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  • 81 muhunzi

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    [Swahili Word] muhunzi
    [Swahili Plural] wahunzi
    [English Word] craftsman who works in stone
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] uhunzi V
    [Swahili Example] mhunzi wa chuma
    [English Example] blacksmith.
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    [Swahili Word] muhunzi
    [Swahili Plural] wahunzi
    [English Word] craftsman who works in metal
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] uhunzi V
    [Swahili Example] mhunzi wa chuma
    [English Example] blacksmith.
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    Swahili-english dictionary > muhunzi

  • 82 sawasawa

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    [Swahili Word] -shindana sawasawa
    [English Word] be well-matched
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] all right
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] Ni sawasawa kumpiga mwivi
    [English Example] it is alright to beat a thief
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] correctly
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] Anafanya kazi sawasawa
    [English Example] (s)he works correctly
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] equally
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] Waligawa pesa sawasawa
    [English Example] they divided the money equally
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] exactly
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] fairly
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] Aliamua ugomvi sawasawa
    [English Example] (s)he arbitrated the quarrel fairly
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] okay
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] right
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [Swahili Word] sawasawa
    [English Word] the same
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    Swahili-english dictionary > sawasawa

  • 83 verstehen

    (unreg.)
    I vt/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see; falsch verstehen misunderstand, get s.th. oder s.o. wrong; fig. auch take s.th. in bad part (Am. the wrong way); verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong; wenn ich recht / Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right / if I understood you correctly; verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?; ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc. saying); sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg. she’s pretending not to understand; jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass... give s.o. to understand that...; wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand (from this) that...?; verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?; ich verstehe! I see, I understand; ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly; verstanden? (do you) understand?; haben Sie mich verstanden? bes. drohend: do you read me?; habe schon verstanden! umg. okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken; was verstehen Sie unter...? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by...?; das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally; wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?; das ist als Spaß / Drohung etc. zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke / threat etc.; Bahnhof 2
    2. (hören können) hear; verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    3. (Fremdsprache) know; ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (Am. a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take; ich habe das so verstanden, dass... I took it to mean that...
    5. (sich mit etw. auskennen) know about s.th.; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6. es verstehen zu (+ Inf.) know how to (+ Inf.) er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children; er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; Handwerk, Sache etc.
    II v/refl
    1. understand each other
    2. emotional: sich gut verstehen get on (Am. along) well (with each other); sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (Am. along) on (well) with s.o.; wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (Am. along)
    3. sich verstehen auf (+ Akk) (etw.) know (how to do), ( auch sich gut verstehen auf +Akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (Am. an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc.) have a way with; sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4. sich verstehen als see o.s. as; als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?; das versteht sich ( doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTS.: die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk / ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc. the prices are ex works (Am. are factory-gate) / exclusive of VAT etc.
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    to savvy; to understand; to see; to make out; to get; to realize; to catch; to comprehend; to catch on;
    sich verstehen
    (verständlich sein) to understand each other
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    ver|ste|hen ptp versta\#nden irreg [fɛɐ'ʃtandn]
    1. vti
    1) (= begreifen) to understand; (= einsehen) to see, to understand

    jdn/etw falsch or nicht recht verstéhen — to misunderstand sb/sth

    versteh mich recht — don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong

    wenn ich recht verstehe... — if I understand correctly...

    jdm zu verstéhen geben, dass... — to give sb to understand that...

    ich gab ihm meinen Standpunkt zu verstéhen — I intimated my point of view to him

    ein verstéhender Blick — a knowing look

    See:
    → Bahnhof, Spaß
    2) (= hören) to hear, to understand
    See:
    Wort
    2. vt
    1) (= können, beherrschen) to know; Sprache to understand, to know

    es verstéhen, etw zu tun — to know how to do sth

    es mit Kindern verstéhen — to be good with children, to have a way with children

    es mit seinen Kollegen verstéhen — to know how to get on (Brit) or along with one's colleagues

    etwas/nichts von etw verstéhen — to know something/nothing about sth

    etw machen, so gut man es versteht — to do sth to the best of one's ability, to do sth as well as one can

    See:
    2) (= auslegen) to understand, to interpret, to see

    verstéhen — to understand sth by sth

    wie soll ich das verstéhen? — how am I supposed to take that?

    das ist bildlich or nicht wörtlich zu verstéhen — that isn't to be taken literally

    3. vr
    1) (= kommunizieren können) to understand each other
    2) (= miteinander auskommen) to get on (Brit) or along (with each other or together)

    sich mit jdm verstéhen — to get on (Brit) or along with sb

    3) (= klar sein) to go without saying

    versteht sich! (inf) — of course!, naturally!

    4)

    (= auffassen) sich als etw verstéhen (Mensch)to think of or see oneself as sth

    5)

    (= können) verstéhen — to be (an) expert at sth, to be a dab hand at sth (Brit inf), to be very good at sth

    6)

    (= einverstanden sein) sich zu etw verstéhen (form)to agree to sth

    7) (COMM) to be

    die Preise verstéhen sich einschließlich Lieferung — prices are inclusive of delivery

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    1) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) appreciate
    2) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) get
    3) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) see
    4) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) understand
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    ver·ste·hen
    I. vt
    jdn/etw \verstehen to hear [or understand] sb/sth
    ich verstehe nicht, was da gesagt wird I can't make out what's being said
    \verstehen Sie mich [o können Sie mich \verstehen?]? can you hear me?; (Funk) can you read me?
    ich kann Sie nicht [gut] \verstehen I don't understand [very well] what you're saying
    etw \verstehen to understand sth
    [ist das] verstanden? [is that] understood?, [do you] understand?
    haben Sie das jetzt endlich verstanden? have you finally got it now?
    \verstehen, dass/warum/was/wie... to understand [that]/why/what/how...
    jdm etw zu \verstehen geben to give sb to [or to make sb] understand sth
    sie gab ihm ihren Unmut deutlich zu \verstehen she clearly showed him her displeasure
    willst du mir damit zu \verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand from this that...?
    jdn \verstehen to understand sb
    versteh mich recht don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong
    jdn falsch \verstehen to misunderstand sb
    sich akk nicht verstanden fühlen to feel misunderstood
    etw \verstehen to understand sth
    \verstehen, dass... to understand [or see] [that]...
    5. (können, beherrschen)
    etw \verstehen to understand sth
    ich verstehe genügend Französisch, um mich in Paris zu verständigen I know enough French to make myself understood in Paris
    er macht die Arbeit, so gut er es eben versteht he does the job as well as he can
    es \verstehen, etw zu tun to know how to do sth
    du verstehst es wirklich meisterhaft, im unpassendsten Moment zu kommen you're an absolute genius at [or you have an amazing knack of] turning up at the most inconvenient moment
    etwas/nichts/viel von etw dat \verstehen to know something/nothing/a lot about sth
    es mit Kindern/Tieren \verstehen to have a way with children/animals
    etw irgendwie \verstehen to take sth somehow
    dieser Satz ist wörtlich zu \verstehen this sentence is to be taken literally
    meiner Meinung nach ist diese Textstelle anders zu \verstehen I believe this passage has a different meaning [or interpretation]
    wie darf [o soll] ich das \verstehen? how am I to interpret that?, what am I supposed to make of that?
    darf ich unter dieser Bemerkung \verstehen, dass...? am I to understand by this remark that...?
    etw als etw akk \verstehen to take [or see] sth as sth
    etw unter etw dat \verstehen to understand sth by [or as] sth
    unter diesem schwammigen Begriff kann man vieles \verstehen this woolly concept can be interpreted in a number of ways
    II. vr
    \verstehen wir uns? do we understand each other?
    sich akk [gut] mit jdm \verstehen to get on [or along] [well] with sb
    sie \verstehen sich prächtig they get along with each other like a house on fire
    sich akk auf etw akk \verstehen to be very good [or [an] expert] at sth
    sich akk als etw \verstehen to see oneself as [or consider oneself to be] sth
    alle Preise \verstehen sich inklusive Mehrwertsteuer all prices are inclusive of VAT
    versteht sich! (fam) of course!
    das versteht sich von selbst that goes without saying
    sich akk zu etw dat \verstehen to agree to sth
    III. vi
    1. (hören) to understand
    2. (begreifen) to understand, to see
    sie warf ihm einen \verstehenden Blick zu she gave him a knowing look
    wenn ich recht verstehe... if I understand correctly...
    verstehst du? you know [or see]?
    verstanden? [do you] understand?, understood?, you got it? fam
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    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

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    verstehen (irr)
    A. v/t & v/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see;
    falsch verstehen misunderstand, get sth oder sb wrong; fig auch take sth in bad part (US the wrong way);
    verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong;
    wenn ich recht/Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right/if I understood you correctly;
    verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?;
    ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc saying);
    sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg she’s pretending not to understand;
    jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass … give sb to understand that …;
    wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass …? am I to understand (from this) that …?;
    verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?;
    ich verstehe! I see, I understand;
    ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly;
    verstanden? (do you) understand?;
    haben Sie mich verstanden? besonders drohend: do you read me?;
    habe schon verstanden! umg okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken;
    was verstehen Sie unter …? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by …?;
    das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally;
    wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?;
    das ist als Spaß/Drohung etc
    zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke/threat etc; Bahnhof 2
    verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (US a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take;
    ich habe das so verstanden, dass … I took it to mean that …
    5. (sich mit etwas auskennen) know about sth;
    er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it;
    er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it;
    was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6.
    es verstehen zu (+inf) know how to (+inf)
    er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children;
    er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; Handwerk, Sache etc
    B. v/r
    1. understand each other
    sich gut verstehen get on (US along) well (with each other);
    sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (US along) on (well) with sb;
    wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (US along)
    3.
    sich verstehen auf (+akk) (etwas) know (how to do), ( auch
    sich gut verstehen auf +akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (US an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc) have a way with;
    sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4.
    sich verstehen als see o.s. as;
    als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?;
    das versteht sich (doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTSCH:
    die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk/ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc the prices are ex works (US are factory-gate)/exclusive of VAT etc
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    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

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    n.
    understanding n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verstehen

  • 84 Biblioteca Nacional Francesa

    Ex. The French National Lending Centre is part the Bibliotheque Nationale, and works closely with its parent institution to meet the requests received.
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    Ex: The French National Lending Centre is part the Bibliotheque Nationale, and works closely with its parent institution to meet the requests received.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Biblioteca Nacional Francesa

  • 85 Centro Nacional de Préstamos

    Ex. The French National Lending Centre is part the Bibliotheque Nationale, and works closely with its parent institution to meet the requests received.
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    Ex: The French National Lending Centre is part the Bibliotheque Nationale, and works closely with its parent institution to meet the requests received.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Centro Nacional de Préstamos

  • 86 abatido

    adj.
    1 depressed, despondent, crestfallen, dejected.
    2 contemptible, despicable.
    3 devalued, fallen in price, depreciated.
    m.
    slating, boarding.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: abatir.
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    1→ link=abatir abatir
    1 (deprimido) dejected, depressed
    2 (despreciable) despicable, low
    3 (fruta) fallen, drooping
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    (f. - abatida)
    adj.
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    ADJ
    1) (=deprimido) depressed, dejected

    tener la cara abatida — to be crestfallen, look dejected

    2) (=despreciable) despicable, contemptible
    3) (Com, Econ) depreciated
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    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    b) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
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    = disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.
    Ex. This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
    Ex. As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
    Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex. Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex. The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
    Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
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    * abatidos, los = dismayed, the.
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    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    b) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
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    = disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.

    Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.

    Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
    Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
    Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
    * abatidos, los = dismayed, the.

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    abatido -da
    1 [ ESTAR] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    está muy abatido por su muerte her death has left him very depressed o feeling very low
    siempre ha sido tan alegre y ahora lo veo tan abatido he's always been such a cheerful person and now he seems so dejected o downhearted o despondent
    la enfermedad lo tiene muy abatido he's feeling very low o very down because of his illness
    2 [ ESTAR] (desanimado) depressed, downhearted, dispirited, despondent
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    Del verbo abatir: ( conjugate abatir)

    abatido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    abatido    
    abatir
    abatido
    ◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed;


    ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
    abatir ( conjugate abatir) verbo transitivo
    1 ( derribar) ‹pájaro/avión to bring down;
    muro/edificio to knock down;
    árbol to fell;

    2 (deprimir, entristecer):

    no te dejes abatido por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down
    3 asiento to recline
    abatirse verbo pronominal
    1 ( deprimirse) to get depressed
    2 (frml) abatidose sobre algo/algn [pájaro/avión] to swoop down on sth/sb;
    [ desgracia] to befall sth/sb (frml);

    abatido,-a adjetivo dejected, depressed, downhearted
    abatir verbo transitivo
    1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
    2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
    3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten: las malas noticias no nos abatieron, the bad news didn't discourage us
    ' abatido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abatida
    - aplanar
    - desanimada
    - desanimado
    - deshecha
    - deshecho
    - polvo
    - sombría
    - sombrío
    - abatir
    English:
    dejected
    - despondent
    - dishearten
    - downcast
    - glum
    - grief-stricken
    - mope
    - prostrate
    - depressed
    - dispirited
    - down
    - miserable
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    abatido, -a adj
    dejected, downhearted;
    está muy abatido por la muerte de su padre he's feeling very down because of his father's death;
    “no me quiere”, respondió abatido “she doesn't love me,” he said dejectedly o downheartedly
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    I adj depressed
    II partabatir
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    abatido, -da adj
    : dejected, depressed

    Spanish-English dictionary > abatido

  • 87 automático

    adj.
    1 automatic, auto, automatical, self-operating.
    2 automatic, reflex.
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    1 automatic
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    (f. - automática)
    adj.
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    1.
    2. SM
    1) Cono Sur (=restaurante) self-service restaurant, automat (EEUU)
    2) (=cierre) press stud, popper, snap (fastener) (EEUU)
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    I
    - ca adjetivo automatic

    es automático, se sienta a ver la tele y se queda dormido — (fam) it happens every time, he sits down in front of the TV and falls asleep

    II
    a) (Fot) self-timer; (Elec) circuit breaker, trip switch
    b) ( cierre) snap fastener (AmE), press-stud (BrE)
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    = off-hand [offhand], automatic, mindless, electrically-operated, unthinking, knee-jerk, unmanned.
    Ex. They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
    Ex. The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'.
    Ex. This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.
    Ex. Attention has also been given to the needs of handicapped users by the provision of electrically-operated doors, invalid toilets and computer terminals with braille keyboards.
    Ex. The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.
    Ex. This publication reviews works on educational reform that represent attempts to do more than merely respond in knee-jerk fashion to political pressure for reform.
    Ex. The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
    ----
    * cajero automático = automatic teller machine (ATM).
    * contestador automático = answering machine.
    * dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.
    * puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.
    * transmisión automática = automatic transmission.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo automatic

    es automático, se sienta a ver la tele y se queda dormido — (fam) it happens every time, he sits down in front of the TV and falls asleep

    II
    a) (Fot) self-timer; (Elec) circuit breaker, trip switch
    b) ( cierre) snap fastener (AmE), press-stud (BrE)
    * * *
    = off-hand [offhand], automatic, mindless, electrically-operated, unthinking, knee-jerk, unmanned.

    Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.

    Ex: The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'.
    Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.
    Ex: Attention has also been given to the needs of handicapped users by the provision of electrically-operated doors, invalid toilets and computer terminals with braille keyboards.
    Ex: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.
    Ex: This publication reviews works on educational reform that represent attempts to do more than merely respond in knee-jerk fashion to political pressure for reform.
    Ex: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
    * cajero automático = automatic teller machine (ATM).
    * contestador automático = answering machine.
    * dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.
    * puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.
    * transmisión automática = automatic transmission.

    * * *
    1 ‹lavadora/coche/cámara› automatic
    2 ‹reflejo/reacción› automatic
    es automático, se sienta a ver la tele y se queda dormido ( fam); it happens every time, he sits down in front of the TV and falls asleep, he sits down in front of the TV and automatically falls asleep
    1 ( Fot) self-timer
    2 ( Elec) circuit breaker, trip switch
    3 (corchete) snap fastener ( AmE), press stud ( BrE), popper ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    automático 1
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    automatic;
    es automático, se sienta a ver la tele y se queda dormido (fam) it happens every time, he sits down in front of the TV and falls asleep
    automático 2 sustantivo masculino
    a) (Fot) self-timer;

    (Elec) circuit breaker, trip switch
    b) ( cierre) snap fastener (AmE), press stud (BrE)

    automático,-a adjetivo automatic
    ' automático' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    automática
    - cajera
    - cajero
    - cambio
    - contestador
    - corchete
    - encendida
    - encendido
    - portera
    - portero
    - contestador automático
    - discado
    - interfono
    English:
    ansaphone
    - answering machine
    - ATM
    - automated-teller machine
    - automatic
    - automatic pilot
    - cash card
    - cash dispenser
    - cash machine
    - dispenser
    - intercom
    - retractable pen
    - self-closing
    - answerphone
    - cash
    - debit
    - direct
    - entry
    - press
    - slot
    - snap
    - timer
    * * *
    automático, -a
    adj
    1. [mecanismo, dispositivo] automatic
    2. [gesto, reacción] automatic;
    la derrota provocó su cese automático he was automatically sacked after the defeat
    nm
    1. [cierre] snap fastener, Br press stud
    2. Elec trip switch
    3. Am [carro, auto] automatic
    * * *
    I adj automatic
    II m L.Am.
    AUTO automatic
    * * *
    automático, -ca adj
    : automatic
    * * *
    automático adj automatic

    Spanish-English dictionary > automático

  • 88 cada vez mayor

    (adj.) = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening
    Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
    Ex. To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
    Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    Ex. Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
    Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
    Ex. If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.
    Ex. But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
    Ex. The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices.
    Ex. The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches.
    Ex. The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences.
    Ex. There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries.
    Ex. Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.
    Ex. By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.
    Ex. Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes.
    Ex. But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex. Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.
    Ex. The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
    Ex. The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.
    Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
    Ex. A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet.
    Ex. The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
    Ex. It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
    Ex. The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
    * * *
    (adj.) = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening

    Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

    Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
    Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
    Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
    Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.
    Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
    Ex: The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices.
    Ex: The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches.
    Ex: The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences.
    Ex: There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries.
    Ex: Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.
    Ex: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.
    Ex: Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes.
    Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.
    Ex: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
    Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.
    Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
    Ex: A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet.
    Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
    Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
    Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez mayor

  • 89 darse cuenta de

    (v.) = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through
    Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
    Ex. The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.
    Ex. It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.
    Ex. She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
    Ex. A few libraries have woken up to this new demand and are doing something.
    Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex. Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
    Ex. It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.
    * * *
    (v.) = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through

    Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

    Ex: The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.
    Ex: It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.
    Ex: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
    Ex: A few libraries have woken up to this new demand and are doing something.
    Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex: Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
    Ex: It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > darse cuenta de

  • 90 de venta regular

    (adj.) = steady-selling
    Ex. Publishers, moreover, tried to put at least part of their capital into steady-selling educational and technical works, which were less glamorous but safer than poems and novels.
    * * *

    Ex: Publishers, moreover, tried to put at least part of their capital into steady-selling educational and technical works, which were less glamorous but safer than poems and novels.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de venta regular

  • 91 distribuir

    v.
    to distribute.
    distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poor
    distribuir las tareas to divide up o share out the tasks
    Ella distribuyó las provisiones She distributed the provisions.
    Ellos distribuyeron los volantes They distributed=handed out the fliers.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir
    1 (repartir) to distribute
    2 (correo) to deliver; (trabajo) to share, allot; (agua, gas, etc) to supply
    3 (un piso) to lay out
    4 (colocar) to arrange, place
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=repartir) [+ víveres, mercancía, película] to distribute; [+ correo] to deliver; [+ trabajo, tarea] to allocate; [+ folletos] [en buzones] to distribute; [en mano] to hand out
    2) (=entregar) [+ premios] to give out; [+ dividendos] to pay
    3) (Téc) [+ carga] to stow, arrange; [+ peso] to distribute equally
    4) (Arquit) to plan, lay out
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spread
    b) <producto/película> to distribute
    c) canal/conducto < agua> to distribute
    d) (disponer, dividir)
    2.
    distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up
    * * *
    = allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.
    Ex. Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.
    Ex. The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
    Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
    Ex. A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
    Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
    Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
    Ex. Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
    Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
    Ex. We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.
    Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
    Ex. However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.
    Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
    Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
    Ex. The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.
    Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
    Ex. This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.
    Ex. The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.
    ----
    * distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.
    * distribuirse = spread over.
    * distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spread
    b) <producto/película> to distribute
    c) canal/conducto < agua> to distribute
    d) (disponer, dividir)
    2.
    distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up
    * * *
    = allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.

    Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.

    Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
    Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
    Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
    Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
    Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
    Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
    Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
    Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.
    Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
    Ex: However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.
    Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
    Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
    Ex: The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.
    Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
    Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.
    Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.
    * distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.
    * distribuirse = spread over.
    * distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (repartir) ‹dinero/víveres/panfletos› to hand out, distribute; ‹ganancias› to distribute; ‹tareas› to allocate, assign; ‹carga/peso› to distribute, spread
    un país donde la riqueza está muy mal distribuida a country where wealth is very unevenly distributed
    2 ‹producto/película› to distribute
    3 «canal/conducto» ‹agua› to distribute
    4
    (disponer, dividir): las habitaciones están muy bien distribuidas the rooms are very well laid out o arranged
    los distribuyeron en tres grupos they divided them into three groups
    ( refl) to divide up
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    distribuir    
    distribuir algo
    distribuir ( conjugate distribuir) verbo transitivo
    a)dinero/víveres/panfletos to hand out, distribute;

    ganancias to distribute;
    tareas to allocate, assign;
    carga/peso to distribute, spread
    b)producto/película to distribute

    c) [canal/conducto] ‹ agua to distribute


    e) ( dividir) to divide … up;


    distribuirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to divide up
    distribuir verbo transitivo
    1 (repartir productos) to distribute: ¿quién distribuye esta revista en España?, who distributes this magazine in Spain?
    2 (dar la parte correspondiente) to share out: voy a distribuir las pocas patatas que quedan, I'll divide up the few potatoes left
    3 (poner varias cosas en un sitio adecuado) to arrange: ¿qué te parece cómo he distribuido los muebles?, how do you like my furniture arrangement?
    ' distribuir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escalonar
    - repartir
    English:
    distribute
    - dole out
    - give out
    - hand round
    - issue
    - pass out
    - syndicate
    - deal
    - give
    - hand
    - share
    * * *
    vt
    1. [repartir] [dinero, alimentos, medicamentos] to distribute, to hand out;
    [carga, trabajo] to spread; [pastel, ganancias] to divide up; [correo] to deliver;
    distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poor;
    distribuir propaganda por los buzones to deliver advertising leaflets through Br letter boxes o US mailboxes;
    distribuir la riqueza más justamente to share out o distribute wealth more justly;
    distribuir el trabajo/las tareas to divide up o share out the work/the tasks;
    trata de distribuir bien tu tiempo try to manage your time carefully
    2. Com [mercancías, productos, películas] to distribute;
    una empresa que distribuye material de papelería a firm distributing stationery materials
    3. [disponer]
    una casa muy bien distribuida a house with a very nice layout;
    nos distribuyeron en grupos de cinco they divided o split us into groups of five;
    distribuyó los libros por temas she arranged the books by topic
    * * *
    v/t
    1 distribute; beneficio share out
    2
    :
    distribuir en grupos divide into groups
    * * *
    distribuir {41} vt
    : to distribute
    * * *
    1. (en general) to distribute
    hay que distribuir la riqueza, el saber y el poder we must distribute wealth, knowledge and power
    2. (trabajo) to share out

    Spanish-English dictionary > distribuir

  • 92 dudar

    v.
    1 to doubt.
    ¿vas a venir? — lo dudo are you going to come? — I doubt it o I don't think so
    lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it
    yo no lo hice — no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it — I'm sure you didn't, but…
    dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come
    Ricardo duda Richard doubts.
    2 to hesitate.
    dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another
    no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me
    María duda Mary hesitates.
    * * *
    1 to doubt, have doubts
    2 (titubear) to hesitate
    1 to doubt
    \
    dudar de alguien to doubt somebody, mistrust somebody
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=no estar seguro de) to doubt

    espero que venga, aunque lo dudo mucho — I hope she'll come, although I doubt very much (if) she will

    -yo te ayudaré -no lo dudo, pero... — "I'll help you" - "I'm sure you will, but..."

    es lo mejor para ti, no lo dudes — it's the best thing for you, believe me

    a no dudarlo — undoubtedly

    dudar que, dudo que sea verdad — I doubt (whether o if) it's true

    dudar si, dudaba si había echado la carta — I wasn't sure if I had posted the letter

    2) (=vacilar sobre)

    lo dudé mucho y al final me decidí por el azulI thought about it o dithered * a lot but in the end I decided on the blue one

    si yo fuera tú, no lo dudaría — if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate

    2. VI
    1) (=desconfiar) to doubt, have doubts

    dudar de algo — to question sth, doubt sth

    2) (=vacilar)

    no sé qué hacer, estoy dudando — I don't know what to do, I'm in two minds o I'm undecided

    dudar en hacer algo — to hesitate to do sth

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to doubt

    dudo que te haya dicho la verdadI doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

    es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

    yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...

    2.
    dudar vi

    cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

    dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

    dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

    * * *
    = be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.
    Ex. I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
    Ex. He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.
    Ex. We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.
    Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
    Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
    Ex. While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.
    Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    Ex. The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.
    Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.
    Ex. Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
    Ex. The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.
    Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
    Ex. I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
    ----
    * dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....
    * hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.
    * no lo dudes = take it from me.
    * sin dudar = without a doubt.
    * sin dudarlo = without hesitation.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to doubt

    dudo que te haya dicho la verdadI doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

    es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

    yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...

    2.
    dudar vi

    cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

    dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

    dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

    * * *
    = be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.

    Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

    Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.
    Ex: We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.
    Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
    Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
    Ex: While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.
    Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    Ex: The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.
    Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.
    Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
    Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.
    Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
    Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
    * dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....
    * hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.
    * no lo dudes = take it from me.
    * sin dudar = without a doubt.
    * sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

    * * *
    dudar [A1 ]
    vt
    to doubt
    lo dudo mucho I doubt it very much
    es lo que te conviene, no lo dudes it's what's right for you, take it from me
    yo hice todo lo que pude — no lo dudo, pero … I did everything I could — I'm sure you did, but …
    dudar QUE + SUBJ:
    nunca dudé que fuera inocente I never doubted his innocence o that he was innocent
    dudo que llegue a tiempo I doubt that o if o whether I'll get there in time, I don't think I'll get there in time
    dudo que te haya dicho la verdad I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth
    ■ dudar
    vi
    vamos, cómpralo, no sigas dudando go ahead and buy it, stop hesitating o dithering
    está dudando entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind o she is in two minds whether to buy or rent
    dudar EN + INF to hesitate to + INF
    no dudes en llamarme don't hesitate to call me
    dudar DE algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
    ¿dudas de su honradez? do you doubt his honesty?
    no dudo de su capacidad para desempeñar el cargo I don't doubt o I'm not questioning his ability to do the job
    ¿cómo pude dudar de ti? how could I have doubted you?
    * * *

     

    dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
    to doubt;
    dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

    verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
    dudar en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
    dudar de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
    dudar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
    2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
    II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

    ' dudar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vacilar
    - ver
    - titubear
    English:
    debate
    - doubt
    - falter
    - hesitate
    - shot
    - suspect
    - vacillate
    - waver
    * * *
    vi
    1. [desconfiar]
    dudar de algo/alguien to have one's doubts about sth/sb;
    dudo de sus intenciones I question his intentions;
    no dudo de su buena voluntad I don't doubt his goodwill;
    sé que dudan de mí, pero yo soy inocente I know they have their doubts about me, but I'm innocent;
    ¿acaso dudas de mí? don't you trust me then?
    2. [no estar seguro]
    dudar sobre algo to be unsure about sth
    3. [vacilar] to hesitate;
    dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another;
    no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me
    vt
    to doubt;
    ¿vas a venir? – lo dudo are you going to come? – I doubt it, I don't think so;
    lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it;
    después de dudarlo bastante se decidió a ir after being in some doubt he decided to go;
    ¿que eres sincero? permíteme que lo dude so you're telling the truth, are you? I think I'll reserve judgement on that, if I may;
    yo no lo hice – no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it – I'm sure you didn't, but…;
    no lo dude, ha hecho lo que debía you can rest assured you've done the right thing;
    dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come;
    no dudo que lo hiciera con muy buena intención no doubt he did it with the best of intentions
    * * *
    I v/t doubt;
    ¡no lo dudes! of course!, no problem!
    II v/i
    1 hesitate (en to);
    no dudar en hacer algo not hesitate to do sth
    2
    :
    dudar de alguien not trust s.o.
    * * *
    dudar vt
    : to doubt
    dudar vi
    dudar en : to hesitate to
    no dudes en pedirme ayuda: don't hesitate to ask me for help
    * * *
    dudar vb
    1. (en general) to doubt
    si llueve, que lo dudo, iremos al museo if it rains, which I doubt, we'll go to the museum
    2. (vacilar) to hesitate
    3. (no poder escoger) not to be sure / not to be able to make up your mind
    4. (desconfiar) to mistrust

    Spanish-English dictionary > dudar

  • 93 específico

    adj.
    specific, particular, special.
    * * *
    1 specific
    1 (medicamento) specific; (especialidad) patent medicine
    \
    peso específico specific gravity
    ————————
    1 (medicamento) specific; (especialidad) patent medicine
    * * *
    (f. - específica)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SM (Med) specific
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) ( preciso) specific
    2) (Farm, Med) specific
    II
    masculino specific
    * * *
    = given, individual, narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.], niche-specific, one, one-off, specific, single, bounded, determinate, particular, defined, designated, circumscribed, targeted, focused [focussed], narrowly focused.
    Ex. The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.
    Ex. The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.
    Ex. The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.
    Ex. The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.
    Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
    Ex. Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.
    Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
    Ex. In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.
    Ex. This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
    Ex. There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.
    Ex. It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.
    Ex. The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
    Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.
    Ex. Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.
    Ex. Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.
    Ex. These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
    Ex. Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.
    ----
    * área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.
    * area temática específica = narrow subject area.
    * base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.
    * centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.
    * conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * dedicado a una aplicación específica = dedicated.
    * del documento específico = document-related.
    * dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.
    * específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * específico de = peculiar to.
    * específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * específico de la edición = edition-specific.
    * específico de las empresas = company-specific.
    * específico del documento = document-related, document-specific.
    * específico de una agencia = agency-specific.
    * específico de una base de datos = database-specific.
    * específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.
    * específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.
    * específico para cada edición = edition-specific.
    * grupo específico = niche.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * índice específico = specific index.
    * información específica = data element.
    * mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.
    * mercado específico = niche market.
    * para ser específico = to be specific.
    * peso específico = specific gravity.
    * público específico = niche audience.
    * término específico = specific term.
    * término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).
    * término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * tratamiento específico de la información = specific approach.
    * valor específico = weighting.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) ( preciso) specific
    2) (Farm, Med) specific
    II
    masculino specific
    * * *
    = given, individual, narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.], niche-specific, one, one-off, specific, single, bounded, determinate, particular, defined, designated, circumscribed, targeted, focused [focussed], narrowly focused.

    Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.

    Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.
    Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.
    Ex: The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.
    Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
    Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.
    Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
    Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.
    Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
    Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.
    Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.
    Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
    Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.
    Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.
    Ex: Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.
    Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
    Ex: Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.
    * área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.
    * area temática específica = narrow subject area.
    * base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.
    * centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.
    * conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * dedicado a una aplicación específica = dedicated.
    * del documento específico = document-related.
    * dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.
    * específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * específico de = peculiar to.
    * específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * específico de la edición = edition-specific.
    * específico de las empresas = company-specific.
    * específico del documento = document-related, document-specific.
    * específico de una agencia = agency-specific.
    * específico de una base de datos = database-specific.
    * específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.
    * específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.
    * específico para cada edición = edition-specific.
    * grupo específico = niche.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * índice específico = specific index.
    * información específica = data element.
    * mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.
    * mercado específico = niche market.
    * para ser específico = to be specific.
    * peso específico = specific gravity.
    * público específico = niche audience.
    * término específico = specific term.
    * término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).
    * término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * tratamiento específico de la información = specific approach.
    * valor específico = weighting.

    * * *
    A (determinado, preciso) specific peso
    B ( Farm, Med) specific
    specific
    * * *

     

    Del verbo especificar: ( conjugate especificar)

    especifico es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    especificó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    especificar    
    específico
    especificar ( conjugate especificar) verbo transitivo
    to specify
    específico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    specific
    especificar verbo transitivo to specify
    específico,-a
    I adjetivo specific
    II m Med specific (remedy): los médicos de la seguridad social procuran no recetar específicos, doctors in the national health care system avoid prescribing specifics to their patients

    ' específico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    específica
    - peso
    - concreto
    - general
    - helecho
    - particular
    - quinceañero
    English:
    backbencher
    - crime
    - general
    - given
    - in
    - literate
    - particular
    - specific
    - back
    * * *
    específico, -a
    adj
    specific
    nm
    [medicamento] specific
    * * *
    adj specific
    * * *
    específico, -ca adj
    : specific
    * * *
    específico adj specific

    Spanish-English dictionary > específico

  • 94 extra

    adj.
    1 extra (adicional).
    horas extras overtime
    2 top quality, superior.
    3 spare.
    f.
    1 4-star petrol (British), premium gas (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)
    2 extra.
    f. & m.
    extra (Cine).
    m.
    extra (gasto).
    * * *
    1 familiar extra
    2 familiar (superior) top-quality, best-quality
    3 (paga) bonus
    1 familiar (gasto) additional expense
    1 familiar (paga) bonus payment
    \
    hacer un extra familiar to give oneself a treat, treat oneself
    aunque estoy a régimen hoy he hecho un extra y me he comido un trozo de pastel although I'm on a diet I've given myself a treat today and had a piece of cake
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj. 3. noun m.
    extra, bonus
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV [tiempo] extra; [gasolina] high-octane

    calidad extra — top-quality, best

    2.
    SMF (Cine) extra
    3. SM
    1) [en cuenta] extra; [de pago] bonus
    2) (=periódico) special edition, special supplement
    * * *
    I
    a) (Com) top quality, fancy grade (AmE)
    b) ( adicional) <gastos/ración> additional, extra; < edición> special
    II
    adverbio extra
    III
    masculino y femenino
    1) (Cin) extra
    2) extra masculino ( gasto) extra expense; ( paga) bonus
    * * *
    = add-on, added, additional, extra, perquisite, extra, perk, frill.
    Ex. As noted in earlier chapters, some possible services are already being explored on a smaller scale as ' add-on' options to the telephone service: electronic mail, banking, publishing, etc.
    Ex. The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
    Ex. The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
    Ex. Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
    Ex. Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    Ex. Volunteers are not substitutes for paid staff; the latter provides the essential services, the volunteers the extras.
    Ex. At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.
    Ex. She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and ' frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
    ----
    * accesorios extras = bells and whistles.
    * aceite de oliva virgen extra = extra virgin olive oil.
    * beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
    * con todos los extras = with the works!.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * hacer horas extras = work + overtime.
    * horas extras = overtime.
    * pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.
    * servicio extra = frill.
    * sin extras = no-frills.
    * todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.
    * * *
    I
    a) (Com) top quality, fancy grade (AmE)
    b) ( adicional) <gastos/ración> additional, extra; < edición> special
    II
    adverbio extra
    III
    masculino y femenino
    1) (Cin) extra
    2) extra masculino ( gasto) extra expense; ( paga) bonus
    * * *
    = add-on, added, additional, extra, perquisite, extra, perk, frill.

    Ex: As noted in earlier chapters, some possible services are already being explored on a smaller scale as ' add-on' options to the telephone service: electronic mail, banking, publishing, etc.

    Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
    Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
    Ex: Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
    Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    Ex: Volunteers are not substitutes for paid staff; the latter provides the essential services, the volunteers the extras.
    Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.
    Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and ' frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
    * accesorios extras = bells and whistles.
    * aceite de oliva virgen extra = extra virgin olive oil.
    * beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
    * con todos los extras = with the works!.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * hacer horas extras = work + overtime.
    * horas extras = overtime.
    * pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.
    * servicio extra = frill.
    * sin extras = no-frills.
    * todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

    * * *
    1 ( Com) top quality, fancy grade ( AmE)
    fruta (calidad) extra top quality o fancy grade fruit
    2 (adicional) ‹gastos/ración› additional, extra; ‹edición› special
    extra
    A ( Cin) extra
    salí de extra I was an extra
    B
    extra masculine (gasto) extra expense; (ingreso) bonus
    por si surge algún extra in case any unforeseen o extra expenses come up
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    algo extra    
    extra
    extra adjetivo
    a) (Com) top quality, fancy grade (AmE)

    b) ( adicional) ‹gastos/ración additional, extra;

    edición special
    ■ adverbio
    extra
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Cin) extra
    ■ sustantivo masculino ( gasto) extra expense;
    ( paga) bonus
    extra 1 I adjetivo
    1 (de más, plus) extra
    horas extras, overtime
    paga extra, bonus, Esp extra month's salary usually paid twice a year
    2 (de calidad superior) top quality
    II sustantivo masculino (gasto adicional) extra expense
    III sustantivo masculino y femenino Cine Teat extra
    ' extra' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    accesoria
    - accesorio
    - extraordinaria
    - extraordinario
    - gratificación
    - otra
    - otro
    - paga
    - plus
    - prórroga
    - recargo
    - sobresueldo
    - soplada
    - soplado
    - superfina
    - superfino
    - suplementaria
    - suplementario
    - suplemento
    - supletoria
    - supletorio
    - aguinaldo
    - encimar
    - extraplano
    - hora
    - ñapa
    - pilón
    - prima
    - puente
    - sobra
    - sobrar
    - sobretiempo
    - yapa
    English:
    addition
    - boot
    - come in
    - cushion
    - extra
    - frill
    - further
    - option
    - perk
    - accessory
    - additional
    - bumper
    - drain
    - over
    - side
    - walk
    - XL
    * * *
    adj
    1. [adicional] extra;
    horas extras overtime
    2. [de gran calidad] top quality, superior;
    chocolate extra superior quality chocolate
    nmf
    [en película] extra;
    hizo de extra en una del oeste he was an extra in a western
    nm
    [gasto] extra
    nf
    1. Fam [paga] = additional payment of a month's salary or wages in June and December
    2. Am [gasolina] Br 4-star petrol, US premium gas
    interj
    extra;
    ¡extra, extra!, dimite el presidente extra! extra! President resigns!
    * * *
    I adj
    1 excelente top quality
    2 adicional extra;
    horas extra pl overtime sg ;
    paga extra extra month’s pay
    II m/f de cine extra
    III m
    1 gasto additional expense
    2 AUTO extra
    * * *
    extra adv
    : extra
    extra adj
    1) : additional, extra
    2) : superior, top-quality
    extra nmf
    : extra (in movies)
    extra nm
    : extra expense
    paga extra: bonus
    * * *
    extra1 adj
    1. (adicional) extra
    2. (de calidad superior) top quality
    extra2 n
    1. (en el cine) extra
    2. (paga) bonus [pl. bonuses]

    Spanish-English dictionary > extra

  • 95 falta de visión de futuro

    (n.) = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia
    Ex. The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
    Ex. The nearsightedness in these works is mirrored in contemporary American analysis of events & life.
    Ex. We have demonstrated that managerial myopia may result in actions that maximize the short-term market value, not the fundamental value, of the firm.
    * * *
    (n.) = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia

    Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.

    Ex: The nearsightedness in these works is mirrored in contemporary American analysis of events & life.
    Ex: We have demonstrated that managerial myopia may result in actions that maximize the short-term market value, not the fundamental value, of the firm.

    Spanish-English dictionary > falta de visión de futuro

  • 96 forzar

    v.
    1 to force.
    forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force somebody to do something
    forzar la vista to strain one's eyes
    forzar una cerradura to force a lock
    Ricardo forzó la puerta Richard forced the door.
    2 to rape.
    3 to enforce, to muscle, to impose, to foist.
    La policía forzó el reglamento The police enforced the rules.
    4 to coerce, to constrain, to force.
    La policía forzó a Ricardo The police coerced Richard.
    * * *
    (o changes to ue in stressed syllables; z changes to c before e)
    Present Indicative
    fuerzo, fuerzas, fuerza, forzamos, forzáis, fuerzan.
    Past Indicative
    forcé, forzaste, forzó, forzamos, forzasteis, forzaron.
    Present Subjunctive
    Imperative
    fuerza (tú), fuerce (él/Vd.), forcemos (nos.), forzad (vos.), fuercen (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    verb
    1) to force, compel
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=obligar) to force

    forzar a algn a hacer algo — to force sb to do sth, make sb do sth

    les forzó a dimitir — he forced them to resign, he made them resign

    2) [+ puerta, cerradura] to force; (Mil) [+ ciudadela, fuerte] to storm, take
    3) [+ ojos, voz] to strain; [+ sonrisa] to force
    4) (=violar) to rape
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( obligar) to force

    me vi forzado — I had to, I was forced

    2)
    a) < vista> to strain
    b) < sonrisa> to force
    3) <puerta/cerradura> to force
    4) ( violar) to rape
    2.
    forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself
    * * *
    = compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.
    Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.
    Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.
    Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
    Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
    Ex. The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.
    Ex. Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.
    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. In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.
    Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
    Ex. We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.
    Ex. If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.
    ----
    * abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.
    * abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.
    * forzar a = coerce (into), press into.
    * forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.
    * forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.
    * forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.
    * que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( obligar) to force

    me vi forzado — I had to, I was forced

    2)
    a) < vista> to strain
    b) < sonrisa> to force
    3) <puerta/cerradura> to force
    4) ( violar) to rape
    2.
    forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself
    * * *
    = compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.
    Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.

    Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

    Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
    Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
    Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.
    Ex: Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.
    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: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.
    Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
    Ex: We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.
    Ex: If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.
    * abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.
    * abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.
    * forzar a = coerce (into), press into.
    * forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.
    * forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.
    * forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.
    * que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

    * * *
    forzar [ A11 ]
    vt
    A (obligar) to force
    me vi forzado a echarlo del local I had to o I was forced to o ( frml) I was obliged to throw him off the premises
    B
    1 ‹vista› to strain
    estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes
    2 ‹sonrisa› to force
    C ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
    D (violar) to rape
    (obligarse) to make o force oneself
    todos los días me fuerzo a caminar dos kilómetros every day I make myself walk two kilometers
    * * *

     

    forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( obligar) to force
    2
    a) vista to strain;


    b) sonrisa to force

    3puerta/cerradura to force
    forzar verbo transitivo
    1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
    2 (un motor, una situación) to force
    3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
    4 (violar a alguien) to rape
    ' forzar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hacer
    - tergiversar
    - violentar
    - fuerza
    - palanca
    English:
    bend
    - break in
    - break into
    - bulldoze
    - compel
    - crack
    - drive
    - force
    - pick
    - strain
    - tamper
    - stretch
    * * *
    forzar vt
    1. [obligar, empujar] to force;
    forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force sb to do sth;
    yo no forzaría la situación I wouldn't force the situation
    2. [cerradura, mecanismo] to force;
    no fuerces el motor don't overtax the engine;
    forzar la vista to strain one's eyes;
    Informát
    forzar la salida [de programa] to force quit
    3. [violar] to rape
    * * *
    v/t
    1 force;
    forzar la voz strain one’s voice
    2 ( violar) rape
    * * *
    forzar {36} vt
    1) obligar: to force, to compel
    2) : to force open
    3) : to strain
    forzar los ojos: to strain one's eyes
    * * *
    forzar vb to force

    Spanish-English dictionary > forzar

  • 97 ir en contra de

    (v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of
    Ex. Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
    Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
    Ex. But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.
    Ex. Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
    Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex. What factors told against them?.
    Ex. These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
    Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex. These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.
    Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex. Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.
    Ex. This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.
    Ex. Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
    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. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex. Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
    Ex. As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
    * * *
    (v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of

    Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.

    Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
    Ex: But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.
    Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
    Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex: What factors told against them?.
    Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
    Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.
    Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex: Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.
    Ex: This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.
    Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
    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: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
    Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir en contra de

  • 98 justificar

    v.
    to justify (gen) & (Imprenta).
    Ella justifica a su hijo She justifies her son.
    Ella justifica su proceder She justifies her actions.
    Ella justifica el texto She justifies the text.
    Su acción justifica el premio His action justifies=merits the award.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (acción) to justify
    2 (persona) to excuse
    1 (persona) to justify oneself; (acción) to be justified
    \
    justificarse con alguien to apologize to somebody
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=explicar) to account for, explain
    2) (=excusar) [+ decisión, comportamiento] to justify, excuse
    3) (Inform, Tip) to justify
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) persona <ausencia/acción> to justify
    b) ( disculpar) < persona> to find o make excuses for
    c) situación/circunstancia to justify

    eso no justifica su actitudthat does not justify o that is no excuse for her attitude

    2) (Impr) to justify
    2.
    justificarse v pron to justify oneself, excuse oneself
    * * *
    = build + a case for, justify, make + apology, warrant, justify, excuse, vindicate.
    Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
    Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
    Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex. Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.
    Ex. The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.
    Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.
    Ex. The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.
    ----
    * el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.
    * justificar a la derecha = justify + right.
    * justificar Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * justificar el esfuerzo = justify + the effort.
    * justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.
    * justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.
    * sin justificar = unjustified.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) persona <ausencia/acción> to justify
    b) ( disculpar) < persona> to find o make excuses for
    c) situación/circunstancia to justify

    eso no justifica su actitudthat does not justify o that is no excuse for her attitude

    2) (Impr) to justify
    2.
    justificarse v pron to justify oneself, excuse oneself
    * * *
    = build + a case for, justify, make + apology, warrant, justify, excuse, vindicate.

    Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.

    Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
    Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex: Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.
    Ex: The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.
    Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.
    Ex: The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.
    * el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.
    * justificar a la derecha = justify + right.
    * justificar Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * justificar el esfuerzo = justify + the effort.
    * justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.
    * justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.
    * sin justificar = unjustified.

    * * *
    justificar [A2 ]
    vt
    A
    1 «persona» ‹ausencia/acción› to justify
    justificó su ausencia diciendo que … he justified o excused his absence by saying that …
    2 (disculpar) ‹persona› to find o make excuses for
    3 «situación/circunstancia» to justify
    no justifica su actitud it does not justify her attitude, it is no excuse for her attitude
    sus sospechas no estaban justificadas his suspicions were not justified
    trabajar por tan poco dinero no se justifica working for such low wages just isn't worth it
    B ( Impr) to justify
    to justify oneself, excuse oneself
    no intentes justificarte don't try to justify yourself o make excuses for yourself
    yo no tengo por qué justificarme por algo que no he hecho I have no reason to apologize for something I did not do
    * * *

     

    justificar ( conjugate justificar) verbo transitivo


    sus sospechas no estaban justificadas his suspicions were not justified;
    trabajar por tan poco no se justifica it isn't worth working for so little
    b) ( disculpar) ‹ persona› to find o make excuses for

    justificarse verbo pronominal
    to justify oneself, excuse oneself
    justificar verbo transitivo to justify
    ' justificar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pertinencia
    English:
    account for
    - condone
    - excuse
    - justify
    - leg
    - legitimate
    - vindicate
    - warrant
    * * *
    vt
    1. [probar] to justify;
    justifiqué todos los gastos I accounted for all the expenses
    2. [hacer admisible] to justify;
    con sus treinta goles justificó el costo de su fichaje his thirty goals justified o made up for the size of his transfer fee
    3. [excusar]
    justificar a alguien to make excuses for sb;
    que estuviera cansado no justifica su comportamiento the fact that he was tired doesn't justify o excuse his behaviour
    4. Imprenta to justify
    * * *
    v/t
    1 justify; mala conducta justify, excuse
    2 TIP justify
    * * *
    justificar {72} vt
    1) : to justify
    2) : to excuse, to vindicate
    * * *
    justificar vb to justify [pt. & pp. justified]

    Spanish-English dictionary > justificar

  • 99 malamente

    adv.
    badly, wickedly, wrongly.
    Haces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!
    * * *
    ADV
    1) * (=mal) badly
    2) (=difícilmente)

    tenemos gasolina malamente para... — we barely o hardly have enough petrol to...

    * * *
    adverbio ( apenas) hardly, only just; ( mal) badly
    * * *
    = poorly, badly, execrably, dismally.
    Ex. A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.
    Ex. The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.
    * * *
    adverbio ( apenas) hardly, only just; ( mal) badly
    * * *
    = poorly, badly, execrably, dismally.

    Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.

    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.
    Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.

    * * *
    el sueldo le llega malamente hasta fin de mes his salary hardly o barely o only just lasts him to the end of the month
    se ha adaptado malamente a la situación she hasn't adapted well to the situation
    * * *
    Fam
    1. [muy mal] badly;
    todo acabó malamente it all ended badly
    2. [difícilmente] hardly;
    malamente te pudo llamar sin saber tu número she could hardly have called o Br rung you if she didn't have your number

    Spanish-English dictionary > malamente

  • 100 obra de creación original

    Ex. Creative works that are in the 'public domain' are not protected under United States copyright law and can be used in whole or in part by any member of the public.
    * * *

    Ex: Creative works that are in the 'public domain' are not protected under United States copyright law and can be used in whole or in part by any member of the public.

    Spanish-English dictionary > obra de creación original

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  • Works of Love — ( Danish : Kjerlighedens Gjerninger ) is a work by Søren Kierkegaard (1847) dealing primarily with Christian love. Kierkegaard uses this value / virtue to understand the existence and relationship of the individual Christian. He grounds his… …   Wikipedia

  • part-time — S3 adj [only before noun] someone who has a part time job works for only part of each day or week ▪ a part time job ▪ women wishing to return to work on a part time basis >part time adv ▪ She wants to work part time after she s had the baby.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • part-time — adjective ** done for only part of the time that an activity is usually performed: a part time job a. doing part time work or study: a part time student/worker ╾ ,part timer noun count ╾ ,part time adverb: She works part time at the nursery. ─… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Works of authority in the British constitution — are books written by constitutional theorists that are considered part of the constitution. The two most prominent works of authority are An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution 1885 by A.V. Dicey and A Practical Treatise on… …   Wikipedia

  • Works, Vol. 1 — Works Volume 1 es un álbum doble de Emerson, Lake Palmer, editado el 17 de marzo de 1977, lanzado a través de Atlantic Records. Contenido 1 Historia 2 Piezas 3 Integrantes principales …   Wikipedia Español

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