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  • 21 mesa

    f.
    1 table (forniture).
    bendecir la mesa to say grace
    poner/quitar la mesa to set/clear the table
    sentarse a la mesa to sit down at the table
    ¡a la mesa! dinner is/tea is/lunch is ready!
    mesa de billar billiard table
    mesa camilla = small round table under which a heater is placed
    mesa de mezclas mixing desk
    mesa (de) nido nest of tables
    mesa de operaciones operating table
    mesa plegable folding table
    2 board, committee.
    mesa directiva executive board o committee
    mesa electoral = group supervising the voting in each ballot box
    3 Mesa.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mesar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) table; (de oficina) desk
    2 (comida) food
    3 (personas) board, committee
    \
    a mesa puesta with one's every need catered for
    levantarse de la mesa to leave the table
    poner la mesa to set the table, lay the table
    quitar/recoger la mesa to clear the table
    servir la mesa to wait at table
    mesa de mezclas mixing desk
    mesa de noche bedside table
    mesa de operaciones operating table
    mesa electoral electoral college
    mesa nido nest of tables
    mesa plegable folding table
    mesa redonda (coloquio) round table
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) table; [de despacho] desk

    ¡a la mesa! — dinner's ready!

    • bendecir la mesa — to say grace

    • de mesa, vino de mesa — table wine

    • poner la mesa — to lay the table

    • recoger la mesa, quitar la mesa — to clear the table

    mesa auxiliar — side table, occasional table

    mesa de café, mesa de centro — coffee table

    mesa de mezclas — mixer, mixing desk

    mesa de noche — bedside table, night stand o table (EEUU)

    mesa ratona — Cono Sur coffee table

    mesa redonda — (Pol) (=discusión) round table; (=conferencia) round-table conference; ( Hist) Round Table

    2) (=personas) (=comité) committee; [de empresa] board; [en mitin] platform

    Mesa de la Cámara, Mesa del Parlamento — parliamentary assembly

    mesa electoral — officials in charge of a polling station

    3) (=pensión) board
    4) (Geog) (=meseta) tableland, plateau
    5) (Arquit) landing
    6) [de herramienta] side, flat
    * * *
    1) ( mueble) table

    mesa de comedor/de cocina — dining room/kitchen table

    levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa — to clear the table

    a la mesa! — dinner (o lunch etc) is ready!

    quedarse debajo de la mesa — (CS fam) to go hungry, miss out on the food

    2) ( conjunto de personas) committee
    •
    * * *
    = table, press bed, bed, table-top [tabletop], dining table.
    Ex. The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
    Ex. In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
    Ex. Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.
    Ex. GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.
    Ex. The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.
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    * agenda de mesa = appointment calendar.
    * amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.
    * bendecir la mesa = say + grace.
    * centro de mesa = epergne.
    * de mesa = table-top [tabletop].
    * en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.
    * juego de mesa = board game, table game.
    * luz de mesa = table light.
    * mesa al vacío = vacuum table.
    * mesa auxiliar = side table.
    * mesa de centro = coffee table.
    * mesa de cocina = kitchen table.
    * mesa de comedor = dining table, dining-room table.
    * mesa de conferencias = conference table.
    * mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.
    * mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.
    * mesa de dibujante = sketch board.
    * mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.
    * mesa de escritorio = desktop.
    * mesa de estudio = carrel, study table.
    * mesa de negociaciones = bargaining table, negotiation table.
    * mesa de ping-pong = table tennis table.
    * mesa de succión = suction table.
    * mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].
    * mesa de trabajo = desk, study table, writing desk, work desk.
    * mesa electoral = polls, the, polling station.
    * mesa expositora = table top exhibit.
    * mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.
    * mesa luminosa = light table.
    * mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel presentation, panel discussion, panel debate, panel session.
    * Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT) = Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
    * modales en la mesa = table manners.
    * poner la mesa = lay + the table.
    * poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.
    * recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.
    * sal de mesa = table salt.
    * sobremesa = after-tea, after-dinner.
    * tenis de mesa = table tennis.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * * *
    1) ( mueble) table

    mesa de comedor/de cocina — dining room/kitchen table

    levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa — to clear the table

    a la mesa! — dinner (o lunch etc) is ready!

    quedarse debajo de la mesa — (CS fam) to go hungry, miss out on the food

    2) ( conjunto de personas) committee
    •
    * * *
    = table, press bed, bed, table-top [tabletop], dining table.

    Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.

    Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
    Ex: Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.
    Ex: GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.
    Ex: The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.
    * agenda de mesa = appointment calendar.
    * amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.
    * bendecir la mesa = say + grace.
    * centro de mesa = epergne.
    * de mesa = table-top [tabletop].
    * en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.
    * juego de mesa = board game, table game.
    * luz de mesa = table light.
    * mesa al vacío = vacuum table.
    * mesa auxiliar = side table.
    * mesa de centro = coffee table.
    * mesa de cocina = kitchen table.
    * mesa de comedor = dining table, dining-room table.
    * mesa de conferencias = conference table.
    * mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.
    * mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.
    * mesa de dibujante = sketch board.
    * mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.
    * mesa de escritorio = desktop.
    * mesa de estudio = carrel, study table.
    * mesa de negociaciones = bargaining table, negotiation table.
    * mesa de ping-pong = table tennis table.
    * mesa de succión = suction table.
    * mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].
    * mesa de trabajo = desk, study table, writing desk, work desk.
    * mesa electoral = polls, the, polling station.
    * mesa expositora = table top exhibit.
    * mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.
    * mesa luminosa = light table.
    * mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel presentation, panel discussion, panel debate, panel session.
    * Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT) = Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
    * modales en la mesa = table manners.
    * poner la mesa = lay + the table.
    * poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.
    * recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.
    * sal de mesa = table salt.
    * sobremesa = after-tea, after-dinner.
    * tenis de mesa = table tennis.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.

    * * *
    A (mueble) table
    mesa de comedor/de cocina dining room/kitchen table
    una mesa de caoba a mahogany table
    poner la mesa to lay the table
    levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa to clear the table, clear away
    bendecir la mesa to say grace
    ¡a la mesa! dinner ( o lunch etc) is ready!
    sentarse a la mesa to sit at the table
    se levantó de la mesa he got up from o left the table
    ¿han reservado mesa? have you reserved a table?
    por debajo de la mesa (literal) under the table; (encubiertamente) under the table o counter
    no con tejemanejes ni por debajo de la mesa, las cosas claras no shady business or underhand dealings, everything's to be above board
    recibió por debajo de la mesa una elevada suma de dinero he received a large sum of money under the table o counter
    quedarse debajo or abajo de la mesa (CS fam); to go hungry, miss out on the food
    bueno1 (↑ bueno (1)), sal1 (↑ sal (1)), uva, vino
    Compuestos:
    folding table
    side table
    billiard table
    trestle table
    coffee table
    office o writing desk
    drawing board
    mixing desk
    ● mesa de noche or ( RPl) luz
    bedside table
    ● mesa de operaciones/partos
    operating/delivery table
    folding table
    nest of tables
    stand (for charity collection, etc.)
    folding table
    tea cart ( AmE), tea trolley ( BrE)
    el Presidente de la mesa the Chairman of the committee
    Compuestos:
    ( Arg) sorting office
    ( RPl) examining board
    (en Esp) congressional committee, parliamentary committee
    negotiating table
    working session
    negotiating table
    ( RPl) coffee table
    round table
    * * *

     

    Del verbo mesar: ( conjugate mesar)

    mesa es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    mesa sustantivo femenino
    1 ( mueble) table;
    ◊ poner/recoger la mesa to lay/clear the table;

    bendecir la mesa to say grace;
    sentarse a la mesa to sit at the table;
    se levantó de la mesa he got up from o left the table;
    reservar mesa to reserve a table;
    mesa de centro coffee table;
    mesa de noche or (RPl) de luz bedside table
    2 ( conjunto de personas) committee;
    ◊ mesa redonda/de negociaciones round/negotiating table

    mesa sustantivo femenino
    1 (mueble) table
    (de oficina) desk
    2 (comida) pon la mesa, set the table
    3 (presidencia) board, executive
    el presidente de la mesa, the chairman
    ' mesa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acumularse
    - alrededor
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - ayudar
    - bailar
    - bendecir
    - billar
    - borde
    - caballete
    - cabecera
    - calzo
    - camilla
    - carta
    - dama
    - desahogar
    - el
    - en
    - escribanía
    - estirarse
    - exclusión
    - exquisitez
    - extendida
    - extendido
    - ficha
    - follón
    - hule
    - lijado
    - mover
    - oca
    - pala
    - pico
    - plantificar
    - plegable
    - plegarse
    - puesta
    - puesto
    - quitar
    - recoger
    - reservar
    - sal
    - sentar
    - servicio
    - tablero
    - torta
    - tronera
    - ver
    - velador
    - veladora
    - vino
    English:
    array
    - attend
    - book
    - booth
    - bump
    - burn out
    - card
    - catch
    - clean
    - clear
    - clear away
    - clutter
    - coffee table
    - desktop
    - disgusting
    - free
    - game
    - grace
    - grape
    - grown-up
    - head
    - impatiently
    - jog
    - knock off
    - lay
    - level off
    - level out
    - mark
    - mat
    - move
    - on
    - over
    - overlay
    - place
    - plonk
    - pool table
    - pop
    - round-table meeting
    - set
    - shaky
    - sidetable
    - slam
    - slam down
    - stand
    - steady
    - stick
    - swing
    - table
    - table lamp
    - table leg
    * * *
    mesa nf
    1. [mueble] table;
    [de oficina, despacho] desk;
    de mesa: vino de mesa table wine;
    calendario de mesa desk calendar;
    quería reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;
    bendecir la mesa to say grace;
    poner o Am [m5] tender la mesa to set the table;
    quitar la mesa to clear the table;
    sentarse a la mesa to sit down at the table;
    ¡a la mesa! dinner/tea/lunch is ready!;
    a mesa puesta with all one's needs provided for;
    Ven Fam
    pasar algo por debajo de la mesa not to bother with sth
    mesa de billar billiard table;
    mesa camilla = small round table under which a heater is placed;
    mesa de comedor dining table;
    mesa de dibujo drawing board;
    mesa de juego gambling o gaming table;
    RP mesa de luz bedside table;
    mesa de mezclas mixing desk, mixer;
    mesa (de) nido = nest of tables;
    RP mesa de noche bedside table;
    mesa de operaciones operating table;
    mesa plegable folding table;
    CSur mesa ratona coffee table; Hist la Mesa Redonda the Round Table;
    mesa de trabajo worktable
    2. [comité] board, committee;
    [en un debate] panel Esp mesa del congreso parliamentary committee;
    mesa directiva executive board o committee;
    mesa electoral = group supervising the voting in each ballot box;
    RP mesa de examen examining board;
    mesa de negociación negotiating table;
    mesa redonda [coloquio] round table
    3. [comida] food;
    le gusta la buena mesa she likes good food
    * * *
    f
    1 mueble table;
    poner/quitar o
    levantar la mesa set/clear the table;
    sentarse a la mesa sit at the table
    2 GEOG plateau
    3 POL committee
    * * *
    mesa nf
    1) : table
    2) : committee, board
    * * *
    mesa n
    1. (en general) table
    2. (de trabajo) desk
    levantarse de la mesa to leave the table [pt. & pp. left]
    poner la mesa to lay the table [pt. & pp. laid]

    Spanish-English dictionary > mesa

  • 22 a partir de la medianoche

    Ex. In 1996 the library expanded its opening hours to meet the needs of the students for a late night quiet study facility.
    * * *

    Ex: In 1996 the library expanded its opening hours to meet the needs of the students for a late night quiet study facility.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a partir de la medianoche

  • 23 abandonar

    v.
    1 to leave (place).
    María abandonó la habitación rápidamente Mary abandoned the room quickly.
    2 to leave (person).
    3 to give up (estudios).
    abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year
    4 to abandon, to desert, to forsake, to bail out on.
    Pedro abandonó a su familia Peter abandoned his family.
    Silvia abandonó sus sueños por Pedro Silvia abandoned her dreams for Peter.
    5 to quit, to cease trying, to desist, to give up.
    María abandonó Mary quit.
    6 to check out on.
    * * *
    1 (desamparar) to abandon, forsake
    2 (lugar) to leave, quit
    3 (actividad) to give up, withdraw from
    4 (traicionar) to desert
    5 (renunciar) to relinquish, renounce
    6 (descuidar) to neglect
    7 DEPORTE (retirarse) to withdraw from
    1 (descuidarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go
    2 (entregarse) to give oneself up (a, to)
    3 (ceder) to give in
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dejar abandonado) [+ cónyuge, hijo] to abandon, desert; [+ animal, casa, posesiones] to abandon; [+ obligaciones] to neglect

    la abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman

    2) (=marcharse de) [+ lugar, organización] to leave
    3) (=renunciar a) [+ estudios, proyecto] to give up, abandon; [+ costumbre, cargo] to give up; [+ privilegio, título] to renounce, relinquish

    hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business

    si el tratamiento no da resultado lo abandonaremos — if the treatment doesn't work, we'll abandon it

    4) [buen humor, suerte] to desert
    2. VI
    1) (Atletismo) [antes de la prueba] to pull out, withdraw; [durante la prueba] to pull out, retire
    2) (Boxeo) to concede defeat, throw in the towel * o (EEUU) sponge
    3) (Ajedrez) to resign, concede
    4) (Inform) to quit
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (frml) < lugar> to leave
    b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon
    2) fuerzas to desert
    3)
    a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

    abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

    abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

    b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
    2.
    abandonar vi (Dep)
    a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out
    b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
    3.
    abandonarse v pron

    abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

    2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
    * * *
    = abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.
    Ex. The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.
    Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
    Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
    Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.
    Ex. The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.
    Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
    Ex. It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.
    Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.
    Ex. The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.
    Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
    Ex. The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.
    Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex. To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.
    Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.
    Ex. In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.
    Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.
    Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
    Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.
    Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
    Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
    Ex. One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
    Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.
    Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.
    Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.
    Ex. A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.
    ----
    * abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.
    * abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.
    * abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.
    * abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.
    * abandonarse = go to + seed.
    * abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.
    * abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.
    * abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.
    * abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.
    * abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.
    * estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.
    * estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.
    * no abandonar = stick with, stand by.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (frml) < lugar> to leave
    b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon
    2) fuerzas to desert
    3)
    a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

    abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

    abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

    b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
    2.
    abandonar vi (Dep)
    a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out
    b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
    3.
    abandonarse v pron

    abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

    2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
    * * *
    = abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

    Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

    Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
    Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
    Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.
    Ex: The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.
    Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
    Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.
    Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.
    Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.
    Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
    Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.
    Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.
    Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.
    Ex: In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.
    Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.
    Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
    Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.
    Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
    Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
    Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
    Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.
    Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.
    Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.
    Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.
    * abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.
    * abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.
    * abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.
    * abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.
    * abandonarse = go to + seed.
    * abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.
    * abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.
    * abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.
    * abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.
    * abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.
    * estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.
    * estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.
    * no abandonar = stick with, stand by.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

    * * *
    abandonar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ( frml); ‹lugar› to leave
    el público abandonó el teatro the audience left the theater
    se le concedió un plazo de 48 horas para abandonar el país he was given 48 hours to leave the country
    miles de personas abandonan la capital durante el verano thousands of people leave the capital in the summer
    las tropas han comenzado a abandonar el área the troops have started to pull out of o leave the area
    abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta he walked out of the meeting in protest
    2 ‹persona›
    abandonó a su familia he abandoned o deserted his family
    lo abandonó por otro she left him for another man
    abandonó al bebé en la puerta del hospital she abandoned o left the baby at the entrance to the hospital
    abandonar a algn A algo to abandon sb TO sth
    decidió volver, abandonando al grupo a su suerte he decided to turn back, abandoning the group to its fate
    3 ‹coche/barco› to abandon
    B «fuerzas» to desert
    las fuerzas lo abandonaron y cayó al suelo his strength deserted him and he fell to the floor
    la suerte me ha abandonado my luck has run out o deserted me
    nunca lo abandona el buen humor he's always good-humored, his good humor never deserts him
    C ‹actividad/propósito› to give up
    abandonó los estudios she abandoned o gave up her studies
    ¿vas a abandonar el curso cuando te falta tan poco? you're not going to drop out of o give up the course at this late stage, are you?
    abandonó la lucha he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle
    ha abandonado toda pretensión de salir elegido he has given up o abandoned any hopes he had of being elected
    abandonó la terapia he gave up his therapy, he stopped having therapy
    ■ abandonar
    vi
    ( Dep)
    1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out
    2 (una vez iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; (en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat, throw in the towel
    A
    (descuidarse): desde que tuvo hijos se ha abandonado since she had her children she's let herself go
    no te abandones y ve al médico don't neglect your health, go and see the doctor
    B (entregarse) abandonarse A algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself TO sth
    se abandonó al ocio she gave herself up to o abandoned herself to a life of leisure
    se abandonó al sueño he gave in to o succumbed to sleep, he let sleep overcome him, he surrendered to sleep
    * * *

     

    abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (frml) ‹ lugar› to leave

    b) ‹familia/bebé› to leave, abandon;

    ‹marido/amante› to leave;
    ‹coche/barco› to abandon;

    2 [ fuerzas] to desert
    3
    a) ‹actividad/propósito/esperanza› to give up;

    ◊ abandonar los estudios to drop out of school/college

    b) (Dep) ‹carrera/partido› to retire from, pull out of

    verbo intransitivo (Dep)
    a) (en carrera, competición) to pull out


    (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
    abandonarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( entregarse) abandonarse a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
    2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
    abandonar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
    2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
    abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
    3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
    4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
    (un deporte) to drop
    II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
    ' abandonar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dejar
    - botar
    - plantar
    English:
    abandon
    - back away
    - cast aside
    - caution
    - desert
    - drop
    - forsake
    - free
    - give up on
    - habit
    - idea
    - jettison
    - leave
    - quit
    - retire
    - scrap
    - stand by
    - throw in
    - walk out
    - ditch
    - give
    - maroon
    - stick
    - vacate
    - walk
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [lugar] to leave;
    [barco, vehículo] to abandon;
    abandonó la sala tras el discurso she left the hall after the speech;
    abandonó su pueblo para trabajar en la ciudad she left her home town for a job in the city;
    abandonar el barco to abandon ship;
    ¡abandonen el barco! abandon ship!;
    abandonar algo a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sth to its fate;
    los cascos azules abandonarán pronto la región the UN peacekeeping troops will soon be pulling out of the region
    2. [persona] to leave;
    [hijo, animal] to abandon;
    abandonó a su hijo she abandoned her son;
    abandonar a alguien a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sb to their fate;
    ¡nunca te abandonaré! I'll never leave you!
    3. [estudios] to give up;
    [proyecto] to abandon;
    abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year;
    han amenazado con abandonar las negociaciones they have threatened to walk out of the negotiations;
    han amenazado con abandonar la liga they have threatened to pull out of the league;
    abandonar la lucha to give up the fight
    4. [sujeto: suerte, buen humor] to desert;
    lo abandonaron las fuerzas y tuvo que retirarse his strength gave out and he had to drop out;
    nunca la abandona su buen humor she never loses her good humour
    ♦ vi
    1. [en carrera, competición] to pull out, to withdraw;
    [en ajedrez] to resign; [en boxeo] to throw in the towel;
    abandonó en el primer asalto his corner threw in the towel in the first round;
    una avería lo obligó a abandonar en la segunda vuelta a mechanical fault forced him to retire on the second lap
    2. [rendirse] to give up;
    no abandones ahora que estás casi al final don't give up now you've almost reached the end
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 lugar leave; a alguien abandon; a esposa, hijos desert; objeto abandon, dump
    2 idea give up, abandon; actividad give up, drop
    II v/i DEP pull out
    * * *
    1) dejar: to abandon, to leave
    2) : to give up, to quit
    abandonaron la búsqueda: they gave up the search
    * * *
    1. (una persona) to abandon / to leave [pt. & pp. left]
    2. (un sitio) to leave
    3. (una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]
    4. (una competición) to withdraw [pt. withdraw; pp. withdrawn]

    Spanish-English dictionary > abandonar

  • 24 abierto por la noche

    Ex. In 1996 the library expanded its opening hours to meet the needs of the students for a late night quiet study facility.
    * * *

    Ex: In 1996 the library expanded its opening hours to meet the needs of the students for a late night quiet study facility.

    Spanish-English dictionary > abierto por la noche

  • 25 abrochar

    v.
    1 to do up (botones, camisa).
    2 to staple. ( River Plate)
    3 to button, to buckle, to button up, to fasten.
    María abrochó su blusa Mary buttoned her blouse.
    4 to thrash.
    Pedro abrochó al maleante Peter thrashed the thug.
    5 to chastise, to punish, to reprehend.
    Pedro abrochó al chico por hurtar Peter chastised the kid for stealing.
    6 to fuck.
    * * *
    1 (camisa) to button, button up; (zapato) to tie up, do up
    2 (botones) to do up; (broche, corchete) to fasten
    * * *
    verb
    to button, fasten
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ botón, cremallera, vestido] to do up; [+ broche, hebilla] to fasten

    ¿me abrochas el vestido? — can you do up my dress?

    ¿me abrochas? — can you do me up?

    2) LAm [+ papeles] to staple (together)
    3) Méx (=atar) to tie up; (=agarrar) to grab hold of
    4) And (=reprender) to reprimand
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; <collar/cinturón de seguridad> to fasten
    b) (AmL) < papeles> to staple
    2.
    abrocharse v pron <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; < collar> to fasten
    * * *
    = zip, button (up), do up.
    Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.
    Ex. He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.
    Ex. The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button.
    ----
    * abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.
    * abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.
    * que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.
    * sin abrochar = undone.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; <collar/cinturón de seguridad> to fasten
    b) (AmL) < papeles> to staple
    2.
    abrocharse v pron <chaqueta/botón> to fasten, do up; < collar> to fasten
    * * *
    = zip, button (up), do up.

    Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

    Ex: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.
    Ex: The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button.
    * abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.
    * abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.
    * que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.
    * sin abrochar = undone.

    * * *
    abrochar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up; ‹collar/cinturón› to fasten
    2 ( AmL) ‹papeles› to staple
    A ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up; ‹collar› to fasten
    [ S ] abróchense los cinturones de seguridad fasten your seatbelts
    B ( Méx arg)
    1 (joder) to lay (sl)
    2 (vencer) to thrash ( colloq)
    * * *

    abrochar ( conjugate abrochar) verbo transitivo ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up;
    ‹collar/cinturón de seguridad› to fasten
    abrocharse verbo pronominal ‹chaqueta/botón› to fasten, do up;
    ‹collar/cinturón de seguridad› to fasten
    abrochar verbo transitivo & vr (enganchar botones) to do up
    (cerrar una prenda) to button (up)
    (un cinturón) to fasten
    (atar los zapatos) to tie up
    (subir una cremallera) to do up
    ' abrochar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    presilla
    English:
    buckle
    - button
    - clasp
    - do up
    - fasten
    - fasten up
    - do
    - hook
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [botones, camisa] to do up;
    [cinturón] to fasten
    2. RP [grapar] to staple
    * * *
    v/t
    1 do up; cinturón de seguridad fasten
    2 Rpl ( grapar) staple
    * * *
    : to button, to fasten
    * * *
    abrochar vb to do up / to fasten

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrochar

  • 26 accesorio

    adj.
    1 accessory, additional, accidental, accompanying.
    2 supernumerary.
    3 collateral.
    m.
    1 accessory, fitting, appliance, appendant.
    2 add-on.
    3 prop, prop property.
    4 accessory nerve, eleventh cranial nerve pair, eleventh cranial nerve, accessorius.
    * * *
    1 accessory (gasto) incidental
    1 accessory, extra
    ————————
    1 accessory, extra
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ accessory; [gastos] incidental
    2. SM
    1) [gen] accessory, attachment, extra
    pl accesorios (Téc) accessories, spare parts; (Aut) spare parts; (Teat) props
    2) [de vestir] accessory
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo incidental
    II
    masculino accessory
    * * *
    = side, accessory, attachment, fitting, fixture, ancillary.
    Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.
    Ex. If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
    Ex. Film-strip projectors are usually equipped with an attachment for showing half-frame strips.
    Ex. The author presents conclusions and recommendations about the planning process; exterior design and construction; interior design and fittings.
    Ex. Finally partition walls and fixtures are added to customise each module to meet the needs of a particular library area.
    Ex. Costs of the Xerox equipment and ancillaries are reported and marketing strategies for the system outlined.
    ----
    * accesorio decorativo = ornamental fitting.
    * accesorios = fixtures and fittings, peripheral equipment, props, bathroom accessories, bathroom fittings.
    * accesorios de baño = bathroom accessories, bathroom fittings.
    * accesorios extras = bells and whistles.
    * accesorios militares = militaria.
    * accesorios ópticos = eyewear.
    * caja de accesorios = kit.
    * caja de accesorios de limpieza = cleaning kit.
    * juego de accesorios = kit, toolkit.
    * todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo incidental
    II
    masculino accessory
    * * *
    = side, accessory, attachment, fitting, fixture, ancillary.

    Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.

    Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
    Ex: Film-strip projectors are usually equipped with an attachment for showing half-frame strips.
    Ex: The author presents conclusions and recommendations about the planning process; exterior design and construction; interior design and fittings.
    Ex: Finally partition walls and fixtures are added to customise each module to meet the needs of a particular library area.
    Ex: Costs of the Xerox equipment and ancillaries are reported and marketing strategies for the system outlined.
    * accesorio decorativo = ornamental fitting.
    * accesorios = fixtures and fittings, peripheral equipment, props, bathroom accessories, bathroom fittings.
    * accesorios de baño = bathroom accessories, bathroom fittings.
    * accesorios extras = bells and whistles.
    * accesorios militares = militaria.
    * accesorios ópticos = eyewear.
    * caja de accesorios = kit.
    * caja de accesorios de limpieza = cleaning kit.
    * juego de accesorios = kit, toolkit.
    * todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.

    * * *
    incidental
    accessory
    accesorios del automóvil car o automobile accessories
    accesorios de baño bathroom fittings
    * * *

    accesorio sustantivo masculino
    accessory;
    (Cin, Teatr) prop;

    accesorios de baño bathroom fittings
    accesorio,-a
    I sustantivo masculino accessory
    II adjetivo
    1 (añadido, extra) supplementary, incidental
    2 (secundario, no esencial) secondary, incidental

    ' accesorio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    accesoria
    English:
    attachment
    - incidental
    - prop
    - accessory
    - fitting
    * * *
    accesorio, -a
    ♦ adj
    incidental, of secondary importance
    ♦ nm
    [utensilio] accessory
    ♦ accesorios nmpl
    [de moda, automóvil] accessories
    * * *
    I adj incidental
    II m accessory
    * * *
    accesorio, - ria adj
    1) : accessory
    2) : incidental
    1) : accessory
    2) : prop (in the theater)
    * * *
    accesorio n accessory [pl. accessories]

    Spanish-English dictionary > accesorio

  • 27 acuicultura

    f.
    aquiculture, aquaculture.
    * * *
    * * *
    = aquaculture, fish farming.
    Ex. Canada is one of the world's major contributors to the field of aquaculture.
    Ex. The new combined public and school library serves as a centre for 5 districts and serves the needs of a 2-year study programme in fish farming.
    * * *
    = aquaculture, fish farming.

    Ex: Canada is one of the world's major contributors to the field of aquaculture.

    Ex: The new combined public and school library serves as a centre for 5 districts and serves the needs of a 2-year study programme in fish farming.

    * * *
    aquiculture, aquaculture
    * * *
    aquiculture, aquaculture
    * * *
    f aquaculture
    * * *
    : aquaculture

    Spanish-English dictionary > acuicultura

  • 28 amoldar

    v.
    1 to adapt.
    2 to mold, to adapt, to conform, to fashion.
    María amolda la arcilla Mary molds the clay.
    3 to accustom.
    4 to break in.
    María amoldó los zapatos al fin Mary broke in her shoes at last.
    * * *
    1 to adapt, adjust
    1 to adapt, adjust (a, to)
    * * *
    verb
    to adapt, adjust
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=formar) to mould, mold (EEUU) (a, según on)
    2) (=ajustar) to adapt (a to)
    adjust (a to)
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to adjust
    2.
    amoldarse v pron to adapt

    amoldarse a un trabajo/una situación — to adjust to a job/a situation

    * * *
    = make + amenable, key + Nombre + to.
    Ex. This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.
    Ex. The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.
    ----
    * amoldarse = fit in/into.
    * amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.
    * amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to adjust
    2.
    amoldarse v pron to adapt

    amoldarse a un trabajo/una situación — to adjust to a job/a situation

    * * *
    = make + amenable, key + Nombre + to.

    Ex: This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.

    Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.
    * amoldarse = fit in/into.
    * amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.
    * amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

    * * *
    amoldar [A1 ]
    vt
    to adjust
    amoldar los gastos a los ingresos to adjust one's expenditure to (match) one's income, to live within one's means
    to adapt
    tardó mucho en amoldarse a su nuevo trabajo he took a long time to get used to o to settle into o to adjust to his new job
    estos zapatos todavía no se me han amoldado al pie I haven't worn o broken these shoes in yet
    * * *

    amoldar ( conjugate amoldar) verbo transitivo
    to adjust
    amoldarse verbo pronominal
    to adapt;
    amoldarse a algo ‹a un trabajo/una situación› to adjust to sth;

    amoldar verbo transitivo to adapt, adjust

    ' amoldar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acomodar
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to adapt (a to)
    * * *
    v/t adapt (a to)
    * * *
    1) : to mold
    2) : to adapt, to adjust

    Spanish-English dictionary > amoldar

  • 29 análisis más minucioso

    Ex. Specific aspects of this study needs closer examination.
    * * *

    Ex: Specific aspects of this study needs closer examination.

    Spanish-English dictionary > análisis más minucioso

  • 30 atender una necesidad

    (v.) = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need
    Ex. This paper describes the activities of the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche study group formed by librarians working in government ministries in order to address the need for training and professional development felt in this sector.
    Ex. Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.
    Ex. Additional facilities have been added to fulfill special library requirements.
    Ex. The public library, the university library, the library of a commercial firm, for example, each serve the various needs of differing groups of users.
    * * *
    (v.) = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need

    Ex: This paper describes the activities of the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche study group formed by librarians working in government ministries in order to address the need for training and professional development felt in this sector.

    Ex: Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.
    Ex: Additional facilities have been added to fulfill special library requirements.
    Ex: The public library, the university library, the library of a commercial firm, for example, each serve the various needs of differing groups of users.

    Spanish-English dictionary > atender una necesidad

  • 31 autocomprobación

    f.
    self-test, self-check.
    * * *
    * * *
    = self-checking, self-test, self-testing.
    Ex. This paper discusses the features of the EDLIN program and its use for creating the computer's automatic self-checking sequence when the machine is started.
    Ex. The author offers a self-test to help users choose the model that best suits their needs.
    Ex. This system uses expert system architectural principles to generate an inexhaustible supply of accounting questions that can be used by students for self-study and self-testing.
    * * *
    = self-checking, self-test, self-testing.

    Ex: This paper discusses the features of the EDLIN program and its use for creating the computer's automatic self-checking sequence when the machine is started.

    Ex: The author offers a self-test to help users choose the model that best suits their needs.
    Ex: This system uses expert system architectural principles to generate an inexhaustible supply of accounting questions that can be used by students for self-study and self-testing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > autocomprobación

  • 32 autoritario

    adj.
    1 authoritative, powerful, commanding, dominant.
    Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.
    2 authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, domineering.
    * * *
    1 authoritarian
    * * *
    (f. - autoritaria)
    adj.
    * * *
    autoritario, -a
    ADJ SM / F authoritarian
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo authoritarian
    * * *
    = authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.
    Ex. Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
    Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
    Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex. However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex. While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
    Ex. The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo authoritarian
    * * *
    = authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.

    Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.

    Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
    Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
    Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

    * * *
    1 ‹gobierno/doctrina› authoritarian
    2 ‹persona/carácter› authoritarian
    * * *

    autoritario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    authoritarian
    autoritario,-a adjetivo authoritarian

    ' autoritario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    autoritaria
    English:
    authoritarian
    - authoritative
    - masterful
    - overbearing
    - assertive
    - commanding
    * * *
    autoritario, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] authoritarian
    2. [gobierno] authoritarian
    ♦ nm,f
    authoritarian
    * * *
    adj authoritarian
    * * *
    : authoritarian

    Spanish-English dictionary > autoritario

  • 33 carisma

    m.
    charisma.
    * * *
    1 charisma
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino charisma
    * * *
    = glamour [glamor, -USA], charisma, panache.
    Ex. In many cases needs other than those of the user are driving the further introduction of the Internet into libraries, e. g. the glamour and marketing value of connectivity, and the egos of librarians = En muchos casos necesidades diferentes a las de los usuarios están fomentando aún más la introducción de Internet en las bibliotecas, por ej., el carisma y el valor comercial de la red y el ego del bibliotecario.
    Ex. Factors to be taken into consideration include: managerial style; attitude to personnel and customers; the importance of information technology; corporate culture; criteria for creativity; charisma; and the role of quality.
    Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.
    * * *
    masculino charisma
    * * *
    = glamour [glamor, -USA], charisma, panache.

    Ex: In many cases needs other than those of the user are driving the further introduction of the Internet into libraries, e. g. the glamour and marketing value of connectivity, and the egos of librarians = En muchos casos necesidades diferentes a las de los usuarios están fomentando aún más la introducción de Internet en las bibliotecas, por ej., el carisma y el valor comercial de la red y el ego del bibliotecario.

    Ex: Factors to be taken into consideration include: managerial style; attitude to personnel and customers; the importance of information technology; corporate culture; criteria for creativity; charisma; and the role of quality.
    Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.

    * * *
    charisma
    tener carisma to have charisma
    * * *

    carisma sustantivo masculino
    charisma
    carisma sustantivo masculino charisma
    ' carisma' also found in these entries:
    English:
    charisma
    * * *
    charisma;
    tener mucho carisma to have lots of charisma, to be very charismatic
    * * *
    m charisma
    * * *
    : charisma

    Spanish-English dictionary > carisma

  • 34 composición demográfica

    Ex. In order to find out the needs of users the librarian must carry out questionnaires and surveys and study demographic composition so as to be able to formulate a library profile.
    * * *

    Ex: In order to find out the needs of users the librarian must carry out questionnaires and surveys and study demographic composition so as to be able to formulate a library profile.

    Spanish-English dictionary > composición demográfica

  • 35 concienciación

    f.
    consciousness-raising, awareness.
    * * *
    SF Esp
    * * *
    * * *
    = alertness, awareness, realisation [realization, -USA], consciousness-raising, reality check.
    Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
    Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
    Ex. For the student of literature, the rediscovery of the pleasures of nursery rhyme, of folk and fairy tales, of nonsense verse and story leads in itself to a realization of their importance and function in our lives.
    Ex. The author considers the dangers inherent in this approach such as overlooking the needs of the illiterate, the poor and non-users and neglecting the consciousness-raising aspect of library service.
    Ex. This article describes the valuable role played by focus groups in providing a reality check on the usefulness of a new product or service.
    ----
    * campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * concienciacion de la igualdad de sexos = gender awareness.
    * concienciación más clara = heightened awareness.
    * concienciación pública = public awareness.
    * falta de concienciación = unawareness.
    * * *
    * * *
    = alertness, awareness, realisation [realization, -USA], consciousness-raising, reality check.

    Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

    Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
    Ex: For the student of literature, the rediscovery of the pleasures of nursery rhyme, of folk and fairy tales, of nonsense verse and story leads in itself to a realization of their importance and function in our lives.
    Ex: The author considers the dangers inherent in this approach such as overlooking the needs of the illiterate, the poor and non-users and neglecting the consciousness-raising aspect of library service.
    Ex: This article describes the valuable role played by focus groups in providing a reality check on the usefulness of a new product or service.
    * campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * concienciacion de la igualdad de sexos = gender awareness.
    * concienciación más clara = heightened awareness.
    * concienciación pública = public awareness.
    * falta de concienciación = unawareness.

    * * *
    ( Esp)
    * * *
    concienciación, Am concientización nf
    el objetivo básico de la campaña es la concienciación medioambiental the basic aim of the campaign is to raise public awareness of environmental issues;
    existe una falta de concienciación pública sobre el problema there is insufficient public awareness of the problem
    * * *
    f consciousness-raising

    Spanish-English dictionary > concienciación

  • 36 correcto

    adj.
    1 correct, accurate, precise.
    2 correct, proper, appropriate, right.
    3 correct, well-bred, polite, well-mannered.
    4 correct, suitable, appropriate, convenient.
    intj.
    1 right, correct, righto, just right.
    2 right, is that right.
    * * *
    1 (sin errores) correct, accurate
    2 (adecuado) suitable
    3 (educado) polite, courteous
    4 (conducta) proper
    * * *
    (f. - correcta)
    adj.
    correct, right
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [respuesta] correct, right

    ¡correcto! — right!

    2) (=educado) [persona] correct; [conducta, comportamiento] courteous; [vestido] proper, fitting
    3) [rasgos] regular, well-formed
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( educado) correct, polite
    b) ( honesto) correct
    2)
    a) <respuesta/solución> correct, right

    correcto! — (AmC, Méx) (that's) right

    b) <funcionamiento/procedimiento> correct
    * * *
    = correct, polite, right, decorous, seemly, alright [all right], all right [alright], well-mannered, gentlemanlike.
    Ex. If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.
    Ex. Events are not named according to what it is polite or ideal to call them, but according to what they are actually called by authorities in the field.
    Ex. The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.
    Ex. One might be forgiven for assuming that the question of class did not impinge upon the decorous and even tenor of the average librarian's working week.
    Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.
    Ex. The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.
    Ex. So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.
    Ex. One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
    Ex. Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
    ----
    * adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground, take + the high road.
    * camino correcto, el = way forward, the.
    * correcto políticamente = politically correct.
    * correcto y formal = prim and proper.
    * el camino correcto = the way to go.
    * el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
    * en posición correcta = the right way round.
    * estar correcto = be correct.
    * hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.
    * ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( educado) correct, polite
    b) ( honesto) correct
    2)
    a) <respuesta/solución> correct, right

    correcto! — (AmC, Méx) (that's) right

    b) <funcionamiento/procedimiento> correct
    * * *
    = correct, polite, right, decorous, seemly, alright [all right], all right [alright], well-mannered, gentlemanlike.

    Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.

    Ex: Events are not named according to what it is polite or ideal to call them, but according to what they are actually called by authorities in the field.
    Ex: The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.
    Ex: One might be forgiven for assuming that the question of class did not impinge upon the decorous and even tenor of the average librarian's working week.
    Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.
    Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.
    Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.
    Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
    Ex: Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
    * adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground, take + the high road.
    * camino correcto, el = way forward, the.
    * correcto políticamente = politically correct.
    * correcto y formal = prim and proper.
    * el camino correcto = the way to go.
    * el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
    * en posición correcta = the right way round.
    * estar correcto = be correct.
    * hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.
    * ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.

    * * *
    A
    1 (educado, cortés) ‹comportamiento› correct, polite; ‹persona› correct, polite, well-mannered
    2 (honesto) correct
    B ‹respuesta/solución› correct, right
    lo dijo en un correcto alemán she said it in correct German
    ¿nos juntamos mañana? — ¡correcto, a las diez! ( AmC); so we're meeting tomorrow, then? — (that's) right, at ten
    C ‹funcionamiento/procedimiento› correct
    * * *

     

    Del verbo corregir: ( conjugate corregir)

    corregido, correcto es:

    el participio

    correcto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo


    ( honesto) honest
    b) ‹respuesta/solución› correct, right

    c) ‹funcionamiento/procedimiento› correct

    correcto,-a adjetivo
    1 (atento, educado) polite, courteous [con, to]
    (comportamiento) proper
    2 (sin fallos) correct
    ' correcto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bonita
    - bonito
    - correcta
    - doña
    - infante
    - bien
    - bueno
    - valer
    English:
    accurate
    - correct
    - pc
    - politically correct
    - proper
    - right
    - right-thinking
    - grammatical
    - socially
    * * *
    correcto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [resultado, texto, respuesta] correct;
    habla un correcto francés she speaks correct French
    2. [persona, conducta] courteous;
    el agente de policía fue muy correcto con nosotros the police officer treated us very correctly;
    estos niños son muy correctos en la mesa these children have very good table manners
    ♦ interj
    right!, ok!
    * * *
    adj
    1 correct;
    políticamente correcto politically correct
    2 ( educado) polite
    * * *
    correcto, -ta adj
    1) : correct, right
    2) : courteous, polite
    * * *
    1. (sin faltas) correct
    2. (educado) polite

    Spanish-English dictionary > correcto

  • 37 dar importancia

    (v.) = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance
    Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the importance that society attaches to the symbolic realities specific to the institution.
    Ex. Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
    Ex. However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex. Dr. Greg has given, I think, rather undue pre-eminence to this type of bibliography.
    Ex. It could be argued, therefore, that concentration on the public library's information role at the expense of the known and expressed needs of the majority of existing users could give the library less relevance and eventually less support.
    Ex. The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme.
    Ex. Deans and directors from several library schools indicated the importance they give to various criteria used to evaluate individual faculty members for tenure, promotion and salary increases.
    * * *
    (v.) = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance

    Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the importance that society attaches to the symbolic realities specific to the institution.

    Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
    Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex: Dr. Greg has given, I think, rather undue pre-eminence to this type of bibliography.
    Ex: It could be argued, therefore, that concentration on the public library's information role at the expense of the known and expressed needs of the majority of existing users could give the library less relevance and eventually less support.
    Ex: The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme.
    Ex: Deans and directors from several library schools indicated the importance they give to various criteria used to evaluate individual faculty members for tenure, promotion and salary increases.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar importancia

  • 38 de acuerdo con

    in accordance with
    * * *
    * * *
    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from
    Ex. The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).
    Ex. As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex. If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex. It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex. The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex. This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex. Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex. The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex. There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex. This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex. In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex. Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex. The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex. As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex. New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex. In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex. The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex. To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex. The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
    * * *
    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from

    Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).

    Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex: The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex: This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex: In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex: The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex: As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex: New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de acuerdo con

  • 39 debido a

    prep.
    due to, as a matter of, for, because of.
    * * *
    due to, owing to, because of
    * * *
    = be reason of, because of, by reason of, by virtue of, due to, for reasons of, in connection with, in light of, in the face of, in the interest(s) of, in the light of, on account of, on grounds, on the grounds that/of, owing to, thanks to, out of, because
    Ex. For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.
    Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.
    Ex. In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility.
    Ex. For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content.
    Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex. It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
    Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.
    Ex. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
    Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
    Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
    Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
    Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.
    Ex. Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.
    Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex. The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.
    Ex. It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.
    Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
    Ex. In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.
    * * *
    = be reason of, because of, by reason of, by virtue of, due to, for reasons of, in connection with, in light of, in the face of, in the interest(s) of, in the light of, on account of, on grounds, on the grounds that/of, owing to, thanks to, out of, because

    Ex: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.

    Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.
    Ex: In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility.
    Ex: For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content.
    Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
    Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.
    Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
    Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
    Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
    Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
    Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.
    Ex: Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.
    Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.
    Ex: It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.
    Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
    Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.

    Spanish-English dictionary > debido a

  • 40 destacado

    adj.
    1 prominent, featured, distinguished, outstanding.
    2 highlighted, marked.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: destacar.
    * * *
    1→ link=destacar destacar
    1 (persona) outstanding, distinguished, prominent, leading; (actuación) outstanding
    * * *
    (f. - destacada)
    adj.
    outstanding, prominent
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=distinguido) [gen] outstanding; [personaje] distinguished; [dato] noteworthy
    2) (Mil) stationed
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <profesional/artista> prominent, distinguished; < actuación> outstanding

    destacadas personalidades — prominent o distinguished figures

    2) [estar] < tropas> stationed

    el cuerpo diplomático destacado en... — the diplomatic staff in...

    * * *
    = leading, outstanding, salient, distinguished, marked, high profile, esteemed, singular, with a difference, prominent, elevated, of note, standout, selected, unique.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.
    Ex. There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
    Ex. This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.
    Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
    Ex. The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.
    Ex. This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.
    Ex. The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.
    Ex. The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
    Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.
    Ex. Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.
    Ex. Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    Ex. Among its standout features is a collection of animated maps that are not terribly detailed but are accompanied by high-quality pictures of many interesting sites.
    Ex. This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.
    Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    ----
    * elemento destacado = standout.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * miembro destacado = leading member.
    * ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <profesional/artista> prominent, distinguished; < actuación> outstanding

    destacadas personalidades — prominent o distinguished figures

    2) [estar] < tropas> stationed

    el cuerpo diplomático destacado en... — the diplomatic staff in...

    * * *
    = leading, outstanding, salient, distinguished, marked, high profile, esteemed, singular, with a difference, prominent, elevated, of note, standout, selected, unique.

    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

    Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.
    Ex: There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
    Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.
    Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
    Ex: The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.
    Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.
    Ex: The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.
    Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
    Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.
    Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.
    Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    Ex: Among its standout features is a collection of animated maps that are not terribly detailed but are accompanied by high-quality pictures of many interesting sites.
    Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.
    Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    * elemento destacado = standout.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * miembro destacado = leading member.
    * ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.
    * persona destacada = standout.

    * * *
    A ‹profesional/artista› prominent, distinguished; ‹actuación› outstanding
    la nota más destacada del día the highlight of the day
    en presencia de destacadas personalidades in the presence of prominent o distinguished figures
    B [ ESTAR] ‹tropas› stationed
    las fuerzas destacadas en las zonas montañosas the forces stationed in the mountain areas
    el cuerpo diplomático destacado en Addis-Abeba the diplomatic staff in Addis Ababa o assigned to Addis Ababa
    * * *

     

    Del verbo destacar: ( conjugate destacar)

    destacado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    destacado    
    destacar
    destacado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ‹profesional/artista› prominent, distinguished;
    ‹ actuación› outstanding
    2 [estar] ‹ tropas› stationed
    destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
    1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
    2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
    ‹color/plano› to bring out
    3
    a) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to post

    b) ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

    verbo intransitivo
    to stand out;
    destacado en algo to excel at o in sth
    destacado,-a adjetivo outstanding
    destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
    destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
    ' destacado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    destacada
    - maestra
    - maestro
    - señera
    - señero
    - sobresaliente
    English:
    conspicuous
    - figure
    - foremost
    - highlight
    - leading
    - outstanding
    - prominent
    - striking
    - towering
    - distinction
    - out
    - prominently
    - top
    * * *
    destacado, -a adj
    1. [persona] distinguished, prominent;
    [acto] outstanding;
    era uno de nuestros alumnos más destacados he was one of our most outstanding pupils;
    tuvo una destacada actuación her performance was outstanding
    2. [tropas] stationed;
    [corresponsales] assigned, sent;
    las tropas destacadas en Bosnia the troops stationed in Bosnia;
    conectamos con nuestra unidad móvil destacada en la zona we're going over to our mobile unit in the area itself
    * * *
    adj outstanding
    * * *
    destacado, -da adj
    1) : outstanding, prominent
    2) : stationed, posted
    * * *
    1. (en general) outstanding
    2. (persona) prominent / leading

    Spanish-English dictionary > destacado

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