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4 fontanería
f.plumbing.* * *1 plumbing* * *SF1) (=oficio) plumbing; (=instalación) plumbing2) (=tienda) ironmonger's, hardware store* * *femenino (esp Esp) plumbing* * *= plumbing.Ex. Water damage protection can be optimised by a working knowledge of the building's plumbing.* * *femenino (esp Esp) plumbing* * *= plumbing.Ex: Water damage protection can be optimised by a working knowledge of the building's plumbing.
* * *( Esp)1 (oficio) plumbing2 (instalación) plumbing* * *
fontanería sustantivo femenino (esp Esp) plumbing
fontanería sustantivo femenino plumbing
' fontanería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diplomada
- diplomado
- sifón
English:
plumbing
* * *fontanería nf1. [oficio] plumbing2. [instalaciones] plumbing* * *f plumbing* * *fontanería nfplomería: plumbing* * *fontanería n plumbing -
5 plomería
f.plumbing.* * *SF1) (Arquit) lead roofing* * *femenino (AmL) plumbing* * *femenino (AmL) plumbing* * *( AmL)plumbing* * *
plomería sustantivo femenino (AmL) plumbing
* * *plomería nfMéx, RP, Ven1. [negocio] plumber's (workshop)2. [instalación] plumbing* * *f Méxplumbing* * *plomería nffontanería: plumbing -
6 instalación
f.1 installation, setting-up, foundation, settling.2 facility, complex.3 installation, factory, industrial plant, plant.* * *1 (de un aparato) installation■ ¿quién le hizo la instalación del gas? who did the gas installation?, who installed the gas?2 (de personas) settling in; (de empresas) establishment, setting up■ ha aumentado la instalación en nuestro suelo de empresas extranjeras more foreign companies have set up here1 (de un servicio) facilities plural■ el nuevo complejo deportivo tiene unas instalaciones fabulosas the new sports complex has fabulous facilities\instalación deportiva sports centreinstalación eléctrica electrical system, electrics plural* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=conexión) [de equipo, luz] installationel técnico se encargará de hacer la instalación eléctrica — the technician will put in the electrics o frm take care of the electrical installation
2) (=montaje) [de oficina, fábrica] setting up; [de tienda de campaña] pitching3) (=equipo) [de luz, gas] systemhan venido a arreglar la instalación de la luz — they've come to mend the electrical system o the wiring
instalación eléctrica — electricity system, wiring
4) pl instalacionesa) (=recinto) installationsb) (=servicios) facilitiesel centro deportivo cuenta con excelentes instalaciones — the sports centre has excellent facilities
instalaciones deportivas — (=recinto) sports grounds; (=servicios) sports facilities
instalaciones recreativas — (=recinto) recreational areas; (=servicios) recreational facilities
5) (Arte) installation* * *a) ( colocación) installationb) (equipo, dispositivo) systemc) instalaciones femenino plural ( dependencias) installations (pl)* * *= facility, installation, set-up, bedding down, physical facility.Ex. Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.Ex. Bureaux can be useful for access to a specific desired software package, which would demand too much hardware for the library to contemplate its own installation.Ex. Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.Ex. This article describes the needs addressed by GRAVITY, the bedding down of the system and its integration into the library's procedures.Ex. The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.----* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.* cambio de instalación eléctrica = rewiring.* facilidad de instalación = ease of installation.* instalación deportiva = sports facility, athletic facility.* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.* instalación para el ejercicio físico = physical facility.* * *a) ( colocación) installationb) (equipo, dispositivo) systemc) instalaciones femenino plural ( dependencias) installations (pl)* * *= facility, installation, set-up, bedding down, physical facility.Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.
Ex: Bureaux can be useful for access to a specific desired software package, which would demand too much hardware for the library to contemplate its own installation.Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.Ex: This article describes the needs addressed by GRAVITY, the bedding down of the system and its integration into the library's procedures.Ex: The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.* cambio de instalación eléctrica = rewiring.* facilidad de instalación = ease of installation.* instalación deportiva = sports facility, athletic facility.* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.* instalación para el ejercicio físico = physical facility.* * *1 (colocación) installation2 (equipo, dispositivo) systemla instalación sanitaria the plumbingla instalación eléctrica the electrical installation o systemlas instalaciones portuarias the port installationsinstalaciones deportivas sports facilities* * *
instalación sustantivo femenino
c)
instalaciones deportivas sports facilities
instalación sustantivo femenino
1 installation 2 instalaciones, (deportivas, etc) facilities
' instalación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cañería
- salina
- saneamiento
- eléctrico
- planta
- revisar
- revisión
English:
connection
- installation
- plumbing
- rewire
- wiring
- fixture
* * *instalación nf1. [acción] installation;[de local, puesto] setting up;han anunciado la instalación de un hipermercado en las afueras de la ciudad they have announced that a hypermarket is to be built on the outskirts of town2. [aparatos] systeminstalación de aire acondicionado air-conditioning system;instalación eléctrica wiring;instalación del gas gas pipes;instalación sanitaria plumbing3. [lugar]el acto se celebró en las instalaciones de la empresa the ceremony took place on company premises;instalaciones deportivas sports facilities;instalaciones militares military installations;instalaciones portuarias port facilities o installations;instalaciones nucleares nuclear installations o plants* * *f acto installation* * ** * *instalación n installation -
7 saneamiento
m.1 disinfection (limpieza).artículos de saneamiento bathroom furniture2 write-off, write-down (finance) (de bienes).3 sanitation.4 sanitization.5 disencumbrance, write-down.6 assanation.7 drainage.* * *1 (de terreno) drainage, draining2 (de edificio) cleaning, disinfection3 (de moneda) stabilization* * *SM1) (=limpieza) [de río, ciudad, alcantarillado] clean-up; [de terreno] drainage2) [de empresa] restructuringinvirtieron 100 millones en el saneamiento económico de la compañía — they invested 100 million in restructuring the company's finances
3) (Econ) [de deuda] write-off; [de activo] write-down4) (Jur) compensation, indemnification* * *1)a) ( de empresa) reorganization, rationalizationb) (de zona, río) cleaning upc) (Der) compensation2) (Esp) ( fontanería) plumbing* * *= sanitation, sewage facility.Nota: Normalmente usado en plural.Ex. The council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services' which they described as police, fire, and sanitation.Ex. There are many urgent problems confronting the council of Junctionville: inadequate water and sewage facilities, limited public transportation, polluted air, excessive power costs, crime.----* sistema de saneamiento = sewerage system, sewerage.* * *1)a) ( de empresa) reorganization, rationalizationb) (de zona, río) cleaning upc) (Der) compensation2) (Esp) ( fontanería) plumbing* * *= sanitation, sewage facility.Nota: Normalmente usado en plural.Ex: The council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services' which they described as police, fire, and sanitation.
Ex: There are many urgent problems confronting the council of Junctionville: inadequate water and sewage facilities, limited public transportation, polluted air, excessive power costs, crime.* sistema de saneamiento = sewerage system, sewerage.* * *A1 (de una empresa) reorganization, rationalization2 (de una zona, un río) cleaning up3 ( Der) compensationB ( Esp) (fontanería) plumbingartículos de saneamiento bathroom o sanitary fittings* * *
saneamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (limpieza) cleaning-up
2 fig (de una empresa, de la economía) reorganization
3 (instalación sanitaria) plumbing
(alcantarillado) drainage
* * *saneamiento nm1. [limpieza] [de tierras] drainage;[de edificio] disinfection2. [fontanería] plumbing;artículos de saneamiento bathroom furniture3. [de río] clean-up4. [de activos] [amortización total] write-off;[reconocimiento de minusvalías] write-down5. [de moneda] stabilization;[de economía] refloating; [de empresa] turnaround; [de cuenta] regularization;el saneamiento de las cuentas públicas the reform o restructuring of public finances* * *m2 COM restructuring, rationalization* * *saneamiento nm1) : cleaning up, sanitation2) : reorganizing, streamlining -
8 gasfitería
SF And, Cono Sur plumber's (shop)* * *femenino (Chi, Per) plumbing* * *femenino (Chi, Per) plumbing* * *(Chi, Per)plumbing* * *
gasfitería sustantivo femenino (Chi, Per) plumbing
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9 cañería
f.piping, conduit, pipe, pipes.* * *1 piping* * *noun f.1) pipe2) pipes* * *SF1) (=tubo) pipe; (=sistema) pipes pl, piping; (=desaguadero) drain2) (Mús) organ pipes3) ** (=vena) main line *** * ** * ** * *la casa tiene toda la cañería nueva all the plumbing in the house is newCompuesto:cañería principal or de distribuciónwater main* * *
cañería sustantivo femenino ( tubo) pipe;
( conjunto de tubos) piping, pipes (pl)
cañería sustantivo femenino (cada tramo) pipe
(instalación) pipes; plumbing
' cañería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desagüe
- llave
- manar
- atascar
- atorar
- atrancar
- cegar
- ciego
- desatascar
- deshelar
- destapar
- destaponar
- gorgotear
- gotear
- rotura
- sarro
- tapar
- taponar
- tubería
English:
gush
- pipe
- spout
- stoppage
- main
- piping
* * *cañería nfpipe;las cañerías the plumbing* * *f pipe;cañería de agua water pipe* * *cañería nftubería: pipes pl, piping* * *cañería n pipe -
10 averiguar el límite de Algo
(v.) = plumb + the depths ofEx. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* * *(v.) = plumb + the depths ofEx: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
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11 dilucidar
v.to elucidate.* * *1 to elucidate, clear up, throw light on* * *VT1) (=aclarar) [+ asunto] to elucidate, clarify; [+ misterio] to clear up2) [+ concurso] to decide* * *verbo transitivo <asunto/cuestión> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <enigma/misterio> to solve, clear up* * *= elucidate, untangle, plumb + the depths of, bring + clarity (to), tease out, clear up.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.----* dilucidar una apuesta = settle + bet.* * *verbo transitivo <asunto/cuestión> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <enigma/misterio> to solve, clear up* * *= elucidate, untangle, plumb + the depths of, bring + clarity (to), tease out, clear up.Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.* dilucidar una apuesta = settle + bet.* * *dilucidar [A1 ]vt‹asunto/cuestión› to clarify, elucidate ( frml); ‹enigma/misterio› to solve, clear up* * *
dilucidar verbo transitivo explain, elucidate: no conseguimos dilucidar lo que quiso decir con aquello, we can't figure out what she meant by that
' dilucidar' also found in these entries:
English:
elucidate
- plumb
* * *dilucidar vt[asunto, problema] to clarify;tratan de dilucidar qué pasó they are trying to clarify what happened* * *v/t clarify* * *dilucidar vt: to elucidate, to clarify -
12 en varios ficheros
(adj.) = cross-file [crossfile]Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* * *(adj.) = cross-file [crossfile]Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
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13 en varios sistemas
(adj.) = cross-systemEx. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* * *(adj.) = cross-systemEx: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
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14 imposible de delimitar
(adj.) = unmappableEx. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* * *(adj.) = unmappableEx: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
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15 imposible de representar
(adj.) = unmappableEx. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* * *(adj.) = unmappableEx: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
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16 lamparilla
f.1 small lamp.2 nightlight, night-light, small lamp.* * *1 (lámpara) small lamp2 (vela) candle* * *SF1) (=lámpara) small lamp2) (Bot) aspen* * *= blowlamp, blowtorch.Ex. In some blowlamps the fuel is paraffin.Ex. Blowtorches are widely used in many trades especially plumbing.* * *= blowlamp, blowtorch.Ex: In some blowlamps the fuel is paraffin.
Ex: Blowtorches are widely used in many trades especially plumbing.* * *lamparilla nfsmall lamp* * *f oil lamp -
17 medir la profundidad de Algo
(v.) = plumb + the depths ofEx. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* * *(v.) = plumb + the depths ofEx: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
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18 poner a prueba
to put to the test* * *(v.) = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edgeEx. Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.Ex. However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.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. Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.Ex. This will be piloted during 1996 by academic libraries, systems vendors, publishers and intermediaries.Ex. There are 2 important areas where the librarian's interpretation of his role are put to the test: his involvement with audiovisual materials, and his attitude towards teaching.Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.Ex. The concept was trialled in 1995 and subscribers to this service will be transferred with no additional charge.Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.Ex. This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.Ex. There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.Ex. The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.Ex. But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.* * *(v.) = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edgeEx: Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.
Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.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: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.Ex: This will be piloted during 1996 by academic libraries, systems vendors, publishers and intermediaries.Ex: There are 2 important areas where the librarian's interpretation of his role are put to the test: his involvement with audiovisual materials, and his attitude towards teaching.Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.Ex: The concept was trialled in 1995 and subscribers to this service will be transferred with no additional charge.Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.Ex: There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.Ex: The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day. -
19 retrete exterior
(n.) = dunny, outhouseEx. By the middle of the twentieth century, dunnies had become much less common as modern plumbing diminished the need to keep toilets at a distance from the house.Ex. Outhouses are one of the humbler elements of our sanitation systems.* * *(n.) = dunny, outhouseEx: By the middle of the twentieth century, dunnies had become much less common as modern plumbing diminished the need to keep toilets at a distance from the house.
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20 sondear
v.1 to sound out.Ellos sondearon el fondo del mar They sounded out the bottom of the sea.2 to test (mining) (terreno).3 to feel out.El detective sondea a los chicos The detective feels out the boys.* * *1 MEDICINA to sound, probe2 MARÍTIMO to sound3 (subsuelo) to drill, bore4 figurado (encuestar) to sound out, test\sondear la opinión pública figurado to sound out public opinion* * ** * *= survey, poll, plumb + the depths of.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.----* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* * ** * *= survey, poll, plumb + the depths of.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* * *sondear [A1 ]vt‹opinión› to sound out; ‹mercado› to test sondar vt 2. (↑ sondar), sondar vt 3. (↑ sondar), sondar vt 4. (↑ sondar)* * *
sondear verbo transitivo
1 Náut to sound, plumb
2 Geol to drill into
3 (a una persona, una situación) to sound out
' sondear' also found in these entries:
English:
plumb
- poll
- sound out
- sounding
- survey
- sound
* * *sondear vt1. [sonsacar] to sound out;sondéalo, a ver si te cuenta qué planean sound him out, maybe he'll tell you what they're planning;sondeó el parecer de todos los miembros del comité he sounded out the opinions of all the committee members2. [medir profundidad] to sound[roca] to drill* * *v/t figsurvey, poll* * *sondear vt1) : to sound2) : to probe3) : to sound out, to test (opinions, markets)
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