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81 por el día
= by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytimeEx. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex. A sample of 105 hours of daytime soap opera programming from 1989-90 was analyzed for depictions of sexual behaviours, safe sex, and pregnancy.Ex. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold.Ex. Most of us are aware that driving at night is more demanding and stressful than driving in the daytime.Ex. Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.* * *= by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytimeEx: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
Ex: A sample of 105 hours of daytime soap opera programming from 1989-90 was analyzed for depictions of sexual behaviours, safe sex, and pregnancy.Ex: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold.Ex: Most of us are aware that driving at night is more demanding and stressful than driving in the daytime.Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime. -
82 programar
v.1 to plan (actividades, proyecto).2 to schedule (television).3 to program (mechanics).Ellos programan conciertos They program concerts.Ella programa el computador She programs the computer.Los policías programaron al ladrón The police programmed the thief.El chico programa muy bien The boy programs very well.* * *1 (gen) to programme (US program)2 INFORMÁTICA to program3 (organizar, planear) to plan* * *verb1) to program2) schedule* * *VT1) [+ actividades, vacaciones] (=planear) to plan; [detalladamente] to draw up a programme o (EEUU) program for2) (Inform) [+ ordenador] to program; [+ vídeo] to programme, program (EEUU)3) (TV, Radio) to show4) (Ferro) to schedule, timetable5) [+ futuro] to shape, mould, mold (EEUU), determine* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Rad, TV) to scheduleb) <actividades/eventos> to plan, draw up a program* for; <horario/fecha> to schedule, program*; < viaje> to organizec) (Transp) <llegadas/salidas> to schedule, timetable (BrE)2) (Inf) to program* * *= programme [program, -USA], schedule, slate (for), script.Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex. At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.Ex. The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.Ex. The program was designed and scripted using the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard software.----* volver a programar = reschedule.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Rad, TV) to scheduleb) <actividades/eventos> to plan, draw up a program* for; <horario/fecha> to schedule, program*; < viaje> to organizec) (Transp) <llegadas/salidas> to schedule, timetable (BrE)2) (Inf) to program* * *= programme [program, -USA], schedule, slate (for), script.Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.Ex: The program was designed and scripted using the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard software.* volver a programar = reschedule.* * *programar [A1 ]vtA1 ( Rad, TV) to scheduleno estaba programada para hoy it was not scheduled for today2 ‹actividades/eventos› (planear) to plan, draw up a program* for; (organizar) to schedule, program*la agencia programa viajes al Lejano Oriente the agency organizes trips to the Far Eastla gira todavía no ha sido programada the program for the tour has yet to be finalizedlas visitas programadas al palacio the organized o group visits to the palaceB1 ( Inf) to program2 ‹persona› to program*nuestra cultura nos programa para la competencia our culture conditions o programs us to be competitive* * *
programar ( conjugate programar) verbo transitivo
1a) (Rad, TV) to schedule
‹horario/fecha› to schedule, program( conjugate program);
‹ viaje› to organize
2 (Inf) to program
programar verbo transitivo
1 (actividades, eventos) to programme, draw up a programme for: han programado un ciclo de cine portugués, they've programmed a series of Portuguese films
2 (un aparato) to set, programme: no sé programar el vídeo, I don't know how to program the VCR
3 (radio, televisión) to schedule
(medios de transporte, entradas/salidas) to schedule, timetable
4 Inform to program
' programar' also found in these entries:
English:
program
- programme
- reschedule
- schedule
- time
- timetable
* * *♦ vt1. [actividades, proyecto] to plan;han programado una reunión para el lunes they have scheduled a meeting for Monday2. [en televisión] to schedule;[en cine] to put on;suelen programar documentales por las tardes they usually put on o show documentaries in the afternoons3. [máquina, vídeo] to programme4. Informát to program♦ viInformát to program* * *v/t1 aparato program, Brprogramme2 INFOR program3 ( planear) schedule* * *programar vt1) : to schedule, to plan2) : to program (a computer, etc.)* * *programar vb¿has programado las vacaciones de verano? have you planned your summer holidays? -
83 relevancia
f.1 importance.2 relevance, appositeness, bearing, pertinence.* * *1 (significación) relevance2 (importancia) importance* * *noun f.* * *= relevance, significance, relevancy, responsiveness, worthwhileness, fuse, pertinence, importance.Ex. Searching can be tedious and prone to error, and relevance judgements can only be made by reference to a second list or index.Ex. However, a chi-squared test applied to the first three columns of each table does not give significance.Ex. Software has been developed which orders citations retrieved from an on-line data base in terms of relevancy.Ex. Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex. Selection then takes place based on the pertinence of the information.Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.----* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.* criterios de relevancia = relevance criteria.* dar relevancia = give + relevance.* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.* indicación de la relevancia = relevance feedback.* relevancia más allá del tema de búsqueda = beyond topical relevance.* sistema de recuperación por relevancia = relevance system.* tener alguna relevancia para = have + some bearing on.* tener relevancia para = have + bearing on.* * *= relevance, significance, relevancy, responsiveness, worthwhileness, fuse, pertinence, importance.Ex: Searching can be tedious and prone to error, and relevance judgements can only be made by reference to a second list or index.
Ex: However, a chi-squared test applied to the first three columns of each table does not give significance.Ex: Software has been developed which orders citations retrieved from an on-line data base in terms of relevancy.Ex: Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex: Selection then takes place based on the pertinence of the information.Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.* criterios de relevancia = relevance criteria.* dar relevancia = give + relevance.* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.* indicación de la relevancia = relevance feedback.* relevancia más allá del tema de búsqueda = beyond topical relevance.* sistema de recuperación por relevancia = relevance system.* tener alguna relevancia para = have + some bearing on.* tener relevancia para = have + bearing on.* * *importance* * *
relevancia sustantivo femenino importance: no te preocupes, ese gesto suyo no tenía la menor relevancia, don't worry, his behaviour was of minor importance
' relevancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pertinencia
- protagonismo
- trascendencia
English:
high
- relevance
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84 reparar un agravio
(v.) = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to)Ex. Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.Ex. This was considered a partial down payment in righting the injustice caused the victim.Ex. The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.* * *(v.) = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to)Ex: Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.
Ex: This was considered a partial down payment in righting the injustice caused the victim.Ex: The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university. -
85 reparar un daño
(v.) = right + a wrong, make + amends (for/to)Ex. Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.Ex. The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.* * *(v.) = right + a wrong, make + amends (for/to)Ex: Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.
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86 reprimido sexualmente
Ex. Freud's typical patient in the early years was frequently hysteric -- often female, bright, sexually repressed, bursting with vivid dreams and fantasies, prone to psychosomatic symptomatology.* * *Ex: Freud's typical patient in the early years was frequently hysteric -- often female, bright, sexually repressed, bursting with vivid dreams and fantasies, prone to psychosomatic symptomatology.
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87 roncar
v.1 to snore.2 to snore at.Me ronca Ricardo Ricardo snores at me.* * *1 to snore* * *VI1) [cuando se duerme] to snore2) [ciervo, mar] to roar3) (=amenazar) to threaten, bully* * *verbo intransitivo2) (Chi fam) ( mandar) to be the boss (colloq)* * *= snore.Ex. The Japanese spaniel, because of its protruding eyes, is prone to eye problems, and because of its pug nose, has a tendency to wheeze and snore.* * *verbo intransitivo2) (Chi fam) ( mandar) to be the boss (colloq)* * *= snore.Ex: The Japanese spaniel, because of its protruding eyes, is prone to eye problems, and because of its pug nose, has a tendency to wheeze and snore.
* * *roncar [A2 ]viA1 (al dormir) to snoreroncar a pata suelta to sleep like a log ( colloq)B ( Chi fam) (mandar) to be the boss ( colloq), to wear the pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers ( colloq)* * *
roncar ( conjugate roncar) verbo intransitivo ( al dormir) to snore;
( dormir) (fam) to sleep
roncar verbo intransitivo to snore
' roncar' also found in these entries:
English:
snore
* * *roncar vito snore;Am Famroncar los motores: a mi auto ahora le roncan los motores my car's running beautifully now* * *v/i snore* * *roncar {72} vi1) : to snore2) : to roar* * *roncar vb to snore -
88 salinización del suelo
(n.) = soil salinisation, soil salinationEx. With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.Ex. Burning of cereal stubble, heavy use of pesticides, soil salination and erosion are the serious environmental problems of the region.* * *(n.) = soil salinisation, soil salinationEx: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.
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89 siempre y cuando + Subjuntivo
= provided (that), as long asEx. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex. Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level.* * *= provided (that), as long asEx: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
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90 sin disciplina
(adj.) = undisciplined, ill-disciplinedEx. However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an ' undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.Ex. British troops can't patrol properly, are ill-disciplined and injury-prone and have bad personal hygiene.* * *(adj.) = undisciplined, ill-disciplinedEx: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an ' undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.
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91 sínfisis del pubis
(n.) = pubic symphisis, symphisis pubisEx. The patient had a weak pubic symphisis which was prone to breaking.Ex. The width of the symphisis pubis should be less than 1 cm at any age.* * *(n.) = pubic symphisis, symphisis pubisEx: The patient had a weak pubic symphisis which was prone to breaking.
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92 tendido
adj.lying-down, spread-out, recumbent, laid-out.m.1 laying.2 bedclothes, bed clothes, bed linen, bedding.3 corpse, body, stiff, dead body.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tender.* * *1 (de cable, vía) laying; (de puente) construction2 (colada) wash, washing3 (en los toros) front tiers of seats, US bleachers plural————————1→ link=tender tender► adjetivo1 (extendido) spread out, laid out2 (ropa, colada) hung out3 (persona) lying down1 (de cable, vía) laying; (de puente) construction2 (colada) wash, washing3 (en los toros) front tiers of seats, US bleachers plural\dejar a alguien tendido,-a to floor somebodyhablar largo y tendido de algo to talk something overtendido eléctrico electrical installation/cables* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] lying, lying down2) [galope] fast2. SM2) (Taur) front rows of seats3) [de cable, vía] [por tierra] laying; [por el aire] hanging4) (=cables) wires pltendido eléctrico — power line, overhead cables pl, overhead lines pl
5) (Culin) batch of loaves6) (Arquit) coat of plaster* * *1) (Elec)a) ( acción de tender cable - sobre superficie) laying; (- suspendido) hangingb) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)2) ( de puente) building; ( de vía férrea) laying3) (Taur) section4) (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)* * *----* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* * *1) (Elec)a) ( acción de tender cable - sobre superficie) laying; (- suspendido) hangingb) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)2) ( de puente) building; ( de vía férrea) laying3) (Taur) section4) (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)* * ** largo y tendido = long and protracted.* * *A ( Elec)1 (acción de tender un cable — sobre una superficie) laying; (— suspendido) hanging, runningB (de un puente) building; (de una vía férrea) layingC ( Taur) section* * *
Del verbo tender: ( conjugate tender)
tendido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
tender
tendido
tender ( conjugate tender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ropa› ( afuera) to hang out;
( dentro de la casa) to hang (up);
2
‹ mantel› to spread;
‹ mesa› to lay, set
3
( suspendido) to hang
4 ‹ emboscada› to lay, set;
‹ trampa› to set
verbo intransitivo ( inclinarse) tendido a hacer algo to tend to do sth;
tenderse verbo pronominal ( tumbarse) to lie down
tendido sustantivo masculino
1 (Elec) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)
2 (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)
tender
I verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa) to hang out
2 (tumbar) to lay: la tendimos en el sofá, we laid her on the sofa
3 (extender, desplegar) to spread: tendió la manta en el suelo, he streched the blanket out on the floor
4 (cables, una vía) to lay
(puente) to build
5 (ofrecer) to hold out: me tendió la mano, he held out his hand
(alargar, aproximar) to pass, hand
6 (una emboscada, trampa) to set
II verbo intransitivo to tend [a, to]: tiende a ser pesimista, he is prone to pessimism
tendido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (acción de tender un puente) building
(un cable, una vía) laying
2 tendido eléctrico, electrical installation
3 Taur (graderío) terraces
(público) el tendido ovacionó al torero, the spectators gave the bullfighter an ovation
II adjetivo
1 (ropa) hung out
2 (persona) lying down
3 (galope) full
' tendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
galope
- larga
- largo
- tendida
- torre
English:
ear
- gutter
- lie
- prone
- lay
- length
* * *tendido, -a♦ adj1. [extendido, tumbado] stretched out2. [colgado] [ropa] on the line;recoger la ropa tendida to take the washing in (off the line)♦ nm1. [instalación] [de cable, vía, tuberías] laying;[de puente] construction tendido eléctrico [cables] power lines2. Taurom front rows;Figsaludar al tendido [monarca, personaje público] to wave to the crowdtendido de sol = area of stands in bullring which is in the sun;tendido de sombra = area of stands in bullring which is in the shade* * *m EL:tendido eléctrico power lines pl* * *tendido nm1) : laying (of cables, etc.)2) : seats pl, section (at a bullfight)* * * -
93 tiempo libre
m.spare time, time off, leisure, free time.* * *free time* * *spare time, free time* * *(n.) = leisure, leisure time, free time, idle hours, spare timeEx. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex. However, from the sixties, competition for the railway worker's leisure time from public libraries, service clubs and the humble television meant that many branch libraries fell into disuse.Ex. On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex. This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.* * *spare time, free time* * *(n.) = leisure, leisure time, free time, idle hours, spare timeEx: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
Ex: However, from the sixties, competition for the railway worker's leisure time from public libraries, service clubs and the humble television meant that many branch libraries fell into disuse.Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.* * *spare time, free time -
94 tortícolis
f. s.&pl.stiff neck, torticollis, stiffness of the neck, stiffness in the neck.* * *1 stiff neck, crick in the neck* * *SF INV stiff neckme levanté con tortícolis — I got up with a stiff neck o a crick in my neck
* * *femenino stiff neck, torticollis (tech)* * *= stiff neck, crick in the neck, neck crick.Ex. Older people are especially prone to stiff necks caused by open car or bedroom windows.Ex. Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.Ex. Neck cricks are extremely common, affecting about 50% of adults per year, ranging in severity from trivial to crippling.* * *femenino stiff neck, torticollis (tech)* * *= stiff neck, crick in the neck, neck crick.Ex: Older people are especially prone to stiff necks caused by open car or bedroom windows.
Ex: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.Ex: Neck cricks are extremely common, affecting about 50% of adults per year, ranging in severity from trivial to crippling.* * *stiff neck, torticollis ( tech)tener tortícolis to have a stiff neck, to have a crick in one's neck* * *
tortícolis sustantivo femenino
stiff neck, torticollis (tech)
tortícolis f inv stiff neck
' tortícolis' also found in these entries:
English:
crick
- stiff
* * *tortícolis, tortículis nf invtener tortícolis to have a stiff neck, to have a crick in one's neck* * *m MED crick in the neck* * *tortícolis n stiff neck -
95 transgeneracional
Ex. In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.* * *Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
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96 visita turística
(n.) = sightseeing tour, sightseeing [sight-seeing]Ex. Sightseeing tours were also arranged.Ex. The uninitiated may be easily distracted and prone to browse in peripheral or tangential material; however, such sightseeing while online increases the cost of the search.* * *(n.) = sightseeing tour, sightseeing [sight-seeing]Ex: Sightseeing tours were also arranged.
Ex: The uninitiated may be easily distracted and prone to browse in peripheral or tangential material; however, such sightseeing while online increases the cost of the search. -
97 zapatilla de tenis
(n.) = tennis shoeEx. Most of us already know that new dress shoes are more prone to slide than old dress shoes or tennis shoes.* * *(n.) = tennis shoeEx: Most of us already know that new dress shoes are more prone to slide than old dress shoes or tennis shoes.
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98 laísta
► adjetivo1 given to laísmo1 person who is given to laísmo* * *1.ADJ that uses "la" and "las" as indirect objects2.SMF user of "la" and "las" as indirect objects* * *a Spanish speaker who uses the pronouns la2 (↑ la (2)) and las2 (↑ las (2)) instead of le and les; laísmo* * *♦ adjprone to “laísmo”♦ nmf= person prone to “laísmo” -
99 leísta
► adjetivo1 given to leísmo1 person who is given to leísmo* * *1.ADJ that uses "le" instead of "lo" and "la" as direct objects2.SMF user of "le" instead of "lo" and "la"* * *a Spanish speaker who uses the pronouns le and les instead of lo2 (↑ lo (2)) , los2 (↑ los (2)) , la2 (↑ la (2)) and las2 (↑ las (2)) leísmo* * *♦ adjprone to “leísmo”♦ nmf= person prone to “leísmo” -
100 loísta
1.ADJ that uses "lo" instead of "le" as indirect object2.SMF user of "lo" instead of "le"* * *a Spanish speaker who uses the pronouns lo2 (↑ lo (2)) and los2 (↑ los (2)) instead of le and les loísmo* * *♦ adjprone to “loísmo”♦ nmf= person prone to “loísmo”
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