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1 llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila
llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquilato lead a busy life / lead a quiet lifeSpanish-English dictionary > llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila
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2 llevar la voz cantante
figurado to rule the roost————————to sing the leading part 2 figurado to rule the roost* * *(v.) = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agendaEx. The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.Ex. One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.* * *(v.) = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agendaEx: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. -
3 llevar a Alguien a juicio
to take legal action against somebody, sue somebody* * *(v.) = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedingsEx. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.Ex. If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.* * *(v.) = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedingsEx: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles. -
4 llevar a cabo
to carry out* * *to carry out, accomplish* * *(v.) = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with)Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.Ex. The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.Ex. Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.Ex. Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex. A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex. The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.Ex. However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.Ex. The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.* * *(v.) = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with)Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.Ex: Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.Ex: However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities. -
5 llevar a la práctica
to put into practice* * *(v.) = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effectEx. Analytical cataloguing is practised to varying extents in libraries.Ex. The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice.Ex. Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect.Ex. The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.Ex. In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed.* * *(v.) = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effectEx: Analytical cataloguing is practised to varying extents in libraries.
Ex: The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice.Ex: Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect.Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.Ex: In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed. -
6 llevar a los tribunales
to take to court* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + to courtEx. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + to courtEx: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
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7 llevar el compás
(con la mano) to beat time 2 (al bailar) to keep time* * *(v.) = beat + timeEx. The atmosphere is more relaxed than in school; children can hum quietly or beat time while listening.* * *(v.) = beat + timeEx: The atmosphere is more relaxed than in school; children can hum quietly or beat time while listening.
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8 llevar la batuta
to be the boss* * *to be the boss, be firmly in command* * *(v.) = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agendaEx. The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.Ex. One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.* * *(v.) = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agendaEx: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. -
9 llevar la cuenta de
to keep track of* * *(v.) = keep + track ofEx. The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials.* * *(v.) = keep + track ofEx: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials.
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10 llevar la delantera
to be in the lead, be ahead* * *Ex. The article is entitled ' Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.* * *Ex: The article is entitled ' Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.
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11 llevar una vida de perros
familiar to lead a dog's life* * *(v.) = lead + a dog's lifeEx. Leading 'a dog's life' has taken on an entirely new meaning for some of today's lucky canines who live in the lap of luxury.* * *(v.) = lead + a dog's lifeEx: Leading 'a dog's life' has taken on an entirely new meaning for some of today's lucky canines who live in the lap of luxury.
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12 llevar algo en la sangre
figurado to run in the family■ no lo puede remediar, lo lleva en la sangre he can't help it, it runs in the family■ su padre era músico, así que lo lleva en la sangre her father was a musician, so it's in her blood* * * -
13 llevar las riendas
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14 llevar a alguien a maltraer
familiar to give somebody a hard time -
15 llevar a alguien al paredón
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16 llevar a alguien al retortero / traer a alguien al retortero
llevar a alguien al retortero / traer a alguien al retorterofamiliar (tenerle enamorado) to win somebody's heart 2 (tenerle dominado) to have somebody under one's thumb 3 (baquetearle) to keep somebody on the goSpanish-English dictionary > llevar a alguien al retortero / traer a alguien al retortero
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17 llevar a alguien en andas
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18 llevar a alguien en palmitas
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19 llevar a alguien en volandas
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20 llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura
to give somebody a tough timeSpanish-English dictionary > llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura
См. также в других словарях:
llevar — verbo transitivo 1. Hacer (una persona) que [una persona o cosa] pase de [un lugar a otro] o llegue a [un lugar]: Llevó el paquete a … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
llevar — (Del lat. levāre, levantar). 1. tr. Conducir algo desde un lugar a otro alejado de aquel en que se habla o se sitúa mentalmente la persona que emplea este verbo. 2. Cobrar, exigir, percibir el precio o los derechos de algo. 3. Dicho de un terreno … Diccionario de la lengua española
llevar — 1. Cuando significa ‘hacer que [una persona o cosa] llegue a otra persona, o a un determinado lugar o situación’, además del complemento directo, suele llevar un complemento indirecto de persona o un complemento introducido por a, que expresa el… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
llevar — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: llevar llevando llevado Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. llevo llevas lleva llevamos lleváis llevan… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
llevar vida de perro — llevar vida de perros … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
llevar — (Del lat. levare, aliviar.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Tomar una persona una cosa consigo y hacerla llegar a un destino: ■ yo te llevaré los papeles a la oficina. SINÓNIMO transportar 2 Conducir una montura o un vehículo: ■ yo llevo el coche a la ida y … Enciclopedia Universal
llevar — v tr (Se conjuga como amar) I. 1 Pasar a una persona o una cosa del lugar en que uno está a otro, mover algo una cosa consigo: llevar el mandado, llevar carga un camión, llevar agua las nubes, Tú llevas al bebé y yo a la niña , La chalupa lleva… … Español en México
llevar — tener experiencia a lo largo del tiempo; pasar en tiempo; cf. tener, llevarla; lleva años en ese trabajo , lleva años tratando de aprender a tocar el violín , lleva días sin comer nada , lleva horas allí, sin decir una palabra ■ … Diccionario de chileno actual
llevar — {{#}}{{LM L24064}}{{〓}} {{ConjL24064}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynL24654}} {{[}}llevar{{]}} ‹lle·var› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Transportar o trasladar a otro lugar: • Te llevo en coche hasta casa. Llévate todos tus libros.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
llevar las riendas — liderar; dirigir; mandar; cf. tener cortito de riendas, cortar el queso, llevar la batuta, llevar la guaripola; en esa familia la mujer lleva las riendas Sí, poh; si vive sola la pobre , a las minas les gusta llevar las riendas, pero siempre y… … Diccionario de chileno actual
llevar a término — Hacer o realizar una cosa: ■ logró llevar a término su sueño de viajar. SINÓNIMO [llevar a cabo] … Enciclopedia Universal