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  • 121 queja

    f.
    1 complaint (protesta).
    presentar una queja to make o lodge a complaint (formalmente)
    tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about something/somebody
    2 moan, groan (lamento).
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quejar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quejar.
    * * *
    1 (descontento) complaint
    2 (de dolor) moan, groan
    \
    dar queja de algo/alguien to complaint about something/somebody
    presentar una queja DERECHO to lodge a complaint
    no tener queja de alguien to have no complaints about somebody
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=reclamación) [gen] complaint; [refunfuñando] grumble, grouse *; [con rencor] grudge, resentment

    presentar una queja — to make o lodge a complaint

    2) (=gemido) moan, groan
    3) (Jur) protest
    * * *
    a) ( protesta) complaint
    b) ( de dolor) ver quejido
    * * *
    = complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.
    Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
    Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
    Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.
    Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
    Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.
    Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.
    Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
    Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex. My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.
    Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.
    Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.
    Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.
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    * atender quejas = handle + complaints.
    * dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.
    * desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * expresar queja = voice + complaint.
    * interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * motivo de queja = pet peeve.
    * persona que se queja = complainant.
    * posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * quejas = grumbling(s).
    * * *
    a) ( protesta) complaint
    b) ( de dolor) ver quejido
    * * *
    = complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.

    Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.

    Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
    Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.
    Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
    Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.
    Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.
    Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
    Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex: My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.
    Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.
    Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.
    Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.
    * atender quejas = handle + complaints.
    * dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.
    * desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * expresar queja = voice + complaint.
    * interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * motivo de queja = pet peeve.
    * persona que se queja = complainant.
    * posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].
    * presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.
    * quejas = grumbling(s).

    * * *
    1 (protesta) complaint
    presentar una queja to make o lodge o file a complaint
    nunca hemos tenido motivo de queja con él he has never given us any cause for complaint
    me han dado quejas de ti I've received complaints about you
    estoy harto de tus constantes quejas I've had enough of your endless complaining
    * * *

     

    Del verbo quejarse: ( conjugate quejarse)

    se queja es:

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

    queja sustantivo femenino ( protesta) complaint;

    queja sustantivo femenino
    1 (reproche, protesta) complaint: no tenemos ninguna queja de ella, we've got no complaints about her
    han presentado una queja a la administración, they complained to the administration
    2 (de dolor) groan, moan

    ' queja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encima
    - escrita
    - escrito
    - llorica
    - presentar
    - reclamación
    - todavía
    - embargo
    - formular
    - protesta
    - reclamo
    - reporte
    - vicio
    English:
    air
    - complaint
    - file
    - fuss
    - grievance
    - gripe
    - grouse
    - grumble
    - lodge
    - moan
    - never
    - strident
    * * *
    queja nf
    1. [lamento] moan, groan
    2. [protesta] complaint;
    presentar una queja [formalmente] to make o lodge a complaint;
    tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about sth/sb;
    no tienes ningún motivo de queja you've got nothing to complain about, you've no cause for complaint;
    no me ha dado ningún motivo de queja I've got no complaints about him
    * * *
    f complaint;
    no tener queja de alguien have no complaints about s.o.
    * * *
    queja nf
    : complaint
    * * *
    1. (protesta) complaint
    2. (grito) moan / groan

    Spanish-English dictionary > queja

  • 122 satisfacer una necesidad

    (v.) = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need
    Ex. These may become increasingly important as hosts seek to match the needs of users more closely.
    Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
    Ex. Many common needs could be met by shared accommodation and equipment.
    Ex. Within main classes, the schedules must meet requirements in respect of their ability to cover all subjects and their relationships.
    Ex. First, our existing information institutions will be severely challenged by new and emerging institutions that will more efficiently satisfy our clients' needs for information.
    Ex. No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.
    Ex. There's been no foreplanning -- they have no foreknowledge of this -- but I would like to invite Mr. Freedman to comment on what he is doing to begin to accommodate those unmet needs, particularly public library needs.
    Ex. The first edition was intended to fill this gap, and its reception, both in Britain and abroad, showed that it did indeed fulfil a real need.
    * * *
    (v.) = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need

    Ex: These may become increasingly important as hosts seek to match the needs of users more closely.

    Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
    Ex: Many common needs could be met by shared accommodation and equipment.
    Ex: Within main classes, the schedules must meet requirements in respect of their ability to cover all subjects and their relationships.
    Ex: First, our existing information institutions will be severely challenged by new and emerging institutions that will more efficiently satisfy our clients' needs for information.
    Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.
    Ex: There's been no foreplanning -- they have no foreknowledge of this -- but I would like to invite Mr. Freedman to comment on what he is doing to begin to accommodate those unmet needs, particularly public library needs.
    Ex: The first edition was intended to fill this gap, and its reception, both in Britain and abroad, showed that it did indeed fulfil a real need.

    Spanish-English dictionary > satisfacer una necesidad

  • 123 ser la base de

    (v.) = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of
    Ex. This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
    Ex. These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years.
    Ex. This idea is at the heart of the Theseus Project which proposes a teaching/learning methodology for the development of a distributed public database of audiovisual information.
    * * *
    (v.) = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of

    Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.

    Ex: These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years.
    Ex: This idea is at the heart of the Theseus Project which proposes a teaching/learning methodology for the development of a distributed public database of audiovisual information.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser la base de

  • 124 único

    adj.
    1 only, one-time, one, single.
    2 unique, one-of-a-kind, single, unusual.
    3 single, azygos, that is not one of a pair.
    * * *
    1 (solo) only, sole
    ■ lo único es que... the thing is...
    * * *
    1. (f. - única)
    noun
    2. (f. - única)
    adj.
    1) only, single, sole
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=solo) only

    sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system

    la única dificultad es que... — the only difficulty is that...

    es lo único que nos faltaba — iró that's all we needed

    2) (=singular) unique

    ¡eres único! solo a ti se te podía ocurrir algo así — you're amazing! only you could think of something like that

    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) ( solo) only

    lo único que quiero — the only thing I want, all I want

    2) ( extraordinario) extraordinary

    este hombre es único or es un caso único! — (fam) this guy is something else! (colloq)

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino

    el único/las únicas que tengo — the only one/ones I have

    * * *
    = all-through, distinctive, only, rare, single, sole, unique, unitary, one-time, single-source, flat, one-of-a-kind, unique unto itself, once in a lifetime.
    Ex. An all-through system of bibliographic control based on once-only generated short, reasonably accurate and quickly produced records is more appropriate than the present duplicated efforts.
    Ex. In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.
    Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
    Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex. The British unitary system of government impeded local efforts and a spirit of voluntarism.
    Ex. Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    Ex. Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.
    Ex. The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.
    Ex. Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
    Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex. The article ' Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.
    ----
    * autor personal único = single personal authorship.
    * cuota única = flat one-time fee.
    * de una única palabra = single-word.
    * ejemplar único = singleton.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * experiencia única = experience of a lifetime.
    * hacer único = individualise [individualize, -USA].
    * hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * mercado único = single market.
    * Mercado Unico Europeo = Single European Market.
    * moneda única = single currency.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * pago único = one-time purchase, lump sum.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * postura única = unified voice.
    * servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.
    * sistema de entrada única = single entry system.
    * sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.
    * término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.
    * una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.
    * un centro único = one stop shop.
    * única fuente = single-source.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) ( solo) only

    lo único que quiero — the only thing I want, all I want

    2) ( extraordinario) extraordinary

    este hombre es único or es un caso único! — (fam) this guy is something else! (colloq)

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino

    el único/las únicas que tengo — the only one/ones I have

    * * *
    = all-through, distinctive, only, rare, single, sole, unique, unitary, one-time, single-source, flat, one-of-a-kind, unique unto itself, once in a lifetime.

    Ex: An all-through system of bibliographic control based on once-only generated short, reasonably accurate and quickly produced records is more appropriate than the present duplicated efforts.

    Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.
    Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
    Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex: The British unitary system of government impeded local efforts and a spirit of voluntarism.
    Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    Ex: Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.
    Ex: The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.
    Ex: Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
    Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex: The article ' Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.
    * autor personal único = single personal authorship.
    * cuota única = flat one-time fee.
    * de una única palabra = single-word.
    * ejemplar único = singleton.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * experiencia única = experience of a lifetime.
    * hacer único = individualise [individualize, -USA].
    * hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * mercado único = single market.
    * Mercado Unico Europeo = Single European Market.
    * moneda única = single currency.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * pago único = one-time purchase, lump sum.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * postura única = unified voice.
    * servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.
    * sistema de entrada única = single entry system.
    * sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.
    * término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.
    * una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.
    * un centro único = one stop shop.
    * única fuente = single-source.

    * * *
    único1 -ca
    A (solo) only
    es la única solución it's the only solution
    el único sobreviviente the sole o only survivor
    lo único que quiero es … the only thing I want is …, all I want is …
    ¡es lo único que faltaba! that's all we needed!
    un sistema de partido único a single-party system, a one-party system
    su único hijo their only child
    soy hijo único I'm an only child
    es un ejemplar único it's unique, it's the only one of its kind
    un acontecimiento único a once-in-a-lifetime o a unique event
    B (extraordinario) extraordinary
    un actor único an extraordinary actor
    ¡este hombre es único or es un caso único! ( fam); this guy is something else! ( colloq)
    único2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    only one
    es el único que tengo it's the only one I have
    el único que no está de acuerdo the only one o the only person who doesn't agree
    las únicas que quedaban the only ones (that were) left
    * * *

     

    único
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    1
    a) ( solo) only;


    ¡es lo único que faltaba! that's all we needed!
    b) ‹mercado/moneda› single;


    talla única one size
    2 ( extraordinario) extraordinary
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
    ◊ el único/las únicas que tengo the only one/ones I have

    único,-a adjetivo
    1 (exclusivo) only: tengo un único problema, I only have one problem
    talla única, one size
    2 (fuera de lo común, extraordinario) unique: es una ocasión única, it is a unique opportunity

    ' único' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hijo
    - ideal
    - importar
    - monetaria
    - monetario
    - salvarse
    - señera
    - señero
    - sentida
    - sentido
    - singular
    - singularidad
    - sola
    - solo
    - única
    - vicio
    - ganar
    - limpio
    - pretender
    - que
    English:
    all
    - fault
    - one
    - one-way
    - only
    - single
    - sole
    - thing
    - unique
    - vice
    - existence
    - indulgence
    - life
    - out
    * * *
    único, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [solo] only;
    [precio, función, moneda] single;
    es la única forma que conozco de hacerlo it's the only way I know of doing it;
    la única alternativa posible the only possible alternative;
    hijo único only child, only son;
    hija única only child, only daughter;
    su caso no es único his is not the only case;
    es lo único que quiero it's all I want;
    lo único es que… the only thing is (that)…, it's just that…;
    única y exclusivamente only, exclusively
    único propietario sole owner
    2. [excepcional] unique;
    una oportunidad única para conocer otros países a unique opportunity to get to know other countries;
    eres único you're one of a kind
    ♦ pron
    el único/la única the only one
    * * *
    adj
    1 only;
    hijo único only child;
    su único hijo her only son;
    lo único que … the only thing that …
    2 ( sin par) unique; fig ( excelente) outstanding, extraordinary;
    es único it’s unique
    * * *
    único, -ca adj
    1) : only, sole
    2) : unique, extraordinary
    único, -ca n
    : only one
    los únicos que vinieron: the only ones who showed up
    * * *
    único1 adj
    1. (solo) only
    2. (especial) unique
    único2 n only one

    Spanish-English dictionary > único

  • 125 ahorro

    m.
    saving.
    ahorros savings
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ahorrar.
    * * *
    1 saving
    2 (cualidad) thrift
    1 savings
    \
    caja de ahorros savings bank
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=acto) [de dinero, energía, trabajo] saving
    2) pl ahorros (=dinero) savings
    caja, libreta
    3) (=cualidad) thrift
    * * *
    a) ( acción) saving
    b) ahorros masculino plural ( cantidad) savings (pl)
    * * *
    = economy [economies, pl.], saving, cost saving [cost-saving], thrift, thriftiness.
    Ex. In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.
    Ex. Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
    Ex. For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.
    Ex. With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.
    Ex. Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.
    ----
    * ahorro de combustible = fuel saving.
    * ahorro de dinero = savings in money.
    * ahorro de energía = energy conservation, energy saving, savings in energy.
    * ahorro de esfuerzo = savings in energy, savings in effort.
    * ahorro de espacio = economy of space.
    * ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.
    * ahorro de personal = staff saving.
    * ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.
    * ahorro energético = energy saving.
    * ahorro en los costes = savings in costs.
    * ahorros = savings, nest egg.
    * ahorros considerables = economies of scale, scale economies.
    * ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.
    * ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.
    * banco de ahorros mutualista = mutual savings bank.
    * banco de ahorros mutuos = mutual savings bank.
    * caja de ahorros = savings bank.
    * campaña de ahorro = economy drive.
    * cartilla de ahorros = passbook.
    * cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.
    * de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.
    * estrategia de ahorro = saver.
    * libreta de ahorros = passbook.
    * medio de ahorro = economy measure.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * * *
    a) ( acción) saving
    b) ahorros masculino plural ( cantidad) savings (pl)
    * * *
    = economy [economies, pl.], saving, cost saving [cost-saving], thrift, thriftiness.

    Ex: In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.

    Ex: Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
    Ex: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.
    Ex: With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.
    Ex: Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.
    * ahorro de combustible = fuel saving.
    * ahorro de dinero = savings in money.
    * ahorro de energía = energy conservation, energy saving, savings in energy.
    * ahorro de esfuerzo = savings in energy, savings in effort.
    * ahorro de espacio = economy of space.
    * ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.
    * ahorro de personal = staff saving.
    * ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.
    * ahorro energético = energy saving.
    * ahorro en los costes = savings in costs.
    * ahorros = savings, nest egg.
    * ahorros considerables = economies of scale, scale economies.
    * ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.
    * ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.
    * banco de ahorros mutualista = mutual savings bank.
    * banco de ahorros mutuos = mutual savings bank.
    * caja de ahorros = savings bank.
    * campaña de ahorro = economy drive.
    * cartilla de ahorros = passbook.
    * cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.
    * de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.
    * estrategia de ahorro = saver.
    * libreta de ahorros = passbook.
    * medio de ahorro = economy measure.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.

    * * *
    1 (acción) saving
    medidas para fomentar el ahorro measures to encourage saving
    supone un gran ahorro de tiempo it saves a lot of time
    le supuso un ahorro del 15% it saved him 15%, it meant a saving of 15%
    2 ahorros mpl (cantidad) savings (pl)
    tengo unos ahorros para cuando me jubile I have some money set aside o put by o I have some savings for when I retire
    * * *

     

    Del verbo ahorrar: ( conjugate ahorrar)

    ahorro es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    ahorró es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    ahorrar    
    ahorro
    ahorrar ( conjugate ahorrar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹dinero/energía/agua› to save;
    ‹ tiempo› to save
    2 ( evitar) ‹molestia/viaje› (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare
    verbo intransitivo
    to save
    ahorrarse verbo pronominal ( enf)

    b) ( evitarse) ‹molestia/viaje› to save oneself

    ahorro sustantivo masculino

    b)

    ◊ ahorros sustantivo masculino plural ( cantidad) savings (pl)

    ahorrar verbo transitivo
    1 to save
    2 (evitar) to spare: este camino nos ahorra pasar por el centro, this road saves us having to go through the centre
    ahorro sustantivo masculino
    1 saving
    ahorro energético, energy saving 2 ahorros, savings
    ' ahorro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cuenta
    - economía
    - fomentar
    - libreta
    - promover
    English:
    economy
    - save up
    - saving
    - savings
    - thrift
    * * *
    ahorro nm
    1. [gasto menor] saving;
    esta medida supone un ahorro de varios millones this measure means a saving of several millions;
    medidas de ahorro energético energy-saving measures;
    una campaña para fomentar el ahorro a campaign encouraging people to save;
    este sistema es un ahorro de tiempo this system saves (you) time o is a time-saver
    2.
    ahorros [cantidad] savings
    * * *
    m
    1 saving;
    ahorro energético, ahorro de energía energy saving
    2
    :
    ahorros pl savings pl ;
    caja de ahorros savings bank
    * * *
    ahorro nm
    : saving
    cuenta de ahorros: savings account
    * * *
    ahorro n saving

    Spanish-English dictionary > ahorro

  • 126 destinatario

    m.
    1 addressee, remittee, consignee, target group.
    2 forwarding address.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (de carta) addressee
    2 (de mercancías) consignee
    * * *
    (f. - destinataria)
    noun
    * * *
    destinatario, -a
    SM / F [de carta] addressee; [de giro] payee
    * * *
    - ria masculino, femenino (de carta, paquete) addressee; (de giro, transferencia) payee
    * * *
    = addressee, destination, recipient, target population.
    Ex. Added entries under personal names are made in respect of persons with other relationships with the work, for example, addressees of a collection of letters, a person honoured by a Festschrift.
    Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.
    Ex. He is the recipient of the Margaret Man Citation, the Beta Phi Award for good teaching, and the honorary Doctor of Laws from UCLA.
    Ex. This subject is being presented for a specialized target population, motorists.
    ----
    * destinatario final = target group.
    * destinatarios = audience, target market, target audience.
    * * *
    - ria masculino, femenino (de carta, paquete) addressee; (de giro, transferencia) payee
    * * *
    = addressee, destination, recipient, target population.

    Ex: Added entries under personal names are made in respect of persons with other relationships with the work, for example, addressees of a collection of letters, a person honoured by a Festschrift.

    Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.
    Ex: He is the recipient of the Margaret Man Citation, the Beta Phi Award for good teaching, and the honorary Doctor of Laws from UCLA.
    Ex: This subject is being presented for a specialized target population, motorists.
    * destinatario final = target group.
    * destinatarios = audience, target market, target audience.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    (de una carta, un paquete) addressee; (de un giro, una transferencia) payee
    el destinatario de sus improperios the target of his insults
    * * *

     

    destinatario
    ◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino (de carta, paquete) addressee;


    (de giro, transferencia) payee
    destinatario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (de una carta) addressee
    2 (de una mercancía, carga) consignee
    ' destinatario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    destinataria
    - don
    - para
    - con
    English:
    for
    - receiver
    - recipient
    - addressee
    * * *
    destinatario, -a nm,f
    1. [de carta, paquete, mercancía] addressee;
    destinatario desconocido [en carta] not known at this address
    2. [de giro o transferencia bancarios] payee
    3. [de halagos] object;
    [de obsequios] recipient; [de insultos] butt, target
    * * *
    m, destinataria f addressee
    * * *
    1) : addressee
    2) : payee

    Spanish-English dictionary > destinatario

  • 127 mi

    adj.
    my, mine own, my own, mine.
    m.
    1 E (Music).
    2 mi.
    * * *
    mi
    1 my
    ————————
    mi
    1 MÚSICA E
    * * *
    adj.
    my
    * * *
    I
    ADJ POSES my
    II
    SM (Mús) E
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (delante del n) my

    sí, mi vida — yes, darling

    sí, mi capitán — yes, sir

    II
    masculino ( nota) E; ( en solfeo) mi

    mi bemol/sostenido — E flat/sharp

    en mi mayor/menor — in E major/minor

    * * *
    = my.
    Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
    ----
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, in my books.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * con todo mi debido respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.
    * con todo mi respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.
    * con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de) = pace.
    * desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.
    * en cuanto a mí = as for me.
    * en mi opinión = to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books.
    * es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.
    * hoy por mí y mañana por ti = You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, quid pro quo.
    * mí mismo = myself.
    * mi opinión = my two cents' worth.
    * mi parecer = my two cents' worth.
    * mi punto de vista = in my view.
    * para mí = for myself.
    * según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (delante del n) my

    sí, mi vida — yes, darling

    sí, mi capitán — yes, sir

    II
    masculino ( nota) E; ( en solfeo) mi

    mi bemol/sostenido — E flat/sharp

    en mi mayor/menor — in E major/minor

    * * *
    = my.

    Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, in my books.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * con todo mi debido respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.
    * con todo mi respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.
    * con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de) = pace.
    * desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.
    * en cuanto a mí = as for me.
    * en mi opinión = to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books.
    * es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.
    * hoy por mí y mañana por ti = You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, quid pro quo.
    * mí mismo = myself.
    * mi opinión = my two cents' worth.
    * mi parecer = my two cents' worth.
    * mi punto de vista = in my view.
    * para mí = for myself.
    * según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.

    * * *
    mi1
    con mis propias manos with my own hands
    mi Fernandito es muy trabajador ( fam); my Fernando's very hard-working ( colloq)
    te voy a enseñar mi Madrid I'm going to show you my Madrid
    no fue mi intención hacerte daño I didn't mean o intend to hurt you
    mi querido amigo my dear friend ( frmlor dated)
    sí, mi vida yes, darling
    mis queridos hermanos ( Relig) dearly beloved
    sí, mi capitán yes, sir
    mi2
    mi bemol/sostenido E flat/sharp
    en mi mayor/menor in E major/minor
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    M.I.    
    mi    
    mí
    mi adjetivo ( delante del n) my;

    sí, mí vida yes, darling;
    sí, mí capitán yes, sir
    ■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) E;

    ( en solfeo) mi
    mí pron pers
    me;
    ◊ ¿es para mí? is it for me?;

    por mí no hay problema as far as I'm concerned that's fine, that's fine by me;
    ¿y a mí qué? so what?, what do I care?;
    a mí no me importa I couldn't care less;
    mí mismo/misma ( refl) myself
    mi 1 adj pos my
    mi responsabilidad, my responsibility
    mis perros, my dogs
    mi 2 m Mús E, mi, me
    mí pron pers me: a mí también me duele, it hurts me too
    uno para mí, otro para ti, one for me, another one for you
    lo hago por mí, I do it for myself
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡a mí qué!, so what! o I couldn't care less!
    para mí, in my opinion
    por mí, as far as I'm concerned: por mí, puedes hacer lo que te dé la gana, as far as I'm concerned, you can do whatever you wish

    'mí' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abonar
    - abusar
    - acabar
    - adrede
    - aguijonear
    - alcance
    - aliento
    - alma
    - amiga
    - amigo
    - andanzas
    - año
    - antecesor
    - antecesora
    - antojo
    - aparte
    - apoyarse
    - aprovecharse
    - aterrizar
    - auspicio
    - besucón
    - besucona
    - bolsillo
    - cadáver
    - cañón
    - caprichosa
    - caprichoso
    - cargar
    - cargo
    - ciudad
    - clavada
    - clavado
    - comentar
    - comodidad
    - con
    - conectar
    - confiar
    - confidente
    - conjurarse
    - conmoverse
    - conquistar
    - correr
    - cotillear
    - creer
    - criterio
    - cruzarse
    - cuñada
    - cuñado
    - dar
    English:
    A
    - absence
    - account
    - advance
    - agency
    - alas
    - amazing
    - ambition
    - ambivalent
    - anathema
    - angry
    - annoy
    - annul
    - appendicitis
    - applicable
    - appraisal
    - appreciate
    - approachable
    - arbitration
    - archery
    - argument
    - around
    - artistic
    - as
    - assailant
    - assess
    - assign
    - assignment
    - attend
    - attention span
    - attractive
    - auction
    - audition
    - authenticity
    - auxiliary
    - back
    - battery
    - be
    - beauty
    - become
    - begrudge
    - belong
    - beneath
    - beside
    - best
    - big
    - blame
    - blank out
    - block in
    - block out
    * * *
    mi1 nm
    [nota musical] E; [en solfeo] mi; ver también do1
    mi2 (pl mis) adj posesivo
    1. [en general] my;
    mi casa my house;
    mis libros my books
    2. [en tratamiento militar]
    ¡sí, mi teniente/capitán! yes, sir!
    * * *
    mi
    1 m MÚS E;
    mi bemol E flat
    mi
    2, mis adj pos my
    * * *
    mi adj
    : my
    mí pron
    1) : me
    es para mí: it's for me
    a mí no me importa: it doesn't matter to me
    2)
    mí mismo, mí misma : myself
    * * *
    mi adj my

    Spanish-English dictionary > mi

  • 128 ser suficiente

    v.
    1 to be enough, to be sufficient, to suffice.
    Esta comida es suficiente This food is sufficient.
    2 to be enough to, to suffice to.
    * * *
    (v.) = suffice, fit + the bill
    Ex. The tables permit one list to suffice for applications with respect to many different subjects.
    Ex. Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this.
    * * *
    (v.) = suffice, fit + the bill

    Ex: The tables permit one list to suffice for applications with respect to many different subjects.

    Ex: Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser suficiente

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