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101 fecha de caducidad
expiry date* * ** * *( de medicamento) expiration date (AmE), expiry date (BrE); ( de alimento) use-by date; fecha de caducidad 25 junio 2005 ( en medicamento) expires June 25th 2005; ( en alimento) use by June 25th 2005* * *(n.) = date due, expiry date, expiration date, best by date, best before date, limited life, sell-by dateEx. A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library.Ex. If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below.Ex. The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy.Ex. Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box.Ex. It should be safe to eat food after the ' best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best.Ex. Cambelts have a limited life, if they break while the engine is running major damage can occur.Ex. The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.* * *( de medicamento) expiration date (AmE), expiry date (BrE); ( de alimento) use-by date; fecha de caducidad 25 junio 2005 ( en medicamento) expires June 25th 2005; ( en alimento) use by June 25th 2005* * *(n.) = date due, expiry date, expiration date, best by date, best before date, limited life, sell-by dateEx: A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library.
Ex: If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below.Ex: The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy.Ex: Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box.Ex: It should be safe to eat food after the ' best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best.Ex: Cambelts have a limited life, if they break while the engine is running major damage can occur.Ex: The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.* * * -
102 firma de auditoría
(n.) = auditing firm, audit firmEx. External auditors are independent staff assigned by an auditing firm to assess and evaluate financial statements of their clients.Ex. Audit rotation is designed to overcome two problems that can occur if an organization hires the same audit firm year in and year out.* * *(n.) = auditing firm, audit firmEx: External auditors are independent staff assigned by an auditing firm to assess and evaluate financial statements of their clients.
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103 flojo
adj.1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.2 lax, relaxed.3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.4 loose, not firm, waggly.5 lazy, slothful.6 unconvincing.m.1 lazy person, deadbeat.2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.* * *► adjetivo1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack2 (débil) weak3 (perezoso) lazy, idle4 (mediocre) poor5 (poco activo) slack, slow■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lazybones, idler\estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at somethingme la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss* * *(f. - floja)adj.1) loose2) weak3) limp4) lazy* * *ADJ1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poorha escrito una redacción muy floja — he's written a very poor o feeble essay
4) [té, vino] weak5) [demanda, mercado] slack6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slackme la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)
b) ( débil) weakc) < vientos> lightd) <café/té> weak2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poorestá flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3) (Com, Econ) slackII- ja masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward* * *= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.----* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slackme la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)
b) ( débil) weakc) < vientos> lightd) <café/té> weak2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poorestá flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3) (Com, Econ) slackII- ja masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward* * *= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.* * *A1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loosela cuerda está floja the rope is slackhaces el punto muy flojo you knit very looselyme la trae floja ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o ( BrE) a toss ( vulg)2 (débil) weak3 ‹vientos› lightsoplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds4 ‹café/té› weakB (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poorestá flojo en física he's weak at physicshizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor examsu expediente académico es flojo his academic record is pooreste vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rateel mercado estuvo flojo the market was slackD ‹persona›1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazyno terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazymasculine, feminine* * *
flojo◊ -ja adjetivo
1
‹cuerda/goma› slack
2 ( mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
‹película/vino› second-rate;
‹ estudiante› poor;◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics
3 ‹ persona› (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
flojo,-a adjetivo
1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
2 (examen, trabajo) poor
3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
' flojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
English:
limp
- loose
- slack
- sluggish
- weak
- depth
- feeble
- flabby
- shaky
- wobbly
* * *flojo, -a♦ adj1. [suelto] loose;esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me2. [débil] [persona] weak;[sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;4. [mercado, negocio] slack;las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack5. Compmuy Fam♦ nm,fAndes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones* * *adj1 lazada loose;me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam5 L.Am. ( perezoso) lazy* * *flojo, -ja adj1) suelto: loose, slack2) : weak, poorestá flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science3) perezoso: lazy* * *flojo adj1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak3. (viento) light4. (tornillo, nudo) loose5. (goma, cuerda) slack -
104 formación de usuarios
(n.) = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader educationEx. This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex. There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.Ex. Various recommendations are made for the improvement of the programmes, including the introduction of a course in library user education in the universities which will be taken by all first year students.Ex. Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction.Ex. It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.Ex. This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training.Ex. And as has often been pointed out, the increased provision of user instruction has tended to strengthen rather than dispel the myth of reader self-sufficiency.Ex. The project will measure the need for user training in the use of electronic journals.Ex. It has been found that the larger the library, the greater the tendency for both formal and informal patron instruction to occur = Se ha descubierto que mientras más grande es la biblioteca, mayor es la tendencia a que se ofrezcan cursos de formación de usuarios tanto formal como informal.Ex. The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years.* * *(n.) = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader educationEx: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.Ex: Various recommendations are made for the improvement of the programmes, including the introduction of a course in library user education in the universities which will be taken by all first year students.Ex: Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction.Ex: It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.Ex: This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training.Ex: And as has often been pointed out, the increased provision of user instruction has tended to strengthen rather than dispel the myth of reader self-sufficiency.Ex: The project will measure the need for user training in the use of electronic journals.Ex: It has been found that the larger the library, the greater the tendency for both formal and informal patron instruction to occur = Se ha descubierto que mientras más grande es la biblioteca, mayor es la tendencia a que se ofrezcan cursos de formación de usuarios tanto formal como informal.Ex: The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years. -
105 frente de altas presiones
(n.) = ridge of high pressureEx. Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.* * *(n.) = ridge of high pressureEx: Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.
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106 frustrar
v.1 to frustrate (person).El accidente frustró sus planes The accident frustrated her plans.Su actitud frustró al gerente His attitude frustrated the manager.2 to thwart, to put paid to (posibilidades, ilusiones).* * *1 (cosa) to frustrate, thwart2 (persona) to disappoint1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to frustrate; [+ proyecto, aspiración, deseo, sueño] to thwartno quiero frustrar sus esperanzas — I don't want to frustrate o thwart their hopes
2) (=abortar) [+ atentado, operación] to foil2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.----* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *frustrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to frustrate; ‹planes› to thwart; ‹esperanzas› to dashme frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating o it frustrates me that they don't understand2 ‹atentado› to foil«planes» to be thwarted, fail; «esperanzas» to be dashed, come to nothing* * *
frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;
[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impedir
- tronchar
English:
defeat
- disappoint
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- baffle
- confound
- cross
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to frustrate2. [posibilidades, ilusiones] to thwart, Br to put paid to;[plan, robo] to thwart;el mal tiempo frustró nuestras vacaciones the bad weather ruined our holiday* * ** * *frustrar vt: to frustrate, to thwart -
107 ganarse la vida
to earn a living, earn one's living————————to earn one's living* * *= earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a livingEx. Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off.Ex. Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops.Ex. Professional abstractors earn their living by abstracting.Ex. The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors.Ex. Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.* * *= earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a livingEx: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off.
Ex: Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops.Ex: Professional abstractors earn their living by abstracting.Ex: The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors.Ex: Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living. -
108 gestión compartida
(n.) = shared governanceEx. Faculty and administration alike must join through a process of shared governance to identify administrative bloat when it does occur, select a strategy to combat it, and redeploy resources.* * *(n.) = shared governanceEx: Faculty and administration alike must join through a process of shared governance to identify administrative bloat when it does occur, select a strategy to combat it, and redeploy resources.
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109 grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda
(n.) = topicalityEx. Since topicality is a major factor in relevance, it is crucial to identify the range of relationship types that occur between the topics o user needs and the topics of texts relevant to those needs.* * *(n.) = topicalityEx: Since topicality is a major factor in relevance, it is crucial to identify the range of relationship types that occur between the topics o user needs and the topics of texts relevant to those needs.
Spanish-English dictionary > grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda
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110 grilletes
m.pl.shackles, leg irons, fetters, irons.* * *= leg-irons, fetters.Ex. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.Ex. Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the 'unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken.* * *= leg-irons, fetters.Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
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111 hablar incoherentmente
(v.) = babbleEx. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.* * *(v.) = babbleEx: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
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112 hacer más interesante
(v.) = spice up, add + spiceEx. This article presents a number of sites on the Internet which are unusual or of special interest and are thereby recommended to spice up public access in libraries.Ex. The strategies to be described can be viewed as horizontal ladders -- new and challenging experiences that can occur laterally within the organization and that add spice to a familiar routine.* * *(v.) = spice up, add + spiceEx: This article presents a number of sites on the Internet which are unusual or of special interest and are thereby recommended to spice up public access in libraries.
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113 himno nacional
m.national anthem.* * *national anthem* * ** * *(n.) = national anthemEx. These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.* * ** * *(n.) = national anthemEx: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.
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114 ignorar
v.1 not to know, to be ignorant of.Ella ignora el hecho de que Mary llegó She is ignorant of the fact that...2 to ignore (no tener en cuenta).Ella ignoró sus advertencias She ignored his warnings.Ella ignoró sus deseos She ignored=disrespected his wishes.Ella ignoró a Ricardo She ignored Richard.* * *1 (desconocer) not to know, not be aware of, be unaware of2 (no hacer caso) to ignore* * *verb1) to ignore* * *VT1) (=desconocer) to not know, be ignorant ofno ignoro que... — I am fully aware that..., I am not unaware that...
2) (=no tener en cuenta) to ignore* * *verbo transitivoa) ( desconocer)b) ( no hacer caso de) to ignore* * *= be ignorant of, be ignorant of, ignore, overlook, turn + a blind eye to, leave + aside, outdistance, close + the door on, block off, brush past, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to, give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder, diss.Nota: Derivado del verbo disrespect.Ex. Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.Ex. Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.Ex. Thus we can easily start to compile a list of prepositions, conjunctions and articles, for example, an, a, the, and, for, this, these, which can be ignored in indexing.Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex. Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.Ex. Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.Ex. The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself.Ex. Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.Ex. A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex. Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.Ex. The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.Ex. She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.Ex. This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex. Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.Ex. With its usual rhetoric, Iran has turned a cold shoulder to the latest sanctions.Ex. And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( desconocer)b) ( no hacer caso de) to ignore* * *= be ignorant of, be ignorant of, ignore, overlook, turn + a blind eye to, leave + aside, outdistance, close + the door on, block off, brush past, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to, give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder, diss.Nota: Derivado del verbo disrespect.Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.
Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.Ex: Thus we can easily start to compile a list of prepositions, conjunctions and articles, for example, an, a, the, and, for, this, these, which can be ignored in indexing.Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.Ex: The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself.Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.Ex: With its usual rhetoric, Iran has turned a cold shoulder to the latest sanctions.Ex: He cold-shouldered his teammates, who cold-shouldered him back.Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.* * *ignorar [A1 ]vt1(desconocer): lo ignoro por completo I've absolutely no ideaignoran las causas del accidente they do not know what caused the accidentignoran lo grave que puede ser el asunto they are unaware of o they don't know how serious things could be2 (no hacer caso de) to ignoreignoró totalmente mi presencia he completely ignored my presence* * *
ignorar ( conjugate ignorar) verbo transitivoa) ( desconocer):
ignoran las causas del accidente they do not know what caused the accident;
ignora los peligros que le acechan he's unaware of the dangers which await him
ignorar verbo transitivo
1 (desconocer algo) not to know
2 (no dar importancia a algo/alguien) to ignore: ignoró mis consejos, she ignored my advice
nos estuvo ignorando toda la tarde, he didn't pay us the slightest bit of attention all afternoon
' ignorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anular
English:
brush off
- cold
- ignorant
- ignore
- unaware
- disregard
- snub
* * *ignorar vt1. [desconocer] not to know;ignoro su dirección I don't know her address;ignoro por qué lo hizo I don't know why he did it;lo ignoro por completo I have absolutely no idea;se ignoran las causas del accidente the cause of the accident is unknown;no ignoro que es una empresa arriesgada I'm not unaware of the fact that it's a risky venture2. [hacer caso omiso de] to ignore;lleva tiempo ignorándome she's been ignoring me for some time* * *v/t not know, not be aware of;ignoro cómo sucedió I don’t know how it happened* * *ignorar vt1) : to ignore2) desconocer: to be unaware oflo ignoramos por absoluto: we have no idea* * *ignorar vb1. (desconocer) not to know2. (no hacer caso) to ignore -
115 improvisar
v.to improvise (discurso, plan).improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed* * *1 to improvise1 to improvise* * *VT [+ discurso] to improvise; [+ comida] to rustle up *; [+ música] to extemporize; [+ representación] to ad-lib* * *1.verbo transitivo to improvise2.improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house
improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)* * *= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.Ex. We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.Ex. A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.Ex. The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.Ex. ' Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.Ex. Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex. One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.----* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* * *1.verbo transitivo to improvise2.improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house
improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)* * *= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
Ex: A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.Ex: ' Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.Ex: Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* * *improvisar [A1 ]vt1 ‹lección/discurso/versos› to improvise2 (preparar con pocos recursos) ‹cama/cortina› to improviseimprovisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa they had an impromptu party o ( colloq) they got up a party with what they had in the housecon cuatro latas improvisamos una cena estupenda we rustled up a great meal from a few cansno podemos improvisar un director gerente de un día para otro we can't conjure up a managing director overnight■ improvisarvi«actor» to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize ( frml); «músico» to improvise, extemporize* * *
improvisar ( conjugate improvisar) verbo transitivo
to improvise;
verbo intransitivo [actor/músico] to improvise
improvisar verbo transitivo to improvise
Mús to extemporize
' improvisar' also found in these entries:
English:
ad-lib
- cobble together
- ear
- improvise
- rig up
- jam
- knock
- put
- throw
- whip
* * *♦ vt[discurso, plan, actuación artística] to improvise; [comida] to rustle up, to improvise;improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed;improvisaron un campamento para albergar a los refugiados a makeshift camp was set up to provide shelter for the refugees♦ vi[músico, orador, actor] to improvise; [al olvidar el diálogo] to ad-lib* * *v/t improvise* * *: to improvise, to ad-lib* * *improvisar vb to improvise -
116 inadecuación
f.inadequacy, incompatibility, incongruity, unsuitability.* * *1 inadequacy* * *SF [de recursos, medidas] inadequacy; [de película, momento] unsuitability, inappropriateness* * *femenino inadequacy* * *= inadequacy, unsuitability, inappropriateness, inaptness.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Existing general classification schemes were acknowledged to suffer from unsuitability for machine manipulation.Ex. This article shows the extreme inaccuracy and inappropriateness of the statistics on library use published so far.Ex. It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.* * *femenino inadequacy* * *= inadequacy, unsuitability, inappropriateness, inaptness.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: Existing general classification schemes were acknowledged to suffer from unsuitability for machine manipulation.Ex: This article shows the extreme inaccuracy and inappropriateness of the statistics on library use published so far.Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.* * *inadequacy* * *inadecuación nfla inadecuación del producto a las necesidades del mercado the fact the product fails to meet the needs of the market* * * -
117 incapacidad
f.1 inability.2 incompetence.3 incapacity (law).4 handicap, disability, disablement.5 sick leave.* * *1 (gen) incapacity, inability2 (insuficiencia) disability3 DERECHO incapacity\incapacidad física physical disabilityincapacidad laboral invalidityincapacidad laboral transitoria temporary disabilityincapacidad parcial partial disabilityincapacidad psíquica mental handicapincapacidad total total disability* * *noun f.1) inability2) disability* * *SF1) (=falta de capacidad) [para una actividad] inability; [para una profesión] incompetenceincapacidad de o para hacer algo — inability to do sth
incapacidad laboral transitoria, incapacidad temporal — temporary disability
2) (=discapacidad) [física] physical handicap, disability; [mental] mental handicap3) (Jur) (tb: incapacidad legal) legal incapacity* * *1)b) (Der) incapacity2) ( ineptitud) incompetence; ( falta de capacidad) inability3) (Col) ( baja) sick leave* * *= disability, inability, inadequacy, ineptitude, ineptness, incapacity.Ex. All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.Ex. The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Our ineptitude in getting at the record is largely caused by the artificiality of systems of indexing.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex. Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.----* incapacidad física = physical disability.* incapacidad laboral = work disability, work incapacity.* pensión por incapacidad = disability pension.* seguro de incapacidad = disability insurance.* * *1)b) (Der) incapacity2) ( ineptitud) incompetence; ( falta de capacidad) inability3) (Col) ( baja) sick leave* * *= disability, inability, inadequacy, ineptitude, ineptness, incapacity.Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Our ineptitude in getting at the record is largely caused by the artificiality of systems of indexing.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.* incapacidad física = physical disability.* incapacidad laboral = work disability, work incapacity.* pensión por incapacidad = disability pension.* seguro de incapacidad = disability insurance.* * *A2 ( Der) incapacityCompuestos:invaliditytemporary disabilitylegal incapacityB1 (ineptitud) incompetence2 (falta de capacidad) inabilitysu incapacidad de or para organizarse their inability to organize themselvesC (Col, Méx) (baja) sick leave* * *
incapacidad sustantivo femenino
1 ( física) disability, physical handicap;
( mental) mental handicap;
(Der) incapacity;
2 ( ineptitud) incompetence;
( falta de capacidad) inability
3 (Col) ( baja) sick leave
incapacidad sustantivo femenino
1 incapacity, inability
incapacidad física, physical disability
2 (incompetencia) incompetence: su incapacidad para aprender idiomas es llamativa, her inability to learn a language is striking
' incapacidad' also found in these entries:
English:
disability
- inability
- incapability
- incapacity
* * *incapacidad nf1. [imposibilidad] inability2. [falta de aptitud]su incapacidad para organizar fiestas es manifiesta he's clearly no good at o useless at organizing parties;tengo incapacidad para los idiomas I'm no good at o useless at languages3. Der incapacityincapacidad laboral industrial disability o Br disablement;incapacidad laboral transitoria temporary disability;incapacidad legal legal incapacity;incapacidad permanente invalidity;incapacidad temporal temporary disability* * *f1 disabilityincapacidad mental mental incapacity3 ( ineptitud) incompetence* * *incapacidad nf1) : inability, incapacity2) : disability, handicap* * *incapacidad n inability -
118 ineptitud
f.ineptitude.* * *1 incompetence, ineptitude* * *SF ineptitude, incompetence* * *femenino ineptitude, incompetence* * *= inadequacy, ineptitude, ineptness.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Our ineptitude in getting at the record is largely caused by the artificiality of systems of indexing.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.* * *femenino ineptitude, incompetence* * *= inadequacy, ineptitude, ineptness.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: Our ineptitude in getting at the record is largely caused by the artificiality of systems of indexing.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.* * *ineptitude, incompetence* * *
ineptitud sustantivo femenino ineptitude, incompetence
' ineptitud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nulidad
- incapacidad
* * *ineptitud nfincompetence, ineptitude* * *f ineptitude, incompetence* * *ineptitud nf: ineptitude, incompetence -
119 inesperado
adj.unexpected, out of the blue, spur-of-the-moment, sudden.* * *► adjetivo1 unexpected* * *(f. - inesperada)adj.* * *ADJ (=imprevisto) unexpected; (=repentino) sudden* * *- da adjetivo unexpected* * *= unannounced, unexpected, midstream, adventitious.Ex. The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.Ex. The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.Ex. For my first example, let me take the problem of midstream changes in series, using as the guinea pig the series 'Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'.Ex. There are a number of these adventitious industries alive and well in the Northwest.----* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de modo inesperado = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* dinero inesperado = windfall, windfall moneys.* giro inesperado = twist.* ingresos inesperados = windfall.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.* vencedor inesperado = dark horse.* * *- da adjetivo unexpected* * *= unannounced, unexpected, midstream, adventitious.Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.
Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.Ex: For my first example, let me take the problem of midstream changes in series, using as the guinea pig the series 'Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'.Ex: There are a number of these adventitious industries alive and well in the Northwest.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de modo inesperado = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* dinero inesperado = windfall, windfall moneys.* giro inesperado = twist.* ingresos inesperados = windfall.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.* vencedor inesperado = dark horse.* * *inesperado -daunexpectedse marchó de manera inesperada she left unexpectedly* * *
inesperado◊ -da adjetivo
unexpected;
de manera inesperada unexpectedly
inesperado,-a adj (no esperado) unexpected: un encuentro inesperado, a chance meeting
(no previsto) unforeseen: una inesperada alegría, an unforeseen state of happiness
' inesperado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batatazo
- inesperada
- vaivén
- remezón
English:
dark horse
- poof
- suddenness
- surprise
- twist
- unannounced
- unexpected
- unhoped-for
- upset
- freak
- sudden
* * *inesperado, -a adjunexpected;hacer algo de forma inesperada to do sth unexpectedly* * *adj unexpected* * *inesperado, -da adj: unexpected♦ inesperadamente adv* * *inesperado adj unexpected -
120 insuficiencia
f.1 lack, shortage (escasez).2 failure, insufficiency (medicine).insuficiencia cardiaca/renal heart/kidney failure* * *1 (escasez) shortage, insufficiency2 MEDICINA failure, insufficiency\insuficiencia cardiaca heart failure* * *SF1) (=escasez) insufficiency2) (=carencia) lack, shortage3) (=incompetencia) incompetence4) (Med)existen muchas insuficiencias en el sistema judicial — there are many inadequacies in the judicial system
* * *a) ( escasez)la insuficiencia de medios/calcio — the lack of resources/calcium
b) insuficiencias femenino plural (fallos, inadecuaciones) inadequacies (pl)* * *= disability, inadequacy, shortage, underload, insufficiency.Ex. All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. Prolonged periods of underload or overload are unarguably dysfunctional.Ex. These libraries encounter difficulties with shortage of space, finance and staff, and above all, an insufficiency of foreign literature.----* insuficiencia cardíaca = heart failure.* insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva = congestive heart failure.* insuficiencia renal = renal failure, kidney failure.* * *a) ( escasez)la insuficiencia de medios/calcio — the lack of resources/calcium
b) insuficiencias femenino plural (fallos, inadecuaciones) inadequacies (pl)* * *= disability, inadequacy, shortage, underload, insufficiency.Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: Prolonged periods of underload or overload are unarguably dysfunctional.Ex: These libraries encounter difficulties with shortage of space, finance and staff, and above all, an insufficiency of foreign literature.* insuficiencia cardíaca = heart failure.* insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva = congestive heart failure.* insuficiencia renal = renal failure, kidney failure.* * *A(escasez): la insuficiencia de medios the lack of resourcesla insuficiencia de personal the staff shortageinsuficiencia de calcio en la dieta lack of calcium in the diet, insufficient calcium in the dietlas insuficiencias del sistema the inadequacies of the systemsuplir insuficiencias en la alimentación to compensate for dietary deficienciesCompuestos:heart failurekidney failure* * *
insuficiencia sustantivo femenino ( escasez):
insuficiencia de personal staff shortage
insuficiencia sustantivo femenino insufficiency
Med insuficiencia renal/respiratoria, kidney/respiratory failure
' insuficiencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deficiencia
English:
failure
- inadequacy
* * *1. [escasez] lack, shortage;el proyecto fue abandonado por insuficiencia de medios the project was dropped owing to a lack of resources;fue producido por una insuficiencia vitamínica it was caused by a vitamin deficiency;las insuficiencias de un tratado the deficiencies o weak points of a treaty2. Med failure, insufficiencyinsuficiencia cardiaca heart failure;insuficiencia renal kidney failure;insuficiencia respiratoria respiratory failure* * *f1 lack2 MED failure* * *1) : insufficiency, inadequacy2)insuficiencia cardíaca : heart failure
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Occur — Oc*cur , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Occurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Occurring}.] [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see {Ob }) + currere to run. See {Course}.] 1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The resistance of the bodies they occur with. Bentley.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occur to — (you) to come into your mind. Did it occur to you to call my apartment to see if I was there? It never occurred to me to ask where she d been. Usage notes: often used in the form not occur to you: It hadn t occurred to her that she would be… … New idioms dictionary
occur — I (come to mind) verb be uppermost in the mind, become aware, become visible, come into view, conjure up, crop up, cross ones mind, emerge, enter the mind, enter the picture, manifest itself, pass in the mind, present itself, present itself to… … Law dictionary
occur — [v1] take place, happen action, appear, arise, befall, be found, be present, betide, chance, come about, come off*, come to pass, cook*, crop up, develop, ensue, eventualize, eventuate, exist, follow, go, jell*, manifest, materialize, obtain,… … New thesaurus
occur — ► VERB (occurred, occurring) 1) happen; take place. 2) exist or be found to be present. 3) (occur to) come into the mind of. ORIGIN Latin occurrere go to meet, present itself … English terms dictionary
occur — [ə kʉr′] vi. occurred, occurring [L occurrere, to run, come up to, meet < ob (see OB ) + currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. to be found; exist [fish occur in most waters] 2. to present itself; come to mind [an idea occurred to him] … English World dictionary
occur — (v.) 1520s, meet, meet in argument, from M.Fr. occurrer or directly from L. occurrere run to meet, run against, befall, present itself, from ob against, toward (see OB (Cf. ob )) + currere to run (see CURRENT (Cf. current)). Sense development is… … Etymology dictionary
occur — *happen, chance, befall, betide, transpire Analogous words: rise, arise, *spring, emanate, issue, proceed: *follow, succeed, ensue, supervene … New Dictionary of Synonyms
occur — has inflected forms occurred, occurring, and the noun derivative is occurrence (with two rs, often misspelt) … Modern English usage
occur */*/*/ — UK [əˈkɜː(r)] / US [əˈkɜr] verb [intransitive] Word forms occur : present tense I/you/we/they occur he/she/it occurs present participle occurring past tense occurred past participle occurred Get it right: occur: Don t write the ed and ing forms… … English dictionary
occur — verb occurred, occurring (I) formal 1 to happen: Many accidents occur in the home. | Climatic changes have occurred at intervals throughout the millennium. 2 (always + adv/prep) to happen or exist in a particular place or situation (+ in/among… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English