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1 mecenazgo
m.patronage.* * *1 patronage* * *noun m.* * *SM patronage* * *masculino patronage, sponsorship* * *= sponsorship, patronage.Ex. In order to provide free library services to such groups librarians might look for sponsorship or private funding.Ex. From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.* * *masculino patronage, sponsorship* * *= sponsorship, patronage.Ex: In order to provide free library services to such groups librarians might look for sponsorship or private funding.
Ex: From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.* * *patronage, sponsorship* * *mecenazgo nmpatronage* * *mecenazgo nmpatrocinio: sponsorship, patronage -
2 patrocinio
m.1 sponsorship.2 patronage.3 Patrocinio.* * *1 sponsorship* * *noun m.1) sponsorship2) patronage* * *SM (Com) sponsorship; [de artes, causas benéficas] patronage; (=respaldo) backing, support* * *1) (de acto, proyecto) sponsorship; (Art) patronage2) (Chi, Méx) ( de abogado) representation* * *= sponsorship, patronage, sponsoring.Ex. In order to provide free library services to such groups librarians might look for sponsorship or private funding.Ex. From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.Ex. The backbone of the co-operative venture is the compilation of a union list of periodicals, the production of several indexes and the sponsoring of information research projects.----* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.* * *1) (de acto, proyecto) sponsorship; (Art) patronage2) (Chi, Méx) ( de abogado) representation* * *= sponsorship, patronage, sponsoring.Ex: In order to provide free library services to such groups librarians might look for sponsorship or private funding.
Ex: From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.Ex: The backbone of the co-operative venture is the compilation of a union list of periodicals, the production of several indexes and the sponsoring of information research projects.* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.* * *A (de un acto, proyecto) sponsorship; ( Art) patronagepara realizar su proyecto necesita el patrocinio de personalidades influyentes in order to carry out the project he needs the sponsorship of o he needs to get backing from influential peopleprograma ofrecido con/bajo el patrocinio de Sopifesa this program is brought to you by SopifesaB (Chi, Méx) (de un abogado) attestation* * *
patrocinio sustantivo masculino sponsorship
' patrocinio' also found in these entries:
English:
backing
- patronage
- sponsorship
* * *patrocinio nm1. [de proyecto] sponsorship, financing;[de equipo, programa] sponsorship; [de exposición, concierto] sponsorship, promotion;una exposición con el patrocinio del Ministerio de Cultura an exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Culture* * *m1 sponsorship2 MéxJUR defense, Brdefence* * *patrocinio nm: sponsorship, patronage -
3 clientela
f.1 customers.2 clientele, client base.* * ** * *noun f.1) customers2) practice* * *SF (Com) clientele, customers pl ; (Med) practice, patients pl* * *femenino (de restaurante, tienda) clientele, customers (pl); ( de hotel) guests (pl); ( de abogado) clients (pl)* * *= clientele, patronage, customer base.Ex. Some libraries will find this kind of integrated approach helpful to their clientele, in that it draws items together by their content, irrespective of their physical form.Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex. Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.* * *femenino (de restaurante, tienda) clientele, customers (pl); ( de hotel) guests (pl); ( de abogado) clients (pl)* * *= clientele, patronage, customer base.Ex: Some libraries will find this kind of integrated approach helpful to their clientele, in that it draws items together by their content, irrespective of their physical form.
Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex: Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.* * *(de un restaurante) clientele, customers (pl); (de un hotel) guests (pl); (de un abogado) clients (pl)* * *
clientela sustantivo femenino (de tienda, restaurante) clientele, customers (pl);
( de hotel) guests (pl);
( de abogado) clients (pl)
' clientela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escogido
- exigente
English:
clientele
- custom
- shut down
- business
* * *clientela nf[de tienda, garaje] customers; [de banco, abogado] clients; [de hotel] guests; [de bar, restaurante] clientele* * *f clientele, customers pl* * *clientela nf: clientele, customers pl* * *1. (en tienda) customers2. (de empresa) clients -
4 brillante
adj.1 shining (reluciente) (luz, astro).2 brilliant.el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstandingm.diamond.* * *► adjetivo1 (extraordinario) brilliant1 (diamante) diamond* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.bright, brilliant, shiny* * *1. ADJ1) (=reluciente) [luz, sol, color] [gen] bright; [muy fuerte] brilliant; [superficie pulida] shiny; [pelo] glossy, shiny; [joyas, lentejuelas] sparkling, glitteringun estampado amarillo brillante — a bright o brilliant yellow pattern
¡qué brillante ha quedado el suelo! — the floor is really shiny now!
2) (=excelente) brilliant2.SM diamond, brilliant* * *Ia) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossyb) <escritor/porvenir> brilliantIIa) ( diamante) diamondb) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter* * *= brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.Ex. This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex. The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex. The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.Ex. She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.Ex. Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.Ex. The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex. The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.Ex. The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.Ex. When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.Ex. Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.Ex. Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.----* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* ejecución brillante = bravura performance.* * *Ia) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossyb) <escritor/porvenir> brilliantIIa) ( diamante) diamondb) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter* * *= brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex: The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.Ex: The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* ejecución brillante = bravura performance.* * *1 ‹luz/estrella/color› bright; ‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny; ‹pintura› gloss ( before n); ‹papel› shiny, glossytenía la platería brillante she kept the silverware gleamingson de un color azul brillante they're bright bluetenía los ojos brillantes de fiebre her eyes were bright with feversus brillantes ojos azules his sparkling o bright blue eyesel fregadero está brillante de limpio the sink is sparkling cleantiene el suelo brillante the floor's shininguna tela brillante material with a sheen2 ‹escritor/discurso/porvenir› brilliant1 (diamante) diamondun anillo de brillantes a diamond ring* * *
brillante adjetivo
‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny;
‹ pintura› gloss ( before n);
‹ papel› glossy;
‹ tela› with a sheen
‹ mente› great;
■ sustantivo masculino ( diamante) diamond;
brillante
I adjetivo
1 (un color, una persona, un objeto) brilliant: su conferencia fue absolutamente brillante, his talk was absolutely brillant
2 (un suelo, una superficie) gleaming
II sustantivo masculino diamond
' brillante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consumada
- consumado
- distinguirse
- impracticable
- lustrosa
- lustroso
- nublar
- viva
- vivo
- destellar
- destello
- engarzar
- lumbrera
- radiante
- trayectoria
English:
blind
- bright
- brilliant
- gleaming
- gloss
- glossy
- glowing
- polished
- rock
- scintillating
- shining
- shiny
- sparkling
- strong
- vibrant
- brighten
- diamond
- flash
- sleek
* * *♦ adj1. [reluciente] [luz, astro] shining;[metal, zapatos, pelo] shiny; [ojos, sonrisa, diamante] sparkling2. [magnífico] brilliant;el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstanding;el joven escritor tiene un futuro brillante the young writer has a brilliant future ahead of him♦ nmdiamond, Espec brilliant* * *I adj1 ( luminoso) bright2 figbrilliantII m diamond* * *brillante adj: brilliant, bright♦ brillantemente advbrillante nmdiamante: diamond* * *brillante1 adj1. (luz, color) bright3. (persona, actuación) brilliantbrillante2 n diamond -
5 templo
m.1 temple (edificio) (no cristiano).2 temple (lugar mitificado).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: templar.* * *1 temple\* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=edificio de culto) temple2) (=iglesia) churchtemplo metodista — Methodist church o chapel
* * *masculino temple* * *= temple.Ex. From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.----* Monte del Templo, el = Temple Mount, the.* * *masculino temple* * *= temple.Ex: From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.
* Monte del Templo, el = Temple Mount, the.* * *templeel tipo está como un templo the guy is built like the side of a house ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo templar: ( conjugate templar)
templo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
templó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
templar
templo
templo sustantivo masculino
temple
templar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un metal) to temper
2 (una habitación) to warm up
3 (moderar, suavizar) to moderate: templa tus nervios, calm your nerves
templar los ánimos, to calm o cool everyone down
4 Mús (un instrumento) to tune
II verbo intransitivo (el tiempo) to get warmer
♦ Locuciones: templar gaitas, to compromise
templo m Rel temple
' templo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
iglesia
- teocali
- mentira
- profanar
- violación
- violar
English:
mosque
- temple
- Hanukkah
* * *templo nm1. [edificio] [no cristiano] temple;[católico, protestante] church; Famcomo un templo huge;eso es una verdad como un templo that's an undeniable fact2. [lugar mitificado] temple;un templo de la música rock a temple of rock* * *m temple;es una verdad como un templo fig fam it’s absolutely true* * *templo nm1) : temple2) : church, chapel* * *templo n temple -
6 enchufe
m.1 plug ( electricity and electronics) (macho).2 connections (informal) (recomendación).tener enchufe to have connectionsobtener algo por enchufe to get something by pulling strings o through one's connections3 socket, electric socket, jack, outlet.4 contact, personal connection.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enchufar.* * *2 familiar figurado (trabajo) easy job; (influencias) contacts plural, friends plural in high places\tener enchufe familiar to have contactsenchufe bipolar two-pin plugenchufe tripolar three-pin plug* * *noun m.1) plug, socket2) contact, patronage* * *SM1) (Elec) (=macho) plug; (=hembra) socket; [en la pared] point, socket2) (Téc) (=conexión) joint; (=manguito) sleeve, jacket (EEUU)3) * (=puesto laboral) cushy job *4) * (=influencia) useful contact* * *1) (Elec) ( macho) plug; ( hembra) socket, power point (BrE); ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)2) (Esp fam) ( influencia)por enchufe — through connections, by pulling some strings
* * *= plug, socket, socket outlet, light socket.Ex. No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.Ex. One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.Ex. Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.Ex. In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.----* adaptador para enchufes = plug adapter.* enchufe con clavijas redondas = round-prong plug.* enchufe de la luz = light socket.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* enchufe hembra = outlet, socket.* enchufes, los = nepotism.* recurrir a enchufes = pull + strings.* usar enchufes = pull + strings.* * *1) (Elec) ( macho) plug; ( hembra) socket, power point (BrE); ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)2) (Esp fam) ( influencia)por enchufe — through connections, by pulling some strings
* * *= plug, socket, socket outlet, light socket.Ex: No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.
Ex: One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.* adaptador para enchufes = plug adapter.* enchufe con clavijas redondas = round-prong plug.* enchufe de la luz = light socket.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* enchufe hembra = outlet, socket.* enchufes, los = nepotism.* recurrir a enchufes = pull + strings.* usar enchufes = pull + strings.* * *enchufe enchufe y enchufismo (↑ enchufe a1)A2 (del teléfono) socket, pointCompuestos:wall plug, wall sockettwo-way adaptorB ( fam)(influencia): hace falta tener algún enchufe you need to have connections, you need to have friends in high places o in the right placesentró en la empresa por enchufe he got into the company by the back door o by pulling some strings* * *
Del verbo enchufar: ( conjugate enchufar)
enchufé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
enchufe es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
enchufar
enchufe
enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
enchufe sustantivo masculino
1
( hembra) socket, power point (BrE)
2 (Esp fam) ( influencia):
por enchufe by pulling some strings
enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
enchufe sustantivo masculino
1 Elec (hembra) socket
(macho) plug
2 (persona) contact: consiguió el puesto porque tenía un buen enchufe, she got the job because she had a good contact
' enchufe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encajar
- hembra
- hueso
- macho
- trifásica
- trifásico
- clavija
English:
connected
- contact
- fit
- influence
- pull
- socket
- wall socket
- adapter
- jack
- plug
- point
- power
* * *enchufe nm[hembra] socket enchufe de clavija jack plugtener enchufe to have connections;obtener algo por enchufe to get sth by pulling strings o through one's connections* * *m2:tener enchufe fig fam have pull fam, have connections* * *enchufe nm1) : connection2) : plug, socket* * *enchufe n1. (macho) plug2. (hembra) socket
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