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81 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
82 anticuado

adj.

old-fashioned, archaic, out-of-date, antiquated.

f. & m.

old-fashioned person, fuddy-duddy, fuddy, lame.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: anticuar.

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anticuado

► adjetivo

1 antiquated, old-fashioned, obsolete, out-of-date

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(f. - anticuada)

adj.

old-fashioned, outdated

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ADJ [maquinaria, infraestructura, tecnología] antiquated; [moda] old-fashioned, out-of-date; [técnica] obsolete

quedarse anticuado — to go out of date

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I
- da adjetivo old-fashioned
II
- da masculino, femenino

eres un anticuado — you're so old-fashioned

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= antiquated, backwater, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], stale, old-fashioned, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], timed, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], passé, atavistic, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], fuddy-duddy, daggy [daggier -comp., daggiest -sup], long in the tooth.

Ex. Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex. Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.

Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex. Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex. According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.

Ex. What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.

Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

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* estar anticuado = dated.

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

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I
- da adjetivo old-fashioned
II
- da masculino, femenino

eres un anticuado — you're so old-fashioned

* * *

= antiquated, backwater, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], stale, old-fashioned, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], timed, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], passé, atavistic, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], fuddy-duddy, daggy [daggier -comp., daggiest -sup], long in the tooth.

Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.

Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.

Ex: What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.

Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* estar anticuado = dated.

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

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anticuado¹ -da

adjective

‹persona/ideas› old-fashioned, antiquated; ‹ropa› old-fashioned; ‹sistema/aparato› antiquated

anticuado² -da

masculine, feminine

eres un anticuado you're so old-fashioned

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Del verbo anticuarse: ( conjugate anticuarse)

anticuado es:

el participio

anticuado
◊ -da adjetivo

old-fashioned
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: eres un anticuado you're so old-fashioned
anticuado,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino old-fashioned, antiquated

' anticuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticuada
- apolillada
- apolillado
- antiguo
- atrasado
- pasado
- zanahoria
English:
antiquated
- date
- fuddy-duddy
- old
- old-fashioned
- outdated
- outmoded
- dated
- out
- time

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anticuado, -a

♦ adj
[persona, ropa] old-fashioned;
esa técnica está anticuada that method is out of date;

mi módem se ha quedado anticuado my modem is out of date

♦ nm,f

old-fashioned person;

mi madre es una anticuada my mother is very old-fashioned

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anticuado

adj antiquated

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anticuado, -da adj

: antiquated, outdated

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anticuado adj old fashioned

Spanish-English dictionary > anticuado
83 antiguo

adj.

1 ancient, early, antique, long-standing.

2 former, olden, one-time, sometime.

3 outdated, of a bygone era, archaic, outmoded.

pres.indicat.

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

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antiguo

► adjetivo

1 (gen) ancient, old; (coche) vintage, old

2 (en empleo) senior

3 (pasado) old-fashioned

4 (anterior) former

■ el antiguo primer ministro the former Prime Minister

► nombre masculino plural los antiguos

1 the ancients

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la antigua in an old-fashioned way

de antiguo since ancient times

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(f. - antigua)

adj.

1) old

2) ancient

3) former

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antiguo, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=viejo) [ciudad, costumbre] old; [coche] vintage; [mueble, objeto, libro] antique

las antiguas tradiciones — old traditions

el Antiguo Testamento — the Old Testament

rallies de coches antiguos — vintage car rallies

• a la antigua (usanza) — in the old-fashioned way

cocinan a la antigua usanza — they cook in the old style o in the old-fashioned way

• de o desde antiguo — from time immemorial

una medicina usada desde muy antiguo — a medicine that has been used from time immemorial

nuestra amistad viene de antiguo — our friendship dates back a long way

• en lo antiguo — in olden days liter, in ancient times
chapado, música
2) ( Hist) [civilización, restos] ancient

la antigua Grecia — ancient Greece

el palacio árabe más antiguo — the oldest Arab palace, the most ancient Arab palace

Antiguo Régimen — ancien régime
edad 2)
3) (=anterior) old, former

la antigua capilla, ahora sala de exposiciones — the old o former chapel, now an exhibition hall

un antiguo novio — an old boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend

mi antiguo jefe — my former boss, my ex-boss

la antigua Yugoslavia — the former Yugoslavia

• más antiguo — [cliente, socio] longest-standing; [empleado, prisionero] longest-serving

el socio más antiguo — the most senior member, the longest-standing member, the oldest member

es más antiguo que yo en el club — he has been in the club longer than me
alumno
4) (=anticuado) [traje, estilo, persona] old-fashioned; [mentalidad] outdated

lleva un peinado muy antiguo — she has a very old-fashioned hair style

2. SM / F

1) (=anticuado)

tu madre es una antigua — your mother is really old-fashioned, your mother is a real fuddy-duddy *

2) (=veterano)

el más antiguo — the oldest one

los más antiguos tienen derecho a votar primero — the oldest are entitled to vote first

3) ( Hist)

los antiguos — the ancients

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- gua adjetivo

1)

a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> old

b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes — one of our oldest customers

c) (en locs)

a la antigua — in an old-fashioned way

chapado a la antigua — old-fashioned

de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial

- antiguo régimen

- Antiguo Testamento

2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)

visité mi antiguo colegio — I visited my old school

la antigua capital del Brasil — the former capital of Brazil

3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned

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= ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.

Ex. But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.

Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex. This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.

Ex. These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

Ex. The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.

Ex. The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.

Ex. One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.

Ex. This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.

Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

Ex. But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.

Ex. A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.

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* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* antigua esposa = ex-wife.

* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.

* antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.

* Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.

* antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.

* antigua Roma = ancient Rome.

* antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.

* antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.

* antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.

* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.

* antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.

* antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.

* Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* casco antiguo = old town.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.

* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.

* impreso antiguo = old print.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ley antigua = ancient law.

* libro antiguo = old book, rare book.

* más antiguo = longest-serving.

* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.

* muy antiguo = centuries-old.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.

* reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.

* ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.

* vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.

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- gua adjetivo

1)

a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> old

b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes — one of our oldest customers

c) (en locs)

a la antigua — in an old-fashioned way

chapado a la antigua — old-fashioned

de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial

- antiguo régimen

- Antiguo Testamento

2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)

visité mi antiguo colegio — I visited my old school

la antigua capital del Brasil — the former capital of Brazil

3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned

* * *

= ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.

Ex: But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.

Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.

Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.

Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.

Ex: One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.

Ex: This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.

Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.

Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* antigua esposa = ex-wife.

* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.

* antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.

* Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.

* antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.

* antigua Roma = ancient Rome.

* antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.

* antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.

* antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.

* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.

* antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.

* antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.

* Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* casco antiguo = old town.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.

* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.

* impreso antiguo = old print.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ley antigua = ancient law.

* libro antiguo = old book, rare book.

* más antiguo = longest-serving.

* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.

* muy antiguo = centuries-old.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.

* reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.

* ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.

* vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.

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antiguo - gua

adjective

A

1 (viejo) ‹casa/ciudad› old; ‹ruinas/civilización› ancient; ‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old; ‹libro› old; ‹coche› vintage, old

la parte antigua de la ciudad the old part of the city

la antigua Roma ancient Rome

una costumbre muy antigua an ancient o a very old custom

es mejor no reavivar antiguas rencillas it's best not to revive old quarrels

2 (veterano) old, long-standing

es uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes he's one of our oldest customers

3 ( en locs):

a la antigua in an old-fashioned way

se viste a la antigua she dresses in an old-fashioned way o style

chapado a la antigua old-fashioned

de or desde antiguo from time immemorial

una tradición que viene de antiguo a tradition which dates from time immemorial

Compuestos:

● antiguo régimen

masculine ancien régime

● Antiguo Testamento

masculine Old Testament

B ( delante del n) (de antes) old ( before n), former ( before n)

un antiguo novio an ex-boyfriend o old boyfriend

visitamos mi antiguo colegio we visited my old school

Río, antigua capital del Brasil Rio, the former capital of Brazil

C (anticuado) ‹persona/estilo› old-fashioned

tiene una cara muy antigua she has a very old-fashioned kind of face, her face seems to belong to another era

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antiguo
◊ - gua adjetivo

1
a) ( viejo) ‹ciudad/libro› old;

‹ruinas/civilización› ancient;
‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old;
‹ coche› vintage, old;
‹costumbre/tradición› old;
◊ el Aantiguo Testamento the Old Testament

b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

c) ( en locs)

◊ a la antigua in an old-fashioned way;

chapado a la antigua old-fashioned;
de or desde antiguo from time immemorial
2 ( delante del n) ( de antes) old ( before n), former ( before n);
◊ la antigua capital del Brasil the former capital of Brazil

3 ( anticuado) old-fashioned
antiguo,-a adjetivo
1 old, ancient: Antiguo Testamento, Old Testament
2 (pasado de moda) old-fashioned
3 (empleado, cargo) senior
4 (anterior) former
' antiguo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antigua
- casco
- decana
- decano
- entre
- restituir
- sellar
- testamento
- ver
- combatiente
- viejo
English:
alumnus
- ancient
- antique
- become
- dissociate
- encounter
- ex-
- flame
- former
- gramophone
- imperial mile
- long-standing
- old
- old-style
- one
- paper
- take over
- testament
- erstwhile
- further
- long
- past
- sometime
- veteran
- vintage car

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antiguo, -a

♦ adj

1. [viejo] old;
[inmemorial] ancient;
un antiguo amigo/enemigo an old friend/enemy

Comp
antiguo alumno [de colegio] ex-pupil, former pupil, US alumnus;
una reunión de antiguos alumnos a school reunion;

el antiguo continente [Europa] Europe;

la antigua Roma Ancient Rome;

el Antiguo Testamento the Old Testament

2. [anterior, previo] former;

la antigua Unión Soviética the former Soviet Union

Comp
el antiguo régimen the former regime; Hist the ancien régime
3. [veterano]
los miembros/empleados más antiguos tienen preferencia preference is given to the longest-serving members/employees;

los vecinos más antiguos the neighbours who've been here longest

4. [pasado de moda] old-fashioned;

a la antigua in an old-fashioned way;

chapado a la antigua stuck in the past, old-fashioned

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] old-fashioned person;

su tío es un antiguo her uncle is very old-fashioned

2.
los antiguos [de la Antigüedad] the ancients

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antiguo

adj old; del pasado remoto ancient;

su antiguo novio her old o former boyfriend;

a la antigua in the old-fashioned way;

edad antigua ancient times pl

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antiguo, - gua adj

1) : ancient, old

2) : former

3) : old-fashioned

a la antigua: in the old-fashioned way

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antiguo adj

1. (mueble, cuadro, etc) antique

tiene muchos relojes antiguos she has many antique clocks

2. (casa, coche) old

viven en una casa muy antigua they live in a very old house

3. (idioma, cultura) ancient

es una costumbre antigua it's an ancient custom

4. (anterior) former

la antigua Yugoslavia former Yugoslavia

5. (en el trabajo) senior

el capataz más antiguo the most senior foreman

6. (anticuado) old fashioned

¡qué ideas más antiguas tienes! what old fashioned ideas you've got!

Spanish-English dictionary > antiguo
84 aprobar una moción

aprobar una moción

to pass a motion

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(v.) = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion

Ex. In a resolution passed by IFLA in 1983 librarians were urged to express their professional solidarity with their colleagues.

Ex. A resolution adopted by the European Parliament in January 1981 emphasizes, amongst other things, that the most important task is to inform the citizens of the Community of the work of the Parliament and of its Members.

Ex. The European Community's ministers of culture approved in 1985 a resolution concerning cooperation between libraries in the area of automatic data processing.

Ex. The motion was narrowly defeated by the SLA and passed by the ALA.

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(v.) = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion

Ex: In a resolution passed by IFLA in 1983 librarians were urged to express their professional solidarity with their colleagues.

Ex: A resolution adopted by the European Parliament in January 1981 emphasizes, amongst other things, that the most important task is to inform the citizens of the Community of the work of the Parliament and of its Members.

Ex: The European Community's ministers of culture approved in 1985 a resolution concerning cooperation between libraries in the area of automatic data processing.

Ex: The motion was narrowly defeated by the SLA and passed by the ALA.

Spanish-English dictionary > aprobar una moción
85 arriesgar

v.

1 to risk.

El millonario aventuró su dinero The millionaire risked his money.

2 to risk to, to gamble on, to risk.

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arriesgar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 to risk (dinero) to stake

■ arriesgó mucho dinero con esa operación he staked a lot of money on that transaction

2 (aventurar) to venture

■ arriesgó una hipótesis absurda she ventured an outrageous theory

► verbo pronominal arriesgarse

1 (uso reflexivo) to risk

■ se arriesgó mucho y fracasó he took many risks and failed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arriesgar el pellejo familiar to risk one's neck

arriesgarse a hacer algo to dare to do something, risk doing something

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verb

to risk, venture

- arriesgarse

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1.

VT (=poner en riesgo) to risk, hazard; [+ oportunidad] to endanger, put at risk; [+ conjetura] to hazard, venture; [+ dinero] to stake

2.

See:

arriesgarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <vida/dinero> to risk

quien nada arriesga nada gana — nothing ventured, nothing gained

b) < opinión> to venture
2.
arriesgarse v pron

¿nos arriesgamos? — shall we risk it o take a chance?

se arriesgan al fracaso — they run the risk of failing o of failure

arriesgarse a + inf — to risk -ing

te arriesgas a que te multen — you risk getting a fine

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= risk, gamble, take + risks, chance.

Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex. In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.

Ex. Unfortunately, most librarians are unwilling to take limited risks to learn about new software.

Ex. There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced.

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* arriesgar el cuello = stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* arriesgar el cuello (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* arriesgarse = take + a gamble, take + the chance, take + the plunge, go out on + a limb, take + chances (on), take + Posesivo + chances.

* arriesgarse a = run + risk.

* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.

* arriesgarse innecesariamente = flirt with + danger, court + danger.

* no arriesgarse = play it + safe.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <vida/dinero> to risk

quien nada arriesga nada gana — nothing ventured, nothing gained

b) < opinión> to venture
2.
arriesgarse v pron

¿nos arriesgamos? — shall we risk it o take a chance?

se arriesgan al fracaso — they run the risk of failing o of failure

arriesgarse a + inf — to risk -ing

te arriesgas a que te multen — you risk getting a fine

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= risk, gamble, take + risks, chance.

Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.

Ex: Unfortunately, most librarians are unwilling to take limited risks to learn about new software.

Ex: There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced.

* arriesgar el cuello = stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* arriesgar el cuello (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* arriesgarse = take + a gamble, take + the chance, take + the plunge, go out on + a limb, take + chances (on), take + Posesivo + chances.

* arriesgarse a = run + risk.

* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.

* arriesgarse innecesariamente = flirt with + danger, court + danger.

* no arriesgarse = play it + safe.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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arriesgar [A3 ]

vt

1 ‹vida/dinero/reputación› to risk

arriesgó su vida para salvar al niño he risked his life to save the child

arriesgó mucho con esa inversión he staked a great deal on that investment, he risked a great deal when he made that investment

quien nada arriesga nada gana nothing ventured, nothing gained

2 ‹opinión› to venture

■ arriesgarse

v pron

¿qué te parece? ¿nos arriesgamos? what do you think? shall we risk it o take a chance?

vale la pena arriesgarse it's worth (taking) the risk

se arriesgan al fracaso they run the risk of failing o of failure, they risk failure

arriesgarse A + INF to risk -ING

te arriesgas a perderlo todo you risk losing everything, you run the risk of losing everything

arriesgarse A QUE + SUBJ:

te arriesgas a que te pongan una multa you risk getting a fine

mar

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arriesgar ( conjugate arriesgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹vida/dinero› to risk

b) ‹ opinión› to venture

arriesgarse verbo pronominal:
◊ ¿nos arriesgamos? shall we risk it o take a chance?;

arriesgarse a hacer algo to risk doing sth
arriesgar verbo transitivo to risk

' arriesgar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jugarse
- pellejo
- jugar
English:
hazard
- neck
- risk

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arriesgar

♦ vt

1. [exponer a peligro] to risk;

arriesgó la vida por sus ideales she risked her life for her beliefs

2. [proponer] to venture, to suggest

♦ See also the pronominal verb arriesgarse

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arriesgar

v/t risk

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arriesgar {52} vt

: to risk, to venture

♦ See also the reflexive verb arriesgarse

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arriesgar vb to risk

arriesgar la vida to risk your life

Spanish-English dictionary > arriesgar
86 atrasar

v.

1 to put back (retrasar) (cita, reloj).

2 to be slow (reloj).

3 to delay, to detain, to hold up, to put back.

María atrasó el bus a propósito Mary delayed the bus on purpose.

María atrasó la reunión dos días Mary delayed the meeting two days.

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atrasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to delay, postpone, put back; (reloj) to put back

► verbo intransitivo

1 (reloj) to be slow

► verbo pronominal atrasarse

1 (tren etc) to be late

2 (quedarse atrás) to fall behind

■ el corredor se atrasó en el último kilómetro de la carrera the runner fell behind in the last kilometre of the race

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FRASEOLOGÍA

atrasarse en los pagos to fall behind, be in arrears

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1.

VT [+ progreso] to slow down; [+ salida etc] to delay; [+ reloj] to put back

2.

VI [reloj] to lose time, be slow

mi reloj atrasa ocho minutos — my watch is eight minutes slow

3.

See:

atrasarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < reloj> to put back

atrasar los relojes una hora — to put the clocks back one hour

b) <reunión/viaje> to postpone, put back

han atrasado la salida — the departure has been delayed
2.
atrasar vi reloj to lose time

atrasa un minuto cada hora — it loses a minute every hour
3.
atrasarse v pron

1) reloj to lose time

se me ha atrasado 15 minutos — it's 15 minutes slow

2) (en estudios, trabajo, pagos) to fall behind, get behind

se atrasaron en el pago del alquiler — they fell behind o got into arrears with the rent

3) país/industria to fall behind

nos estamos atrasando respecto a nuestros competidores — we are falling behind our competitors

4) (esp AmL) ( llegar tarde) avión/tren to be late, be delayed; persona to be late

me atrasé porque había mucho tráfico — I was delayed o held up by the traffic

5) menstruación to be late

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= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard.

Ex. It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.

Ex. Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.

Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.

Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.

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* atrasarse = run + late, be late (for).

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < reloj> to put back

atrasar los relojes una hora — to put the clocks back one hour

b) <reunión/viaje> to postpone, put back

han atrasado la salida — the departure has been delayed
2.
atrasar vi reloj to lose time

atrasa un minuto cada hora — it loses a minute every hour
3.
atrasarse v pron

1) reloj to lose time

se me ha atrasado 15 minutos — it's 15 minutes slow

2) (en estudios, trabajo, pagos) to fall behind, get behind

se atrasaron en el pago del alquiler — they fell behind o got into arrears with the rent

3) país/industria to fall behind

nos estamos atrasando respecto a nuestros competidores — we are falling behind our competitors

4) (esp AmL) ( llegar tarde) avión/tren to be late, be delayed; persona to be late

me atrasé porque había mucho tráfico — I was delayed o held up by the traffic

5) menstruación to be late

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= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard.

Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.

Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.

Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.

Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.

* atrasarse = run + late, be late (for).

* * *

atrasar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹reloj› to put back

hay que atrasar los relojes una hora we have to put the clocks back one hour

2 ‹reunión/fecha/viaje› to postpone, put back

han atrasado la salida the departure has been delayed

problemas financieros han atrasado la conclusión de las obras the completion of the work has been held up by financial problems

■ atrasar

vi

«reloj» to lose time

■ atrasarse

v pron

A «reloj» to lose time

este reloj se atrasa this watch loses time

el reloj se me atrasa un minuto cada hora my watch loses one minute every hour

B (en los estudios, el trabajo) to fall behind, get behind

se atrasaron en el pago del alquiler they fell behind o got into arrears with the rent

C «país/industria» to fall behind

durante este período el país se atrasó en ciencia y tecnología during this period the country fell behind o lost ground in the area of science and technology

nos estamos atrasando respecto a nuestros vecinos we are falling behind our neighbors

D ( esp AmL) (llegar tarde) «avión/tren» to be late, be delayed; «persona» to be late

me atrasé porque había mucho tráfico I was delayed or held up by the traffic

E «menstruación» to be late

F (Ur) «enfermo» to get worse

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atrasar ( conjugate atrasar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ reloj› to put back

b) ‹reunión/viaje› to postpone, put back

verbo intransitivo [ reloj] to lose time
atrasarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ reloj] to lose time;

◊ se me ha atrasado 15 minutos it's 15 minutes slow

b) (esp AmL) ( llegar tarde) [avión/tren] to be late, be delayed;

[ persona] to be late
2
a) (en estudios, trabajo, pagos) to fall behind, get behind

b) [país/industria] to fall behind

atrasar
I verbo transitivo to put back
II vi (un reloj) to be slow
' atrasar' also found in these entries:
English:
set back
- turn back
- lose
- put
- set

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atrasar

♦ vt

1. [poner más atrás] to move (further) back

2. [en el tiempo] [reunión, viaje, reloj] to put back;

atrasaron la fecha de la reunión they put back the date of the meeting

3. Dep [balón] to pass back

♦ vi
[reloj] to be slow
♦ See also the pronominal verb atrasarse

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atrasar

I v/t reloj put back; fecha postpone, put back

II v/i de reloj lose time

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atrasar vt

: to delay, to put off

atrasar vi

: to lose time

♦ See also the reflexive verb atrasarse

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atrasar vb

1. (retrasar el reloj) to put back [pt. & pp. put]

esta noche hay que atrasar el reloj we have to put the clocks back tonight

2. (aplazar) to postpone / to put off [pt. & pp. put]

han atrasado el concierto hasta el mes que viene the concert's been postponed until next month

3. (ir lento) to be slow

mi reloj atrasa my watch is slow

Spanish-English dictionary > atrasar
87 bibliográfico

adj.

bibliographic, bibliographical.

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bibliográfico

► adjetivo

1 bibliographic, bibliographical

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ADJ bibliographic(al)

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- ca adjetivo bibliographic

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= bibliographic, bibliographical.

Nota: Usado indistintamente con bibliographic.

Ex. Most of the data bases are bibliographic in nature, but DIALOG does offer some statistical and directory files.

Ex. Prior to this appointment he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included the single most comprehensive bibliographical distribution service in the world today.

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* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* CBU (Control Bibliográfico Universal) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del = UNIBID.

* colección bibliográfica = book collection.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* emparejamiento bibliográfico = bibliographic coupling.

* fuente bibliográfica especializada = specialist bibliographic source.

* herramienta bibliográfica = bibliographical tool.

* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribució = catch line.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* justificación bibliográfica = literary warrant.

* no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.

* patrimonio bibliográfico = published heritage, documented heritage.

* producción bibliográfica sobre biblioteconomía = library literature.

* publicación de recensiones bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* publicación de reseñas bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* recensión bibliográfica = review.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* reseña bibliográfica = review.

* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America = Bibliographical Society of America.

* * *

- ca adjetivo bibliographic

* * *

= bibliographic, bibliographical.

Nota: Usado indistintamente con bibliographic.

Ex: Most of the data bases are bibliographic in nature, but DIALOG does offer some statistical and directory files.

Ex: Prior to this appointment he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included the single most comprehensive bibliographical distribution service in the world today.

* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* CBU (Control Bibliográfico Universal) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del = UNIBID.

* colección bibliográfica = book collection.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* emparejamiento bibliográfico = bibliographic coupling.

* fuente bibliográfica especializada = specialist bibliographic source.

* herramienta bibliográfica = bibliographical tool.

* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribució = catch line.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* justificación bibliográfica = literary warrant.

* no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.

* patrimonio bibliográfico = published heritage, documented heritage.

* producción bibliográfica sobre biblioteconomía = library literature.

* publicación de recensiones bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* publicación de reseñas bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* recensión bibliográfica = review.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* reseña bibliográfica = review.

* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America = Bibliographical Society of America.

* * *

bibliográfico -ca

adjective

bibliographic

* * *

bibliográfico, -a adj

bibliographic

* * *

bibliográfico

adj bibliographic

* * *

bibliográfico, -ca adj

: bibliographic, bibliographical

Spanish-English dictionary > bibliográfico
88 científicamente

adv.

scientifically.

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ADV scientifically

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= scientifically.

Ex. By use of data processing a keyword catalogue has been produced which exposes only significant and scientifically precise terms as keywords and thus ensures a reliable retrieval of literature.

* * *

= scientifically.

Ex: By use of data processing a keyword catalogue has been produced which exposes only significant and scientifically precise terms as keywords and thus ensures a reliable retrieval of literature.

* * *

científicamente

adverb

scientifically

* * *

científicamente adv

scientifically

Spanish-English dictionary > científicamente
89 comicios

m.pl.

elections (politics).

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comicios

► nombre masculino plural

1 PLÍTICA elections

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SMPL elections, voting sing

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masculino plural elections (pl)

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= election campaign, elections.

Nota: Normalmente usado en plural.

Ex. This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.

Ex. This article discusses the 20th edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, its components and changes made to various subject divisions such as television, data processing, popular music, substance abuse, civil rights and elections.

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* comicios primarios = primary election.

* * *

masculino plural elections (pl)

* * *

= election campaign, elections.

Nota: Normalmente usado en plural.

Ex: This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.

Ex: This article discusses the 20th edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, its components and changes made to various subject divisions such as television, data processing, popular music, substance abuse, civil rights and elections.

* comicios primarios = primary election.

* * *

comicios

mpl

elections (pl)

* * *

comicios sustantivo masculino plural
elections (pl)
comicios mpl elections

* * *

comicios nmpl
Pol elections
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comicios

mpl elections pl

* * *

comicios nmpl

: elections, voting

Spanish-English dictionary > comicios
90 como preámbulo de

= as a preamble to

Ex. This article provides a brief profile of academic libraries in Ghana as a preamble to a discussion of copying techniques, communications technology, microforms and data processing.

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= as a preamble to

Ex: This article provides a brief profile of academic libraries in Ghana as a preamble to a discussion of copying techniques, communications technology, microforms and data processing.

Spanish-English dictionary > como preámbulo de
91 control

m.

1 control (dominio).

bajo control under control

fuera de control out of control

perder el control to lose one's temper (perder la calma)

control de cambios (economics) exchange control

control de la natalidad birth control

2 examination, inspection.

todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined

(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervision

control antidoping dope o drugs test

control de calidad quality control

control de existencias stock control

control del tráfico aéreo (aviation) air traffic control

3 checkpoint.

control de pasaportes passport control

4 test (exam).

5 control (mando).

el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switch

control remoto remote control

6 check, checking, test.

7 control knob, control, command.

8 restraint.

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control

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) control

2 (comprobación) check

3 (sitio) checkpoint

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajo el control de under the supervision of

estar bajo control to be under control

estar fuera de control to be out of control

llevar el control to be in control

perder el control to lose control

control a distancia remote control

control de calidad quality control

control de natalidad birth control

control de pasaportes passport control

■ pasaron por el control de pasaportes they went through passport control

control de sí mismo self-control

control policial roadblock

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noun m.

1) control

2) check

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SM

1) (=dominio, vigilancia) control

nunca pierde el control — he never loses control

bajo control — under control

fuera de control — out of control

perder el control — to lose control (of o.s.)

hacerse con el control de algo — to take control o charge of sth

control de o sobre sí mismo — self-control

control armamentista — arms control

control de alquileres — rent control

control de calidad — quality control

control de cambio — exchange control

control de costos — cost control

control de créditos — credit control

control de existencias — stock control

control de la circulación — traffic control

control de la demanda — demand management

control de la natalidad — birth control

control del tráfico — traffic control

control de natalidad — birth control

control de precios — price control

control nuclear — nuclear inspection

control presupuestario — budget control

2) (=inspección) (Jur) inspection, check; (Com, Econ) audit, auditing

3) (=puesto) (tb: control de carretera) roadblock; (tb: control de frontera) frontier checkpoint

montar un control — to set up a roadblock

control de pasaportes — passport inspection

control policial en carretera — police roadblock

4) [de un aparato] control

control del volumen — volume control

control de tonalidad — tone control

control remoto — remote control

5) (=examen) (Educ) test

6) (Med) test

control antidopaje — drugs test, dope test

control antidoping — drug test, dope test

control de alcoholemia — Breathalyser ® test

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masculino

1) ( dominio) control

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

- control de armamentos

- control de natalidad

- control demográfico

2) ( vigilancia)

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

- control de calidad

- control de existencias

- control de pasaportes

- control de precios

3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint

4)

a) ( de aparato) control

el control del volumen — the volume control

b) controles masculino plural (Rad)

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

- control remoto

5)

a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up

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- control antidoping

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= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.

Ex. Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.

Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex. When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex. SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.

Ex. Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.

Ex. If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.

Ex. The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.

Ex. Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.

Ex. Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex. Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex. The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex. The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex. Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.

Ex. What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.

Ex. The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex. Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex. The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex. The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.

Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

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* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* campo de control = control field.

* carácter de control = control character.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* código de control = processing code, control code.

* colección de control = test collection.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* control al azar = spot check.

* control antidopaje = drug testing.

* control antidoping = drug testing.

* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* control de acceso = access control.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* control de autoridades = authority control.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.

* control de circulación = circulation control.

* control de disturbios = riot control.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.

* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.

* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.

* control de la natalidad = birth control.

* control del armamento = arms control.

* control de las enfermedades = disease control.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* control del estrés = stress management.

* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* control del peso = weight control.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.

* control de materias = subject control.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.

* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.

* control de salida = exit barrier.

* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.

* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.

* control económico = fiscal control.

* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.

* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.

* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.

* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.

* control mental = mind control.

* control paterno = parental control.

* control presupuestario = budgetary control.

* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.

* control remoto de llavero = key fob.

* control terminológico = terminology control.

* control total = stranglehold.

* dígito de control = check digit.

* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.

* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.

* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.

* en control = controlling.

* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.

* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.

* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.

* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.

* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* grupo de control = control group.

* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.

* ingeniería de control = control engineering.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mecanismo de control = watchdog.

* medida de control = control measure.

* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.

* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* número de control = control number.

* organismo de control = watchdog.

* palabra de control = control word.

* panel de control = control panel.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* puesto de control = checkpoint.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.

* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.

* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* someter a control = place under + control.

* sujeto de control = control subject.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* tener control sobre = have + hold on.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* * *

masculino

1) ( dominio) control

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

- control de armamentos

- control de natalidad

- control demográfico

2) ( vigilancia)

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

- control de calidad

- control de existencias

- control de pasaportes

- control de precios

3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint

4)

a) ( de aparato) control

el control del volumen — the volume control

b) controles masculino plural (Rad)

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

- control remoto

5)

a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up

•

- control antidoping

* * *

= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.

Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex: SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.

Ex: Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.

Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.

Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.

Ex: Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.

Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex: Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.

Ex: What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.

Ex: The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex: The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.

Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* campo de control = control field.

* carácter de control = control character.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* código de control = processing code, control code.

* colección de control = test collection.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* control al azar = spot check.

* control antidopaje = drug testing.

* control antidoping = drug testing.

* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* control de acceso = access control.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* control de autoridades = authority control.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.

* control de circulación = circulation control.

* control de disturbios = riot control.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.

* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.

* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.

* control de la natalidad = birth control.

* control del armamento = arms control.

* control de las enfermedades = disease control.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* control del estrés = stress management.

* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* control del peso = weight control.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.

* control de materias = subject control.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.

* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.

* control de salida = exit barrier.

* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.

* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.

* control económico = fiscal control.

* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.

* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.

* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.

* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.

* control mental = mind control.

* control paterno = parental control.

* control presupuestario = budgetary control.

* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.

* control remoto de llavero = key fob.

* control terminológico = terminology control.

* control total = stranglehold.

* dígito de control = check digit.

* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.

* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.

* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.

* en control = controlling.

* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.

* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.

* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.

* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.

* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* grupo de control = control group.

* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.

* ingeniería de control = control engineering.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mecanismo de control = watchdog.

* medida de control = control measure.

* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.

* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* número de control = control number.

* organismo de control = watchdog.

* palabra de control = control word.

* panel de control = control panel.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* puesto de control = checkpoint.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.

* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.

* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* someter a control = place under + control.

* sujeto de control = control subject.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* tener control sobre = have + hold on.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* * *

control

masculine

A (dominio) control

la epidemia está bajo control the epidemic is under control

perdió el control del vehículo he lost control of the vehicle

el coche giró sin control the car spun, out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

no tiene ningún control sobre sí mismo he has no self-control

se hizo con el control de la compañía he gained control of the company

Compuestos:

● control del pensamiento

thought control

● control presupuestario

budget o budgetary control

B

(vigilancia, fiscalización): lleva el control de los gastos she keeps tabs o a check on the money that is spent

Compuestos:

● control de armamentos

arms control

● control de calidad

quality control o check

● control de créditos

credit control

● control de (la) natalidad

birth control

● control de pasaportes

passport control

● control del tráfico or tránsito

traffic control

● control de sanidad

sanitary control

● control de seguridad

security check

C (en la carretera) checkpoint; (en un rally) checkpoint

D

1 (de un aparato) control

el control del volumen/brillo the volume/brightness control

2 controles mpl ( Rad):

con Martín en los controles with studio production by Martín

Compuesto:

control remoto

remote control

funciona a or por control remoto it works by remote control

E

1 ( Educ) test

2 ( Med) check-up

Compuesto:

control antidopaje or antidoping

dope test, drug test

* * *

control sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) control;
◊ bajo control under control;

sin control out of control;
perdí el control I lost control (of myself);
hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth;
lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
control de calidad quality control o check;
control de pasaportes passport control;
control remoto remote control
2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint
3
a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up;

◊ control antidoping dope test, drug test

control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control
' control' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- adueñarse
- ajena
- ajeno
- angular
- autocontrol
- contención
- controlar
- controlarse
- cuadro
- descontrol
- descontrolarse
- desenfreno
- disciplina
- dominar
- dominación
- dominarse
- dominio
- dueña
- dueño
- encima
- fraude
- mando
- moderarse
- órbita
- palanca
- papel
- planificación
- potingue
- pública
- público
- regular
- regulación
- reportarse
- reprimirse
- reprivatizar
- resbalar
- retener
- rienda
- señorío
- sofocar
- teleguiada
- teleguiado
- telemando
- tenerse
- torre
- ala
- anticoncepción
- apoderarse
English:
air traffic control
- arms control
- beyond
- birth control
- check
- checkpoint
- control
- equity
- fiendish
- freak out
- gain
- grip
- hand
- hit
- hold
- knob
- over
- override
- panel
- passport control
- pest control
- piece
- quality control
- rein
- remote control
- resume
- roadblock
- rule
- runaway
- self-control
- speed trap
- take over
- tight
- tighten
- tighten up
- time clock
- time-keeping
- traffic control
- unionist
- volume control
- watchdog
- wild
- air
- birth
- boil
- break
- compose
- curb
- discipline
- dual

* * *

control nm

1. [dominio] control;

bajo control under control;

fuera de control out of control;

perder el control [de vehículo] to lose control;
[perder la calma] to lose one's temper;
bebe/fuma sin control he drinks/smokes an enormous amount

Comp
Econ control de cambios exchange control; Econ control de costos o Esp costes cost control; Fin control crediticio credit control; Fin control de crédito credit control; Econ control de gestión management control;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
Econ control de precios price control
2. [comprobación, verificación] examination, inspection;

todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined;

(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervision;

él se encarga del control del gasto he is the person in charge of controlling expenditure;

efectúan un control continuo de su tensión his blood pressure is being continuously monitored

Comp
Informát control de acceso access control;
el control de acceso al edificio the system controlling access to the building;

control de alcoholemia breath test, Br Breathalyser® o US Breathalyzer® test;

control antidoping drugs test;

control de armamento arms control;

control de calidad quality control;
Com control de existencias stock control;
control financiero financial control;
Av control de tierra ground control;
control del tráfico aéreo air-traffic control

3. [vigilancia] examination;

un edificio sometido a un fuerte control a building with very heavy security

4. [de policía] checkpoint;
[en rally] checkpoint
Comp
control de pasaportes passport control;
control de velocidad por radar radar speed trap

5. [examen] test, US quiz

6. Dep [del balón] control;

tiene un buen control he's got good control

7. [mando] control;

el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switch

Comp
control remoto remote control;
activar algo por control remoto to activate sth by remote control

8. Rad
en los controles estuvo Sandra the show was produced by Sandra

* * *

control

m

1 control;

perder el control lose control;

tenerlo todo bajo control have everything under control

2 ( inspección) check

* * *

control nm

1) : control

2) : inspection, check

3) : checkpoint, roadblock

* * *

control n

1. (en general) control

perdió el control del coche he lost control of the car

control de pasaportes passport control

2. (examen) check

control de seguridad security check

llevar el control de algo to run something [pt. ran; pp. run]

control de natalidad birth control

control policial police checkpoint

Spanish-English dictionary > control
92 coordinación

f.

coordination, deftness, agility, dexterity.

* * *

coordinación

► nombre femenino

1 coordination

* * *

noun f.

coordination

* * *

SF coordination

* * *

femenino coordination

- coordinación motriz

* * *

= alignment, coordination [co-ordination], synergy, liaison.

Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex. Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex. The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.

Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

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* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].

* sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].

* * *

femenino coordination

- coordinación motriz

* * *

= alignment, coordination [co-ordination], synergy, liaison.

Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.

Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].

* sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].

* * *

coordinación

feminine

coordination

la coordinación de las actividades para los niños pequeños the organization of the children's activities

Compuesto:

coordinación motriz

motor coordination

* * *

coordinación sustantivo femenino
coordination
coordinación sustantivo femenino coordination
' coordinación' also found in these entries:
English:
coordination
- timing
- uncoordinated

* * *

coordinación nf

1. [de esfuerzos, medios] co-ordination

2. [de movimientos, gestos] co-ordination

3. Gram co-ordination

* * *

coordinación

f coordination

* * *

coordinación nf, pl - ciones : coordination

Spanish-English dictionary > coordinación
93 copiar de

(v.) = download

Ex. To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.

* * *

(v.) = download

Ex: To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.

Spanish-English dictionary > copiar de
94 correr el riesgo

(v.) = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances

Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex. Otherwise it faces the risk that the large investment required in creating digital collections will fail to realise a high return.

Ex. There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

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(v.) = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances

Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex: Otherwise it faces the risk that the large investment required in creating digital collections will fail to realise a high return.

Ex: There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Spanish-English dictionary > correr el riesgo
95 cultura profesional

(n.) = professional culture

Ex. There is still a gulf separating the 2 professional cultures of data processing and public telecommunications.

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(n.) = professional culture

Ex: There is still a gulf separating the 2 professional cultures of data processing and public telecommunications.

Spanish-English dictionary > cultura profesional
96 dedicarse

dedicarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)

■ se dedica a la enseñanza she's a teacher, she teaches

■ en verano se dedica a pasear in summer he spends his time walking

■ ¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?

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VPR

1) [como profesión]

dedicarse a: se dedica a la enseñanza — he is a teacher, he's in teaching

¿a qué se dedica usted? — what do you do (for a living)?

se dedican a arreglar electrodomésticos — they repair domestic appliances

2) [como afición]

dedicarse a: se dedica a ver la tele todo el día — he spends the whole day watching TV

en el verano se dedicó a la cerámica — he spent the summer doing o making pottery

¡dedícate a lo tuyo! — mind your own business!

3) (=entregarse)

dedicarse a — to devote o.s. to

se dedicó completamente a cuidar de sus padres — she devoted herself entirely to looking after her parents

* * *

(v.) = break into, tackle

Ex. This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.

Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

* * *

(v.) = break into, tackle

Ex: This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.

Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

* * *

■dedicarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tener como profesión) ¿a qué se dedica su suegro?, what does her father-in-law do for a living?
se dedica a la enseñanza, he teaches (for a living)
2 (como entretenimiento) los domingos se dedica a arreglar el jardín, she spends Sundays doing the garden
se dedica a criticar a los demás, she spends all her time complaining about everyone
' dedicarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogacía
- consagrarse
- consagrar
- dedicar
- entregar
- lleno
- negocio
- volcar
English:
apply
- decide on
- devote
- engage in
- go in for
- go into
- nursing
- address
- deal
- engage
- go
- raise

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vpr

1.
dedicarse a [una profesión] [m5]¿a qué se dedica usted? what do you do for a living?;

se dedica a la enseñanza she works as a teacher

2.
dedicarse a [actividad, persona] to spend time on;

los domingos me dedico al estudio I spend Sundays studying;

dejé la empresa para dedicarme a mi familia I left the company so that I could spend more time with my family;

se dedica a perder el tiempo he spends his time doing nothing useful;

se dedica a quejarse sin aportar soluciones all she does is complain without offering any constructive suggestions

* * *

dedicarse

v/r

1 devote o.s. (a to)

2

:

¿a qué se dedica? what do you do (for a living)?

* * *

vr

dedicarse a : to devote oneself to, to engage in

* * *

dedicarse vb to do for a living

¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?

se dedica a la medicina he's a doctor

me dedico a la jardinería en mis ratos libres I spend my free time gardening

Spanish-English dictionary > dedicarse
97 demorar

v.

1 to delay.

María atrasó el bus a propósito Mary delayed the bus on purpose.

2 to take time, to delay.

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demorar

► verbo transitivo

1 (retrasar) to delay, hold up

■ demoramos la fecha de publicación hasta la primavera we delayed the date of publication till springtime

► verbo intransitivo

1 (detenerse) to stop

■ nos demoramos allí poco tiempo we stopped there for a short time

► verbo pronominal demorarse

1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up

■ me he demorado a causa de la lluvia I was delayed by the rain

2 (detenerse en alguna parte) to stop, linger

* * *

verb

to delay

- demorarse

* * *

1.

VT [+ viaje] to delay; [+ llegada, terminación] to hold up

2. VI

1) (=detenerse) to stay on, linger on

¡no demores! — don't be long!

2) (=perder tiempo) to waste time

demorar en hacer algo — LAm to take a long time to do sth, be slow in doing sth

no demores mucho — don't be too long

3.

See:

demorarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (AmL) ( tardar)

demoró tres horas en llegar — he took o it took him three hours to arrive

b) (AmL) ( retrasar) <viaje/decisión> to delay
2.
demorar vi (AmL)

no demores! — don't be long!
3.
demorarse v pron (AmL)

a) ( tardar cierto tiempo)

qué poco te demoraste! — that didn't take you very long

¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? — how long does it take you to get there?

me demoro 3 horas — it takes me 3 hours

b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too long

demorarse en + inf — to take a long time to + inf

se demoró en decidirse — she took too long to make her mind up

* * *

= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard, temporise [temporize, -USA], hold off, play for + time.

Ex. It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.

Ex. Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.

Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.

Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.

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 dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex. Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.

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* demorarse = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for).

* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (AmL) ( tardar)

demoró tres horas en llegar — he took o it took him three hours to arrive

b) (AmL) ( retrasar) <viaje/decisión> to delay
2.
demorar vi (AmL)

no demores! — don't be long!
3.
demorarse v pron (AmL)

a) ( tardar cierto tiempo)

qué poco te demoraste! — that didn't take you very long

¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? — how long does it take you to get there?

me demoro 3 horas — it takes me 3 hours

b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too long

demorarse en + inf — to take a long time to + inf

se demoró en decidirse — she took too long to make her mind up

* * *

= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard, temporise [temporize, -USA], hold off, play for + time.

Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.

Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.

Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.

Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.

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 dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.

* demorarse = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for).

* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* * *

demorar [A1 ]

vt

1

( esp AmL) (tardar): demoró tres horas en terminar la prueba he took o it took him three hours to complete the test

2 ( AmL) (retrasar) ‹viaje/decisión› to delay

■ demorar

vi

( esp AmL): ¡no demores! don't be long!

demorar EN + INF:

no me esperes que voy a demorar en terminar don't wait for me because I won't be finished for a while ( colloq)

demoró en hacer efecto it took some time to take effect

■ demorarse

v pron

1

( AmL) (tardar cierto tiempo): ¿ya lo terminaste? ¡qué poco te demoraste! have you finished already? you didn't take very long o that didn't take you very long

demorarse EN + INF:

¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? how long does it take you to get there?

2 ( AmL) (tardar demasiado) to be o take too long demorarse EN + INF to take a long time TO + INF

perdón por demorarme en contestar tu carta I'm sorry I've taken o it's taken me so long to reply to your letter

se demoró en decidirse y perdió la oportunidad she took too long to make her mind up and missed her chance

* * *

demorar ( conjugate demorar) verbo transitivo
a) (AmL) ( tardar):

◊ demoró tres horas en llegar he took o it took him three hours to arrive

b) (AmL) ( retrasar) ‹viaje/decisión› to delay

verbo intransitivo (AmL):
◊ ¡no demores! don't be long!

demorarse verbo pronominal (AmL)
a) ( tardar cierto tiempo):

◊ ¡qué poco te demoraste! that didn't take you very long;

me demoro 3 horas it takes me 3 hours
b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too long;

demorarse en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth
demorar verbo transitivo to delay, hold up
' demorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuánto
- durar
English:
procrastinate
- delay
- take

* * *

demorar

♦ vt

1. [retrasar] to delay;

el tráfico me demoró I was held up by the traffic

2. Am [tardar] to take;

demoraron tres días en pintar la casa it took them o they took three days to paint the house

♦ vi
Am to be late;
¡no demores! don't be late!;

siempre demora en bañarse he always takes ages in the bathroom;

este quitamanchas demora en actuar this stain remover takes a while to work

♦ See also the pronominal verb demorarse

* * *

demorar

I v/i

1 stay on

2 L.Am. ( tardar) be late;

no demores don’t be long

II v/t delay

* * *

demorar vt

1) retrasar: to delay

2) tardar: to take, to last

la reparación demorará varios días: the repair will take several days

demorar vi

: to delay, to linger

♦ See also the reflexive verb demorarse

Spanish-English dictionary > demorar
98 desfasado

adj.

out of phase, out of place, off-time.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desfasar.

* * *

desfasado

► participio pasado

1→ link=desfasar desfasar

► adjetivo

1 outdated, out of date (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times

■ ¡eres un desfasado! you're just not with it!

* * *

(f. - desfasada)

adj.

dated

* * *

ADJ

1) (=anticuado) behind the times

2) (Téc) out of phase

3)

estar desfasado — (Aer) to be suffering from jetlag

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step

b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned

* * *

= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.

Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.

Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.

Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step

b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned

* * *

= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.

Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.

Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.

Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* * *

desfasado -da

adjective

1 ( Fís) out of phase

2 ‹mecanismo/ritmo› out of sync; ‹planes/etapas› out of step

3 ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

está algo desfasado it's a little behind the times o old-fashioned

* * *

Del verbo desfasarse: ( conjugate desfasarse)

desfasado es:

el participio

desfasado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

desfasado,-a adjetivo
1 (objeto, moda, etc) outdated
2 (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
3 Téc out of phase

' desfasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfasada
- atrasado
English:
time
- out

* * *

desfasado, -a adj

1. [desincronizado] out of synch o sync

2. [persona] out of touch;
[libro, moda] old-fashioned; [ideas] old-fashioned, out of date
* * *

desfasado

adj fig

old-fashioned

* * *

desfasado, -da adj

1) : out of sync

2) : out of step, behind the times

* * *

desfasado adj out of date

Spanish-English dictionary > desfasado
99 detector

m.

detector, scanning device, probe.

* * *

detector

► adjetivo

1 detecting

► nombre masculino detector

1 detector

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

detector de incendios fire detector

detector de mentiras lie detector

detector de radar radar scanner

————————

detector

► nombre masculino

1 detector

* * *

SM detector

detector de humo — smoke detector

detector de incendios — fire detector

detector de mentiras — lie detector

detector de metales — metal detector

detector de minas — mine detector

* * *

masculino detector

- detector de mentiras/metales/minas

* * *

= trigger, detector, detector device.

Ex. Increasingly, librarians are turning to library security firms and the insertion of the trigger is a more recent addition to the list of items in processing.

Ex. Another, well-publicized, application of computers in health care is computer tomography -- the visualization of internal structures in the human body from data provided by an array of x-ray detectors.

Ex. Detector devices mounted in cars would emit a radio signal when deceleration exceeds a certain limit.

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* detector de agua = water detector.

* detector de humos = smoke detector, smoke alarm.

* detector de lluvia = rain-sensing.

* detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.

* detector de metales = metal detector.

* detector electrónico = electronic checker.

* pegatina magnética detectora = magnetic alarm sticker.

* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.

* * *

masculino detector

- detector de mentiras/metales/minas

* * *

= trigger, detector, detector device.

Ex: Increasingly, librarians are turning to library security firms and the insertion of the trigger is a more recent addition to the list of items in processing.

Ex: Another, well-publicized, application of computers in health care is computer tomography -- the visualization of internal structures in the human body from data provided by an array of x-ray detectors.

Ex: Detector devices mounted in cars would emit a radio signal when deceleration exceeds a certain limit.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* detector de humos = smoke detector, smoke alarm.

* detector de lluvia = rain-sensing.

* detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.

* detector de metales = metal detector.

* detector electrónico = electronic checker.

* pegatina magnética detectora = magnetic alarm sticker.

* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.

* * *

detector

masculine

detector

Compuestos:

● detector de explosivos

explosives detector

● detector de humo

smoke detector, smoke alarm

● detector de incendios

smoke detector

● detector de mentiras

lie detector

● detector de metales

metal detector

● detector de minas

mine detector

● detector de virus

( Inf) virus checker

* * *

detector sustantivo masculino
detector;
◊ detector de mentiras/metales lie/metal detector

detector,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino detector
detector de mentiras/ metales, lie/metal detector

' detector' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detectora
English:
detector
- lie detector
- metal detector
- polygraph
- smoke alarm
- smoke detector
- smoke

* * *

detector, -ora

♦ adj

un aparato detector a detector

♦ nm

detector

Comp
detector de explosivos explosives detector;
detector de humo(s) smoke detector;

detector de incendios smoke detector;

detector de mentiras lie detector;

detector de metales metal detector;

detector de minas mine detector

* * *

detector

m detector

* * *

detector nm

: detector

detector de mentiras: lie detector

Spanish-English dictionary > detector
100 dirigir los intereses de uno

(v.) = break into

Ex. This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.

* * *

(v.) = break into

Ex: This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.

Spanish-English dictionary > dirigir los intereses de uno

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