the spinach while frying it lightly
majo,-a adj fam (lindo) pretty, nice
fam (persona) nice: tu amigo es muy majo, your friend is very nice
' majo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maja
English:
bonny
- sunshine

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majo, -a

♦ adj
Esp Fam
1. [simpático] nice;

tienen unos críos muy majos they've got lovely kids

2. [bonito] pretty;

se compró una casa muy maja she bought herself a beautiful o lovely house

3. [apelativo]
¡oye, majo, déjame ya! look, leave me alone, will you?;

¿maja, por qué no me ayudas? come on, give me a hand;

¡bueno, majos, nos veremos mañana! right guys, I'll see you tomorrow, then

♦ nm,f
Arte & Hist = lower-class native of 18th-19th century Madrid, characterized by colourful traditional dress and proud manner
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majo

I adj fam

nice; ( bonito) pretty

II m, maja f

:

¿qué tal estás, majo? how are you (buddy, Br mate)?;

¿qué quieres, maja? what can I do for you (honey, Br love)?

* * *

majo, -ja adj, Spain

1) : nice, likeable

2) guapo: attractive, good-looking

* * *

majo adj nice

Spanish-English dictionary > majo
72 mejora

f.

1 improvement (progreso).

2 increase (aumento).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mejorar.

* * *

mejora

► nombre femenino

1 (progreso) improvement

► nombre femenino plural mejoras

1 (obras) alterations, improvements

* * *

noun f.

1) improvement

2) upgrade

* * *

SF

1) (=progreso) improvement

2) (=aumento) increase

mejoras de productividad — increases in productivity

3) pl mejoras (=obras) improvements, alterations

4) [en subasta] higher bid

5) Méx (Agr) weeding

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femenino

1)

a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement

b) mejoras femenino plural ( obras) improvements (pl)

2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land

* * *

= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].

Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

Ex. Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.

Ex. The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.

Ex. Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.

Ex. The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.

Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.

Ex. One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.

Ex. The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.

Ex. Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.

Ex. This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.

Ex. All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.

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* acción de mejora = improvement action.

* con mejoras = stepped-up.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.

* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.

* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.

* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.

* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.

* mejora social = social improvement.

* plan de mejora = improvement plan.

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement

b) mejoras femenino plural ( obras) improvements (pl)

2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land

* * *

= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].

Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

Ex: Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.

Ex: The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.

Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.

Ex: The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.

Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.

Ex: One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.

Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.

Ex: Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.

Ex: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.

Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.

* acción de mejora = improvement action.

* con mejoras = stepped-up.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.

* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.

* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.

* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.

* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.

* mejora social = social improvement.

* plan de mejora = improvement plan.

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* * *

mejora

feminine

1 (perfeccionamiento) improvement

la empresa prometió mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo the company promised (to make) improvements in working conditions o promised to improve working conditions

2 mejoras fpl (obras) improvements (pl)

* * *

Del verbo mejorar: ( conjugate mejorar)

mejora es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
mejora
mejorar
mejora sustantivo femenino
improvement
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
◊ el tratamiento la mejoró the treatment made her a lot better

verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

[ persona] (Med) to get better;
◊ ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejora sustantivo femenino improvement
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

' mejora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelanto
- escritura
- experimentar
- mejorar
- susceptible
- notorio
- significar
English:
decided
- improvement
- slight
- upturn
- refinement
- up

* * *

mejora nf

1. [progreso] improvement;

se nota una clara mejora you can see a clear improvement;

un factor que contribuye a la mejora de la calidad de vida a factor which contributes to a better quality of life

2. [cambio] improvement;

este trabajo necesita varias mejoras several things about this piece of work need improving

* * *

mejora

f improvement

* * *

mejora nf

: improvement

* * *

mejora n improvement

Spanish-English dictionary > mejora
73 modelo

adj.

model.

f. & m.

model (person).

m.

1 model.

tengo una bicicleta último modelo I have the latest-model bicycle

modelo económico economic model

modelo a escala scale model

modelo matemático mathematical model

modelo reducido scale model

2 number.

3 fashion model, mannequin, model.

4 benchmark.

5 item of clothing.

6 template.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

modelo

► adjetivo

1 model

■ un estudiante modelo a model student

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (persona) (fashion) model

► nombre masculino

1 (patrón) model

■ esto te puede servir de modelo you can use this as a model

2 (diseño) model

■ este modelo es más económico this is a more economical model

3 (traje) number

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

desfile de modelos fashion show

* * *
1. noun m.
example, model, pattern
2. noun mf.
model

* * *

1. SM

1) (=tipo) model

se fabrica en varios modelos — it comes in several models

un coche último modelo — the latest-model car

2) (=ejemplo)

presentar algo como modelo — to hold sth up as a model

servir de modelo — to serve as a model

tomar por modelo — to take as a model

modelo de maridos — model husband

modelo de vida — lifestyle, way of life

modelo a escala — scale model

modelo estándar — standard model

3) (=patrón) pattern; [para hacer punto] pattern

4) (=prenda) model, design

un modelo de Valentino — a Valentino model o design

2.

SMF (Arte, Fot, Moda) model

desfile de modelos — fashion show

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

modelo de alta costura — fashion model, haute couture model

modelo de portada — cover girl

3.

ADJ INV (=ejemplar) model, exemplary

cárcel modelo — model prison

niño modelo — model child

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable

a) <niño/estudiante> model (before n); <comportamiento/carácter> exemplary

b) ( de muestra)

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

1)

a) ( ejemplo) model

copiaron el modelo cubano — they copied the Cuban model

su conducta es un modelo para todos — her conduct is an example to us all

tomar/utilizar algo como modelo — to take/use something as a model

tomó a su padre como modelo — he followed his father's example

b) (muestra, prototipo) model

modelo en or a escala — scale model

2) (tipo, diseño) model

el modelo de lujo — the deluxe model

3) (Indum) design

un modelo de Franelli — a Franelli (design)

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

un sombrero último modelo — the (very) latest in hats
III
masculino y femenino model

desfile de modelos — fashion show

* * *

= mock-up, model, pattern, specimen, template, paragon, setter, standard setter, style sheet, beacon, exemplary, benchmark, benchmark.

Nota: Pruebas a las que se somete un producto para determinar sus tiempos de respuesta con respecto a ciertas operaciones.

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.

Ex. The most satisfactory solution is to use an author abstract as a model, but to submit any author abstracts to thorough editing and checking.

Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex. An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.

Ex. The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex. Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex. Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.

Ex. Some producers of media materials are emerging as familiar and reliable names -- market leaders and standard setters -- with products as well known as those of the major book publishers = Están surgiendo algunos productores de material multimedia que se han convertido en nombres familiares y de confianza (líderes y modelos del mercado) con productos tan bien conocidos como los de los principales editores de libros.

Ex. A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex. The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.

Ex. PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.

Ex. Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.

Ex. Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.

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* adoptar un modelo = embrace + model.

* carta modelo = model letter.

* confeccionar utilizando un modelo = model.

* conjunto de modelos = model base.

* creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].

* desfile de modelos = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show.

* ejemplos modelo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* ficha modelo = form.

* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.

* modelo de análisis de costes = cost model.

* modelo de citación = citation behaviour.

* modelo de distribución probabilística = probability distribution model.

* modelo de funcionamiento = business model.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* modelo de organización = organisational scheme.

* modelo de predicción = prediction model.

* modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match model.

* modelo de referencia = reference model.

* modelo de test = test design.

* modelo de topless = topless model.

* modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.

* modelo económico = economic model.

* modelo ejemplar = exemplar, exemplary model, exemplary model.

* modelo empresarial = business model.

* modelo en su clase = showpiece.

* modelo en su género = showpiece.

* modelo estocástico = stochastic model.

* modelo informático = computer model.

* modelo matemático = mathematical model.

* modelo organizativo = organisational model.

* modelo por ordenador = computer model.

* modelo probabilístico = probabilistic model.

* modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelos a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* modelo teórico para la toma de decisiones = decision-theoretic model.

* número de modelo = model number.

* pase de modelos = designer ramp show.

* reconocimiento de modelos = pattern recognition.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.

* simulación mediante modelos = simulation modelling.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* usar como modelo = use + as a model.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable

a) <niño/estudiante> model (before n); <comportamiento/carácter> exemplary

b) ( de muestra)

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

1)

a) ( ejemplo) model

copiaron el modelo cubano — they copied the Cuban model

su conducta es un modelo para todos — her conduct is an example to us all

tomar/utilizar algo como modelo — to take/use something as a model

tomó a su padre como modelo — he followed his father's example

b) (muestra, prototipo) model

modelo en or a escala — scale model

2) (tipo, diseño) model

el modelo de lujo — the deluxe model

3) (Indum) design

un modelo de Franelli — a Franelli (design)

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

un sombrero último modelo — the (very) latest in hats
III
masculino y femenino model

desfile de modelos — fashion show

* * *

= mock-up, model, pattern, specimen, template, paragon, setter, standard setter, style sheet, beacon, exemplary, benchmark, benchmark.

Nota: Pruebas a las que se somete un producto para determinar sus tiempos de respuesta con respecto a ciertas operaciones.

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.

Ex: The most satisfactory solution is to use an author abstract as a model, but to submit any author abstracts to thorough editing and checking.

Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.

Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex: Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.

Ex: Some producers of media materials are emerging as familiar and reliable names -- market leaders and standard setters -- with products as well known as those of the major book publishers = Están surgiendo algunos productores de material multimedia que se han convertido en nombres familiares y de confianza (líderes y modelos del mercado) con productos tan bien conocidos como los de los principales editores de libros.

Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex: The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.

Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.

Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.

Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.

* adoptar un modelo = embrace + model.

* carta modelo = model letter.

* confeccionar utilizando un modelo = model.

* conjunto de modelos = model base.

* creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].

* desfile de modelos = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show.

* ejemplos modelo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* ficha modelo = form.

* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.

* modelo de análisis de costes = cost model.

* modelo de citación = citation behaviour.

* modelo de distribución probabilística = probability distribution model.

* modelo de funcionamiento = business model.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* modelo de organización = organisational scheme.

* modelo de predicción = prediction model.

* modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match model.

* modelo de referencia = reference model.

* modelo de test = test design.

* modelo de topless = topless model.

* modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.

* modelo económico = economic model.

* modelo ejemplar = exemplar, exemplary model, exemplary model.

* modelo empresarial = business model.

* modelo en su clase = showpiece.

* modelo en su género = showpiece.

* modelo estocástico = stochastic model.

* modelo informático = computer model.

* modelo matemático = mathematical model.

* modelo organizativo = organisational model.

* modelo por ordenador = computer model.

* modelo probabilístico = probabilistic model.

* modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelos a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* modelo teórico para la toma de decisiones = decision-theoretic model.

* número de modelo = model number.

* pase de modelos = designer ramp show.

* reconocimiento de modelos = pattern recognition.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.

* simulación mediante modelos = simulation modelling.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* usar como modelo = use + as a model.

* * *

modelo¹

adj inv

model ( before n)

un marido/estudiante modelo a model husband/student

visitaron la casa modelo they visited the showhouse

modelo²

masculine

A

1 (ejemplo) model

su conducta es un modelo para todos her conduct is an example to us all

tomaron el sistema francés como modelo they used the French system as a model, they modeled their system on the French one

copiaron el modelo cubano they copied the Cuban model

2 (muestra, prototipo) model

el modelo se reproducirá en bronce the model will be reproduced in bronze

modelo en or a escala scale model

Compuestos:

● modelo económico

economic model

● modelo matemático

mathematical model

B (tipo, diseño) model

el modelo de lujo the deluxe model

C ( Indum) model

modelos exclusivos de las mejores boutiques exclusive designs from the best boutiques

hoy se ha venido con un nuevo modelito ( fam); she arrived wearing a new little number today

un sombrero último modelo the (very) latest in hats

un modelo de Franelli a Franelli, a Franelli design

Gloria luce un modelo de talle bajo realizado en lino Gloria is wearing a drop-waisted design in linen

modelo³

masculine and feminine

1 (maniquí) model

modelo de alta costura an haute couture model

desfile de modelos fashion show

2 (de publicidad) model

3 (de un artista) model

* * *

Del verbo modelar: ( conjugate modelar)

modelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

modeló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
modelar
modelo
modelar ( conjugate modelar) verbo transitivo (Art) ‹ arcilla› to model;
‹estatua/figura› to model, sculpt;
‹ carácter› to mold^{( conjugate mold)}
verbo intransitivo
1 (Art) to model
2 (Andes) (para fotos, desfiles) to model
modelo adjetivo invariable
a) ‹niño/estudiante› model ( before n);

‹comportamiento/carácter› exemplary
b) ( de muestra):

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

■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) model;
◊ tomar/utilizar algo como modelo to take/use sth as a model;

tomó a su padre como modelo he followed his father's example;
modelo en or a escala scale model
2 (Indum) design;
◊ un modelo de Franelli a Franelli (design);

llegó con un nuevo modelito (fam) she arrived wearing a new little number
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
model;
◊ desfile de modelos fashion show

modelar verbo transitivo to model, shape
modelo
I adj inv & sustantivo masculino model
II mf (fashion) model

' modelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cara
- desarrollar
- ideal
- maqueta
- mod.
- patrón
- patrona
- plantilla
- prototipo
- representar
- sacar
- tipo
- común
- desfilar
- hechura
- lucir
- velocidad
- versión
English:
employ
- fashion model
- full-scale
- mark
- model
- pattern
- pose
- regular
- role model
- style
- design
- liable
- role
- state

* * *

modelo

♦ adj

model;

es un estudiante modelo he is a model student

♦ nmf

1. [de moda] model;

desfile de modelos fashion show o parade

2. [de artista] model

♦ nm

1. [diseño] model;

tengo un modelo anterior I have an older model;

tengo una bicicleta último modelo I have the latest-model bicycle

2. [representación a escala] model

Comp
modelo a escala scale model;
modelo reducido scale model

3. [prenda de vestir] outfit;

llevaba un modelo de Versace she was wearing a Versace outfit

4. [patrón, referencia] model;

servir de modelo to serve as a model;

usaré tu carta como modelo I'll use your letter as a model

5. [teórico] model

Comp
modelo económico economic model;
modelo matemático mathematical model

* * *

modelo

I m

1 ( maqueta) model

2 ( ejemplo) model, example

II m/f persona model

* * *

modelo adj

: model

una casa modelo: a model home

modelo nm

: model, example, pattern

modelo nmf

: model, mannequin

* * *

modelo adj n model

le gustaría ser modelo she'd like to be a model

un niño modelo a model child

Spanish-English dictionary > modelo
74 ocupado

adj.

1 busy, engaged, occupied, tied-up.

2 busy, crowded.

3 full, taken.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: ocupar.

* * *

ocupado

► participio pasado

1→ link=ocupar ocupar

► adjetivo

1 (persona) busy

2 (asiento) taken; (teléfono) engaged, US busy; (puesto de trabajo) filled

■ ¿está ocupado el baño? is there anyone in the bathroom?

3 MILITAR occupied

* * *

(f. - ocupada)

adj.

1) busy

2) occupied

* * *
ocupado, -a
1. ADJ

1) [sitio] [asiento, plaza] taken; [habitación] taken, occupied; [retrete] engaged

¿está ocupada esta silla? — is this seat taken?

todas las habitaciones del hotel están ocupadas — all the rooms in the hotel are taken o occupied

el vuelo está todo ocupado — the flight is completely full

¿está ocupado el baño? — is the toilet occupied o engaged?

ocupado — engaged

2) (Telec) engaged, busy (EEUU)

la línea está ocupada — the line is engaged o busy

señal de ocupado — engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)

da señal de ocupado — the line is engaged o busy

3) (Pol, Mil) [territorio, país] occupied

4) [persona]

a) (=atareado) busy ( con with)

estoy muy ocupado — I'm very busy

estaba ocupada lavando el coche — she was busy washing the car

no podía abrir la puerta porque tenía las dos manos ocupadas — I couldn't open the door because my hands were full o I had my hands full

b) (=empleado) in work, working

la población ocupada — the working population

5) Esp †† (=embarazada) pregnant

2.

SM / F

el porcentaje de ocupados — the percentage of people in work

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) ( atareado) busy

últimamente está or anda muy ocupada — she's been very busy lately

tengo las manos ocupadas — I have o I've got my hands full

b) < línea telefónica> busy, engaged (BrE)

¿este asiento está ocupado? — is this seat taken?

ocupado — engaged

c) < territorio> occupied
II
- da masculino, femenino

el número de ocupados — the number of people at work (AmE) o (BrE) in work

* * *

= busy [busier -comp., busiest -sup.], occupied.

Ex. It normally starts immediately unless the system is very busy with other tasks.

Ex. In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.

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* estar ocupado = be engaged, be tied up.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* ocupado por los alemanes = German-occupied.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) ( atareado) busy

últimamente está or anda muy ocupada — she's been very busy lately

tengo las manos ocupadas — I have o I've got my hands full

b) < línea telefónica> busy, engaged (BrE)

¿este asiento está ocupado? — is this seat taken?

ocupado — engaged

c) < territorio> occupied
II
- da masculino, femenino

el número de ocupados — the number of people at work (AmE) o (BrE) in work

* * *

= busy [busier -comp., busiest -sup.], occupied.

Ex: It normally starts immediately unless the system is very busy with other tasks.

Ex: In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.

* estar ocupado = be engaged, be tied up.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* ocupado por los alemanes = German-occupied.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* * *

ocupado¹ -da

adjective

1 (atareado) busy

es un hombre muy ocupado he's a very busy man

últimamente está or anda muy ocupada she's been very busy lately

es difícil mantenerlos ocupados durante las vacaciones it's difficult to keep them occupied during the vacation

¿no ves que tengo las manos ocupadas? can't you see I have o I've got my hands full?

esta semana tengo todas la tardes ocupadas I'm busy every evening this week

2 ‹línea telefónica› busy, engaged ( BrE)

¿este asiento está ocupado? is this seat taken?

[ S ] ocupado engaged o occupied

¿tiene habitaciones? — no, está todo ocupado do you have any rooms? — no, they're all taken o we're completely full

3 ‹territorio› occupied

ocupado² -da

masculine, feminine

el número de ocupados the number of people in employment o in work

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Del verbo ocupar: ( conjugate ocupar)

ocupado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
ocupado
ocupar
ocupado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( atareado) busy

b) ‹ línea telefónica› busy, engaged (BrE);

◊ ¿este asiento está ocupado? is this seat taken?

c) ‹ territorio› occupied

ocupar ( conjugate ocupar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹espacio/tiempo› to take up;
◊ me ocupó toda la mañana it took up my whole morning;

¿en qué ocupas tu tiempo libre? how do you spend your spare time?
2 [ persona]
a) ( situarse en) ‹ asiento› to take;

◊ volvió a ocupado su asiento she returned to her seat, she took her seat again;

ocupaban (todo) un lado de la sala they took up one (whole) side of the room
b) ( estar en) ‹ vivienda› to live in, occupy;

‹ habitación› to be in;
‹ asiento› to be (sitting) in
c) ( en clasificación):

◊ ¿qué lugar ocupan en la liga? what position are they in the division?

d) ‹ cargo› to hold, occupy (frml);

‹ vacante› to fill
3 ‹fábrica/territorio› to occupy
4 (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( usar) to use
ocuparse verbo pronominal ocupadose DE algo/algn ‹de tarea/trabajo› to take care of sth;
‹de problema/asunto› to deal with sth;
◊ yo me ocupadoé de eso I'll see to that;

ocupadose de algn ‹de niño/enfermo› to take care of sb, to look after sb
ocupado,-a adjetivo
1 (atareado) busy
2 (asiento) taken
(aseos, teléfono) engaged
3 (invadido, sitiado) occupied
ocupar verbo transitivo
1 (espacio, tiempo) to take up
2 (un puesto) to hold, fill
3 (casa, territorio) to occupy
(ilegalmente) to squat (in)

' ocupado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ocupada
- dar
- entretenido
- estar
- liado
- libre
- señal
- tono
English:
busy
- busy signal
- engaged
- eventful
- hand
- occupied
- plate
- raid
- take
- tie up
- involve
- occupy
- tie
- unoccupied

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ocupado, -a adj

1. [atareado] busy;

tengo toda la tarde ocupada I'm busy all afternoon

2. [teléfono] Br engaged, US busy;
[plaza, asiento] taken; [lavabo] engaged; Méx, RP
dar ocupado [teléfono] to be Br engaged o US busy

3. [territorio] occupied;

casa ocupada [ilegalmente] squat

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ocupado

adj

1 busy

2 asiento taken

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ocupado, -da adj

1) : busy

2) : taken

este asiento está ocupado: this seat is taken

3) : occupied

territorios ocupados: occupied territories

4)

señal de ocupado : busy signal

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ocupado adj

1. (persona) busy [comp. busier; superl. busiest]

está muy ocupado he's very busy

2. (teléfono, lavabo) engaged

3. (asiento, taxi, habitación) taken

Spanish-English dictionary > ocupado
75 paga

f.

1 salary, wages (salario).

paga extra o extraordinaria = additional payment of a month's salary or wages made to Spanish workers in June and December

2 payment, pay-off, pay, payoff.

He made a payment Él pagó=He paid.

3 wage-packet, envelope with pay.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pagar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pagar.

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paga

► nombre femenino

1 (sueldo) pay

2 (de los niños) pocket money

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FRASEOLOGÍA

paga extra bonus

paga y señal down payment

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noun f.

1) allowance

2) pay

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SF

1) (=sueldo) [semanal] wages pl ; [mensual] salary; [de jubilado, viuda] pension; [de niño] pocket money

14 pagas al año — 14 yearly payments

día de paga — payday

paga de Navidad — Christmas bonus ( equivalent to a month's salary)

paga extra, paga extraordinaria — salary bonus ( usually paid in July and December)

2) (Com) (=pago) payment

entrega contra paga — cash on delivery
PAGA EXTRAORDINARIA Most long-term and permanent employment contracts in Spain stipulate that annual salary will be paid in 14 instalments. This means that most Spanish workers receive twice the normal monthly wage in June and December. These extra payments are generally known as paga extraordinaria or paga extra.
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femenino

a) ( acción de pagar) payment

b) ( sueldo) pay

¿qué tal es la paga? — what's the pay like?

- paga de Navidad

- paga extra or extraordinaria

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= salary, wage, pay.

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.

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femenino

a) ( acción de pagar) payment

b) ( sueldo) pay

¿qué tal es la paga? — what's the pay like?

- paga de Navidad

- paga extra or extraordinaria

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= salary, wage, pay.

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.

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paga

feminine

payment

treinta mil euros anuales, distribuidos en 15 pagas thirty thousand euros a year paid in 15 payments o installments

aún no he recibido la paga I still haven't been paid, I haven't received my wages/salary yet

Compuestos:

● paga de Navidad

extra month's salary paid at Christmas

● paga extra or extraordinaria

extra month's salary generally paid twice a year paga extra or paga extraordinaria (↑ paga a1)

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Del verbo pagar: ( conjugate pagar)

paga es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
paga
pagar
paga sustantivo femenino
a) ( acción de pagar) payment

b) ( sueldo) pay;

◊ paga de Navidad extra month's salary paid at Christmas;

paga extra or extraordinaria extra month's salary gen paid twice a year
pagar ( conjugate pagar) verbo transitivo
a) ( abonar) ‹cuenta/alquiler› to pay;

‹ deuda› to pay (off), repay;
‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for;
◊ ¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?;

le pagan los estudios they are paying for his education;
no puedo paga tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much;
paga algo POR algo to pay sth for sth
b) ‹favor/desvelos› to repay

c) ( expiar) ‹delito/atrevimiento› to pay for;

paga algo CON algo to pay for sth with sth;
◊ ¡me las vas a paga! you'll pay for this!

verbo intransitivo (Com, Fin) to pay;
◊ pagale a algn to pay sb

paga f (sueldo) wages
(de un niño) pocket money
paga extra, bonus ➣ Ver nota en salario
pagar verbo transitivo
1 (abonar) to pay: puedes pagarlo a plazos o al contado, you can pay for it in instalments or in cash
2 (recompensar) to repay: no sé cómo pagarte este favor, I don't know how I can repay you for this favour
3 (expiar) to pay for: tendrás que pagar tu crimen, you must pay for your crime
figurado ¡me las pagarás!, you'll pay for this!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (abonar) ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?, can I pay by card?
2 pagarás por tu intransigencia, you'll pay for your intransigence

' paga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asignación
- extra
- extraordinaria
- extraordinario
- salario
- aguinaldo
English:
behave
- going
- half-pay
- monthly
- pay
- pay packet
- protection money
- publicity
- rate
- lump
- spot
- wage

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paga nf
[salario] salary, wages; [de niño] Br pocket money, US allowance;
día de paga payday;

tenemos 14 pagas al año we have 14 salary payments o wage packets a year;

hoy nos dan la paga we get paid today

Comp
paga extra o extraordinaria = additional payment of a month's salary or wages;
paga de Navidad = additional payment of a month's salary or wages at Christmas

PAGA EXTRA

This is a bonus, equivalent to one month's wages, which is added to employees' salaries twice a year, in the summer and at Christmas, just in time to help people over these periods of heavy expenditure. It is considered as part of an employee's annual salary.

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paga

f

1 ( jornal) pay

2 de niño allowance, Br

pocket money

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paga nf

1) : payment

2) : pay, wages pl

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paga n

1. (sueldo) pay / wages

hoy es día de paga today is pay day

voy a cobrar la paga I'm going to get my wages

2. (de niños) pocket money

me he gastado la paga semanal I've spent my pocket money

En inglés americano se dice allowance

paga extra bonus

Spanish-English dictionary > paga
76 que

conj.

1 that.

es importante que me escuches it's important that you listen to me

que haya pérdidas no es un problema insuperable the fact that we've suffered losses isn't an insurmountable problem

2 that.

me ha confesado que me quiere he has told me that he loves me

3 than.

es más rápido que tú he's quicker than you

antes morir que vivir la guerra I'd rather die than live through a war

4 that (expresa consecuencia).

tanto me lo pidió que se lo di he asked me for it so insistently that I gave it to him

5 so (that).

ven aquí que te vea come over here so (that) I can see you

6 that (expresa deseo).

quiero que lo hagas I want you to do it

espero que te diviertas I hope (that) you have fun

7 if.

que no quieres hacerlo, pues no pasa nada it doesn't matter if you don't want to do it

8 or.

quieras que no, harás lo que yo mando you'll do what I tell you, whether you like it or not

pron.

1 who, that (person).

la mujer que me saluda the woman (who o that is) waving to me

el que me lo compró the one who bought it from me

la moto que me gusta the motorbike (that) I like

el hombre, que decía llamarse Simón, era bastante sospechoso the man, who said he was called Simón, seemed rather suspicious

el que más y el que menos every last one of us, all of us without exception

2 who, whom (person).

el hombre que conociste ayer the man (who o whom) you met yesterday

la persona/el lugar que estás buscando the person/the place you're looking for

ese libro es el que me quiero comprar that book is the one (that o which) I want to buy

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que

► conjunción

1 that

■ dice que no vendrá he says (that) he won't come

■ quiero que lo hagas I want you to do it

2 (en comparaciones) than

■ es más alto que su padre he is taller than his father

3 (deseo, mandato)

■ ¡que esperes un momento! wait a moment!

■ ¡que te diviertas! enjoy yourself!

4 (duda, extrañeza)

■ ¿que no te hicieron pagar nada? (you say) they didn't make you pay anything?

5 (causal, consecutiva)

■ ¡arriba, que ya son las ocho! get up, it's eight o'clock!

6 (tanto si... como si...) whether... or not...

■ que llueva que no llueva, iremos de excursión whether it rains or not, we're going on a trip

7 (reiterativo) and

■ charla que charla se nos pasó la hora we were so busy talking that the hour just flew by

8 (final) so that

■ ven aquí que te vea bien come here so that I can see you properly

9 familiar (condicional) if

■ que te gusta, te lo quedas; que no te gusta, lo cambias if you like it, keep it; if you don't, you can change it

10 que no (adversativa) not

■ justicia pido, que no gracia I want justice, not mercy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¿a que no? / ¿a que sí? right?, isn't that right?

¿a que no...? I bet you can't...!

■ a que no sabes la respuesta I bet you don't know the answer

¡con lo que...! you know how much...

■ ¡con lo que le gusta el queso y se lo han prohibido! you know how much he likes cheese, and now he's not allowed to have any!

que si esto que si lo otro what with one thing and the other

■ que si esto, que si lo otro, total que no lo ha traído what with one thing and another, in the end he didn't bring it

que para qué (para énfasis)

■ hace un frío que para qué it's really cold, it's so cold, it's freezing cold

■ se da unos aires que para qué he puts on these ridiculous airs

que yo sepa as far as I know

yo que tú... if I were you...

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que

► pronombre

1 (sujeto, persona) who, that; (cosa) that, which

■ la chica que vino ayer está enferma the girl who came yesterday is ill

■ el árbol que se quemó está en el jardín the tree that got burnt is in the garden

■ este árbol, que parecía muerto en invierno, está rebrotando this tree, which looked dead in winter, is sprouting

2 (complemento, persona) whom, who; (cosa) that, which

■ el coche que me prestaste está ahí the car (that) you lent me is there

■ el niño que viste ayer es mi hijo the boy you saw yesterday is my son

3 preposition + que (complemento circunstancial) which; (lugar) where; (tiempo) when

■ la pistola con que le hirieron era nuestra the gun with which he was wounded was ours, the gun he was wounded with was ours

■ la casa en que vivía estaba lejos the house where he lived was far away

4 def art + que the one which, the one that

■ ese libro es el que me gusta that's the book I like

■ ésa es la que quiero that's the one I want

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1. pron.
1) that

2) who

3) which

4) whom
2. conj.
1) that, than

2) let

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I
PRON REL

1) [refiriéndose a personas]

a) [como sujeto] who, that

el hombre que vino ayer — the man who o that came yesterday

hable con alguien que entienda de esto — talk to someone who knows about this

b) [como complemento: a menudo se omite] that

el hombre que vi en la calle — the man (that) I saw in the street

la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones — the girl (that) he met on holiday

2) [refiriéndose a cosas]

a) [como sujeto] that, which

la película que ganó el premio — the film that o which won the award

b) [como complemento: a menudo se omite] that, which

el coche que compré — the car (that o which) I bought

el libro del que te hablé — the book (that o which) I spoke to you about

el día que ella nació — the day (when o that) she was born

la cama en que pasé la noche — the bed in which I spent the night, the bed I spent the night in

3)

el/la/los/las que — ver el 8)

4)

lo que — ver lo I, 3)
II
CONJ

1) [en subordinada sustantiva: a menudo se omite]

a) + indic that

creo que va a venir — I think (that) he will come

dijo que vendría — he said (that) he'd come

dile a Rosa que me llame — tell Rosa to call me

estoy seguro de que lloverá — I am sure (that) it will rain

aceptan la idea de que el diálogo es útil — they accept the idea that a dialogue is useful

eso de que no lo sabía es un cuento — all that about him not knowing is pure fiction

b) + subjun that

no sabía que tuviera coche — I didn't know (that) he had a car

me alegro de que hayan ganado — I am glad (that) they have won

es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo — it's a pity (that) we haven't got more time

no digo que sea un traidor — I'm not saying (that) he's a traitor

espero que os sea útil — I hope you'll find it useful

no creo que te sea difícil encontrarlo — I don't think you'll have any difficulty finding it

quieren que les esperes — they want you to wait for them

c)

decir que sí — to say yes
claro 2., 4)
2) [en comparaciones]

• eres igual que mi padre — you're just like my father

• más que — more than

ganas más que yo — you earn more than me

es más alto que tú — he's taller than you

más que nada — more than anything

• menos que — less than

• prefiero estar aquí que en mi casa — I'd rather be here than at home

prefiero las películas serias que las comedias — I prefer serious films to comedies

• yo que tú — if I were you

yo que tú, iría — I'd go, if I were you

3) [expresando resultado]

a) [a menudo se omite] that

• tan... que, es tan grande que no lo puedo levantar — it's so big (that) I can't lift it

soplaba tan fuerte que no podíamos salir — it was blowing so hard (that) we couldn't go out

• tanto... que, las manos le temblaban tanto que apenas podía escribir — her hands were shaking so much (that) she could hardly write

b)

tengo una sed que me muero — I'm dying of thirst

huele que es un asco — it smells disgusting
bendición 2), primor 2)
4) [expresando causa]

llévate un paraguas, que está lloviendo — take an umbrella, it's raining

no lo derroches, que es muy caro — don't waste it, it's very expensive

¡vamos, que cierro! — come on now, I'm closing!

¡cuidado, que te caes! — careful or you'll fall!, mind you don't fall!

¡suélteme, que voy a gritar! — let go or I'll scream!

5) [expresando reiteración o insistencia]

siguió toca que toca — he kept on playing

estuvieron habla que habla toda la noche — they talked and talked all night

• ¡que sí!, -es verde -¡que no! -¡que sí! — "it's green" - "no it isn't!" - "yes it is!"

-no funciona -que sí, es que lo haces mal — "it doesn't work" - "yes it does, you're just doing it wrong"

6) [sin antecedente expreso]

a) [expresando mandato]

¡que lo haga él! — let him do it!, he can do it himself!

¡que entre! — send him in!, let him come in!

b) [expresando deseo]

¡que venga pronto! — let's hope he comes soon!

¡que te mejores! — get well soon!

¡que os guste la película! — enjoy the film!

c) [expresando sorpresa]

¿que no estabas allí? — (are you telling me) you weren't there?

7)

• el que — + subjun (=el hecho de que) the fact that

el que viva en Vitoria no es ningún problema — the fact that he lives in Vitoria isn't a problem

el que quiera estar con su madre es natural — it is natural (that) he should want to be with his mother

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I
conjunción

1) (introduciendo complemento, sujeto)

a)

que + INDIC — that

demostró que estuvo allí — he proved (that) he was there

creemos que ésta es la solución — we believe that this is the solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá — I'm sure (that) she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo — he asked me who I was

está claro que no te gusta — it's obvious that you don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira — (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie

b)

que + SUBJ: quiero que vengas I want you to come; lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay; dice que no vayas she says you're not to go; ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you; (el) que sea el jefe no significa... just because he's the boss doesn't mean...; es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear; sería una lástima que no vinieras — it would be a shame if you didn't come

c)

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today; es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money; ¿es que eres sordo? — are you deaf or something?

2)

a) ( en expresiones de deseo)

que te mejores! — I hope you feel better soon

que se diviertan! — have a good time!

por mí que se muera — he can drop dead for all I care

b) ( en expresiones de mandato)

que te calles! — shut up! (colloq)

que no! — I said no!

que pase el siguiente! — next please!

c) ( en expresiones de sorpresa)

¿que se casa? — she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? — what do you mean, you're not going?

d) ( en expresiones de indignación)

que tengamos que aguantar esto! — to think we have to put up with this!

que se lo haya ido a contar! — I can't believe he went and told her!

3) ( uso enfático)

a) ( reafirmando algo)

que no, que no voy! — no! I'm not going!

que sueltes, te digo! — I said, let go!

b) ( respondiendo a una pregunta)

¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí — where was I? right here

¿que cómo me llamo? — what's my name?

c) ( indicando persistencia)

se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo — he goes on and on about the same old thing

y aquí llueve que llueve — and over here it just rains and rains

4)

a) ( introduciendo una razón)

escóndete, que te van a ver — hide or they'll see you

ven, que te peino — come here and let me comb your hair

b) ( introduciendo una consecuencia) that

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo — they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto — she sings beautifully

5) ( en comparaciones)

su casa es más grande que la mía — his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú — I'm the same age as you

6) (fam) ( en oraciones condicionales) if

yo que tú — if I were you
II
pronombre

1) ( refiriéndose a personas)

a) (sujeto) who

los que viajan, que esperen aquí — those who are traveling, wait here

es la/el que manda aquí — she's/he's the one who gives the orders here

b) (complemento)

la mujer que amo — the woman (that) I love

las chicas que entrevistamos — the girls (that o who) we interviewed

es el único al que no le han pagado — he's the only one who hasn't been paid

el paciente del que te hablé — the patient (that o who) I spoke to you about

2) (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos, etc)

a) (sujeto) that, which

la pieza que se rompió — the part that o which broke

eso es lo que me preocupa — that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó — they told me what happened

b) (complemento)

el disco que le regalé — the record (which o that) I gave her

la casa en que vivo — the house (that) I live in

la forma/el lugar en que ocurrió — the way/the place (in which) it happened

¿sabes lo difícil que fue? — do you know how hard it was?; ver tb lo I 2), 3)

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= than, what, which, which, who, that.

Ex. A synthetic scheme needs less categories or headings than an equivalent enumerative scheme.

Ex. Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.

Ex. There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex. There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex. The (F) operator specifies that terms must be in the same field of the same record, in any order.

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* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de los que = whereof.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el que = the one.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en qué momento = at what point.

* en qué punto = at what point.

* hasta qué punto = the extent to which.

* la que = the one.

* lo que es más = what's more.

* más... que... = more... than....

* menos... que... = less... than....

* no saber qué hacer = be at a nonplus.

* o qué sé yo = or whatever.

* por qué = why.

* puesto que = for.

* que abarca = girdling.

* que actúa de apoyo = supporting.

* que actúa de soporte = supporting.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la empresa = enterprise-wide.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.

* que amplia los horizontes = expansive.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

* que aquí presentamos = present.

* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-moving, fast-developing.

* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.

* que ayuda a refrescar la memoria = memory-jogging.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* que bate todos los récords = record breaking.

* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que cambia rápidamente = rapid-fire.

* que combina diferentes enseñanzas = multi-track [multitrack].

* que combina diferentes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que concede becas = grant-making.

* que concede subsidios = grant-making.

* que concierne a = surrounding.

* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.

* que confunde = confounding.

* que conlleva = attendant, associated with.

* que conserva su encanto natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que conserva su estado natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.

* que constituye un reto = challenging.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive, power-hungry.

* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* que contengan los caracteres = hit by.

* que contiene = therein.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.

* que coocurre = co-occurring.

* que corroe por dentro = gnawing.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* que crece despacio = slowly growing.

* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.

* que cruza fronteras = boundary spanning.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* que cuelga = hanging.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que da susto = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* ¿qué demonios...? = what on (this) earth...?.

* ¿qué demonios...? = What the heck...?.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.

* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.

* que desempata = tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* ¿qué diablos...? = Heck!, What the heck...?.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distrae la atención = distracting.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.

* que encompasa = girdling.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que era común anteriormente = once-common.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* que está creciendo = growing.

* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.

* que están apareciendo = emerging.

* que estrope el paisaje = eyesore.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que excede + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que expresa dos puntos de vista opuestos = bipolar [bi-polar].

* que falta = missing.

* que faltan = wanting.

* que florece en primavera = spring-flowering.

* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.

* que fomenta = conducive (to).

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que fuera = once.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

* que funciona = working.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* que funciona con electricidad = electrically-powered, electrically-operated.

* que funciona con energía eólica = wind-powered.

* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.

* que funciona con pilas = battery-operated, battery-powered.

* que funciona con vapor = steam-powered.

* que funciona manualmente = manually operated.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que genera polémica = confrontational.

* que gotea = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* que habla bien = elocuted.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming, warming.

* que hace época = epoch-making.

* que hace historia = history-making.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* qué hacer con (algo) = disposition, disposition.

* que hacer reflexionar = provocative of.

* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.

* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que hizo época = epochal.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* que intervienen = at play.

* que intimida = forbidding.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!, what a pity!.

* que le afecta a todo = crosscutting [cross cutting].

* que le gusta arriesgarse = risk-taking.

* que le gusta la mecánica = mechanically minded.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* que llega = incoming.

* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.

* que llega hasta los hombres = shoulder-length.

* que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.

* que lo abarca todo = all-embracing.

* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).

* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.

* que marca época = landmark.

* que marca un hito = epoch-making.

* qué más = what else.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que mezcla sensaciones = synesthetic, cross-sensory.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* que nace de = born out of.

* ¿qué narices...? = What the heck...?.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* que necesita de un trabajo intelectual previo = knowledge-intensive.

* que necesita la información = information-dependent.

* que ni ama ni es amado = loveless.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que no admite reserva = unreserved.

* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* que no causa dolor = painless.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* que no cuadra = unreconciled.

* que no da más de sí = overstretched.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound, eco-friendly.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* que no es de fiar = untrustworthy.

* que no es de la India = non-Indic.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* que no está en papel = non-paper [non paper].

* que no es texto = non-text.

* que no excluye otras posibilidades = non-exclusive.

* que no fuma = non-smoking.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* que no ofrece doctorado = non-doctoral granting.

* que no perdona = unforgiving.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = eco-friendly.

* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].

* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.

* que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que no recibe enseñanza formal = out-of-school.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* que no sea(n) = other than.

* que no se hace añicos = shatterproof.

* que no se ha cuestionado = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.

* que no se puede comparar = incomparable.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.

* que no se puede sacar en préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que no se utiliza = unused.

* que nos rodea = ambient.

* que no tiene compensación = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* que no tiene precio = priceless.

* que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.

* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.

* que obstruye = obstructive.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* que ocupa un puesto de mayor responsabilidad = senior.

* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que padece de cólicos = colicky newborn.

* que padece de peritonitis = peritonitic.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.

* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.

* que participan = at play.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?, What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous, unobserved.

* que pasa inadvertido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasará a continuación? = What's next?, What's next?, What next?, What next?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* que pela = piping hot, baking hot.

* que perdura = lingering.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* qué poco común = how odd.

* que pone a Uno en su sitio = humbling.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* que prefiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* que procede del exterior = inbound.

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

* que progresa rápidamente = fast-moving.

* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* que puede causar detención = arrestable.

* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que queda = left-over [left over], surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.

* que raya = jarring.

* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* que resulta irreconocible = out of all recognition.

* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.

* que reúne las condiciones = qualified.

* que rodea = surrounding.

* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* que sabe lo que = who knows what.

* que sale de = off.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

* que se acumula = accruable.

* que se alaba a uno mismo = self-congratulatory.

* que se alquila = rentable.

* que se aproxima = oncoming.

* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).

* que se autoperpetúa = self-perpetuating.

* que se avecina = oncoming.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se coloca en lo alto del televisor = set-top.

* que se compra = priced.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* que se congratula a sí mismo = self-congratulating.

* que se contradice a sí mismo = self-contradicting.

* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.

* que se denomina a si mismo = self-proclaimed.

* que se derrama = overflowing.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* que se desarrollan = at play.

* que se descompone en migajas = crumby.

* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se desmigaja fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se encuentra en la naturaleza = naturally-occurring.

* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].

* que se entrecruzan = intertwined.

* que se está desarrollando = evolving.

* que se está descascarillando = flaking.

* que se está desintegrando = crumbling, disintegrating.

* que se está examinando = under review.

* que se está hundiendo = sinking.

* que se está investigando = under investigation.

* que se está pelando = flaking.

* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].

* que se expresa bien = articulate.

* que se gestiona a sí mismo = self-managed.

* que se guía por sí mismo = self-guiding.

* que se inicie la contienda = let battle commence.

* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.

* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.

* que se organiza a sí mismo = self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* que se puede clasificar = classifiable.

* que se puede compartir = shareable.

* que se puede conocer = knowable.

* que se puede consultar = queriable.

* que se puede contestar = answerable.

* que se puede copiar = downloadable.

* que se puede distribuir = redistributable.

* que se puede enviar = deliverable.

* que se puede escuchar = playable.

* que se puede especificar = specifiable.

* que se puede evitar = avoidable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* que se puede identicar con un término = nameable.

* que se puede imprimir = printable.

* que se puede lavar con lejía = bleachable.

* que se puede obtener = obtainable.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* que se puede reservar = bookable.

* que se puede responder = answerable.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* que se recuerde = in living memory.

* que se repite = repetitious.

* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.

* que se solapan = overlapping.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* que se vende = priced.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sienta precedente = landmark.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que siguió = ensuing.

* ¿qué si no...? = what else but...?.

* que sobrepasa + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que sobresale = protruding.

* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.

* que suena = ringing.

* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!, What luck!.

* que supone = associated with.

* que surge de = born out of.

* qué te parece que... = what about....

* que tiene el cenizo = jinxed.

* que tiene el gafe = jinxed.

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* que tiene precio = priced.

* que tiene sentido = meaningful.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* que transmite información = information-bearing.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* que tuvo lugar a continuación = ensuing.

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* que usa el estándar MIME = MIME-compliant.

* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.

* que viene = incoming, next + Expresión Temporal.

* que viene de largo = long-running.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* ¡que + Pronombre + zurcir! = be damned!.

* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.

* quién sabe qué = who knows what.

* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tal que = such that.

* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.

* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.

* ya que = for, in that.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

* ¡y qué más da! = so what!.

* * *
I
conjunción

1) (introduciendo complemento, sujeto)

a)

que + INDIC — that

demostró que estuvo allí — he proved (that) he was there

creemos que ésta es la solución — we believe that this is the solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá — I'm sure (that) she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo — he asked me who I was

está claro que no te gusta — it's obvious that you don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira — (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie

b)

que + SUBJ: quiero que vengas I want you to come; lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay; dice que no vayas she says you're not to go; ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you; (el) que sea el jefe no significa... just because he's the boss doesn't mean...; es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear; sería una lástima que no vinieras — it would be a shame if you didn't come

c)

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today; es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money; ¿es que eres sordo? — are you deaf or something?

2)

a) ( en expresiones de deseo)

que te mejores! — I hope you feel better soon

que se diviertan! — have a good time!

por mí que se muera — he can drop dead for all I care

b) ( en expresiones de mandato)

que te calles! — shut up! (colloq)

que no! — I said no!

que pase el siguiente! — next please!

c) ( en expresiones de sorpresa)

¿que se casa? — she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? — what do you mean, you're not going?

d) ( en expresiones de indignación)

que tengamos que aguantar esto! — to think we have to put up with this!

que se lo haya ido a contar! — I can't believe he went and told her!

3) ( uso enfático)

a) ( reafirmando algo)

que no, que no voy! — no! I'm not going!

que sueltes, te digo! — I said, let go!

b) ( respondiendo a una pregunta)

¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí — where was I? right here

¿que cómo me llamo? — what's my name?

c) ( indicando persistencia)

se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo — he goes on and on about the same old thing

y aquí llueve que llueve — and over here it just rains and rains

4)

a) ( introduciendo una razón)

escóndete, que te van a ver — hide or they'll see you

ven, que te peino — come here and let me comb your hair

b) ( introduciendo una consecuencia) that

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo — they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto — she sings beautifully

5) ( en comparaciones)

su casa es más grande que la mía — his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú — I'm the same age as you

6) (fam) ( en oraciones condicionales) if

yo que tú — if I were you
II
pronombre

1) ( refiriéndose a personas)

a) (sujeto) who

los que viajan, que esperen aquí — those who are traveling, wait here

es la/el que manda aquí — she's/he's the one who gives the orders here

b) (complemento)

la mujer que amo — the woman (that) I love

las chicas que entrevistamos — the girls (that o who) we interviewed

es el único al que no le han pagado — he's the only one who hasn't been paid

el paciente del que te hablé — the patient (that o who) I spoke to you about

2) (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos, etc)

a) (sujeto) that, which

la pieza que se rompió — the part that o which broke

eso es lo que me preocupa — that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó — they told me what happened

b) (complemento)

el disco que le regalé — the record (which o that) I gave her

la casa en que vivo — the house (that) I live in

la forma/el lugar en que ocurrió — the way/the place (in which) it happened

¿sabes lo difícil que fue? — do you know how hard it was?; ver tb lo I 2), 3)

* * *

= than, what, which, which, who, that.

Ex: A synthetic scheme needs less categories or headings than an equivalent enumerative scheme.

Ex: Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.

Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex: The (F) operator specifies that terms must be in the same field of the same record, in any order.

* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de los que = whereof.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el que = the one.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en qué momento = at what point.

* en qué punto = at what point.

* hasta qué punto = the extent to which.

* la que = the one.

* lo que es más = what's more.

* más... que... = more... than....

* menos... que... = less... than....

* no saber qué hacer = be at a nonplus.

* o qué sé yo = or whatever.

* por qué = why.

* puesto que = for.

* que abarca = girdling.

* que actúa de apoyo = supporting.

* que actúa de soporte = supporting.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la empresa = enterprise-wide.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.

* que amplia los horizontes = expansive.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

* que aquí presentamos = present.

* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-moving, fast-developing.

* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.

* que ayuda a refrescar la memoria = memory-jogging.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* que bate todos los récords = record breaking.

* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que cambia rápidamente = rapid-fire.

* que combina diferentes enseñanzas = multi-track [multitrack].

* que combina diferentes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que concede becas = grant-making.

* que concede subsidios = grant-making.

* que concierne a = surrounding.

* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.

* que confunde = confounding.

* que conlleva = attendant, associated with.

* que conserva su encanto natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que conserva su estado natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.

* que constituye un reto = challenging.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive, power-hungry.

* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* que contengan los caracteres = hit by.

* que contiene = therein.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.

* que coocurre = co-occurring.

* que corroe por dentro = gnawing.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* que crece despacio = slowly growing.

* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.

* que cruza fronteras = boundary spanning.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* que cuelga = hanging.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que da susto = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* ¿qué demonios...? = what on (this) earth...?.

* ¿qué demonios...? = What the heck...?.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.

* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.

* que desempata = tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* ¿qué diablos...? = Heck!, What the heck...?.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distrae la atención = distracting.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.

* que encompasa = girdling.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que era común anteriormente = once-common.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* que está creciendo = growing.

* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.

* que están apareciendo = emerging.

* que estrope el paisaje = eyesore.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que excede + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que expresa dos puntos de vista opuestos = bipolar [bi-polar].

* que falta = missing.

* que faltan = wanting.

* que florece en primavera = spring-flowering.

* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.

* que fomenta = conducive (to).

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que fuera = once.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

* que funciona = working.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* que funciona con electricidad = electrically-powered, electrically-operated.

* que funciona con energía eólica = wind-powered.

* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.

* que funciona con pilas = battery-operated, battery-powered.

* que funciona con vapor = steam-powered.

* que funciona manualmente = manually operated.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que genera polémica = confrontational.

* que gotea = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* que habla bien = elocuted.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming, warming.

* que hace época = epoch-making.

* que hace historia = history-making.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* qué hacer con (algo) = disposition, disposition.

* que hacer reflexionar = provocative of.

* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.

* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que hizo época = epochal.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* que intervienen = at play.

* que intimida = forbidding.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!, what a pity!.

* que le afecta a todo = crosscutting [cross cutting].

* que le gusta arriesgarse = risk-taking.

* que le gusta la mecánica = mechanically minded.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* que llega = incoming.

* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.

* que llega hasta los hombres = shoulder-length.

* que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.

* que lo abarca todo = all-embracing.

* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).

* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.

* que marca época = landmark.

* que marca un hito = epoch-making.

* qué más = what else.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que mezcla sensaciones = synesthetic, cross-sensory.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* que nace de = born out of.

* ¿qué narices...? = What the heck...?.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* que necesita de un trabajo intelectual previo = knowledge-intensive.

* que necesita la información = information-dependent.

* que ni ama ni es amado = loveless.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que no admite reserva = unreserved.

* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* que no causa dolor = painless.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* que no cuadra = unreconciled.

* que no da más de sí = overstretched.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound, eco-friendly.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* que no es de fiar = untrustworthy.

* que no es de la India = non-Indic.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* que no está en papel = non-paper [non paper].

* que no es texto = non-text.

* que no excluye otras posibilidades = non-exclusive.

* que no fuma = non-smoking.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* que no ofrece doctorado = non-doctoral granting.

* que no perdona = unforgiving.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = eco-friendly.

* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].

* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.

* que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que no recibe enseñanza formal = out-of-school.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* que no sea(n) = other than.

* que no se hace añicos = shatterproof.

* que no se ha cuestionado = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.

* que no se puede comparar = incomparable.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.

* que no se puede sacar en préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que no se utiliza = unused.

* que nos rodea = ambient.

* que no tiene compensación = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* que no tiene precio = priceless.

* que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.

* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.

* que obstruye = obstructive.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* que ocupa un puesto de mayor responsabilidad = senior.

* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que padece de cólicos = colicky newborn.

* que padece de peritonitis = peritonitic.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.

* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.

* que participan = at play.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?, What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous, unobserved.

* que pasa inadvertido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasará a continuación? = What's next?, What's next?, What next?, What next?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* que pela = piping hot, baking hot.

* que perdura = lingering.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* qué poco común = how odd.

* que pone a Uno en su sitio = humbling.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* que prefiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* que procede del exterior = inbound.

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

* que progresa rápidamente = fast-moving.

* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* que puede causar detención = arrestable.

* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que queda = left-over [left over], surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.

* que raya = jarring.

* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* que resulta irreconocible = out of all recognition.

* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.

* que reúne las condiciones = qualified.

* que rodea = surrounding.

* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* que sabe lo que = who knows what.

* que sale de = off.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

* que se acumula = accruable.

* que se alaba a uno mismo = self-congratulatory.

* que se alquila = rentable.

* que se aproxima = oncoming.

* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).

* que se autoperpetúa = self-perpetuating.

* que se avecina = oncoming.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se coloca en lo alto del televisor = set-top.

* que se compra = priced.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* que se congratula a sí mismo = self-congratulating.

* que se contradice a sí mismo = self-contradicting.

* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.

* que se denomina a si mismo = self-proclaimed.

* que se derrama = overflowing.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* que se desarrollan = at play.

* que se descompone en migajas = crumby.

* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se desmigaja fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se encuentra en la naturaleza = naturally-occurring.

* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].

* que se entrecruzan = intertwined.

* que se está desarrollando = evolving.

* que se está descascarillando = flaking.

* que se está desintegrando = crumbling, disintegrating.

* que se está examinando = under review.

* que se está hundiendo = sinking.

* que se está investigando = under investigation.

* que se está pelando = flaking.

* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].

* que se expresa bien = articulate.

* que se gestiona a sí mismo = self-managed.

* que se guía por sí mismo = self-guiding.

* que se inicie la contienda = let battle commence.

* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.

* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.

* que se organiza a sí mismo = self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* que se puede clasificar = classifiable.

* que se puede compartir = shareable.

* que se puede conocer = knowable.

* que se puede consultar = queriable.

* que se puede contestar = answerable.

* que se puede copiar = downloadable.

* que se puede distribuir = redistributable.

* que se puede enviar = deliverable.

* que se puede escuchar = playable.

* que se puede especificar = specifiable.

* que se puede evitar = avoidable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* que se puede identicar con un término = nameable.

* que se puede imprimir = printable.

* que se puede lavar con lejía = bleachable.

* que se puede obtener = obtainable.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* que se puede reservar = bookable.

* que se puede responder = answerable.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* que se recuerde = in living memory.

* que se repite = repetitious.

* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.

* que se solapan = overlapping.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* que se vende = priced.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sienta precedente = landmark.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que siguió = ensuing.

* ¿qué si no...? = what else but...?.

* que sobrepasa + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que sobresale = protruding.

* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.

* que suena = ringing.

* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!, What luck!.

* que supone = associated with.

* que surge de = born out of.

* qué te parece que... = what about....

* que tiene el cenizo = jinxed.

* que tiene el gafe = jinxed.

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* que tiene precio = priced.

* que tiene sentido = meaningful.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* que transmite información = information-bearing.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* que tuvo lugar a continuación = ensuing.

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* que usa el estándar MIME = MIME-compliant.

* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.

* que viene = incoming, next + Expresión Temporal.

* que viene de largo = long-running.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* ¡que + Pronombre + zurcir! = be damned!.

* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.

* quién sabe qué = who knows what.

* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tal que = such that.

* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.

* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.

* ya que = for, in that.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

* ¡y qué más da! = so what!.

* * *

que¹

conjunction

A (en oraciones sustantivas)

1 (introduciendo un complemento) que + INDIC:

¿puede demostrar que estuvo allí? can you prove (that) you were there?

creemos que ésta es la única solución viable we believe that this is the only viable solution, we believe this to be the only viable solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá I'm sure she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo he asked me who I was

dice Javier que dónde está la tijera Javier wants to know where the scissors are, Javier says where are the scissors? ( colloq)

lo raro que lo pronuncia the strange way he pronounces it

que + SUBJ:

quiero que vengas I want you to come

lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay

dice que apagues la luz he says you're to turn the light off

que yo sepa aún no han llegado as far as I know they still haven't arrived

ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you

2 (introduciendo el sujeto) que + INDIC:

está claro que no te gusta it's obvious that you don't like it, you obviously don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira ( fam); this business about him being ill is a lie

que + SUBJ:

(el) que sea el jefe no significa … the fact that he's the boss doesn't mean …, just because he's the boss doesn't mean …

lo más importante es que quede claro the most important thing is for it to be clear o is that it should be clear

sería una pena que no pudieses venir it would be a pity if you couldn't come

3

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder the thing is o I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today

me gustaría ir, pero es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the trouble is I don't have any money

pero ¿es que eres sordo? are you deaf or something?

B (con elipsis del verbo o complemento)

1

(en expresiones de deseo, advertencia): ¡que te mejores! I hope you feel better soon

¡que se diviertan! have a good time!

por mí que se muera he can drop dead for all I care

y que no tenga que repetírtelo and I don't want to have to tell you again

2

(en expresiones de mandato): ¡que te calles! shut up! ( colloq)

¡que pase el siguiente! next please!

3

(en expresiones de concesión, permiso): si quiere, que se quede let him stay if he wants to, he can stay if he wants to

4

(en expresiones de sorpresa): ¿que se casa? she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? what do you mean, you're not going?

5

(en expresiones de indignación): ¡que tengamos que aguantarle esto! to think we have to put up with this from him!

C (uso enfático)

1

(reafirmando algo): ¡que no, que no voy! no, I tell you, I'm not going!, no! I'm not going!

¡que sueltes, te digo! I said, let go!

2

(respondiendo a una pregunta): ¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí, no me he movido de casa where was I? right here, I haven't left the house

¿que qué hago yo aquí? ¡pero si ésta es mi casa! what do you mean, what am I doing here? this is my house!

3

(indicando persistencia): estuvimos todo el día corre que te corre we spent the whole day rushing around

D

1

(introduciendo una razón): escóndete, que te van a ver hide or they'll see you, hide, they'll see you

ven, que te peino come here and let me comb your hair

2 (introduciendo una consecuencia) that

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto she sings beautifully

está que da pena verlo he's in a sorry state

E

(en comparaciones): su casa es más grande que la mía his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú I'm the same age as you

quiera que no, deberá reconocerlo like it or not, he'll have to accept it, he'll have to accept it, whether he likes it o not

F ( fam) (en oraciones condicionales) if

yo que tú no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you

G ( arc)

(expresando contraste): justicia pido, que no favores I ask for justice, not for favors

que²

pronoun

A (refiriéndose a personas)

1 ( sujeto) who

los que estén cansados, que esperen aquí those who are tired o anyone who's tired, wait here

los niños, que estaban cansados, se quedaron the children, who were tired, stayed behind

no conozco a nadie que tenga piscina I don't know anyone who has a swimming pool

el hombre que está sentado en la arena the man (who's) sitting on the sand

ésa es Cecilia, la que acaba de entrar that's Cecilia, the one who's just come in

todo el que no esté de acuerdo, que lo diga anyone who disagrees should say so, if anyone disagrees, please say so

aquí la que manda es mi madre my mother's the one who gives the orders here

2 ( complemento):

todas las chicas que entrevistamos all the girls (that o who) we interviewed, all the girls whom we interviewed ( frml)

es el único al que no le han pagado he's the only one who hasn't been paid

la sentaron al lado de Rodrigo, al que detestaba they sat her next to Rodrigo who o ( frml) whom she hated

el paciente del que te hablé the patient (that o who) I spoke to you about

B (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos etc)

1 ( sujeto) that, which

la pieza que se rompió the part that o which broke

eso es lo que me preocupa that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó they told me what happened

2 ( complemento):

el disco que le regalé the record (which o that) I gave her

tiene mucha flema, como buen inglés que es he's very phlegmatic, good Englishman that he is

¿sabes lo difícil que fue? do you know how hard it was?

ver tb lo¹ art B. (↑ lo (1)), que¹ conj C. (↑ que (1))

me dormí de tan cansada que estaba I was so tired (that) I fell asleep o I fell asleep, I was so tired

la forma en que lo dijo the way (that o in which) she said it

el día (en) que llegaron the day (that o on which) they arrived

la época en (la) que ocurrió the period in which it took place, the period (that) it took place in

* * *

Multiple Entries:
que
qué
que conjunción
1 ( oraciones subordinadas)
a) that;

◊ creemos que esta es la solución we believe that this is the solution;

estoy seguro de que vendrá I'm sure (that) she'll come;
¿cuántos años crees que tiene? how old do you think she is?;
eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie;
quiero que vengas I want you to come;
dice que no vayas she says you're not to go;
es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear;
sería una lástima que no vinieras it would be a shame if you didn't come
b)

◊ es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today;

es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money
2
a) ( en expresiones de deseo):

◊ ¡que te mejores! I hope you feel better soon;

¡que se diviertan! have a good time!;
ver tb ir v aux 2
b) ( en expresiones de mandato):

◊ ¡que te calles! shut up! (colloq);

¡que no! I said no!
c) ( en expresiones de sorpresa):

◊ ¿que se casa? she's getting married?;

¿cómo que no vas a ir? what do you mean, you're not going?
d) ( indicando persistencia):

◊ se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo he goes on and on about the same old thing;

y aquí llueve que llueve and over here it just rains and rains
3 ( introduciendo una consecuencia) that;
◊ se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

4 ( en comparaciones):
◊ su casa es más grande que la mía his house is bigger than mine;

tengo la misma edad que tú I'm the same age as you
5 (fam) ( en oraciones condicionales) if;
◊ yo que tú if I were you

■ pronombre
1 ( refiriéndose a personas)
a) ( sujeto) who;

◊ los que estén cansados those who are tired;

es la que manda aquí she's the one who gives the orders here
b) ( complemento):

◊ la mujer que amo the woman (that) I love;

las chicas que entrevistamos the girls (that o who) we interviewed;
el único al que no le han pagado the only one who hasn't been paid;
la persona de la que te hablé the person (that o who) I spoke to you about
2 (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos, etc)
a) ( sujeto) that, which;

◊ la pieza que se rompió the part that o which broke;

eso es lo que me preocupa that's what worries me
b) ( complemento):

◊ el disco que le regalé the record (which o that) I gave her;

la casa en que vivo the house (that) I live in;
¿sabes lo difícil que fue? do you know how hard it was?;
ver tb lo art 2 b
qué pronombre
1 ( interrogativo)
a) what;

◊ ¿que es eso? what's that?;

¿y que? so what?;
¿de que habló? what did she talk about?;
¿sabes que? you know what o something?;
no sé que hacer I don't know what to do
b) ( al pedir que se nos repita algo) what;

◊ ¿qué? what?

c) ( en saludos):

◊ ¿que tal? how are you?;

¿que es de tu vida? how's life?
2 ( en exclamaciones):
◊ ¡que va a ser abogado ese! him, a lawyer?;

ver tb ir V 1
■ adjetivo
1 ( interrogativo) what, which;
◊ ¿que color quieres? what o which color do you want?

2 ( en exclamaciones) what;
◊ ¡que noche! what a night!

■ adverbio:
◊ ¡que lindo! how lovely!;

¡que inteligente eres! aren't you clever!;
¡que bien (que) se está aquí! it's so nice here!;
¡que bien! great!, good!
que
I pron rel
1 (de persona) (como sujeto) who: la mujer que vendió el coche, the woman who sold the car
(como objeto de relativo) who, frml whom: su esposa, a la que admiraba, era muy amable, his wife, whom I admired, was very kind
la niña con la que juega, the girl (that o who o se omite) she plays with
el hombre del que hablé, the man of whom I spoke
2 (de cosa) (como sujeto) that, which
lo que, what: esto es lo que ocurrió, this is what happened
la casa que se incendió, the house (which o that) was burned down
(como complemento) el reloj que compró, the watch (which o that) he bought
la casa en la que vive ahora, the house where he lives now
II conj
1 (introducción de sujeto o complemento) (se omite o that) creo que va a llover, I think (that) it's going to rain
2 (expresión de deseo, mandato, etc) (se omite) que tengas un buen día, have a nice day
3 (consecución) (se omite o that) hacía tanto frío que me quedé en casa, it was so cold (that) I stayed at home
4 (comparación) than: su coche es mejor que el mío, his car is better than mine
5 (condicional) yo que tú iría, if I were you, I would go
6 (uso enfático) que sí, que iré al cine contigo, of course I'll go to the cinema with you
qué
I adjetivo
1 (pron interrogativo) what, which: ¿qué has comprado?, what have you bought?
¿qué color prefieres?, which colour do you prefer?
2 (pron excl) what, how: ¡qué de gente!, what a lot of people!
¡qué suerte tienes! how lucky you are!
¡qué vergüenza!, what a disgrace!
II adv excl so: ¡qué buenas que son!, they are so good!

' que' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalanzarse
- abandonar
- abarcar
- abaratarse
- ablandar
- abonarse
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrirse
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abundar
- aburrida
- aburrido
- aburrimiento
- acabar
- acabose
- acaparador
- acaparadora
- acariciar
- acarrear
- acercarse
- acholada
- acholado
- achuchar
- aclimatarse
- acompañar
- acopio
- actuación
- actual
- actualizar
- acuerdo
- adelante
- adelgazar
- adentro
- adicta
- adicto
- adivinar
- administración
- admitir
- adorno
- advertir
- aferrarse
- afín
- aflojar
- agradar
- agrado
- aguatera
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- abortion
- about
- absent
- accept
- acceptable
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accustom
- acknowledge
- action
- actual
- actually
- ad-lib
- adapt
- add on
- address
- adjust
- admit
- admittedly
- advise
- affirmative
- afraid
- afresh
- after
- agenda
- agree
- ahead
- aid
- alive
- all
- allege
- allow
- allow for
- allowance
- alone
- aloud
- alphabetically
- already
- also
- alter
- alternative
- ambit
- amenities
- amicable
- amiss

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que

♦ pron relativo

1. (sujeto) [persona] who, that;
[cosa] that, which;
la mujer que me saluda the woman (who o that is) waving to me;

el que me lo compró the one o person who bought it from me;

el hombre, que decía llamarse Simón, era bastante sospechoso the man, who said he was called Simón, seemed rather suspicious;

¿hay alguien que tenga un encendedor? does anyone have a lighter?;

la moto que me gusta the motorbike (that) I like;

hace natación, que es muy sano she swims, which is very good for your health;

la salsa fue lo que más me gustó the sauce was the bit I liked best;

el que más y el que menos every last one of us/them, all of us/them without exception

2. (complemento directo) (se puede omitir en inglés) [persona] who, Formal whom;
[cosa] that, which;
el hombre que conociste ayer the man (who o whom) you met yesterday;

la persona/el lugar que estás buscando the person/the place you're looking for;

eres de los pocos a los que invitaron you're one of the few people (who) they invited;

esa casa es la que o [m5] esa es la casa que me quiero comprar that house is the one (that) I want to buy, that's the house (that) I want to buy;

eso es todo lo que sé that's all o everything I know

3. (complemento indirecto) (se puede omitir en inglés)
al que, a la que, a los/las que (to) who, Formal (to) whom;

ese es el chico al que presté dinero that's the boy (who) I lent some money to, that's the boy (to) whom I lent some money

4. (complemento circunstancial)
la playa a la que fui the beach where I went, the beach I went to;

la mujer con/de la que hablas the woman (who) you are talking to/about;

la mesa en la que escribes the table on which you are writing, the table you are writing on;

la manera o [m5] forma en que lo dijo the way (in which) she said it;

(en) que [indicando tiempo] when;

el día (en) que me fui the day (when) I left;

el año (en) que nos conocimos the year (when) we first met

5. [en frases]
en lo que tú te arreglas, yo recojo la cocina I'll tidy the kitchen up while you're getting ready

♦ conj

1. (con oraciones de sujeto) that;

es importante que me escuches it's important that you listen to me, it's important for you to listen to me;

que haya pérdidas no significa que vaya a haber despidos the fact that we've suffered losses doesn't mean anyone is going to lose their job;

sería mejor que no se lo dijeras it would be better if you didn't tell her;

se suponía que era un secreto it was supposed to be a secret

2. (con oraciones de complemento directo) that;

me ha confesado que me quiere he has told me that he loves me;

creo que no iré I don't think (that) I'll go;

procura que no se te escape el perro try and make sure (that) the dog doesn't get away from you;

intentamos que todos estén contentos we try to keep everybody happy;

me dijeron que me quedara en casa they told me to stay at home;

me dijeron que dónde iba they asked me where I was going

3. (después de preposición)
estoy convencido de que es cierto I'm convinced (that) it's true;

con que esté listo el jueves es suficiente as long as it's ready by Thursday, that'll be fine;

estoy en contra de que siga en el cargo I'm opposed to him continuing in his job;

sin que nadie se entere without anyone realizing;

el hecho de que… the fact that…

4. (comparativo) than;

es más rápido que tú he's quicker than you;

alcanza la misma velocidad que un tren convencional it can go as fast as a conventional train;

trabaja el doble de horas que yo she works twice as many hours as me;

antes morir que vivir la guerra otra vez I'd rather die than live through the war again

5. [indica causa, motivo]
hemos de esperar, que todavía no es la hora we'll have to wait, (as) it isn't time yet;

no quiero café, que luego no duermo I won't have any coffee, it stops me from sleeping;

baja la voz, que nos van a oír lower your voice or they'll hear us;

el dólar ha subido, que lo oí en la radio the dollar has gone up, I heard it on the radio

6. [indica consecuencia] that;

tanto me lo pidió que se lo di he asked me for it so insistently that I gave it to him;

¡esta habitación huele que apesta! this room stinks!;

mira si es grande que no cabe por la puerta it's so big it won't go through the door

7. [indica finalidad] so (that);

ven aquí que te vea come over here so (that) I can see you

8. [indica deseo, mandato] that;

espero que te diviertas I hope (that) you have fun;

¡que te diviertas! have fun!;

quiero que lo hagas I want you to do it;
Fam
¡que se vaya a la porra! she can go to hell!;

por favor, que nadie se mueva de aquí please don't anybody go away from here;

¡que llamen a un médico! get them to call a doctor!

9. [para reiterar, hacer hincapié]
¡que te doy un bofetón! do that again and I'll slap you!;

¿no vas a venir? – ¡que sí! aren't you coming? – of course I am!;

¿pero de verdad no quieres venir? – ¡que no! but do you really not want to come? – definitely not!;

¡que me dejes! just leave me alone!;

¡que pases te digo! but do come in, please!

10. [para expresar contrariedad, enfado]
¡que tenga una que hacer estas cosas a sus años! that she should have to do such things at her age!

11. (en oraciones interrogativas) [para expresar reacción a lo dicho]
¿que quiere venir? pues que venga so she wants to come? then let her;

¿que te han despedido? [con tono de incredulidad] you're telling me they've sacked you?;

¿cómo que dónde está? ¡donde siempre! what do you mean where is it? it's where it always is!

12. [para explicar]
es que… the thing is (that)…, it's just (that)…;

es que yo ya tengo perro the thing is (that) o it's just (that) I already have a dog;

¿es que te da vergüenza? are you embarrassed (or what)?, is it that you're embarrassed?

13. [indica hipótesis] if;

que no quieres hacerlo, pues no pasa nada it doesn't matter if you don't want to do it;

¿que llueve? nos quedamos en casa if it rains, we'll just stay at home;

¿tú que él qué harías? what would you do if you were him o (if you were) in his shoes?

14. [indica disyunción] or;

quieras que no, harás lo que yo mando you'll do what I tell you, whether you like it or not;

han tenido algún problema que otro they've had the odd problem

15. [indica reiteración]
estuvieron charla que te charla toda la mañana they were chatting o esp Br nattering away all morning;

se pasó el día llora que te llora she cried and cried all day, she didn't stop crying all day

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que

I pron rel sujeto: persona who, that; cosa which, that; complemento: persona that, whom fml ; cosa that, which;

el coche que ves the car you can see, the car that o which you can see;

el que the one that;

la que the one that;

lo que what

II conj that;

lo mismo que tú the same as you;

¡que entre! tell him to come in;

¡que descanses! sleep well;

¡que sí! I said yes;

¡que no! I said no;

es que … the thing is …;

yo que tú if I were you;

¡que no se repita! make sure it doesn’t happen again!;

¡que me pase esto a mí! I can’t believe this is happening to me!;

eso sí que no definitely not!;

alguno que otro the odd

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qué adv

: how, what

¡qué bonito!: how pretty!

qué adj

: what, which

¿qué hora es?: what time is it?

qué pron

: what

¿qué quieres?: what do you want?

que conj

1) : that

dice que está listo: he says that he's ready

espero que lo haga: I hope that he does it

2) : than

más que nada: more than anything

3) (implying permission or desire)

¡que entre!: send him in!

¡que te vaya bien!: I wish you well!

4) (indicating a reason or cause)

¡cuidado, que te caes!: be careful, you're about to fall!

no provoques al perro, que te va a morder: don't provoke the dog or (else) he'll bite

5)

es que : the thing is that, I'm afraid that

6)

yo que tú : if I were you

que pron

1) : who, that

la niña que viene: the girl who is coming

2) : whom, that

los alumnos que enseñé: the students that I taught

3) : that, which

el carro que me gusta: the car that I like

4)

el (la, lo, las, los) que el, la, lo, los

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que¹ conj

1. (con oraciones subordinadas) that

me dijo que no quería ir he told me that he didn't want to go

creo que está bien I think that it's OK

En todos los ejemplos anteriores that puede omitirse

2. (en comparaciones) than

Tomás es más alto que Paco Tomás is taller than Paco

Raquel baila mejor que yo Raquel dances better than me

Con verbos como mandar, decir o querer, etc, que se traduce mediante un infinitivo

me dijo que esperara aquí he told me to wait here

quiero que vengas a la fiesta I want you to come to the party

En las exclamaciones y algunas otras construcciones, que no se traduce

¡que lo pases bien! enjoy yourself! / have a good time!

ahora no voy, que es demasiado tarde I'm not going now, it's too late

dame la chaqueta, que te la cuelgue give me your jacket, I'll hang it up for you

¿a que...? I bet...

¿a que no sabes a quién vi ayer? I bet you don't know who I saw yesterday

que² pron

1. (referido a una persona) who

la chica que ganó la carrera the girl who won the race

el ganador, que tiene 25 años, es periodista the winner, who is 25, is a journalist who puede omitirse cuando va seguido del sujeto de un verbo

the teacher we had last year el profesor que tuvimos el año pasado

2. (referido a una cosa) which

el barco que se hundió the ship which sank

la casa, que estaba vacía, se quemó the house, which was empty, burnt down which puede omitirse cuando va seguido del sujeto de un verbo

the record you lent me is scratched el disco que me dejaste está rayado

Spanish-English dictionary > que
77 regente

adj.

regent.

f. & m.

1 regent.

2 manager (administrador) (de tienda).

3 mayor, (f) mayoress (alcalde). (Mexican Spanish)

pres.subj.

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

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regente

► adjetivo

1 ruling, governing

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 PLÍTICA regent

2 DERECHO magistrate

3 (director) manager

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1. ADJ

1) [príncipe] regent

2) [director] managing

2. SMF

1) (Pol) regent

2) [de fábrica] manager; Esp (Farm) chief pharmacist

3.

SM Méx (=alcalde) mayor

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masculino y femenino regent

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= overseer, regent.

Ex. In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.

Ex. The board of regents may establish a cost-recovery fee for training of commercially employed firefighters, and such fees shall be deposited to the general fund.

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masculino y femenino regent

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= overseer, regent.

Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.

Ex: The board of regents may establish a cost-recovery fee for training of commercially employed firefighters, and such fees shall be deposited to the general fund.

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regente

masculine and feminine

A

1 (en lugar del soberano) regent

2 ( period) (alcalde) mayor; (gobernador) governor

B ( ant) (de una empresa) manager

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Del verbo regentar: ( conjugate regentar)

regenté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

regente es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
regentar
regente
regente sustantivo masculino y femenino
regent
regentar verbo transitivo
1 (un negocio) to run, manage
2 (un cargo) to hold
regente
I mf Pol regent
II m (de un negocio) manager
' regente' also found in these entries:
English:
regent

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regente

♦ adj

regent

♦ nmf

1. [de un país] regent

2. [administrador] [de tienda] manager;
[de colegio] governor
3. Méx [alcalde] mayor, f mayoress

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regente

m/f

1 regent

2 Méx: de ciudad mayor

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regente nmf

: regent

Spanish-English dictionary > regente
78 rendido

adj.

1 worn-out, exhausted, tired, all-in.

2 submissive, yielding.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: rendir.

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rendido

► participio pasado

1→ link=rendir rendir

► adjetivo

1 (sumiso) humble, submissive

■ un admirador rendido a devoted follower

2 (muy cansado) worn out, exhausted

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ADJ

1) (=cansado) exhausted, worn-out

2) (=sumiso) submissive; (=servil) obsequious; (=enamorado) devoted

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- da adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( exhausto) exhausted

cayó rendido (de cansancio) — he collapsed from exhaustion; ver tb rendir

b) < admirador> devoted

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= washed-out.

Ex. He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.

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- da adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( exhausto) exhausted

cayó rendido (de cansancio) — he collapsed from exhaustion; ver tb rendir

b) < admirador> devoted

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= washed-out.

Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.

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rendido -da

adjective

1 [ ESTAR] (exhausto) exhausted

cayó rendido (de cansancio) he collapsed from exhaustion

estaba rendida de tanto trabajar she was exhausted from working so hard

ver tb rendir

2 ‹admirador› devoted

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Del verbo rendir: ( conjugate rendir)

rendido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
rendido
rendir
rendido
◊ -da adjetivo [ESTAR] ( exhausto) exhausted;

cayó rendido (de cansancio) he collapsed from exhaustion;
ver tb rendir
rendir ( conjugate rendir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹homenaje/tributo› to pay;
◊ rendidole culto a algn to worship sb

2 (Fin) to yield;
( producir) to produce
3 ‹ persona›:
◊ me rindió el sueño I was overcome by sleep;

tanto trabajo rinde a cualquiera working that hard is enough to exhaust anyone
4 (CS) (Educ) ‹ examen› to take, sit (BrE)
verbo intransitivo
a) ( cundir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me rindió mucho la mañana I had a lot done this morning;

trabaja mucho pero no le rinde he works hard but he doesn't make much headway
b) [alumno/obrero/empleado] to perform well

c) [tela/arroz/jabón] to go a long way

rendirse verbo pronominal (en pelea, guerra) to surrender;
(en tarea, adivinanza) to give up
rendido,-a adjetivo
1 (de cansancio) exhausted
2 (de amor, admiración) devoted, captivated
rendir
I verbo transitivo
1 Mil to conquer
2 (armas) (un delincuente, etc) to hand over
(una bandera, las armas: en señal de homenaje o respeto) to lower
3 (: de cansancio) to exhaust, tire out
4 Fin to yield
II verbo intransitivo
1 (el día) to be productive
2 (en el trabajo, etc) to make headway
3 (un negocio) to be profitable
♦ Locuciones: rendir culto, to worship
rendir homenaje, to pay homage
rendir tributo, to pay tribute
' rendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rendida
English:
done
- tired
- worn-out
- take
- washed-out
- worn

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rendido, -a adj

1. [agotado] exhausted, worn out;

estoy rendido de tanto caminar I'm exhausted o worn out from all that walking

2. [sumiso] submissive;
[admirador] servile, devoted
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rendido

adj exhausted

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rendido, -da adj

1) : submissive

2) : worn-out, exhausted

3) : devoted

Spanish-English dictionary > rendido
79 retén

m.

1 roadblock.

2 picket.

3 retainer.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: retener.

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retén

► nombre masculino

1 MILITAR reserves plural, reinforcements plural

2 (previsión) stock, store

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de retén in reserve

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SM

1) (Téc) stop, catch; (Aut) oil seal

2) (=reserva) reserve, store

tener algo de retén — to have sth in reserve

3) (Mil) reserves pl, reinforcements pl

hombre de retén — reserve

estar de retén — to be on call

4) LAm [de policía] roadblock, police roadblock

5) Caribe (=correccional) remand home

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masculino

1) ( patrulla) patrol; ( pelotón) squad; ( puesto de policía) police post

2) (Ven) ( correccional) reformatory (AmE), remand home (BrE)

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= stop, weir.

Ex. Rods may hold the cards in the drawer and stops may prevent drawers from falling out the cabinet.

Ex. To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water.

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* retén de cajón = drawer stop.

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masculino

1) ( patrulla) patrol; ( pelotón) squad; ( puesto de policía) police post

2) (Ven) ( correccional) reformatory (AmE), remand home (BrE)

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= stop, weir.

Ex: Rods may hold the cards in the drawer and stops may prevent drawers from falling out the cabinet.

Ex: To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water.

* retén de cajón = drawer stop.

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retén

masculine

A

1 (patrulla) patrol; (pelotón) squad

esta noche tengo or estoy de retén ( Mil) I'm on duty tonight

2 (puesto de policía) police post

B ( Chi) ( Auto) gasket

C ( Ven) (correccional) reformatory ( AmE), remand home ( BrE)

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Del verbo retar: ( conjugate retar)

reten es:

3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) imperativo

Del verbo retener: ( conjugate retener)

retén es:

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
retar
retener
retén
retar ( conjugate retar) verbo transitivo
a) ( desafiar) to challenge

b) (CS) ( regañar) to tell … off (colloq), to scold

retener ( conjugate retener) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹datos/información› to keep back, withhold

b) ‹pasaporte/tarjeta› to retain

c) (Fin, Fisco) ‹dinero/cuota› to deduct, withhold

2
a) [ policía] ‹ persona› to detain, hold

b) ( hacer permanecer):

◊ no te retendré mucho I won't keep you long

3 ‹calor/carga/líquidos› to retain
4 ‹atención/interés› to keep, retain
5 ( recordar) to retain, keep … in one's head
retén sustantivo masculino
a) ( patrulla) patrol;

( pelotón) squad;
( puesto de policía) police post
b) (Ven) ( correccional) reformatory (AmE), remand home (BrE)

retar verbo transitivo to challenge
retener verbo transitivo
1 (para sí) to keep: querría retenerte junto a mí, I would like to keep you near me
2 (en sí) to retain: las esponjas retienen agua, sponges retain water
3 (en un lugar) to keep: debo ir, no intentes retenerme, I need to leave, don't try to hold me back
(en una comisaría) to detain, keep in custody
4 (en la memoria) to remember: no puedo retener todos los nombres, I can't remember all the names
5 (un sentimiento, impulso, etc) to restrain, hold back: no sabe retener sus emociones, she can't control her emotions
6 (el curso normal de algo) to stop, hold back: la presa retiene el agua del río, the dam holds back the river
7 (un sueldo, capital) to deduct, withhold: le retienen el 40% de los ingresos, they withhold 40% of his earnings
retén sustantivo masculino
1 (de soldados, bomberos, etc) squad, reserves pl
2 (de alimentos, etc) store

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retén nm

1. [de soldados] reserve;

un retén de bomberos a squad of firefighters

2. [de cosas] stock

3. Am [de menores] reformatory, reform school

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retén

m L.Am.
MIL patrol

Spanish-English dictionary > retén
80 sacrificado

adj.

sacrificed, victimized, self-sacrificing.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: sacrificar.

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sacrificado

► participio pasado

1→ link=sacrificar sacrificar

► adjetivo

1 (persona) self-sacrificing

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ADJ

1) [profesión, vida] demanding

2) [persona] self-sacrificing

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- da adjetivo < persona> selfless, self-sacrificing

tuvo una vida muy sacrificada — she had a really hard life

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= self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving, selfless.

Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.

Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.

Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex. Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.

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- da adjetivo < persona> selfless, self-sacrificing

tuvo una vida muy sacrificada — she had a really hard life

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= self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving, selfless.

Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.

Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.

Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.

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sacrificado -da

adjective

‹persona› selfless, self-sacrificing

tuvo una vida muy sacrificada her life was full of sacrifice o was given over to others

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Del verbo sacrificar: ( conjugate sacrificar)

sacrificado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
sacrificado
sacrificar
sacrificado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› selfless, self-sacrificing

sacrificar ( conjugate sacrificar) verbo transitivo
a) (Relig) ‹cordero/víctimas› to sacrifice

b) ‹res/ganado› to slaughter;

‹perro/gato› (euf) to put … to sleep (euph)
c) ‹carrera/juventud› to sacrifice

sacrificarse verbo pronominal
to make sacrifices
sacrificar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) (como ofrenda) to sacrifice
2 (para su consumo) to slaughter
3 (por enfermedad) to put down
4 (renunciar a algo) (por algo) he de sacrificar mis estudios a causa del trabajo, I've got to give up my studies because of my work
(por alguien) sacrifico mis aficiones para atender a mi hija, I have to forgo my hobbies in order to take care of my child
' sacrificado' also found in these entries:
English:
destroy

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sacrificado

adj self-sacrificing

Spanish-English dictionary > sacrificado

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