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  • 41 contaminar

    v.
    1 to contaminate.
    La fábrica contamina el aire The factory contaminates the air.
    El viejo contaminó a la muchacha The old man contaminated the girl.
    2 to corrupt.
    * * *
    1 to contaminate (agua, aire) to pollute
    2 figurado to contaminate, corrupt
    1 to become contaminated (agua, aire) to become polluted
    2 figurado to be infected, be corrupted
    * * *
    verb
    to contaminate, pollute
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ aire, mar] to pollute; [+ alimentos, agua potable] to contaminate; [+ ropa] to soil
    2) [+ texto] to corrupt; (Literat) to influence, affect
    3) (Rel) to profane
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <mar/atmósfera> to pollute; <agua potable/comida> to contaminate; ( por radiactividad) to contaminate
    b) <lengua/cultura> to corrupt
    * * *
    = contaminate, corrupt, pollute, foul, taint, defile.
    Ex. The cellulose fibres used in the manufacture of paper for books readily become contaminated with radioactive materials through their ecological cycle.
    Ex. Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
    Ex. Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.
    Ex. For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
    ----
    * sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <mar/atmósfera> to pollute; <agua potable/comida> to contaminate; ( por radiactividad) to contaminate
    b) <lengua/cultura> to corrupt
    * * *
    = contaminate, corrupt, pollute, foul, taint, defile.

    Ex: The cellulose fibres used in the manufacture of paper for books readily become contaminated with radioactive materials through their ecological cycle.

    Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
    Ex: Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.
    Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.
    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
    * sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.

    * * *
    contaminar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹mar/atmósfera› to pollute; ‹agua potable/comida› to contaminate; (por radiactividad) to contaminate
    2 ‹lengua/cultura› to corrupt
    * * *

    contaminar ( conjugate contaminar) verbo transitivo ‹mar/atmósfera› to pollute;
    ‹agua potable/comida› to contaminate;
    ( por radiactividad) to contaminate
    contaminar verbo transitivo
    1 (la atmósfera) to pollute
    2 (un alimento, etc) to contaminate
    3 (una cultura, lengua) to corrupt
    ' contaminar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    contaminate
    - foul
    - infect
    - pollute
    - taint
    - poison
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [alimento] to contaminate
    2. [medio ambiente] to pollute
    3. [pervertir] to corrupt
    4. [texto] to corrupt
    ♦ vi
    to pollute;
    el que contamine que pague the polluter pays
    * * *
    v/t agua etc contaminate; río, medio ambiente pollute; fig
    corrupt
    * * *
    : to contaminate, to pollute
    * * *
    contaminar vb (agua, aire) to pollute

    Spanish-English dictionary > contaminar

  • 42 de diferentes tonalidades de gris

    (adj.) = grey scale [gray scale]
    Ex. This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and grey scale image data.
    * * *
    (adj.) = grey scale [gray scale]

    Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and grey scale image data.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de diferentes tonalidades de gris

  • 43 de dos tonalidades

    (adj.) = bitonal
    Ex. This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.
    * * *
    (adj.) = bitonal

    Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de dos tonalidades

  • 44 de dos tonos

    (adj.) = bitonal
    Ex. This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.
    * * *
    (adj.) = bitonal

    Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de dos tonos

  • 45 desaparecer

    v.
    1 to disappear.
    me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared
    será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while
    desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth
    ¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!
    La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.
    Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.
    2 to go missing.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer
    1 (dejar de estar) to disappear
    \
    desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earth
    hacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of
    * * *
    verb
    to disappear, vanish
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missing

    ¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

    mapa
    2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)
    3) euf (=morir) to pass away
    2.
    VT LAm (Pol) to disappear

    desaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared

    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( de lugar) to disappear
    b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out
    c) ( de la vista) to disappear

    desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

    desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight

    2.
    desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear
    * * *
    = disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.
    Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
    Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
    Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
    Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.
    Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.
    Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.
    Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
    Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
    Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.
    Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.
    Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.
    Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.
    Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.
    Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.
    Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.
    Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
    Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.
    Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.
    Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
    Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.
    Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.
    Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.
    Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.
    Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.
    Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.
    Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
    Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.
    Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.
    Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.
    Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
    Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
    Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
    Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
    ----
    * aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.
    * barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.
    * desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.
    * desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.
    * desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.
    * desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.
    * desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.
    * desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.
    * desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.
    * desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.
    * desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.
    * estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.
    * hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.
    * hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.
    * hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.
    * límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * que no desaparece = lingering.
    * viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( de lugar) to disappear
    b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out
    c) ( de la vista) to disappear

    desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

    desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight

    2.
    desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear
    * * *
    = disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

    Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

    Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
    Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
    Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.
    Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.
    Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.
    Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
    Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
    Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.
    Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.
    Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.
    Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.
    Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.
    Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.
    Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.
    Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
    Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.
    Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.
    Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
    Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.
    Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.
    Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.
    Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.
    Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.
    Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.
    Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
    Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.
    Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.
    Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.
    Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
    Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
    Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
    Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
    * aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.
    * barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.
    * desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.
    * desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.
    * desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.
    * desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.
    * desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.
    * desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.
    * desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.
    * desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.
    * desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.
    * estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.
    * hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.
    * hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.
    * hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.
    * límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * que no desaparece = lingering.
    * viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

    * * *
    vi
    1 (de un lugar) to disappear
    desapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)
    hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyes
    en esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office
    2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die out
    lo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came out
    tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence
    3 (de la vista) to disappear
    el sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloud
    el ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowd
    desaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)
    1 (de un lugar) to disappear
    se desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared
    2 (de la vista) to disappear
    * * *

     

    desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
    [dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
    [ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
    [ mancha] to come out
    desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
    desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
    el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
    ♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
    ' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    confundirse
    - disipar
    - escabullirse
    - lance
    - magia
    - mapa
    - obliterar
    - perderse
    - volar
    - volatilizarse
    - camino
    - comer
    - ir
    - pasar
    - quitar
    - sacar
    English:
    disappear
    - dissipate
    - linger
    - lost
    - magic away
    - melt away
    - sink away
    - trace
    - vanish
    - face
    - melt
    - missing
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [de la vista] to disappear (de from);
    desapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;
    me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;
    hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;
    será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;
    desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;
    ¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!
    2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;
    [cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up
    3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;
    muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown
    ♦ vt
    Am [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill
    * * *
    I v/i disappear, vanish
    II v/t L.Am.
    disappear fam, make disappear
    * * *
    desaparecer {53} vt
    : to cause to disappear
    : to disappear, to vanish
    * * *
    desaparecer vb to disappear

    Spanish-English dictionary > desaparecer

  • 46 débil

    adj.
    1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.
    Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.
    2 atonic.
    * * *
    1 (persona) weak, feeble
    2 (ruido) faint; (luz) dim, feeble
    1 weak person
    1 the weak
    \
    débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person
    * * *
    adj.
    1) weak
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frail

    se encuentra un poco débil de salud — his health is rather frail, he is in rather poor health

    2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted
    3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim
    2.
    SMF
    económicamente
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.
    Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
    Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    ----
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.

    Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.

    Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto de — firmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weak
    es de complexión débil she has a very weak constitution
    aún está débil he's still weak
    es muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character
    2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lame
    da una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light
    3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    los débiles the weak
    es un débil mental ( fam); he's soft in the head ( colloq)
    eres un debilucho ( fam); you're a wimp ( colloq)
    los económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes
    * * *

     

    débil adjetivo
    a) ‹persona/economía/gobierno› weak

    b) ‹sonido/voz› faint;

    ‹moneda/argumento› weak;
    ‹ excusa› feeble, lame;
    ‹ luz› dim, faint;
    ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    débil
    I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
    es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
    es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
    (intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
    punto débil, weak spot
    II mf
    1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
    2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
    ' débil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - alicaída
    - alicaído
    - flaca
    - flaco
    - flojear
    - goteo
    - talón
    - tenue
    - blando
    - flojo
    - lánguido
    - pelele
    - sexo
    English:
    A
    - an
    - anaemic
    - and
    - as
    - be
    - chink
    - dim
    - do
    - failing
    - faint
    - feather
    - feeble
    - frail
    - from
    - infirm
    - limp
    - link
    - shaky
    - shall
    - should
    - tenuous
    - than
    - that
    - them
    - thin
    - to
    - weak
    - were
    - what
    - whatever
    - wimp
    - wimpish
    - would
    - you
    - your
    - yourself
    - fragile
    - glimmer
    - hole
    - low
    - muted
    - run
    - spindly
    - spineless
    - weakly
    - weakness
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;
    [condescendiente] lax, lenient;
    de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;
    débil de carácter of weak character
    2. [voz, sonido] faint;
    [luz] dim, faint;
    una débil mejoría a slight improvement;
    una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains
    3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;
    [argumento, teoría] weak, lame
    4. [sílaba] unstressed
    5. [vocal] weak [i, u]
    ♦ nmf
    weak person;
    ser un débil to be weak;
    una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable
    * * *
    adj weak
    * * *
    débil adj
    : weak, feeble
    ♦ débilmente adv
    * * *
    débil adj
    1. (en general) weak
    2. (ruido) faint
    3. (luz) dim [comp. dimmer; superl. dimmest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > débil

  • 47 edición

    f.
    1 edition, release, emission, issue.
    2 editing, revision, correction, edit.
    * * *
    1 (ejemplares) edition
    2 (publicación) publication; (de sellos) issue
    3 INFORMÁTICA editing
    \
    edición anotada annotated text
    edición de bolsillo pocket edition
    edición en rústica paperback edition
    edición pirata pirate edition
    primera edición first edition
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acto) publication, issue; (=industria) publishing; (Inform) editing

    edición electrónica — (=creación) electronic publishing; (=texto) electronic edition

    2) [de libro] edition

    "al cerrar la edición" — (Tip) "stop-press"

    edición económica — cheap edition, popular edition

    edición viva — edition in print, available edition

    3) pl ediciones (=editorial)
    4) (=celebración)
    * * *
    1) (Impr, Period) ( tirada) edition; ( acción) publication
    2) (Rad, TV) program*, edition
    3) (frml) (de certamen, curso)
    * * *
    = edition, issue, publishing, release, issuance.
    Ex. An edition is all those copies of an item either produced from substantially the same type image or embodying essentially the same content and issued by the same entity.
    Ex. An issue is all those copies of an edition forming a distinct group that is distinguished from other copies of the edition by more or less slight but well-defined variations.
    Ex. It embodied programmes in secretarial studies, publishing, office management and graphic design.
    Ex. New releases of existing products should often be considered to be unproven.
    Ex. The date of publication must be inferred from the date of issuance or coverage on a periodical.
    ----
    * 1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1) = AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
    * 2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
    * área de edición = edition area.
    * edición abreviada = abridged edition.
    * edición aldina = Aldine edition.
    * edición ampliada = extended edition.
    * edición barata = paperback, trade paperback.
    * edición bilingüe = parallel-text edition, parallel edition.
    * edición cara = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición científica = scholarly publishing, academic publishing.
    * edición comercial = trade publishing.
    * edición completa = full edition, back run [backrun].
    * edición conjunta = joint issue.
    * edición corregida = corrected edition.
    * edición crítica = critical edition.
    * edición de autor = self-publishing.
    * edición de coleccionista = collector's edition.
    * edición de libros = book publishing.
    * edición de lujo = de luxe edition, luxury edition.
    * edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.
    * edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.
    * edición de publicaciones a medida = custom publishing, derivative publishing.
    * edición de publicaciones periódicas = serials publishing.
    * edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.
    * edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.
    * edición diamante = miniature edition.
    * edición electrónica = electronic publishing (e-publishing).
    * edición en cartoné = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición en cubierta dura = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.
    * edición en Internet = Web publishing.
    * edición en línea = online editing.
    * edición en microforma = microform edition, microformat edition.
    * edición en papel coloreado = coloured-paper issue.
    * edición en rústica = paperback, paperbound publishing, trade paperback.
    * edición en tapa = hardback, hardbound, hardcover.
    * edición en tapas duras = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición en tela = hardcover edition, hardcover.
    * edición especial = special issue.
    * edición especializada para profesionales = professional publishing.
    * edición facsímil = facsimile reproduction.
    * edición liliputiense = miniature edition.
    * edición limitada = limited edition.
    * edición media = medium edition.
    * edición microscópica = miniature edition.
    * edición miniatura = miniature edition.
    * edición multicolor = rainbow edition.
    * edición óptica = optical publishing.
    * edición original = original edition.
    * edición para bibliotecas = library edition.
    * edición para coleccionistas = collector's edition.
    * edición paralela = parallel-text edition.
    * edición póstuma = posthumous edition.
    * edición preliminar = advance.
    * edición preliminar electrónica = e-print [eprint].
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * edición revisada = revised edition.
    * edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.
    * edición web = WWW edition.
    * específico de la edición = edition-specific.
    * específico para cada edición = edition-specific.
    * explosión de la edición, la = publishing explosion, the.
    * fecha de edición = edition date.
    * funciones de edición = editing facilities.
    * industria de la edición = book publishing industry.
    * industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.
    * industria de la edición impresa = print industry.
    * industria de la edición, la = publishing industry, the.
    * mención de edición = edition statement, statement of edition.
    * mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.
    * microedición = micropublishing.
    * nota de edición = edition note.
    * nueva edición = new edition.
    * paquete de edición de texto = editing package.
    * pliego de la edición = edition sheet.
    * programa de edición de texto = editor.
    * reedición = republication [re-publication].
    * sector de la edición, el = publishing sector, the.
    * segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.
    * * *
    1) (Impr, Period) ( tirada) edition; ( acción) publication
    2) (Rad, TV) program*, edition
    3) (frml) (de certamen, curso)
    * * *
    = edition, issue, publishing, release, issuance.

    Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item either produced from substantially the same type image or embodying essentially the same content and issued by the same entity.

    Ex: An issue is all those copies of an edition forming a distinct group that is distinguished from other copies of the edition by more or less slight but well-defined variations.
    Ex: It embodied programmes in secretarial studies, publishing, office management and graphic design.
    Ex: New releases of existing products should often be considered to be unproven.
    Ex: The date of publication must be inferred from the date of issuance or coverage on a periodical.
    * 1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1) = AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
    * 2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
    * área de edición = edition area.
    * edición abreviada = abridged edition.
    * edición aldina = Aldine edition.
    * edición ampliada = extended edition.
    * edición barata = paperback, trade paperback.
    * edición bilingüe = parallel-text edition, parallel edition.
    * edición cara = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición científica = scholarly publishing, academic publishing.
    * edición comercial = trade publishing.
    * edición completa = full edition, back run [backrun].
    * edición conjunta = joint issue.
    * edición corregida = corrected edition.
    * edición crítica = critical edition.
    * edición de autor = self-publishing.
    * edición de coleccionista = collector's edition.
    * edición de libros = book publishing.
    * edición de lujo = de luxe edition, luxury edition.
    * edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.
    * edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.
    * edición de publicaciones a medida = custom publishing, derivative publishing.
    * edición de publicaciones periódicas = serials publishing.
    * edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.
    * edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.
    * edición diamante = miniature edition.
    * edición electrónica = electronic publishing (e-publishing).
    * edición en cartoné = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición en cubierta dura = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.
    * edición en Internet = Web publishing.
    * edición en línea = online editing.
    * edición en microforma = microform edition, microformat edition.
    * edición en papel coloreado = coloured-paper issue.
    * edición en rústica = paperback, paperbound publishing, trade paperback.
    * edición en tapa = hardback, hardbound, hardcover.
    * edición en tapas duras = hardback, hardcover.
    * edición en tela = hardcover edition, hardcover.
    * edición especial = special issue.
    * edición especializada para profesionales = professional publishing.
    * edición facsímil = facsimile reproduction.
    * edición liliputiense = miniature edition.
    * edición limitada = limited edition.
    * edición media = medium edition.
    * edición microscópica = miniature edition.
    * edición miniatura = miniature edition.
    * edición multicolor = rainbow edition.
    * edición óptica = optical publishing.
    * edición original = original edition.
    * edición para bibliotecas = library edition.
    * edición para coleccionistas = collector's edition.
    * edición paralela = parallel-text edition.
    * edición póstuma = posthumous edition.
    * edición preliminar = advance.
    * edición preliminar electrónica = e-print [eprint].
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * edición revisada = revised edition.
    * edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.
    * edición web = WWW edition.
    * específico de la edición = edition-specific.
    * específico para cada edición = edition-specific.
    * explosión de la edición, la = publishing explosion, the.
    * fecha de edición = edition date.
    * funciones de edición = editing facilities.
    * industria de la edición = book publishing industry.
    * industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.
    * industria de la edición impresa = print industry.
    * industria de la edición, la = publishing industry, the.
    * mención de edición = edition statement, statement of edition.
    * mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.
    * microedición = micropublishing.
    * nota de edición = edition note.
    * nueva edición = new edition.
    * paquete de edición de texto = editing package.
    * pliego de la edición = edition sheet.
    * programa de edición de texto = editor.
    * reedición = republication [re-publication].
    * sector de la edición, el = publishing sector, the.
    * segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.

    * * *
    A ( Impr, Period) (tirada) edition; (acción) publication
    acaba de salir una nueva edición a new edition has just been published
    preparó la edición de las obras completas de Anadón she edited Anadón's complete works
    Ediciones Rivera Rivera Publications
    al cerrar la edición nos llegó la noticia del incendio the news of the fire arrived as we were going to press
    Compuestos:
    annotated edition
    pocket edition
    desktop publishing
    print edition
    limited edition
    limited edition
    first edition
    B ( Rad, TV) program*, edition
    C ( frml)
    (de un certamen, curso): la presente edición del festival de San Sebastián this year's San Sebastián festival
    la cuarta edición del Trofeo Carranza the fourth Carranza Trophy
    la tercera edición de estos cursos de formación the third series o round of these training courses
    * * *

    edición sustantivo femenino
    1 (Impr, Period) ( tirada) edition;
    ( acción) publication;

    Ediciones Rivera Rivera Publications
    2 (Rad, TV) program( conjugate program), edition
    edición sustantivo femenino
    1 (de un libro, cartel) publication: es una nueva edición de su primera novela, it's a new edition of her first novel
    (de sellos) issue
    2 (ejemplares) edition
    edición agotada, edition sold out
    una edición de mil ejemplares, a run of one thousand copies
    3 (de un torneo, festival, etc) participará en la próxima edición de los Juegos Olímpicos, she will compete in the next Olympic Games
    ' edición' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ed.
    - editor
    - editora
    - escolio
    - extraordinaria
    - extraordinario
    - facsímil
    - ir
    - impresión
    - secuestrar
    - secuestro
    - tapa
    - agotado
    - agotar
    - extra
    - limitado
    - moderno
    - revisar
    - rústica
    English:
    bowdlerize
    - edition
    - extra
    - hardback
    - impression
    - paperback
    - printing
    - special
    - abridge
    - desktop
    - revision
    * * *
    1. [acción de publicar] publication;
    Ediciones Herrero Herrero Publications;
    edición (a cargo) de Jorge Urrutia [en libro] edited by Jorge Urrutia
    la edición electrónica electronic publishing
    2. [ejemplares publicados] edition;
    una edición de dos mil ejemplares an edition of two thousand copies;
    nueva edición revisada y ampliada new edition revised and enlarged
    edición abreviada abridged edition;
    edición anotada annotated edition;
    edición de bolsillo pocket edition;
    edición crítica critical edition;
    edición electrónica electronic edition;
    edición extraordinaria special edition;
    edición facsímil facsimile edition;
    edición limitada limited edition;
    edición de lujo deluxe edition;
    edición pirata pirate edition;
    edición príncipe first edition
    3. Informát editing
    4. [de programa]
    la primera/segunda edición del telediario ≈ the first/second news bulletin
    5. [celebración periódica]
    la edición de los Oscars/del Mundial de 2002 the 2002 Oscars/World Cup;
    los cursos de verano cumplen su vigésima edición the summer courses are now in their twentieth year
    * * *
    f edition
    * * *
    edición nf, pl - ciones
    1) : edition
    2) : publication, publishing
    * * *
    1. (en general) edition
    2. (publicación) publication
    3. (concurso, festival, etc)

    Spanish-English dictionary > edición

  • 48 en posición correcta

    Ex. The image is thus transferred to the paper and appears the right way round.
    * * *

    Ex: The image is thus transferred to the paper and appears the right way round.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en posición correcta

  • 49 en varias etapas

    (adj.) = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step
    Ex. The effectiveness of the technique used to code and analyse the events that occur in multistage nondeterministic processes were tested.
    Ex. In this paper, a new approach to digital image retrieval using intermediate semantic features and multi-step search has been proposed.
    * * *
    (adj.) = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step

    Ex: The effectiveness of the technique used to code and analyse the events that occur in multistage nondeterministic processes were tested.

    Ex: In this paper, a new approach to digital image retrieval using intermediate semantic features and multi-step search has been proposed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en varias etapas

  • 50 en varios pasos

    (adj.) = multi-step
    Ex. In this paper, a new approach to digital image retrieval using intermediate semantic features and multi-step search has been proposed.
    * * *
    (adj.) = multi-step

    Ex: In this paper, a new approach to digital image retrieval using intermediate semantic features and multi-step search has been proposed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en varios pasos

  • 51 escala de grises

    (adj.) = grey scale [gray scale]
    Ex. This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and grey scale image data.
    * * *
    (adj.) = grey scale [gray scale]

    Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and grey scale image data.

    Spanish-English dictionary > escala de grises

  • 52 escaneado

    * * *
    Ex. This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.
    * * *

    Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.

    * * *
    scanning

    Spanish-English dictionary > escaneado

  • 53 estudiante de diplomatura

    (n.) = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student
    Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
    Ex. For example, a university library might have several types of borrowers for circulation purposes, graduate students (intermediate-term loans) and undergraduate students (short-term loans).
    Ex. This paper is a proposal to enhance the research capabilities of undergraduate honours students.
    * * *
    (n.) = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student

    Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

    Ex: For example, a university library might have several types of borrowers for circulation purposes, graduate students (intermediate-term loans) and undergraduate students (short-term loans).
    Ex: This paper is a proposal to enhance the research capabilities of undergraduate honours students.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estudiante de diplomatura

  • 54 facilidad de uso

    (n.) = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use
    Ex. In general an online catalog possesses high usability, indeed far greater usability than does a bookform or card catalog.
    Ex. This is the text of a paper presented at a meeting on library image and user-friendliness, held in the Netherlands.
    Ex. The author discusses the scope and quality of the information provided, ease of use and pricing structure.
    * * *
    (n.) = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use

    Ex: In general an online catalog possesses high usability, indeed far greater usability than does a bookform or card catalog.

    Ex: This is the text of a paper presented at a meeting on library image and user-friendliness, held in the Netherlands.
    Ex: The author discusses the scope and quality of the information provided, ease of use and pricing structure.

    Spanish-English dictionary > facilidad de uso

  • 55 fotografía tamaño carnet

    (n.) = passport size photograph, ID photograph
    Ex. A passport size photograph(s) of author(s) has to be submitted with the paper.
    Ex. Users names, professional addresses, qualifications, subjects of study, type and duration of reading privileges and a signed ID photograph are available in a central image database.
    * * *
    (n.) = passport size photograph, ID photograph

    Ex: A passport size photograph(s) of author(s) has to be submitted with the paper.

    Ex: Users names, professional addresses, qualifications, subjects of study, type and duration of reading privileges and a signed ID photograph are available in a central image database.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fotografía tamaño carnet

  • 56 hacer visible

    (v.) = render + visible
    Ex. In order to render the image visible, the copy paper must be developed.
    * * *
    (v.) = render + visible

    Ex: In order to render the image visible, the copy paper must be developed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer visible

  • 57 hasta los topes

    (v.) = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters
    Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
    Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.
    Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.
    Ex. He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.
    Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.
    * * *
    (v.) = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters

    Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

    Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
    Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.
    Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.
    Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.
    Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta los topes

  • 58 hundirse bajo el peso de

    (v.) = collapse under + the weight of
    Ex. He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.
    * * *
    (v.) = collapse under + the weight of

    Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hundirse bajo el peso de

  • 59 imagen fotográfica

    Ex. This paper discusses the storage and retrieval of planetary photographic images by video disk technology.
    * * *

    Ex: This paper discusses the storage and retrieval of planetary photographic images by video disk technology.

    Spanish-English dictionary > imagen fotográfica

  • 60 leído con escáner

    (adj.) = scanned
    Ex. This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.
    * * *
    (adj.) = scanned

    Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.

    Spanish-English dictionary > leído con escáner

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