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1 al mismo tiempo

al mismo tiempo

at the same time

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= at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while

Ex. Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.

Ex. Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.

Ex. An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently.

Ex. This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.

Ex. No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.

Ex. Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.

Ex. He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).

Ex. The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.

Ex. Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.

Ex. For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.

Ex. The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.

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= at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while

Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.

Ex: Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.

Ex: An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently.

Ex: This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.

Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.

Ex: Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.

Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).

Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.

Ex: Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.

Ex: For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.

Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.

Spanish-English dictionary > al mismo tiempo
2 Macdonalización

= McDonaldisation [McDonaldization, -USA].

Nota: Término despectivo utilizada para describir cualquier proceso de homogeinización y racionalización de cualquier institución o servicio con una marcada naturaleza humana.

Ex. According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

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= McDonaldisation [McDonaldization, -USA].

Nota: Término despectivo utilizada para describir cualquier proceso de homogeinización y racionalización de cualquier institución o servicio con una marcada naturaleza humana.

Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

Spanish-English dictionary > Macdonalización
3 analizador sintáctico

m.

syntax analyzer, parser.

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(n.) = parser, syntactical analyser

Ex. The efficiency of this parser was increased when control structures were systematically incorporated into the analytical process and semantic information was added as soon as possible.

Ex. This article describes a lexical, morphological and syntactical analyser for nouns and adjectives.

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(n.) = parser, syntactical analyser

Ex: The efficiency of this parser was increased when control structures were systematically incorporated into the analytical process and semantic information was added as soon as possible.

Ex: This article describes a lexical, morphological and syntactical analyser for nouns and adjectives.

Spanish-English dictionary > analizador sintáctico
4 beneficio

m.

1 benefit (bien).

a beneficio de in aid of (gala, concierto)

en beneficio de for the good of

en beneficio de todos in everyone's interest

en beneficio propio for one's own good

Para su bien For his sake.

2 profit (ganancia).

beneficio bruto/neto gross/net profit

pres.indicat.

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

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beneficio

► nombre masculino

1 (ganancia) profit

2 (bien) benefit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en beneficio de for the good of, for the benefit of, in the interest of

■ todo lo hace en beneficio propio everything he does is for his own good

■ la derecha ha perdido escaños en beneficio de la izquierda the right has lost seats to the left

a beneficio de in aid of

sacar beneficio de to profit from

beneficio bruto gross profit

beneficio neto clear profit

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noun m.

1) benefit

2) gain, profit

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SM

1) (=ventaja) benefit

los manipulan para su beneficio — they manipulate them to their own advantage o for their own benefit

concederle a algn el beneficio de la duda — to give sb the benefit of the doubt

• a beneficio de algn — in aid of sb

un recital a beneficio de los niños de Somalia — a recital in aid of the children of Somalia

• en beneficio de algn, aprovechó las cualidades literarias de su mujer en beneficio propio — he exploited his wife's literary talent to his own advantage o for his own benefit

estaría dispuesto a retirarse en beneficio de otro aspirante — he would be prepared to withdraw in favour of another candidate

en o por tu propio beneficio, es mejor que no vengas — for your own good o benefit o in your own interests, it's best if you don't come

beneficio de justicia gratuita — legal aid
oficio 1)
2) (Com, Econ) profit

estos bonos han producido enormes beneficios — these bonds have yielded enormous profits

• obtener o tener beneficios — to make a profit

obtuvieron 1.500 millones de beneficio el año pasado — they made a profit of 1,500 million last year

beneficio bruto — gross profit

beneficio de explotación — operating profit, trading profit

beneficio distribuible — distributable profit

beneficio económico — financial gain

beneficios excesivos — excess profits

beneficio líquido — [en un balance] net profit; [en una transacción] net profit, clear profit

beneficio neto — = beneficio líquido

beneficio no realizado — unrealized profit

beneficio operativo — operating profit, trading profit

beneficio por acción — earnings per share pl

beneficios antes de impuestos — pre-tax profits, profits before tax

beneficios imprevistos — windfall profits

beneficios marginales — fringe benefits

beneficios postimpositivos — after-tax profits, profits after tax

beneficios preimpositivos — pre-tax profits

beneficios previstos — anticipated profits

beneficios retenidos — retained profits
margen 1., 4)
3) (=función benéfica) benefit (performance)

4) (=donación) donation

5) (Rel) living, benefice

6) (Min) [de mina] exploitation, working; [de mineral] (=extracción) extraction; (=tratamiento) processing, treatment

7) LAm (=descuartizamiento) butchering; (=matanza) slaughter

8) CAm [de café] coffee processing plant

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masculino

1)

a) (Com, Fin) profit

producir or reportar beneficios — to yeild o bring returns o profits

margen de beneficio(s) — profit margin

b) (ventaja, bien) benefit

no va a sacar gran beneficio del asunto — he's not going to benefit much from this affair

a beneficio de — in aid of

en beneficio de todos — in the interests of everyone

todo lo hace en beneficio propio — everything he does is for his own gain o advantage

- beneficio bruto

- beneficio líquido or neto

2)

a) (AmL) ( de animal) dressing

b) (AmC) (Agr) coffee processing plant

c) (Chi) ( de mineral) extraction

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= benefit, gain, profit, plus [pluses, -pl.], dividend, payback, payoff [pay-off], perk, mileage.

Ex. The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex. This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.

Ex. As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.

Ex. Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.

Ex. The article has the title ' Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada'.

Ex. In the 1980s the illegal reproduction and distribution of information was a tedious process that generally produced poor payback.

Ex. Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex. At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.

Ex. Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

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* análisis de costes-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* aportar beneficios = lead to + benefits, bring + benefits.

* beneficio añadido = added benefit.

* beneficio de bolsa = share dividend.

* beneficio directo = direct benefit.

* beneficio económico = economic benefit, financial benefit, economic return.

* beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].

* beneficio fiscal = tax benefit, fiscal benefit.

* beneficio indirecto = spin-off, indirect benefit, spinoff benefit, spillover benefit.

* beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.

* beneficio material = material benefit.

* beneficio mutuo = mutual benefit.

* beneficio neto = net trading profit, net profit, net gain, net benefit.

* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.

* beneficio personal = personal gain.

* beneficio positivo = positive return.

* beneficio público = public interest.

* beneficio recíproco = mutual benefit.

* beneficios = return.

* beneficios acumulados = accruing benefits.

* beneficios brutos = gross benefits.

* beneficios complementarios = fringe benefits.

* beneficios de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios del cargo, los = spoils of office, the.

* beneficios en metálico = cash benefit.

* beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios netos = net income.

* beneficio social = societal benefit, social return, social benefit.

* concierto a beneficio = benefit concert.

* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.

* costes y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* costos y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.

* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* en + Posesivo + propio beneficio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet = fall through + the net.

* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* reportar beneficio = provide + benefit.

* reportar beneficios = have + benefits, bring + benefits.

* riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.

* tener beneficios = have + benefits.

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masculino

1)

a) (Com, Fin) profit

producir or reportar beneficios — to yeild o bring returns o profits

margen de beneficio(s) — profit margin

b) (ventaja, bien) benefit

no va a sacar gran beneficio del asunto — he's not going to benefit much from this affair

a beneficio de — in aid of

en beneficio de todos — in the interests of everyone

todo lo hace en beneficio propio — everything he does is for his own gain o advantage

- beneficio bruto

- beneficio líquido or neto

2)

a) (AmL) ( de animal) dressing

b) (AmC) (Agr) coffee processing plant

c) (Chi) ( de mineral) extraction

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= benefit, gain, profit, plus [pluses, -pl.], dividend, payback, payoff [pay-off], perk, mileage.

Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex: This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.

Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.

Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.

Ex: The article has the title ' Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada'.

Ex: In the 1980s the illegal reproduction and distribution of information was a tedious process that generally produced poor payback.

Ex: Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.

Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

* análisis de costes-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* aportar beneficios = lead to + benefits, bring + benefits.

* beneficio añadido = added benefit.

* beneficio de bolsa = share dividend.

* beneficio directo = direct benefit.

* beneficio económico = economic benefit, financial benefit, economic return.

* beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].

* beneficio fiscal = tax benefit, fiscal benefit.

* beneficio indirecto = spin-off, indirect benefit, spinoff benefit, spillover benefit.

* beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.

* beneficio material = material benefit.

* beneficio mutuo = mutual benefit.

* beneficio neto = net trading profit, net profit, net gain, net benefit.

* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.

* beneficio personal = personal gain.

* beneficio positivo = positive return.

* beneficio público = public interest.

* beneficio recíproco = mutual benefit.

* beneficios = return.

* beneficios acumulados = accruing benefits.

* beneficios brutos = gross benefits.

* beneficios complementarios = fringe benefits.

* beneficios de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios del cargo, los = spoils of office, the.

* beneficios en metálico = cash benefit.

* beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios netos = net income.

* beneficio social = societal benefit, social return, social benefit.

* concierto a beneficio = benefit concert.

* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.

* costes y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* costos y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.

* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* en + Posesivo + propio beneficio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet = fall through + the net.

* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* reportar beneficio = provide + benefit.

* reportar beneficios = have + benefits, bring + benefits.

* riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.

* tener beneficios = have + benefits.

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beneficio

masculine

A

1 ( Com, Fin) profit

este negocio produce grandes beneficios this business yields large profits

una inversión que reportó importantes beneficios an investment that brought significant returns o profits

margen de beneficio(s) profit margin

2 (ventaja, bien) benefit

no va a sacar gran beneficio del asunto he's not going to benefit much from this affair

una colecta a beneficio de las víctimas a collection in aid of the victims

en beneficio de todos in the interests of everyone

todo lo hace en beneficio propio everything he does is for his own gain o advantage

tales mejoras redundarán en beneficio del público these improvements will benefit the public o will be in the public interest

3 (función benéfica) charity performance

Compuestos:

● beneficio bruto

gross profit

● beneficio de justicia gratuita

entitlement to legal aid

● beneficio extrasalarial

fringe benefit

● beneficio líquido

net profit

● beneficio neto

net profit

● beneficio por acción

earnings per share (pl)

● beneficio social

fringe benefit

B ( AmL) (de un animal) dressing

C ( Chi) (de un mineral) extraction

D ( AmC) ( Agr) coffee processing plant

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Del verbo beneficiar: ( conjugate beneficiar)

beneficio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

benefició es:

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

Multiple Entries:
beneficiar
beneficio
beneficiar ( conjugate beneficiar) verbo transitivo ( favorecer) to benefit, to be of benefit to;
◊ esto beneficia a ambas partes this benefits both sides;

salir beneficiado con algo to be better off with sth
beneficiarse verbo pronominal
to benefit;
beneficiose con/de algo to benefit from sth
beneficio sustantivo masculino
a) (Com, Fin) profit;

producir or reportar beneficios to yield o bring returns o profits
b) (ventaja, bien) benefit;

◊ a beneficio de in aid of;

en beneficio de todos in the interests of everyone
beneficiar verbo transitivo to benefit
beneficio sustantivo masculino
1 Com Fin profit
2 (provecho, ventaja) benefit
en beneficio de todos, in everyone's benefit
3 (ayuda) a beneficio de, in aid of: un partido de fútbol a beneficio de los huérfanos, a football match in aid of orphans
Profit o profits se refieren únicamente al beneficio económico.
Benefit hace referencia a otro tipo de beneficios y también a ciertas subvenciones de la Seguridad Social.
' beneficio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bota
- dar
- inventario
- menoscabar
- partida
- partido
- provecho
- redundar
- revertir
- sacar
- bien
- bonificación
- disfrutar
- margen
- mayor
- mutuo
- propio
- renta
- utilidad
- ventaja
English:
aid
- benefit
- blessing
- cancel out
- clear
- gain
- good
- interest
- mark-up
- perk
- profit
- return
- tidy

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beneficio nm

1. [bien] benefit;

a beneficio de [gala, concierto] in aid of;

en beneficio de for the good of;

ello redundó en beneficio nuestro it was to our advantage;

en beneficio de todos in everyone's interest;

en beneficio propio for one's own good;

sólo buscan el beneficio propio they're only interested in what's in it for them

2. [ganancia] profit;

la tienda ya está dando beneficios the shop is already making a profit

Comp
beneficio bruto gross profit;
beneficios antes de impuestos pre-tax profits;

beneficio neto net profit

3. Min [extracción] extraction

4. Carib, Chile [de res] slaughter

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beneficio

m

1 ( ventaja) benefit;

en beneficio de in aid of

2 COM profit

2 Rpl

para ganado slaughterhouse

3 C.Am.

coffee-processing plant

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beneficio nm

1) ganancia, provecho: gain, profit

2) : benefit

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beneficio n

1. (bien) benefit

no saca beneficio de la situación he doesn't benefit from the situation

2. (ganancias) profit

el beneficio neto fue de más de 9.000 millones de pesetas the net profit was over 9,000 million pesetas

en beneficio de in the interests of / for the good of

en su propio beneficio in his own interests / for his own good

Spanish-English dictionary > beneficio
5 calculabilidad

= calculability.

Ex. According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

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= calculability.

Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

Spanish-English dictionary > calculabilidad
6 continuo

adj.

1 continuous, around-the-clock, constant, round-the-clock.

Una función continua (no discreta) A continuous function (not discrete)...

2 nonstop.

3 continuous, one-piece, non broken.

4 continuous, not discrete, indiscrete.

Una función continua (no discreta) A continuous function (not discrete)...

m.

1 continuum, whole, undivided whole.

2 continuo, bass accompaniment in a musical score.

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continuo

► adjetivo

1 (seguido) continuous

2 (continuado) continual, constant

► nombre masculino continuo

1 (todo) continuum

2 (de gente) flow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

corriente continua direct current

movimiento continuo perpetual motion

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continuo

► nombre masculino

1 (todo) continuum

2 (de gente) flow

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(f. - continua)

adj.

continuous, constant

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1. ADJ

1) (=ininterrumpido) [línea, fila] continuous; [dolor, movimiento, crecimiento] constant, continuous; [pesadilla, molestia] constant

marque el número cuando oiga una señal continua — dial the number when you hear a continuous tone

la presencia continua de los militares lo hacía todo más difícil — the constant o continuous presence of the soldiers made everything more difficult
evaluación 2), sesión 3)
2) (=frecuente, repetido) [llamadas, amenazas, críticas, cambios] constant, continual

no aguanto sus continuas quejas — I can't bear his constant o continual complaining

3) (Fís) [movimiento] perpetual

4) (Elec) [corriente] direct

5) (Ling) continuous

6)

de continuo — = continuamente

2.

SM (Fís) continuum

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- nua adjetivo

a) ( sin interrupción) < dolor> constant; <movimiento/sonido> continuous, constant; < lucha> continual

b) ( frecuente) <llamadas/viajes> continual, constant

c)

de continuo — continuamente
II
continuum masculino (frml) continuum

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= continual, continued, continuing, continuous, ongoing [on-going], persistent, running, sustained, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], continuum, uninterrupted, long-term, everlasting, unrelieved, back-to-back, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless.

Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.

Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex. Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.

Ex. Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex. For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.

Ex. Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.

Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.

Ex. The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.

Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.

Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

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* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.

* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting.

* flujo continuo = continuum.

* formación continua = continuing training.

* formación continua en el trabajo = workplace learning.

* máquina continua de papel = paper-making machine.

* miedo continuo = nagging fear.

* paginación continua = continuous pagination.

* papel continuo de periódico = newsprint.

* papel perforado continuo = continuous computer stationery.

* temor continuo = nagging fear.

* texto continuo = stream of text.

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I
- nua adjetivo

a) ( sin interrupción) < dolor> constant; <movimiento/sonido> continuous, constant; < lucha> continual

b) ( frecuente) <llamadas/viajes> continual, constant

c)

de continuo — continuamente
II
continuum masculino (frml) continuum

* * *

= continual, continued, continuing, continuous, ongoing [on-going], persistent, running, sustained, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], continuum, uninterrupted, long-term, everlasting, unrelieved, back-to-back, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless.

Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.

Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.

Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex: For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.

Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.

Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.

Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.

Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.

Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.

* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting.

* flujo continuo = continuum.

* formación continua = continuing training.

* formación continua en el trabajo = workplace learning.

* máquina continua de papel = paper-making machine.

* miedo continuo = nagging fear.

* paginación continua = continuous pagination.

* papel continuo de periódico = newsprint.

* papel perforado continuo = continuous computer stationery.

* temor continuo = nagging fear.

* texto continuo = stream of text.

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continuo¹ - nua

adjective

1 ‹dolor› (sin interrupción) constant; ‹movimiento/sonido› continuous, constant; ‹lucha› continual

2 (frecuente) ‹llamadas/viajes› continual, constant

estoy harto de sus continuas protestas I'm fed up of his continual o constant complaining

3

de continuo continuamente

continuo², continuum

masculine

( frml)

continuum

* * *

Del verbo continuar: ( conjugate continuar)

continúo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

continuó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
continuar
continuo
continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;
◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;

( on signs) continuará to be continued;
◊ la película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showing;

continuo con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuo -nua adjetivo
a) ( sin interrupción) ‹ dolor› constant;

‹movimiento/sonido› continuous, constant;
‹ lucha› continual
b) ( frecuente) ‹llamadas/viajes› continual, constant

continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue
continuo,-a adjetivo
1 (incesante) continuous
corriente continua, direct current
Auto línea continua, solid white line
sesión continua, continuous showing
2 (repetido) continual, constant
sus continuos reproches, his endless reproaches
' continuo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
continua
- continuamente
- intranquila
- intranquilo
- constante
- continuar
- horario
English:
ago
- begin
- continual
- continuous
- now
- pause
- perpetual
- perpetual motion
- persistent
- rattle on
- solid
- teethe
- unbroken
- ache
- endless
- running
- steady

* * *

continuo, -a

♦ adj

1. [ininterrumpido] continuous;

las continuas lluvias obligaron a suspender el partido the continuous rain forced them to call off the game

2. [perseverante] continual;

me irritan sus continuas preguntas her continual questioning irritates me

3. [unido] continuous;

papel continuo continuous stationery

♦ nm

1. [sucesión] succession, series

2. Fís continuum

3. Ling continuum

♦ de continuo loc adv

continually

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continuo

adj

1 ( sin parar) continuous;

de continuo constantly

2 ( frecuente) continual

* * *

continuo, - nua adj

: continuous, steady, constant

♦ continuamente adv

* * *

continuo adj

1. (ininterrumpido) continuous

el continuo viento the continuous wind

2. (repetido) continual

sus continuas quejas her continual complaints

Spanish-English dictionary > continuo
7 hacer avanzar

v.

1 to push forward, to impel, to move forward, to push ahead.

Ella empuja hacia adelante el auto She pushes the car forward.

2 to make one prosper.

Hace avanzar perseverar en todo It makes oneself move ahead to perseverate.

* * *

(v.) = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of

Ex. A concern of school librarians must be finding ways to nudge the reform process forward.

Ex. A dynamic tension exists between the need for coordinated research and the continuation of individual efforts to push the frontiers of polar science.

Ex. The author suggests what type of instruction might nudge the child along in learning.

Ex. It may serve as a postmodern catalyst nudging American regional studies into the next century.

Ex. The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.

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(v.) = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of

Ex: A concern of school librarians must be finding ways to nudge the reform process forward.

Ex: A dynamic tension exists between the need for coordinated research and the continuation of individual efforts to push the frontiers of polar science.

Ex: The author suggests what type of instruction might nudge the child along in learning.

Ex: It may serve as a postmodern catalyst nudging American regional studies into the next century.

Ex: The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer avanzar
8 humedad

f.

1 dampness.

hay mucha humedad en la casa the house is very damp

2 humidity.

3 moisture content, moisture.

* * *

humedad

► nombre femenino

1 humidity

2 (de vapor) moisture

3 (sensación) dampness

■ la habitación tiene humedad the room is damp

* * *

noun f.

1) humidity

2) dampness, moistness

* * *

SF

1) [en atmósfera] humidity

en Barcelona siempre hay mucha humedad — in Barcelona it's always very humid

humedad absoluta — absolute humidity

humedad relativa — relative humidity

2) [en pared, techo] damp, dampness

hay manchas de humedad en el techo — there are stains of damp on the ceiling

aquí huele a humedad — this place smells of damp

- sentir la humedad

* * *

femenino

a) (Meteo) dampness; ( con calor) humidity

b) (en paredes, suelo) damp

* * *

= damp, humidity, moisture, moisture content.

Ex. In the diethyl zinc process damp is drawn from paper and a neutralising agent applied.

Ex. A fresh, constant temperature and humidity not only promotes efficiency of use, it encourages use.

Ex. In such circumstances, even where paper is not in direct contact with water, it rapidly absorbs moisture, resulting in mould and staining.

Ex. Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.

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* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* contenido de humedad = moisture content.

* humedad ambiental = ambient humidity.

* humedad atmosférica = atmospheric humidity.

* humedad relativa = relative humidity.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* * *

femenino

a) (Meteo) dampness; ( con calor) humidity

b) (en paredes, suelo) damp

* * *

= damp, humidity, moisture, moisture content.

Ex: In the diethyl zinc process damp is drawn from paper and a neutralising agent applied.

Ex: A fresh, constant temperature and humidity not only promotes efficiency of use, it encourages use.

Ex: In such circumstances, even where paper is not in direct contact with water, it rapidly absorbs moisture, resulting in mould and staining.

Ex: Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.

* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* contenido de humedad = moisture content.

* humedad ambiental = ambient humidity.

* humedad atmosférica = atmospheric humidity.

* humedad relativa = relative humidity.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* * *

humedad

feminine

1 ( Meteo):

la humedad relativa ambiente or del aire es del 70% the relative humidity is 70%

una atmósfera cargada de humedad a moisture-laden o humid atmosphere

en Londres hay mucha humedad the atmosphere in London is very damp

2 (en las paredes, el suelo) damp

manchas de humedad en las paredes damp patches on the walls

* * *

humedad sustantivo femenino
a) (Meteo) dampness;

( con calor) humidity
b) (en paredes, suelo) damp

humedad sustantivo femenino
1 (de la ropa, una habitación) dampness
2 (del ambiente) humidity
' humedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
combadura
- inconfundible
- olor
- seca
- seco
- filtrar
- mancha
- pasar
- penetrar
- rizar
English:
damp
- dampness
- humidity
- moisture
- musty
- patch
- ooze
- rising

* * *

humedad nf

1. [de suelo, tierra] dampness;
[de pared, techo] damp;
hay mucha humedad en la casa the house is very damp;

hay manchas de humedad en el techo there are damp patches on the ceiling;

huele a humedad it smells of damp

2. [de labios, ojos] moistness

3. [de atmósfera] humidity;

con una humedad superior al 90 por ciento with over 90 percent humidity

Comp
humedad absoluta absolute humidity;
humedad relativa relative humidity

* * *

humedad

f

1 humidity;

humedad atmosférica o

del aire relative humidity

2 de una casa damp(ness)

* * *

humedad nf

1) : humidity

2) : dampness, moistness

* * *

humedad n

1. (en la pared) damp

2. (en la atmósfera) humidity

Spanish-English dictionary > humedad
9 indicador

adj.

indicating, indicative.

m.

1 indicator, pointer, arrow, gauge.

2 indicator, marker, predictor.

3 flag, tag.

4 indicant.

5 puntero.

* * *

indicador

► adjetivo

1 (gen) which indicates, indicating

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) indicator; (señal de tráfico) sign, traffic sign, road sign; (con aguja, escala) gauge

■ el indicador de la gasolina no funciona the petrol gauge doesn't work

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

indicador económico economic indicator

* * *

noun m.

1) gauge

2) indicator

* * *

1.

ADJ

luces indicadoras — indicator lights

sigue los carteles indicadores — follow the road signs
papel 1)
2. SM

1) (=señal) sign

es indicador de su mala salud — it is a sign of his ill health

el que la novela tenga un premio no es un indicador de su calidad — the fact that it has won a prize doesn't mean it's a quality novel

indicador de carretera — road sign

2) (Téc) (=aparato) gauge, gage (EEUU); (=aguja) pointer

indicador de dirección — (Aut) indicator

indicador de encendido — power-on indicator

indicador del nivel de gasolina — (Aut) fuel gauge

indicador del nivel del aceite — (Aut) oil gauge

indicador de velocidad — (Aut) speedometer

3) (Econ) indicator; (Bolsa) index

indicador económico — economic indicator

4) (Inform) flag

* * *
I
- dora adjetivo warning

señal indicadora de peligro — danger o warning sign
II
masculino

1) (Auto)

a) ( señal de tráfico) sign

b) ( dispositivo) gauge

indicador del aceite/de la gasolina — oil pressure/fuel gauge

- indicador de dirección

- indicador de velocidad

2) (Inf) flag

* * *

= guide card, indicator, measure, pointer, predictor, sign, tell-tale [telltale], tracing, marker, metric, indicant, tracer, bellwether.

Ex. Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.

Ex. To indicate from which field a given work was Cuttered, these second indicators could be further redefined = Para indicar de qué campo se le había asignado la marca de Cutter a una obra, se podían delimitar aún más estos segundos indicadores.

Ex. One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex. Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.

Ex. If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities.

Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.

Ex. The word tracing is used to denote the identification within an authority entry of all variant and related headings from which references have been made to the authority heading itself.

Ex. Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics ( markers, connectors, indicators).

Ex. The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.

Ex. Productivity, it is speculated, may be a good indicant of academic socialization.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Drivers and tracers of business process changes'.

Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.

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* indicador bibliométrico = bibliometric indicator.

* indicador cientométrico = scientometric indicator.

* indicador cualitativo = qualitative indicator.

* indicador cuantitativo = quantitative indicator.

* indicador de campo = field indicator.

* indicador de citas = citation indicator.

* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.

* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.

* indicador de contenido = content designator.

* indicador de dirección = signpost.

* indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.

* indicador de estar listo = screen prompt.

* indicador de faceta = facet indicator.

* indicador de función = operator, role indicator.

* indicador de impacto = impact indicator.

* indicador de la eficiencia = efficiency indicator.

* indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.

* indicador de producción = output indicator.

* indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.

* indicador de rendimiento = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure.

* indicador de resultados = outcome indicator.

* indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.

* indicadores de rendimiento = performance criteria, benchmark figures.

* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.

* señal indicadora = signpost.

* * *
I
- dora adjetivo warning

señal indicadora de peligro — danger o warning sign
II
masculino

1) (Auto)

a) ( señal de tráfico) sign

b) ( dispositivo) gauge

indicador del aceite/de la gasolina — oil pressure/fuel gauge

- indicador de dirección

- indicador de velocidad

2) (Inf) flag

* * *

= guide card, indicator, measure, pointer, predictor, sign, tell-tale [telltale], tracing, marker, metric, indicant, tracer, bellwether.

Ex: Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.

Ex: To indicate from which field a given work was Cuttered, these second indicators could be further redefined = Para indicar de qué campo se le había asignado la marca de Cutter a una obra, se podían delimitar aún más estos segundos indicadores.

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.

Ex: If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities.

Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.

Ex: The word tracing is used to denote the identification within an authority entry of all variant and related headings from which references have been made to the authority heading itself.

Ex: Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics ( markers, connectors, indicators).

Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.

Ex: Productivity, it is speculated, may be a good indicant of academic socialization.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Drivers and tracers of business process changes'.

Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.

* indicador bibliométrico = bibliometric indicator.

* indicador cientométrico = scientometric indicator.

* indicador cualitativo = qualitative indicator.

* indicador cuantitativo = quantitative indicator.

* indicador de campo = field indicator.

* indicador de citas = citation indicator.

* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.

* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.

* indicador de contenido = content designator.

* indicador de dirección = signpost.

* indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.

* indicador de estar listo = screen prompt.

* indicador de faceta = facet indicator.

* indicador de función = operator, role indicator.

* indicador de impacto = impact indicator.

* indicador de la eficiencia = efficiency indicator.

* indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.

* indicador de producción = output indicator.

* indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.

* indicador de rendimiento = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure.

* indicador de resultados = outcome indicator.

* indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.

* indicadores de rendimiento = performance criteria, benchmark figures.

* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.

* señal indicadora = signpost.

* * *

indicador¹ - dora

adjective

warning

señal indicadora de peligro danger o warning sign

indicador²

masculine

A ( Auto)

1 (señal de tráfico) sign

2 (dispositivo) gauge

indicador del aceite oil pressure gauge

indicador del nivel de la gasolina fuel gauge

indicador de la velocidad del viento wind speed indicator

Compuestos:

● indicador de dirección

indicator

● indicador de velocidad

speedometer

B ( Econ) indicator

C ( Inf) flag

* * *

indicador sustantivo masculino (Auto)
a) tb

◊ indicador de dirección indicator

b) ( señal de tráfico) sign

c) (del aceite, la gasolina) gauge;

◊ indicador de velocidad speedometer

indicador,-ora sustantivo masculino
1 indicator
2 Téc gauge, dial, meter
Auto indicador del nivel de gasolina, petrol gauge
Auto indicador de velocidad, speedometer
' indicador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indicadora
English:
gauge
- indicator
- oil gauge
- read
- reading
- register
- signpost
- telltale
- M
- marker
- pointer
- speedometer

* * *

indicador, -ora

♦ adj

indicating;

siga las flechas indicadoras follow the arrows;

encontrarás un cartel indicador you'll find a sign showing the way

♦ nm

1. [signo] indicator;

los principales indicadores bursátiles the main stock market indicators;

ese fallo es un indicador de la poca calidad del producto that fault shows the poor quality of the product

Comp
indicador económico economic indicator
2.
indicador (de dirección) [intermitente] Br indicator, US turn signal

3. Tec gauge, meter

Comp
indicador del nivel de aceite oil gauge;
indicador de nivel de gasolina fuel gauge, Br petrol gauge;

indicador de velocidad speedometer

* * *

indicador

m indicator

* * *

indicador nm

1) : gauge, dial, meter

2) : indicator

indicadores económicos: economic indicators

* * *

indicador n (indicio) indicator

indicador de gasolina petrol gauge

Spanish-English dictionary > indicador
10 ininterrumpido

adj.

uninterrupted, continuous, breakless, sustained.

* * *

ininterrumpido

► adjetivo

1 uninterrupted

* * *

ADJ (=sin interrupción) [gen] uninterrupted; [proceso] continuous; [progreso] steady, sustained

20 horas de música ininterrumpida — 20 hours of non-stop o uninterrupted music

llovió de forma ininterrumpida — it rained continuously o non-stop

la película se proyecta de manera ininterrumpida — the film is shown uninterrupted o without a break

* * *

- da adjetivo <lluvias/trabajo> continuous, uninterrupted; < sueño> uninterrupted; < línea> continuous

seis horas de música ininterrumpida — six hours of nonstop music

* * *

= continued, continuous, ongoing [on-going], running, sustained, unbroken, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], uninterrupted, unobstructed, in a row, back-to-back, on-the-go.

Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex. Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.

Ex. Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex. Ideally it would be preferable to keep the main monograph collection in one unbroken sequence.

Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex. For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.

Ex. From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex. The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.

Ex. The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.

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* de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.

* * *

- da adjetivo <lluvias/trabajo> continuous, uninterrupted; < sueño> uninterrupted; < línea> continuous

seis horas de música ininterrumpida — six hours of nonstop music

* * *

= continued, continuous, ongoing [on-going], running, sustained, unbroken, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], uninterrupted, unobstructed, in a row, back-to-back, on-the-go.

Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.

Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex: Ideally it would be preferable to keep the main monograph collection in one unbroken sequence.

Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex: For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.

Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex: The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.

Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.

* de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.

* * *

ininterrumpido -da

adjective

‹lluvias› continuous, uninterrupted; ‹sueño› uninterrupted; ‹línea› continuous

seis horas de música ininterrumpida six hours of nonstop music

20 horas de funcionamiento ininterrumpido 20 hours of continuous use

* * *

ininterrumpido
◊ -da adjetivo ‹lluvias/trabajo› continuous, uninterrupted;

‹ sueño› uninterrupted;
‹ línea› continuous
ininterrumpido,-a adjetivo uninterrupted, continuous
' ininterrumpido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ininterrumpida
English:
undisturbed
- uninterrupted
- solid
- unbroken

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ininterrumpido, -a adj

uninterrupted, continuous;

bailaron durante cinco horas ininterrumpidas they danced for five hours non-stop;

lleva tres años ininterrumpidos viviendo en el país she's been living in the country continuously for three years

* * *

ininterrumpido

adj uninterrupted

* * *

ininterrumpido, -da adj

: uninterrupted, continuous

♦ ininterrumpidamente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > ininterrumpido
11 obtener beneficios

v.

to obtain benefits, to make a profit.

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(v.) = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit

Ex. It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties.

Ex. Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.

Ex. This situation will change through greater understanding of OSI standards and the benefits that can be realized through their use.

Ex. Students who avoid work on projects will not derive the full benefit that normally accrues from comparative librarianship.

Ex. The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.

Ex. A library which opts to join a network may reap the benefit of advantages in terms of: efficiency, productivity, currency, control, costs.

Ex. These new consortial arrangements are based upon a spirit of cooperation and trust that has the potential to reap returns well beyond the initial aspirations of the participants.

Ex. All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.

* * *

(v.) = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit

Ex: It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties.

Ex: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.

Ex: This situation will change through greater understanding of OSI standards and the benefits that can be realized through their use.

Ex: Students who avoid work on projects will not derive the full benefit that normally accrues from comparative librarianship.

Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.

Ex: A library which opts to join a network may reap the benefit of advantages in terms of: efficiency, productivity, currency, control, costs.

Ex: These new consortial arrangements are based upon a spirit of cooperation and trust that has the potential to reap returns well beyond the initial aspirations of the participants.

Ex: All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.

Spanish-English dictionary > obtener beneficios
12 sostenido

adj.

1 sustained.

2 sustained, undwindling.

m.

sharp.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: sostener.

* * *

sostenido

► nombre masculino

1 MÚSICA sharp

————————

sostenido

► participio pasado

1→ link=sostener sostener

► adjetivo

1 (continuado) sustained; (constante) steady

2 MÚSICA sharp

■ fa sostenido F sharp

► nombre masculino sostenido

1 MÚSICA sharp

* * *

(f. - sostenida)

adj.

1) sustained

2) sharp

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=continuo) sustained

2) (Mús) sharp

do sostenido — C sharp

2.

SM (Mús) sharp

* * *

- da adjetivo sharp

re sostenido — D sharp

* * *

= sustained, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], sustainable, unflagging.

Ex. Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex. Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.

Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.

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* agricultura sostenida = sustainable agriculture.

* * *

- da adjetivo sharp

re sostenido — D sharp

* * *

= sustained, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], sustainable, unflagging.

Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex: Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.

Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.

* agricultura sostenida = sustainable agriculture.

* * *

sostenido -da

adjective

A (continuo) constant, continuous

B ( Mús) sharp

re sostenido D sharp

* * *

Del verbo sostener: ( conjugate sostener)

sostenido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
sostener
sostenido
sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo
1 ( apoyar)
a) ‹estructura/techo› to hold up, support;

‹carga/peso› to bear
b) ( sustentar) ‹ familia› to support, maintain

2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;
◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have
4
a) ( opinar) to hold

b) ‹argumento/afirmación› to support, back up

5
a) ‹lucha/ritmo/resistencia› to keep up, sustain;

◊ ella sostuvo mi mirada she held my gaze

b) (Mús) ‹ nota› to hold, sustain

sostenerse verbo pronominal
a) ( no caerse):

◊ la estructura se sostiene sola the structure stays up without support;

apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
b) ( en un estado) to remain;

◊ se sostuvo en el poder she managed to remain in power

sostenido
◊ -da adjetivo

sharp;
re sostenido D sharp
sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up
(con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold
(una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
sostenido,-a adj Mús sharp
sostenido G-sharp
(en solfeo) soh

' sostenido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
do
- fa
- la
- re
- sostenida
- si
- sol
English:
B
- C
- sharp
- sustained
- unflagging

* * *

sostenido, -a

♦ adj

1. [persistente] sustained

2. Mús sharp;

do sostenido C sharp

♦ nm
Mús sharp
* * *

sostenido

I adj sharp;

fa sostenido MÚS F sharp

II m MÚS sharp

* * *

sostenido, -da adj

1) : sustained, prolonged

2) : sharp (in music)

sostenido nm

: sharp (in music)

Spanish-English dictionary > sostenido
13 vecino

adj.

1 nearby, neighboring, contiguous, bordering.

2 similar.

m.

neighbor, neighbour, person living next door.

* * *

vecino

► adjetivo

1 nearby, next, neighbouring (US neighboring)

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (del barrio) neighbour (US neighbor)

2 (residente) resident

3 (habitante) inhabitant

■ los vecinos de Manresa the inhabitants of Manresa

* * *
1. (f. - vecina)
noun

1) neighbor

2) resident, inhabitant
2. (f. - vecina)
adj.

neighboring

* * *
vecino, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=cercano) neighbouring, neighboring (EEUU)

se fue a vivir a un pueblo vecino — he went to live in a neighbouring o nearby village

2) (=contiguo)

vive en el edificio vecino — he lives in the house next door

el garaje vecino al mío — the garage next to mine

las dos fincas son vecinas — the two properties adjoin

3) frm (=parecido) similar

suertes vecinas — similar fates

2. SM/ F

1) [de edificio, calle] neighbour, neighbor (EEUU)

somos vecinos — we are neighbours

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbour

vecino/a de rellano — next-door neighbour (in a block of flats)

2) (=habitante) [de un pueblo] inhabitant; [de un barrio] resident

un pueblo de 800 vecinos — a village of 800 inhabitants

un vecino de la calle Corredera — a resident of o a person who lives in Corredera street

asociación de vecinos — residents' association

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

a) ( contiguo) neighboring*

los países vecinos — the neighboring countries

vecino a algo — bordering on something, adjoining something

b) ( cercano) neighboring*, nearby
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) ( persona que vive cerca) neighbor*

mi vecino de al lado — my next-door neighbor

b) (habitante - de población, municipio) inhabitant; (- de barrio, edificio) resident

* * *

= neighbour [neighbor, -USA], neighbouring [neighboring, -USA], resident.

Ex. Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.

Ex. The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.

Ex. Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.

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* amabilidad entre vecinos = over-the-fence friendliness.

* asociación de vecinos = residents' association, urban residents' association, neighbourhood association.

* comunidad de vecinos = housing association.

* cordialidad entre vecinos = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* todo hijo de vecino = every Tom, Dick and Harry.

* vecino del pueblo = villager, village man, village woman.

* vecinos del pueblo = village people.

* vecinos, los = Joneses, the.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

a) ( contiguo) neighboring*

los países vecinos — the neighboring countries

vecino a algo — bordering on something, adjoining something

b) ( cercano) neighboring*, nearby
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) ( persona que vive cerca) neighbor*

mi vecino de al lado — my next-door neighbor

b) (habitante - de población, municipio) inhabitant; (- de barrio, edificio) resident

* * *

= neighbour [neighbor, -USA], neighbouring [neighboring, -USA], resident.

Ex: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.

Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.

Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.

* amabilidad entre vecinos = over-the-fence friendliness.

* asociación de vecinos = residents' association, urban residents' association, neighbourhood association.

* comunidad de vecinos = housing association.

* cordialidad entre vecinos = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* todo hijo de vecino = every Tom, Dick and Harry.

* vecino del pueblo = villager, village man, village woman.

* vecinos del pueblo = village people.

* vecinos, los = Joneses, the.

* * *

vecino¹ -na

adjective

A

1 (contiguo) neighboring*

los países vecinos the neighboring countries

vecino A algo bordering ON sth, adjoining sth

la finca vecina a la suya the property bordering on his o adjoining his, the next o the adjacent property

2 (cercano) neighboring*, nearby

era de un pueblo vecino she was from a neighboring o nearby village

B (similar) ‹ideas/posiciones› similar

vecino² -na

masculine, feminine

1 (habitante, residente — de una población, un municipio) inhabitant; (— de un barrio, edificio) resident

la colaboración de todos los vecinos de Atlanta the cooperation of all the inhabitants of Atlanta o of everyone who lives in Atlanta

la comunidad de vecinos the residents' association

2 (persona que vive cerca) neighbor*

ayer vi a tu vecina I saw your neighbor yesterday, I saw the woman who lives next door to you yesterday

mi vecino de al lado my next-door neighbor

miles de vecinos de la fábrica thousands of people who live near the factory

* * *

vecino
◊ -na adjetivo

a) ( contiguo) neighboring^{( conjugate neighboring)};

◊ los países vecinos the neighboring countries;

vecino a algo bordering on sth, adjoining sth
b) ( cercano) neighboring^{( conjugate neighboring)}, nearby

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( persona que vive cerca) neighbor^{( conjugate neighbor)};

◊ mi vecino de al lado my next-door neighbor

b) ( habitante — de población, municipio) inhabitant;

(— de barrio, edificio) resident
vecino,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (de una casa, barrio) neighbour, US neighbor
2 (de una población) resident
Juan Gómez, vecino de la villa de Madrid, Juan Gómez, resident in Madrid
II adjetivo
1 (países, ciudades) neighbouring, US neighboring
(próximo, cercano) nearby
2 (semejante) close, similar
' vecino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargura
- robar
- vecina
English:
argument
- auction
- burglarize
- gossip
- howl
- loaded
- local
- neighbor
- neighboring
- neighbour
- neighbouring
- next
- resident
- villager

* * *

vecino, -a

♦ adj

1. [cercano] neighbouring;

lo trajeron de un pueblo vecino they brought it from a neighbouring village

2. [contiguo] neighbouring;

el país vecino the neighbouring country;

vecino a next to;

una tienda vecina al restaurante a shop next (door) to o adjacent to the restaurant

3. [parecido] similar

♦ nm,f

1. [de la misma casa, calle] neighbour;

es mi vecino he's a neighbour of mine;
Méx Fam
el vecino del norte our northern neighbour [the United States]

2. [habitante] [de un barrio] resident;
[de una localidad] inhabitant;
las asociaciones de vecinos the residents' associations;

una localidad de 500 vecinos a village of 500 inhabitants;

Juan García, vecino de Guadalajara Juan García of Guadalajara

* * *

vecino

I adj neighboring, Br

neighbouring;

país vecino neighboring country

II m, vecina f neighbor, Br

neighbour

* * *

vecino, -na n

1) : neighbor

2) : resident, inhabitant

* * *

vecino¹ adj neighbouring

En inglés americano se escribe neighboring

vecino² n neighbour

asociación de vecinos residents' association

En inglés americano se escribe neighbor

Spanish-English dictionary > vecino
14 cálculo1

¹ = arithmetic, calculation, calculus [calculuses, -pl.], computation, counting, estimation, calculability, reckoning.

Ex. Since the system's arithmetic depends upon the way amounts of money are entered, standards for entry for the various currencies must be established.

Ex. For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.

Ex. He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.

Ex. Frequently numeric data bases and the hosts which support them permit some computation and manipulation of the retrieved data.

Ex. Rapid electrical counting appeared soon after the physicists found it desirable to count cosmic rays.

Ex. Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.

Ex. According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

Ex. On the most superficial reckoning it is a matter of national concern.

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* cálculo aproximado = estimate, ballpark estimate.

* cálculo matemático = mathematical calculation.

* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.

* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.

* hoja de cálculo = spreadsheet.

* hoja de cálculo electrónica = electronic spreadsheet.

* procedimiento de cálculo = arithmetic.

* realizar un cálculo = carry out + calculation.

* regla de cálculo = slide rule.

* tabla de cálculo = reckoner, ready reckoner.

Spanish-English dictionary > cálculo1
15 económico1

¹ = economic, financial, fiscal, monetary, monied, pecuniary, budget, moneyed.

Ex. Generally, the availability of centralised cataloguing records will, if the economic aspects are favourable, encourage uniformity.

Ex. SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.

Ex. The effect of fiscal pressures is particularly evident for government on-line systems, such as DOE/RECON.

Ex. For example, if the local currency is Belgian francs, monetary amount are always entered in whole francs.

Ex. This will shift the dynamics of information flow to policymakers to favour monied special interests, which threatens the democratic process.

Ex. George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.

Ex. The aricle has the title ' budget CD-Rewritable drives: to get the best deal, buy a CD-RW drive that's not top of the line'.

Ex. It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.

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* apoyo económico = financial backing.

* ayuda económica = fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, grant, cash grant.

* bache económico = economic doldrums.

* brigada de delitos económicos = fraud squad.

* burbuja económica = price bubble.

* capacidad económica = earning capacity, earning power.

* capital económico = financial capital.

* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).

* clima económico = economic climate.

* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE) = European Economic Community (EEC).

* con poco recursos económicos = low-budget.

* crisis económica = economic crisis, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.

* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.

* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.

* depresión económica = economic depression, economic doldrums.

* de recesión económica = recessionary.

* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically.

* de un modo económico = economically.

* donación económica = monetary donation.

* donación económica de fundación = endowment fund.

* económico-técnico = economic-technical.

* eficacia económica = economic efficiency.

* ejercicio económico = business year, accounting year.

* en tiempos de recesión económica = in recessionary times.

* equiparación económica = economic levelling.

* estatus económico = economic status.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* fondo económico = funds.

* hastiado de la recesión económica = recession-weary.

* historiador económico = economic historian.

* incertidumbre económica = economic uncertainty.

* índice económico = economic index.

* influencia económica = economic influence.

* información económica = business news.

* informe económico = economic report.

* interés económico = economic interest.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* medida económica = economic measure.

* memoria económica = economic report.

* modelo económico = economic model.

* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.

* nivelación económica = economic levelling.

* no económico = non-economic [noneconomic].

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* política económica = political economy.

* político-económico = politico-economic.

* presión económica = economic pressure.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* recesión económica = economic recession, difficult economic times, economic depression.

* recortes económicos = economic retrenchment.

* recuperación económica = economic recovery.

* reforma económica = economic reform.

* respaldo económico = financial backing.

* riesgo económico = financial risk.

* sanción económica = economic penalty, economic sanction.

* sistema económico = economic system.

* situación económica = economic status.

* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.

* socioeconómico = socioeconomic [socio-economic].

* teoría económica = economic theory.

* trastorno económico = economic upheaval.

* valor económico = economic value, monetary worth.

Spanish-English dictionary > económico1
16 cálculo

m.

1 calculation, figuring, computation, estimate.

2 calculation, guess, conjecture.

3 calculus.

4 calculus, stone.

* * *

cálculo

► nombre masculino

1 calculation, estimate

2 (conjetura) conjecture, reckoning

■ según sus cálculos by her reckoning

3 MATEMÁTICAS calculus

4 MEDICINA gallstone

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cálculo biliar bile stone

cálculo mental mental arithmetic

* * *

noun m.

1) calculation

2) reckoning, estimate

3) stone

* * *

SM

1) [gen] calculation, reckoning; (=conjetura) estimate, conjecture; (Mat) calculus

según mis cálculos — by my reckoning, by my calculations

obrar con mucho cálculo — to act cautiously

hoja de cálculo — spreadsheet

libro de cálculos hechos — ready reckoner

cálculo de costo — costing, pricing (EEUU)

cálculo de probabilidades — theory of probability

cálculo diferencial — differential calculus

cálculo mental — mental arithmetic

2) (Med) stone

cálculo biliar — gallstone

* * *

masculino

1) (Mat)

a) ( operación) calculation

según mis cálculos — according to my calculations

hizo un cálculo aproximado — she made a rough estimate

b) ( disciplina) calculus

- cálculo mental

2) (plan, conjetura)

eso no entraba en mis cálculos — I hadn't allowed for that in my plans o calculations

le fallaron los cálculos — things didn't work out as he had planned

superó los cálculos más optimistas — it exceeded even the most optimistic estimates

fue un error de cálculo — I/he/they misjudged o miscalculated

3) (Med) stone, calculus (tech)

•

- cálculo biliar

- cálculo renal

* * *

masculino

1) (Mat)

a) ( operación) calculation

según mis cálculos — according to my calculations

hizo un cálculo aproximado — she made a rough estimate

b) ( disciplina) calculus

- cálculo mental

2) (plan, conjetura)

eso no entraba en mis cálculos — I hadn't allowed for that in my plans o calculations

le fallaron los cálculos — things didn't work out as he had planned

superó los cálculos más optimistas — it exceeded even the most optimistic estimates

fue un error de cálculo — I/he/they misjudged o miscalculated

3) (Med) stone, calculus (tech)

•

- cálculo biliar

- cálculo renal

* * *

cálculo¹

¹ = arithmetic, calculation, calculus [calculuses, -pl.], computation, counting, estimation, calculability, reckoning.

Ex: Since the system's arithmetic depends upon the way amounts of money are entered, standards for entry for the various currencies must be established.

Ex: For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.

Ex: He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.

Ex: Frequently numeric data bases and the hosts which support them permit some computation and manipulation of the retrieved data.

Ex: Rapid electrical counting appeared soon after the physicists found it desirable to count cosmic rays.

Ex: Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.

Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

Ex: On the most superficial reckoning it is a matter of national concern.

* cálculo aproximado = estimate, ballpark estimate.

* cálculo matemático = mathematical calculation.

* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.

* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.

* hoja de cálculo = spreadsheet.

* hoja de cálculo electrónica = electronic spreadsheet.

* procedimiento de cálculo = arithmetic.

* realizar un cálculo = carry out + calculation.

* regla de cálculo = slide rule.

* tabla de cálculo = reckoner, ready reckoner.

cálculo²

² = kidney stone, calculus [calculi, -pl.].

Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oral health, bone health, thermogenesis, cognitive function, and kidney stones.

Ex: Nephritic colic only appears when a calculus obstructs the ureter, which runs from the kidney to the bladder.

* cálculo biliar = gallstone.

* cálculo renal = calculus [calculi, -pl.].

* * *

cálculo

masculine

A ( Mat)

1 (operación) calculation

según mis cálculos debe faltar poco para llegar according to my calculations o by my reckoning we must be nearly there

hizo un cálculo aproximado de los gastos she made a rough estimate of the costs

regla

2 (disciplina) calculus

Compuestos:

● cálculo de probabilidades

calculation of probabilities

● cálculo diferencial

differential calculus

● cálculo integral

integral calculus

● cálculo mental

mental arithmetic

B

(plan, conjetura): eso no entraba en mis cálculos I hadn't allowed for that in my plans o calculations

le fallaron los cálculos things didn't work out as he had hoped o planned

superó los cálculos más optimistas it exceeded even the most optimistic estimates

fue un error de cálculo I/he/they misjudged o miscalculated

C ( Med) stone, calculus ( tech)

Compuestos:

● cálculo biliar

gallstone, bilestone

● cálculo renal

kidney stone, renal calculus ( tech)

* * *

Del verbo calcular: ( conjugate calcular)

calculo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

calculó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
calcular
cálculo
calcular ( conjugate calcular) verbo transitivo
1
a) (Mat) to calculate, work out;

◊ calculé mal la distancia I miscalculated the distance

b) ( evaluar) ‹pérdidas/gastas› to estimate

c) ( conjeturar) to reckon, to guess (esp AmE);

◊ yo le calculo unos sesenta años I reckon o guess he's about sixty

d) ( imaginar) to imagine

2 ( planear) to work out;
◊ lo tenía todo calculado he had it all worked out

cálculo sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat)
a) ( operación) calculation;

◊ según mis cálculos according to my calculations;

hizo un cálculo aproximado she made a rough estimate;
cálculo mental mental arithmetic
b) ( disciplina) calculus

2 ( plan):
◊ eso no entraba en mis cálculos I hadn't allowed for that in my plans o calculations;

le fallaron los cálculos things didn't work out as he had planned;
un error de cálculo a miscalculation
3 (Med) stone, calculus (tech)
calcular verbo transitivo
1 Mat to calculate
2 (evaluar, estimar) to (make an) estimate: no supe calcular los riesgos, I was not able to determine the risks
calculé mal la distancia y me caí, I failed to gauge the distance and I fell
3 (conjeturar) to reckon, guess: calculo que mañana podré ir al museo, I guess I'll be able to go to the museum tomorrow
cálculo sustantivo masculino
1 (operación matemática) calculation
2 (previsión, conjetura) reckoning
según mis cálculos, by my reckoning
3 Med gallstone
4 Mat (disciplina) calculus
' cálculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antecesor
- antecesora
- calcular
- cuenta
- error
- estimativa
- estimativo
- exagerada
- exagerado
- hoja
- margen
- por
- presupuesto
- aproximado
- balance
- estimación
- expulsar
- piedra
- ponderar
- sacar
- vuelo
English:
assessment
- calculation
- computation
- computing
- estimate
- estimation
- gallstone
- miscalculation
- printout
- reckoning
- rough
- spreadsheet
- stone
- sum
- allow
- conservative
- gall
- judgment
- mark
- quantity
- slide
- spread

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cálculo nm

1. [operación] calculation;

cálculo aproximado estimate;

hacer un cálculo aproximado to estimate, to make an estimate;

hacer cálculos to do some calculations;

estamos haciendo cálculos para saber cuánta gente vendrá we're trying to work out how many people are going to come

Comp
Com cálculo de costos costing;
cálculo mental: [m5] hacer cálculos mentales to do mental arithmetic

2. [ciencia] calculus

Comp
cálculo diferencial differential calculus;
cálculo infinitesimal infinitesimal calculus;

cálculo integral integral calculus

3. [evaluación] estimate;

si no me fallan los cálculos,… if my calculations are correct,…;

según mis cálculos, llegaremos a las cinco by my reckoning, we'll arrive at five o'clock

Comp
cálculo de probabilidades probability theory
4. Med stone, Espec calculus

Comp
cálculo biliar gallstone;
cálculo renal kidney stone

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cálculo

m

1 calculation

2 MED stone

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cálculo nm

1) : calculation, estimation

2) : calculus

3) : plan, scheme

4)

cálculo biliar : gallstone

5)

hoja de cálculo : spreadsheet

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cálculo n calculation

Spanish-English dictionary > cálculo
17 económico

adj.

1 economic, economical, saving, sparing.

2 cost-reducing, cost-cutting, cash-saving, economical.

3 economic, related to economics.

4 cheap to run, economic, cost-effective.

5 inexpensive, cheap, low-priced, knockdown.

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económico

► adjetivo

1 (gen) economic

2 (barato) cheap, economical, inexpensive

■ la habitación resultó económica the room was cheap

3 (persona) thrifty, careful with money

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

crisis económica economic crisis, recession

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(f. - económica)

adj.

1) economic

2) economical

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ADJ

1) [gen] economic; [año] fiscal, financial

la situación económica — the economic situation

2) (=barato) economical, inexpensive

edición económica — cheap edition, popular edition

3) (=ahorrativo) thrifty; pey miserly
ECONÓMICO ¿"Economic" o "economical"? ► El adjetivo económico se traduce por economic cuando se refiere al comercio o las finanzas: China ha vivido cinco años de reformas económicas China has lived through five years of economic reforms ... el ritmo del crecimiento económico...... the pace of economic growth... ► Económico se traduce por economical cuando se usa para describir algo que presenta una buena relación calidad-precio: Resulta más económico tener un coche de gasoil It is more economical to have a diesel-engined car Economic se puede usar en inglés para traducir rentable: Mantendremos las tarifas altas para que el servicio resulte rentable We shall keep the fares high to make the service economic Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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- ca adjetivo

1) <crisis/situación> economic (before n); <problema/independencia> financial

2)

a) <piso/comida> cheap; <restaurante/hotel> cheap, inexpensive

b) ( que gasta poco) < motor> economical; < persona> thrifty

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- ca adjetivo

1) <crisis/situación> economic (before n); <problema/independencia> financial

2)

a) <piso/comida> cheap; <restaurante/hotel> cheap, inexpensive

b) ( que gasta poco) < motor> economical; < persona> thrifty

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económico¹

¹ = economic, financial, fiscal, monetary, monied, pecuniary, budget, moneyed.

Ex: Generally, the availability of centralised cataloguing records will, if the economic aspects are favourable, encourage uniformity.

Ex: SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.

Ex: The effect of fiscal pressures is particularly evident for government on-line systems, such as DOE/RECON.

Ex: For example, if the local currency is Belgian francs, monetary amount are always entered in whole francs.

Ex: This will shift the dynamics of information flow to policymakers to favour monied special interests, which threatens the democratic process.

Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.

Ex: The aricle has the title ' budget CD-Rewritable drives: to get the best deal, buy a CD-RW drive that's not top of the line'.

Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.

* apoyo económico = financial backing.

* ayuda económica = fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, grant, cash grant.

* bache económico = economic doldrums.

* brigada de delitos económicos = fraud squad.

* burbuja económica = price bubble.

* capacidad económica = earning capacity, earning power.

* capital económico = financial capital.

* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).

* clima económico = economic climate.

* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE) = European Economic Community (EEC).

* con poco recursos económicos = low-budget.

* crisis económica = economic crisis, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.

* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.

* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.

* depresión económica = economic depression, economic doldrums.

* de recesión económica = recessionary.

* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically.

* de un modo económico = economically.

* donación económica = monetary donation.

* donación económica de fundación = endowment fund.

* económico-técnico = economic-technical.

* eficacia económica = economic efficiency.

* ejercicio económico = business year, accounting year.

* en tiempos de recesión económica = in recessionary times.

* equiparación económica = economic levelling.

* estatus económico = economic status.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* fondo económico = funds.

* hastiado de la recesión económica = recession-weary.

* historiador económico = economic historian.

* incertidumbre económica = economic uncertainty.

* índice económico = economic index.

* influencia económica = economic influence.

* información económica = business news.

* informe económico = economic report.

* interés económico = economic interest.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* medida económica = economic measure.

* memoria económica = economic report.

* modelo económico = economic model.

* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.

* nivelación económica = economic levelling.

* no económico = non-economic [noneconomic].

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* política económica = political economy.

* político-económico = politico-economic.

* presión económica = economic pressure.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* recesión económica = economic recession, difficult economic times, economic depression.

* recortes económicos = economic retrenchment.

* recuperación económica = economic recovery.

* reforma económica = economic reform.

* respaldo económico = financial backing.

* riesgo económico = financial risk.

* sanción económica = economic penalty, economic sanction.

* sistema económico = economic system.

* situación económica = economic status.

* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.

* socioeconómico = socioeconomic [socio-economic].

* teoría económica = economic theory.

* trastorno económico = economic upheaval.

* valor económico = economic value, monetary worth.

económico²

² = cheap [cheaper -comp., cheapest -sup.], cost-effective [cost effective], economical, inexpensive, cost-efficient [cost efficient], dollar-saving, money-saving, thrifty [thriftier -comp., thriftiest -sup.], cut-price, cut-rate, affordable.

Ex: These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.

Ex: OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.

Ex: Fixed length fields the are economical on storage space, and records using fixed length fields are quick and easy to code.

Ex: a microcomputer will need an inexpensive software package in order to suitable for external communication.

Ex: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.

Ex: The article 'Two dollar-saving search tips' explains how to eliminate duplicate citations when printing out search results.

Ex: It is ironic that reduced funding may threaten money-saving automation plans.

Ex: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.

Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.

Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.

Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.

* alojamiento económico = budget accommodation.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de un modo económico = thriftily.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* hotel económico = budget hotel.

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económico -ca

adjective

A ‹crisis/situación› economic ( before n)

tienen problemas económicos they have financial problems

B

1 ‹piso/comida› cheap; ‹restaurante/hotel› cheap, inexpensive

2 (que gasta poco) ‹motor› economical; ‹persona› thrifty

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económico
◊ -ca adjetivo

1 ‹crisis/situación› economic ( before n);
‹problema/independencia› financial
2
a) ‹piso/comida› cheap;

‹restaurante/hotel› cheap, inexpensive
b) ( que gasta poco) ‹ motor› economical;

‹ persona› thrifty
económico,-a adjetivo
1 (país, empresa) economic
(persona) financial: tienen problemas económicos, they have financial troubles
2 (barato) economical, inexpensive: el traje me salió muy económico, the suit was very cheap
comidas económicas, cheap meals
3 (persona ahorradora) thrifty
Recuerda que el adjetivo economic, relativo a la economía, no es igual al adjetivo economical, que significa económico, barato.
' económico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajuste
- ámbito
- beneficio
- bloqueo
- desajuste
- despegue
- económica
- ejercicio
- holgura
- nivel
- respaldo
- revés
- auge
- clima
- desbarajuste
- orden
- plan
- refugiado
- sostén
English:
budget
- business
- cheap
- diner
- ease
- economic
- economical
- fall back on
- financial
- inexpensive
- thrifty
- wasteful
- café
- economics
- support
- third
- uneconomical

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económico, -a adj

1. [asunto, doctrina, crisis] economic;

la política económica del gobierno the government's economic policy;

una familia con problemas económicos a family with financial problems;

mi situación económica es desesperante my financial situation is desperate

2. [barato] cheap, low-cost;

pagándolo al contado te sale más económico it works out cheaper if you pay in cash

3. [que gasta poco] [motor, aparato] economical;
[persona] thrifty
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económico

adj

1 economic

2 ( barato) economical

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económico, -ca adj

: economic, economical

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económico adj

1. (de la economía) economic

2. (que gasta poco) economical

3. (que cuesta poco) inexpensive

Spanish-English dictionary > económico

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