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1 policies
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2 policies
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3 policies
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4 to come home to roost: now his policies have come home to roost
ahora su política produce su fruto amargo, ahora se están viendo los malos resultados de su políticaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to come home to roost: now his policies have come home to roost
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5 accounting policies
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6 anti-inflationary policies
s.medidas antiinflacionistas.pl.plural de ANTI-INFLATIONARY POLICYNuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > anti-inflationary policies
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7 corrective policies
s.medidas de política correctiva. -
8 development policies
s.políticas de desarrollo, medidas tendentes a promover el desarrollo.pl.plural de DEVELOPMENT POLICY -
9 discretionary policies
s.medidas discrecionales.pl.plural de DISCRETIONARY POLICY -
10 personnel policies
s.política de personal.pl.plural de PERSONNEL POLICY -
11 policías
policies -
12 polizontes
policies -
13 policy
I 'poləsi plural - policies; noun(a planned or agreed course of action usually based on particular principles: the government's policies on education.) política
II 'poləsi plural - policies; noun(a (written) agreement with an insurance company: an insurance policy.)policy n1. política2. pólizatr['pɒlɪsɪ]1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL política2 (course of action, plan) política, estrategia3 (insurance) póliza (de seguros)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do something as a matter of policy tener por norma hacer algopolicy holder asegurado,-a1) : política fforeign policy: política exteriorn.• norma s.f.• normas de conducta s.f.pl.• plan s.m.• plan de acción s.m.• política s.f.• programa político s.m.• póliza s.f.• regla s.f.'pɑːləsi, 'pɒləsi1) u ca) ( Pol) política fpolicy ON something: their policy on education su política en materia de educación or en cuanto a educación; (before n) policy document — documento m normativo
b) (standard practice, plan) ( Busn) política fit is good/bad policy — es/no es recomendable
I ['pɒlɪsɪ]1. N1) (gen, principles) política f ; [of party, at election] programa m ; [of newspaper] normas fpl de conductait is a good/bad policy — es buena/mala táctica
2) † (=prudence, prudent procedure) discreción f2.CPDpolicy adviser, policy advisor N — (to organization, prime minister) consejero(-a) m / f político(-a)
policy decision N — decisión f de principio
policy priority N — prioridad f política
policy statement N — declaración f de política
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['pɒlɪsɪ]N (also: insurance policy) póliza fto take out a policy — sacar una póliza, hacerse un seguro
* * *['pɑːləsi, 'pɒləsi]1) u ca) ( Pol) política fpolicy ON something: their policy on education su política en materia de educación or en cuanto a educación; (before n) policy document — documento m normativo
b) (standard practice, plan) ( Busn) política fit is good/bad policy — es/no es recomendable
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14 harmonize
1) (to sing or play musical instruments in harmony.) armonizar2) (to add different parts to (a melody) to form harmonies.) armonizar3) (to (cause to) be in harmony or agreement: The colours in this room harmonize nicely.) armonizartr['hɑːmənaɪz]1 armonizar1 armonizarharmonize (US/UK)v.• acordar v.• armonizar v.• compadecer v.• concertar v.• concordar v.• consonar v.• entonar v.• hermanar v.'hɑːrmənaɪz, 'hɑːmənaɪz
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a) ( Mus) cantar en armoníab) ( be in accord) \<\<colors/ideas\>\> armonizar*
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vt \<\<policies/plans\>\> armonizar*, poner* en armonía['hɑːmǝnaɪz]VT VI armonizar ( with con)* * *['hɑːrmənaɪz, 'hɑːmənaɪz]
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a) ( Mus) cantar en armoníab) ( be in accord) \<\<colors/ideas\>\> armonizar*
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15 reduce
rə'dju:s1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducir2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) adelgazar, perder peso3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) reducir (a)•- reduction
reduce vb1. reducir / disminuir2. rebajartr[rɪ'djʊːs]1 (gen) reducir, disminuir2 (price etc) rebajar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'Reduce speed now' "Disminuya la velocidad"to be reduced to doing something no tener más remedio que hacer algo, verse obligado,-a a hacer algoto be reduced to something verse sumido,-a en algoto reduce somebody to tears hacer llorar a alguien1) lessen: reducir, disminuir, rebajar (precios)2) demote: bajar de categoría, degradar3)to be reduced to : verse rebajado a, verse forzado a4)to reduce someone to tears : hacer llorar a alguienreduce vislim: adelgazarv.• abreviar v.• achicar v.• acortar v.• adelgazar v.• apocar v.• bajar de peso v.• cercenar v.• ceñir v.• deshinchar v.• disminuir v.• estrechar v.• limitar v.• moderar v.• rebajar v.• reducir v.rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs1)a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarb) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*2)a) (break down, simplify)to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo
b) ( Math) simplificar*to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)
[rɪ'djuːs]to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien
1. VT1) (=decrease) [+ number, costs, expenditure, inflation] reducir; [+ price] rebajar; (Ind) [+ output] reducir, recortar; [+ speed, heat, visibility] disminuir; [+ temperature] bajar; [+ stress, tension] reducir, disminuir; [+ pain] aliviarit reduces the risk of heart disease (by 20%) — disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas (en un 20%)
2) (=cut price of) [+ goods] rebajar3) (=make smaller) [+ drawing] reducir; (Med) [+ swelling] bajar; (Culin) [+ sauce] reducir4) (=bring to specified state)minimumto reduce sth to ashes/rubble — reducir algo a cenizas/escombros
5) (=capture, subjugate) tomar, conquistar6) (Mil) (=demote) degradar7) (=simplify) reducir8) (Math) [+ equation, expression] reducir9) (Chem) reducir2. VI1) (=decrease) reducirse, disminuir2) (Culin) espesarse3) (=slim) adelgazar* * *[rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs]1)a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarb) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*2)a) (break down, simplify)to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo
b) ( Math) simplificar*to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)
to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien
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16 set forth
1) v + adv ( depart) (liter) partir (liter), salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (outline, present) (frml) \<\<argument/theory\>\> exponer*; \<\<aims/policies/proposition\>\> presentar1.VT + ADV (=expound) [+ theory] exponer, explicar; (=display) mostrar2.VI + ADV = set out 1.* * *1) v + adv ( depart) (liter) partir (liter), salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (outline, present) (frml) \<\<argument/theory\>\> exponer*; \<\<aims/policies/proposition\>\> presentar -
17 warmed-over
1) (warmed up or heated again: warmed-over soup.) recalentado2) ((of a story, idea etc) that has been heard many times before so that it is no longer interesting or relevant.) repetido, machacado'wɔːrmd'əʊvər, ˌwɔːmd'əʊvə(r)* * *['wɔːrmd'əʊvər, ˌwɔːmd'əʊvə(r)] -
18 alienate
- neitverb (to make someone feel unfriendly to one: He alienated his wife by his cruelty to her.) ganarse la antipatía (de)tr['eɪlɪəneɪt]1 (estrange) ganarse la antipatía de; (reject) marginar■ his policies have alienated many of his followers su política le ha ganado la antipatía de muchos de sus seguidores2 SMALLLAW/SMALL enajenar1) estrange: alienar, enajenar2)to alienate oneself : alejarse, distanciarsev.• alienar v.• enajenar v.• extrañar v.'eɪliəneɪttransitive verb (Pol, Psych) alienar; ( estrange)this has alienated all his friends — esto ha hecho que todos sus amigos se alejen or se distancien de él
to alienate somebody from somebody/something — alejar a alguien de alguien/algo
to alienate oneself from somebody/something — alejarse or distanciarse de alguien/algo
['eɪlɪǝneɪt]VT1) (=offend) [+ person] ofender; [+ sb's sympathies] perder, enajenar frmto alienate o.s. from sb — alejarse or apartarse de algn
2) (Pol, Philos) alienar, enajenar3) (Jur) enajenar* * *['eɪliəneɪt]transitive verb (Pol, Psych) alienar; ( estrange)this has alienated all his friends — esto ha hecho que todos sus amigos se alejen or se distancien de él
to alienate somebody from somebody/something — alejar a alguien de alguien/algo
to alienate oneself from somebody/something — alejarse or distanciarse de alguien/algo
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19 apart
(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) a una distancia de- come apart
- take apart
- tell apart
apart adv1. separado2. a distancia / lejosapart from excepto / menos / aparteapart from John, everyone was there menos John, todos estaban allítr[ə'pɑːt]1 (not together) separado,-a; (distant) alejado,-a2 (in pieces) en piezas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLapart from aparte deto fall apart deshacerseto live apart vivir separadosto take apart desarmar, desmontarto tell apart distinguirapart [ə'pɑrt] adv1) separately: aparte, separadamente2) aside: aparte, a un lado3)to fall apart : deshacerse, hacerse pedazos4)to take apart : desmontar, desmantelarn.• aparte s.m.adj.• separado, -a adj.adv.• a un lado adv.• aparte adv.• en pedazos adv.ə'pɑːrt, ə'pɑːt1)a) ( separated)her intelligence set her apart — se destacaba por su inteligencia; see also tell apart
b) ( into pieces): see come, fall, pull, take apart2) ( distant)in places as far apart as Tokyo and Paris — en lugares tan alejados el uno del otro como Tokio y París
the first and second interviews are weeks apart — hay varias semanas entre la primera y la segunda entrevista
3) ( excluded) (after n)these faults apart... — aparte de or fuera de estos defectos...
joking apart... — bromas aparte...
4)apart from — (as prep)
a) ( except for) excepto, menos, aparte deapart from him we're all satisfied — aparte de él or exceptuándolo a él, todos estamos satisfechos
b) ( discounting) aparte dequite apart from the time it would take, I can't afford it — aparte or independientemente del tiempo que me tomaría, no puedo permitírmelo
c) ( separated from)[ǝ'pɑːt]When apart is an element in a phrasal verb, eg fall apart, tear apart, look up the verb. ADV1) (=separated)posts set equally apart — postes espaciados con regularidad or colocados a intervalos iguales
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to hold o.s. apart — mantenerse aparte•
he lives apart from his wife — vive separado de su mujer•
the house stands somewhat apart — la casa está algo aisladaset apart•
I can't tell them apart — no puedo distinguir el uno del otro2) (=in pieces)fall apart, take apart, tear apartto come or fall apart — romperse, deshacerse
3) (=aside)joking apart... — en serio...
these problems apart... — aparte de estos problemas..., estos problemas aparte...
4)apart from —
a) (=excluding) aparte deapart from the fact that... — aparte del hecho de que...
but quite apart from that... — pero aparte de eso...
b) (=except for)he ate everything apart from the meat — comió todo menos or excepto la carne
* * *[ə'pɑːrt, ə'pɑːt]1)a) ( separated)her intelligence set her apart — se destacaba por su inteligencia; see also tell apart
b) ( into pieces): see come, fall, pull, take apart2) ( distant)in places as far apart as Tokyo and Paris — en lugares tan alejados el uno del otro como Tokio y París
the first and second interviews are weeks apart — hay varias semanas entre la primera y la segunda entrevista
3) ( excluded) (after n)these faults apart... — aparte de or fuera de estos defectos...
joking apart... — bromas aparte...
4)apart from — (as prep)
a) ( except for) excepto, menos, aparte deapart from him we're all satisfied — aparte de él or exceptuándolo a él, todos estamos satisfechos
b) ( discounting) aparte dequite apart from the time it would take, I can't afford it — aparte or independientemente del tiempo que me tomaría, no puedo permitírmelo
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20 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) desanimar, desalentar2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) oponerse3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) disuadir•discourage vb1. desanimarI don't want to discourage you, but it's very difficult no quiero desanimarte, pero es muy difícil2. disuadir / desaconsejartr[dɪs'kʌrɪʤ]1 (dishearten) desanimar, desalentar2 (prevent - action) poner freno a; (investment, initiative) no fomentar, no estimular, desanimar; (advances) rechazar, resistirse a■ this government's policies discourage investors la política de este gobierno no estimula a los inversores■ his parents discouraged him from getting a motorbike sus padres lo disuadieron de comprarse una moto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be discouraged desanimarse1) dishearten: desalentar, desanimar2) dissuade: disuadirv.• desalentar v.• desanimar v.• desaprobar v.• descorazonar v.• desesperanzar v.• disuadir v.• helar v.dɪs'kɜːrɪdʒ, dɪs'kʌrɪdʒa) ( depress) desalentar*, desanimarb) ( deter) \<\<crime/speculation\>\> poner* freno a; \<\<burglar\>\> ahuyentar, disuadirc) ( dissuade)to discourage somebody FROM -ING: she discouraged me from taking the exam — trató de convencerme de que no me presentara al examen
[dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ]VT1) (=dishearten) desanimar, desalentarto get or become discouraged — desanimarse, desalentarse
2) (=deter) [+ offer, advances] rechazar; [+ tendency, relationship] oponerse a3) (=dissuade)I don't want to discourage you, but... — no pretendo disuadirte or desanimarte, pero...
* * *[dɪs'kɜːrɪdʒ, dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ]a) ( depress) desalentar*, desanimarb) ( deter) \<\<crime/speculation\>\> poner* freno a; \<\<burglar\>\> ahuyentar, disuadirc) ( dissuade)to discourage somebody FROM -ING: she discouraged me from taking the exam — trató de convencerme de que no me presentara al examen
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