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21 comparación
f.comparison, comparing, collation.* * *1 comparison\en comparación con compared to, in comparison tono tienen ni punto de comparación there is no comparisonsin comparación beyond compare* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cotejo) comparisonen comparación con — in comparison with, beside
2) (Literat) simile* * *1) (acción, efecto) comparisonhacer or establecer una comparación — to make o draw a comparison
en comparación con el año pasado — compared to o with last year
2) (Lit) simile* * *= comparison, cross-tabulation, contradistinction.Ex. A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.Ex. The analyses carried out included frequencies of variables and cross-tabulations, using chi-square to test for independence between variables.Ex. Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.----* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparación entre elementos comparables = like with like comparison.* datación por comparación = crossdating.* en comparación = by comparison.* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.* establecer comparaciones = make + comparisons.* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables = compare + like with like.* evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.* evaluar por comparación = benchmark.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* * *1) (acción, efecto) comparisonhacer or establecer una comparación — to make o draw a comparison
en comparación con el año pasado — compared to o with last year
2) (Lit) simile* * *= comparison, cross-tabulation, contradistinction.Ex: A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.
Ex: The analyses carried out included frequencies of variables and cross-tabulations, using chi-square to test for independence between variables.Ex: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparación entre elementos comparables = like with like comparison.* datación por comparación = crossdating.* en comparación = by comparison.* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.* establecer comparaciones = make + comparisons.* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables = compare + like with like.* evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.* evaluar por comparación = benchmark.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* * *A (acción, efecto) comparisonhacer/establecer una comparación to make o draw a comparisonno hay comparación there's no comparisonen comparación con el año pasado compared to o with last yeareste vino no tiene ni punto de comparación con el Rioja you cannot even begin to compare this wine with Riojael café de filtro no admite comparación con el instantáneo there's simply no comparison between filter coffee and instant(todas) las comparaciones son odiosas comparisons are odiousadverbio de comparación comparative adverbB ( Lit) simile* * *
comparación sustantivo femenino
comparison;
en comparación a or con el año pasado compared to o with last year;
no tienen ni punto de comparación you cannot even begin to compare them
comparación sustantivo femenino comparison
en comparación, comparatively
en comparación con, compared to
sin comparación, beyond compare
' comparación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- de
- ser
- más
- para
- que
- lado
- par
- relación
- símil
English:
as
- compare
- comparison
- contrast
- draw
- on
- so
- to
- invite
- relative
* * *comparación nf1. [entre personas, cosas] comparison;no es conveniente establecer comparaciones entre hermanos it's not a good idea to compare brothers and sisters;en comparación con in comparison with, compared to;las comparaciones son odiosas comparisons are odious;no admite comparación, no hay punto de comparación there's no comparison;sin comparación by far2. Gram comparison* * *f comparison;en comparación con in comparison with;no tiene (ni punto de) comparación con there’s no comparison with* * ** * *comparación n comparison -
22 competición
f.1 competition, contest, tourney, meet.2 corrivalry, striving.* * *1 competition, contest\espíritu de competición competitive spirit* * *noun f.1) competition2) contest* * *SF1) (=enfrentamiento) competition2) (=concurso) competition, contest* * *femenino (Esp)a) ( acción)espíritu/juegos de competición — competitive spirit/games
b) (Dep) ( certamen) competition* * *= competition, race, joust.Ex. There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.Ex. Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.----* coche de competición = competition car.* competición atlética = athletic competition.* competición de fútbol = football competition.* competición deportiva = athletic contest, sport(s) competition.* competición de snowboarding = snowboarding competition.* competición ecuestre = equestrian event, equestrian competition.* esquí de competición = downhill skiing.* partido de competición = club game.* * *femenino (Esp)a) ( acción)espíritu/juegos de competición — competitive spirit/games
b) (Dep) ( certamen) competition* * *= competition, race, joust.Ex: There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.
Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.* coche de competición = competition car.* competición atlética = athletic competition.* competición de fútbol = football competition.* competición deportiva = athletic contest, sport(s) competition.* competición de snowboarding = snowboarding competition.* competición ecuestre = equestrian event, equestrian competition.* esquí de competición = downhill skiing.* partido de competición = club game.* * *( Esp)1(acción): juegos de competición competitive gamesespíritu de competición competitive spirit2 ( Dep) (certamen) competitionCompuestos:● competición de atletismo en or de pista* * *
competición sustantivo femenino (Esp)a) ( rivalidad):
competición sustantivo femenino competition, contest
' competición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carrera
- concursante
- concurso
- descalificar
- perder
- preliminar
- premio
- prueba
- punto
- tercera
- tercero
- abandonar
- abandono
- atlético
- juvenil
- preparar
- retirada
- retirar
- sonar
- vencedor
English:
ahead
- cutthroat
- dark horse
- diving
- eliminate
- event
- overall
- photo finish
- competition
- contest
* * *competición nf1. [deportiva] competitioncompetición deportiva sports competition; Dep competición por puntos points competition2. [entre empresas, grupos] competition;la competición electoral the electoral contest;hay una dura competición por obtener un ascenso there is fierce competition for promotion* * *f DEP competition* * ** * *competición n competition / contest -
23 con claustros
(adj.) = cloisteredEx. The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.* * *(adj.) = cloisteredEx: The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.
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24 con clavos
(adj.) = hobnailedEx. Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.* * *(adj.) = hobnailedEx: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
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25 con tachuelas
(adj.) = hobnailedEx. Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.* * *(adj.) = hobnailedEx: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
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26 contraposición
f.1 contraposition, contrast, contradistinction.2 conflict, opposition.* * *1 (contraste) contrast2 (oposición) conflict, clash\estar en contraposición to clash* * *SF1) (=cotejo) comparison2) (=oposición) contrast, clashpero en contraposición,... — but on the other hand,...
* * *femenino comparisonen contraposición al or con algo — in comparison to o with something
* * *= opposition, comparison, contraposition, contradistinction.Ex. I would like to ask each of them to tell us whether in fact there is a clear difference of opinion and direct opposition or whether there is no real inconsistency.Ex. A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.Ex. Contraposition is a method, like contradiction, that is particularly useful when the direct method doesn't seem to work.Ex. Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.----* en contraposición a = as opposed to, in contrast (to/with), in contradistinction to.* * *femenino comparisonen contraposición al or con algo — in comparison to o with something
* * *= opposition, comparison, contraposition, contradistinction.Ex: I would like to ask each of them to tell us whether in fact there is a clear difference of opinion and direct opposition or whether there is no real inconsistency.
Ex: A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.Ex: Contraposition is a method, like contradiction, that is particularly useful when the direct method doesn't seem to work.Ex: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.* en contraposición a = as opposed to, in contrast (to/with), in contradistinction to.* * *comparisonen contraposición al or con el anterior in comparison to o with the one before* * *
contraposición sustantivo femenino
comparison;
en contraposición a or con algo in comparison to o with sth
* * *1. [oposición] conflict;en contraposición con in contrast to2. [comparación] comparison;en contraposición con in comparison with* * *f:en contraposición a in comparison to* * * -
27 contraste
m.contrast.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: contrastar.* * *1 (oposición) contrast2 (pesos y medidas) verification3 (oro y plata) hallmark* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=oposición) contrast2) (TV) contrast3) [de pesos y medidas] (tb: marca del contraste) (=sello) hallmark; (=acción) assay; (=persona) inspector of weights and measures; (=oficina) weights and measures office* * *1) (relación, aspecto) contrastdale más contraste a la imagen — (TV) turn the contrast up
2)a) ( marca) tbb) ( acción) hallmarkingc) ( de pesas) verification* * *= contrast, contradistinction.Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex. Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.----* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].* en contraste con = in contrast (to/with).* en marcado contraste = in stark contrast.* en marcado contraste con = in marked contrast to/with.* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.* * *1) (relación, aspecto) contrastdale más contraste a la imagen — (TV) turn the contrast up
2)a) ( marca) tbb) ( acción) hallmarkingc) ( de pesas) verification* * *= contrast, contradistinction.Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
Ex: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].* en contraste con = in contrast (to/with).* en marcado contraste = in stark contrast.* en marcado contraste con = in marked contrast to/with.* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.* * *A (relación, aspecto) contrastun contraste de luces y sombras a contrast of light and shadedale más contraste a la imagen (TV) turn the contrast uphacer contraste con algo to contrast with sthexiste un marcado contraste entre ambos estilos there is a marked contrast between the two stylesun país de contrastes a country of contrastsen contraste con la década anterior in contrast to the previous decadeen contraste con su hermana, ella es extrovertida y charlatana unlike her sister, she's outgoing and talkativeB1 (marca) tbsello del contraste hallmark2 (acción) hallmarking3 (de pesas) verification* * *
Del verbo contrastar: ( conjugate contrastar)
contrasté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
contraste es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
contrastar
contraste
contrastar ( conjugate contrastar) verbo intransitivo contraste con algo to contrast with sth
verbo transitivo contraste algo con algo to contrast sth with sth
contraste sustantivo masculino
contrast;
en contraste con algo in contrast to sth
contrastar verbo transitivo to contrast [con, with]
contraste sustantivo masculino
1 contrast
2 (de una pieza de joyería) hallmark
' contraste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desnivel
- contrapartida
- otro
English:
contrast
- foil
- hallmark
- hall
* * *contraste nm1. [diferencia] contrast;los contrastes entre el norte y el sur the contrasts between the north and the south;[comparado con] in comparison with2. [comprobación] verification, checking;tras un contraste de opiniones… after canvassing people's opinions…3. [en monitor, televisión] contrast4. [marca] hallmark5. Med contrast medium* * *m1 contrast;en contraste con in contrast to2:(sustancia/medio de) contraste MED contrast substance/medium* * *contraste nm: contrast* * *contraste n contrast -
28 cuento de hadas
fairy tale* * *fairy story, fairy tale* * *(n.) = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale]Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.* * *fairy story, fairy tale* * *(n.) = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale]Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.* * *fairy tale -
29 cuento popular
m.folk tale, folktale, popular story, story or legend which is originated by the folklore of a particular town.* * *(n.) = folk tale, folktale [folk tale]Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex. The original folktale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs becomes transformed when told through the different media of film, sound, movement, colour, art and technology.* * *(n.) = folk tale, folktale [folk tale]Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.
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30 desacreditar
v.to discredit.Ella desacredita a Ricardo She discredits Richard.Ella desacreditó a su amiga She discredited=debunked her friend.El político desacreditó al oponente The politician discredited his opponent* * *1 to discredit, bring discredit on, bring into discredit* * *verb* * *1.VT [+ político, gobierno] to discredit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.----* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *desacreditar [A1 ]vtesos rumores lo han desacreditado mucho those rumors have done his reputation a great deal of harm o have seriously damaged his reputationla oposición intentó desacreditarlo the opposition tried to discredit him( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *
desacreditar ( conjugate desacreditar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desacreditarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
desacreditar verbo transitivo (desprestigiar) to discredit, bring into discredit
' desacreditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descalificar
English:
discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- debunk
- disrepute
* * *♦ vtto discredit;hubo una campaña para desacreditarla there was a campaign to discredit her;este nuevo fracaso lo desacredita como político this latest failure has destroyed his credibility as a politician;su actuación ha desacreditado al partido his behaviour has brought the party into disrepute* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar vtdesprestigiar: to discredit, to disgrace -
31 desacreditar un mito
(v.) = debunk + a mythEx. The author intends to debunk the myths that have grown up around the Internet.* * *(v.) = debunk + a mythEx: The author intends to debunk the myths that have grown up around the Internet.
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32 desaparecer
v.1 to disappear.me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappearedserá mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a whiledesaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.2 to go missing.* * *1 (dejar de estar) to disappear\desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earthhacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of* * *verbto disappear, vanish* * *1. VI1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missinghan desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood
me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing
mapa¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)3) euf (=morir) to pass away2.VT LAm (Pol) to disappeardesaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.----* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *desaparecer [E3 ]vi1 (de un lugar) to disappeardesapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyesen esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die outlo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came outtenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence3 (de la vista) to disappearel sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloudel ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowddesaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)( Andes)1 (de un lugar) to disappearse desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared2 (de la vista) to disappear* * *
desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing
* * *♦ videsapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown♦ vtAm [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill* * *I v/i disappear, vanishII v/t L.Am.disappear fam, make disappear* * *desaparecer {53} vt: to cause to disappeardesaparecer vi: to disappear, to vanish* * *desaparecer vb to disappear -
33 desde aquel momento
Ex. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.* * *Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
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34 desde entonces
adv.ever since, from that time on, ever after, from that time.* * *since then* * ** * *= ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that dayEx. By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since.Ex. Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.Ex. In the interim there has been considerable activity in developing guidelines for catalogue headings and in compiling authority lists.Ex. It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.Ex. This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.Ex. Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.Ex. Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.Ex. From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.Ex. In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media.Ex. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.Ex. The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period.Ex. A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.* * *= ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that dayEx: By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since.
Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.Ex: In the interim there has been considerable activity in developing guidelines for catalogue headings and in compiling authority lists.Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.Ex: This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.Ex: Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.Ex: In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media.Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.Ex: The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period.Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day. -
35 desde ese momento
= from that point, ever afterEx. The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point.Ex. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.* * *= from that point, ever afterEx: The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point.
Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after. -
36 desmitificar
v.to demystify.* * *1 to demystify* * ** * *verbo transitivo to demystify, destroy the myths surrounding* * *= demystify.Ex. This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.----* desmitificar un mito = demystify + myth.* * *verbo transitivo to demystify, destroy the myths surrounding* * *= demystify.Ex: This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.
* desmitificar un mito = demystify + myth.* * *desmitificar [A2 ]vtto demythologize* * *desmitificar vtel libro desmitifica la democracia helénica the book demythologizes ancient Greek democracy;hay que desmitificar el mundo del espectáculo we have to dispel people's illusions about show business;el escándalo desmitificó al presidente the scandal showed the president had feet of clay* * *v/t demystify, demythologize -
37 desmitificar un mito
(v.) = demystify + mythEx. The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.* * *(v.) = demystify + mythEx: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
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38 desmontar
v.1 to take apart or to pieces (desarmar) (machine).2 to unseat.el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its riderdesmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle3 to dismount, to disassemble, to dismantle, to take apart.El carpintero desmontó los gabinetes The carpenter dismounted the cabinets4 to remove.Los chicos desmontaron las estructuras The kids removed the structures.* * *1 (desarmar) to take to pieces, take down, dismantle2 (edificio) to knock down3 (arma) to uncock4 (cortar en un bosque) to clear5 (allanar) to level6 (quitar de la montura) to unset, unmount7 (motor) to strip1 (del caballo) to dismount (de, -)* * *verb1) to dismantle2) dismount* * *1. VT1) (=desarmar) [gen] to dismantle; [+ mueble, estantería] to take apart; [+ motor] to strip down; [+ máquina] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ tienda de campaña] to take down; (Náut) [+ vela] to take down2) [+ terreno] (=nivelar) to level; (=quitar los árboles a) to clear3) [+ jinete] to throw, unseat4) (Mil) [+ escopeta] to uncock; [+ artillería] to knock out2.VI to dismount, alight (de from)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex. Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex. Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex. The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex. The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.----* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex: Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex: The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *desmontar [A1 ]vtA1 (desarmar) ‹mueble/estante› to dismantle, take apart; ‹motor› to stripdesmontamos la tienda de campaña we took down the tent2 (separar) ‹forro/pieza› to detach, removeB1 (allanar) ‹terreno› to level2 ‹zona/selva› to clearC ( Arm) to uncock■ desmontarvi«jinete» to dismount* * *
desmontar ( conjugate desmontar) verbo transitivo
‹ tienda de campaña› to take down
verbo intransitivo [ jinete] to dismount
desmontar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, artefacto) to dismantle, take to pieces
2 (una excusa, argumento) to take to pieces
II vi (de un caballo, vehículo) to dismount [de, -], get off [de, -]
' desmontar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deshacer
- tienda
English:
apart
- disassemble
- dismantle
- piece
- pull apart
- strip
- take apart
- take down
- clear
- detach
- dismount
- take
- throw
- unseat
* * *♦ vt[mueble, librería, mesa] to dismantle, to take to pieces; [motor] to strip down; [piezas, partes] to remove, to detach; [rueda] to remove, to take off; [andamio, tablado, tienda de campaña] to take down2. [teoría, argumentación] to demolish, to pull to pieces3. [arma] to uncock4. [persona] [de caballo, moto, bicicleta] to unseat;el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its rider;desmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle5. Informát to unmount6. [terreno] to level;[área, bosque] to clear♦ videsmontar de [caballo] to dismount from;[moto, bicicleta] to get off; [coche] to get out of* * *I v/t2 terreno levelII v/i dismount* * *desmontar vt1) : to clear, to level off2) desmantelar: to dismantle, to take apartdesmontar vi: to dismount* * *desmontar vb -
39 desmontar un mito
(v.) = demystify + mythEx. The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.* * *(v.) = demystify + mythEx: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
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40 desquitarse de
v.to avenge, to take it out on, to get square with.* * *(v.) = retaliate againstEx. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.* * *(v.) = retaliate againstEx: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
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