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  • 1 accidental

    adj.
    1 incidental, of secondary importance (no esencial).
    2 chance, unforeseen (imprevisto).
    3 accidental, casual, chance, coincidental.
    * * *
    1 accidental
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=contingente) accidental; (=no deliberado) unintentional; (=fortuito) [encuentro] casual, chance antes de s
    2) (=fugaz) brief, transient
    * * *
    adjetivo < encuentro> chance (before n), accidental; < circunstancias> coincidental
    * * *
    = inadvertent, unintended, accidental.
    Ex. Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.
    Ex. However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
    Ex. The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
    ----
    * muerte accidental = accidental death.
    * * *
    adjetivo < encuentro> chance (before n), accidental; < circunstancias> coincidental
    * * *
    = inadvertent, unintended, accidental.

    Ex: Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.

    Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
    Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
    * muerte accidental = accidental death.

    * * *
    ‹encuentro› chance ( before n), accidental; ‹circunstancias› coincidental, fortuitous ( frml)
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    accidental adjetivo ‹ encuentro chance ( before n), accidental;
    circunstancias coincidental
    accidental adjetivo
    1 accidental
    2 (fortuito) chance
    un descubrimiento accidental, a chance discovery
    ' accidental' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    casual
    - ocasional
    English:
    accidental
    - fortuitous
    - misadventure
    - purely
    - slide
    * * *
    1. [circunstancial] accidental;
    tuvo una caída accidental she accidentally fell
    2. [no esencial] incidental, of secondary importance
    3. [imprevisto] chance, unforeseen
    Mús accidental
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    adj
    1 (no esencial) incidental
    2 ( casual) chance
    * * *
    : accidental, unintentional
    * * *
    accidental adj accidental

    Spanish-English dictionary > accidental

  • 2 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
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    noun m.
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    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
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    I
    - ria adjetivo incidental
    II
    masculino accessory
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    = 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.
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    * 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.

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    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

  • 3 de importancia secundaria

    • back-burner
    • secondary-importance

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > de importancia secundaria

  • 4 importancia

    f.
    importance.
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to something
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia important, of importance
    sin importancia unimportant
    quitar importancia a algo to play something down
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    1 importance
    \
    dar importancia a algo to take something seriously
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia (gen) important 2 (herida, lesión) serious
    no tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not important
    quitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something down
    sin importancia unimportant
    tener importancia to be important
    * * *
    noun f.
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    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?

    no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important

    carecer de importancia — to be unimportant

    de cierta importancia — [empresa, asunto] of some importance, important; [herida] serious

    conceder o dar mucha importancia a algo — to attach great importance to sth

    no quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...

    darse importancia — to give o.s. airs

    quitar o restar importancia a algo — to make light of sth, play down the importance of sth

    sin importancia — [herida, comentario] minor

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    femenino importance

    detalles sin importanciaminor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importanciato give oneself airs

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    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.
    Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
    Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
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    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.
    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importanciaminor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importanciato give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.

    Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.

    Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.

    * * *
    importance
    temas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great import
    ésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant details
    trató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problem
    no debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this matter
    siento llegar tardeno tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter
    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    * * *

     

    importancia sustantivo femenino
    importance;

    quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
    detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
    no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
    el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
    dar importancia a, to attach importance to
    quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
    sin importancia, unimportant
    ♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs

    ' importancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acento
    - acentuar
    - alta
    - alto
    - bagatela
    - calibre
    - cobrar
    - conceder
    - dimensión
    - énfasis
    - entidad
    - envergadura
    - escatológico
    - fallo
    - ignorar
    - incidir
    - insignificancia
    - insistir
    - interés
    - levedad
    - marcar
    - minúscula
    - minúsculo
    - niñería
    - palidecer
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - primera
    - primero
    - primordial
    - protagonismo
    - quitar
    - recalcar
    - relativa
    - relativo
    - relieve
    - representar
    - restar
    - revestir
    - subrayar
    - suceso
    - suma
    - sumo
    - talla
    - tontería
    - valor
    - vital
    - vuelo
    - alguno
    - capital
    English:
    account
    - attach
    - count
    - emphasize
    - importance
    - incidental
    - irrelevant
    - issue
    - light
    - little
    - major
    - matter
    - mind
    - minimize
    - minor
    - moment
    - momentous
    - override
    - paramount
    - play down
    - primary
    - prime
    - prominence
    - read
    - ride
    - shrug off
    - significance
    - smooth over
    - store
    - thrust forward
    - unimportant
    - vital
    - vitally
    - all
    - all right
    - consideration
    - descend
    - detail
    - emphasis
    - gloss
    - hot
    - import
    - magistrate
    - menial
    - play
    - small
    - trifling
    - utmost
    * * *
    importance;
    de importancia important, of importance;
    un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;
    un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;
    recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;
    adquirir o [m5] cobrar importancia to become important, to take on significance;
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs;
    no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;
    [no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;
    quitar o [m5] restar importancia a algo to play sth down
    * * *
    f importance;
    dar importancia a attach importance to;
    restar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;
    tener importancia be important;
    no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    darse importancia give o.s. airs
    * * *
    : importance
    * * *
    importancia n importance
    darse importancia to give yourself airs [pt. gave; pp. given]
    tener importancia to be important / to matter

    Spanish-English dictionary > importancia

  • 5 de primordial importancia

    = of prime importance, of paramount importance
    Ex. The LC remains the centralised cataloguing agency of prime importance to American Libraries.
    Ex. Economic issues are of paramount importance, with the network's potential for public use and benefit being secondary.
    * * *
    = of prime importance, of paramount importance

    Ex: The LC remains the centralised cataloguing agency of prime importance to American Libraries.

    Ex: Economic issues are of paramount importance, with the network's potential for public use and benefit being secondary.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de primordial importancia

  • 6 subrayar la importancia

    (v.) = underline + importance, underscore + importance
    Ex. The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.
    Ex. However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.
    * * *
    (v.) = underline + importance, underscore + importance

    Ex: The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.

    Ex: However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.

    Spanish-English dictionary > subrayar la importancia

  • 7 remarcar la importancia

    (v.) = underline + importance
    Ex. The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.
    * * *
    (v.) = underline + importance

    Ex: The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.

    Spanish-English dictionary > remarcar la importancia

  • 8 cuestión económica

    (n.) = economic issue, financial issue
    Ex. Economic issues are of paramount importance, with the network's potential for public use and benefit being secondary.
    Ex. Financial issues are royalties, pricing, publisher priorities, and vendor policies on depth of coverage.
    * * *
    (n.) = economic issue, financial issue

    Ex: Economic issues are of paramount importance, with the network's potential for public use and benefit being secondary.

    Ex: Financial issues are royalties, pricing, publisher priorities, and vendor policies on depth of coverage.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cuestión económica

  • 9 demostrar

    v.
    1 to show, to display.
    demuestra tener mucho interés (en) he shows a lot of interest (in)
    2 to demonstrate, to show (funcionamiento, procedimiento).
    El chico demostró su hipótesis The boy demonstrated his hypothesis.
    El vendedor demostró sus artículos The salesman demonstrated his ware.
    3 to demonstrate, to prove.
    4 to prove to, to demonstrate to, to show to.
    Mi auto demostró ser el mejor My car proved to be the best.
    5 to demo, to make a demonstration of.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar
    1 (probar) to prove, show
    2 (hacer una demostración) to demonstrate, show
    3 (manifestar) to show
    4 MATEMÁTICAS to prove
    * * *
    verb
    2) show
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=probar) to prove

    demostró que Galileo tenía razón — she proved Galileo right, she proved o showed that Galileo was right

    demostró lo mal que hablaba francésit proved o showed how badly he spoke French

    2) (=enseñar) to show, demonstrate

    nos demostraron cómo funcionaba el sistema eléctricothey showed us o demonstrated to us how the electrical system worked

    3) (=mostrar) [+ emoción, sentimiento] to show, display

    no demostró ningún interés en mis problemashe showed o displayed no interest in my problems

    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( probar) < verdad> to prove, demonstrate; < teorema> to prove

    eso demuestra su ignoranciathat shows o proves his ignorance

    ha demostrado ser or que es muy capaz — he's shown himself to be very able

    2)
    a) <interés/sentimiento> to show
    b) <funcionamiento/método> to demonstrate
    * * *
    = demonstrate, evidence, exemplify, prove, show, substantiate, attest to + the fact that, provide + evidence, go to + show, bear + witness.
    Ex. The two objectives are interdependent, and this can be demonstrated first by examining the first objective.
    Ex. Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.
    Ex. Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search.
    Ex. One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.
    Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
    Ex. It can be substantiated that in switching over to new technologies we often have not done this kind of linkage.
    Ex. Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
    Ex. Against that kind of thinking it is pointless to quote research figures and surveys and reports that provide evidence time and again of the importance of book ownership in the acquisition of the 'better education' everybody wants for their children.
    Ex. This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
    Ex. Controversy and antagonism attended each area of investigation, as a flood of secondary publication bears witness.
    ----
    * demostrar Algo con pruebas = demonstrate + in print.
    * demostrar claramente = demonstrate + clearly.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar la teoría de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar la valía = realise + the potential.
    * demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.
    * demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.
    * demostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.
    * demostrarlo todo = be proof enough.
    * demostrar + Posesivo + valía = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth.
    * demostrar + Posesivo + valor = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth, prove + Posesivo + courage.
    * demostrar que Algo no es cierto = debunk.
    * demostrar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar ser = prove + to be, establish + a record.
    * demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.
    * demostrar ser necesario = prove + necessary.
    * demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.
    * demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.
    * demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar su utilidad = come into + Posesivo + own.
    * demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.
    * demostrar tajantemente = demonstrate + emphatically.
    * demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.
    * el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * eso demuestra que = it (just) goes to show that.
    * estar por demostrar = be unproven.
    * evidencia + demostrar = evidence + show.
    * experiencia + demostrar = experience + show.
    * hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.
    * inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.
    * lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.
    * que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.
    * que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( probar) < verdad> to prove, demonstrate; < teorema> to prove

    eso demuestra su ignoranciathat shows o proves his ignorance

    ha demostrado ser or que es muy capaz — he's shown himself to be very able

    2)
    a) <interés/sentimiento> to show
    b) <funcionamiento/método> to demonstrate
    * * *
    = demonstrate, evidence, exemplify, prove, show, substantiate, attest to + the fact that, provide + evidence, go to + show, bear + witness.

    Ex: The two objectives are interdependent, and this can be demonstrated first by examining the first objective.

    Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.
    Ex: Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search.
    Ex: One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.
    Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
    Ex: It can be substantiated that in switching over to new technologies we often have not done this kind of linkage.
    Ex: Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
    Ex: Against that kind of thinking it is pointless to quote research figures and surveys and reports that provide evidence time and again of the importance of book ownership in the acquisition of the 'better education' everybody wants for their children.
    Ex: This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
    Ex: Controversy and antagonism attended each area of investigation, as a flood of secondary publication bears witness.
    * demostrar Algo con pruebas = demonstrate + in print.
    * demostrar claramente = demonstrate + clearly.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar la teoría de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar la valía = realise + the potential.
    * demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.
    * demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.
    * demostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.
    * demostrarlo todo = be proof enough.
    * demostrar + Posesivo + valía = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth.
    * demostrar + Posesivo + valor = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth, prove + Posesivo + courage.
    * demostrar que Algo no es cierto = debunk.
    * demostrar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.
    * demostrar ser = prove + to be, establish + a record.
    * demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.
    * demostrar ser necesario = prove + necessary.
    * demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.
    * demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.
    * demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar su utilidad = come into + Posesivo + own.
    * demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.
    * demostrar tajantemente = demonstrate + emphatically.
    * demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.
    * el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * eso demuestra que = it (just) goes to show that.
    * estar por demostrar = be unproven.
    * evidencia + demostrar = evidence + show.
    * experiencia + demostrar = experience + show.
    * hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.
    * inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.
    * lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.
    * que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.
    * que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

    * * *
    vt
    A (probar) ‹verdad› to prove, demonstrate; ‹teorema› to prove
    sus respuestas demuestran una inteligencia poco común her answers demonstrate above average intelligence
    eso demuestra que él ya lo sabía that shows o proves that he already knew
    te voy a demostrar que tengo razón I'm going to prove to you that I'm right
    demostrar + INF:
    ha demostrado ser muy capaz he's shown himself to be very able
    demostró no tener la más mínima idea he showed o demonstrated that he didn't have the slightest idea
    B
    1 ‹interés/sentimiento› to show
    2 ‹funcionamiento/método› to demonstrate
    * * *

     

    demostrar ( conjugate demostrar) verbo transitivo
    1verdad/teorema to prove, demonstrate;
    ignorancia to show, prove;

    demostrar que algo es/no es cierto to prove sth right/wrong
    2
    a)interés/sentimiento to show

    b)funcionamiento/método to demonstrate

    demostrar verbo transitivo
    1 (enseñar) to show, demonstrate
    2 (hacer evidente) to prove
    ' demostrar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acreditar
    - agradecimiento
    - comprobar
    - denotar
    - desplegar
    - identificar
    - manifestar
    - probar
    English:
    demonstrate
    - prove
    - show
    - skill
    - display
    - exemplify
    - exhibit
    - QED
    - unproven
    * * *
    1. [mostrar, exhibir] to show, to display;
    demuestra tener mucho interés (en) he shows a lot of interest (in);
    demostró ser lo suficientemente responsable para el puesto she showed herself to be responsible enough for the post;
    el tenista australiano demostró ser uno de los mejores the Australian tennis player proved himself to be one of the best in the game;
    demostraba no tenerle miedo a nadie she showed that she was afraid of nobody
    2. [probar] to demonstrate, to prove;
    ¿me quieres? ¡pues demuéstramelo! you love me, do you? well, prove it!;
    …lo cual demuestra que estabas equivocado …which goes to show that you were wrong
    3. [funcionamiento, procedimiento] to demonstrate, to show;
    ¿nos podría demostrar cómo funciona? would you mind showing us how it works?
    * * *
    v/t
    1 prove
    2 ( enseñar) demonstrate
    3 ( mostrar) show
    * * *
    demostrar {19} vt
    : to demonstrate, to show
    * * *
    1. (mostrar) to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]
    2. (probar) to prove

    Spanish-English dictionary > demostrar

  • 10 polideportivo

    m.
    sports center, leisure center, sports unit, sports complex.
    * * *
    1 sports centre
    * * *
    SM sports centre, sports center (EEUU)
    * * *
    masculino sports center*
    * * *
    = multipurpose stadium, sports centre.
    Ex. The author discusses the importance of community and school collaboration behind building secondary school multipurpose stadiums.
    Ex. Providing and maintaining safe and comfortable conditions in sports centres raises many issues, particularly cost.
    * * *
    masculino sports center*
    * * *
    = multipurpose stadium, sports centre.

    Ex: The author discusses the importance of community and school collaboration behind building secondary school multipurpose stadiums.

    Ex: Providing and maintaining safe and comfortable conditions in sports centres raises many issues, particularly cost.

    * * *
    sports ( before n)
    sports center*
    * * *

    polideportivo sustantivo masculino
    sports center( conjugate center)
    polideportivo sustantivo masculino sports centre, US center
    ' polideportivo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sports centre
    - sports hall
    - sports
    * * *
    polideportivo, -a
    adj
    multi-sport;
    [gimnasio] multi-use
    nm
    sports centre
    * * *
    m sports center, Br
    sports centre
    * * *
    polideportivo n sports centre

    Spanish-English dictionary > polideportivo

  • 11 publicación de resúmenes

    (n.) = abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting publication
    Ex. Title-based subject indexes have been used as indexes to local abstracting and indexing publications = Los índices de materias a partir de los títulos se han utilizado para indizar las publicaciones de resúmenes hechas por la propia biblioteca.
    Ex. The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.
    * * *
    (n.) = abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting publication

    Ex: Title-based subject indexes have been used as indexes to local abstracting and indexing publications = Los índices de materias a partir de los títulos se han utilizado para indizar las publicaciones de resúmenes hechas por la propia biblioteca.

    Ex: The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.

    Spanish-English dictionary > publicación de resúmenes

  • 12 revista de resúmenes

    (n.) = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication
    Ex. This type of checking can be delegated to the printer to speed publication of the abstracts journal.
    Ex. Indexing journals (and the indexes to printed abstracting journals) are alphabetical indexes to the literature of a subject area.
    Ex. Abstracting and indexing periodicals may be interfiled into a common sequence with other serials, or may form a separate sequence.
    Ex. Title-based subject indexes have been used as indexes to local abstracting and indexing publications = Los índices de materias a partir de los títulos se han utilizado para indizar las publicaciones de resúmenes hechas por la propia biblioteca.
    Ex. The production of an abstract journal often seems to be a continuing fight against error.
    Ex. This article describes a study on synoptic journals, with an evaluation of pricing, delay times and prestige of authors publishing in these journals.
    Ex. There are several thousand abstracting and indexing journals available, and a large library may well take several hundred of these.
    Ex. The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.
    * * *
    (n.) = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication

    Ex: This type of checking can be delegated to the printer to speed publication of the abstracts journal.

    Ex: Indexing journals (and the indexes to printed abstracting journals) are alphabetical indexes to the literature of a subject area.
    Ex: Abstracting and indexing periodicals may be interfiled into a common sequence with other serials, or may form a separate sequence.
    Ex: Title-based subject indexes have been used as indexes to local abstracting and indexing publications = Los índices de materias a partir de los títulos se han utilizado para indizar las publicaciones de resúmenes hechas por la propia biblioteca.
    Ex: The production of an abstract journal often seems to be a continuing fight against error.
    Ex: This article describes a study on synoptic journals, with an evaluation of pricing, delay times and prestige of authors publishing in these journals.
    Ex: There are several thousand abstracting and indexing journals available, and a large library may well take several hundred of these.
    Ex: The sheer volume of information published has underlined the importance of secondary, current awareness and abstracting publications.

    Spanish-English dictionary > revista de resúmenes

  • 13 consecuencia

    f.
    1 consequence (resultado).
    a o como consecuencia de as a consequence o result of
    en consecuencia consequently
    tener consecuencias to have consequences
    2 consistency (coherencia).
    actuar en consecuencia to act accordingly
    cuando supo que estaba embarazada actuó en consecuencia when he found out that she was pregnant he did the decent thing
    * * *
    1 consequence, result
    2 (coherencia) consistency
    \
    a consecuencia de as a consequence of, as a result of
    atenerse a las consecuencias to suffer the consequences
    como consecuencia de as a consequence of, as a result of
    en consecuencia consequently, therefore, thus
    por consecuencia consequently, therefore
    tener buenas consecuencias / traer buenas consecuencias to do good
    tener malas consecuencias / traer malas consecuencias to have ill effects
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=resultado) consequence

    a consecuencia de algo — as a result of sth

    atenerse a las consecuencias — to take o accept the consequences

    hazlo, pero atente a las consecuencias — do it, but you'll have to take o accept the consequences

    como consecuencia — as a result, in consequence frm

    como consecuencia, está al borde de la bancarrota — as a result o in consequence he is on the verge of bankruptcy

    esto tuvo o trajo como consecuencia el aumento del paro — this led to o resulted in an increase in unemployment

    en consecuencia — frm consequently

    no se trata, en consecuencia, de ningún principiante — so o therefore o consequently, this can't be a beginner we are talking about

    está enamorado y, en consecuencia, feliz — he is in love, and therefore he is happy

    padecer las consecuencias — to suffer the consequences

    tener consecuencias, tuvo graves consecuencias para la economía — it had serious consequences for the economy

    últimas consecuencias, llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias — to take sth to its logical conclusion

    consecuencia directa — direct consequence, direct result

    2) (=conclusión) conclusion
    3) (=coherencia)

    actuar u obrar en consecuencia — to act accordingly

    4) (=importancia) importance
    5) esp LAm (=honradez) integrity
    * * *
    a) (resultado, efecto) consequence

    llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias: está decidido a llevar el asunto hasta sus últimas consecuencias — he's prepared to see the business through to the bitter end

    en consecuencia — (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result; <actuar/obrar> accordingly

    * * *
    = consequence, implication, result, outgrowth, repercussion, after effect [after-effect], effect.
    Ex. Naturally, changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
    Ex. Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.
    Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex. The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
    Ex. The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.
    Ex. This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.
    Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    ----
    * acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.
    * acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.
    * actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.
    * afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.
    * asumir las consecuencias, = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.
    * atenerse a las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.
    * cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.
    * como consecuencia = as a consequence (of), on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.
    * como consecuencia de = as a result (of), in the wake of.
    * con consecuencias fatales = fatally.
    * consecuencia de = resulting from, secondary to.
    * consecuencia directa = consequential effect.
    * consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.
    * consecuencia natural = corollary.
    * consecuencia nefasta = disastrous effect.
    * consecuencia negativa = blowback.
    * consecuencia profunda = profound effect.
    * consecuencias = ramifications, aftermath, aftershock, fallout.
    * consecuencias económicas = cost implications.
    * consecuencias imprevistas = unintended consequences.
    * cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.
    * debatir las consecuencias de = discuss + the implications of.
    * debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.
    * en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.
    * en consecuencia lógica = by implication.
    * hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.
    * llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.
    * no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.
    * obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.
    * pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.
    * pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).
    * responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.
    * ser consecuencia de = result from.
    * ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.
    * ser una consecuencia lógica de = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).
    * ser una consecuencia lógica que = it therefore follows that.
    * sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.
    * sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.
    * sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.
    * tener como consecuencia = result (in).
    * tener consecuencias = have + consequences.
    * tener consecuencias en = have + implication for.
    * tener consecuencias negativas = backfire.
    * traer consecuencias = have + consequences.
    * * *
    a) (resultado, efecto) consequence

    llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias: está decidido a llevar el asunto hasta sus últimas consecuencias — he's prepared to see the business through to the bitter end

    en consecuencia — (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result; <actuar/obrar> accordingly

    * * *
    = consequence, implication, result, outgrowth, repercussion, after effect [after-effect], effect.

    Ex: Naturally, changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.

    Ex: Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.
    Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex: The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
    Ex: The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.
    Ex: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.
    Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    * acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.
    * acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.
    * actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.
    * afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.
    * asumir las consecuencias, = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.
    * atenerse a las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.
    * cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.
    * como consecuencia = as a consequence (of), on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.
    * como consecuencia de = as a result (of), in the wake of.
    * con consecuencias fatales = fatally.
    * consecuencia de = resulting from, secondary to.
    * consecuencia directa = consequential effect.
    * consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.
    * consecuencia natural = corollary.
    * consecuencia nefasta = disastrous effect.
    * consecuencia negativa = blowback.
    * consecuencia profunda = profound effect.
    * consecuencias = ramifications, aftermath, aftershock, fallout.
    * consecuencias económicas = cost implications.
    * consecuencias imprevistas = unintended consequences.
    * cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.
    * debatir las consecuencias de = discuss + the implications of.
    * debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.
    * en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.
    * en consecuencia lógica = by implication.
    * hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.
    * llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.
    * no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.
    * obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.
    * pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.
    * pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).
    * responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.
    * ser consecuencia de = result from.
    * ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.
    * ser una consecuencia lógica de = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).
    * ser una consecuencia lógica que = it therefore follows that.
    * sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.
    * sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.
    * sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.
    * tener como consecuencia = result (in).
    * tener consecuencias = have + consequences.
    * tener consecuencias en = have + implication for.
    * tener consecuencias negativas = backfire.
    * traer consecuencias = have + consequences.

    * * *
    1 (resultado, efecto) consequence
    esto puede traer or tener consecuencias muy graves para nosotros this may have very grave consequences for us
    haz lo que tú quieras, pero luego atente a las consecuencias do what you like, but you'll have to accept the consequences
    las graves consecuencias de la contaminación the serious effects o consequences of pollution
    una decisión que trajo como consecuencia su renuncia a decision which resulted in her resignation o in her resigning
    la guerra trajo como consecuencia la modernización de la industria the modernization of the industry came about as a result o consequence of the war
    llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias to carry sth to its logical conclusion
    2 ( en locs):
    a consecuencia de as a result of
    murió a consecuencia de las múltiples heridas de bala she died from o as a result of the multiple bullet wounds she received
    en consecuencia ( frml) (por consiguiente) consequently, as a result, therefore;
    ‹actuar/obrar› accordingly
    * * *

     

    consecuencia sustantivo femenino
    consequence;

    esto trajo como consecuencia su renuncia this resulted in his resignation;
    a consecuencia de as a result of;
    en consecuencia (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result;

    actuar/obrar accordingly
    consecuencia sustantivo femenino
    1 (efecto) consequence
    2 (conclusión) conclusion
    3 (coherencia) consistency: actuaremos en consecuencia, we'll act accordingly
    ♦ Locuciones: tener o traer (malas) consecuencias, to have (ill) effects
    a consecuencia de, as a consequence o result of
    en consecuencia, therefore
    ' consecuencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    efecto
    - implicación
    - producto
    - pues
    - rebote
    - repercusión
    - resultar
    - resultado
    - coherencia
    - conclusión
    - derivar
    - implicancia
    - lógico
    - que
    - tal
    - trágico
    English:
    accordingly
    - brownout
    - by-product
    - come
    - consequence
    - consistency
    - implication
    - outgrowth
    - result
    - sequel
    - wake
    - by
    - side
    * * *
    1. [resultado] consequence;
    la crisis es consecuencia de una mala gestión the crisis is a consequence o result of bad management;
    a o [m5] como consecuencia de as a consequence o result of;
    atenerse a las consecuencias to accept the consequences;
    y, en consecuencia, anunció su dimisión consequently, she announced her resignation;
    tener consecuencias to have consequences;
    anunció que defenderá sus ideas hasta las últimas consecuencias she announced she would defend her beliefs whatever it takes
    2. [coherencia] consistency;
    actuar en consecuencia to act accordingly;
    cuando supo que estaba embarazada actuó en consecuencia when he found out that she was pregnant he did the decent thing;
    actuó en consecuencia con sus ideas he acted in accordance with his beliefs;
    tu propuesta no guarda consecuencia con lo que acordamos ayer your proposal is not consistent with o in accordance with what we agreed yesterday
    * * *
    f consequence;
    a consecuencia de as a result of;
    en consecuencia consequently;
    pagar las consecuencias take o pay the consequences
    * * *
    1) : consequence, result
    a consecuencia de: as a result of
    2)
    en consecuencia : accordingly
    * * *
    consecuencia n consequence / result
    a / como consecuencia de as a result of

    Spanish-English dictionary > consecuencia

  • 14 segundo

    adj.
    second.
    adv.
    secondly, in second place, second.
    m.
    1 second, short period of time.
    2 second, sixtieth part of one minute.
    3 second best, second.
    4 Segundo.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: segundar.
    * * *
    1 second
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 second
    1 (tiempo) second
    \
    decir algo con segundas (intenciones) figurado to have an ulterior motive for saying something
    en segundo lugar (en texto, explicación) secondly 2 (en competición) in second place
    segundas nupcias second marriage sing Table 1 NOTA See also sexto,-a/Table 1
    ————————
    1 (tiempo) second
    * * *
    1. (f. - segunda)
    noun adj.
    2. noun m.
    * * *
    segundo, -a
    1.
    ADJ [gen] second; [enseñanza] secondary; [intención] double

    en segundo lugar[en clasificación] in second place; [en discurso] secondly

    sexto 1.
    2. SM / F
    1) [en orden] [gen] second; (Admin, Mil) second in command

    segundo/a de a bordo — (Náut) first mate; (fig) second in command

    2) (Mús) alto
    3. SM
    1) (=medida de tiempo) second
    2) (=piso) second floor, third floor (EEUU)
    3) (Astron)
    segunda
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo/pronombre
    a) ( ordinal) second

    segundo plano: en un segundo plano está... in the background is...; quedar relegado a un segundo plano — to be pushed into the background; para ejemplos ver tb quinto

    b) <categoría/clase> second
    II
    - da masculino, femenino deputy, second-in-command
    III
    a) ( de tiempo) second

    un segundo, ahora te atiendo — just a second, I'll be right with you

    b) ( medida de ángulo) second
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo/pronombre
    a) ( ordinal) second

    segundo plano: en un segundo plano está... in the background is...; quedar relegado a un segundo plano — to be pushed into the background; para ejemplos ver tb quinto

    b) <categoría/clase> second
    II
    - da masculino, femenino deputy, second-in-command
    III
    a) ( de tiempo) second

    un segundo, ahora te atiendo — just a second, I'll be right with you

    b) ( medida de ángulo) second
    * * *
    segundo1
    1 = second (2nd), second-best [2nd-best], runner up.

    Ex: The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.

    Ex: In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian.
    Ex: This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.
    * alumno de segundo = second grader.
    * alumno de segundo año = second grader.
    * alumno de segundo curso = second grader.
    * coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.
    * como segunda alternativa = as a backup.
    * con segundas = double-edged, loaded.
    * con segundas intenciones = loaded.
    * dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.
    * dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.
    * dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.
    * de segunda = second-quality.
    * de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].
    * de segunda categoría = second-rate.
    * de segunda clase = second-rate.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].
    * de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.
    * de segundo nivel = second-level.
    * de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * en circuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.
    * en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.
    * en el segundo caso = in the latter case.
    * en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.
    * en un segundo plano = in the background.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.
    * ocupar un segundo plano = stand in + the background.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * parte segunda = revisited.
    * por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.
    * primer y segundo plato = main dish.
    * primo segundo = second cousin.
    * quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.
    * quedar segundo = come off + second-best.
    * relegado a un segundo plano = on the back burner, back burner.
    * relegarse a un segundo plano = take + a back seat.
    * ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.
    * segunda casa = second home.
    * segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.
    * Segunda Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
    * Segunda Guerra Mundial = 2nd World War, World War II [Second World War], Second World War [World War II].
    * segunda manga = second leg.
    * segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.
    * segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.
    * segunda votación = runoff.
    * segundo análisis = re-examination [reexamination].
    * segundo contramaestre = boatswain's mate.
    * segundo curso = second grade.
    * segundo de abordo = second in command.
    * segundo de candidatura = running mate.
    * segundo en la candidatura de Alguien = running mate.
    * segundo finalista = first runner up.
    * segundo molar = 12-year molar.
    * segundo plato = a little something on the side, entrée, main entrée.
    * segundo trimestre = second quarter.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * tener una segunda oportunidad = get + a second chance, have + a second chance.
    * tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
    * una segunda opinión = a second opinion.
    * una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.
    * vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

    segundo2
    2 = second, sec.

    Ex: If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.

    Ex: 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.
    * actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.
    * décima de segundo = split second.
    * en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.
    * en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.
    * en unos segundos = in seconds.
    * en un par de segundos = in an instant or two.
    * en un segundo = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap, with the tip of a hat, in a jiffy, in a heartbeat, in a second.
    * fracción de segundo = split second.
    * segundos = moments.
    * unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.

    * * *
    segundo1 -da
    adjective / pronoun
    segundo plano: en un segundo plano está … in the background is …
    quedar relegado a un segundo plano to be pushed into the background
    para ejemplos ver tb quinto1 adj/pron (↑ quinto (1)), quinto2 (↑ quinto (2))
    2 ‹categoría/clase› second
    Compuestos:
    second row
    second childhood
    segundo2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    deputy, second-in-command
    Compuesto:
    segundo de a bordo, segunda de a bordo
    masculine, feminine ( Náut) first mate, first officer; (en una empresa) ( fam) second-in-command
    1 (de tiempo) second
    no tardo ni un segundo I won't be a second
    un segundo, ahora te atiendo just a second and I'll be with you
    * * *

     

    segundo 1
    ◊ -da adjetivo/pronombre



    para ejemplos ver quinto
    b)categoría/clase second

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    deputy, second-in-command
    segundo 2 sustantivo masculino
    second;
    un segundo, ahora te atiendo just a second, I'll be right with you

    segundo,-a
    I adjetivo second
    la planta segunda, the second floor
    II pron second (one): es siempre la segunda en levantarse, she is always the second to get up
    viajaremos en segunda, we'll travel second class
    III sustantivo masculino
    1 (unidad de tiempo) second
    fam fig dame un segundo, wait a second
    2 (persona) es el segundo (de a bordo) de la empresa, he is second-in-command of the firm

    ' segundo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    corte
    - ecuación
    - empatar
    - fondo
    - plana
    - plano
    - posponer
    - segunda
    - segundón
    - segundona
    - semestre
    - centésima
    - cursar
    - décima
    - relegar
    - seg.
    English:
    background
    - copilot
    - deputy
    - divorce
    - ESL
    - former
    - go under
    - half
    - jiffy
    - latter
    - moonlight
    - next
    - other
    - raise
    - second
    - second floor
    - second half
    - secondly
    - split
    - stationary
    - TEFL
    - cousin
    - degree
    - floor
    - intermediate
    - middle
    - mother
    - place
    - post
    - re-count
    - runner
    - sophomore
    * * *
    segundo, -a
    núm
    second;
    de segunda mano second-hand;
    Dep la segunda base [posición] second base; Dep el/la segunda base [jugador] second base;
    segundo equipo [en deporte] second team;
    la Segunda Guerra Mundial the Second World War, World War Two;
    segunda lengua second language;
    segunda línea [en rugby] lock (forward), second row (forward);
    segunda oportunidad second chance;
    segunda parte second half;
    segundo violín second violin;
    segunda vivienda second home
    nm,f
    1. [mencionado antes]
    vinieron Pedro y Juan, el segundo con… Pedro and Juan arrived, the latter with…
    2. [ayudante] number two
    segundo de a bordo Náut first mate; Fig second-in-command; ver también octavo
    nm
    1. [piso] Br second floor, US third floor
    2. [cantidad de tiempo] second;
    tres segundos [en baloncesto] three-seconds violation
    3. [curso universitario] second year
    4. [curso escolar] = second year of primary school, US ≈ second grade
    * * *
    I adj second;
    prima segunda second cousin
    II m
    1 second;
    el segundo mejor the second best
    2 de tiempo second
    3 de una comida second course
    :
    vivir en el segundo live on the third o Br second floor
    * * *
    segundo, -da adj
    : second
    el segundo lugar: second place
    segundo, -da n
    1) : second (in a series)
    2) : second (person), second-in-command
    : second
    sesenta segundos: sixty seconds
    * * *
    segundo2 n (tiempo) second

    Spanish-English dictionary > segundo

  • 15 segundo1

    1 = second (2nd), second-best [2nd-best], runner up.
    Ex. The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.
    Ex. In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian.
    Ex. This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.
    ----
    * alumno de segundo = second grader.
    * alumno de segundo año = second grader.
    * alumno de segundo curso = second grader.
    * coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.
    * como segunda alternativa = as a backup.
    * con segundas = double-edged, loaded.
    * con segundas intenciones = loaded.
    * dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.
    * dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.
    * dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.
    * de segunda = second-quality.
    * de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].
    * de segunda categoría = second-rate.
    * de segunda clase = second-rate.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].
    * de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.
    * de segundo nivel = second-level.
    * de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * en circuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.
    * en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.
    * en el segundo caso = in the latter case.
    * en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.
    * en un segundo plano = in the background.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.
    * ocupar un segundo plano = stand in + the background.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * parte segunda = revisited.
    * por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.
    * primer y segundo plato = main dish.
    * primo segundo = second cousin.
    * quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.
    * quedar segundo = come off + second-best.
    * relegado a un segundo plano = on the back burner, back burner.
    * relegarse a un segundo plano = take + a back seat.
    * ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.
    * segunda casa = second home.
    * segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.
    * Segunda Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
    * Segunda Guerra Mundial = 2nd World War, World War II [Second World War], Second World War [World War II].
    * segunda manga = second leg.
    * segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.
    * segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.
    * segunda votación = runoff.
    * segundo análisis = re-examination [reexamination].
    * segundo contramaestre = boatswain's mate.
    * segundo curso = second grade.
    * segundo de abordo = second in command.
    * segundo de candidatura = running mate.
    * segundo en la candidatura de Alguien = running mate.
    * segundo finalista = first runner up.
    * segundo molar = 12-year molar.
    * segundo plato = a little something on the side, entrée, main entrée.
    * segundo trimestre = second quarter.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * tener una segunda oportunidad = get + a second chance, have + a second chance.
    * tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
    * una segunda opinión = a second opinion.
    * una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.
    * vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

    Spanish-English dictionary > segundo1

  • 16 interés

    m.
    1 interest, concernment, regard, interestedness.
    2 interest, yield.
    * * *
    1 (gen) interest; (propio) self-interest
    2 FINANZAS interest
    \
    de gran interés very interesting
    ir en interés de to be in the interests of
    poner interés en algo to take an interest in something, put effort into something
    tener interés en to be interested in
    interés compuesto compound interest
    interés simple simple interest
    intereses creados vested interests
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=valor) interest
    2) (=curiosidad) interest

    el tema despertó o suscitó el interés del público — the topic aroused public interest

    esperar algo con interés — to await sth with interest

    mostrar interés en o por algo — to show (an) interest in sth

    poner interés en algo — to take an interest in sth

    sentir o tener interés por algo — to be interested in sth

    si tienes interés por el piso, todavía está a la venta — if you're interested in the flat, it's still for sale

    siento auténtico interés por los idiomasI have a real interest o I am really interested in languages

    sentir o tener interés por hacer algo — to be interested in doing sth

    3) (=beneficio)
    a) [de persona, país] interest

    ¿qué interés tienes tú en que pierdan el partido? — what's your interest in their losing the match?

    b) (Econ) interest

    un préstamo a o con un interés del 9 por ciento — a loan at 9 per cent interest

    dar interés — [capital, inversión] to yield interest; [banco, cuenta] to pay interest

    mi capital me da un interés del 5,3 por ciento — my capital yields an interest of 5.3 per cent

    devengar interés — to accrue interest, earn interest

    tasa LAm o tipo de interés — interest rate

    interés devengado — accrued interest, earned interest

    4) pl intereses
    a) (Com) interests

    un conflicto de intereses — a conflict of interests

    tener intereses en algo — to have interests o a stake in sth

    tiene intereses en varias compañías extranjerashe has interests o a stake in several foreign companies

    b) (=aficiones) interests

    ¿qué intereses tienes? — what are your interests?

    * * *
    1)
    a) (importancia, valor) interest
    b) ( actitud) interest

    tengo especial interés en que... — I am particularly concerned o keen that...

    c) (afición, inquietud) interest
    2)
    a) (conveniencia, beneficio) interest

    por tu propio interés — in your own interest, for your own good

    b) intereses masculino plural ( objetivos) interests (pl)
    c) intereses masculino plural (bienes, capital)

    tiene intereses en esa empresahe has a stake o an interest in that company

    3) (Fin) interest

    a or con un interés del 12% — at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%

    * * *
    1)
    a) (importancia, valor) interest
    b) ( actitud) interest

    tengo especial interés en que... — I am particularly concerned o keen that...

    c) (afición, inquietud) interest
    2)
    a) (conveniencia, beneficio) interest

    por tu propio interés — in your own interest, for your own good

    b) intereses masculino plural ( objetivos) interests (pl)
    c) intereses masculino plural (bienes, capital)

    tiene intereses en esa empresahe has a stake o an interest in that company

    3) (Fin) interest

    a or con un interés del 12% — at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%

    * * *
    interés1
    1 = appeal, appetite, concern, focus, involvement, interest, knowledge interest, piquancy, penchant, pursuit, topicality.

    Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.

    Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
    Ex: The use of agents is necessary but not ideal, because an agent often represents rival concerns, and aims for a quick turnover rather than long-term profitability.
    Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
    Ex: Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
    Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.
    Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.
    Ex: Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.
    Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.
    Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex: This year, the event is gaining topicality because of the EU enlargement.
    * actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotec = library advocacy.
    * adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.
    * ámbito de interés = sphere of interest.
    * ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.
    * aprovecharse del interés general por Algo = exploit + appeal.
    * área de interés = field of interest.
    * atraer el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interest.
    * atraer el interés de = catch + the imagination of.
    * caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.
    * caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.
    * campo de interés = sphere of interest.
    * captar el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest.
    * captar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.
    * coincidir con los intereses de uno = match + interests.
    * combinar intereses = bridge + interests.
    * conflicto de intereses = conflict of interest(s), competing interests.
    * con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.
    * con intereses propios = self-interested.
    * conjunto de intereses = set of interests.
    * Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
    * constatar el interés = gauge + interest.
    * con un interés en = with a stake in.
    * crear interés = build + interest.
    * dar interés = spice up, add + spice.
    * debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defensa de intereses = lobbying.
    * defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.
    * defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.
    * de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.
    * de intereses similares = of like interest.
    * de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.
    * de interés humano = human interest.
    * de interés periodístico = newsworthy.
    * despertar el interés = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest.
    * despertar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.
    * despertar interés = arouse + interest, attract + interest, raise + interest, spark + interest.
    * despertar interés por = kindle + interest in.
    * destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.
    * dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.
    * el interés público = the public interest.
    * en interés de = in the interest(s) of.
    * esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).
    * estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.
    * estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.
    * expresión de interés = application.
    * falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.
    * foco de interés = focus of interest, focus of concern, focus of attention.
    * fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest, foster + interest.
    * fomentar interés = build + interest.
    * generar interés = generate + interest.
    * grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * guiado por intereses propios = interest-determined.
    * hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * institución de interés histórico = heritage institution.
    * institución de interés histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.
    * interés + centrarse en = interest + lie with.
    * interés comercial = business interest, commercial interest.
    * interés común = shared interest.
    * interés creado = vested interest.
    * interés + decaer = interest + flag.
    * interés económico = economic interest.
    * intereses = breadth of interests.
    * intereses comerciales = market forces, marketplace forces.
    * intereses comunes = common ground, community of interest.
    * intereses contrapuestos = conflicting interests.
    * intereses cotidianos = life interests.
    * intereses de lectura = reading interests.
    * intereses encontrados = competing interests.
    * intereses ocultos = hidden agenda.
    * interés general = public interest.
    * interés pasajero = passing interest.
    * interés periodístico = newsworthiness.
    * interés personal = vested interest, self-interest, axe + to grind, personal interest.
    * interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.
    * interés por los libros = awareness of books.
    * interés público = public interest.
    * interés renovado = renewed interest.
    * ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * lleno de interés = solicitously.
    * lugar de interés = attraction, sight.
    * lugares de interés = sights.
    * mantener el interés = hold + the interest.
    * mantener un interés = pursue + interest.
    * material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.
    * máximo interés = maximum interest.
    * mostrar interés = mark + interest.
    * mostrar interés en = show + interest in.
    * mostrar interés por = express + interest in.
    * motivado por intereses propios = interest-based.
    * mucho interés = keen interest.
    * muestra de interés = expression of interest.
    * no tener ningún interés = can't/couldn't be bothered.
    * noticias diarias de interés = daily news alerts.
    * objeto de interés = object of interest.
    * ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * perder el interés = pall.
    * perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.
    * perfil de interés = subject interest.
    * perfil de interés del usuario = subject profile, user interest profile.
    * perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * por interés = out of interest.
    * por interés personal = self-interested.
    * profundizar el interés = deepen + interest.
    * promover un interés = promote + interest.
    * proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.
    * punto de interés = point of interest.
    * quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * renovado interés = upsurge.
    * resumen de interés = highlight abstract.
    * reunión por temas de interés = breakout session.
    * según los intereses personales de cada uno = interest-based.
    * ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).
    * servir los intereses = serve + interests.
    * sesión por tema de interés = breakout session.
    * sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tema de interés = area of concern, area of enquiry [area of inquiry], area of interest, focus area, issue of concern, topic of interest.
    * temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.
    * temas de interés particular = particular concerns.
    * tenemos intereses en ambas partes = our feet are in both worlds.
    * tener intereses en juego = have + invested.
    * tener interés por = have + an interest in.
    * tener interés por = be interested in.
    * tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.
    * tener mucho interés por = be keen to.
    * tener un interés muy personal en = have + a stake in, hold + a stake in.
    * tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.

    interés2
    2 = interest, rate, interest charge.

    Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.

    Ex: The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms.
    Ex: And, most importantly, even if a company makes a loss, it still has to pay its interest charges.
    * interés bancario = interest rate.
    * interés compuesto = compound interest.
    * intereses del capital = capital charges.
    * interés fijo = fixed interest.
    * interés simple = simple interest.
    * pago de los intereses = interest payment.
    * recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.
    * reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.
    * subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.
    * tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.
    * tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.

    * * *
    A
    1 (importancia, valor) interest
    de interés turístico of interest to tourists
    un tema de interés humano a human interest story
    un descubrimiento de enorme interés científico a discovery of enormous scientific significance o importance
    una anécdota sin ningún interés an anecdote of little or no interest
    2 (actitud) interest
    el anuncio despertó or suscitó el interés de todos the advertisement aroused everyone's interest
    con gran interés with great interest
    interés EN algo interest IN sth
    pon más interés en tus estudios take more interest in your schoolwork
    tengo especial interés en que esto se resuelva pronto I am particularly concerned o keen that this should be resolved quickly
    tienen gran interés en probarlo they are very interested in testing it
    3 (afición, inquietud) interest
    la fotografía se cuenta entre sus muchos intereses photography is one of her many interests
    B
    1 (conveniencia, beneficio) interest
    por tu propio interés in your own interest, for your own good o benefit
    las mejoras van en interés de todos the improvements are in everyone's interest
    actúa sólo por interés he acts purely out of self-interest o in his own interest
    2 intereses mpl (objetivos) interests (pl)
    había un conflicto de intereses there was a conflict of interests
    (bienes, capital): tiene intereses en varias empresas he has a stake o an interest in several companies
    un contable administra sus intereses an accountant looks after her investments
    Compuestos:
    mpl vested interests (pl)
    mpl private interests (pl)
    el interés público the public interest
    C ( Fin) interest
    un préstamo a or con un interés del 12% a loan at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%
    pagan unos intereses muy altos or un interés muy alto they pay very high interest o very high rates of interest
    devengar or ganar intereses to earn interest
    tipo de interés rate of interest
    Compuestos:
    compound interest
    simple interest
    * * *

     

    interés sustantivo masculino
    1 ( en general) interest;

    pon más interés en tus estudios take more interest in your schoolwork;
    tengo especial interés en que … I am particularly concerned o keen that …;
    tienen gran interés en verlo they are very interested in seeing it;
    por tu propio interés in your own interest, for your own good;
    actúa solo por interés he acts purely in his own interest o out of self-interest;
    conflicto de intereses conflict of interests
    2 (Fin) interest;
    a or con un interés del 12% at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%;

    tipo de interés rate of interest
    interés sustantivo masculino
    1 (curiosidad) interest: tienes que poner más interés en ello, you must take more interest in it
    tengo interés en/por viajar a Perú, I'm interested in travelling to Peru
    2 (importancia) esta película carece de interés, this movie lacks interest
    no ha sucedido nada de interés, nothing interesting has happened
    3 (provecho personal) self-interest: te llama solo por interés, he phones you out of self-interest
    (provecho, bien) in the interest of: lo haré en interés tuyo, I shall do it for your own good
    en interés de la ciencia, for the sake of science
    4 Fin interest
    con un interés del 15%, at an interest rate of 15%
    tipos de interés, interest rates
    ♦ Locuciones: perder el interés, to lose interest
    con intereses, (con creces, más de lo que se recibió) with interest
    ' interés' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amorfa
    - amorfo
    - candente
    - captar
    - carente
    - comodidad
    - común
    - conveniencia
    - dar
    - decir
    - deducirse
    - desgana
    - desganada
    - desganado
    - despertarse
    - desvivirse
    - devengar
    - entregarse
    - flojedad
    - hinchar
    - hipotecaria
    - hipotecario
    - importar
    - inquietud
    - interesar
    - interesada
    - interesado
    - lengua
    - llamar
    - menguante
    - morbosa
    - morboso
    - pasar
    - polarizar
    - revelar
    - solicitud
    - tinta
    - tipo
    - ver
    - abusivo
    - acaparar
    - anecdótico
    - anual
    - aparentar
    - aparente
    - apreciar
    - atractivo
    - atraer
    - auténtico
    - baja
    English:
    accrue
    - active
    - ax
    - axe
    - bear
    - benefit
    - capture
    - conflicting
    - deep
    - demolish
    - develop
    - fire
    - flag
    - flat
    - fluctuate
    - foster
    - interest
    - interest rate
    - keen
    - keenly
    - lack
    - lending
    - LIBOR
    - pall
    - pay
    - prime rate
    - really
    - reduction
    - revive
    - rising
    - self-interest
    - send down
    - show
    - sight
    - simple interest
    - stake
    - stimulate
    - sustain
    - vested
    - wane
    - yield
    - bank
    - concern
    - fixed
    - memorabilia
    - pique
    - purpose
    - rate
    - revival
    - secondary
    * * *
    1. [utilidad, valor] interest;
    de interés interesting;
    un descubrimiento de gran interés para los enfermos de sida a discovery of great signifiance to people with AIDS;
    una construcción de interés histórico a building of historical interest
    2. [curiosidad] interest;
    un tema de interés común a subject of interest to everyone;
    el hallazgo ha despertado el interés de los científicos the discovery has aroused scientists' interest;
    tener interés en o [m5] por to be interested in;
    tengo interés por recorrer el centro de la ciudad I'm interested in doing a tour of the town centre;
    sigo con interés la polémica I'm following the debate with interest
    3. [esfuerzo] interest;
    trabajó con mucho interés en el proyecto she was an enthusiastic worker on the project;
    poner interés en algo to take a real interest in sth;
    tienes que poner más interés en los estudios you must show a bit more interest in your schoolwork
    4. [conveniencia, provecho] interest;
    una obra de interés general o [m5] público a construction project that is in everyone's o the public interest;
    hacer algo por el interés de alguien, hacer algo en interés de alguien to do sth in sb's interest;
    tengo interés en que venga pronto it's in my interest that he should come soon;
    a todos nos mueve un interés común we are all motivated by a common interest
    5. [egoísmo] self-interest, selfishness;
    por interés out of selfishness;
    casarse por (el) interés to marry for money
    intereses creados vested interests
    6.
    intereses [aficiones] interests;
    entre sus intereses se cuentan el golf y la vela his interests include golf and sailing
    7.
    intereses [económicos] interests;
    los intereses españoles en Latinoamérica Spanish interests in Latin America;
    tiene intereses en una empresa del sector he has interests o a stake in a company in that sector;
    su hermana administra sus intereses her sister looks after her financial interests
    8. Fin interest;
    un préstamo con un interés del 5 por ciento a loan at 5 percent interest;
    interés a corto/largo plazo short-/long-term interest;
    tipo o [m5] tasa de interés interest rate
    interés acumulable cumulative interest;
    interés compuesto compound interest;
    intereses de demora penalty interest [for late payment];
    interés devengado accrued o earned interest;
    interés interbancario interbank deposit rate;
    interés de mora penalty interest [for late payment];
    interés preferencial preferential interest rate;
    interés simple simple interest;
    intereses vencidos interest due
    * * *
    m
    1 interest
    2 COM interest;
    sin interés interest free
    self-interest
    4
    :
    intereses pl ( bienes) interests
    * * *
    interés nm, pl - reses : interest
    * * *
    interés n interest
    en esta cuenta obtendrás un interés del 5% you'll get 5% interest from this account
    tener interés en/por hacer algo to be keen to do something

    Spanish-English dictionary > interés

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