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paramount

  • 1 derecho superior

    • paramount equity
    • paramount right
    • prior claim

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > derecho superior

  • 2 cláusula superior

    • paramount clause

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > cláusula superior

  • 3 título de máxima importancia

    • paramount title

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > título de máxima importancia

  • 4 título principal

    • paramount title
    • pivotal stock

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > título principal

  • 5 título superior

    • paramount title
    • senior reviser
    • senior security
    • senior shares
    • superior title

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > título superior

  • 6 primordial

    adj.
    1 fundamental.
    2 primary, essential, fundamental, staple.
    * * *
    1 essential
    * * *
    ADJ fundamental, essential
    * * *
    adjetivo < objetivo> fundamental, prime (before n); <interés/importancia> paramount
    * * *
    = core, paramount, overriding, prime, primordial, ultimate, rock-bottom, top-of-mind, cardinal.
    Ex. The core function of such a service was seen as giving information and advice, but other services might be added.
    Ex. Practice is paramount.
    Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex. The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
    Ex. The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
    Ex. The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
    Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
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    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * ingrediente primordial = key ingredient.
    * primordial, lo = bottom line, the.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser primordial (para) = be central (to).
    * * *
    adjetivo < objetivo> fundamental, prime (before n); <interés/importancia> paramount
    * * *
    = core, paramount, overriding, prime, primordial, ultimate, rock-bottom, top-of-mind, cardinal.

    Ex: The core function of such a service was seen as giving information and advice, but other services might be added.

    Ex: Practice is paramount.
    Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
    Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
    Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
    Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * ingrediente primordial = key ingredient.
    * primordial, lo = bottom line, the.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser primordial (para) = be central (to).

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    ‹objetivo› fundamental, prime ( before n); ‹interés› paramount
    es primordial analizar las causas del fenómeno it is essential to analyse the causes of the phenomenon
    es de primordial importancia it is of paramount importance o of the utmost importance
    * * *

    primordial adjetivo ‹ objetivo› fundamental, prime ( before n);
    ‹interés/importancia› paramount
    primordial adjetivo essential, fundamental: es de primordial importancia, it's of paramount importance
    ' primordial' also found in these entries:
    English:
    capital
    - linchpin
    - overriding
    - primary
    - prime
    - ultimate
    - paramount
    * * *
    fundamental;
    reducir el paro es un asunto primordial cutting unemployment is a top priority;
    es primordial que acabemos hoy it's essential that we finish today
    * * *
    adj fundamental
    * * *
    1) : primordial
    2) : basic, fundamental
    * * *
    primordial adj primary

    Spanish-English dictionary > primordial

  • 7 de primordial importancia

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

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

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

    Spanish-English dictionary > de primordial importancia

  • 8 esencial

    adj.
    essential.
    su participación fue esencial en el proyecto her participation was essential to the project
    lo esencial the fundamental thing
    en lo esencial coincidimos we agree on the basic points o the essentials
    no esencial non-essential, inessential
    * * *
    1 essential
    \
    en lo esencial in the main
    lo esencial the main thing
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=imprescindible) essential
    2) (=principal) essential, main

    lo esencial es que... — the main o essential o most important thing is to...

    he entendido lo esencial de la conversación — I understood the main o the most important points of the conversation

    en lo esencial: pese a las diferencias, estamos de acuerdo en lo esencial — essentially, despite our differences, we are in agreement, despite our differences, we are in agreement on the essentials

    3) [aceite] essential
    * * *
    1) ( fundamental) essential

    lo esencial es... — the main o the most important thing is...

    esencial para algo — essential for o to something

    2) < aceite> essential
    * * *
    = bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], essential, paramount, vital, baseline [base line], bread and butter, mission critical [mission-critical], rock-bottom, indispensable, constitutive, cardinal, critical.
    Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.
    Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex. Practice is paramount.
    Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
    Ex. The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.
    Ex. Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
    Ex. The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
    Ex. Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.
    Ex. Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.
    Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
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    * cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.
    * esencial, lo = gist, the, bottom line, the.
    * función esencial = vital role.
    * libro esencial = bedside book.
    * lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.
    * no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].
    * papel esencial = vital role, pivotal role.
    * punto esencial = essential point.
    * tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.
    * * *
    1) ( fundamental) essential

    lo esencial es... — the main o the most important thing is...

    esencial para algo — essential for o to something

    2) < aceite> essential
    * * *
    = bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], essential, paramount, vital, baseline [base line], bread and butter, mission critical [mission-critical], rock-bottom, indispensable, constitutive, cardinal, critical.

    Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.

    Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex: Practice is paramount.
    Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
    Ex: The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.
    Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
    Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
    Ex: Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.
    Ex: Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.
    Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
    * cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.
    * esencial, lo = gist, the, bottom line, the.
    * función esencial = vital role.
    * libro esencial = bedside book.
    * lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.
    * no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].
    * papel esencial = vital role, pivotal role.
    * punto esencial = essential point.
    * tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.

    * * *
    A
    1 (fundamental) essential
    estábamos de acuerdo en lo esencial we agreed on the essentials o on the main points
    lo esencial es que estés tranquilo the main o the most important o the essential thing is to keep calm
    esencial PARA algo essential FOR o TO sth
    esto es esencial para el buen funcionamiento del motor this is essential for o to the smooth running of the engine
    2 ( Fil) essential
    B ‹aceite› essential
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    esencial adjetivo ( fundamental) essential;
    ◊ coincidimos en lo esencial we agree on the essentials o on the main points;

    lo esencial es … the main o the most important thing is …
    esencial adjetivo essential: quédate con lo esencial, remember the most important thing
    tiene lo esencial para vivir, she has enough to live on

    ' esencial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    accesoria
    - accesorio
    - básica
    - básico
    - descafeinada
    - descafeinado
    - elemental
    - sustancial
    English:
    basic
    - brass
    - core
    - essential
    - gist
    - nitty-gritty
    - nut
    - rough
    - underlying
    - vital
    - bare
    - essentially
    - fundamental
    - prerequisite
    - substance
    * * *
    1. [básico] essential;
    su participación fue esencial en el proyecto her participation was essential to the project;
    lo esencial the essential o main thing;
    lo esencial es una buena preparación física the essential o main thing is to have trained properly beforehand;
    en lo esencial coincidimos we agree on the basic points o the essentials;
    no esencial non-essential, inessential
    2. [aceite] essential
    * * *
    adj essential;
    lo esencial es que the main o essential thing is that
    * * *
    : essential
    * * *
    esencial adj essential

    Spanish-English dictionary > esencial

  • 9 primar

    v.
    1 to give a bonus to.
    2 to have priority.
    * * *
    1 (recompensar) to reward
    2 (poner en primer lugar) to put first, give precedence to
    1 (predominar) to be important; (sobresalir) to stand out
    \
    primar sobre to be more important than
    * * *
    1.
    VI (=predominar)

    primar sobre algo — to take precedence over sth, have priority over sth

    2.
    VT (Dep) to give a bonus to
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo

    primar SOBRE algo — to take precedence o priority over something

    2.
    primar vt (Dep) < jugadores> to give a bonus to
    * * *
    = reward, favour [favor, -USA], take + precedence (over), take + priority, give + priority.
    Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
    Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex. Single holds take precedence over title holds.
    Ex. Other objectives (e.g., getting rid of a backlog that may have accrued or reclassifying the already classified collection) may take priority with some staff members.
    Ex. Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo

    primar SOBRE algo — to take precedence o priority over something

    2.
    primar vt (Dep) < jugadores> to give a bonus to
    * * *
    = reward, favour [favor, -USA], take + precedence (over), take + priority, give + priority.

    Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

    Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex: Single holds take precedence over title holds.
    Ex: Other objectives (e.g., getting rid of a backlog that may have accrued or reclassifying the already classified collection) may take priority with some staff members.
    Ex: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.

    * * *
    primar [A1 ]
    vi
    un conflicto donde debería primar el interés público a conflict in which the public interest should outweigh other considerations o should be top priority o should be paramount
    prima la preocupación por la innovación y las nuevas tecnologías concern for innovation and new technology predominates
    priman el rojo y el negro en su obra red and black predominate in her work, red and black are the predominant colors in her work
    una sociedad donde priman la belleza y la salud a society in which beauty and health are paramount o where beauty and health are all-important
    primar SOBRE algo to take precedence o priority OVER sth
    los intereses comerciales priman sobre la calidad de la enseñanza commercial interests take precedence o priority over the quality of education
    ■ primar
    vt
    ( Dep) ‹jugadores› to give a bonus to
    * * *

    primar ( conjugate primar) verbo intransitivo:

    primar SOBRE algo to take precedence o priority over sth
    primar
    I verbo intransitivo to take priority over, prevail: en la actualidad priman los intereses personales sobre los de la comunidad, nowadays, it seems that personal interests take priority over the public interest
    II verbo transitivo to give a bonus to

    * * *
    ♦ vi
    to have priority ( sobre over);
    el interés colectivo prima sobre el personal collective interests have priority over personal ones
    ♦ vt
    1. [dar una prima a] to give a bonus to;
    la tienda prima la fidelidad de los clientes con vales de descuento the Br shop o US store rewards customer loyalty with discount vouchers
    2. [dar prioridad a]
    el tribunal prima más el conocimiento del tema que la expresión oral the examiners place greater importance on knowledge of the subject than oral expression
    * * *
    I v/i take priority, take precedence ( sobre over)
    II v/t
    1 ( priorizar) give priority to
    2 ( recompensar) give a bonus to

    Spanish-English dictionary > primar

  • 10 vital

    adj.
    1 vital.
    ciclo vital life cycle
    2 full of life, vivacious (person).
    * * *
    1 (de la vida) vital
    2 figurado (esencial) essential, vital
    3 (persona) lively, full of vitality
    \
    órgano vital vital organ
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=de la vida) life [antes de s]
    2) (=fundamental) vital
    3) (=enérgico) vital, full of vitality
    4) (Anat) vital
    * * *
    1) ( fundamental) vital
    2)
    a) (Biol, Med) < órgano> vital (before n)
    b) < persona> dynamic, full of life
    * * *
    = critical, paramount, vital, mission critical [mission-critical], supreme.
    Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
    Ex. Practice is paramount.
    Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex. Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
    Ex. The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.
    ----
    * ciclo vital = life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * energía vital = life force.
    * espacio vital = life-space.
    * factor vital = vital factor.
    * fuerza vital = life force.
    * función vital = vital role.
    * órgano vital = vital organ.
    * papel vital = vital role.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * testamento vital = living will.
    * vital + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.
    * * *
    1) ( fundamental) vital
    2)
    a) (Biol, Med) < órgano> vital (before n)
    b) < persona> dynamic, full of life
    * * *
    = critical, paramount, vital, mission critical [mission-critical], supreme.

    Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.

    Ex: Practice is paramount.
    Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
    Ex: The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.
    * ciclo vital = life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * energía vital = life force.
    * espacio vital = life-space.
    * factor vital = vital factor.
    * fuerza vital = life force.
    * función vital = vital role.
    * órgano vital = vital organ.
    * papel vital = vital role.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * testamento vital = living will.
    * vital + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.

    * * *
    un tema de vital importancia a matter of vital importance, an extremely important matter
    colocaron barricadas en puntos vitales they set up barricades at strategic o key points
    B
    1 ( Biol, Med) ‹órgano› vital ( before n)
    2 ‹persona› dynamic, vital, full of life
    C
    (CS) (que da para vivir): un sueldo vital a living wage
    * * *

    vital adjetivo
    1 ( fundamental) vital;

    2
    a) (Biol, Med) ‹ órgano› vital ( before n)


    vital adjetivo
    1 Biol (un órgano, etc) vital
    ciclo vital, life cycle
    2 (persona dinámica) full of life, lively
    3 (de extrema importancia) tu ayuda es de vital importancia para mí, your help is vital to me
    ' vital' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    elemento
    - espacio
    - imperiosa
    - imperioso
    - vida
    - viva
    - vivo
    - constante
    English:
    lifeblood
    - vital
    - vital statistics
    - vitally
    - keep
    - life
    * * *
    vital adj
    1. [órgano, función] vital;
    energía vital vital o life energy;
    un instinto vital a vital instinct
    2. [esencial] vital;
    su testimonio es vital en este juicio her testimony is vital to this trial;
    es de vital importancia que vengas it is vitally important for you to come
    3. [lleno de vitalidad] full of life, vivacious
    * * *
    adj
    1 vital
    2 persona lively
    * * *
    vital adj
    1) : vital
    2) : lively, dynamic
    * * *
    vital adj
    1. (de la vida) vital / life
    2. (esencial) vital
    3. (dinámico) full of life

    Spanish-English dictionary > vital

  • 11 importancia

    f.
    importance.
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to something
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia important, of importance
    sin importancia unimportant
    quitar importancia a algo to play something down
    * * *
    1 importance
    \
    dar importancia a algo to take something seriously
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia (gen) important 2 (herida, lesión) serious
    no tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not important
    quitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something down
    sin importancia unimportant
    tener importancia to be important
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?

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

    • carecer de importancia — to be unimportant

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

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

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

    • darse importancia — to give o.s. airs

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

    • sin importancia — [herida, comentario] minor

    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details

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

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

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importancia — to give oneself airs

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

    detalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details

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

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

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importancia — to give oneself airs

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

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

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

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

     

    importancia sustantivo femenino
    importance;

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

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

    Spanish-English dictionary > importancia

  • 12 analizar

    v.
    to analyze.
    Elsa analizó la bebida Elsa examined the drink.
    El juez analizó el caso The judge analyzed the case.
    * * *
    1 to analyse (US analyze)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT to analyse, analyze (EEUU)
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine
    2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*
    3) (Ling) to parse
    2.
    analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis
    * * *
    = analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, probe.
    Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
    Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
    Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex. Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.
    Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
    Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
    Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
    Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
    Ex. Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.
    Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.
    Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.
    Ex. Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.
    Ex. Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.
    Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
    Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
    Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
    Ex. It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
    Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
    ----
    * al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * analizar brevemente = take + a look at.
    * analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.
    * analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].
    * analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.
    * analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.
    * analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * analizar en = break down into.
    * analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.
    * analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.
    * analizar por separado = dissect.
    * analizar sintácticamente = parse.
    * analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.
    * analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.
    * analizar un tema = explore + theme.
    * reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].
    * ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.
    * sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.
    * volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine
    2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*
    3) (Ling) to parse
    2.
    analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis
    * * *
    = analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, probe.

    Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

    Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
    Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.
    Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
    Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
    Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
    Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
    Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.
    Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.
    Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.
    Ex: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.
    Ex: Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.
    Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
    Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
    Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
    Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
    Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
    * al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * analizar brevemente = take + a look at.
    * analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.
    * analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].
    * analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.
    * analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.
    * analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * analizar en = break down into.
    * analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.
    * analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.
    * analizar por separado = dissect.
    * analizar sintácticamente = parse.
    * analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.
    * analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.
    * analizar un tema = explore + theme.
    * reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].
    * ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.
    * sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.
    * volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

    * * *
    analizar [A4 ]
    vt
    A (examinar) to analyze*, examine
    B ( Med, Quím) to analyze*
    C ( Ling) to parse
    to undergo o have analysis
    se está analizando he's undergoing o having analysis, he's seeing an analyst, he's in analysis
    * * *

     

    analizar ( conjugate analizar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( examinar) to analyze( conjugate analyze), examine

    b) (Med, Quím) to analyze( conjugate analyze)

    c) (Ling) to parse

    analizarse verbo pronominal
    to undergo o have analysis
    analizar verbo transitivo to analyze
    ' analizar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estudiar
    - profundidad
    - punto
    English:
    analyse
    - test
    - analyze
    - go
    - survey
    * * *
    1. [situación, problema] to analyse
    2. [sangre, orina] to test, to analyse
    3. Gram to parse;
    * * *
    v/t analyze
    * * *
    analizar {21} vt
    : to analyze
    * * *
    analizar vb to analyse

    Spanish-English dictionary > analizar

  • 13 cuestión económica

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

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

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

    Spanish-English dictionary > cuestión económica

  • 14 empezar a faltar

    (v.) = be in short supply, be at a premium
    Ex. It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.
    Ex. Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.
    * * *
    (v.) = be in short supply, be at a premium

    Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.

    Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.

    Spanish-English dictionary > empezar a faltar

  • 15 escasear

    v.
    1 to be scarce, to be in short supply.
    2 to become scarce, to be in short supply, to fall short, to run low.
    3 to become scarce for, to become scarce to.
    Me escasean las verduras Vegetables become scarce for me.
    * * *
    1 (faltar) to be scarce, get scarce
    1 (dar poco) to be sparing with, skimp on
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    VT (=escatimar) to be sparing with, skimp
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    * * *
    = be in short supply, become + scarce, be few and far between, be at a premium.
    Ex. It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.
    Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
    Ex. Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.
    Ex. Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    * * *
    = be in short supply, become + scarce, be few and far between, be at a premium.

    Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.

    Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
    Ex: Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.
    Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.

    * * *
    escasear [A1 ]
    vi
    empiezan a escasear los alimentos food is running short o is becoming scarce
    dicen que va a escasear el café they say there's going to be a coffee shortage
    una zona en la que escasea el agua an area where water is in short supply
    ■ escasear
    vt
    (escatimar): nos escaseaban los recursos they had cut back on our resources, they were limiting our resources
    escasean el producto para luego subirlo de precio they create a shortage in the market so they can put up the price
    * * *

    escasear ( conjugate escasear) verbo intransitivo:

    va a escasear el café there's going to be a coffee shortage
    escasear verbo intransitivo to be scarce

    ' escasear' also found in these entries:
    English:
    scarce
    - supply
    - thin
    - premium
    - short
    * * *
    to be scarce, to be in short supply;
    empezaba a escasear el agua water was beginning to run short;
    escasean los expertos en informática computer experts are in short supply;
    escaseaba la comida entre los refugiados the refugees didn't have much food
    * * *
    I v/i be scarce, be in short supply
    II v/t use sparingly, be sparing with
    * * *
    : to be scarce, to run short
    * * *
    escasear vb to be scarce

    Spanish-English dictionary > escasear

  • 16 escudriñar

    v.
    to scrutinize, to investigate, to canvass, to examine in detail.
    El grupo barrió la zona buscándolo The group scanned the zone searching it
    * * *
    1 (examinar) to scrutinize, examine; (inquirir) to inquire into, investigate
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=investigar) to inquire into, investigate
    2) (=examinar) to scrutinize
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) (liter) ( mirar intensamente) < horizonte> to scan
    b) ( examinar) < persona> to scrutinize, examine; <casa/habitación> to search... thoroughly
    * * *
    = comb trough, scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
    Ex. By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
    Ex. This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.
    Ex. It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
    ----
    * escudriñar en = scramble through.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) (liter) ( mirar intensamente) < horizonte> to scan
    b) ( examinar) < persona> to scrutinize, examine; <casa/habitación> to search... thoroughly
    * * *
    = comb trough, scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.

    Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.

    Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.
    Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
    * escudriñar en = scramble through.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ( liter) (mirar intensamente) to survey, scan
    2 (examinar) ‹persona› to scrutinize, examine; ‹casa/habitación› to search … thoroughly
    escudriñaron hasta el más mínimo detalle de su vida privada they scrutinized every last detail of her private life
    ■ escudriñar
    vi
    1 ( liter) (mirar intensamente) to look closely
    2 (fisgar) to rummage, rummage around
    * * *

    escudriñar ( conjugate escudriñar) verbo transitivo
    a) (liter) ( mirar intensamente) ‹ horizonte› to scan


    ‹casa/habitación› to search … thoroughly
    escudriñar verbo transitivo to scrutinize, examine: está escudriñando el cuadro para verificar su autenticidad, she's examining the painting in order to verify its authenticity
    ' escudriñar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escrutar
    English:
    scan
    - scrutinize
    - sift
    * * *
    1. [examinar] to scrutinize, to examine
    2. [otear] to search;
    escudriñar el horizonte to scan o survey the horizon
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( mirar de lejos) scan
    2 ( examinar) scrutinize
    * * *
    1) escrutar: to scrutinize
    2) : to inquire into, to investigate
    * * *
    escudriñar vb to scan [pt. & pp. scanned]

    Spanish-English dictionary > escudriñar

  • 17 examinar detenidamente

    v.
    to think over, to analyze, to analyse, to dissect.
    * * *
    (v.) = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight
    Ex. This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.
    Ex. It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
    * * *
    (v.) = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight

    Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.

    Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.

    Spanish-English dictionary > examinar detenidamente

  • 18 haber escasez de

    (v.) = be in short supply, be at a premium
    Ex. It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.
    Ex. Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.
    * * *
    (v.) = be in short supply, be at a premium

    Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.

    Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.

    Spanish-English dictionary > haber escasez de

  • 19 investigar

    v.
    1 to research.
    2 to investigate.
    3 to carry out an investigation.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar
    1 (indagar) to investigate
    2 (campo) to do research on
    * * *
    verb
    1) to investigate, inquire
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ accidente, crimen, queja, hechos] to investigate; [+ cuentas, patrimonio] to audit
    2) (Univ) to research, do research into
    3) (=tantear) to check out
    2. VI
    1) [policía, comité] to investigate
    2) (Univ) to do research
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <delito/caso> to investigate

    se investigarán las causas del accidente — there will be an investigation o inquiry into the causes of the accident

    tengo que investigar quién vive arriba — (fam) I have to find out who lives upstairs

    b) (Educ, Med, Tec) persona to research, do research into
    2.
    a) policía to investigate
    b) (Educ, Med, Tec)

    investigar sobre algo — to do research into something, to research into something

    * * *
    = do + study, do + research, enquire into [inquire into, -USA], interrogate, investigate, research, vet, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, launch + investigation.
    Ex. I certainly think it would be very interesting for somebody to do a study of the whole question of storage.
    Ex. Optical storage media can facilitate the type of research done in academic libraries.
    Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex. Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
    Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    Ex. Archival history is still insufficiently researched.
    Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex. It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
    Ex. Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
    ----
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * por investigar = unresearched.
    * que se está investigando = under investigation.
    * sin investigar = unresearched.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <delito/caso> to investigate

    se investigarán las causas del accidente — there will be an investigation o inquiry into the causes of the accident

    tengo que investigar quién vive arriba — (fam) I have to find out who lives upstairs

    b) (Educ, Med, Tec) persona to research, do research into
    2.
    a) policía to investigate
    b) (Educ, Med, Tec)

    investigar sobre algo — to do research into something, to research into something

    * * *
    = do + study, do + research, enquire into [inquire into, -USA], interrogate, investigate, research, vet, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, launch + investigation.

    Ex: I certainly think it would be very interesting for somebody to do a study of the whole question of storage.

    Ex: Optical storage media can facilitate the type of research done in academic libraries.
    Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
    Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    Ex: Archival history is still insufficiently researched.
    Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
    Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
    Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * por investigar = unresearched.
    * que se está investigando = under investigation.
    * sin investigar = unresearched.

    * * *
    investigar [A3 ]
    vt
    1 ‹delito/caso› to investigate
    una comisión para investigar la venta secreta de armas a committee to investigate the secret sale of arms
    se investigarán las causas del accidente there will be an investigation o inquiry into the causes of the accident
    tengo que investigar quién vive arriba ( fam); I have to find out who lives upstairs
    2 ( Educ, Med, Tec) «persona» to research, do research into
    el libro investiga el desarrollo de su música the book looks at o traces the development of his music
    ■ investigar
    vi
    1 «policía» to investigate
    2 ( Educ, Med, Tec) investigar SOBRE algo to do research INTO sth, to research INTO sth
    * * *

     

    investigar ( conjugate investigar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹delito/caso› to investigate

    b) (Educ, Med, Tec) [ persona] to research, do research into

    verbo intransitivo

    b) (Educ, Med, Tec) investigar sobre algo to research o do research into sth

    investigar verbo transitivo
    1 (estudiar) to research
    2 (indagar) to investigate
    ' investigar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comisionar
    English:
    check up on
    - follow up
    - go into
    - inquire into
    - investigate
    - look into
    - probe
    - probe into
    - read up on
    - research
    - screen
    - see into
    - study
    - thoroughly
    - coroner
    - explore
    - look
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [estudiar] to research
    2. [indagar] to investigate;
    un equipo investiga las causas del accidente a team is investigating the causes of the accident;
    la policía investigó a varios sospechosos the police investigated several suspects
    ♦ vi
    1. [estudiar] to do research ( sobre into o on)
    2. [indagar] to investigate
    * * *
    v/t
    1 crimen investigate
    2 EDU, TÉC research
    * * *
    investigar {52} vt
    1) indagar: to investigate
    2) : to research
    investigar sobre : to do research into
    * * *
    1. (examinar) to investigate
    2. (estudiar) to research / to do research

    Spanish-English dictionary > investigar

  • 20 ser muy escaso

    Ex. Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.
    * * *

    Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser muy escaso

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