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precarious+employment

  • 1 empleo precario

    Ex. There is also good evidence that precarious employment is expanding in the developing world.
    * * *

    Ex: There is also good evidence that precarious employment is expanding in the developing world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > empleo precario

  • 2 precario

    adj.
    1 precarious, unsteady, unstable, fragile.
    2 precarious, dangerous, unsafe, perilous.
    m.
    land occupied without authorization, squat.
    * * *
    1 precarious
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [salud] precarious; [situación] precarious, difficult; [economía, democracia] unstable; [vivienda] poor, inferior; [medios] unpredictable, reduced
    2.

    vivir en precario — to live from hand to mouth, scrape a living

    * * *
    - ria adjetivo < vivienda> poor; < medios> scarce, meager*; <salud/situación> precarious, unstable; <gobierno/puesto> unstable
    * * *
    = shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], precarious, parlous.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex. Public libraries everywhere find themselves in a precarious financial situation.
    Ex. Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.
    ----
    * existencia precaria = precarious existence.
    * presupuesto precario = shoestring budget.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo < vivienda> poor; < medios> scarce, meager*; <salud/situación> precarious, unstable; <gobierno/puesto> unstable
    * * *
    = shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], precarious, parlous.

    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.

    Ex: Public libraries everywhere find themselves in a precarious financial situation.
    Ex: Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.
    * existencia precaria = precarious existence.
    * presupuesto precario = shoestring budget.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.

    * * *
    1 ‹vivienda› poor; ‹medios› scarce, meager*
    2 ‹salud/situación› precarious, unstable; ‹gobierno/puesto› unstable
    * * *

    precario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo ‹ vivienda› poor;


    ‹ medios› scarce, meager( conjugate meager);
    ‹salud/situación› precarious, unstable;
    ‹gobierno/puesto› unstable
    precario,-a adjetivo
    1 (circunstancias) precarious, unstable
    2 (medios) poor, scarce, meagre
    ♦ Locuciones: en precario, precarious, unstable, uncertain: puestos de trabajo en precario, precarious employment
    ' precario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    precaria
    English:
    precarious
    - fragile
    - frail
    - hand
    - meager
    * * *
    precario, -a adj
    [salud, acuerdo] precarious;
    un empleo precario a temporary job with poor pay and conditions;
    la situación de su familia es muy precaria her family's situation is very precarious;
    inmigrantes que viven en condiciones precarias immigrants living in poor conditions
    * * *
    adj precarious
    * * *
    precario, - ria adj
    : precarious

    Spanish-English dictionary > precario

  • 3 empleo

    m.
    1 use (uso).
    2 employment (trabajo).
    estar sin empleo to be out of work
    oficina de empleo ? job center
    pleno empleo full employment
    empleo compartido job sharing
    empleo comunitario community service
    empleo juvenil youth employment
    3 job, employment, occupation, post.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: emplear.
    * * *
    1 (trabajo) occupation, job
    2 PLÍTICA employment
    3 (uso) use
    \
    sin empleo unemployed, out of work, jobless
    empleo juvenil youth employment
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) use, usage
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=uso) use; [de tiempo] spending; (Com) investment
    2) (=trabajo) employment, work

    oficina de empleo — ≈ employment agency

    3) (=puesto) job, post

    buscar un empleo — to look for a job, seek employment

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( trabajo) employment
    b) ( puesto) job
    2) ( uso) use
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( trabajo) employment
    b) ( puesto) job
    2) ( uso) use
    * * *
    empleo1

    Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

    * antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.
    * anuncio de empleo = job advertisement.
    * buscador de empleo = job applicant, job seeker.
    * buscar empleo = seek + employment.
    * búsqueda de empleo = job searching, job hunting.
    * centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.
    * creación de empleo = job creation.
    * después de conseguir empleo = postappointment.
    * empleo atípico = atypical employment.
    * empleo ilegal = illegal work.
    * empleo irregular = irregular employment.
    * empleo precario = precarious employment.
    * feria del empleo = job fair, career fair.
    * hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * oferta de empleo = career opportunity, job vacancy, job opportunities, job placement, career option, employment opportunity.
    * oficina de empleo = employment centre, employment bureau, job centre, labour exchange.
    * segregación en el empleo = job segregation, employment segregation.
    * seguridad en el empleo = employment protection and safety.
    * sin empleo = jobless.
    * solicitante de empleo = job applicant.
    * solicitud de empleo = job application.
    * tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.

    empleo2
    = exercise, employment, use, usage, utilisation [utilization, -USA].

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

    Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
    Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.
    Ex: Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.
    Ex: On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.

    * * *
    A
    1 (trabajo) employment
    la creación de empleo the creation of employment o of jobs
    un crecimiento del empleo an increase in the number of people in employment
    2 (puesto) job
    tiene un buen empleo she has a good job
    está sin empleo she's out of work
    ha sido suspendido de empleo y sueldo he has been suspended without pay
    Compuesto:
    community work
    B (uso) use
    [ S ] modo de empleo instructions for use
    * * *

     

    Del verbo emplear: ( conjugate emplear)

    empleo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    empleó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    emplear    
    empleo
    emplear ( conjugate emplear) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) [empresa/organización] to employ

    b) ( colocar) ‹hijo/sobrino› to fix … up with a job

    2 ( usar) ‹energía/imaginación/material› to use
    emplearse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get a job
    empleo sustantivo masculino
    1


    b) ( puesto) job;


    2 ( uso) use;
    ( on signs) modo de empleo instructions for use
    emplear verbo transitivo
    1 (utilizar) to use
    (esfuerzo, tiempo) to spend: empleó varias horas en terminar el dibujo, it took him a few hours to finish the picture
    2 (a un trabajador) to employ
    empleo sustantivo masculino
    1 (trabajo asalariado) job
    estar sin empleo, to be unemployed
    Pol employment
    2 (utilización) use
    modo de empleo, instructions for use
    ' empleo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    candidata
    - candidato
    - colocar
    - colocación
    - costar
    - emplear
    - fichar
    - función
    - incorporarse
    - INEM
    - informe
    - jugarse
    - oferta
    - oficina
    - puesta
    - puesto
    - rebajar
    - recomendación
    - regulación
    - rumbo
    - seguridad
    - suspensión
    - trabajo
    - vacante
    - bolsa
    - cazar
    - cesante
    - chamba
    - concursante
    - conseguir
    - futuro
    - mierda
    - modo
    - ocupación
    - ofrecer
    - pega
    - solicitar
    - ubicar
    - varado
    English:
    analyst
    - antidepressant
    - begin
    - debate
    - direction
    - ease
    - employment
    - engage
    - in
    - instruction
    - instrumental
    - job
    - job centre
    - job hunting
    - job seeker
    - knowledge
    - moonlight
    - resign
    - risk
    - seasonal
    - situation
    - steady-job
    - stop
    - try
    - use
    - work
    - employ
    - full
    * * *
    empleo nm
    1. [uso] use;
    modo de empleo instructions for use
    2. [trabajo] employment;
    empleo comunitario community service;
    empleo juvenil youth employment;
    empleo temporal temporary employment
    3. [puesto] job;
    un empleo de oficinista an office job;
    estar sin empleo to be out of work;
    estar suspendido de empleo y sueldo to be suspended without pay
    4. Mil rank
    * * *
    m
    1 employment;
    crear empleo create employment o jobs;
    plan de empleo employment plan;
    pleno empleo full employment
    2 ( puesto) job
    3 ( uso) use;
    modo de empleo instructions for use pl, directions pl
    * * *
    empleo nm
    1) ocupación: employment, occupation, job
    2) : use, usage
    * * *
    2. (trabajo) employment
    3. (uso) use

    Spanish-English dictionary > empleo

  • 4 precaria

    adj.
    1 precarious, held only as a loan, and at the will of the owner.
    2 precarious, uncertain (dudoso).
    3 unpredictable (impredecible).
    f.
    precarious state.
    * * *

    precario,-a adjetivo
    1 (circunstancias) precarious, unstable
    2 (medios) poor, scarce, meagre
    ♦ Locuciones: en precario, precarious, unstable, uncertain: puestos de trabajo en precario, precarious employment

    Spanish-English dictionary > precaria

  • 5 empleo1

    Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    ----
    * antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.
    * anuncio de empleo = job advertisement.
    * buscador de empleo = job applicant, job seeker.
    * buscar empleo = seek + employment.
    * búsqueda de empleo = job searching, job hunting.
    * centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.
    * creación de empleo = job creation.
    * después de conseguir empleo = postappointment.
    * empleo atípico = atypical employment.
    * empleo ilegal = illegal work.
    * empleo irregular = irregular employment.
    * empleo precario = precarious employment.
    * feria del empleo = job fair, career fair.
    * hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * oferta de empleo = career opportunity, job vacancy, job opportunities, job placement, career option, employment opportunity.
    * oficina de empleo = employment centre, employment bureau, job centre, labour exchange.
    * segregación en el empleo = job segregation, employment segregation.
    * seguridad en el empleo = employment protection and safety.
    * sin empleo = jobless.
    * solicitante de empleo = job applicant.
    * solicitud de empleo = job application.
    * tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.

    Spanish-English dictionary > empleo1

  • 6 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    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. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    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. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    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. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    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. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    ----
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    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: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    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: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    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: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    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: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

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