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  • 61 confiscación

    f.
    confiscation, expropriation, appropriation, forfeiture.
    * * *
    1 confiscation
    * * *
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    femenino confiscation
    * * *
    = dispossession, confiscation, seizure, forfeiture, sequestration, expropriation.
    Ex. The article ' Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.
    Ex. This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.
    Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex. Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.
    Ex. Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.
    * * *
    femenino confiscation
    * * *
    = dispossession, confiscation, seizure, forfeiture, sequestration, expropriation.

    Ex: The article ' Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.

    Ex: This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.
    Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.
    Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.

    * * *
    confiscation
    * * *

    confiscación sustantivo femenino Jur confiscation: la policía procedió a la confiscación de los bienes, the police proceeded to confiscate the goods
    ' confiscación' also found in these entries:
    English:
    seizure
    * * *
    confiscation, appropriation
    * * *
    f confiscation

    Spanish-English dictionary > confiscación

  • 62 dar un tortazo

    (v.) = give + a blow, deal + a blow, strike + a blow, cuff, slap, slap
    Ex. It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado.
    Ex. The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business.
    Ex. This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood.
    Ex. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
    Ex. Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
    Ex. Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + a blow, deal + a blow, strike + a blow, cuff, slap, slap

    Ex: It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado.

    Ex: The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business.
    Ex: This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood.
    Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
    Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
    Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar un tortazo

  • 63 de hace mucho tiempo

    = age-old, long-lost
    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. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
    * * *
    = age-old, long-lost

    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: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de hace mucho tiempo

  • 64 dedicar tiempo

    v.
    to put in time, to spend time.
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    (v.) = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time
    Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
    Ex. Stumpers is an international network of librarians willing to lend their time to answering difficult questions.
    Ex. Perhaps the library cannot afford to expend staff time in providing additional bibliographic searching for interlibrary loan requests received.
    Ex. Many libraries complained that it was an expensive service to run and that the staff operating it had to dedicate a lot of time to maintaining their skill.
    * * *
    (v.) = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time

    Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

    Ex: Stumpers is an international network of librarians willing to lend their time to answering difficult questions.
    Ex: Perhaps the library cannot afford to expend staff time in providing additional bibliographic searching for interlibrary loan requests received.
    Ex: Many libraries complained that it was an expensive service to run and that the staff operating it had to dedicate a lot of time to maintaining their skill.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dedicar tiempo

  • 65 defensor

    adj.
    defending.
    m.
    1 defender, supporter, advocate, champion.
    2 counsel for the defense, lawyer, defense lawyer, legist.
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    1 defending
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 defender
    2 DERECHO counsel for the defence (US defense)
    \
    * * *
    (f. - defensora)
    noun
    * * *
    defensor, -a
    1. SM / F
    1) (=protector) [de territorio, intereses] defender; [de causa, idea, derechos] defender, champion
    2) (Jur) defence lawyer, defense attorney o lawyer (EEUU)

    el defensor interrogó al testigo — counsel for the defence o defending counsel cross-examined the witness

    3) (Dep) [de título] defender
    2. ADJ
    1) (=protector)
    2) (Jur)

    abogado defensor — defence lawyer, defense attorney o lawyer (EEUU)

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    I
    - sora adjetivo
    a) < ejército> defending (before n)
    b) (Der) < abogado> defense* (before n)
    II
    - sora masculino, femenino
    a) (Mil) defender
    b) ( de una causa) champion
    c) (Der) defense counsel (AmE), defence lawyer (BrE)
    * * *
    = advocate, defendant, proponent, respondent, champion, defender, supporter, apologist, backer, crusader, freedom fighter, torchbearer [torch bearer], campaigner, standard-bearer.
    Ex. Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. The proponents do provide for an author added entry to show what the library has by an author.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
    Ex. It is very difficult to think of discreditable activities associated with books apart from the writing and selling of pornography and even that has its defenders.
    Ex. Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.
    Ex. At the present time the misunderstandings that still persist, even among those who should know better, oblige any apologist of reference work to go out of his way to make clear what reference work is not.
    Ex. The author urges librarians and library backers to be more assertive in their requests for funding.
    Ex. This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
    Ex. As a freedom fighter at the end of World War 2 he resisted Dutch efforts to regain control of their former colony.
    Ex. The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex. He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
    Ex. He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.
    ----
    * abogado defensor = defence attorney [defense attorney, -USA].
    * defensor de la ecología = eco-warrior.
    * defensor de la paz = peace activist.
    * defensor de la prohibición del aborto = pro-lifer.
    * defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.
    * defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.
    * defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.
    * defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.
    * defensor de los derechos humanos = human rights activist, human rights campaigner.
    * defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.
    * defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].
    * defensor ecológico = eco-warrior.
    * defensor e impulsor = booster.
    * defensor incodicional = stalwart.
    * grupo defensor = interest group.
    * * *
    I
    - sora adjetivo
    a) < ejército> defending (before n)
    b) (Der) < abogado> defense* (before n)
    II
    - sora masculino, femenino
    a) (Mil) defender
    b) ( de una causa) champion
    c) (Der) defense counsel (AmE), defence lawyer (BrE)
    * * *
    = advocate, defendant, proponent, respondent, champion, defender, supporter, apologist, backer, crusader, freedom fighter, torchbearer [torch bearer], campaigner, standard-bearer.

    Ex: Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.

    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: The proponents do provide for an author added entry to show what the library has by an author.
    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
    Ex: It is very difficult to think of discreditable activities associated with books apart from the writing and selling of pornography and even that has its defenders.
    Ex: Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.
    Ex: At the present time the misunderstandings that still persist, even among those who should know better, oblige any apologist of reference work to go out of his way to make clear what reference work is not.
    Ex: The author urges librarians and library backers to be more assertive in their requests for funding.
    Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
    Ex: As a freedom fighter at the end of World War 2 he resisted Dutch efforts to regain control of their former colony.
    Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
    Ex: He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.
    * abogado defensor = defence attorney [defense attorney, -USA].
    * defensor de la ecología = eco-warrior.
    * defensor de la paz = peace activist.
    * defensor de la prohibición del aborto = pro-lifer.
    * defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.
    * defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.
    * defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.
    * defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.
    * defensor de los derechos humanos = human rights activist, human rights campaigner.
    * defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.
    * defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].
    * defensor ecológico = eco-warrior.
    * defensor e impulsor = booster.
    * defensor incodicional = stalwart.
    * grupo defensor = interest group.

    * * *
    1 ‹ejército› defending ( before n)
    2 ( Der) ‹abogado› defense* ( before n)
    3
    (partidario): los delegados defensores del cambio the delegates in favor of o who advocate change
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Mil) defender
    2 (de una causa) champion
    un defensor de nuestros recursos naturales a defender o champion of our natural resources
    un defensor de la fe a defender of the faith
    3 ( Der) defense counsel ( AmE), defence lawyer ( BrE)
    Compuestos:
    (CR) ombudsman
    ombudsman Defensor del pueblo (↑ defensor a1)
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    defensor
    ◊ - sora adjetivo


    b) (Der) ‹ abogado› defense( conjugate defense) ( before n)

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) (Mil) defender


    c) (Der) defense counsel (AmE), defence lawyer (BrE)

    defensor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino defender
    abogado defensor, counsel for the defence
    el defensor del pueblo, the ombudsman
    ' defensor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abanderada
    - abanderado
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - defensora
    - entusiasta
    - incondicional
    - paladín
    - acérrimo
    - ardiente
    - ferviente
    - guardián
    - protector
    English:
    advocate
    - campaigner
    - champion
    - consumer advocate
    - defender
    - ombudsman
    - proponent
    - protector
    - counsel
    - exponent
    - guardian
    * * *
    defensor, -ora
    ♦ adj
    1. [en tribunal]
    abogado defensor counsel for the defence
    2. [partidario]
    siempre fue defensor de una legislación más dura he always advocated tougher legislation;
    asociaciones defensoras de los consumidores consumer o consumers' associations
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [de ideal, persona] defender;
    [adalid] champion;
    un gran defensor de la paz a great campaigner for peace
    defensor del lector [en periódico] = person who represents the readership of a newspaper and deals with their complaints against the newspaper;
    defensor de oficio court-appointed defence lawyer;
    Esp defensor del pueblo ombudsman;
    defensor del soldado = public body created to defend the rights of soldiers, especially young soldiers doing military service
    2. [abogado] counsel for the defence
    * * *
    1 defender, champion;
    defensor de la naturaleza environmentalist
    2 JUR defense lawyer, Br
    defending counsel
    * * *
    defensor, - sora adj
    : defending, defense
    1) : defender, advocate
    2) : defense counsel

    Spanish-English dictionary > defensor

  • 66 delicioso

    adj.
    delicious, delightful, tasty, very tasty.
    * * *
    1 delightful, charming (una comida) delicious
    * * *
    (f. - deliciosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [momento, sonido] delightful
    2) [comida, bebida] delicious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <comida/bebida/sabor> delicious
    b) < tiempo> delightful

    ¿no te bañas? el agua está deliciosa — aren't you going to have a swim? the water's lovely

    * * *
    = delicious, delightful, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, mouth-watering, flavourful [flavorful, -USA].
    Ex. This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and ' delicious' ways.
    Ex. Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex. It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex. End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
    Ex. Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <comida/bebida/sabor> delicious
    b) < tiempo> delightful

    ¿no te bañas? el agua está deliciosa — aren't you going to have a swim? the water's lovely

    * * *
    = delicious, delightful, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, mouth-watering, flavourful [flavorful, -USA].

    Ex: This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and ' delicious' ways.

    Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex: End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
    Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.

    * * *
    1 ‹comida/bebida/sabor› delicious; ‹perfume› exquisite
    2 ‹tiempo/velada› delightful
    ¿no te bañas? el agua está deliciosa aren't you going to have a swim? the water's lovely
    3 ‹chica/niño/sonrisa› charming, delightful
    * * *

     

    delicioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹comida/bebida/sabor› delicious;


    ‹ tiempo› delightful
    delicioso,-a adj (sabor) delicious
    (sonido, espectáculo) delightful: fue una velada deliciosa, it was a great evening
    ' delicioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    canela
    - deliciosa
    English:
    beautiful
    - delicious
    - delightful
    - delectable
    - mouth
    * * *
    delicioso, -a adj
    1. [comida, bebida] delicious;
    [aroma, sabor] delicious
    2. [persona, sonrisa, lugar, clima] lovely, delightful
    * * *
    adj delightful; comida delicious
    * * *
    delicioso, -sa adj
    1) rico: delicious
    2) : delightful
    * * *
    delicioso adj delicious

    Spanish-English dictionary > delicioso

  • 67 dogmático

    adj.
    dogmatic, dogmatical, opinionated, doctrinaire.
    m.
    dogmatist.
    * * *
    1 dogmatic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 dogmatic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo dogmatic
    * * *
    = dogmatic, doctrinaire, doctrinal, full of opinions, opinionated.
    Ex. In these days of refresher courses right up to retirement I do not think we can be as dogmatic as that.
    Ex. This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.
    Ex. The congregational library is considered as a parish asset providing devotional and doctrinal resources.
    Ex. He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    ----
    * ser dogmático = be dogmatic.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo dogmatic
    * * *
    = dogmatic, doctrinaire, doctrinal, full of opinions, opinionated.

    Ex: In these days of refresher courses right up to retirement I do not think we can be as dogmatic as that.

    Ex: This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.
    Ex: The congregational library is considered as a parish asset providing devotional and doctrinal resources.
    Ex: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.
    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    * ser dogmático = be dogmatic.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/enfoque› dogmatic
    2 ( Relig) dogmatic
    masculine, feminine
    dogmatist
    * * *

    dogmático
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    dogmatic
    dogmático,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino dogmatic

    ' dogmático' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dogmática
    English:
    dogmatic
    - sweeping
    - opinionated
    * * *
    dogmático, -a adj
    1. [persona, ideas, postura] dogmatic
    2. Rel dogmatic
    * * *
    I adj dogmatic
    II m, dogmática f dogmatist
    * * *
    dogmático, -ca adj
    : dogmatic

    Spanish-English dictionary > dogmático

  • 68 elogiar

    v.
    to praise.
    Ella halaga a Ricardo She cajoles Richard.
    * * *
    1 to praise, eulogize
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT to praise, eulogize ( liter)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to praise
    * * *
    = applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.
    Ex. I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex. In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.
    Ex. The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
    Ex. Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
    Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex. Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex. As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
    Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex. Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex. Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
    Ex. Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
    Ex. I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to praise
    * * *
    = applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.

    Ex: I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex: In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.
    Ex: The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
    Ex: Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
    Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex: As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
    Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
    Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
    Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.

    * * *
    elogiar [A1 ]
    vt
    to praise
    muy elogiada por la crítica highly praised by the critics
    siempre está elogiando sus virtudes he's always singing her praises
    * * *

    elogiar ( conjugate elogiar) verbo transitivo
    to praise
    elogiar verbo transitivo to praise
    ' elogiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ensalzar
    English:
    commend
    - eulogize
    - praise
    * * *
    to praise;
    elogiar a alguien por algo to praise sb for sth
    * * *
    v/t praise
    * * *
    encomiar: to praise
    * * *
    elogiar vb to praise

    Spanish-English dictionary > elogiar

  • 69 en formato electrónico

    Ex. By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.
    * * *

    Ex: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en formato electrónico

  • 70 en poco tiempo

    = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time
    Ex. The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
    Ex. The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
    Ex. The aim is to support rapid development of machine translation functionalities in a short time with limited resources.
    Ex. Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
    * * *
    = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time

    Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

    Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
    Ex: The aim is to support rapid development of machine translation functionalities in a short time with limited resources.
    Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en poco tiempo

  • 71 en última instancia

    as a last resort
    * * *
    = ultimately, in the long run, in the end, in the last analysis, in the last resort, in the final analysis
    Ex. Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.
    Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
    Ex. This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
    Ex. In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved.
    Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.
    Ex. This reminds us that in the final analysis it is still people who make technology work.
    * * *
    = ultimately, in the long run, in the end, in the last analysis, in the last resort, in the final analysis

    Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.

    Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
    Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
    Ex: In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved.
    Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.
    Ex: This reminds us that in the final analysis it is still people who make technology work.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en última instancia

  • 72 gratificación

    f.
    1 reward, fee, bonus, tip.
    2 satisfaction, relish, pleasure, gratification.
    * * *
    1 (satisfacción) gratification
    2 (recompensa) reward
    3 (extra) bonus
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=recompensa) reward, recompense; (=propina) tip; (=aguinaldo) gratuity; [de sueldo, como prima] bonus
    2) (=satisfacción) gratification
    * * *
    a) ( bonificación) bonus; ( recompensa) reward
    b) ( satisfacción) gratification
    * * *
    = reward, gratification, gratuity.
    Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
    Ex. It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the ' gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.
    Ex. Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    ----
    * gratificación demorada = delayed gratification, deferred gratification.
    * gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.
    * obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.
    * usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.
    * * *
    a) ( bonificación) bonus; ( recompensa) reward
    b) ( satisfacción) gratification
    * * *
    = reward, gratification, gratuity.

    Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

    Ex: It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the ' gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.
    Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    * gratificación demorada = delayed gratification, deferred gratification.
    * gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.
    * obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.
    * usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.

    * * *
    2 (satisfacción) gratification
    * * *

    gratificación sustantivo femenino

    ( recompensa) reward

    gratificación sustantivo femenino incentive, extra, bonus: nos dieron una pequeña gratificación por nuestra ayuda, they gave us a small bonus for helping
    ' gratificación' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bonus
    - golden handshake
    - gratification
    * * *
    1. [moral] reward
    2. [monetaria] [por un trabajo] bonus;
    [por hallar algo] reward
    * * *
    f
    1 por satisfacción gratification
    2 a un empleado bonus
    * * *
    1) satisfacción: gratification
    2) : bonus
    3) recompensa: recompense, reward

    Spanish-English dictionary > gratificación

  • 73 hasta aquí

    adv.
    this far, so far, thus far, until now.
    * * *
    = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far
    Ex. Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment.
    Ex. Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex. Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.
    Ex. If you've come this far, the rest is a breeze.
    * * *
    = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far

    Ex: Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment.

    Ex: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.
    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.
    Ex: If you've come this far, the rest is a breeze.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta aquí

  • 74 junto con

    prep.
    along with, together with.
    * * *
    along with, together with
    * * *
    = in alliance with, combined with, in association with, in conjunction with, along with, together with, in partnership with
    Ex. In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
    Ex. On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.
    Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex. Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex. The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
    * * *
    = in alliance with, combined with, in association with, in conjunction with, along with, together with, in partnership with

    Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.

    Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.
    Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.

    Spanish-English dictionary > junto con

  • 75 linearizar

    = linearise [linearize, -USA].
    Ex. It linearises multi-dimensional space, while still providing for the description of individual objects within that space and the relationships that may exist between those objects.
    * * *
    = linearise [linearize, -USA].

    Ex: It linearises multi-dimensional space, while still providing for the description of individual objects within that space and the relationships that may exist between those objects.

    Spanish-English dictionary > linearizar

  • 76 no tocar

    intj.
    hands off, look but don't touch.
    * * *
    (v.) = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed
    Ex. She brandishes a ' Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up.
    Ex. Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.
    Ex. Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.
    * * *
    (v.) = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed

    Ex: She brandishes a ' Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up.

    Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.
    Ex: Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tocar

  • 77 ocasionar un cambio

    (v.) = bring about + change, trigger + change
    Ex. The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
    Ex. The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
    * * *
    (v.) = bring about + change, trigger + change

    Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

    Ex: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ocasionar un cambio

  • 78 perspicaz

    adj.
    1 sharp, perceptive.
    2 perspicacious, sharp, clever, intelligent.
    * * *
    1 sharp, perspicacious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=agudo, sagaz) perceptive, shrewd
    2) [vista] keen; [persona] keen-sighted
    * * *
    adjetivo shrewd, perceptive
    * * *
    = percipient, sharp-eyed, perceptive, observant, clear-sighted, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].
    Ex. Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.
    Ex. Sharp-eyed researchers noted that twenty-three per cent of the people who came did so in order to meet someone or to use the phone.
    Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.
    Ex. Every member of staff has a duty to be observant where safety is concerned.
    Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
    Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
    Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
    Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
    * * *
    adjetivo shrewd, perceptive
    * * *
    = percipient, sharp-eyed, perceptive, observant, clear-sighted, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].

    Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.

    Ex: Sharp-eyed researchers noted that twenty-three per cent of the people who came did so in order to meet someone or to use the phone.
    Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.
    Ex: Every member of staff has a duty to be observant where safety is concerned.
    Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
    Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
    Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
    Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

    * * *
    shrewd, perceptive, perspicacious ( frml)
    * * *

    perspicaz adjetivo
    shrewd, perceptive
    perspicaz adjetivo perceptive, sharp
    ' perspicaz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sagaz
    - agudo
    - clarividente
    English:
    acute
    - clear-sighted
    - discerning
    - penetrating
    - perception
    - perceptive
    - searching
    - sharp-witted
    - shrewd
    - subtle
    * * *
    sharp, perceptive
    * * *
    adj shrewd, perspicacious fml
    * * *
    perspicaz adj, pl - caces : shrewd, perspicacious

    Spanish-English dictionary > perspicaz

  • 79 por el contrario

    on the contrary
    * * *
    = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse
    Ex. By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.
    Ex. Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
    Ex. However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
    Ex. In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
    Ex. In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
    Ex. On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
    Ex. By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
    Ex. To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
    Ex. Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
    Ex. By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
    Ex. Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
    Ex. It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
    Ex. In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
    * * *
    = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse

    Ex: By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.

    Ex: Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
    Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
    Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
    Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
    Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
    Ex: By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
    Ex: To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
    Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
    Ex: By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
    Ex: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
    Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
    Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.

    Spanish-English dictionary > por el contrario

  • 80 problemas

    m.pl.
    problems, trouble, hot water.
    * * *
    = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill
    Ex. ' Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
    Ex. An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
    Ex. Many problem areas still exist, however, in inadequate book stock, staffing, training and buildings.
    Ex. The author examines the trials and tribulations that went into the making of Merit Network, Inc., Michigan's pioneering Internet provider.
    Ex. Yes, I know it's late, but there has been ' trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.
    * * *
    = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill

    Ex: ' Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.

    Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
    Ex: Many problem areas still exist, however, in inadequate book stock, staffing, training and buildings.
    Ex: The author examines the trials and tribulations that went into the making of Merit Network, Inc., Michigan's pioneering Internet provider.
    Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been ' trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.

    Spanish-English dictionary > problemas

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