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  • 21 desastroso

    adj.
    disastrous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, calamitous.
    * * *
    1 disastrous
    * * *
    (f. - desastrosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ disastrous, calamitous
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo disastrous
    * * *
    = appalling, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous, abysmal, shambolic, catastrophic.
    Ex. His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
    Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
    Ex. It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.
    Ex. Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
    Ex. The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.
    Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex. Naturally changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
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    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * efecto desastroso = chilling effect.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo disastrous
    * * *
    = appalling, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous, abysmal, shambolic, catastrophic.

    Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.

    Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
    Ex: It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.
    Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
    Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.
    Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex: Naturally changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * efecto desastroso = chilling effect.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

    * * *
    1 (catastrófico) disastrous, catastrophic
    2 (uso hiperbólico) disastrous
    * * *

    desastroso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    disastrous
    desastroso,-a adjetivo disastrous

    ' desastroso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desastrosa
    - fatal
    - terrorífica
    - terrorífico
    English:
    disastrous
    - hopeless
    * * *
    desastroso, -a adj
    1. [castastrófico] disastrous;
    la helada fue desastrosa para la cosecha the frost had a disastrous effect on the harvest
    2. [muy malo] disastrous;
    esta comida es desastrosa this food is appalling o awful
    * * *
    adj disastrous
    * * *
    desastroso, -sa adj
    : disastrous, catastrophic

    Spanish-English dictionary > desastroso

  • 22 resultado

    m.
    1 result.
    dar resultado to work (out), to have the desired effect
    dar buenos resultados to work well
    2 answer, solution.
    3 by-product, knock-on effect.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: resultar.
    * * *
    1 result (consecuencia) outcome
    \
    dar buen resultado to work well, turn out to be good, give results 2 (prenda) to wear well
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) outcome, result
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=dato resultante) [de elecciones, examen, competición, investigación] result; [de partido] score, result
    2) (=efecto) result

    dar resultado[plan, método] to succeed, be successful; [tratamiento] to produce results

    3) (Mat) result
    * * *
    1) (de examen, análisis) result; (Mat) result
    2) (consecuencia, efecto) result

    los resultados de sus accionesthe outcome o consequences of his actions

    eran baratos, pero me han dado un resultado buenísimo — they were cheap but they've turned out to be very good

    intentó convencerlo, pero sin resultado — she tried to persuade him, but without success o to no avail

    * * *
    = finding, net result, outcome, output, result, outgrowth, upshot, culmination, spillover, after effect [after-effect].
    Ex. An informative abstract presents a clear condensation of the essential arguments and findings of the original.
    Ex. The net result has been the automation of certain clerical activities ancillary to cataloging, without actual inclusion of the entire cataloging process, or the catalog itself, as part of the total system.
    Ex. One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
    Ex. The output from a post-co-ordinate index depends both on the input to the system, and the physical nature of the store.
    Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex. The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
    Ex. The upshot has been that author-prepared abstracts vary considerably in quality.
    Ex. AACR2 was the culmination of decades of effort to bring uniformity to cataloguing practice in the English-speaking world.
    Ex. A third major trend that is a spillover from the 1980s is the proliferation of microcomputers in all sectors of society.
    Ex. This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.
    ----
    * aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.
    * como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.
    * como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).
    * con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.
    * corroborar un resultado = corroborate + conclusion.
    * dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.
    * dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.
    * dar resultados = produce + results.
    * dirigido a obtener resultados = results-oriented.
    * enseñanza basada en los resultados finales = outcome based education.
    * esbozar resultados = outline + results.
    * evaluación por resultados obtenidos = outcomes assessment.
    * evaluar los resultados = assess + results.
    * guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.
    * hacer que se produzca un resultado = bring about + result.
    * indicador de resultados = outcome indicator.
    * informe del resultado de una investigación = research report.
    * informe de resultados = report of findings.
    * lograr un resultado = achieve + result.
    * mostrar los resultados = display + results.
    * no dar ningún resultado = give + zero results, be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * obtener resultado = obtain + result.
    * obtener resultados = get + things done.
    * ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda = output ranking.
    * presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.
    * producir resultado = yield + result.
    * producir resultados = produce + results, bring + results.
    * resultado adicional = by-product [byproduct].
    * resultado de = resulting from, born of.
    * resultado de aprendizaje = learning outcome.
    * resultado de la búsqueda = posting, search output, search result, searching result.
    * resultado deportivo = sports score.
    * resultado de una búsqueda = set.
    * resultado de un partido = score.
    * resultado de un sondeo = canvass.
    * resultado de un test = test score.
    * resultado favorable = favourable outcome.
    * resultado final = end result, net effect.
    * resultado + hacer público = result + be declared.
    * resultado impreso = print output.
    * resultado imprevisto = unintended result.
    * resultado indirecto = spinoff [spin-off].
    * resultado inevitable = foregone conclusion.
    * resultado intermedio = intermediate result.
    * resultado negativo = negative result.
    * resultado obtenido = obtained result.
    * resultado obvio = foregone conclusion.
    * resultado ordenado jerárquicamente = ranked output.
    * resultado positivo = positive result.
    * resultados + corroborar = results + corroborate, findings + corroborate.
    * resultados + corroborar + hallazgos = results + corroborate + findings.
    * resultados deportivos = sports results, sport results.
    * resultados de pruebas = test data.
    * resultado secundario = spin-off.
    * resultados estadísticos = statistics.
    * resultados + indicar = results + indicate.
    * resultados + mostrar = results + show.
    * resultado sorprendente = stunning result.
    * resumen de resultados = findings-oriented abstract.
    * ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.
    * ser resultado de = result from.
    * sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.
    * transferir los resultados = transfer + results.
    * * *
    1) (de examen, análisis) result; (Mat) result
    2) (consecuencia, efecto) result

    los resultados de sus accionesthe outcome o consequences of his actions

    eran baratos, pero me han dado un resultado buenísimo — they were cheap but they've turned out to be very good

    intentó convencerlo, pero sin resultado — she tried to persuade him, but without success o to no avail

    * * *
    = finding, net result, outcome, output, result, outgrowth, upshot, culmination, spillover, after effect [after-effect].

    Ex: An informative abstract presents a clear condensation of the essential arguments and findings of the original.

    Ex: The net result has been the automation of certain clerical activities ancillary to cataloging, without actual inclusion of the entire cataloging process, or the catalog itself, as part of the total system.
    Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
    Ex: The output from a post-co-ordinate index depends both on the input to the system, and the physical nature of the store.
    Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex: The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
    Ex: The upshot has been that author-prepared abstracts vary considerably in quality.
    Ex: AACR2 was the culmination of decades of effort to bring uniformity to cataloguing practice in the English-speaking world.
    Ex: A third major trend that is a spillover from the 1980s is the proliferation of microcomputers in all sectors of society.
    Ex: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.
    * aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.
    * como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.
    * como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).
    * con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.
    * corroborar un resultado = corroborate + conclusion.
    * dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.
    * dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.
    * dar resultados = produce + results.
    * dirigido a obtener resultados = results-oriented.
    * enseñanza basada en los resultados finales = outcome based education.
    * esbozar resultados = outline + results.
    * evaluación por resultados obtenidos = outcomes assessment.
    * evaluar los resultados = assess + results.
    * guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.
    * hacer que se produzca un resultado = bring about + result.
    * indicador de resultados = outcome indicator.
    * informe del resultado de una investigación = research report.
    * informe de resultados = report of findings.
    * lograr un resultado = achieve + result.
    * mostrar los resultados = display + results.
    * no dar ningún resultado = give + zero results, be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * obtener resultado = obtain + result.
    * obtener resultados = get + things done.
    * ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda = output ranking.
    * presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.
    * producir resultado = yield + result.
    * producir resultados = produce + results, bring + results.
    * resultado adicional = by-product [byproduct].
    * resultado de = resulting from, born of.
    * resultado de aprendizaje = learning outcome.
    * resultado de la búsqueda = posting, search output, search result, searching result.
    * resultado deportivo = sports score.
    * resultado de una búsqueda = set.
    * resultado de un partido = score.
    * resultado de un sondeo = canvass.
    * resultado de un test = test score.
    * resultado favorable = favourable outcome.
    * resultado final = end result, net effect.
    * resultado + hacer público = result + be declared.
    * resultado impreso = print output.
    * resultado imprevisto = unintended result.
    * resultado indirecto = spinoff [spin-off].
    * resultado inevitable = foregone conclusion.
    * resultado intermedio = intermediate result.
    * resultado negativo = negative result.
    * resultado obtenido = obtained result.
    * resultado obvio = foregone conclusion.
    * resultado ordenado jerárquicamente = ranked output.
    * resultado positivo = positive result.
    * resultados + corroborar = results + corroborate, findings + corroborate.
    * resultados + corroborar + hallazgos = results + corroborate + findings.
    * resultados deportivos = sports results, sport results.
    * resultados de pruebas = test data.
    * resultado secundario = spin-off.
    * resultados estadísticos = statistics.
    * resultados + indicar = results + indicate.
    * resultados + mostrar = results + show.
    * resultado sorprendente = stunning result.
    * resumen de resultados = findings-oriented abstract.
    * ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.
    * ser resultado de = result from.
    * sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.
    * transferir los resultados = transfer + results.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un examen, una competición) result; (de una prueba, un análisis) result
    el resultado del análisis fue positivo the result of the test was positive, the test was o proved positive
    ¿cuándo te dan los resultados? when do you get the results?
    2 ( Mat) result
    B (consecuencia, efecto) result
    los resultados desastrosos de sus acciones the disastrous outcome o consequences of his actions
    la campaña tuvo el resultado esperado the campaign produced the expected result o had the expected effect
    mi idea dio resultado my idea worked
    eran baratos, pero me han dado un resultado buenísimo they were cheap but they've turned out to be very good
    intentó convencerlo, pero sin resultado she tried to persuade him, but without success o to no avail
    * * *

     

    Del verbo resultar: ( conjugate resultar)

    resultado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    resultado    
    resultar
    resultado sustantivo masculino
    result;

    mi idea dio resultado my idea worked;
    intentó convencerlo, pero sin resultado she tried to persuade him, but without success o to no avail;
    resultado final (Dep) final score
    resultar ( conjugate resultar) verbo intransitivo
    1 ( dar resultado) to work;

    2 (+ compl):

    me resulta simpático I think he's very nice;
    resultó ser un malentendido it turned out to be o proved to be a misunderstanding;
    resultó tal como lo planeamos it turned out o worked out just as we planned
    3 (en 3a pers):

    4 ( derivar) resultado EN algo to result in sth, lead to sth
    resultado sustantivo masculino
    1 (efecto, consecuencia) result: tu plan no dio resultado, your plan didn't work
    (de un experimento) outcome
    2 Mat Med result
    resultar verbo intransitivo
    1 (originarse, ser consecuencia) to result, come: de aquel encuentro resultó una larga amistad, that meeting resulted in a lasting friendship
    2 (ser, mostrarse) to turn out, work out: no resulta demasiado halagüeño, it isn't very flattering
    me resulta más cómodo, it's more convenient for me
    resultó ser su mujer, she turned out to be his wife
    3 (tener éxito, funcionar) to be successful: tu consejo no resultó, your advice didn't work
    4 fam (suceder) resulta que..., the thing is...: y ahora resulta que no quieres hacerlo, and now it turns out that you don't want to do it
    ' resultado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - arrojar
    - balance
    - coincidir
    - decantar
    - deficitaria
    - deficitario
    - despojo
    - efecto
    - esclarecedor
    - esclarecedora
    - estadística
    - estéril
    - estrechamiento
    - fruto
    - hacer
    - hilada
    - hilado
    - incidir
    - inútil
    - localización
    - obra
    - producción
    - producto
    - saldo
    - soplar
    - Tiro
    - vana
    - vano
    - acertar
    - adverso
    - ajustar
    - anular
    - comprobar
    - conocer
    - conseguir
    - dar
    - decidir
    - decisivo
    - depender
    - empatar
    - global
    - instantáneo
    - obtener
    - pronosticar
    - resultar
    - verificar
    - vilo
    English:
    actual
    - aggregate
    - announce
    - as
    - bash
    - blank
    - bottom line
    - busywork
    - by
    - doubtful
    - effect
    - effort
    - eventual
    - fixed
    - for
    - foregone
    - from
    - imitation
    - indecisive
    - invalidate
    - lemon
    - outcome
    - overall
    - photo finish
    - printing
    - result
    - result in
    - score
    - so
    - succeed
    - to
    - ultimately
    - unexpected
    - upset
    - upshot
    - virtually
    - with
    - yield
    - difference
    - out
    - spin
    * * *
    1. [efecto] result;
    el resultado de sus gestiones fue un acuerdo de paz their efforts resulted in a peace agreement;
    los resultados económicos han sido muy positivos the economic results have been very positive;
    como resultado as a result;
    dar resultado to work (out), to have the desired effect;
    estos zapatos me han dado un resultado buenísimo these shoes have turned out to be really good;
    dar buen resultado to work well;
    el edificio es resultado de muchos años de trabajo the building is the result o fruit of many years' work;
    el cambio tuvo por resultado una mejora en el juego the substitution led to an improvement in their game;
    el experimento no ha tenido el resultado esperado the experiment has not had the expected result;
    resultado final end result
    2. [de análisis, competición] result
    3. [marcador] score;
    ¿cuál es el resultado? what's the score?
    * * *
    m
    1 result;
    total DEP final score
    :
    dar buen resultado de coche, zapatos be a good buy
    3
    :
    sin resultado con sustantivo unsuccessful; con verbo unsuccessfully
    * * *
    : result, outcome
    * * *
    ¿cuál es el resultado? what's the result?

    Spanish-English dictionary > resultado

  • 23 contrata

    f.
    1 (fixed price) contract (law).
    2 contract made with a government.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: contratar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: contratar.
    * * *
    1 contract
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino contract
    * * *
    = outsourcing [out-sourcing], contracting out.
    Ex. This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.
    Ex. This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing ( contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.
    * * *
    femenino contract
    * * *
    = outsourcing [out-sourcing], contracting out.

    Ex: This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.

    Ex: This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing ( contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.

    * * *
    contract
    * * *

    Del verbo contratar: ( conjugate contratar)

    contrata es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    contrata    
    contratar
    contrata sustantivo femenino
    contract
    contratar ( conjugate contratar) verbo transitivo
    a)empleado/obrero to hire, take on;

    artista/deportista to sign up;
    servicios to contract
    b) (Const) ‹ ejecución de una obrato put … out to contract

    contrata sustantivo femenino contract: la contrata de limpiezas ha sido otorgada a la empresa de Pérez, the cleaning contract was given to Perez's company
    contratar verbo transitivo to hire, engage
    ' contrata' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arrendatario
    - asegurado
    English:
    contract
    * * *
    Der (fixed-price) contract
    * * *
    f contract

    Spanish-English dictionary > contrata

  • 24 de todo el mundo

    = world over, the, around the world, across the globe, throughout the world, around the globe, from (all) around the globe, all over the globe, from across the world, across the world, around the planet, the world over
    Ex. Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.
    Ex. Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.
    Ex. It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.
    Ex. In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.
    Ex. The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Information innovations from around the globe'.
    Ex. The World Wide Web allows users to access computers all over the globe.
    Ex. The utilization of technology, coupled with skilled librarians, brings information from across the world to the user at the local public library.
    Ex. Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.
    Ex. It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.
    Ex. Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
    * * *
    = world over, the, around the world, across the globe, throughout the world, around the globe, from (all) around the globe, all over the globe, from across the world, across the world, around the planet, the world over

    Ex: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.

    Ex: Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.
    Ex: It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.
    Ex: In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.
    Ex: The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Information innovations from around the globe'.
    Ex: The World Wide Web allows users to access computers all over the globe.
    Ex: The utilization of technology, coupled with skilled librarians, brings information from across the world to the user at the local public library.
    Ex: Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.
    Ex: It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.
    Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de todo el mundo

  • 25 exagerar

    v.
    to exaggerate.
    yo creo que exageras I think you're exaggerating
    no exageremos, no fue para tanto let's not exaggerate, it wasn't that bad
    tantas precauciones, ¿no estás exagerando un poco? aren't you going a bit too far with o overdoing it with all these precautions?
    María magnificó sus sentimientos Mary exaggerated her feelings.
    * * *
    1 to exaggerate
    1 to exaggerate
    2 (abusar) to overdo it, do too much
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <suceso/noticia> to exaggerate
    2.
    exagerar vi ( al hablar) to exaggerate; ( al hacer algo)

    tampoco hay que exagerar, no tienes que acabarlo todo hoy — there's no need to overdo it, you don't have to finish it all today

    * * *
    = exaggerate, overstate, inflate, make + a mountain out of a molehill, overplay + Posesivo + hand, go + overboard, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing, hype.
    Ex. Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.
    Ex. There is a tendency for people interviewed to overstate their use of public libraries.
    Ex. However, their average results were considerably inflated by one query which retrieved 412 items.
    Ex. 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'.
    Ex. Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
    Ex. The article ' Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers.
    Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.
    Ex. Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance.
    Ex. I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed.
    Ex. The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.
    ----
    * exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.
    * exagerar los méritos de Algotiene = oversell.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <suceso/noticia> to exaggerate
    2.
    exagerar vi ( al hablar) to exaggerate; ( al hacer algo)

    tampoco hay que exagerar, no tienes que acabarlo todo hoy — there's no need to overdo it, you don't have to finish it all today

    * * *
    = exaggerate, overstate, inflate, make + a mountain out of a molehill, overplay + Posesivo + hand, go + overboard, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing, hype.

    Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.

    Ex: There is a tendency for people interviewed to overstate their use of public libraries.
    Ex: However, their average results were considerably inflated by one query which retrieved 412 items.
    Ex: 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'.
    Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
    Ex: The article ' Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers.
    Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.
    Ex: Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance.
    Ex: I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed.
    Ex: The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.
    * exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.
    * exagerar los méritos de Algotiene = oversell.

    * * *
    exagerar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹suceso/noticia› to exaggerate
    estás exagerando la importancia del asunto you're exaggerating o overstating the importance of the matter
    ■ exagerar
    vi
    (al hablar) to exaggerate
    (al hacer algo): tampoco hay que exagerar, no tienes que acabarlo todo hoy there's no need to overdo it, you don't have to finish it all today
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    exagerar    
    exagerar algo
    exagerar ( conjugate exagerar) verbo transitivosuceso/noticia to exaggerate
    verbo intransitivo ( al hablar) to exaggerate;
    ( al hacer algo) to overdo it, go over the top (colloq)
    exagerar verbo transitivo to exaggerate
    ' exagerar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dramatizar
    - magnificar
    - tinta
    - agrandar
    - tendencia
    English:
    dramatize
    - embellish
    - embroider
    - exaggerate
    - magnify
    - overdo
    - overstate
    - pile on
    - stretch
    - blow
    - over
    - proportion
    * * *
    vt
    to exaggerate;
    la oposición exagera la trascendencia de este asunto the opposition has blown this issue out of proportion
    vi
    1. [al describir, calificar] to exaggerate;
    yo creo que exageras I think you're exaggerating;
    no exageremos, no fue para tanto let's not exaggerate, it wasn't that bad
    2. [al actuar] to go too far, to overdo it ( con with);
    tantas precauciones, ¿no estás exagerando un poco? aren't you going a bit too far with o overdoing it with all these precautions?
    * * *
    v/t exaggerate
    * * *
    : to exaggerate
    * * *
    exagerar vb to exaggerate

    Spanish-English dictionary > exagerar

  • 26 fascinar

    v.
    1 to fascinate.
    me fascinan Klee y Kandinsky I love o adore Klee and Kandinsky
    El fuego fascina a Buck Fire fascinates Buck.
    Mi vestido fascina My dress fascinates.
    La música fascina a Ricardo Music fascinates Richard.
    2 to be delighted to, to love to.
    Me fascina bailar I am delighted to dance.
    3 to be delighted with, to love.
    Me fascina la luna llena I am delighted with the full moon.
    * * *
    1 to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (fam) (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿te gusta? - sí, me fascina — do you like him? - yes, I like him a lot

    2.
    fascinar vt to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    = fascinate, relish, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], enchant, charm, rivet, enthral [enthrall, -USA], love + every minute of it, entrance, catch + Posesivo + fancy.
    Ex. Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.
    Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
    Ex. The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex. According to this reporter, news is not solely information that shocks and rivets but a reflection of people's chosen lifestyles and the effects those choices have on us.
    Ex. If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
    Ex. I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
    Ex. Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
    Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    ----
    * fascinar a = hold + fascination for.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (fam) (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿te gusta? - sí, me fascina — do you like him? - yes, I like him a lot

    2.
    fascinar vt to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    = fascinate, relish, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], enchant, charm, rivet, enthral [enthrall, -USA], love + every minute of it, entrance, catch + Posesivo + fancy.

    Ex: Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.

    Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
    Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex: According to this reporter, news is not solely information that shocks and rivets but a reflection of people's chosen lifestyles and the effects those choices have on us.
    Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
    Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
    Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
    Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    * fascinar a = hold + fascination for.

    * * *
    fascinar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 ( fam)
    (encantar): ¿te gusta? — sí, me fascina do you like him? — yes, I like him a lot o ( colloq) I'm mad about him
    me fascina ir a la playa I love going to the beach
    2
    (interesar): me fascinó ese programa I found that program fascinating o really interesting
    ■ fascinar
    vt
    to fascinate, captivate
    * * *

    fascinar ( conjugate fascinar) verbo intransitivo (fam):

    me fascina viajar I love travelling
    verbo transitivo
    to fascinate, captivate
    fascinar verbo transitivo to fascinate: le fascina el arte medieval, medieval art fascinates her

    ' fascinar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cautivar
    - subyugar
    - embrujar
    - hipnotizar
    - seducir
    English:
    fascinate
    - intrigue
    - rivet
    * * *
    to fascinate;
    me fascina Klee I love o adore Klee;
    me fascina con su belleza I find her stunningly beautiful;
    su conferencia me fascinó I found her lecture fascinating
    * * *
    v/t fascinate
    * * *
    1) : to fascinate
    2) : to charm, to captivate
    * * *
    fascinar vb to fascinate

    Spanish-English dictionary > fascinar

  • 27 hacer público

    v.
    to publicize, to announce, to broadcast, to air.
    * * *
    (comunicado) to announce (publicly)
    * * *
    (v.) = launch, make + public, proclaim, publicise [publicize, -USA], go + public, issue + statement
    Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex. I am not going to contemplate an individual or corporate navel and I am certainly not going to make public my thought processes.
    Ex. Having proclaimed the merits of pre-coordination in effective and efficient retrieval, the next chapter examines pre-coordinate indexing systems in greater detail.
    Ex. A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
    Ex. The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth.
    Ex. King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press.
    * * *
    (v.) = launch, make + public, proclaim, publicise [publicize, -USA], go + public, issue + statement

    Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.

    Ex: I am not going to contemplate an individual or corporate navel and I am certainly not going to make public my thought processes.
    Ex: Having proclaimed the merits of pre-coordination in effective and efficient retrieval, the next chapter examines pre-coordinate indexing systems in greater detail.
    Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
    Ex: The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth.
    Ex: King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer público

  • 28 insurrección política

    Ex. Since the political uprising, the East Jerusalem Public Library has been fulfilling a triple mission as a public library, a school library and a a college library.
    * * *

    Ex: Since the political uprising, the East Jerusalem Public Library has been fulfilling a triple mission as a public library, a school library and a a college library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > insurrección política

  • 29 sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo

    Ex. Many public libraries are members of library systems, either single-type public library systems or multitype library systems = Muchas bibliotecas públicas son miembros de sistemas de bibliotecas, ya sean sistemas bibliotecas de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo o de varios tipos.
    * * *

    Ex: Many public libraries are members of library systems, either single-type public library systems or multitype library systems = Muchas bibliotecas públicas son miembros de sistemas de bibliotecas, ya sean sistemas bibliotecas de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo o de varios tipos.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo

  • 30 sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos

    Ex. Many public libraries are members of library systems, either single-type public library systems or multitype library systems = Muchas bibliotecas públicas son miembros de sistemas de bibliotecas, ya sean sistemas bibliotecas de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo o de varios tipos.
    * * *

    Ex: Many public libraries are members of library systems, either single-type public library systems or multitype library systems = Muchas bibliotecas públicas son miembros de sistemas de bibliotecas, ya sean sistemas bibliotecas de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo o de varios tipos.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos

  • 31 subcontrata

    * * *
    = outsourcing [out-sourcing], contracting out, subcontract, subcontracting.
    Ex. This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.
    Ex. This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing ( contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.
    Ex. The project's computer system, the focus of this article, is being developed by subcontract.
    Ex. Subcontracting has made relations between people working in different sectors of the production process more complicated.
    ----
    * hacer una subcontrata = outsource [out-source], contract out.
    * * *
    = outsourcing [out-sourcing], contracting out, subcontract, subcontracting.

    Ex: This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.

    Ex: This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing ( contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.
    Ex: The project's computer system, the focus of this article, is being developed by subcontract.
    Ex: Subcontracting has made relations between people working in different sectors of the production process more complicated.
    * hacer una subcontrata = outsource [out-source], contract out.

    * * *
    subcontract
    * * *
    f subcontracting

    Spanish-English dictionary > subcontrata

  • 32 tasa de préstamo

    (n.) = lending rate, lending rate
    Ex. This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.
    Ex. This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.
    * * *
    (n.) = lending rate, lending rate

    Ex: This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.

    Ex: This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tasa de préstamo

  • 33 trayectoria profesional como bibliotecario

    Ex. The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.
    * * *

    Ex: The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trayectoria profesional como bibliotecario

  • 34 enseñanza pública

    f.
    public education, state education.
    * * *
    state education
    * * *
    Ex. The founders of the public library were allied with the public education movement and considered the library to be the outgrowth of this movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
    * * *

    Ex: The founders of the public library were allied with the public education movement and considered the library to be the outgrowth of this movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enseñanza pública

  • 35 NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York)

    = NYPL (New York Public Library), NYPL (New York Public Library).
    Ex. MARC records have also been used in book catalogs produced by the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Washington State Library, and others.
    Ex. MARC records have also been used in book catalogs produced by the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Washington State Library, and others.

    Spanish-English dictionary > NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York)

  • 36 acuerdo

    m.
    1 agreement (pacto).
    llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreement
    acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
    acuerdo tácito tacit agreement
    2 resolution.
    3 settlement of a claim.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acordar.
    * * *
    1 agreement
    \
    ¡de acuerdo! all right!, O.K.!
    de acuerdo con in accordance with
    de común acuerdo by mutual agreement, by common consent
    estar de acuerdo to agree ( con, with)
    llegar a un acuerdo to come to an agreement
    acuerdo marco framework agreement
    * * *
    noun m.
    agreement, deal, understanding
    - de acuerdo con
    - estar de acuerdo
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=decisión conjunta) agreement; [implícito, informal] understanding; [de negocios] deal

    de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent

    de o por mutuo acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent

    tomar un acuerdo, no tomaron ni un solo acuerdo en la reunión — nothing was agreed on in the meeting

    acuerdo de desarme — disarmament agreement, arms agreement

    acuerdo de pago respectivo — (Com) knock-for-knock agreement, no-fault agreement (EEUU)

    acuerdo tácito — unspoken agreement, tacit agreement

    2)

    de acuerdo —

    a) [independiente] OK, all right

    sí, de acuerdo — yes, OK, yes, all right

    cada uno pondremos 40 euros ¿de acuerdo? — we'll each put in 40 euros, OK o all right?

    b)

    estar de acuerdo — to agree, be in agreement frm

    en eso estamos de acuerdo — we agree on that, we're in agreement on that frm

    c)

    ponerse de acuerdo — to come to an agreement, reach (an) agreement

    aún no nos hemos puesto de acuerdo — we still haven't come to an agreement, we still haven reached (an) agreement

    d)

    de acuerdo con — according to, in accordance with frm

    todo se hizo de acuerdo con las reglaseverything was done according to o frm in accordance with the regulations

    de acuerdo con el artículo 27 — as laid down in article 27, in accordance with article 27 frm

    de acuerdo con estas fuentes, las dos mujeres fueron secuestradas — according to these sources, the two women were kidnapped

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( arreglo) agreement

    llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement

    b) ( pacto) agreement

    acuerdo de pazpeace agreement o (frml) accord

    a)

    de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right

    b)

    de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with

    * * *
    = agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.
    Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
    Ex. This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
    Ex. A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.
    Ex. Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.
    Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
    Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
    Ex. The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.
    Ex. Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
    Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
    Ex. Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.
    Ex. Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.
    Ex. These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.
    ----
    * aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.
    * acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.
    * acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.
    * acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.
    * acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.
    * acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.
    * acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.
    * acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.
    * acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.
    * acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.
    * acuerdo escrito = written agreement.
    * acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.
    * Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
    * acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.
    * acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.
    * acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.
    * acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.
    * acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.
    * acuerdo secreto = secret deal.
    * acuerdo sindical = union contract.
    * acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.
    * acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.
    * alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.
    * celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.
    * cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.
    * compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.
    * concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.
    * contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.
    * críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.
    * cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.
    * de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.
    * de acuerdo a = according to.
    * de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.
    * de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.
    * de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.
    * de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.
    * de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.
    * de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.
    * de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.
    * de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.
    * dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.
    * elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.
    * establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.
    * estando de acuerdo = approvingly.
    * estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.
    * estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.
    * estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.
    * estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).
    * estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.
    * estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).
    * estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.
    * estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.
    * firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.
    * firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.
    * llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.
    * llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.
    * negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.
    * no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.
    * no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).
    * no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).
    * ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.
    * renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.
    * respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.
    * romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.
    * si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.
    * si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.
    * tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.
    * todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.
    * vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( arreglo) agreement

    llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement

    b) ( pacto) agreement

    acuerdo de pazpeace agreement o (frml) accord

    a)

    de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right

    b)

    de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with

    * * *
    = agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.

    Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.

    Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
    Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.
    Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.
    Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
    Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
    Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.
    Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
    Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
    Ex: Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.
    Ex: Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.
    Ex: These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.
    * aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.
    * acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.
    * acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.
    * acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.
    * acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.
    * acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.
    * acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.
    * acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.
    * acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.
    * acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.
    * acuerdo escrito = written agreement.
    * acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.
    * Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
    * acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.
    * acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.
    * acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.
    * acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.
    * acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.
    * acuerdo secreto = secret deal.
    * acuerdo sindical = union contract.
    * acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.
    * acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.
    * alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.
    * celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.
    * cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.
    * compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.
    * concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.
    * contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.
    * críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.
    * cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.
    * de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.
    * de acuerdo a = according to.
    * de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.
    * de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.
    * de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.
    * de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.
    * de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.
    * de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.
    * de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.
    * de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.
    * de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.
    * dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.
    * elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.
    * establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.
    * estando de acuerdo = approvingly.
    * estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.
    * estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.
    * estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.
    * estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).
    * estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.
    * estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).
    * estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.
    * estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.
    * firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.
    * firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.
    * llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.
    * llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.
    * negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.
    * no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.
    * no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).
    * no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).
    * ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.
    * renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.
    * respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.
    * romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.
    * si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.
    * si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.
    * tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.
    * todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.
    * vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

    * * *
    A
    1 (arreglo) agreement
    llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo to reach an agreement
    se separaron de común acuerdo they separated by mutual agreement
    2 (pacto) agreement
    un acuerdo verbal a verbal agreement
    los acuerdos de paz the peace agreements o ( frml) accords
    Compuestos:
    (UE) association agreement
    outline agreement
    prenuptial agreement
    wage settlement
    B ( en locs)
    1
    al final se pusieron de acuerdo in the end they came to o reached an agreement
    de acuerdo EN algo:
    están de acuerdo en todo they agree on everything
    estamos de acuerdo en que va a ser difícil we all agree o we're all agreed that it's going to be difficult
    estar de acuerdo CON algn/algo to agree WITH sb/sth
    sobre ese punto estoy de acuerdo con ellos I agree with them on that point
    no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you, I disagree with you
    no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't agree o I disagree with paying him so much
    no estoy de acuerdo con lo que acabas de decir I don't agree with what you've just said
    2
    de acuerdo ( indep) OK, okay
    ¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo tomorrow at eight? — OK o all right
    salimos a las 6 ¿de acuerdo? we leave at 6, OK o okay?
    3
    de acuerdo con or a ( loc prep) in accordance with
    de acuerdo con lo establecido en el contrato in accordance with what is laid down in the contract ( frml), as laid down in the contract
    * * *

     

    Del verbo acordar: ( conjugate acordar)

    acuerdo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    acordar    
    acuerdo
    acordar ( conjugate acordar) verbo transitivo términos to agree;
    precio/fecha to agree (on)
    ■ verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( recordar) acuerdole a algn de hacer algo/que haga algo to remind sb to do sth
    acordarse verbo pronominal
    to remember;

    acuerdose de algn/algo to remember sb/sth;
    no quiero ni acuerdome I don't even want to think about it;
    acuerdose de hacer algo (de una acción que hay/había que realizar) to remember to do sth;

    ( de una acción que ya se realizó) to remember o recall doing sth;
    se acordó de haberlo visto allí she remembered o recalled seeing him there;

    acuerdose (de) que … to remember that …
    acuerdo sustantivo masculino
    a) (arreglo, pacto) agreement;

    llegar a un acuerdo to reach an agreement; acuerdo de paz peace agreement o (frml) accord

    b)


    ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;
    estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something;
    estar de acuerdo con algn/algo to agree with sb/sth;
    ¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo ( indep) tomorrow at eight? — OK o all right
    c) de acuerdo con or a in accordance with

    acordar verbo transitivo to agree: los sindicatos acordaron convocar una huelga, the trade unions agreed to call a strike ➣ Ver nota en agree
    acuerdo sustantivo masculino
    1 agreement
    acuerdo marco, framework agreement
    2 (conformidad) estoy de acuerdo contigo, I agree with you
    estoy de acuerdo en que es un disparate, I agree that it's ridiculous
    estábamos de acuerdo en vender la casa, we agreed to sell the house
    nunca se ponen de acuerdo, they never agree ➣ Ver nota en agree
    3 excl (asentimiento) ¡de acuerdo!, all right!, O.K.! ➣ Ver nota en all right
    ♦ Locuciones: de acuerdo con, (según) in accordance with
    de común acuerdo, by common consent
    ' acuerdo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acordarse
    - aunar
    - bien
    - bilateral
    - botepronto
    - cerrar
    - cierta
    - cierto
    - coincidir
    - compromisaria
    - compromisario
    - compromiso
    - comulgar
    - común
    - concesión
    - conforme
    - cumplir
    - dialogar
    - dinamitar
    - entendimiento
    - entorpecer
    - estar
    - excepto
    - luego
    - misma
    - mismo
    - prematrimonial
    - refrendar
    - saldar
    - según
    - sellar
    - suscribir
    - tácita
    - tácito
    - tardía
    - tardío
    - tratado
    - tripartita
    - tripartito
    - unitaria
    - unitario
    - vendedor
    - vendedora
    - verificarse
    - vulnerar
    - acordar
    - alcanzar
    - aplicar
    - aprobación
    - aprobar
    English:
    accord
    - accordance
    - advantageous
    - affirm
    - agree
    - agreeable
    - agreement
    - all right
    - altogether
    - amicable
    - approve
    - approve of
    - arms control
    - arrangement
    - assent
    - back away
    - beg
    - blank
    - bond
    - compromise
    - concur
    - convenient
    - deadlock
    - deal
    - disagree
    - enter into
    - equitable
    - fall through
    - few
    - formalize
    - fulfillment
    - fulfilment
    - full
    - go along with
    - grant
    - hammer out
    - honourable
    - hope
    - horn
    - how
    - informal
    - issue
    - keep
    - keeping
    - lip
    - long-standing
    - many
    - most
    - OK
    - okay
    * * *
    nm
    1. [determinación, pacto] agreement;
    un acuerdo verbal a verbal agreement;
    llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreement;
    tomar un acuerdo to make a decision;
    no hubo acuerdo they did not reach (an) agreement;
    de común acuerdo by common consent
    acuerdo arancelario tariff agreement;
    acuerdo comercial trade agreement;
    Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;
    Informát acuerdo de licencia licence agreement;
    acuerdo marco general o framework agreement;
    acuerdo de paz peace agreement o deal;
    Fin acuerdo de recompra repurchase agreement;
    acuerdo salarial pay agreement, pay deal;
    acuerdo tácito tacit agreement
    2. Am [recuerdo]
    hazme acuerdo de comprar pan remind me to buy some bread
    3. Méx [reunión] staff meeting
    de acuerdo loc adv
    1. [conforme]
    estar de acuerdo (con algo/alguien) to agree (with sth/sb);
    estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on sth;
    estamos de acuerdo en que es necesario encontrar una solución we agree that we have to find a solution;
    ponerse de acuerdo (con alguien) to agree (with sb), to come to an agreement (with sb)
    2. [bien, vale] all right;
    lo traeré mañana – de acuerdo I'll bring it tomorrow – all right o fine;
    de acuerdo, me has convencido, lo haremos a tu manera all right, you've convinced me, we'll do it your way
    3.
    de acuerdo con [conforme a] in accordance with;
    de acuerdo con cifras oficiales… according to official figures…
    * * *
    m
    1 agreement;
    acuerdo comercial trade agreement;
    estar de acuerdo con agree with, be in agreement with;
    llegar a un acuerdo, ponerse de acuerdo come to o reach an agreement ( con with);
    tomar un acuerdo reach an agreement;
    de común acuerdo by mutual agreement;
    ¡de acuerdo! all right!, OK!
    2
    :
    de acuerdo con algo in accordance with sth
    * * *
    1) : agreement
    2)
    estar de acuerdo : to agree
    3)
    de acuerdo con : in accordance with
    4)
    de acuerdo : OK, all right
    * * *
    acuerdo n agreement
    de acuerdo all right / OK

    Spanish-English dictionary > acuerdo

  • 37 agresión

    f.
    1 aggression.
    2 attack, assault, battery, offensive.
    * * *
    1 aggression, attack
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) assault, attack
    * * *
    SF (=acometida) aggression; [contra persona] attack, assault
    * * *
    femenino aggression

    se lo acusa de agresión — (Der) he's charged with assault

    * * *
    = attack, aggression, assault, act of aggression, battery, aggressive incident.
    Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
    Ex. This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.
    Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
    Ex. The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.
    Ex. The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm.
    Ex. Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
    ----
    * agresión a mano armada = armed assault.
    * agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.
    * agresión con ensañamiento = vicious attack.
    * agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.
    * agresión física = physical assault, physical aggression.
    * agresión sexual = sexual assault, molestation.
    * agresión verbal = verbal aggression, verbal assault, verbal abuse.
    * * *
    femenino aggression

    se lo acusa de agresión — (Der) he's charged with assault

    * * *
    = attack, aggression, assault, act of aggression, battery, aggressive incident.

    Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

    Ex: This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.
    Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
    Ex: The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.
    Ex: The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm.
    Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
    * agresión a mano armada = armed assault.
    * agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.
    * agresión con ensañamiento = vicious attack.
    * agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.
    * agresión física = physical assault, physical aggression.
    * agresión sexual = sexual assault, molestation.
    * agresión verbal = verbal aggression, verbal assault, verbal abuse.

    * * *
    aggression
    el ejército responderá a toda agresión por parte extranjera the army will respond to any foreign aggression
    fue víctima de una agresión brutal he was the victim of a brutal attack o assault
    Compuesto:
    sex attack, sexual assault
    * * *

    agresión sustantivo femenino
    aggression;

    agresión sustantivo femenino aggression

    ' agresión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    herida
    - pacto
    - valor
    - defender
    - herido
    - repeler
    English:
    aggression
    - assault
    - cheek
    - sexual assault
    - aggressive
    - road
    * * *
    [ataque] act of aggression, attack;
    sufrir una agresión to be the victim of an attack
    agresión sexual sex attack
    * * *
    f aggression;
    una agresión an assault, an attack
    * * *
    agresión nf, pl - siones
    1) : aggression
    2) ataque: attack
    * * *
    agresión n aggression

    Spanish-English dictionary > agresión

  • 38 alcázar

    m.
    royal palace, fortress, castle, palace.
    * * *
    1 (fortaleza) fortress, citadel
    2 (palacio) palace, castle
    * * *
    SM (Mil) fortress, citadel; (=palacio) royal palace; (Náut) quarter-deck
    * * *
    a) ( fortaleza) fortress; ( palacio) palace
    b) (Náut) quarterdeck
    * * *
    = citadel, palace, castle, fortress.
    Nota: Plural fortresses.
    Ex. The article 'A citadel under siege' identifies the tasks which the library administrator must undertake and complete if his library collection is to successfully withstand the attack of the Censor.
    Ex. The article 'The public library - paperback palace or poorhouse?' discusses the factors which have caused South African public libraries to review their paperback purchasing policies.
    Ex. Certain categories of heading are not included; these include persons, family names, corporate bodies, structures such as castles, ships, religious bodies, mythological characters, etc.
    Ex. It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.
    * * *
    a) ( fortaleza) fortress; ( palacio) palace
    b) (Náut) quarterdeck
    * * *
    = citadel, palace, castle, fortress.
    Nota: Plural fortresses.

    Ex: The article 'A citadel under siege' identifies the tasks which the library administrator must undertake and complete if his library collection is to successfully withstand the attack of the Censor.

    Ex: The article 'The public library - paperback palace or poorhouse?' discusses the factors which have caused South African public libraries to review their paperback purchasing policies.
    Ex: Certain categories of heading are not included; these include persons, family names, corporate bodies, structures such as castles, ships, religious bodies, mythological characters, etc.
    Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.

    * * *
    1 (fortaleza) fortress; (palacio) palace
    2 ( Náut) quarterdeck
    * * *

    alcázar sustantivo masculino ( fortaleza) fortress;
    ( palacio) palace
    alcázar sustantivo masculino
    1 (fortaleza) fortress, citadel
    2 (castillo) castle, palace
    * * *
    1. [fortaleza] fortress
    2. Náut quarterdeck
    * * *
    m fortress
    * * *
    : fortress, castle

    Spanish-English dictionary > alcázar

  • 39 apóstol

    m.
    apostle, evangelist, missionary.
    * * *
    1 apostle
    2 figurado (defensor) apostle, champion
    * * *
    1.
    SM (Rel) apostle
    2.
    SMF [de ideas, movimientos] advocate
    * * *
    a) (Relig) apostle
    b) apóstol masculino y femenino ( de idea) advocate, apostle (frml)
    * * *
    Ex. The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.
    * * *
    a) (Relig) apostle
    b) apóstol masculino y femenino ( de idea) advocate, apostle (frml)
    * * *

    Ex: The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.

    * * *
    1 ( Relig) apostle
    2
    * * *

    apóstol sustantivo masculino (Relig) apostle
    apóstol sustantivo masculino apostle
    ' apóstol' also found in these entries:
    English:
    apostle
    * * *
    1. Rel apostle
    2. [de ideales] apostle
    * * *
    m
    1 apostle
    2 fig: de la paz, la solidaridad etc advocate
    * * *
    : apostle

    Spanish-English dictionary > apóstol

  • 40 biblioteca municipal

    f.
    city library.
    * * *
    (n.) = town library, city library, municipal library, urban library, community library
    Ex. The authors visited the town library in Comitan and the library in the frontier municipality Las Margeritas.
    Ex. However, the need to cut local authority spending and rivalry between the city libraries and provincial library centres prevented these networks from achieving their full potential.
    Ex. In 1924 the library became affiliated to the Dresden municipal library (founded 1881) as a depository library.
    Ex. As a consequence of the dualism of the research library and the public library different organisational schemes developed in the urban library system, which are characterised here in detail.
    Ex. This article reviews the development of community libraries and community information centres in South Africa and their potential role in information provision.
    * * *
    (n.) = town library, city library, municipal library, urban library, community library

    Ex: The authors visited the town library in Comitan and the library in the frontier municipality Las Margeritas.

    Ex: However, the need to cut local authority spending and rivalry between the city libraries and provincial library centres prevented these networks from achieving their full potential.
    Ex: In 1924 the library became affiliated to the Dresden municipal library (founded 1881) as a depository library.
    Ex: As a consequence of the dualism of the research library and the public library different organisational schemes developed in the urban library system, which are characterised here in detail.
    Ex: This article reviews the development of community libraries and community information centres in South Africa and their potential role in information provision.

    Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca municipal

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