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  • 41 extorsionadoramente

    Ex. Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
    * * *

    Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.

    Spanish-English dictionary > extorsionadoramente

  • 42 firmar

    v.
    to sign.
    * * *
    1 to sign
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.

    firmar un cheque en blanco — to write o sign a blank cheque

    2.

    no te quejes, si me dieran tu trabajo firmaría ahora mismo — stop complaining, if I was offered your job I'd take it straight away

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to sign
    2.
    firmar vi ( escribir el nombre) to sign

    firmar con una cruz — to make a o one's mark

    * * *
    = sign, autograph, put + Posesivo + name to, sign up.
    Ex. She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
    Ex. When the card catalogue was eliminated, those cards describing books by celebrities were posted to the celebrity with a request that it be autographed and returned so that they would be auctioned to raise funds for the library = Cuando se eliminó el catálogo de fichas, se enviaron las fichas que describian los libros escritos por famosos a sus autores pidiéndoles que las firmasen y devolviesen para su subasta con objeto de recaudar fondos para la biblioteca.
    Ex. After a series of meetings in Amsterdam, 10 European publishers and librarians have put their names in a personal capacity to a joint statement on the Impact of Electronic Technology.
    Ex. One of the first publishers to sign up for the new service is Tower Publishing, UK.
    ----
    * firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.
    * firmar la cesión = sign away.
    * firmar la sentencia de muerte a = sound + the death knell for.
    * firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.
    * firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).
    * firmar un contrato = issue + contract, sign + contract, make + contract, enter into + contract.
    * sin firmar = unsigned.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to sign
    2.
    firmar vi ( escribir el nombre) to sign

    firmar con una cruz — to make a o one's mark

    * * *
    = sign, autograph, put + Posesivo + name to, sign up.

    Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.

    Ex: When the card catalogue was eliminated, those cards describing books by celebrities were posted to the celebrity with a request that it be autographed and returned so that they would be auctioned to raise funds for the library = Cuando se eliminó el catálogo de fichas, se enviaron las fichas que describian los libros escritos por famosos a sus autores pidiéndoles que las firmasen y devolviesen para su subasta con objeto de recaudar fondos para la biblioteca.
    Ex: After a series of meetings in Amsterdam, 10 European publishers and librarians have put their names in a personal capacity to a joint statement on the Impact of Electronic Technology.
    Ex: One of the first publishers to sign up for the new service is Tower Publishing, UK.
    * firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.
    * firmar la cesión = sign away.
    * firmar la sentencia de muerte a = sound + the death knell for.
    * firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.
    * firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).
    * firmar un contrato = issue + contract, sign + contract, make + contract, enter into + contract.
    * sin firmar = unsigned.

    * * *
    firmar [A1 ]
    vt
    to sign
    ■ firmar
    vi
    ¿me firma aquí, por favor? could you sign here, please?
    firmar con una cruz to make a mark
    firmar con el dedo to make a thumbprint
    2 «trabajador» to register as unemployed, sign on ( BrE colloq)
    se firma P. Reyes she signs (herself) as P. Reyes
    * * *

     

    firmar ( conjugate firmar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
    to sign
    firmar verbo transitivo to sign
    ' firmar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apalabrar
    - paz
    English:
    autograph
    - coerce
    - enter into
    - sign
    - sign on
    - witness
    - conclude
    - could
    - dot
    - unsigned
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to sign;
    Fam Fig
    ahora mismo firmaba porque nos dieran la mitad de lo que prometieron I'd settle right now for half of what they promised;
    firmar algo en blanco to rubber-stamp sth
    ♦ vi
    to sign
    * * *
    v/t sign
    * * *
    : to sign
    * * *
    firmar vb to sign

    Spanish-English dictionary > firmar

  • 43 fomentar

    v.
    1 to encourage, to foster.
    2 to promote, to boost, to advance, to be conducive to.
    Ella alienta un ideal She fosters=nurtures an ideal.
    * * *
    1 to promote, encourage, foster
    * * *
    verb
    1) to foster, promote
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ desarrollo, investigación, ahorro, inversión, participación] to encourage; [+ turismo, industria] to promote, boost; [+ competitividad, producción] to boost; [+ odio, violencia] to foment
    2) (Med) to foment, warm
    3) (=incubar)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <industria/turismo> to promote; <ahorro/inversión> to encourage, boost; <disturbio/odio> to incite, foment (frml)

    hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música — one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them

    2) (Med) to foment
    * * *
    = advance, boost, cultivate, encourage, foster, further, nurture, promote, abet, foment, spur, elicit, stimulate, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.
    Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
    Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
    Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex. The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.
    Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
    Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    ----
    * fomentar apoyo = build + support.
    * fomentar el conocimiento = advance + knowledge.
    * fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.
    * fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest.
    * fomentar interés = build + interest.
    * fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <industria/turismo> to promote; <ahorro/inversión> to encourage, boost; <disturbio/odio> to incite, foment (frml)

    hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música — one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them

    2) (Med) to foment
    * * *
    = advance, boost, cultivate, encourage, foster, further, nurture, promote, abet, foment, spur, elicit, stimulate, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.

    Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).

    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
    Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
    Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex: The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.
    Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
    Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    * fomentar apoyo = build + support.
    * fomentar el conocimiento = advance + knowledge.
    * fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.
    * fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest.
    * fomentar interés = build + interest.
    * fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.

    * * *
    fomentar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹industria› to promote; ‹turismo› to promote, encourage, boost; ‹ahorro/inversión› to encourage, boost; ‹disturbio/odio› to incite, foment ( frml)
    hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them
    2 (fundar) to found
    B ( Med) to foment
    * * *

     

    fomentar ( conjugate fomentar) verbo transitivo ‹industria/turismo› to promote;
    ‹ahorro/inversión› to encourage, boost;
    ‹disturbio/odio› to incite, foment (frml);
    ‹interés/afición› to encourage
    fomentar verbo transitivo to promote
    ' fomentar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alimentar
    English:
    boost
    - develop
    - encourage
    - foster
    - promote
    - stir up
    - advance
    - whip
    * * *
    1. [favorecer] to encourage, to promote;
    medidas para fomentar el ahorro measures to encourage saving;
    una campaña para fomentar la lectura a campaign to encourage o promote reading
    2. Carib, Méx [organizar] to open, to set up
    * * *
    v/t solidaridad foster; COM promote; rebelión foment, incite
    * * *
    1) : to foment, to stir up
    2) promover: to promote, to foster
    * * *
    fomentar vb to promote

    Spanish-English dictionary > fomentar

  • 44 insaciable

    adj.
    insatiable.
    * * *
    1 insatiable
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo < apetito> insatiable; < sed> unquenchable; <afán/deseo> insatiable
    * * *
    = voracious, insatiable, greedy [greedier -comp., greediest -sup.], avid reader, avid, unquenchable.
    Ex. Technology is a voracious time consumer allowing no opportunity to assimilate the use of one development before another arrives.
    Ex. Bibliographies are one of the largest group of reference material in a library; the demand appears insatiable and publishers are aware of this.
    Ex. The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
    Ex. In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
    Ex. She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    ----
    * apetito insaciable = voracious appetite.
    * lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.
    * * *
    adjetivo < apetito> insatiable; < sed> unquenchable; <afán/deseo> insatiable
    * * *
    = voracious, insatiable, greedy [greedier -comp., greediest -sup.], avid reader, avid, unquenchable.

    Ex: Technology is a voracious time consumer allowing no opportunity to assimilate the use of one development before another arrives.

    Ex: Bibliographies are one of the largest group of reference material in a library; the demand appears insatiable and publishers are aware of this.
    Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
    Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
    Ex: She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    * apetito insaciable = voracious appetite.
    * lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.

    * * *
    ‹apetito› insatiable; ‹sed› unquenchable; ‹afán/deseo› insatiable
    * * *

    insaciable adjetivo
    insatiable;
    ‹ sed› unquenchable
    insaciable adjetivo insatiable
    ' insaciable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    insatiable
    * * *
    [apetito, curiosidad] insatiable; [sed] unquenchable
    * * *
    adj insatiable
    * * *
    : insatiable

    Spanish-English dictionary > insaciable

  • 45 intermediario

    adj.
    intermediary, mediating.
    m.
    1 intermediary, broker, jobber, middleman.
    2 intermediary, go-between, mediator.
    * * *
    1 intermediary
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (gen) intermediary; (en disputas) mediator
    1 (en negocios) middleman
    \
    servir de intermediario,-a to act as an intermediary
    ————————
    1 (en negocios) middleman
    * * *
    (f. - intermediaria)
    noun adj.
    intermediary, go-between
    * * *
    intermediario, -a
    1.
    2. SM / F
    1) (=mediador) [gen] intermediary, go-between; (Com) middle-man
    2) [en disputa] mediator
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo intermediary
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) (Com) middleman, intermediary
    b) ( mediador) intermediary, mediator, go-between
    * * *
    = intermediary, intermediate, jobber, middleman [middlemen, -pl.], mediator, intermediator, aggregator, broker, enabler, go-between, boundary spanning, mediating.
    Ex. The intermediary (information worker) also needs to be conversant with the sources to be searched.
    Ex. Although the original intention was that this would be an intermediate language between two established languages, the product of the work has been a general classification scheme known as the Standard Reference Code or the Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
    Ex. Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.
    Ex. Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.
    Ex. The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
    Ex. The effects of the organisational change on the use of services and on the role of intermediators are reviewed.
    Ex. Many publishers have decided to offer their electronic journals through an aggregator, an intermediate service, which aggregates the titles from many different publishers under one interface or search system.
    Ex. Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.
    Ex. Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.
    Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
    Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
    Ex. He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.
    ----
    * eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * información obtenida a través de intermediarios = mediated information.
    * intermediario de la información = information intermediary, infomediary.
    * intervención como intermediario = mediating, mediating.
    * prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.
    * sistema intermediario = backend system.
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo intermediary
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) (Com) middleman, intermediary
    b) ( mediador) intermediary, mediator, go-between
    * * *
    = intermediary, intermediate, jobber, middleman [middlemen, -pl.], mediator, intermediator, aggregator, broker, enabler, go-between, boundary spanning, mediating.

    Ex: The intermediary (information worker) also needs to be conversant with the sources to be searched.

    Ex: Although the original intention was that this would be an intermediate language between two established languages, the product of the work has been a general classification scheme known as the Standard Reference Code or the Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
    Ex: Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.
    Ex: Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.
    Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
    Ex: The effects of the organisational change on the use of services and on the role of intermediators are reviewed.
    Ex: Many publishers have decided to offer their electronic journals through an aggregator, an intermediate service, which aggregates the titles from many different publishers under one interface or search system.
    Ex: Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.
    Ex: Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.
    Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
    Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
    Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.
    * eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * información obtenida a través de intermediarios = mediated information.
    * intermediario de la información = information intermediary, infomediary.
    * intervención como intermediario = mediating, mediating.
    * prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.
    * sistema intermediario = backend system.

    * * *
    intermediary
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Com) middleman, intermediary
    2 (mediador) intermediary, mediator, go-between
    Compuesto:
    intermediario financiero, intermediaria financiera
    broker
    * * *

     

    intermediario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    intermediary
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino


    intermediario sustantivo masculino
    1 Com middleman
    2 (en una negociación) mediator
    ' intermediario' also found in these entries:
    English:
    agent
    - go-between
    - intermediary
    - middleman
    - go
    - middle
    * * *
    intermediario, -a
    ♦ adj
    intermediary
    ♦ nm,f
    intermediary, go-between
    Com intermediario comercial middleman; Fin intermediario financiero credit broker
    * * *
    I adj intermediary
    II m COM intermediary, middle man
    * * *
    intermediario, - ria adj & n
    : intermediary, go-between

    Spanish-English dictionary > intermediario

  • 46 llevar a Alguien a juicio

    to take legal action against somebody, sue somebody
    * * *
    (v.) = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings
    Ex. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
    Ex. If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.
    Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
    * * *
    (v.) = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings

    Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.

    Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.
    Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llevar a Alguien a juicio

  • 47 meta

    f.
    1 finishing line (sport) (llegada).
    marcar en propia meta to score an own goal
    2 aim, goal (objetivo).
    fijarse una meta to set oneself a target o goal
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: meter.
    * * *
    1 (en atletismo, motociclismo) finishing line; (en carreras de caballos) winning post
    3 figurado goal, aim, purpose
    * * *
    noun f.
    aim, goal
    * * *
    1. SF
    1) (Ftbl) goal; [en hípica] winning post; (Atletismo) finishing line

    entrar en o pasar por meta — to cross the finishing line

    meta volante — [en ciclismo] bonus sprint

    2) (=objetivo) goal, aim

    ¿cuál es tu meta en la vida? — what is your goal o aim in life?

    fijarse una meta — to set o.s. a goal

    2.
    SMF (=portero) (goal)keeper
    * * *
    I
    1) (Dep)
    a) ( en atletismo) finishing line; (en ciclismo, automovilismo) finish; ( en carreras de caballos) winning post
    b) ( en fútbol) goal
    2) ( objetivo) aim

    su única meta es ganar dinero — his only aim o ambition is to earn money

    II
    masculino (Esp) goalkeeper
    * * *
    = goal, goal, finish line, finishing line, benchmark, end, aim.
    Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex. The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line.
    Ex. Upon reaching the finishing line, the participants will find themselves all having gone the same distance without having reached the same point.
    Ex. Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
    Ex. In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
    Ex. The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.
    ----
    * alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.
    * conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.
    * con una meta clara = focused [focussed].
    * cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.
    * fijar una meta = set + goal.
    * línea de meta = finish line, finishing line.
    * lograr una meta = achieve + goal.
    * marcar una meta = set + goal.
    * meta base de datos = meta-database.
    * sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].
    * * *
    I
    1) (Dep)
    a) ( en atletismo) finishing line; (en ciclismo, automovilismo) finish; ( en carreras de caballos) winning post
    b) ( en fútbol) goal
    2) ( objetivo) aim

    su única meta es ganar dinero — his only aim o ambition is to earn money

    II
    masculino (Esp) goalkeeper
    * * *
    = goal, goal, finish line, finishing line, benchmark, end, aim.

    Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.

    Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line.
    Ex: Upon reaching the finishing line, the participants will find themselves all having gone the same distance without having reached the same point.
    Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
    Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
    Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.
    * alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.
    * conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.
    * con una meta clara = focused [focussed].
    * cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.
    * fijar una meta = set + goal.
    * línea de meta = finish line, finishing line.
    * lograr una meta = achieve + goal.
    * marcar una meta = set + goal.
    * meta base de datos = meta-database.
    * sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].

    * * *
    A ( Dep)
    1 (en atletismo) finishing line, tape; (en ciclismo, automovilismo) finish; (en carreras de caballos) winning post
    chutar a meta to shoot at goal
    su única meta es ganar dinero his only objective o aim is to earn money, he's only out to make money ( colloq pej)
    me he puesto por meta terminar el trabajo mañana I've set myself the goal of finishing the work tomorrow
    no tiene metas en la vida she has no aims o ambitions in life
    se ha trazado metas inalcanzables she has set herself impossible targets o goals
    goalkeeper
    * * *

     

    Del verbo meter: ( conjugate meter)

    meta es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    meta    
    meter
    meta sustantivo femenino
    1

    (en ciclismo, automovilismo) finish;
    ( en carreras de caballos) winning post

    2

    ◊ su única meta es ganar dinero his only aim o ambition is to earn money

    b) ( objetivo) goal;

    ◊ trazarse metas to set oneself targets o goals

    meter ( conjugate meter) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (introducir, poner) to put;

    meta algo en algo to put sth in(to) sth;

    logró meta todo en la maleta he managed to fit everything into the suitcase


    consiguió metalo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company
    c) ( involucrar) meta a algn en algo to involve sb in sth, get sb involved in sth

    2
    a) ( invertir) ‹ahorros/dinero› to put

    b) ‹tanto/gol› to score


    d) (Auto):


    meta la marcha atrás to get into reverse
    3 (provocar, crear):

    metale miedo a algn to frighten o scare sb;
    no metas ruido keep the noise down
    meterse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) ( entrar):



    ( en la piscina) I got into the water;

    metase en la cama/la ducha to get into bed/the shower;
    ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?;
    se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eye


    se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket
    2
    a) ( en trabajo):


    metase de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nun
    b) ( involucrarse) metase en algo to get involved in sth;


    no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business;
    metase con algn (fam) to pick on sb;
    metase por medio to interfere
    meta sustantivo femenino
    1 Dep (llegada) finish, finishing line
    (portería) goal
    2 (finalidad, objetivo) goal, aim
    meter verbo transitivo
    1 to put [en, in]
    (en colegio, cárcel) to put: la metieron en un psiquiátrico, they put her in a mental hospital
    (dinero) metimos el dinero en el banco, we paid the money into our bank
    2 (invertir) to put: mételo en acciones, put it in shares
    3 (involucrar) to involve [en, in], to get mixed up [en, in]
    4 fam (causar) no le metas miedo al niño, don't frighten the child
    5 (hacer) to make
    meter jaleo, to make a noise
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar a todo meter, at full speed, in a flash
    meter en el mismo saco, to lump together: son completamente distintos, no los puedes meter en el mismo saco, they're totally different, you can't lump them together as if they were the same
    ' meta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    concentrar
    - fijarse
    - fin
    - llegar
    - norte
    - respiración
    - asequible
    - caminar
    - imponer
    - llegada
    - proponer
    English:
    finish
    - finishing line
    - goal
    - own goal
    - target
    - winning post
    - cage
    - destination
    - sight
    - wire
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. Dep [llegada] finishing line
    meta volante [en ciclismo] hot spot sprint
    2. Dep [portería] goal;
    marcar en propia meta to score an own goal
    3. [objetivo] aim, goal;
    fijarse una meta to set oneself a target o goal
    ♦ nmf
    Dep [portero] goalkeeper
    * * *
    I f
    1 en fútbol goal;
    marcar en propia meta score an own goal
    2 en carrera finishing line
    3 en béisbol home
    4 fig ( objetivo) goal, objective;
    fijarse una meta set o.s. an objective o a goal
    II m/f goalkeeper
    * * *
    meta nf
    : goal, objective
    * * *
    meta n
    1. (objetivo) goal / aim
    2. (de una carrera) finishing line
    3. (en fútbol) goal

    Spanish-English dictionary > meta

  • 48 muy cambiado

    = much-changed, much-changed
    Ex. But the transition is not yet over: publishers face a much-changed labour market, high inflation affecting production costs, and chaotic distribution conditions.
    Ex. But the transition is not yet over: publishers face a much-changed labour market, high inflation affecting production costs, and chaotic distribution conditions.
    * * *
    = much-changed, much-changed

    Ex: But the transition is not yet over: publishers face a much-changed labour market, high inflation affecting production costs, and chaotic distribution conditions.

    Ex: But the transition is not yet over: publishers face a much-changed labour market, high inflation affecting production costs, and chaotic distribution conditions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > muy cambiado

  • 49 objetivo

    adj.
    objective, factual, no-nonsense, impartial.
    m.
    1 objective, intention, purpose, goal.
    2 objective lens.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: objetivar.
    * * *
    1 objective
    1 (fin) aim, objective
    2 MILITAR target
    3 (lente) lens
    ————————
    1 (fin) aim, objective
    2 MILITAR target
    3 (lente) lens
    * * *
    1. noun m.
    1) objective, aim, goal
    2) lens
    2. (f. - objetiva)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    2. SM
    1) (=propósito) objective, aim
    2) (Mil) objective, target
    3) (Fot) lens
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo objective
    II
    1) ( finalidad) objective, aim; (Mil) objective
    2) (Fot, Ópt) lens
    * * *
    = end, focus, goal, goal, intent, object, purpose, target, drift, unbiased [unbiassed], objective, charge, benchmark, workpackage, brief, detached, agenda, mandate, unemotional.
    Ex. In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
    Ex. Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
    Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex. The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
    Ex. The object of classification is to group related subjects.
    Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex. Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
    Ex. The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.
    Ex. Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
    Ex. An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.
    Ex. She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
    Ex. Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
    Ex. One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
    Ex. This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
    Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
    Ex. The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
    Ex. He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
    ----
    * aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.
    * alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.
    * caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.
    * caso objetivo = objective case.
    * con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.
    * con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.
    * conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.
    * con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.
    * cuyo objetivo es = intended to.
    * declaración de objetivos = statement of objectives, purpose statement, mission statement, vision statement.
    * definición de objetivos = goal setting.
    * elaborar objetivos = draw up + objectives.
    * enfocado hacia uno objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].
    * establecimiento de objetivos = objective setting.
    * fijación de objetivos = objective setting, direction-setting, goal setting.
    * fijar un objetivo = set + goal.
    * gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).
    * marcar una objetivo = set + goal.
    * no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.
    * no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.
    * objetivo de aprendizaje = learning objective, learning outcome.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * objetivo de ventas = sales target.
    * objetivo educativo = learning goal, educational goal.
    * objetivos = mission statement.
    * objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * plantearse un objetivo = adopt + goal.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].
    * tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective, be in business for.
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo objective
    II
    1) ( finalidad) objective, aim; (Mil) objective
    2) (Fot, Ópt) lens
    * * *
    = end, focus, goal, goal, intent, object, purpose, target, drift, unbiased [unbiassed], objective, charge, benchmark, workpackage, brief, detached, agenda, mandate, unemotional.

    Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.

    Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
    Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
    Ex: The object of classification is to group related subjects.
    Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
    Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.
    Ex: Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
    Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.
    Ex: She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
    Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
    Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
    Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
    Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
    Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
    Ex: He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
    * aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.
    * alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.
    * caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.
    * caso objetivo = objective case.
    * con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.
    * con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.
    * conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.
    * con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.
    * cuyo objetivo es = intended to.
    * declaración de objetivos = statement of objectives, purpose statement, mission statement, vision statement.
    * definición de objetivos = goal setting.
    * elaborar objetivos = draw up + objectives.
    * enfocado hacia uno objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].
    * establecimiento de objetivos = objective setting.
    * fijación de objetivos = objective setting, direction-setting, goal setting.
    * fijar un objetivo = set + goal.
    * gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).
    * marcar una objetivo = set + goal.
    * no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.
    * no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.
    * objetivo de aprendizaje = learning objective, learning outcome.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * objetivo de ventas = sales target.
    * objetivo educativo = learning goal, educational goal.
    * objetivos = mission statement.
    * objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * plantearse un objetivo = adopt + goal.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].
    * tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective, be in business for.

    * * *
    objetivo1 -va
    1 ‹crítica/análisis› objective
    2 ‹persona› objective
    A
    1 (finalidad) objective, aim
    su único objetivo era terminar cuanto antes her one objective o aim was to finish as quickly as possible
    2 ( Mil) objective
    3 ( como adj inv) target ( before n)
    la empresa objetivo the target company
    Compuesto:
    sales target
    B ( Fot, Ópt) lens
    Compuesto:
    zoom lens
    * * *

     

    objetivo 1
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    objective
    objetivo 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 ( finalidad) objective, aim;
    (Mil) objective
    2 (Fot, Ópt) lens
    objetivo,-a
    I adjetivo objective
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 (finalidad) objective, aim: su objetivo es disuadir a los vendedores, her aim is to put the sellers off
    2 (de un misil, disparo) target: 007 es nuestro objetivo, 007 is our target
    3 Cine Fot lens
    ' objetivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    angular
    - consecución
    - ideal
    - meta
    - objetiva
    - orientarse
    - pasearse
    - perseguir
    - pretensión
    - alcanzar
    - conseguir
    - cumplir
    - fin
    - final
    - inaccesible
    - lo
    - lograr
    - logro
    - mira
    - patente
    - plazo
    - por
    - primario
    - primero
    - primordial
    English:
    accomplish
    - accomplishment
    - achievement
    - aim
    - attain
    - barrage
    - calculate
    - detached
    - end
    - exercise
    - gain
    - goal
    - lens
    - main
    - object
    - objective
    - set
    - short
    - study
    - target
    - target audience
    - target market
    - ultimate
    - unemotional
    - wide-angle
    - dispassionate
    - out
    - unbiased
    * * *
    objetivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    objective
    ♦ nm
    1. [finalidad] objective, aim;
    hemos logrado cumplir con nuestro objetivo we have succeeded in achieving our objective o aim;
    plantearse un objetivo to set oneself an objective;
    la medida tiene como objetivo facilitar la comunicación the aim of the measure is to make communication easier, the measure is aimed at making communication easier
    Com objetivo de producción production target; Com objetivo de ventas sales target
    2. Mil target
    3. Fot lens
    * * *
    I adj objective
    II m
    1 objective
    2 MIL target
    3 FOT lens
    * * *
    objetivo, -va adj
    : objective
    1) meta: objective, goal, target
    2) : lens
    * * *
    objetivo1 adj objective
    1. (fin) objective / aim
    2. (lente) lens [pl. lenses]
    3. (blanco) target

    Spanish-English dictionary > objetivo

  • 50 paquetes editoriales

    Ex. But we are no longer dealing with list prices of individual journals but with publishers' packages.
    * * *

    Ex: But we are no longer dealing with list prices of individual journals but with publishers' packages.

    Spanish-English dictionary > paquetes editoriales

  • 51 pequeño comercio

    (n.) = retailer, retail store, retail shop
    Ex. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
    Ex. Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.
    Ex. Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops.
    * * *
    (n.) = retailer, retail store, retail shop

    Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

    Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.
    Ex: Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pequeño comercio

  • 52 precio de tarifa

    (n.) = list price, listed price
    Ex. At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.
    Ex. The next stage was for publishers and booksellers to agree to maintain prices, that is not to retail books at a discount on the listed price.
    * * *
    (n.) = list price, listed price

    Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.

    Ex: The next stage was for publishers and booksellers to agree to maintain prices, that is not to retail books at a discount on the listed price.

    Spanish-English dictionary > precio de tarifa

  • 53 precio medio

    m.
    average price, middle price.
    * * *
    Ex. A survey of top 10 commercial and learned society publishers found the 1989 average prices (pounds sterling) to be £207.78 for commercial and £217.85 for learned society publishers.
    * * *

    Ex: A survey of top 10 commercial and learned society publishers found the 1989 average prices (pounds sterling) to be £207.78 for commercial and £217.85 for learned society publishers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > precio medio

  • 54 presentar una demanda judicial

    (v.) = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings
    Ex. If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.
    Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings

    Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.

    Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > presentar una demanda judicial

  • 55 proveedor de sistemas

    (n.) = systems supplier, system supplier [systems supplier]
    Ex. This article discusses events which led to the setting up by the MARC Users Group in 1987 of the Book Trade Electronic Data Interchange Standards Committee (BEDIS), membership of which was drawn from public and academic libraries, library suppliers, booksellers, publishers, service suppliers, and systems suppliers.
    Ex. This article discusses events which led to the setting up by the MARC Users Group in 1987 of the Book Trade Electronic Data Interchange Standards Committee (BEDIS), membership of which was drawn from public and academic libraries, library suppliers, booksellers, publishers, service suppliers, and systems suppliers.
    * * *
    (n.) = systems supplier, system supplier [systems supplier]

    Ex: This article discusses events which led to the setting up by the MARC Users Group in 1987 of the Book Trade Electronic Data Interchange Standards Committee (BEDIS), membership of which was drawn from public and academic libraries, library suppliers, booksellers, publishers, service suppliers, and systems suppliers.

    Ex: This article discusses events which led to the setting up by the MARC Users Group in 1987 of the Book Trade Electronic Data Interchange Standards Committee (BEDIS), membership of which was drawn from public and academic libraries, library suppliers, booksellers, publishers, service suppliers, and systems suppliers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > proveedor de sistemas

  • 56 reedición

    f.
    1 reprint, republication, reissue.
    2 re-editing.
    * * *
    1 (de libro) reprint, reissue; (de disco) rerelease
    * * *
    SF reissue, reprint, reprinting
    * * *
    femenino reissue, reprint
    * * *
    = reissue [re-issue], republication [re-publication], relaunch, re-release [rerelease].
    Ex. A reissue is a new printing of an item which contain more or less slight but well-defined variations.
    Ex. Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
    Ex. Ei has also announced the relaunch of Ei Compendex Web, enhanced with the incorporation of 1.1 million citations of engineering literature of the 1990s.
    Ex. The report's re-release is likely to reignite debate about how publishers should respond to the potential threat of open access.
    * * *
    femenino reissue, reprint
    * * *
    = reissue [re-issue], republication [re-publication], relaunch, re-release [rerelease].

    Ex: A reissue is a new printing of an item which contain more or less slight but well-defined variations.

    Ex: Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
    Ex: Ei has also announced the relaunch of Ei Compendex Web, enhanced with the incorporation of 1.1 million citations of engineering literature of the 1990s.
    Ex: The report's re-release is likely to reignite debate about how publishers should respond to the potential threat of open access.

    * * *
    reissue, reprint
    * * *

    reedición sustantivo femenino
    reissue, reprint
    reedición sustantivo femenino reissue
    * * *
    1. [nueva edición] new edition
    2. [reimpresión] reprint
    * * *
    f TIP reprint
    * * *
    reedición nf, pl - ciones : reprint

    Spanish-English dictionary > reedición

  • 57 resistir

    v.
    1 to withstand.
    resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat
    resistir a algo to resist something
    Noel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.
    3 to tolerate, to stand.
    no lo resisto más, me voy I can't stand it any longer, I'm off
    4 to keep going (person).
    ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of stamina
    el tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strong
    resistir a algo to stand up to something, to withstand something
    5 to take the strain (mesa, dique).
    resistir a algo to withstand something
    * * *
    1 (aguantar - algo) to hold (out); (- alguien) to hold out, take (it), have endurance
    2 (durar) to endure, last
    3 (ejército) to hold out, resist
    1 (soportar) to stand, tolerate
    2 (peso etc) to bear, withstand, take
    3 (tentación etc) to resist
    1 (rechazar) to resist
    2 (oponerse) to resist, put up resistance
    3 familiar (costar) to be difficult, be hard
    4 (negarse) to refuse
    * * *
    verb
    3) hold
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ peso] to bear, take, support; [+ presión] to take, withstand
    2) [+ ataque, tentación] to resist; [+ propuesta] to resist, oppose, make a stand against
    3) (=tolerar) to put up with, endure
    4)
    2. VI
    1) (=oponer resistencia) to resist
    2) (=durar) to last (out), hold out
    3) (=soportar peso)

    ¿resistirá la silla? — will the chair take it?

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take

    ¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?

    no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

    b) <tentación/impulso> to resist
    c) < ataque> to resist, withstand; < enemigo> to resist, hold out against
    2.
    a) ( aguantar)

    no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy

    ¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?

    b) ejército to hold out, resist
    3.
    resistirse v pron
    1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist

    resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her

    * * *
    = defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.
    Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
    Ex. Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
    Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex. Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.
    Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex. He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
    ----
    * imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.
    * resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.
    * resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.
    * resistirse = buck + the system, buck.
    * resistirse a = be loath to.
    * resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.
    * resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.
    * sin resistirse = passively.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take

    ¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?

    no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

    b) <tentación/impulso> to resist
    c) < ataque> to resist, withstand; < enemigo> to resist, hold out against
    2.
    a) ( aguantar)

    no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy

    ¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?

    b) ejército to hold out, resist
    3.
    resistirse v pron
    1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist

    resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her

    * * *
    = defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.

    Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

    Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
    Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex: Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.
    Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex: He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
    * imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.
    * resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.
    * resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.
    * resistirse = buck + the system, buck.
    * resistirse a = be loath to.
    * resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.
    * resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.
    * sin resistirse = passively.

    * * *
    resistir [I1 ]
    vt
    1 (aguantar, soportar) ‹dolor/calor› to withstand, take; ‹presión› to withstand, take, stand
    no resistía más el frío que hacía allí it was so cold there, I couldn't take it any more
    ¿crees que resistirá otro invierno? do you think it will last o withstand o survive another winter?
    su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte his heart wouldn't take o stand a shock like that
    no resistió el peso adicional it couldn't take the extra weight
    no resisto que se burlen de mí ( fam); I can't stand people making fun of me
    a María no la invites, no la resisto (Col, Per fam); don't invite María, I can't stand her
    2 ‹tentación/impulso› to resist
    3 ( Mil) ‹ataque› to resist, withstand; ‹enemigo› to resist, hold out against
    ■ resistir
    vi
    1
    (aguantar): ya te dije que no resistiría, era demasiado peso I told you it wouldn't take it o hold, it was too heavy
    ya no resisto más I can't stand it any more, I can't take (it) any more
    ¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? how long can you stay underwater?
    2 «ejército» to hold out, resist
    si se resisten, dispararemos if you resist o put up any resistance, we will fire
    no hay mujer que se le resista women find him irresistible
    B (tener reticencia) resistirse A + INF:
    se resiste a aceptar las condiciones she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to the conditions
    me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe, I'm loath to believe it
    no pude resistirme a decírselo I couldn't resist telling her
    C ( fam)
    (plantear dificultades): esta cerradura se me resiste I can't get this lock open
    tantas cifras se me resisten all these figures defeat me o are beyond me ( colloq)
    * * *

    resistir ( conjugate resistir) verbo transitivo
    a) ( aguantar) ‹dolor/calor/presión› to withstand, take;

    ◊ no la resisto (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

    b) ‹tentación/impulso› to resist

    c) ‹ataque/enemigo› to resist

    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( aguantar) [cuerda/puerta] to hold;



    resistirse verbo pronominal


    ◊ se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it;

    me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe
    resistir
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (soportar, tener paciencia) to put up with: no resisto que hablen a gritos, I can't stand shouting
    no podrá resistir otro golpe así, he won't be able to stand another blow like this
    2 (contener una tentación, impulso, curiosidad) to resist
    3 (un ataque, etc) to resist ➣ Ver nota en resist
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (mantenerse en pie, aguantar) to hold (out): me voy a la cama, no resisto más, I'm going to bed, I can't last any longer
    espero que el estante resista, I hope the shelf holds
    2 (ante un enemigo, invasor) to resist: resistieron heroicamente, they held out heroically
    ' resistir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vencer
    English:
    bear up
    - hang on
    - hold off
    - hold out
    - last
    - last out
    - oppose
    - resist
    - stand
    - stand up
    - withstand
    - hang
    - hold
    - support
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [peso, dolor, críticas] to withstand, to take;
    [ataque] to withstand;
    la presa no resistió la fuerza de las aguas the dam could not withstand the force of the water;
    resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat
    2. [tentación, impulso, deseo] to resist
    3. [tolerar] to tolerate, to stand;
    no lo resisto más I can't stand it any longer
    ♦ vi
    1. [ejército, ciudad]
    resistir (a algo/a alguien) to resist (sth/sb)
    2. [persona, aparato] to keep going;
    ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of stamina;
    el tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strong;
    resistir a algo to stand up to sth, to withstand sth
    3. [mesa, dique] to take the strain;
    este puente ya no resiste en pie this bridge is on its last legs;
    resistir a algo to withstand sth
    4. [mostrarse firme] [ante tentaciones] to resist (it);
    ¡ya no resisto más! I can't stand it any longer!;
    resistir a algo to resist sth
    * * *
    I v/i
    1 resist
    2 ( aguantar) hold out;
    no resisto más I can’t take any more
    II v/t
    1 tentación resist
    2 frío, dolor etc stand, bear
    * * *
    1) : to stand, to bear, to tolerate
    2) : to withstand
    : to resist
    resistió hasta el último minuto: he held out until the last minute
    * * *
    1. (soportar en frases afirmativas) to withstand [pt. & pp. withstood]
    2. (soportar en frases negativas) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]
    3. (peso) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]
    4. (tentación) to resist

    Spanish-English dictionary > resistir

  • 58 seguir adelante con

    (v.) = go ahead with, stick with
    Ex. The ADONIS project has had a long history and a practical trial has now taken place as a result of which publishers have decided to go ahead with a commercial service.
    Ex. For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books.
    * * *
    (v.) = go ahead with, stick with

    Ex: The ADONIS project has had a long history and a practical trial has now taken place as a result of which publishers have decided to go ahead with a commercial service.

    Ex: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books.

    Spanish-English dictionary > seguir adelante con

  • 59 tirar a matar

    = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill
    Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
    Ex. The course covers the following topics: revolver nomenclature and maintenance; inspecting revolvers and holsters; and legal issues and deadly force.
    Ex. The main issue discussed was the justification of the ' shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.
    * * *
    = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill

    Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.

    Ex: The course covers the following topics: revolver nomenclature and maintenance; inspecting revolvers and holsters; and legal issues and deadly force.
    Ex: The main issue discussed was the justification of the ' shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tirar a matar

  • 60 tirarse a la jugular

    (v.) = go for + the jugular
    Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
    * * *
    (v.) = go for + the jugular

    Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tirarse a la jugular

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