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1 contexto

m.

context.

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contexto

► nombre masculino

1 context

2 figurado environment

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noun m.

context

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SM

1) (=marco) context

sacar algo (fuera) de contexto — to take sth out of context

contexto histórico — historical context

2) (Téc) web, tangle

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masculino context

fuera de contexto — out of context

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= context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.

Ex. In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.

Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.

Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

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. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.

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* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.

* contexto cultural = cultural context.

* contexto económico = economic context.

* contexto físico = atmospherics.

* contexto histórico = historical context.

* contexto político = political context.

* contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.

* contexto social = social context.

* contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.

* contexto temático = subject context.

* dependencia del contexto = situatedness.

* dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.

* en el contexto de = in the realm of.

* en este contexto = against this background.

* en otros contextos = in other connections.

* establecer el contexto = set + context.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* limitado por el contexto = context-bound.

* según el contexto = contextually.

* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.

* situar en contexto = place + in context.

* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.

* usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.

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masculino context

fuera de contexto — out of context

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= context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.

Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.

Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.

Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

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: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.

* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.

* contexto cultural = cultural context.

* contexto económico = economic context.

* contexto físico = atmospherics.

* contexto histórico = historical context.

* contexto político = political context.

* contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.

* contexto social = social context.

* contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.

* contexto temático = subject context.

* dependencia del contexto = situatedness.

* dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.

* en el contexto de = in the realm of.

* en este contexto = against this background.

* en otros contextos = in other connections.

* establecer el contexto = set + context.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* limitado por el contexto = context-bound.

* según el contexto = contextually.

* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.

* situar en contexto = place + in context.

* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.

* usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.

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contexto

masculine

1 (en un texto) context

fuera de contexto out of context

poner algo en contexto to put sth into context

2 (marco, coyuntura) context

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contexto sustantivo masculino
context
contexto sustantivo masculino context
contexto sustantivo masculino context
' contexto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marco
- mayoría
- empezar
English:
context
- must
- set-up

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contexto nm

1. [de texto] context

2. [circunstancias] context;

en/fuera de contexto in/out of context

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contexto

m context;

fuera de contexto out of context;

sacar de contexto take out of context

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contexto nm

: context

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contexto n context

Spanish-English dictionary > contexto
2 contexto político

(n.) = political context

Ex. The author explores the cultural and political contexts of efforts to reform Australian libraries in the wake of the Munn-Pitt report of 1935.

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(n.) = political context

Ex: The author explores the cultural and political contexts of efforts to reform Australian libraries in the wake of the Munn-Pitt report of 1935.

Spanish-English dictionary > contexto político
3 lesbianismo

m.

lesbianism.

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lesbianismo

► nombre masculino

1 lesbianism

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SM lesbianism

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= lesbianism, lesbianism, sapphism.

Ex. Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.

Ex. Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.

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.

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= lesbianism, lesbianism, sapphism.

Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.

Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.

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.

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lesbianismo

masculine

lesbianism

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lesbianismo nm

lesbianism

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lesbianismo nm

: lesbianism

Spanish-English dictionary > lesbianismo
4 espectro

m.

1 spectrum (physics).

2 specter, ghost (fantasma).

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espectro

► nombre masculino

1 FÍSICA spectrum

2 (fantasma) spectre (US specter), ghost, apparition

3 figurado (persona) ghost

4 (conjunto, serie) range

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noun m.

spectrum

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SM

1) (Fís) spectrum

de amplio espectro — wide-ranging, covering a broad spectrum

2) (=fantasma) spectre, specter (EEUU), ghost

el espectro del hambre — the spectre of famine

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masculino

1) (Fís) spectrum; ( gama) spectrum

el espectro político — the political spectrum

un antibiótico de amplio espectro — a broad-spectrum antibiotic

2) ( fantasma) specter*, ghost; ( amenaza) specter*

el espectro de la muerte — the specter of death

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= spectrum [spectra, -pl.], spectre [specter, -USA], wraith, spook, phantasm, phantom.

Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex. The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.

Ex. The article 'Ghosts, spooks and spectres' looks briefly at some of the ways in which public librarians have been portrayed in popular fiction.

Ex. Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.

Ex. The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.

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* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.

* espectro político, el = political spectrum, the.

* un amplio espectro de = a broad band of, a broad spectrum of, a wide band of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

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masculino

1) (Fís) spectrum; ( gama) spectrum

el espectro político — the political spectrum

un antibiótico de amplio espectro — a broad-spectrum antibiotic

2) ( fantasma) specter*, ghost; ( amenaza) specter*

el espectro de la muerte — the specter of death

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= spectrum [spectra, -pl.], spectre [specter, -USA], wraith, spook, phantasm, phantom.

Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.

Ex: The article 'Ghosts, spooks and spectres' looks briefly at some of the ways in which public librarians have been portrayed in popular fiction.

Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.

Ex: The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.

* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.

* espectro político, el = political spectrum, the.

* un amplio espectro de = a broad band of, a broad spectrum of, a wide band of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

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espectro

masculine

A

1 ( Fís) spectrum

2 (gama) spectrum

el espectro político the political spectrum

un antibiótico de amplio espectro a broad-spectrum antibiotic

un amplio espectro de colores a wide range o broad spectrum of colors

B

1 (fantasma) specter*, ghost, wraith ( liter)

2 (amenaza) specter*

el espectro de la muerte/del hambre the specter of death/of famine

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espectro sustantivo masculino
1 ( gama) spectrum
2 ( fantasma) specter^{( conjugate specter)}, ghost;
( amenaza) specter^{( conjugate specter)}
espectro sustantivo masculino
1 Fís spectrum
2 (espíritu, aparición) spectre, US specter
3 (gama) range
antibióticos de amplio espectro, broad-spectrum antibiotics
' espectro' also found in these entries:
English:
specter
- spectre
- spectrum

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espectro nm

1. Fís spectrum

Comp
espectro luminoso light spectrum;
espectro solar solar spectrum;

espectro visible visible spectrum

2. [gama, abanico] spectrum;

el espectro político the political spectrum;

un antibiótico de amplio espectro a broad-spectrum antibiotic

3. [fantasma] spectre, ghost

4. [de hambre, guerra] spectre

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espectro

m

1 FÍS spectrum;

un amplio espectro fig a wide range, a broad spectrum

2 ( fantasma) ghost;

el espectro de la guerra the specter o Br spectre of war

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espectro nm

1) : ghost, specter

2) : spectrum

Spanish-English dictionary > espectro
5 cuestión

f.

issue, matter, problem, subject.

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cuestión

► nombre femenino

1 (pregunta) question

2 (asunto) business, matter, question

3 (discusión) dispute, quarrel, argument

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en cuestión in question

en cuestión de... (tiempo) in just a few..., in a matter of...

■ lo acabaré en cuestión de minutos I'll finish it in a few minutes

eso es otra cuestión that's a whole different matter

la cuestión es que... the thing is that...

ser cuestión de vida o muerte figurado to be a matter of life or death

cuestión candente burning question

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noun f.

matter

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SF

1) (=asunto) matter, question

quedan algunas cuestiones por resolver — there are still a few matters o questions to be resolved

eso es otra cuestión — that's another matter

¡sigue gritando, la cuestión es no dejarme tranquilo! — iró * carry on shouting, don't mind me!

no sé por qué, pero la cuestión es que ahora soy más pobre — * I don't know why, but the fact is that I'm poorer now than I was

• cuestión de, una cuestión de honor — a matter of honour

resolver el problema no es solo cuestión de dinero — the answer to the problem is not just a question of money

su entrega a la policía es cuestión de tiempo — it's only a matter of time before he gives himself up to the police

todo es cuestión de proponérselo — it's all a matter o question of telling yourself you can do it

será cuestión de irse ya a casa — it's time we were thinking of going home

puedes beber, pero no es cuestión de que te emborraches — you can have a drink or two, but there's no need to get drunk

para solucionarlo tan solo es cuestión de que lo habléis — all you have to do to solve the problem is talk it over

• en cuestión — in question

la persona en cuestión resultó ser mi padre — the person in question turned out to be my father

falleció en cuestión de segundos — she died in a matter of seconds

en cuestión de política social hemos avanzado poco — we have made little progress in terms of social policy
quid, vida 1)
2) (=pregunta) question

el examen se compone de tres cuestiones — the exam is made up of three questions

la cuestión está en saber si ella estaba al corriente — the question is whether she knew

cuestión de confianza — vote of confidence

3) (=duda)

poner algo en cuestión — to call sth into question, raise doubts about sth

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femenino

1)

a) (tema, problema) question, matter

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the heart of the matter

b) (en locs)

en cuestión — in question

en cuestión de — in a matter of

la cuestión es... — the thing is...

la cuestión es divertirnos — the main thing is to enjoy ourselves

la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy

ser cuestión de — to be a matter of

es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes

si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...

será cuestión de planteárselo — we'll just have to put it to him

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú — there's no reason why you should do it all yourself

2) ( duda)

poner algo en cuestión — to call something into question

3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)

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= affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.

Ex. And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.

Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.

Ex. The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.

Ex. One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.

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* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.

* cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.

* cuestión científica = scientific issue.

* cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión crítica = critical issue.

* cuestión debatible = debatable point.

* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.

* cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.

* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.

* cuestiones = matters.

* cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.

* cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.

* cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.

* cuestión específica = topical issue.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.

* cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.

* cuestiones sociales = social affairs.

* cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.

* cuestión ética = ethical issue.

* cuestión financiera = financial issue.

* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.

* cuestión histórica = historical issue.

* cuestión imprescindible = imperative.

* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión laboral = work-related issue.

* cuestión legal = legal issue.

* cuestión negociable = negotiable point.

* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.

* cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.

* cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión política = political issue.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.

* cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.

* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.

* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.

* cuestión técnica = technical issue.

* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.

* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.

* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.

* en cuestiones de = in matters of.

* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.

* en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.

* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.

* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* exponer una cuestión = raise + point.

* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.

* meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.

* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.

* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.

* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.

* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.

* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.

* ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.

* ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.

* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.

* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.

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femenino

1)

a) (tema, problema) question, matter

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the heart of the matter

b) (en locs)

en cuestión — in question

en cuestión de — in a matter of

la cuestión es... — the thing is...

la cuestión es divertirnos — the main thing is to enjoy ourselves

la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy

ser cuestión de — to be a matter of

es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes

si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...

será cuestión de planteárselo — we'll just have to put it to him

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú — there's no reason why you should do it all yourself

2) ( duda)

poner algo en cuestión — to call something into question

3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)

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= affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.

Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.

Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.

Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.

Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.

* cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.

* cuestión científica = scientific issue.

* cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión crítica = critical issue.

* cuestión debatible = debatable point.

* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.

* cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.

* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.

* cuestiones = matters.

* cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.

* cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.

* cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.

* cuestión específica = topical issue.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.

* cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.

* cuestiones sociales = social affairs.

* cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.

* cuestión ética = ethical issue.

* cuestión financiera = financial issue.

* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.

* cuestión histórica = historical issue.

* cuestión imprescindible = imperative.

* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión laboral = work-related issue.

* cuestión legal = legal issue.

* cuestión negociable = negotiable point.

* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.

* cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.

* cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión política = political issue.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.

* cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.

* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.

* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.

* cuestión técnica = technical issue.

* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.

* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.

* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.

* en cuestiones de = in matters of.

* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.

* en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.

* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.

* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* exponer una cuestión = raise + point.

* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.

* meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.

* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.

* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.

* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.

* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.

* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.

* ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.

* ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.

* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.

* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.

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cuestión

feminine

A

1 (tema, problema) question, matter

es experto en cuestiones de derecho internacional he is an expert on matters o questions of international law

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter

llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matter o issue, to get to the root of the problem

2 ( en locs):

en cuestión in question

el museo en cuestión va a ser clausurado the museum in question is going to be closed

en cuestión de in a matter of

aprendió inglés en cuestión de meses she learnt English in a matter of months

la cuestión es … the thing is …

la cuestión es que no tengo tiempo the problem o thing is that I don't have time

la cuestiónes divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves

pide por pedir, la cuestión es molestar she asks just for the sake of asking, she only does it to annoy

ser cuestión de to be a matter o question of

es una cuestión de principios it's a matter o question of principle

en taxi es cuestión de diez minutos it's only a ten-minute taxi ride

si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

todo es cuestión de darle tiempo al tiempo it's just a question of waiting

todo es cuestión de poner atención it's just o all a question of concentrating, it's just o all a matter of concentration

será cuestión de planteárselo y ver we'll just have to put it to him and see

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos there's no need to get in a flap ( colloq)

ayúdala, pero tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú help her by all means, but there's no reason why you should do it all yourself

B

(duda): poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question, to raise questions o doubts about sth

este descubrimiento pone en cuestión la validez del método this discovery raises questions about o raises doubts about o calls into question the validity of the method

C ( fam)

1 (problema) disagreement, problem

2 (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* ( colloq)

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cuestión sustantivo femenino
a) (tema, problema) question, matter;

◊ cuestiones de derecho internacional matters o questions of international law;

llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matter
b) ( en locs)

◊ en cuestión in question;

en cuestión de in a matter of;
la cuestión es … the thing is …;
la cuestión es divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves;
ser cuestión de to be a matter of;
todo es cuestión de … it's just a question of …
cuestión sustantivo femenino
1 (asunto) matter, question
2 (pregunta) question
♦ Locuciones: en cuestión, in question: el muchacho en cuestión, the boy in questión
en cuestión de unas horas, in just a few hours
poner en cuestión algo, to doubt sthg
si te cansas de conducir, es cuestión de parar en cualquier lado, if you get tired of driving, we can stop anywhere
' cuestión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discutir
- inaccesible
- indecisa
- indeciso
- intrincada
- intrincado
- palpitante
- quid
- radicar
- resolverse
- seno
- soslayar
- tratar
- volar
- asunto
- chabolismo
- delicado
- empezar
- fondo
- plantear
- tema
- vida
English:
arise
- burning
- cast
- crux
- issue
- matter
- morality
- nitty-gritty
- open
- pose
- principle
- proceed
- question
- raise
- stake
- undecided
- vexed
- whip on
- come
- point

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cuestión nf

1. [pregunta] question

2. [problema] problem;

no es cuestión de tamaño sino de peso it's a question o matter of weight not size

3. [asunto] matter, issue;

una cuestión de honor/de principios a matter of honour/principle;

los investigadores quieren llegar al fondo de la cuestión the investigators want to get to the bottom of the matter;

la cuestión es que no he tenido tiempo the thing is, I haven't had time;

en cuestión in question;

el candidato en cuestión es venezolano the candidate in question is Venezuelan;

tenemos que discutir el tema en cuestión we must discuss the matter at hand;

en cuestión de [en materia de] as regards;

en cuestión de una hora in no more than an hour;

el edificio se hundió en cuestión de segundos the building collapsed in a matter of seconds;

es cuestión de un par de días it is a matter of a couple of days;

ya acabo, es cuestión de cinco minutos I'm nearly finished, I'll only be five minutes;

es cuestión de trabajar más it's a question of working harder;

será cuestión de ir yéndose it's time we were on our way;

será cuestión de esforzarnos más we'll just have to work harder;

no es cuestión de que el abuelo se ponga a hacerlo there's no need for grandad to have to do it

4.
poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question

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cuestión

f

1 question

2 ( asunto) matter, question;

en cuestión de dinero as far as money is concerned;

no es cuestión de dinero it’s not a question of money;

en cuestión in question;

la cuestión es que the thing is

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cuestión nf, pl - tiones asunto, tema: matter, affair

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cuestión n

1. (asunto) matter

2. (pregunta) question

en cuestión in question

Spanish-English dictionary > cuestión
6 gama

f.

1 range (conjunto).

2 female deer, doe.

3 gamma.

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gama

► nombre femenino

1 MÚSICA scale

2 (gradación, variedad) range

■ el cuadro tenía toda la gama de verdes there was every shade of green in the painting

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gama

► nombre femenino

1 ZOOLOGÍA doe

* * *

noun f.

range, spectrum

* * *
I
SF

1) (=serie) range

una extensa gama de colores — an extensive range of colours

alto de gama, de gama alta — top of the range

bajo de gama, de gama baja — bottom of the range

gama de frecuencias — frequency range

gama de ondas — wave range

gama sonora — sound range

2) (Mús) scale
II
SF (=letra) gamma
III
SF (Zool) doe ( of fallow deer)

- sentársele a algn la gama

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femenino

a) (de colores, productos) range

en toda la gama política — across the whole political spectrum

distintos tonos dentro de la gama del rojo — different shades of red

b) ( de notas musicales) scale

* * *

= catalogue [catalog, -USA], mix, spectrum [spectra, -pl.], gamut, line-up, range.

Ex. The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school - the catalogue is again endless.

Ex. There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.

Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.

Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex. It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.

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* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gama de productos = product mix, product range.

* una amplia gama de = a wide band of, a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.

* una gama de = a suite of, a palette of.

* una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.

* una gama muy variada de = a whole gamut of.

* una gama variada de = a trawling of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una variada gama de = a whole gamut of.

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femenino

a) (de colores, productos) range

en toda la gama política — across the whole political spectrum

distintos tonos dentro de la gama del rojo — different shades of red

b) ( de notas musicales) scale

* * *

= catalogue [catalog, -USA], mix, spectrum [spectra, -pl.], gamut, line-up, range.

Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school - the catalogue is again endless.

Ex: There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.

Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.

Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.

* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gama de productos = product mix, product range.

* una amplia gama de = a wide band of, a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.

* una gama de = a suite of, a palette of.

* una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.

* una gama muy variada de = a whole gamut of.

* una gama variada de = a trawling of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una variada gama de = a whole gamut of.

* * *

gama

feminine

A

1 (de colores) range, gamut; (de artículos, productos) range

en toda la gama política across the whole political spectrum

distintos tonos dentro de la gama del rojo different shades of red

2 (de notas musicales) scale

B (letra) gamma

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gama sustantivo femenino
a) (de colores, productos) range

b) ( de notas musicales) scale

gama sustantivo femenino
1 range
2 Mús scale
' gama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abanico
- espectro
- amplio
- línea
English:
activity
- from
- inclusive
- line
- price range
- product range
- range
- spread
- doe
- gamut
- selection
- spectrum

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gama nf

1. [conjunto] range;

de gama alta top of the range;

de gama media middle of the range;

un modelo de gama baja an economy o budget model;

una computadora de gama baja an entry-level computer

2. [de colores, modelos] range

Comp
gama de productos product range
3. Mús scale

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gama

f

1 de tonalidades range

2 MÚS scale

* * *

gama nf

1) : range, spectrum, gamut

2) gamo

* * *

gama n

1. (serie) range

una amplia gama de posibilidades a wide range of possibilities

toda la gama de azules every shade of blue

2. (escala musical) scale

Spanish-English dictionary > gama
7 clave

adj.

key (fundamental, esencial).

es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company

f.

1 code.

en clave in code

nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messages

clave de acceso access code

2 key.

la clave de la felicidad/del éxito the key to happiness/success

3 clef (Music).

clave de fa bass clef

clave de sol treble clef

Clave de Fa F clef

4 password (computing).

5 key element, key, core element, crucial element.

6 harpsichord.

7 keystone.

m.

harpsichord (Music).

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: clavar.

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clave

► nombre femenino

1 (de un enigma etc) key, clue

■ la clave del éxito the key to success

2 (de signos) code, key, cipher

■ un mensaje en clave a coded message

3 MÚSICA key

■ en clave de sol in the key of G

4 ARQUITECTURA keystone

► nombre masculino

1 (instrumento) harpsichord

► adjetivo

1 (importante) key

■ el hombre clave es el ministro de Hacienda the key man is the Chancellor of the Exchequer

* * *
1. adj.
key
2. noun f.
1) key

2) code

3) clef

* * *

1. SF

1) (=código) code

la clave de la caja fuerte — the code of o to the safe

la clave secreta — the secret code

en clave — in code

hablan en clave — they speak in code

mensaje en clave — coded message, message in code

clave de acceso — (Inform) password

clave de búsqueda — (Inform) search key

clave de clasificación — (Inform) sort key

2) (=quid) key

la clave del problema — the key to the problem

una de las claves para entender el tema — one of the keys to understanding the subject

3) (Mús) clef

clave de fa — bass clef

clave de sol — treble clef

4) (=sentido)

una interpretación en clave económica — an economic interpretation, an interpretation from an economic viewpoint o perspective

una novela escrita en clave de humor — a novel written in a humorous style o tone

5) (Arquit) keystone

2.

SM (Mús) harpsichord

3.

ADJ (=esencial) [tema, punto, factor, personaje] key antes de s

una figura clave en la política catalana — a key figure in Catalan politics

cuestión clave — key question

palabra clave — keyword

* * *
I
adjetivo (pl clave or - ves) key (before n)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( código) code

en clave — in code

b) (de problema, misterio) key

- clave de usuario

2) (Mús) clef

clave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef

3) (Arquit) keystone
III
masculino harpsichord

* * *

= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.

Ex. Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.

Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex. Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.

Ex. Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.

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

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* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* clave compuesta = acronym key.

* clave de acceso = password.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* clave de codificación = scrambling key.

* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.

* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.

* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.

* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.

* componente clave = building block.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* elemento clave = building block.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word].

* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* punto clave = key point.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* título clave = key title.

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I
adjetivo (pl clave or - ves) key (before n)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( código) code

en clave — in code

b) (de problema, misterio) key

- clave de usuario

2) (Mús) clef

clave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef

3) (Arquit) keystone
III
masculino harpsichord

* * *

= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.

Ex: Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.

Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex: Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.

Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.

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

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* clave compuesta = acronym key.

* clave de acceso = password.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* clave de codificación = scrambling key.

* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.

* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.

* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.

* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.

* componente clave = building block.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* elemento clave = building block.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word].

* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* punto clave = key point.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* título clave = key title.

* * *

clave¹

adjective

(pl clave or - ves)

key ( before n)

un autor/una obra clave de la literatura mexicana a key author/work in Mexican literature

los sectores clave(s) de la economía the key sectors of the economy

clave²

feminine

A

1 (código) code

transmitir en clave to transmit in code

un mensaje en clave a coded message, a message in code

2 (de un problema, misterio) key

Compuestos:

● clave de acceso

( Inf) password

● clave de bóveda

A ( Arquit) keystone

B (fundamento, base) cornerstone

● clave de búsqueda

( Inf) key word

● clave de clasificación

( Inf) sort key

● clave secreta

( Inf) password

número de clave secreta (Chi, Per); PIN number

● clave de usuario

( AmL) user's password

● clave LADA

( Méx) ( Tel) area code

B (signo) clef

clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef

no quiso que su visita se interpretase únicamente en clave económica he did not wish his visit to be viewed as being motivated purely by economic factors

C ( Arquit) keystone

clave³

masculine

harpsichord

* * *

Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)

clavé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

clave es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
clavar
clave
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1
a) clave algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;

‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;
◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) ‹cartel/estante› to put up (with nails, etc)

c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on

2 (fam)
a) ( cobrar caro) to rip … off (colloq);

◊ nos claveon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS) ( engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

clavarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ‹ aguja› to stick … into one's finger (o thumb etc);

◊ me clavé una espina en el dedo I got a thorn in my finger

b) ( refl) ‹cuchillo/puñal›:

◊ se clavó el puñal en el pecho he plunged the dagger into his chest

2 (CS fam) clavese con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
◊ se clavó con el auto que compró the car turned out to be a bad buy

3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clave adjetivo (pl
◊ clave or -ves) key ( before n);

un factor clave a key factor
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( código) code;

◊ en clave in code;

clave de acceso (Inf) password
b) (de problema, misterio) key

c) (Mús) clef;

◊ clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef

■ sustantivo masculino
harpsichord
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
clave
I sustantivo femenino
1 (meollo, pista) key
2 (código, cifra) code, cipher
clave numérica, numerical code
3 Mús (tono) key
(símbolo) clef
II sustantivo masculino Mús harpsichord
' clave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- codificar
- encerrar
- realidad
- cifra
- clavar
English:
bass
- cipher
- clef
- clue
- code
- code name
- issue
- key
- operative
- treble clef
- pass
- treble

* * *

clave

♦ adj inv
[fundamental, esencial] key;
es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company;

el factor clave de la política económica the key factor in economic policy

♦ nm
Mús harpsichord
♦ nf

1. [código] code;

en clave in code;

nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messages

Comp
clave de acceso access code
2. [de sistema informático] password;
[de caja fuerte] combination
3. [solución] key;

la clave del éxito está en una buena planificación the key to success is good planning

4. [interpretación]
un estudio en clave política de la situación a study of the situation from a political standpoint;

interpreta la obra en clave sociológica she interprets the work from a sociological point of view o perspective;

analiza en clave de humor la realidad del país he puts a humorous slant on his analysis of the country's situation

5. Mús clef

Comp
clave de fa bass clef;
clave de sol treble clef

6. Arquit keystone

* * *

clave

I f

1 de problema key

2 ( código) code;

en clave in code

II adj importante key;

figura clave key figure;

puesto clave key post

III m MÚS harpsichord

* * *

clave adj

: key, essential

clave nf

1) cifra: code

2) : key

la clave del misterio: the key to the mystery

3) : clef

4) : keystone

* * *

clave n

1. (código) code

el espía usaba una clave para enviar mensajes al enemigo the spy used a code to send messages to the enemy

el morse es un lenguaje en clave morse is a code language

2. (información, dato) key

la clave de su éxito the key to her success

el libro lleva una clave de ejercicios al final the answers are at the back of the book

Spanish-English dictionary > clave
8 completamente

adv.

completely, totally.

* * *

completamente

► adverbio

1 completely

* * *

adv.

completely

* * *

ADV completely

* * *

adverbio completely

* * *

= all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex. Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

Ex. A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.

Ex. Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

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. Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.

Ex. The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex. This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.

Ex. Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex. Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex. Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex. 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.

Ex. The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex. We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex. I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex. Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.

Ex. The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex. The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex. The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex. Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.

Ex. What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

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* afectar completamente = engulf.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.

* completamente alemán = all-German.

* completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* completamente digital = all-digital.

* completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.

* completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.

* completamente europeo = all-European.

* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derrotar completamente = trounce.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.

* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.

* * *

adverbio completely

* * *

= all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

Ex: A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.

Ex: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

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: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.

Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.

Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex: 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.

Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex: We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex: Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.

Ex: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex: The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.

Ex: What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

* afectar completamente = engulf.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.

* completamente alemán = all-German.

* completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* completamente digital = all-digital.

* completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.

* completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.

* completamente europeo = all-European.

* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derrotar completamente = trounce.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.

* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.

* * *

completamente

adverb

completely

está completamente loca she's completely insane

están completamente borrachos they're blind drunk ( colloq)

es completamente sordo he is stone deaf

me parece completamente fuera de lugar I think it's totally out of place

* * *

completamente adv

completely, totally;

estoy completamente seguro/lleno I'm completely sure/full;

el plan fracasó completamente the plan was a total failure

* * *

completamente

adv completely, totally

* * *

completamente adv

: completely, totally

* * *

completamente adv completely

es completamente normal it's completely normal / it's perfectly normal

completamente nuevo brand new

Spanish-English dictionary > completamente
9 contexto cultural

(n.) = cultural context

Ex. The author explores the cultural and political contexts of efforts to reform Australian libraries in the wake of the Munn-Pitt report of 1935.

* * *

(n.) = cultural context

Ex: The author explores the cultural and political contexts of efforts to reform Australian libraries in the wake of the Munn-Pitt report of 1935.

Spanish-English dictionary > contexto cultural
10 desarrollarse

desarrollarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (crecer) to develop

2 (transcurrir) to take place

■ la novela se desarrolla en el siglo XIX the novel is set in the 19th century

■ la representación se desarrolló perfectamente the performance went off without a hitch

* * *

to take place

* * *

VPR

1) (=madurar) [adolescente] to develop, reach puberty; [planta, animal] to develop, reach maturity; [país] to develop

2) (=ocurrir) [suceso, reunión] to take place; [trama] to unfold, develop

la acción de la película se desarrolla en Roma — the action in the film takes place in Rome

la manifestación se desarrolló sin incidentes — the demonstration passed off without incident

3) (=desenrollarse) [algo enrollado] to unroll; [algo plegado] to unfold, open (out)

* * *

(v.) = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up

Ex. Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner.

Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex. The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up.

Ex. The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.

Ex. Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.

Ex. In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.

Ex. Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.

Ex. A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.

* * *

(v.) = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up

Ex: Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner.

Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex: The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up.

Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.

Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.

Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.

Ex: Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.

Ex: A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.

* * *

■desarrollarse verbo reflexivo
1 (crecer una persona, enfermedad, etc) to develop
2 (suceder, tener lugar) to take place: el espectáculo se desarrolló en un parque público, the show took place in a park
' desarrollarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
evolucionar
- desarrollar
- formar
- ir
English:
develop
- evolve
- progress
- shape up
- smoothly
- unfold
- grow
- mature
- shape

* * *

vpr

1. [crecer, mejorar] to develop;

la proteína es imprescindible para desarrollarse protein is essential for development o growth

2. [suceder] [reunión, encuentro, manifestación] to take place;
[película, obra, novela] to be set;
la manifestación se desarrolló sin incidentes the demonstration went off without incident;

la acción de la novela se desarrolla en el siglo XIX the novel is set in the 19th century

3. [evolucionar] to develop;

¿cómo se desarrollarán los acontecimientos? how will events develop?

* * *

desarrollarse

v/r

1 develop, evolve

2 ( ocurrir) take place

* * *

vr

: to take place

* * *

desarrollarse vb

1. (en general) to develop

el niño se desarrolla con toda normalidad the baby is developing normally

2. (suceder) to take place [pt. took; pp. taken] / to go off

la manifestación se desarrolló sin incidentes the demonstration went off without incident

Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollarse
11 desempeñar una función

(v.) = fulfil + purpose, perform + function, play + role, discharge + function, discharge + duty, perform + role, articulate + role, fit into + the picture, play + Posesivo + part

Ex. There are many kinds of library and information centre each fulfilling their own purpose.

Ex. Equally the class numbers used on LC cards perform the same function.

Ex. Role operators reflect the role that each concept plays in the context of this particular subject.

Ex. This document prescribes a policy framework for discharging offical functions under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.

Ex. How this international agency discharges its political and economical duties is examined.

Ex. I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role.

Ex. The failure of librarians to articulate their educational role has marginalized the librarian's contribution to teaching and learning.

Ex. The author considers what responsibilities librarians have for the current decline in biological systems around the globe and where university libraries fit into this picture.

Ex. Training, equipment and experience all play their part in the success of a search.

* * *

(v.) = fulfil + purpose, perform + function, play + role, discharge + function, discharge + duty, perform + role, articulate + role, fit into + the picture, play + Posesivo + part

Ex: There are many kinds of library and information centre each fulfilling their own purpose.

Ex: Equally the class numbers used on LC cards perform the same function.

Ex: Role operators reflect the role that each concept plays in the context of this particular subject.

Ex: This document prescribes a policy framework for discharging offical functions under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.

Ex: How this international agency discharges its political and economical duties is examined.

Ex: I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role.

Ex: The failure of librarians to articulate their educational role has marginalized the librarian's contribution to teaching and learning.

Ex: The author considers what responsibilities librarians have for the current decline in biological systems around the globe and where university libraries fit into this picture.

Ex: Training, equipment and experience all play their part in the success of a search.

Spanish-English dictionary > desempeñar una función
12 desplazar

v.

1 to move.

desplazar algo/a alguien de to remove somebody/something from

2 to take the place of (tomar el lugar de).

3 to displace (Nautical).

La tormenta desplazó al botecito The storm displaced the dinghy.

El hule desplazó al cuero Rubber outmoded leather.

* * *

desplazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (mover) to move, shift

2 MARÍTIMO to displace

3 figurado (sustituir) to replace, take over from

■ el compact-disc ha desplazado al disco de vinilo compact discs have taken over from records

► verbo pronominal desplazarse

1 to travel

■ tiene que desplazarse a Barcelona cada día he has to commute to Barcelona every day

* * *

verb

1) to displace

2) move, shift

* * *

1. VT

1) (=mover) [+ objeto] to move; [+ tropas] to transfer

2) (=suplantar) to take the place of

las cámaras digitales no han conseguido desplazar a las convencionales — digital cameras have not taken the place of o superseded conventional ones

lo desplazaron de su cargo — he was ousted from his position

3) (Fís, Náut, Téc) to displace

4) (Inform) to scroll

2.

See:

desplazarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) (mover, correr) to move

el choque desplazó el vehículo unos 20 metros — the impact moved o shunted the vehicle a distance of some 20 meters

b) (Fís) to displace

c) (Náut) to displace

2) (suplantar, relegar) < persona> to displace

la nueva secretaria la ha venido a desplazar — the new secretary has come to displace her

desplazar a algo: las computadoras han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir — typewriters have been superseded by word processors
2.
desplazarse v pron

1) (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) animal to move around; avión/barco to travel, go; persona to get around

2) voto to swing, shift

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= move over, displace, dislocate, move, dislodge, elbow out.

Ex. Then press the tabulator key once to move the cursor over to the language field.

Ex. The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.

Ex. This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.

Ex. Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.

Ex. The desire for a different today has elbowed out concern with a better tomorrow.

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* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.

* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.

* desplazarse = move about, travel, travel + distance, cruise, get around, trek.

* desplazarse a = get to.

* desplazarse de... a... = move from... to....

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares = commute.

* desplazarse en helicóptero = helicopter.

* desplazarse en pantalla = scroll.

* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.

* desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derech = space over.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.

* desplazarse lentamente = drift.

* desplazarse librevemente = roam (about/around).

* desplazarse por = move through, navigate (through).

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) (mover, correr) to move

el choque desplazó el vehículo unos 20 metros — the impact moved o shunted the vehicle a distance of some 20 meters

b) (Fís) to displace

c) (Náut) to displace

2) (suplantar, relegar) < persona> to displace

la nueva secretaria la ha venido a desplazar — the new secretary has come to displace her

desplazar a algo: las computadoras han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir — typewriters have been superseded by word processors
2.
desplazarse v pron

1) (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) animal to move around; avión/barco to travel, go; persona to get around

2) voto to swing, shift

* * *

= move over, displace, dislocate, move, dislodge, elbow out.

Ex: Then press the tabulator key once to move the cursor over to the language field.

Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.

Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.

Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.

Ex: The desire for a different today has elbowed out concern with a better tomorrow.

* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.

* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.

* desplazarse = move about, travel, travel + distance, cruise, get around, trek.

* desplazarse a = get to.

* desplazarse de... a... = move from... to....

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares = commute.

* desplazarse en helicóptero = helicopter.

* desplazarse en pantalla = scroll.

* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.

* desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derech = space over.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.

* desplazarse lentamente = drift.

* desplazarse librevemente = roam (about/around).

* desplazarse por = move through, navigate (through).

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desplazar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml)

(mover, correr): el aluvión desplazó todo lo que encontró a su paso the flood washed away everything in its path o carried everything before it

chocó contra el vehículo estacionado, desplazándolo unos 20 metros it collided with the stationary vehicle, shunting o carrying o pushing it a distance of some 20 meters

2 ( Fís) to displace

3 ( Náut) to displace

4 ( Inf) to scroll

desplaza el texto horizontalmente it scrolls the text horizontally

B (suplantar, relegar) desplazar A algo/algn:

el avión desplazó al tren para los viajes más largos the airplane took over from o displaced the train for longer journeys

los procesadores de textos han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir typewriters have been superseded by word processors, word processors have taken the place of typewriters

consiguió desplazar a Soriano, convirtiéndose en cabecilla del grupo he succeeded in supplanting o ousting Soriano to become leader of the group, he succeeded in taking Soriano's place as leader of the group

se sintió desplazado por su nuevo hermanito he felt pushed out o he felt as if he had been supplanted by his baby brother

fue desplazado de su cargo he was removed from his post o was replaced

■ desplazarse

v pron

A ( frml) (trasladarse, moverse) «animal» to move around, move from one place to another; «avión/barco» to travel, go; «persona» to travel, go

B «voto» to swing, shift

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desplazar ( conjugate desplazar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml) (mover, correr) to move;
(Inf) to scroll
2 (suplantar, relegar) ‹ persona› to displace;
desplazar a algo to take the place of sth;
desplazarse verbo pronominal (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) [ animal] to move around;
[avión/barco] to travel, go;
[ persona] to get around
desplazar verbo transitivo
1 to displace
2 Inform to scroll
' desplazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empujar
- mover
English:
dislodge
- displace

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desplazar

♦ vt

1. [trasladar] to move (a to);
desplazaron la sede de la empresa a otro edificio they moved the firm's headquarters to another building;

desplazar algo/a alguien de to remove sth/sb from;

el impacto lo desplazó por el aire unos metros the impact tossed him several metres through the air

2. [tomar el lugar de] to take the place of;

fue desplazado de su puesto por alguien más joven he was pushed out of his job by a younger person;

la cerveza ha desplazado al vino como bebida más consumida beer has replaced wine as the most popular drink;

el correo electrónico está desplazando al correo convencional electronic mail is taking over from conventional mail

3. Fís to displace

4. Náut to displace

♦ See also the pronominal verb desplazarse

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desplazar

v/t

1 move

2 ( suplantar) take over from

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desplazar {21} vt

1) : to replace, to displace

2) trasladar: to move, to shift

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desplazar vb (sustituir) to replace / to take the place of [pt. took; pp. taken]

puede que el correo electrónico desplace al correo tradicional electronic mail might replace traditional mail

Spanish-English dictionary > desplazar
13 deterioro

m.

1 damage (daño).

el deterioro de la situación the worsening of o deterioration in the situation

2 deterioration, damage, impairment, staleness.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: deteriorar.

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deterioro

► nombre masculino

1 (daño) damage, deterioration; (desgaste) wear and tear

2 figurado (empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir en deterioro de to harm

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noun m.

1) worsening, decline

2) deterioration, wear

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SM

1) (=daño) damage

en caso de deterioro de las mercancías — should the goods be damaged in any way

sin deterioro de sus derechos — without affecting his rights, without impinging on his rights más frm

2) (=empeoramiento) deterioration

3) (Mec) wear and tear

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masculino

a) (de edificio, muebles) deterioration, wear

b) ( empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening

su salud ha sufrido un deterioro — his health has deteriorated

el deterioro de la calidad de la enseñanza — the decline in the quality of education

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= damage, decay, deterioration, impairment, embrittlement, slippage, degradation, degeneration, rot, decline, rack and ruin, worsening, dilapidation.

Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

Ex. Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.

Ex. And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.

Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

Ex. This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.

Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex. This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.

Ex. The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.

Ex. The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.

Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.

Ex. We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.

Ex. If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.

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* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.

* deterioro biológico = biodeterioration.

* deterioro cognitivo = cognitive impairment.

* deterioro del CDROM = CD rot.

* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.

* deterioro de los enlaces = link rot.

* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.

* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.

* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.

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masculino

a) (de edificio, muebles) deterioration, wear

b) ( empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening

su salud ha sufrido un deterioro — his health has deteriorated

el deterioro de la calidad de la enseñanza — the decline in the quality of education

* * *

= damage, decay, deterioration, impairment, embrittlement, slippage, degradation, degeneration, rot, decline, rack and ruin, worsening, dilapidation.

Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.

Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.

Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

Ex: This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.

Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.

Ex: The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.

Ex: The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.

Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.

Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.

Ex: If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.

* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.

* deterioro biológico = biodeterioration.

* deterioro cognitivo = cognitive impairment.

* deterioro del CDROM = CD rot.

* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.

* deterioro de los enlaces = link rot.

* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.

* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.

* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.

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deterioro

masculine

1 (de un edificio, muebles) deterioration, wear

2 (empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening

el deterioro de las relaciones entre los dos países the deterioration in relations o the worsening of relations between the two countries

su salud ha sufrido un considerable deterioro his health has deteriorated considerably

el deterioro de la calidad de la enseñanza the decline in the quality of education

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Del verbo deteriorar: ( conjugate deteriorar)

deterioro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

deterioró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
deteriorar
deterioro
deteriorar ( conjugate deteriorar) verbo transitivo ‹relaciones/salud/situación› to cause … to deteriorate
deteriorarse verbo pronominal [relaciones/salud/situación] to deteriorate, worsen;
[ mercancías] to get damaged
deterioro sustantivo masculino
a) (de edificio, muebles) deterioration, wear

b) ( empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening

deteriorar verbo transitivo to spoil, damage
deterioro sustantivo masculino
1 (de la salud, las relaciones, etc) deterioration: he notado un marcado deterioro en su estado de salud, I've noticed that her health has deteriorated considerably
2 (de un cuadro, edificio) damage: estos edificios han sufrido un deterioro notable, these buildings have deteriorated quite a bit
(de una máquina, zapatos, etc) wear: es normal que después de un uso intensivo los zapatos muestren señales de deterioro, it's normal for shoes to show wear and tear after constant use
' deterioro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
causa
- daño
- decadencia
- frenar
English:
damage
- decline
- deterioration
- decay
- degeneration

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deterioro nm

1. [daño] damage;

sufrir deterioro to be damaged;

la mercancía no sufrió deterioro alguno the goods were not damaged at all

2. [empeoramiento] deterioration;

las relaciones entre ambos países han experimentado un serio deterioro relations between the two countries have deteriorated considerably;

el deterioro de la situación the worsening of o deterioration in the situation;

el progresivo deterioro de los servicios públicos the progressive deterioration in public services;

el deterioro medioambiental the deterioration of the environment

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deterioro

m deterioration

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deterioro nm

1) : deterioration, wear

2) : worsening, decline

Spanish-English dictionary > deterioro
14 esencia

f.

1 essence.

quinta esencia quintessence

2 extract, essence.

3 ens.

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esencia

► nombre femenino

1 essence

2 (perfume) essence, perfume, scent

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en esencia (brevemente) briefly 2 (esencialmente) in essence

quinta esencia quintessence

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noun f.

essence

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SF

1) (=base) [de teoría] essence; [de asunto, problema] heart

en esencia — essentially, in essence

quinta esencia — quintessence

2) [de perfume] essence

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femenino

1) (fondo, base) essence

en esencia — essentially, in essence

2) (Coc, Quím, Fil) essence

•

- esencia de café/vainilla

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= essence, nature, substance, flavour [flavor, -USA], marrow, quid, crux.

Ex. In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.

Ex. In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.

Ex. Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.

Ex. The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.

Ex. The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

Ex. The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.

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* aceite de esencias = essential oil.

* en esencia = in essence, essentially.

* en su esencia = in substance.

* esencia de eucalipto = eucalyptus oil.

* esencia de, la = pith and marrow of, the.

* esencia irlandesa = Irishness.

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femenino

1) (fondo, base) essence

en esencia — essentially, in essence

2) (Coc, Quím, Fil) essence

•

- esencia de café/vainilla

* * *

= essence, nature, substance, flavour [flavor, -USA], marrow, quid, crux.

Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.

Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.

Ex: Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.

Ex: The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.

Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.

* aceite de esencias = essential oil.

* en esencia = in essence, essentially.

* en su esencia = in substance.

* esencia de eucalipto = eucalyptus oil.

* esencia de, la = pith and marrow of, the.

* esencia irlandesa = Irishness.

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esencia

feminine

A

1 (fondo, base) essence

la esencia de su teoría the essence of his theory

en esencia essentially, in essence

se trata, en esencia, de un problema político the problem is essentially a political one, the problem is, in essence, a political one

2 ( Fil) essence

esencia divina divine essence

B ( Coc, Quím) essence

Compuestos:

● esencia de café

coffee essence

● esencia de trementina

turpentine, turps ( BrE)

● esencia de vainilla

vanilla essence

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esencia sustantivo femenino
essence
esencia sustantivo femenino essence
♦ Locuciones: quinta esencia, quintessence
' esencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ser
- extracto
English:
essence

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esencia nf

1. [lo principal, lo básico] essence;

en esencia in essence, essentially;

en esencia sus opiniones apenas difieren at bottom there's little difference between their views

2. [extracto, concentrado] essence;

esencia de lavanda lavender water;

esencia de café/vainilla coffee/vanilla essence

Comp
esencia mineral mineral oil;
esencia de trementina oil of turpentine

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esencia

f essence;

en esencia essentially, in essence

* * *

esencia nf

: essence

Spanish-English dictionary > esencia
15 fiebre del pollo

(n.) = bird flu

Ex. The case study of the recent bird flu crisis offers a specific account of political & cultural challenge to bureaucratic paternalism in the postcolonial context.

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(n.) = bird flu

Ex: The case study of the recent bird flu crisis offers a specific account of political & cultural challenge to bureaucratic paternalism in the postcolonial context.

Spanish-English dictionary > fiebre del pollo
16 idea

f.

1 idea (concepto, ocurrencia).

buena/mala idea good/bad idea

hacerse una idea de algo to get an idea of something

hacerse a la idea de que to get used to the idea that

no tengo ni idea (de) I don't have a clue (about)

tener ideas de bombero (figurative) to have wild o crazy ideas (peninsular Spanish)

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do something

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea

idea brillante brilliant idea, brainwave

idea fija obsession

ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2 intention.

con la idea de with the idea o intention of

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do something

a mala idea maliciously

3 impression.

ideas ideas (ideología)

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: idear.

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idea

► nombre femenino

1 idea

2 (noción) notion

3 (ingenio) imagination

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

darle ideas a alguien to put ideas in somebody's head

hacer algo a mala idea to do something on purpose, do something deliberately

hacerse a la idea de algo to get used to the idea of something, accept something

llevar idea de to intend to, have the intention of

¡ni idea! no idea!, not a clue!

no te puedes hacer una idea you have no idea

no tener ni idea familiar to have no idea, not have a clue

ser de ideas fijas to be narrow-minded, have very fixed ideas

tener ideas de bombero to have funny ideas, have madcap ideas

tener mala idea familiar to be a nasty piece of work

idea fija fixed idea

ligera idea vague idea

mala idea evil intention

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noun f.

1) idea

2) notion

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SF

1) (=concepto) idea

tenía una idea muy distinta de Rusia — I had a very different idea of what Russia was like

tenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me

• formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

• hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

no es fácil hacerse una idea del proyecto — it's not easy to get an idea of the project

hacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb

hazte a la idea de que no va a volver nunca — you'd better get used to the idea that she's never coming back
preconcebido
2) (=sugerencia) idea

tengo una gran idea — I've had a great idea

¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?

necesitamos a gente con ideas — we need people with (fresh) ideas

ideas para cuidar su cabello — hair care tips

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

- ideas de bombero

3) (=intención) idea, intention

mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

• cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

no hemos conseguido que cambiara de idea — we haven't been able to change her mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

salió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return

su idea fija era marcharse a Francia — she had this fixed idea about going to France

• ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

no iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody

• tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

tuvo muy mala idea al hacer las preguntas — his questions were really malicious o nasty

nos preparó una trampa a mala idea — he played a nasty trick on us

lo hizo sin mala idea — he didn't mean any harm

• metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

• tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

- tener idea a algn

4) (=conocimiento) idea

no tengo mucha idea de cocina — I haven't got much (of an) idea about cooking

-¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"

¡ni idea! — no idea!

• tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?

¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!

no tenía ni idea de que te fueras a casar — I had no idea that you were getting married

• no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

cuando me fui a Alemania no tenía la menor idea de alemán — when I went to Germany I couldn't speak a word of German
pajolero 1), remoto 3)
5) pl ideas (=opiniones) ideas

lo expulsaron por sus ideas políticas — they expelled him because of his political beliefs o ideas

tengo las ideas muy claras con respecto al aborto — my position on abortion is very clear

yo soy de ideas fijas — I have very fixed ideas about things

• una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

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femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

•

- idea fija

* * *

= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex. A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex. It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex. Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex. Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

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* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

•

- idea fija

* * *

= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

* * *

idea

feminine

A

1 (concepto) idea

la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom

la idea de un dios único the idea o notion of a single God

2 (opinión, ideología) idea

sus ideas políticas his political beliefs o ideas

es de ideas bastante conservadoras she has fairly conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things

yo no soy de la misma idea I don't agree, I don't share your opinion

3 (noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works

no tenía ni idea de todo esto I had no idea about any of this

no tengo idea no idea! o I don't have a clue

no tenía ni la más remota idea or ( Esp fam) ni pajolera idea she didn't have the slightest idea, she didn't have the faintest o foggiest idea ( colloq)

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar I had a feeling you'd call

no tienes idea de lo que he sufrido you have no idea how much I've suffered

para darse or hacerse una idea de la situación to give oneself o to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es si no lo has visto it's hard to imagine what it's like if you haven't seen it

esto es sólo una idea del proyecto this is just a general idea of the project

darse idea para algo ( RPl fam); to be good at sth

se da mucha idea para cocinar she's a very good cook

hacerse (a) la idea de algo: ya me voy haciendo (a) la idea de vivir allí I am getting used to the idea of living there now

no se hace (a) la idea de que está muerto she can't accept the fact that he's dead

B

1 (ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre or tengo una idea I've got an idea

¡qué ideas se te ocurren! you really o sure get some funny ideas! ( colloq)

¡tú y tus brillantes ideas! ( iró); you and your brilliant ideas! ( iro)

se le metió la idea en la cabeza de ir a escalar la montaña she got it into her head to go and climb the mountain

no sería mala idea hacer las reservas hoy it wouldn't be a bad idea to make the reservations today

¡quítate esa idea de la cabeza! you can get that idea out of your head!

idea de bombero ( Esp fam); crazy idea

2 (intención) intention, idea

no fui con esa idea I didn't go with that idea in mind o with that intention

mi idea era terminarlo hoy my intention was to finish it today, I had intended to finish it today

cambió de idea y tomó el tren she changed her mind and took the train

no han abandonado la idea de ir al parque they haven't given up the idea of going to the park

malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

3 (sugerencia) idea

ideas para el hogar ideas for the home

escriban sus ideas en un papelito please write your suggestions o ideas on a piece of paper

Compuesto:

idea fija

fixed idea, idée fixe

C

( RPl) (manía): no lo comas con idea stop thinking about it and just eat it

tenerle idea a algn (CS fam); to have sth against sb ( colloq), to have it in for sb ( colloq)

tenerle idea a algo ( fam); to have a thing about sth ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear)

idea es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
idea
idear
idea sustantivo femenino
idea;
◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;

es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things;
no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works;
no tengo idea I don't have a clue;
hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation;
se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea;
cambió de idea she changed her mind;
hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
idea sustantivo femenino
1 idea
idea fija, fixed idea
2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery
(noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
4 (intención) intention
a mala idea, on purpose
5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach
exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea!
♦ Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of
familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back
(ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
idear verbo transitivo
1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive

' idea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandono
- acariciar
- acierto
- acoger
- acogida
- advertir
- aferrarse
- añadidura
- anticipo
- borrosa
- borroso
- bosquejar
- bosquejo
- buena
- bueno
- cabeza
- cambiar
- chifladura
- concepto
- confusa
- confuso
- convencer
- cosa
- decir
- definida
- definido
- desechar
- desterrar
- dónde
- exclusión
- flor
- formarse
- fríamente
- gestarse
- gustar
- hacerse
- hoy
- impracticable
- inicialmente
- intención
- irse
- leve
- luminosa
- luminoso
- madurar
- menor
- mentalizarse
- neta
- neto
- noción
English:
abandon
- adjust
- advance
- afterthought
- amusement
- appealing
- assumption
- barmy
- better
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- brilliant
- bring forward
- bristle
- catch
- catch on
- change
- cling
- clue
- come up with
- conception
- confused
- convey
- crazy
- daft
- daring
- dated
- defunct
- dismiss
- distinct
- downside
- drift
- embody
- embrace
- face
- faint
- fall in with
- fanciful
- fasten on to
- flirt
- fluid
- foggy
- fundamental
- get across
- get through
- hit on
- hit upon
- idea
- idiotic
- illusion

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idea nf

1. [concepto] idea;

la idea del bien y del mal the concept of good and evil;

yo tenía otra idea de Estados Unidos I had a different image of the United States;

tiene una idea peculiar de lo que es la honradez he has a funny idea of (what's meant by) honesty;

hazte a la idea de que no va a venir you'd better start accepting that she isn't going to come;

no conseguía hacerme a la idea de vivir sin ella I couldn't get used to the idea of living without her;

con lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;

no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like

Comp
idea fija obsession;
ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2. [ocurrencia] idea;

una buena/mala idea a good/bad idea;

ha sido muy buena idea escoger este restaurante it was a very good idea to choose this restaurant;

se le ve falto de ideas en su última novela he seems short of ideas in his latest novel;

lo que contaste me dio la idea para el guión what you said to me gave me the idea for the script;

se me ocurre una idea, podríamos… I know what, we could…;

¿a quién se le habrá ocurrido la idea de apagar las luces? can you believe it, somebody's gone and turned the lights out!;

¡más vale que te quites esa idea de la cabeza! you can forget that idea!;

una idea brillante o [m5] luminosa a brilliant idea, a brainwave;

cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza… when he gets an idea into his head…;

Comp
Esp
tener ideas de bombero to have wild o crazy ideas

3. [conocimiento, nociones] idea;

la policía no tenía ni idea de quién pudo haber cometido el crimen the police had no idea who could have committed the crime;

no tengo ni idea I haven't got a clue;

no tengo ni idea de física I don't know the first thing about physics;

no tengo (ni) la menor o [m5] la más remota idea I haven't the slightest idea;
Esp muy Fam
no tengo ni pajolera idea I haven't the faintest Br bloody o US goddamn idea;
Vulg
no tengo ni puta idea I haven't got a fucking clue;
Fam
¡ni idea! [como respuesta] search me!, I haven't got a clue!;

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do sth;

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea;

por la forma en que maneja las herramientas se ve que tiene idea from the way she's handling the tools, you can tell she knows what she's doing;

¡no tienes idea o [m5] no puedes hacerte una idea de lo duro que fue! you have no idea o you can't imagine how hard it was!

4. [propósito] intention;

nuestra idea es volver pronto we intend to o our intention is to return early;

con la idea de with the idea o intention of;

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do sth;

a mala idea maliciously;

tener mala idea [ser malintencionado] to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work;

¡mira que tienes mala idea! that's really nasty of you!

5. [opinión] opinion;

mi idea de ella era totalmente errónea I had completely the wrong impression of her;

no tengo una idea formada sobre el tema I don't have a clear opinion on the subject;

cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

yo soy de la idea de que mujeres y hombres deben tener los mismos derechos I'm of the opinion that men and women should have equal rights;

somos de la misma idea we agree, we're of the same opinion

6.
ideas [ideología] ideas;

mi padre es de ideas progresistas my father is a progressive o has progressive attitudes;

fue perseguido por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs o ideas

7. CSur [manía]
le tengo idea a su hermana I can't stand her sister;

le tengo idea a eso that drives me nuts;

si te vas a poner el vestido con idea, mejor ponete otra cosa if you're not sure about the dress, you'd do better to wear something else

* * *

idea

f idea;

dar (una) idea de algo give an idea of sth;

hacerse a la idea de que … get used to the idea that …;

no tener ni idea not have a clue

* * *

idea nf

1) : idea, notion

2) : opinion, belief

3) propósito: intention

* * *

idea n idea

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

no tengo ni idea I have no idea / I haven't got a clue

cambiar de idea to change your mind

hacerse a la idea to get used to the idea

hacerse una idea de algo to have an idea of something

Spanish-English dictionary > idea
17 presentarse

presentarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (comparecer) to turn up

■ nos presentamos en su casa sin previo aviso we turned up at her house without prior warning

■ se presentó a la policía inmediatamente he went straight to the police

2 (para elección) to stand; (en un concurso) to enter

* * *

1) to introduce oneself

2) appear

* * *

VPR

1) (=aparecer) to turn up

se presentaron sin avisar — they turned up unexpectedly

se presentó en un estado lamentable — he turned up in a dreadful state

2) (=comparecer)

el atracador se presentó a la policía — the robber gave himself up to the police

tengo que presentarme ante el juez — I have to appear before the judge

tendrá que presentarse ante el juez cada semana — he'll have to report to the judge once a week

hay que presentarse el lunes por la mañana en la oficina del paro — we have to go to the Job Centre on Monday morning

presentarse voluntario — to volunteer

3) (=hacerse conocer) to introduce o.s. (a to)

antes de nada, me voy a presentar — first of all, let me introduce myself

4) [candidato] to run, stand

presentarse a — [+ puesto] to apply for; [+ examen] to sit, enter for; [+ concurso] to enter

he decidido no presentarme a las elecciones — I've decided not to stand o run in the elections

5) (=surgir) [problema] to arise, come up; [oportunidad] to present itself, arise

se presentó un caso singular — a strange case came up

el futuro no se presenta optimista — the future isn't looking too good

el día se presenta muy hermoso — it looks like it's going to be a lovely day

* * *

(v.) = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with

Ex. Such records come in a variety of physical forms.

Ex. However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme.

Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex. Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.

Ex. Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.

Ex. Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.

Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.

* * *

(v.) = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with

Ex: Such records come in a variety of physical forms.

Ex: However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme.

Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.

Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.

Ex: Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.

Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.

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■presentarse verbo reflexivo
1 (para un cargo) to stand for
2 (en un lugar) to turn up, appear
3 (a un examen, una prueba) to sit, take
4 (la ocasión, un problema) to arise, come up: si se me presenta la ocasión, iré, I'll go if I get the chance
5 (a uno mismo) to introduce oneself [a, to]
' presentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredar
- examen
- plantarse
- plantearse
- plantificarse
- sociedad
- terciarse
- transcurso
- venir
- apersonarse
- candidato
- concurso
- dar
- indecencia
- persona
- plantear
- presentar
- reportar
English:
appear
- arise
- audition
- come along
- consuming
- fight
- go in for
- put in
- report
- resit
- roll up
- run
- stand
- stand for
- turn up
- come
- contest
- default
- drop
- enter
- go
- recur
- retake

* * *

vpr

1. [personarse] to turn up, to appear;

se presentó borracho a la boda he turned up drunk at the wedding;

se presentó en la fiesta sin haber sido invitada she turned up at the party without having been invited;

mañana preséntate en el departamento de contabilidad go to the accounts department tomorrow;

presentarse ante el juez to appear before the judge;

tiene que presentarse en la comisaría cada quince días he has to report to the police station once a fortnight;

presentarse a un examen to take o Br sit an exam

2. [darse a conocer] to introduce oneself;

se presentó como un amigo de la familia he introduced himself as a friend of the family;

permítame que me presente allow me to introduce myself

3. [para un cargo] to stand, to run (a for);
presentarse a un concurso to go in for a competition;

se presenta a alcalde he's running for mayor;

presentarse de candidato a las elecciones to run in the elections

4. [ofrecerse voluntario] to offer oneself o one's services;

muchos se presentaron (voluntarios) para colaborar several people volunteered

5. [surgir] [problema, situación] to arise, to come up;
[ocasión, oportunidad, posibilidad] to arise;
si se te presenta algún problema, llámame if you have any problems, call me;

en cuanto se me presente la ocasión, me voy al extranjero I'm going to go abroad as soon as I get the chance

6. [tener cierto aspecto] [el futuro, la situación] to look;

el porvenir se presenta oscuro the future looks bleak;

la noche se presenta fresquita it's looking rather cool this evening

* * *

presentarse

v/r

1 en sitio show up

2 ( darse a conocer) introduce o.s.

3 a examen take

4 de problema, dificultad arise

5 a elecciones run

* * *

vr

1) : to show up, to appear

2) : to arise, to come up

3) : to introduce oneself

* * *

presentarse vb

1. (a elecciones) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]

se presenta a las elecciones she's standing for election

2. (aparecer) to turn up

el estudiante se presentó tarde the student turned up late

presentarse a un examen to take an exam [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > presentarse
18 presión social

(n.) = social pressure, social pressure

Ex. Information professionals usually serve people in a context of social pressures and internal politics.

Ex. Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.

* * *

(n.) = social pressure, social pressure

Ex: Information professionals usually serve people in a context of social pressures and internal politics.

Ex: Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.

Spanish-English dictionary > presión social
19 revelarse

VPR

• revelarse como, se ha revelado como una gran pianista — she has turned out to be o shown herself to be a great pianist

* * *

(v.) = unfold, come to + light

Ex. Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.

Ex. A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.

* * *

(v.) = unfold, come to + light

Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.

Ex: A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.

* * *

■revelarse verbo reflexivo
1 to show oneself to be: se ha revelado como una gran escritora, she has shown herself to be a great writer
' revelarse' also found in these entries:
English:
come out
- come
- emerge

* * *

vpr

1. [descubrirse]
revelarse como to show oneself to be;

se reveló como un poeta excepcional he showed himself to be an exceptional poet

2. [resultar]
sus esfuerzos se han revelado inútiles their efforts proved useless

* * *

revelarse

v/r show o.s.

Spanish-English dictionary > revelarse
20 consideración

f.

1 consideration, reflection, deliberation, study.

2 consideration, respect, regard, concern.

* * *

consideración

► nombre femenino

1 (reflexión) consideration, attention

■ este tema merece nuestra consideración this subject deserves our attention

2 (respeto) regard

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con consideración (respeto) respectfully 2 (cuidado) carefully

de consideración important, serious

■ estaba herido de consideración he was seriously injured

en consideración a considering

por consideración a out of consideration for

■ lo hizo por consideración a su hijo he did it out of consideration for his son

tomar algo en consideración to take something into account, take something into consideration

tratar con consideración to treat with care

tratar sin consideración to treat carelessly

falta de consideración lack of consideration

* * *

noun f.

1) consideration

2) regard

* * *

SF

1) (=deliberación) consideration

ese asunto merece la mayor consideración — that matter deserves serious consideration

• en consideración — under consideration

dos elementos entran en consideración a la hora de decidir — two factors should be taken into consideration when making a decision

• someter algo a la consideración de algn — to put sth to sb for consideration

• tener o tomar algo en consideración — to take sth into consideration

2) (=punto a considerar)

hizo hincapié en la consideración de que... — he stressed the fact that...

aquí pueden hacerse algunas consideraciones — a few points can be made here

tales consideraciones no se ajustan a la realidad — such statements o views do not reflect reality

sin querer entrar en consideraciones acerca de su propia actuación — without entering into a discussion of his actual performance

3) (=concepción) conception

la consideración del idioma como poder político — the conception of language as political power

4) (=importancia) status

tiene la consideración de lengua nacional — it has the status of a national language

de consideración — [herida, daños] serious

daños de poca consideración — minor damage

sufrió quemaduras de diversa consideración — he suffered burns of varying degrees of seriousness

5) (=atención) consideration

eso sería una falta de consideración hacia nuestros invitados — that would be showing a lack of consideration towards our guests

nos trataron con gran consideración — they were very considerate to us

¡qué falta de consideración! — how inconsiderate!

• en consideración a algo/algn — out of consideration for sth/sb

lo dejaron libre en consideración a sus circunstancias — he was released out of consideration for his circumstances

le dieron un premio en consideración a su trabajo — they awarded her a prize in recognition of her work

• sin consideración, tratar a algn sin consideración — to show no consideration for sb

sin consideración a la libertad de la persona — with no regard for personal freedom

• tener consideración a o con algn — to show consideration to sb

no tuvieron ninguna consideración con las víctimas — they showed no consideration for the victims

6) (=estima) regard

tengo una gran consideración por él — I have (a) great regard for him, I hold him in high regard

7) [en cartas]

le saludo con mi más distinguida consideración — frm I remain yours faithfully frm

De mi (mayor) consideración — LAm Dear Sir/Madam

* * *

femenino

a) ( atención) consideration

sometió el tema a su consideración — he put the matter to her for her consideration

en consideración a sus méritos — in recognition of her merits

tomar algo en consideración — to take something into consideration o account

b) ( miramiento) consideration

tuvo muchas consideraciones conmigo — she treated me very considerately

la trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella — they treated her most inconsiderately

qué falta de consideración! — how thoughtless!

por consideración a su familia — out of consideration for his family

c) ( importancia)

de consideración — serious

d) (AmL frml) (Corresp)

De mi mayor consideración — Dear Sir/Madam

e) consideraciones femenino plural ( razonamiento) considerations (pl)

* * *

= consideration, regard, respect, decency.

Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex. The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.

Ex. He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

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* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.

* consideraciones económicas = cost considerations.

* consideración práctica = practical consideration.

* con una consideración especial hacia = with particular regard to.

* digno de consideración = worthwhile.

* en consideración = under consideration.

* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.

* por consideración a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.

* tener en consideración = take into + consideration, take into + consideration.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

* * *

femenino

a) ( atención) consideration

sometió el tema a su consideración — he put the matter to her for her consideration

en consideración a sus méritos — in recognition of her merits

tomar algo en consideración — to take something into consideration o account

b) ( miramiento) consideration

tuvo muchas consideraciones conmigo — she treated me very considerately

la trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella — they treated her most inconsiderately

qué falta de consideración! — how thoughtless!

por consideración a su familia — out of consideration for his family

c) ( importancia)

de consideración — serious

d) (AmL frml) (Corresp)

De mi mayor consideración — Dear Sir/Madam

e) consideraciones femenino plural ( razonamiento) considerations (pl)

* * *

= consideration, regard, respect, decency.

Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.

Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.

* consideraciones económicas = cost considerations.

* consideración práctica = practical consideration.

* con una consideración especial hacia = with particular regard to.

* digno de consideración = worthwhile.

* en consideración = under consideration.

* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.

* por consideración a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.

* tener en consideración = take into + consideration, take into + consideration.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

* * *

consideración

feminine

1 (atención) consideration

sometió el tema a la consideración de los allí reunidos he put the matter to those present for consideration

en consideración a sus méritos in recognition of her merits

no tuvieron or tomaron en consideración su estado de salud they did not take into consideration o account the state of his health

2 (miramiento) consideration

tuvieron muchas consideraciones conmigo they treated me very considerately o thoughtfully, they showed me a great deal of consideration

la trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella they treated her most inconsiderately, they showed her no consideration

¡qué falta de consideración! how thoughtless!

no lo denunciaron por consideración a su familia they didn't report him out of consideration for his family

3

(importancia): de consideración ‹problema› important, serious;

‹herida/daños› serious

4

( AmL frml) ( Corresp): De mi mayor consideración Dear Sir/Madam

5 consideraciones fpl (razonamiento) considerations (pl)

* * *

consideración sustantivo femenino
consideration;
◊ tomar algo en consideración to take sth into consideration o account;

por consideración a su familia out of consideration for his family;
en consideración a sus méritos in recognition of her merits;
la trataron sin ninguna consideración they treated her most inconsiderately;
¡qué falta de consideración! how thoughtless!;
de consideración serious
consideración sustantivo femenino
1 (ponderación, juicio) consideration: no tomes en consideración su observación, don't take his remark into account
2 (respeto a los demás, cuidado) regard
♦ Locuciones: de consideración, (grande) important, considerable
(grave) serious

' consideración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deferencia
- enorme
- ponderación
- respeto
- seria
- serio
- valorar
- vertiente
English:
barge in
- careful
- consideration
- inconsiderate
- primary
- regard
- sustain
- thoughtfully
- thoughtfulness
- thoughtlessly
- thoughtlessness
- decency
- extensive
- light
- respect
- rough
- sir

* * *

consideración nf

1. [reflexión] consideration, factor;

debemos tener en cuenta estas consideraciones we must take these factors into consideration;

tomar en consideración to take into consideration o account;

estas cifras no tienen en consideración el año 1999 these figures do not take 1999 into account

2. [respeto] consideration;

te tengo en mucha consideración I think very highly of you;

tratar algo con consideración to treat sth with respect;

tratar a alguien con consideración to show sb consideration;

falta de consideración lack of consideration;

no tiene ninguna consideración con su madre he is very inconsiderate to his mother, he shows his mother no consideration;
Am
de mi (mayor) consideración [en carta] Dear Sir/Madam

3. [atención] consideration;

en consideración a algo in recognition of sth;

por consideración a o [m5] hacia alguien out of consideration for sb;

tuvieron con él muchas consideraciones they were very considerate to him, they showed him great consideration

4. [importancia]
de consideración serious;

hubo varios heridos de consideración several people were seriously injured;

hubo veinte heridos de diversa consideración there were twenty people with injuries of varying degrees of seriousness

* * *

consideración

f

1 consideration;

en consideración a out of consideration for;

tener o

tomar en consideración take into consideration;

falta de consideración lack of consideration

2

:

de consideración herida serious

* * *

consideración nf, pl - ciones

1) : consideration

2) : respect

3)

de consideración : considerable, important

* * *

consideración n

1. (reflexión) consideration

2. (respecto) respect / regard

de consideración serious

tener/tomar en consideración to take into consideration [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > consideración

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