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81 estilo pobre
(n.) = impoverished styleEx. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.* * *(n.) = impoverished styleEx: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
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82 expandir
v.1 to expand (gen) & (computing).Ricardo expande su casa Richard expands his home.2 to elongate, to stretch.María expandió las medias Mary stretched her socks.* * *1 (dilatar) to expand2 figurado (divulgar) to spread1 (dilatarse) to expand2 figurado (divulgarse) to spread* * *1. VT1) (=extender) [gen] to expand; (Anat) to expand; (Com) to expand, enlarge2) [+ noticia] to spread3) (Tip, Inform)2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to expand2.expandirse v pron cuerpo/gas to expand; empresa/sector to expand; noticia to spread* * *= expand, expand upon/on + Tema.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. We must now return to the consideration of indexes and here we shall recapitulate, and expand, upon some of the points already made in Section 1.----* expandirse = branch out (into), branch into.* posibilidad de expandir = expandability.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to expand2.expandirse v pron cuerpo/gas to expand; empresa/sector to expand; noticia to spread* * *= expand, expand upon/on + Tema.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: We must now return to the consideration of indexes and here we shall recapitulate, and expand, upon some of the points already made in Section 1.* expandirse = branch out (into), branch into.* posibilidad de expandir = expandability.* * *expandir [I1 ]vito expand1 «cuerpo/metal/gas» to expand2 «empresa/sector» to expandla ciudad se está expandiendo por la llanura the city is spreading out o expanding across the plain3 «noticia» to spreadla noticia se expandió rápidamente the news spread rapidly* * *
expandir verbo transitivo to expand: tenemos que expandir nuestro radio de acción, we have to expand our area of operations
' expandir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
English:
expand
* * *♦ vt1. [cuerpo, gas] to expand;[incendio] to spread, to cause to spread2. [empresa, mercado, ciudad] to expand;[fronteras] to extend3. [rumor, noticia] to spread4. Informát to expand* * *v/t expand* * *expandir vtexpansionar: to expand -
83 expurgo
= relegation, scrapping, withdrawal, expurgation, weeding, discarding, deaccession, deacquisition [de-acquisition], jettisoning, deselection, purge.Ex. The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.Ex. The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.Ex. Also it is difficult to correct any errors in punching, and to make any modifications to the index, corresponding, for instance, to withdrawals.Ex. We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.Ex. Weeding is the process of removing materials which are no longer useful from a library collection.Ex. The discarding of literature can only offer limited help in relieving the space shortage for seating.Ex. These rules are concerned with access, deaccession, appraisals, preservation, and theft of books.Ex. Most deacquisitions research is carried out in college and university libraries, since serious space problems exist in such libraries.Ex. Part 1 deals with library processes, including selection, checking and claiming, cataloguing and jettisoning.Ex. No, it is not the deselection of contentious literature about, say, politics or sex, that is at issue.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.----* expurgo de documentos = records disposition.* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.* expurgo de publicaciones periódicas = periodical collection weeding.* expurgo por censura = bowdlerization.* expurgos = withdrawn material, withdrawn books.* fecha de expurgo = purge date.* plan de expurgo = weeding policy, weeding project.* política de expurgo = weeding policy.* * *= relegation, scrapping, withdrawal, expurgation, weeding, discarding, deaccession, deacquisition [de-acquisition], jettisoning, deselection, purge.Ex: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.
Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.Ex: Also it is difficult to correct any errors in punching, and to make any modifications to the index, corresponding, for instance, to withdrawals.Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.Ex: Weeding is the process of removing materials which are no longer useful from a library collection.Ex: The discarding of literature can only offer limited help in relieving the space shortage for seating.Ex: These rules are concerned with access, deaccession, appraisals, preservation, and theft of books.Ex: Most deacquisitions research is carried out in college and university libraries, since serious space problems exist in such libraries.Ex: Part 1 deals with library processes, including selection, checking and claiming, cataloguing and jettisoning.Ex: No, it is not the deselection of contentious literature about, say, politics or sex, that is at issue.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.* expurgo de documentos = records disposition.* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.* expurgo de publicaciones periódicas = periodical collection weeding.* expurgo por censura = bowdlerization.* expurgos = withdrawn material, withdrawn books.* fecha de expurgo = purge date.* plan de expurgo = weeding policy, weeding project.* política de expurgo = weeding policy.* * *expurgation -
84 expurgos
= withdrawn material, withdrawn booksEx. 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. The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.* * *= withdrawn material, withdrawn booksEx: 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.
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85 extremadamente + Adjetivo
(adj.) = alarmingly + Adjetivo, astronomically + Adjetivo, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre, extremely + Adjetivo, impossibly + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, devastatingly + Adjetivo, dauntingly + Adjetivo, outrageously + Adjetivo, abysmally + Adjetivo, awfully + Adjetivo, shockingly + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx. As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.Ex. To give this advice, the computer would have to store an astronomically large number of possible positions on the board.Ex. He had never seen the children's librarian so upset, she was one great bleeding resentment.Ex. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.Ex. Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex. The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores.Ex. This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. Searching these full-text files may be awfully confusing.Ex. Despite shockingly poor current resource levels, Cuban librarians are enthusiastically planning for better times in the future.Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.* * *(adj.) = alarmingly + Adjetivo, astronomically + Adjetivo, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre, extremely + Adjetivo, impossibly + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, devastatingly + Adjetivo, dauntingly + Adjetivo, outrageously + Adjetivo, abysmally + Adjetivo, awfully + Adjetivo, shockingly + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.
Ex: To give this advice, the computer would have to store an astronomically large number of possible positions on the board.Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset, she was one great bleeding resentment.Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex: The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores.Ex: This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be.Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex: Searching these full-text files may be awfully confusing.Ex: Despite shockingly poor current resource levels, Cuban librarians are enthusiastically planning for better times in the future.Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour. -
86 factor clave
(n.) = key success factor, key factorEx. It is the quality of the collection, rather than its quantity, that is the key success factor.Ex. These descriptions are seen as a key factor to finding a way out of the growing problems of traversing an ever expanding Web.* * *(n.) = key success factor, key factorEx: It is the quality of the collection, rather than its quantity, that is the key success factor.
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87 falsedad
f.1 falseness.2 falsehood, lie (mentira).* * *1 (hipocresía) falseness, hypocrisy; (doblez) duplicity2 (mentira) falsehood, lie* * *noun f.1) falseness2) lie* * *SF1) [de acusación, teoría] falseness, falsity; [de persona] falseness, insincerity2) (=mentira) lie, falsehood frm* * *a) ( de afirmación) falseness; ( de persona) insincerity, falsenessb) ( mentira) lie, falsehood (frml)* * *= falsehood, factoid, inauthencity, falsity, fallacy, mendacity, untruth, deceptiveness.Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.Ex. Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.Ex. Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.Ex. Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.Ex. The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.Ex. In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.* * *a) ( de afirmación) falseness; ( de persona) insincerity, falsenessb) ( mentira) lie, falsehood (frml)* * *= falsehood, factoid, inauthencity, falsity, fallacy, mendacity, untruth, deceptiveness.Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.Ex: The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.* * *1 (de una afirmación) falseness; (de una persona) insincerity, falseness, hypocrisy* * *
falsedad sustantivo femenino
( de persona) insincerity, falseness
falsedad sustantivo femenino
1 falseness, (insinceridad) hypocrisy
2 (mentira) lie: su declaración estaba llena de falsedades, his declaration was riddled with lies
' falsedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
supuesta
- supuesto
- doblez
English:
falsehood
- spuriousness
- untruthfulness
- dishonesty
* * *falsedad nf1. [falta de verdad, autenticidad] falseness2. [mentira] falsehood, lie* * *f1 falseness2 ( mentira) lie* * *falsedad nf1) : falseness, hypocrisy2) mentira: falsehood, lie* * * -
88 falta
f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
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falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
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a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
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echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
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hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
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cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
89 falta de autenticidad
(n.) = inauthencityEx. Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.* * *(n.) = inauthencityEx: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
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90 fiduciario
adj.fiduciary, fiducial, on-trust.m.trustee.* * *► adjetivo1 fiduciary► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fiduciary* * *fiduciario, -a1.ADJ fiduciary2.SM / F fiduciary, trustee* * *- ria adjetivo/masculino, femenino fiduciary* * *= fiduciary.Nota: Basado en la fe o confianza.Ex. The article 'The fiduciary relationship of libraries and subscription agencies' presents the legal relationships between libraries and periodical subscription agencies which affect the quantity and quality of services.* * *- ria adjetivo/masculino, femenino fiduciary* * *= fiduciary.Nota: Basado en la fe o confianza.Ex: The article 'The fiduciary relationship of libraries and subscription agencies' presents the legal relationships between libraries and periodical subscription agencies which affect the quantity and quality of services.
* * *1 ‹título/moneda› fiduciary2 ‹heredero› fiduciarymasculine, femininefiduciary, trustee* * *fiduciario, -a♦ adj1. Econ fiduciary2. Der fiduciary♦ nm,fDer fiduciary* * *I adj fiduciary;circulación fiduciaria fiduciary currencyII m, fiduciaria f fiduciary, trustee* * *fiduciario, - ria adj: fiduciaryfiduciario, - ria n: trustee -
91 forzosamente
adv.1 forcibly, necessarily; violently, forcedly.2 of necessity, perforce.* * *► adverbio1 necessarily* * *ADV* * *forzosamente alguien ha tenido que verlos — someone must have seen them
* * *= of necessity, of necessity, perforce, compulsorily.Ex. The quantity of scientific information available must of necessity grow with the increasing number of scientists doing research in an increasing number of disciplines.Ex. The catalog is of necessity a complex instrument.Ex. Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.Ex. The government may, by agreement or compulsorily, acquire any historic monument for the purpose of securing its protection.* * *forzosamente alguien ha tenido que verlos — someone must have seen them
* * *= of necessity, of necessity, perforce, compulsorily.Ex: The quantity of scientific information available must of necessity grow with the increasing number of scientists doing research in an increasing number of disciplines.
Ex: The catalog is of necessity a complex instrument.Ex: Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.Ex: The government may, by agreement or compulsorily, acquire any historic monument for the purpose of securing its protection.* * *tienen que pasar por aquí forzosamente they have no option o choice but to come this wayforzosamente alguien ha tenido que verlos someone must have seen them* * *
forzosamente adverbio necessarily
' forzosamente' also found in these entries:
English:
necessarily
* * *forzosamente adv[necesariamente]el ladrón tuvo que entrar forzosamente por esta ventana the thief MUST have come in through this window;esto no quiere decir, forzosamente, que haya que abandonar todas las esperanzas this doesn't necessarily mean that we have to give up all hope* * *adv of necessity;tienes que pasar forzosamente por el centro de la ciudad you have no option but to go through the city center* * *forzosamente adv1) : forcibly, by force2) : necessarily, inevitablyforzosamente tendrán que pagar: they'll have no choice but to pay -
92 fracción
f.1 fraction.2 fraction, part.3 paragraph.* * *1 (gen) fraction2 PLÍTICA faction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mat) fraction2) (=parte) part, fragment3) (Pol etc) faction, splinter group4) (=repartición) division, breaking-up (en into)* * *1) fractionuna fracción de segundo — a fraction of a second, a split second
2) ( de organización) faction* * *= fraction, segment, fraction, denomination, moiety.Ex. The ALA Rules provide guidance on how to file fractions and superscript and subscript numerals.Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.Ex. Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.Ex. Electric money will come in cent or less denominations to make high-volume, small-value transactions on the Internet practical.Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.----* fracción decimal = decimal fraction.* fracción de moneda = penny, coin denomination, coin denomination.* fracción de segundo = split second.* * *1) fractionuna fracción de segundo — a fraction of a second, a split second
2) ( de organización) faction* * *= fraction, segment, fraction, denomination, moiety.Ex: The ALA Rules provide guidance on how to file fractions and superscript and subscript numerals.
Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.Ex: Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.Ex: Electric money will come in cent or less denominations to make high-volume, small-value transactions on the Internet practical.Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.* fracción decimal = decimal fraction.* fracción de moneda = penny, coin denomination, coin denomination.* fracción de segundo = split second.* * *A1 (elemento, parte) part, fraction, fragmenttodo pasó en una fracción de segundo it all happened in a fraction of a second o in a split second2 ( Mat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] fractionB (de una organización) faction1 (en fútbol) half2 (en básquetbol) period* * *
fracción sustantivo femenino
fraction
fracción sustantivo femenino fraction
' fracción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
décima
- décimo
- sexta
- sexto
- parte
English:
eighteenth
- eighth
- eleventh
- fifteenth
- fifth
- fourteenth
- fourth
- fraction
- ninth
- seventieth
- sixtieth
- split
- tenth
- third
- thousandth
- twelfth
- twentieth
* * *fracción nf1. [parte] fraction;todos recibieron su fracción de la herencia everyone received their part o share of the legacy;fracción de segundo split second2. [quebrado] fractionfracción decimal decimal fraction;fracción impropia improper fraction;fracción mixta compound fraction;fracción propia proper fraction3. Pol faction* * *f fraction; POL faction* * *fracción nf, pl fracciones1) : fraction2) : part, fragment3) : faction, splinter group* * *fracción n fraction -
93 ganancia
f.1 profit (rendimiento).ganancias y pérdidas profit and lossganancia líquida net profit2 haul, amount taken.* * *1 gain, profit■ tuvieron buenas ganancias gracias a la ampliación they made a lot of money thanks to the extension\no (te, le, etc) arriendo la ganancia I wouldn't like to swap places with (you, him, etc)ganancia líquida COMERCIO net profitmargen de ganancia COMERCIO profit margin* * *noun f.profit, gain* * *SF1) (=beneficio) gain; (=aumento) increase2) pl ganancias (Com, Econ) (=ingresos) earnings; (=beneficios) profits3) LAm (=propina) extra, bonus* * *femenino (Com, Fin) profit* * *= earnings, gain, profit, profit margin, financial gain.Ex. It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.Ex. This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.Ex. As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.Ex. This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.Ex. Books are stolen for financial gain or out of an excessive passion for the volumes themselves.----* ganancia bruta = gross profit.* ganancias = proceeds, return, spoils, winnings.* ganancias de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).* ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).* impuesto sobre las ganancias = profit(s) tax.* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* muchas ganancias = high return.* obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.* * *femenino (Com, Fin) profit* * *= earnings, gain, profit, profit margin, financial gain.Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
Ex: This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.Ex: This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.Ex: Books are stolen for financial gain or out of an excessive passion for the volumes themselves.* ganancia bruta = gross profit.* ganancias = proceeds, return, spoils, winnings.* ganancias de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).* ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).* impuesto sobre las ganancias = profit(s) tax.* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* muchas ganancias = high return.* obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.* * *las ganancias del año the year's profitsla empresa sacó muy poca ganancia este año the company made very little profit this yearestas operaciones dejaron poca(s) ganancia(s) these operations did not produce much profitno te/le/les arriendo la ganancia I don't envy you/him/them, I wouldn't like to swap places with you/him/themCompuestos:● ganancia líquida or netanet profit● ganancia total or brutagross profit* * *
ganancia sustantivo femenino (Com, Fin) profit;◊ ganancia neta/bruta net/gross profit;
ganancia del capital capital gain
ganancia sustantivo femenino profit
♦ Locuciones: no te/le arriendo la ganancia, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes
' ganancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- embolsarse
- recaudación
- sacar
- utilidad
English:
gain
- windfall
- margin
- profit
- profitably
* * *ganancia nf1. [rendimiento] profit;[ingreso] earnings;ganancias y pérdidas profit and loss;Famno te arriendo la ganancia [no te envidio] I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, I don't envy youganancia bruta gross profit o earnings;ganancias de capital capital gains;ganancia inesperada windfall profit;ganancias invisibles invisible earnings;ganancia líquida net profit o earnings;ganancia neta net profit o earnings;ganancias sobre el papel paper profits;ganancia total gross profit o earnings2. Elec gain3. Chile, Guat, Méx [propina] extra, bonus* * *f profit* * *ganancia nf1) : profit2) ganancias nfpl: winnings, gains* * *ganancia n profit -
94 gastos de capital
(n.) = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditureEx. There is unfortunately a great tendency to try and reduce capital costs when planning a building and at the same time totally forget the annual energy costs.Ex. As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.Ex. When considered as capital expenditure, the true costs of book purchases are substantially greater than librarians have commonly imagined.* * *(n.) = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditureEx: There is unfortunately a great tendency to try and reduce capital costs when planning a building and at the same time totally forget the annual energy costs.
Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.Ex: When considered as capital expenditure, the true costs of book purchases are substantially greater than librarians have commonly imagined. -
95 hecho en América
Ex. Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.* * *Ex: Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.
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96 ilegalmente
adv.illegally, lawlessly, unlawfully.* * *► adverbio1 illegally* * *ADV illegally, unlawfully* * *= illegally, illicitly, unlawfully.Ex. A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.Ex. Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.Ex. Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.----* acceder ilegalmente = hack.* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.* introducir ilegalmente = smuggle in.* ocupar ilegalmente = squat.* producido ilegalmente = illegally-produced.* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.* * *= illegally, illicitly, unlawfully.Ex: A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.
Ex: Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.Ex: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.* acceder ilegalmente = hack.* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.* introducir ilegalmente = smuggle in.* ocupar ilegalmente = squat.* producido ilegalmente = illegally-produced.* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.* * *illegally, unlawfully* * *
ilegalmente adverbio illegally
' ilegalmente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ocupar
- pasar
English:
collude
- illegally
- squat
* * *ilegalmente advillegally* * *ilegalmente adv ilegally -
97 importado
adj.imported.past part.past participle of spanish verb: importar.* * *- da adjetivo <producto/moda/costumbre> imported* * *= imported.Ex. A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.----* producto importado = import.* * *- da adjetivo <producto/moda/costumbre> imported* * *= imported.Ex: A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.
* producto importado = import.* * *importado -da‹producto/moda/costumbre› importedtodo lo importado le parece mejor que lo nacional she thinks anything foreign is better than things made here* * *
Del verbo importar: ( conjugate importar)
importado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
importado
importar
importado◊ -da adjetivo
imported
importar ( conjugate importar) verbo intransitivo
◊ no importa quién lo haga it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it;
lo que importa es que te recuperes the important thing is for you to get better;
no me importa lo que piense I don't care what he thinks;
¿a mí qué me importa? what do I care?;
¿a ti qué te importa? what business is it of yours?;
yo no le importo I don't mean a thing to him;
me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino or un rábano (fam) I couldn't care less, I don't give a damn (colloq);
meterse en lo que no le importa (fam) to poke one's nose into other people's business (colloq);
no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business!b) ( molestar):
no me importa que me llame a casa I don't mind him calling me at home
verbo transitivo (Com, Fin) ‹ productos› to import
importar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener valor o interés) to be important, matter: eso es lo único que importa, that's all that matters
me importa mucho tu salud, your health really matters to me
no importa, it doesn't matter
2 (incumbir) eso no les importa a los vecinos, that doesn't concern the neighbours
y a ti, ¿qué te importa?, and what business is it of yours?
3 (estorbar, disgustar) to mind: ¿le importaría deletrearlo?, would you mind spelling it?
no le importa cocinar todos los días, he doesn't mind cooking every day
¿te importa si abro la ventana?, do you mind if open the window? ➣ Ver nota en mind
II vtr Fin Inform to import
♦ Locuciones: familiar me importa un bledo/pepino/pimiento/ rábano, I couldn't care less
' importado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
todo
English:
import
- imported
* * *importado, -a adjimported* * *importado, -da adj: imported -
98 impostergable
adj.1 (extremely) urgent, impossible to postpone.2 unpostponable, not extendible, not postponable, that cannot be delayed.* * *ADJ* * *= pressing.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.----* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* * *= pressing.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* * *la reunión es impostergable the meeting cannot be postponed o put offel asunto era impostergable the matter could not be put off any longer, it was a matter of urgency o a very pressing matter* * *impostergable adjextremely urgent, impossible to postpone;tengo una reunión impostergable I have an extremely urgent meeting;el debate es impostergable the debate cannot be postponed* * *adj:es impostergable it can’t be put off -
99 inaplazable
adj.1 that cannot be postponed.2 unpostponable, not postponable, unavoidable, undeferable.* * *► adjetivo1 which cannot be postponed* * *ADJ which cannot be put off o postponed, pressing* * ** * *= pressing.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.----* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* * ** * *= pressing.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* * *tengo una reunión inaplazable I have a meeting which can't be postponed o put off* * *
inaplazable adverbio which cannot be postponed
* * *inaplazable adj2. [necesidad] urgent, pressing* * *adj impossible to postpone -
100 incremento de
(adj.) = increasedEx. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.* * *(adj.) = increasedEx: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
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