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1 recorte de los tipos de interés

(n.) = rate cut, interest-rate cut

Ex. Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex. Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.

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(n.) = rate cut, interest-rate cut

Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex: Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.

Spanish-English dictionary > recorte de los tipos de interés
2 reducción de los tipos de interés

(n.) = rate cut, interest-rate cut

Ex. Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex. Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.

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(n.) = rate cut, interest-rate cut

Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex: Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.

Spanish-English dictionary > reducción de los tipos de interés
3 tipos reducción de los tipos de interés

(n.) = rate cut

Ex. Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

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(n.) = rate cut

Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Spanish-English dictionary > tipos reducción de los tipos de interés
4 inflación desbocada

f.

runaway inflation.

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(n.) = rampant inflation, triple digit inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation

Ex. The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.

Ex. Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.

Ex. Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex. Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.

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(n.) = rampant inflation, triple digit inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation

Ex: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.

Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.

Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex: Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.

Spanish-English dictionary > inflación desbocada
5 inflación disparada

(n.) = triple digit inflation, rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation

Ex. Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.

Ex. The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.

Ex. Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex. Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.

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(n.) = triple digit inflation, rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation

Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.

Ex: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.

Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.

Ex: Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.

Spanish-English dictionary > inflación disparada
6 recorte

m.

1 cut, trimming (pieza cortada).

recorte de prensa press cutting o (British) clipping (United States)

2 cut, cutback.

recorte presupuestario/salarial budget/salary cut

3 cutout (cartulina).

4 swerve, sidestep (sport).

5 clipping, snip, clip, cutting.

6 pruning, scissoring, trimming.

7 slander, backbiting, calumny, defamation.

8 windowing.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: recortar.

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recorte

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) cutting

2 (trozo) cutting, clipping

3 (de períodico) press clipping, newspaper cutting

4 (de pelo) trim, cut, reduction

5 figurado (reducción) cut, reduction

■ recorte del presupuesto budget cut

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noun m.

cut, reduction

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SM

1) (=acción) cutting, trimming

2) [del pelo] trim

3) [para economizar] cut

han anunciado un recorte de o en los gastos — they have announced a cut o cutback in spending

recorte presupuestario — spending cut

recorte salarial — wage cut

recortes de personal, recortes de plantilla — staff cutbacks

4) [de periódico, revista] cutting, clipping

recortes de periódico — newspaper cuttings o clippings

el libro está hecho de recortes — the book is a scissors-and-paste job

álbum de recortes — scrapbook

5) CAm * (=comentario) nasty remark

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masculino

1) (de periódico, revista) cutting, clipping

2) (Fin) ( acción) cutting; ( efecto) cut, reduction

recortes presupuestarios — budget cuts

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= axe [ax, -USA], cut, cutback, cutting, cutting, squeeze, snip, clipping.

Ex. Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs.

Ex. Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex. The vast majority of inquiries received by the van had nothing to do with consumer problems and, with the cutbacks of the 1980s, the service was withdrawn.

Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.

Ex. With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.

Ex. The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

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* album de recortes = guard book, scrapbook.

* archivo de recortes = cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.

* experimentar recortes = suffer + cuts.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* padecer recortes = experience + cutbacks.

* período de recortes presupuestarios = budget-slashing times.

* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.

* recorte de periódico = clipping, newspaper clipping, newspaper cutting.

* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* recorte de pliego = offcut.

* recorte de prensa = press cutting [press-cutting], press clipping, newspaper clipping.

* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.

* recorte económico = axe [ax, -USA].

* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.

* recorte presupuestario = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cut.

* recortes = contraction, under the knife.

* recorte salarial = salary cut.

* recortes económicos = economic retrenchment, retrenchment, financial cutbacks, economic cuts, spending cuts, expenditure cuts.

* recortes presupuestarios = budget cutting.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

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masculino

1) (de periódico, revista) cutting, clipping

2) (Fin) ( acción) cutting; ( efecto) cut, reduction

recortes presupuestarios — budget cuts

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= axe [ax, -USA], cut, cutback, cutting, cutting, squeeze, snip, clipping.

Ex: Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs.

Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex: The vast majority of inquiries received by the van had nothing to do with consumer problems and, with the cutbacks of the 1980s, the service was withdrawn.

Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.

Ex: With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.

Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

* album de recortes = guard book, scrapbook.

* archivo de recortes = cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.

* experimentar recortes = suffer + cuts.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* padecer recortes = experience + cutbacks.

* período de recortes presupuestarios = budget-slashing times.

* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.

* recorte de periódico = clipping, newspaper clipping, newspaper cutting.

* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* recorte de pliego = offcut.

* recorte de prensa = press cutting [press-cutting], press clipping, newspaper clipping.

* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.

* recorte económico = axe [ax, -USA].

* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.

* recorte presupuestario = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cut.

* recortes = contraction, under the knife.

* recorte salarial = salary cut.

* recortes económicos = economic retrenchment, retrenchment, financial cutbacks, economic cuts, spending cuts, expenditure cuts.

* recortes presupuestarios = budget cutting.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

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recorte

masculine

A (de un periódico, una revista) cutting, clipping

B ( Fin) (acción) cutting; (efecto) cut, reduction

recortes presupuestarios budget cuts, reductions in the budget

C

( Méx fam) (maledicencia): se dedicaron al recorte they spent their time pulling everyone apart o tearing into people ( colloq)

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Del verbo recortar: ( conjugate recortar)

recorté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

recorte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
recortar
recorte
recortar ( conjugate recortar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut out

b) ‹pelo/puntas› to trim

2 ‹gastos/plantilla› to reduce
recorte sustantivo masculino
1 (de periódico, revista) cutting, clipping
2 (Fin) ( acción) cutting;
( efecto) cut, reduction
recortar verbo transitivo
1 (una foto, un texto) to cut out
2 (bordes, puntas del pelo) to trim
3 (gastos) to reduce, cut
recorte sustantivo masculino
1 (de prensa) cutting, clipping
2 (de bordes, pelo) trim, cut
3 (de gastos) reduction, cut
' recorte' also found in these entries:
English:
clipping
- cut
- cutting
- press cutting
- snip
- spending cut
- off
- trim

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recorte nm

1. [pieza cortada] trimming;
[de periódico, revista] cutting, clipping
2. [reducción] cut, cutback

Comp
recortes de personal job cuts;
recorte presupuestario budget cut;

recorte salarial wage o pay cut

3. [cartulina] cutout

4. Dep sidestep

5. Méx Fam [crítica] nasty o snide remark;

no me gustan tus amigos, están siempre en el recorte I don't like your friends, they're always being nasty about o Br slagging off other people

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recorte

m fig

cutback;

recorte de periódico cutting, clipping;

recorte salarial salary cut;

recorte de personal reduction in personnel, personnel cutback;

recortes sociales pl cutbacks in public services

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recorte nm

1) : cut, reduction

2) : clipping

recortes de periódicos: newspaper clippings

Spanish-English dictionary > recorte
7 reducción

f.

1 reduction, decrease, decline, fall.

2 curtailment, deescalation, cut, cutback.

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reducción

► nombre femenino

1 reduction

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noun f.

reduction

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SF

1) (=disminución)

a) [de cantidad, precios, consumo, tamaño] reduction

una reducción del número de atentados — a reduction in the number of terrorist attacks

una reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending

una reducción en el tamaño de los envases — a reduction in the size of containers

estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff

b) [de tiempo] reduction

la reducción a cinco años del mandato presidencial — the reduction of the presidential term to five years

los sindicatos piden la reducción de la jornada laboral — they unions are calling for a shorter working day

reducción de jornada — reduction of working hours

reducción del activo — divestment

reducciones presupuestarias — budget cuts

reducciones salariales — wage cuts

2) (Mat) (=conversión) [de unidades, medidas] conversion; [de ecuaciones] reduction

3) [de rebeldes] defeat

4) (Med) setting, reduction frm

5) Chile [de indígenas] reservation ( of natives)

6) LAm ( Hist) settlement of Christianized Indians

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femenino

1)

a) ( disminución) reduction

la reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes

se solicitó la reducción de la pena — they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

b) (Fot) reduction

2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction

3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation

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= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex. The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.

Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.

Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.

Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.

Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.

Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.

Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.

Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.

Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.

Ex. Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.

Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.

Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

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* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.

* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].

* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].

* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.

* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.

* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.

* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducción de los precios = price cut.

* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.

* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de precios = pricecutting.

* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.

* reducción fiscal = tax cut.

* reducción para piano = piano score.

* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.

* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.

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femenino

1)

a) ( disminución) reduction

la reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes

se solicitó la reducción de la pena — they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

b) (Fot) reduction

2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction

3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation

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= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.

Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.

Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.

Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.

Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.

Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.

Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.

Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.

Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.

Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.

Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.

Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.

* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].

* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].

* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.

* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.

* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.

* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducción de los precios = price cut.

* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.

* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de precios = pricecutting.

* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.

* reducción fiscal = tax cut.

* reducción para piano = piano score.

* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.

* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.

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reducción

feminine

A

1

(disminución): reducción de gastos reduction in costs

la reducción del precio del pan the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

no habrá reducción de los impuestos there will be no tax cuts o no reduction in taxes

una reducción del personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce

se ha producido una reducción en el consumo de tabaco there has been a reduction o drop in tobacco consumption

una reducción de tres horas semanales a reduction of three hours a week

se solicitó la reducción de la pena they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

2 ( Fot) reduction

B

1 ( Mat) reduction

2 ( Quím) reduction

C (de una ciudad) conquest; (de los rebeldes, enemigos) defeat

D

1 ( Hist) settlement of Indians converted to Christianity

2 ( Chi) (de indígenas) reservation

E (de una fractura) setting, reduction ( tech)

F (CS) (de un cadáver) exhumation ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)

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reducción sustantivo femenino
reduction;
◊ reducción de impuestos tax cuts, reduction in taxes;

una reducción de personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce
reducción sustantivo femenino reduction
reducción de plantilla, streamlining

' reducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapartida
- polvareda
- rebaja
- despedir
English:
cut
- cutback
- decrease
- reduction
- redundant
- remission
- retrenchment
- board

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reducción nf

1. [disminución] reduction;

piden la reducción de la jornada laboral they are asking for working hours to be shortened;

se ha producido una reducción de los precios de 5 puntos porcentuales prices have gone down o fallen by 5 percent

Comp
reducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;
reducción de condena remission;

reducción de gastos cost cutting;

han anunciado una reducción de gastos they have announced that they are going to cut costs;

reducción de jornada: [m5] estar en reducción de jornada to work part-time;

reducción de precios [acción] price-cutting;
[resultado] price cut;
reducción tributaria tax cut

2. [sometimiento] [de rebelión] suppression;
[de ejército] defeat
3. Med [de fractura] reduction

4. Quím reduction

5. Hist = settlement of Indians converted to Christianity

6. RP [de cadáver] exhumation [for reburial of bones in smaller container]

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reducción

f

1 reduction;

reducción de empleo job cuts pl ;

reducción de impuestos tax cut;

reducción de la jornada laboral shortening of the working day;

reducción de personal o

plantilla cutbacks pl, job cuts pl

2 MED setting

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reducción nf, pl - ciones : reduction, decrease

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reducción n reduction

Spanish-English dictionary > reducción
8 cambio de moneda

(n.) = exchange rate, foreign exchange, currency exchange rate, market rate of exchange, foreign exchange rate, currency rate, rate of exchange, currency exchange

Ex. The price in the local currency is then calculated from the information in the exchange rate table.

Ex. This article defines financial information by looking at the information needs of 4 major divisions of the financial community: commodities; foreign exchange; capital markets; and securities and equities.

Ex. Their response was significantly different, however, in large part due to much better understanding of the effect of foreign currency exchange rates on subscription prices of scientific and technical journals.

Ex. For some countries trade fluctuates with changes in the weekly market rates of exchange, but for others it changes only when their currencies are realigned in the European Monetary System.

Ex. This article highlights the foreign exchange rate problem in library periodicals purchasing.

Ex. These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc.

Ex. As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

Ex. However, not all banks provide a currency exchange service.

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(n.) = exchange rate, foreign exchange, currency exchange rate, market rate of exchange, foreign exchange rate, currency rate, rate of exchange, currency exchange

Ex: The price in the local currency is then calculated from the information in the exchange rate table.

Ex: This article defines financial information by looking at the information needs of 4 major divisions of the financial community: commodities; foreign exchange; capital markets; and securities and equities.

Ex: Their response was significantly different, however, in large part due to much better understanding of the effect of foreign currency exchange rates on subscription prices of scientific and technical journals.

Ex: For some countries trade fluctuates with changes in the weekly market rates of exchange, but for others it changes only when their currencies are realigned in the European Monetary System.

Ex: This article highlights the foreign exchange rate problem in library periodicals purchasing.

Ex: These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc.

Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

Ex: However, not all banks provide a currency exchange service.

Spanish-English dictionary > cambio de moneda
9 tipo de cambio

tipo de cambio

FINANZAS rate of exchange

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(n.) = exchange rate, rate of exchange

Ex. The price in the local currency is then calculated from the information in the exchange rate table.

Ex. As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

* * *

(n.) = exchange rate, rate of exchange

Ex: The price in the local currency is then calculated from the information in the exchange rate table.

Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

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tipo de cambio

exchange rate

Spanish-English dictionary > tipo de cambio
10 cada vez menor

(adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending

Ex. It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.

Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex. It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.

Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex. With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.

Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.

Ex. The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.

Ex. As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

Ex. Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.

Ex. Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.

Ex. It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.

Ex. Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.

Ex. The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.

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(adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending

Ex: It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.

Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.

Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.

Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.

Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

Ex: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.

Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.

Ex: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.

Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.

Ex: The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.

Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez menor
11 reducir

v.

1 to reduce.

reduzca la velocidad reduce speed now (en letrero)

nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut

reducir algo a algo to reduce something to something

reducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of something

Ella redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.

2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).

3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).

4 to set (medicine).

5 to shorten, to shrink.

Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.

6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.

Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.

7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.

Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.

8 to hydrogenate.

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reducir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reduce

■ reducir a cenizas to reduce to ashes

2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on

■ reducir gastos to cut down on expenses

3 (vencer) to subdue

4 MEDICINA to set

5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down

► verbo intransitivo

1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear

► verbo pronominal reducirse

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

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verb

1) to reduce, cut

2) decrease

3) subdue

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1. VT

1) (=disminuir)

a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessen

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down

conviene reducir el consumo de grasas — it is advisable to cut down on fatty foods

el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%

un tratamiento para reducir la celulitis — a treatment to reduce cellulite

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reduce

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months

c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten

2)

• reducir algo a algo —

a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sth

redujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government

todo lo reduce a cosas materiales — he reduces everything to material terms

b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth

reducir un kilómetro a metros — to convert a kilometre into metres

el techo fue reducido a cenizas por el fuego — the roof was reduced to ashes by the fire

- reducir algo al absurdo

3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm

entre los tres lograron reducir al atracador — the three of them managed to overpower the robber

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm

5) (Quím) to reduce

6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *

2.

VI (Aut) to change down

reduce a segunda — change down to second gear

3.

See:

reducirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

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= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

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* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

* * *

= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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reducir [I6 ]

vt

A

1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reduce

hemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of cases

redujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reduced

han prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxes

con esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infection

ejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistline

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sth

han reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pages

le han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two years

la población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former size

reducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o form

el suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothing

reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sth

pretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million

2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

B

1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:

reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligrams

reducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominator

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes

todas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered

2 ( Quím) to reduce

3 ( AmS) ‹objeto robado› to receive, fence ( colloq)

C (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slavery

D ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)

E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)

■ reducir

vi

A ( Coc) to reduce, boil down

dejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reduce

B ( Auto) to shift into a lower gear, change down ( BrE)

■ reducirse

v pron

reducirse A algo:

todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figures

todo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river

* * *

reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹gastos/costos› to cut, reduce;

‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
◊ debería reducir el consumo de sal you should cut down on salt;

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
b) ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

2
a) ( transformar):

◊ reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams;

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
b) (AmS) ‹ objeto robado› to receive, fence (colloq)

3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
◊ todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful

reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift

' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind

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reducir

♦ vt

1. [disminuir] to reduce;
[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);
nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;

reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;

reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;

el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;

reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;

reducir algo a o [m5] en la mitad to reduce sth by half;

tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;

reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum

2. [fotocopia] to reduce

3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;
[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower
4. Mat [unidades de medida] to convert (a to); [fracciones, ecuaciones] to cancel out

5. Med [hueso] to set

6. Quím to reduce

7. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence

9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]

♦ vi

1. [en el automóvil]
reducir (de marcha o [m5] velocidad) to change down;

reduce a tercera change down into third (gear)

2. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

♦ See also the pronominal verb reducirse

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reducir

v/t

1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;

reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;

reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear

2 MIL overcome

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reducir {61} vt

1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut

2) : to subdue

3) : to boil down

♦ See also the reflexive verb reducirse

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reducir vb to reduce

reducir la velocidad to reduce speed

Spanish-English dictionary > reducir
12 descedente

= falling.

Ex. As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

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= falling.

Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

Spanish-English dictionary > descedente
13 luchar contra la inflación

(v.) = combat + inflation, fight + inflation

Ex. Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.

Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

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(v.) = combat + inflation, fight + inflation

Ex: Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.

Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

Spanish-English dictionary > luchar contra la inflación
14 ocultar

v.

1 to hide.

ocultar algo a alguien to hide something from somebody

le ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from him

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

2 to cover up (delito).

3 to hush, to hide.

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

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ocultar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to hide, conceal

■ se ocultó en un árbol he hid in a tree

■ me ocultó la verdad he hid the truth from me

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verb

to conceal, hide

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ objeto, mancha] to hide (a, de from)
conceal (a, de from)
2) [+ sentimientos, intenciones] to hide, conceal

2.

See:

ocultarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <noticia/verdad>

ocultarle algo A alguien — to conceal something from somebody

b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hide

c) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide
2.
ocultarse v pron

a) persona to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención — behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

c) sol to disappear

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= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.

Ex. All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.

Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex. But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

Ex. The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex. He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex. Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.

Ex. It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.

* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.

* ocultarse = go into + hiding.

* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <noticia/verdad>

ocultarle algo A alguien — to conceal something from somebody

b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hide

c) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide
2.
ocultarse v pron

a) persona to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención — behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

c) sol to disappear

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= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.

Ex: All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.

Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex: Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.

Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.

* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.

* ocultarse = go into + hiding.

* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.

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ocultar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹noticia/verdad› ocultarle algo A algn to conceal sth FROM sb

¿por qué me lo ocultaste? why did you conceal it from me?

2 (disimular) ‹sentimientos/intenciones› to conceal, hide

3 (de la vista) to conceal, hide

■ ocultarse

v pron

«persona» to hide

el sol se ocultó detrás de las nubes the sun disappeared behind the clouds

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

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ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide;
‹ persona› to hide;
ocultarle algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb
ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
' ocultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pantalla
- silenciar
- solapar
- soterrar
- tapar
- disfrazar
- escamotear
English:
blot out
- conceal
- dark
- hide
- hold back
- impatience
- keep from
- mask
- obscure
- screen
- secret
- secrete
- suppress
- withhold
- cover
- disguise
- keep

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ocultar

♦ vt

1. [esconder] to conceal, to hide;

ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb

2. [información, noticia] to conceal, to hide;

ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb;

le ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from him

3. [sorpresa, irritación] to conceal, to hide;

oculté mis verdaderos sentimientos I concealed my true feelings

4. [delito] to cover up

♦ See also the pronominal verb ocultarse

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ocultar

v/t hide, conceal

* * *

ocultar vt

esconder: to conceal, to hide

♦ See also the reflexive verb ocultarse

* * *

ocultar vb to hide [pt. hid; pp. hidden]

se ocultó detrás de un árbol he hid behind a tree

Spanish-English dictionary > ocultar
15 valorar

v.

1 to value (tasar) (propiedad, obra).

la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million

2 to evaluate, to assess.

su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favorably

el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favored among the candidates

3 to value.

valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly

4 to appraise, to price, to evaluate, to give an estimate on.

María valora los bienes Mary appraises the assets.

5 to appreciate, to value, to cherish, to esteem.

Ella valora los regalos She appreciates the gifts.

6 to appreciate to.

María valora poder caminar de nuevo Mary appreciates to be able to walk again

7 to weigh.

Ellos valoraron la decisión The weighed the decision.

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valorar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tasar) to value, calculate the value of

2 (aumentar el valor) to raise the value of

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

valorar a alguien en mucho figurado to hold somebody in high esteem

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verb

1) to assess, evaluate

2) value

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VT

1) (=tasar) [+ joya, obra de arte] to value (en at); [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess (en at)

un cuadro valorado en dos millones — a painting valued at two million

las pérdidas han sido valoradas en miles de millones — the damage has been estimated o assessed at thousands of millions

2) (=apreciar) [+ cualidad] to value, appreciate

no sabes valorar la amistad — you don't value o appreciate friendship

un trabajo no valorado por la sociedad — it is a job which is not valued o appreciated by society

valoro mucho la sinceridad — I value honesty highly

los resultados han sido valorados negativamente — the results were judged negatively

los jóvenes valoran muy poco a los políticos — young people have a very poor opinion of politicians

"se valorarán los conocimientos de inglés" — "knowledge of English an advantage"

3) (=revalorizar) to raise the value of

4) (Quím) to titrate

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verbo transitivo

a) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assess

valorar algo en algo — to value something at something

la casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...

las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars

eso no se puede valorar en dinero — you cannot put a value on it

b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assess

valorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative

c) <amistad/lealtad> to value

valoraba muy poco su dedicación — he attached very little value to her dedication

se valorará experiencia — experience an advantage

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= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.

Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.

Ex. Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.

Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

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* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.

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verbo transitivo

a) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assess

valorar algo en algo — to value something at something

la casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...

las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars

eso no se puede valorar en dinero — you cannot put a value on it

b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assess

valorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative

c) <amistad/lealtad> to value

valoraba muy poco su dedicación — he attached very little value to her dedication

se valorará experiencia — experience an advantage

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= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.

Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.

Ex: Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.

Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.

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valorar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (tasar) ‹joyas/cuadros› to value; ‹pérdidas/daños› to assess valorar algo EN algo:

el cuadro está valorado en 2 millones de dólares the picture is valued at 2 million dollars

las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares the damage is estimated at several million dollars

una vida no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on a person's life

2 ( frml) (considerar) to assess

valoró la actuación de su predecesor he assessed his predecessor's performance

(+ compl): valoran positivamente esta nueva política they consider o judge this new policy to be positive

su cambio de actitud fue valorado negativamente her change of attitude was viewed unfavorably

3 (apreciar, estimar) to appreciate

no sabes valorar la amistad you don't appreciate the true value of friendship, you don't value friendship as you should

valoraba muy poco su dedicación he attached very little value to her dedication

valoro mucho su lealtad I value your loyalty very highly

[ S ] se valorará experiencia experience an advantage

B ( Quím) to titrate

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valorar ( conjugate valorar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹joya/cuadro› to value;

‹pérdida/daño› to assess;
valorar algo en algo to value/assess sth at sth;
◊ eso no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on it

b) (frml) ‹trabajo/actuación› to assess

c) ‹amistad/lealtad› to value

valorar verbo transitivo
1 (dar un valor, precio) to value
2 (tener en estima, consideración) to value: no valora lo que estás haciendo, he doesn't appreciate what you are doing
' valorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotizar
- estimar
- invalorable
English:
appreciate
- assess
- price
- value
- appraise
- estimate
- evaluate
- prize

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valorar vt

1. [tasar] [obra de arte] to value;
[daños] to assess, to estimate;
la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million

2. [evaluar] to evaluate, to assess;

su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favourably;

el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favoured among the candidates

3. [apreciar] to value;

no saben valorar el trabajo de los enseñantes they do not value the work that teachers do;

valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly

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valorar

v/t

1 ( tasar) value (en at)

2 ( estimar) appreciate, value

* * *

valorar vt

1) evaluar: to evaluate, to appraise, to assess

2) apreciar: to value, to appreciate

* * *

valorar vb to value

valoraron los cuadros antes de la subasta they valued the paintings before the auction

valoro mucho tu amistad I value your friendship very much

Spanish-English dictionary > valorar
16 descender

v.

1 to fall, to drop (valor, temperatura, nivel).

ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics

2 to descend.

la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valley

el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley

3 to be relegated.

descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division

descender de categoría to be relegated

4 to go down.

5 to descend from.

La tribu desciende de la región central the tribe comes from the central region

De esa palabra descienden otras muchas many other words derive from that one

El buen ánimo general descendió The general good mood descended.

Ella descendió despacio She descended slowly.

Ella desciende de guerreros She descends from warriors.

El bus descendió por la colina The bus descended by way of the hill.

Me descendió la temperatura My temperature descended.

6 to get off, to get out.

descender de un avión to get off a plane

descender de un coche to get out of a car

7 to walk down.

Elsa descendió la colina Elsa walked down the hill.

8 to lower, to reduce in intensity, to reduce.

La fricción descendió el impulso The friction lowered the momentum.

9 to have less.

Me descendió la fiebre I have less fever.

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descender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo intransitivo

1 to descend, go down, come down

2 (temperatura, nivel, etc) to drop, fall, go down

3 (ser descendiente) to descend (de, from), issue (de, from)

4 (provenir) to come (de, from)

► verbo transitivo

1 (llevar más bajo) to take down, bring down, lower

2 (bajar) to go down

■ descendió la escalera muy rápidamente he went down the stairs very quickly

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verb

1) to descend

2) go down

3) fall, drop

•

- descender de

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1. VT

1) [+ escalera, colina] to come down, go down, descend frm

descendió las escaleras y se nos acercó — he came down o frm descended the stairs and approached us

2) (=llevar abajo)

descender a algn — to lower sb

descender algo — to lower sth

descendieron al bombero al pozo — they lowered the fireman o let the fireman down into the well

descendieron al gato del tejado — they brought o got the cat down from the roof

un señor le ayudó a descender el equipaje — a man helped her to get o reach her luggage down

3) [en orden, jerarquía] to downgrade, demote

lo han descendido de categoría por ineficacia — he has been downgraded o demoted for inefficiency

el single descendió tres puestos en las listas de éxitos — the single went down three places in the charts

2. VI

1) (=disminuir) [fiebre] to go down, abate; [temperatura, precio, número, nivel] to go down, fall, drop; [ventas, demanda, producción] to fall, drop (off); [calidad] to go down, decline

el índice de paro descendió considerablemente — unemployment has fallen o gone down considerably

2) [de un lugar a otro] [persona] to come down, go down, descend frm; [avión] to descend

el río desciende limpio de la sierra — the river comes o runs down clean from the mountains

3) [en orden, jerarquía] to be downgraded, be demoted; (Dep) to be relegated

ha descendido tras el reajuste de la plantilla — he has been downgraded o demoted in the staff reorganization

el restaurante ha descendido de categoría — the restaurant has been downgraded

su libro descendió al puesto cuarto — her book went down to fourth place

4)

• descender de (=provenir de) —

esta palabra desciende del latín — this word comes from o derives from (the) Latin

el hombre desciende del mono — man is descended from apes

desciende de linaje de reyes — he is descended from o comes from a line of kings

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go down

descendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río — the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra — the passengers disembarked

c) (liter) oscuridad to fall, descend (liter); niebla to descend (liter)

2)

a) ( en jerarquía)

el hotel ha descendido de categoría — the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos — his record has gone down the charts

b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)

3) ( proceder)

descender de alguien — to be descended from somebody

descienden directamente de los incas — they are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble — he is of noble descent

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= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.

Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex. If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.

Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

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* descender a = fall to.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* descender en picada = swoop.

* descender por debajo de = fall below.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go down

descendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río — the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra — the passengers disembarked

c) (liter) oscuridad to fall, descend (liter); niebla to descend (liter)

2)

a) ( en jerarquía)

el hotel ha descendido de categoría — the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos — his record has gone down the charts

b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)

3) ( proceder)

descender de alguien — to be descended from somebody

descienden directamente de los incas — they are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble — he is of noble descent

* * *

= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.

Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.

Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

* descender a = fall to.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* descender en picada = swoop.

* descender por debajo de = fall below.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

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descender [E8 ]

vi

A

1 «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drop

hacia allá desciende la numeración de la calle the street numbers go down in that direction

2 ( frml) (desde una altura) «avión» to descend; «persona» to descend ( frml), to go down

el avión empezó a descender the plane began its descent o began to descend

descendieron por la ladera oeste they came down o descended the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra the passengers disembarked

3 ( liter); «oscuridad» to fall, descend ( liter); «niebla» to descend ( liter)

B

1

(en una jerarquía): el hotel ha descendido de categoría the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos his record has gone down the charts

2 ( Dep) (de categoría, nivel) to go down, be relegated

C (proceder) descender DE algn to descend FROM sb ( frml), to be descended FROM sb

descienden directamente de los incas they are directly descended from o are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble he is of noble descent, he descends from a noble family ( frml)

■ descender

vt

A ‹escaleras/montaña› to descend ( frml), to go/come down

B ‹empleado› to demote, downgrade

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descender ( conjugate descender) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [temperatura/nivel] to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) [ avión] to descend;

[ persona] to descend (frml), to come/go down
2 ( en clasificación) to go down
3 ( proceder) descender de algn to be descended from sb
descender
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir hacia abajo) to go down, descend
(disminuir: temperatura, precio) to fall, drop
2 (bajar de un vehículo) to get off [de, -]
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]
3 (provenir de) descender de, to descend from: desciende de los duques de Villamediana, he's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana
II verbo transitivo to bring down
' descender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
English:
descend
- dive
- nosedive
- relegate
- shelve
- slope
- descended
- drop
- nose
- plunge
- sink

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descender

♦ vi

1. [temperatura, nivel, precios] to fall, to drop;

ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics;

desciende el número de desempleados [en titulares] unemployment down

2. [de una altura] to descend;

descendimos por la cara este we made our descent by the east face;

descender al interior de una mina to go down (into) a mine;

el halcón descendió en picado the falcon swooped down;

el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley;

la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valley

3. [de vehículo]
descender de un avión to get off a plane;

descender de un coche to get out of a car;

descender de un tren to get off a train

4. [en el trabajo] to be demoted

5. [en competición deportiva] to be relegated;

descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division;

descender de categoría to be relegated

6. [de antepasado]
descender de to be descended from;

desciende de aristócratas she's of aristocratic descent;

el hombre desciende de los simios man is descended from the apes

7. [en estimación] to go down;

su prestigio como cantante descendió mucho his reputation as a singer plummeted

♦ vt

1. [bajar]
descendieron al paciente de la ambulancia they took the patient out of the ambulance;

descendió las escaleras rápidamente she ran down the stairs

2. [en el trabajo] to demote;

lo han descendido de categoría en el trabajo he's been demoted at work

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descender

I v/i

1 para indicar alejamiento go down, descend; para indicar acercamiento come down, descend; fig

go down, decrease, diminish

2

:

descender de de civilización descend from

II v/t escalera go down; para indicar acercamiento come down

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descender {56} vt

1) : to descend, to go down

2) bajar: to lower, to take down, to let down

descender vi

1) : to descend, to come down

2) : to drop, to fall

3)

descender de : to be a descendant of

* * *

descender vb

1. (bajar) to come down [pt. came; pp. come] / to go down

descendimos de la azotea we came down from the terrace roof

el explorador Stanley descendió el río Zaire the explorer Stanley went down the Zaire river

2. (bajar de coche) to get out

descendió del taxi he got out of the taxi

3. (bajar de autobús, tren, etc) to get off

descendió del avió she got off the plane

4. (disminuir) to drop [pt. & pp. dropped] / to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

van a descender las temperaturas the temperature is going to drop

la natalidad ha descendido the birth rate has fallen

5. (proceder) to be descended

desciende de una familia aristocrática he is descended from an aristocratic family

6. (en una clasificación) to go down

el Málaga descendió a Segunda Malaga went down to the second divison

Spanish-English dictionary > descender
17 disminuir

v.

1 to reduce.

2 to decrease.

El medicamento disminuyó la fiebre The drug decreased the fever.

Me disminuyó la temperatura My temperature decreased.

3 to diminish, to decrease, to fall off, to drop off.

El calor disminuyó The heat diminished.

4 to lessen, to take down, to humiliate, to deflate.

Su actitud disminuyó a su hijo His attitude lessened his son.

5 to have less.

Te disminuyó la fiebre You have less fever.

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disminuir

Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to decrease

2 (medidas, velocidad) to reduce

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to diminish

2 (temperatura, precios) to drop, fall

* * *

verb

1) to decrease

2) drop, fall

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1. VT

1) (=reducir) [+ nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce, bring down; [+ riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce, lessen; [+ temperatura] to lower, bring down; [+ prestigio, autoridad] to diminish, lessen; [+ fuerzas] to sap; [+ entusiasmo] to dampen

algunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%

hemos tenido que disminuir la dosis — we've had to reduce the dose

las vacunas disminuyen la resistencia a otros virus — vaccinations lower resistance to other germs

disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend

durante el día disminuyen la vigilancia — security is not so strict during the day

esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas — this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength

2) (Cos) [+ puntos] to decrease

2. VI

1) (=decrecer) [número, población] to decrease, drop, fall; [temperatura, precios] to drop, fall; [distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [días] to grow shorter; [luz] to fade; [prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindle

ha disminuido la tasa de natalidad — the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen

el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente — attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently

ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre — his temperature is dropping o falling now

el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%

su poder disminuyó con el paso del tiempo — his power diminished as time went by

con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor — this tablet will relieve o ease your pain

2) (=empeorar) [memoria, vista] to fail

3) (Cos) [puntos] to decrease

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen

los impuestos no disminuyeron — there was no cut in taxes

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años — one becomes less agile with age

2) ( al tejer) to decrease
2.
disminuir vt

1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos — alcohol slows down your reactions

2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease

* * *

= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.

Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.

Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex. When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex. Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.

Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.

* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen

los impuestos no disminuyeron — there was no cut in taxes

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años — one becomes less agile with age

2) ( al tejer) to decrease
2.
disminuir vt

1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos — alcohol slows down your reactions

2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease

* * *

= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.

Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.

Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.

Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.

* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

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disminuir [ I20 ]

vi

A (menguar) «número/cantidad» to decrease, drop, fall; «desempleo/exportaciones/gastos» to decrease, drop, fall; «entusiasmo» to wane, diminish; «interés» to wane, diminish, fall off

el número de fumadores ha disminuido the number of smokers has dropped o fallen o decreased

los impuestos no disminuyeron there was no decrease o cut in taxes

los casos de malaria han disminuido there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria cases

disminuyó la intensidad del viento the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años one becomes less agile with age

B (al tejer) to decrease

■ disminuir

vt

A (reducir) ‹gastos/costos› to reduce, bring down, cut

disminuimos la velocidad we reduced speed

es un asunto muy grave y se intenta disminuir su importancia it is a very serious matter, and its importance is being played down

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos alcohol slows down your reactions

B (al tejer) ‹puntos› to decrease

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disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;
[precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
[ dolor] to diminish, lessen
verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
‹ impuestos› to cut;
‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
disminuir
I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
' disminuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- atenuar
- bajar
- descender
- enfriar
- perder
- rebajar
- reducir
- reducirse
- velocidad
English:
cut back
- decline
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- drop
- dwindle
- ease off
- ease up
- lessen
- lower
- odds
- reduce
- shrink
- sink
- slacken
- slacken off
- taper off
- thin out
- abate
- ease
- flag
- go
- let
- tail
- taper
- wane

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disminuir

♦ vt

to reduce, to decrease;

disminuye la velocidad al entrar en la curva reduce speed as you go into the curve;

pastillas que disminuyen el sueño tablets that prevent drowsiness;

la lesión no ha disminuido su habilidad con el balón the injury hasn't affected his skill with the ball

♦ vi
[cantidad, velocidad, intensidad, contaminación] to decrease, to decline; [desempleo, inflación] to decrease, to fall; [precios, temperatura] to fall, to go down; [vista, memoria] to fail; [interés] to decline, to wane;
disminuye el número de matriculaciones en la universidad university enrolments are down;

medidas para que disminuyan los costes cost-cutting measures;

no disminuye la euforia inversora investor enthusiasm continues unabated

* * *

disminuir

I v/t gastos, costos reduce, cut; velocidad reduce

II v/i decrease, diminish

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disminuir {41} vt

reducir: to reduce, to decrease, to lower

disminuir vi

1) : to lower

2) : to drop, to fall

* * *

disminuir vb

1. (reducir) to reduce

intentamos disminuir el número de accidentes we are trying to reduce the number of accidents

2. (bajar, menguar) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

disminuye el número de ballenas en el mundo the number of whales in the world is falling

Spanish-English dictionary > disminuir
18 estimar

v.

1 to think highly of, to respect (apreciar) (person).

estima mucho a sus amigos he values his friends highly

2 to value.

estimar el valor de algo to estimate the value of something

han estimado que las pérdidas superan los cien millones the losses are estimated to be over a hundred million

El gerente estima a su secretaria The manager holds his secretary in regard

3 to consider, to deem.

no estimó necesario realizar declaraciones she didn't consider o deem it necessary to make any statement

4 to estimate, to calculate, to deem, to figure.

El gerente estima los gastos The manager estimates the expenses.

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estimar

► verbo transitivo

1 (apreciar) to esteem, respect, hold in esteem, admire

2 (valorar) to value

■ estimaron el cuadro en dos millones the picture was valued at two million

3 (juzgar, creer) to consider, think, reckon

4 (calcular) to estimate

■ estimamos el costo en cuatrocientos euros we estimate the cost at four-hundred euros

5 DERECHO (una demanda) to admit

* * *

verb

1) to esteem

2) estimate

3) consider, regard

* * *

1. VT

1) (Com) (=evaluar) to estimate; (=valorar) to value, appraise (EEUU) (en at)

los daños se estimaron en varios millones — the damage was estimated at several million

estimar algo en mil euros — to value sth at a thousand euros

¡se estima! — thanks very much!, I appreciate it!

2) (=respetar) to respect

una persona muy estimada por los que lo conocían — a person highly-respected by those who knew him

estimar a algn en mucho — to have a high opinion o regard of sb

estimar a algn en poco — to have a low opinion o regard of sb

3) (=juzgar) to consider, deem

lo que usted estime conveniente — whatever you consider o deem appropriate

2.

See:

estimarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( apreciar)

a) < persona> to respect, hold... in high o great esteem (frml)

lo estimo mucho, pero sólo como amigo — I'm very fond of him, but only as a friend

b) < objeto> to value

estima mucho ese anillo — she values that ring highly

su piel es muy estimada — its skin is highly prized

2) (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)

no lo estimé necesario — I did not consider it necessary

3) ( calcular) <valor/costo/pérdidas> to estimate

estimar algo en algo — to estimate something at something

pérdidas estimadas en varios millones — losses estimated at several million

* * *

= appraise, deem, estimate, reckon, gauge, esteem, hold in + esteem, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex. If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

Ex. If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.

Ex. For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.

Ex. Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.

Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex. But women value social progress and consciousness of success less than men and esteem freedom and love.

Ex. However, staff of reference libraries are not always held in such high esteem.

Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

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* estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.

* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.

* estimar los costes = cost out.

* subestimar = understatement.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( apreciar)

a) < persona> to respect, hold... in high o great esteem (frml)

lo estimo mucho, pero sólo como amigo — I'm very fond of him, but only as a friend

b) < objeto> to value

estima mucho ese anillo — she values that ring highly

su piel es muy estimada — its skin is highly prized

2) (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)

no lo estimé necesario — I did not consider it necessary

3) ( calcular) <valor/costo/pérdidas> to estimate

estimar algo en algo — to estimate something at something

pérdidas estimadas en varios millones — losses estimated at several million

* * *

= appraise, deem, estimate, reckon, gauge, esteem, hold in + esteem, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.

Ex: For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.

Ex: Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.

Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex: But women value social progress and consciousness of success less than men and esteem freedom and love.

Ex: However, staff of reference libraries are not always held in such high esteem.

Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

* estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.

* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.

* estimar los costes = cost out.

* subestimar = understatement.

* * *

estimar [A1 ]

vt

A (apreciar)

1 ‹persona› to respect, hold … in high o great esteem ( frml)

era muy estimado por todo el pueblo madrileño he was held in very high o great esteem by the people of Madrid, the people of Madrid thought very highly of him

lo estimo mucho, pero sólo como amigo I'm very fond of him, but only as a friend

2 ‹objeto› to value

estima mucho esos pendientes porque eran de su abuela she's very fond of those earrings o she values those earrings highly because they belonged to her grandmother

su piel es muy estimada its skin is highly prized

B ( frml) (considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem ( frml)

no estimo necesario que se tomen esas medidas I do not consider it necessary to take those measures, I do not think those measures are necessary

estimé conveniente que otra persona lo sustituyese I considered it advisable for someone else to replace him

C (calcular) ‹valor/costo/pérdidas› to estimate estimar algo EN algo to estimate sth AT sth

el incendio causó pérdidas estimadas en varios millones the fire caused losses estimated at several million

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estimar ( conjugate estimar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( respetar) to respect, hold … in high esteem (frml);

( tener cariño) to be fond of
b) ‹ objeto› to value;

◊ su piel es muy estimada its skin is highly prized

2 (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)
estimar verbo transitivo
1 frml (sentir cariño) to esteem, respect
2 (juzgar, considerar) to consider, think: no lo estimo necesario, I don't think it is necessary
3 (valorar) to appreciate, think highly of: estimo tu ayuda, I appreciate your help
4 (calcular) to estimate
' estimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcular
English:
deem
- esteem
- estimate
- gauge
- prize
- rate
- see

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estimar

♦ vt

1. [apreciar] [persona] to think highly of, to respect;
[cosa] to value;
estima mucho a sus amigos he values his friends highly;

te estimo mucho, pero esto no te lo puedo permitir I have great respect for you, but I can't allow you to do this;

estimamos enormemente su colaboración we value her help enormously, her help means a great deal to us;

estima su vida en bien poco he has little regard for his own life;

un fruto muy estimado en la cocina oriental a fruit that is highly prized in oriental cooking

2. [evaluar] to value;

estimar el valor de algo to estimate the value of sth;

han estimado que las pérdidas superan los cien millones the losses are estimated to be over a hundred million

3. Formal [creer] to consider, to deem;

no estimó necesario realizar declaraciones she didn't consider o deem it necessary to make any statement

4. [aceptar] [solicitud] to accept;
[querella, demanda] to uphold
♦ See also the pronominal verb estimarse

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estimar

v/t

1 respect, hold in high regard;

estimar (en) poco not think much of

2 ( considerar)

:

estimo conveniente que I consider it advisable to

3 ( calcular)

:

estimar en estimate at; objeto value at

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estimar vt

1) apreciar: to esteem, to respect

2) evaluar: to estimate, to appraise

3) opinar: to consider, to deem

Spanish-English dictionary > estimar
19 gasto

m.

1 spending (dinero gastado).

el gasto de energía energy consumption

el gasto educativo/militar spending on education/defense (de país)

los gastos de la casa household expenses

cubrir gastos to cover costs, to break even

no reparar en gastos to spare no expense

gastos corrientes running cost

gasto deducible tax-deductible expense

gasto de defensa defense spending

gasto de desplazamiento relocation expenses, settling-in allowance

gastos de envío postage and packing

gastos fijos fixed charges o costs

gastos generales general expenses, overhead costs

gastos de mantenimiento maintenance costs

gasto público public expenditure

gastos de representación entertainment allowance

gastos de viaje travel expenses

2 expense, expenditure, expenses, spending.

3 output.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gastar.

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gasto

► nombre masculino

1 expenditure, expense

■ este mes el gasto de agua se ha disparado expenditure on water has shot up this month

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

gastos de mantenimiento running costs, maintenance costs

gastos de representación entertainment allowance sing

gastos diarios daily expenses

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noun m.

expense, expenditure

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SM

1) [de dinero]

la inversión nos supondría un gasto de varios millones — the investment would involve an expense o expenditure of several million

tenemos que reducir el gasto — we must cut costs o spending

no tenías que haberte metido en tanto gasto — you needn't have spent so much

gasto militar — military spending, military expenditure

gasto público — public spending, public expenditure

gasto sanitario — health spending, health expenditure

gasto social — welfare spending, welfare expenditure

2) pl gastos expenses

este dinero es para tus gastos — this money is for your expenses

este mes he tenido muchos gastos — I have had a lot of expenses this month

un viaje con todos los gastos pagados — an all-expenses-paid trip

cubrir gastos — to cover (one's) costs

gastos administrativos — administrative costs

gastos bancarios — bank charges

gastos comerciales — business expenses

gastos corrientes — [en empresa] running costs; [en la Administración] revenue expenditure sing

gastos de administración — administrative costs

gastos de comunidad — service charges

gastos de conservación — maintenance costs

gastos de correo — postal charges

gastos de defensa — defence spending sing, defense spending sing (EEUU)

gastos de desplazamiento — [por viaje] travelling expenses, traveling expenses (EEUU); [por mudanza] relocation allowance sing

gastos de distribución — distribution costs

gastos de entrega — delivery charge sing

gastos de envío — postage and packing sing, postage and handling sing (EEUU)

gastos de explotación — operating costs

gastos de flete — freight charges

gastos de mantenimiento — maintenance costs

gastos de representación — entertainment allowance sing

gastos de servicio — service charge sing

gastos de tramitación — handling charge sing

gastos de transporte — [de personal] travelling expenses, traveling expenses (EEUU); [de mercancías] freight charges

gastos de viaje — travelling expenses, traveling expenses (EEUU)

gastos fijos — fixed charges

gastos generales — overheads, overhead sing (EEUU)

gastos menores (de caja) — petty cash expenses

gastos operacionales — operating costs

gastos vendidos — accrued charges

3) [de gas] flow, rate of flow

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masculino expense

supondría un gasto de un millón — it would cost a million

este mes he tenido muchos gastos — this has been an expensive month for me

los gastos del juicio — the legal costs

restringir gastos — to limit expenditure

- gasto público

- gastos bancarios

- gastos de correo

- gastos de envío

- gastos fijos or estructurales

- gastos varios

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= cost, expense, spending, outlay.

Ex. If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.

Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex. Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.

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* ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.

* central de gastos = budget fund, budget head, budget heading.

* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.

* con cierto gasto = at some expense.

* congelar los gastos = freeze + expenditure.

* contener los gastos = contain + costs.

* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.

* con un gasto mínimo = at minimal expense.

* con unos gastos menores = at a reduced expense.

* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.

* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* costear los gastos de Algo = pay + Posesivo + way.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* dieta para gastos de manutención = per diem food allowance, per diem, expense allowance.

* dinero de sobra para otros gastos = disposable income.

* dinero para gastos = per diem allowance.

* dinero para gastos imprevistos = cash float, petty cash.

* dinero para gastos iniciales = seeding money, seed money.

* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.

* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.

* exceso de gastos = overrun [over-run], cost overrun.

* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento = operating funds.

* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.

* gasto adicional = hidden extra.

* gasto considerable = considerable expense.

* gasto de dinero = expenditure of money.

* gasto deducible = tax deduction, income-tax deduction.

* gasto de empresa = business expense.

* gasto de gestión = administration fee.

* gasto descontrolado = runaway spending.

* gasto desgravable = tax deduction.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* gasto excesivo = overspending, overexpenditure.

* gasto innecesario de = drain on.

* gasto militar = military expenditure.

* gasto público = public expenditure, government spending, government expenditure.

* gastos = expenditure, outgoings.

* gastos adicionales = overhead.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* gastos de alojamiento = lodging expenses, lodging costs.

* gastos de avión = airfare [air fare].

* gastos de calefacción = heating costs.

* gastos de cancelación = cancellation fees.

* gastos de capital = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditure.

* gastos de demora = demurrage.

* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* gastos de envío = postage, shipping costs, shipping and handling, shipping charges.

* gastos de estructura = overhead.

* gastos de funcionamiento = operating costs, operating expenditure, operational costs, operating expenses, recurrent expenditure.

* gastos de gestión = handling fee.

* gastos de libros = book expenditure.

* gastos de matrícula = tuition, registration fee(s), tuition fee(s).

* gastos de refrigeración = cooling costs.

* gastos de transporte = freight charges.

* gastos de viaje = travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* gastos directos = direct costs.

* gastos en personal = staff costs.

* gastos en sustitución de material = replacement costs.

* gastos generales = overhead.

* gastos indirectos = overhead, indirect costs.

* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.

* gastos varios = sundries.

* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.

* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.

* incurrir en gastos = incur + costs, incur + charges, incur + expense, undertake + expenditure.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* partición de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].

* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.

* recuperar gastos = recoup + costs, recoup against + costs.

* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* sin gastos = no cost(s).

* sufragar gastos = meet + expenses, defray + costs.

* sufragar un gasto = meet + cost.

* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

* tener gastos = incur + costs.

* tener gastos generales = incur + overheads.

* usar como gasto deducible = write off.

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masculino expense

supondría un gasto de un millón — it would cost a million

este mes he tenido muchos gastos — this has been an expensive month for me

los gastos del juicio — the legal costs

restringir gastos — to limit expenditure

- gasto público

- gastos bancarios

- gastos de correo

- gastos de envío

- gastos fijos or estructurales

- gastos varios

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= cost, expense, spending, outlay.

Ex: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.

Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.

* ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.

* central de gastos = budget fund, budget head, budget heading.

* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.

* con cierto gasto = at some expense.

* congelar los gastos = freeze + expenditure.

* contener los gastos = contain + costs.

* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.

* con un gasto mínimo = at minimal expense.

* con unos gastos menores = at a reduced expense.

* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.

* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* costear los gastos de Algo = pay + Posesivo + way.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* dieta para gastos de manutención = per diem food allowance, per diem, expense allowance.

* dinero de sobra para otros gastos = disposable income.

* dinero para gastos = per diem allowance.

* dinero para gastos imprevistos = cash float, petty cash.

* dinero para gastos iniciales = seeding money, seed money.

* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.

* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.

* exceso de gastos = overrun [over-run], cost overrun.

* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento = operating funds.

* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.

* gasto adicional = hidden extra.

* gasto considerable = considerable expense.

* gasto de dinero = expenditure of money.

* gasto deducible = tax deduction, income-tax deduction.

* gasto de empresa = business expense.

* gasto de gestión = administration fee.

* gasto descontrolado = runaway spending.

* gasto desgravable = tax deduction.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* gasto excesivo = overspending, overexpenditure.

* gasto innecesario de = drain on.

* gasto militar = military expenditure.

* gasto público = public expenditure, government spending, government expenditure.

* gastos = expenditure, outgoings.

* gastos adicionales = overhead.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* gastos de alojamiento = lodging expenses, lodging costs.

* gastos de avión = airfare [air fare].

* gastos de calefacción = heating costs.

* gastos de cancelación = cancellation fees.

* gastos de capital = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditure.

* gastos de demora = demurrage.

* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* gastos de envío = postage, shipping costs, shipping and handling, shipping charges.

* gastos de estructura = overhead.

* gastos de funcionamiento = operating costs, operating expenditure, operational costs, operating expenses, recurrent expenditure.

* gastos de gestión = handling fee.

* gastos de libros = book expenditure.

* gastos de matrícula = tuition, registration fee(s), tuition fee(s).

* gastos de refrigeración = cooling costs.

* gastos de transporte = freight charges.

* gastos de viaje = travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* gastos directos = direct costs.

* gastos en personal = staff costs.

* gastos en sustitución de material = replacement costs.

* gastos generales = overhead.

* gastos indirectos = overhead, indirect costs.

* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.

* gastos varios = sundries.

* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.

* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.

* incurrir en gastos = incur + costs, incur + charges, incur + expense, undertake + expenditure.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* partición de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].

* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.

* recuperar gastos = recoup + costs, recoup against + costs.

* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* sin gastos = no cost(s).

* sufragar gastos = meet + expenses, defray + costs.

* sufragar un gasto = meet + cost.

* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

* tener gastos = incur + costs.

* tener gastos generales = incur + overheads.

* usar como gasto deducible = write off.

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gasto

masculine

expense

un gasto innecesario an unnecessary expense

los gastos de la casa household expenses

toma este dinero para tus gastos have this money for your expenses

el arreglo supondría un gasto de medio millón it would cost half a million to repair

nos hemos metido en muchos gastos we've incurred a lot of expense

este mes he tenido muchos gastos this has been an expensive month for me o I've spent a lot of money this month

tuvo que pagar los gastos del juicio she had to pay the legal costs

no me compensa el gasto de tiempo it isn't worth my while spending the time on it

restringir gastos to limit expenditure

cubrir (los) gastos to cover (the) costs

gastos de defensa defense spending

Compuestos:

● gasto público

masculine:

el gasto público public expenditure

● gastos bancarios

mpl bank charges (pl)

● gastos de comunidad or (CS) comunes

mpl service charge

● gastos de correo

mpl postage, postal charges (pl) ( BrE)

● gastos de desplazamiento

mpl traveling expenses (pl) ( AmE), travelling expenses (pl) ( BrE)

● gastos de envío

mpl postage and handling ( AmE), postage and packing ( BrE)

● gastos de explotación

mpl operating costs (pl)

● gastos de lobbying

mpl lobbying expenses (pl)

● gastos de mantenimiento

mpl maintenance costs (pl)

● gastos de notaría

mpl legal costs (pl)

● gastos de publicidad

mpl advertising costs (pl)

● gastos de representación

mpl expenses (pl)

● gastos de sanidad

mpl public health expenditure o costs

● gastos de seguro

mpl insurance costs (pl)

● gastos de transporte

mpl freight charges (pl)

● gastos de viaje

mpl travel expenses (pl)

● gastos fijos or estructurales

mpl overheads (pl)

● gastos generales

mpl general expenses (pl)

● gastos notariales

mpl gastos de notaría

● gastos varios

mpl sundries (pl); miscellaneous expenses (pl)

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Del verbo gastar: ( conjugate gastar)

gasto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

gastó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
gastar
gasto
gastar ( conjugate gastar) verbo transitivo
1 ( consumir)
a) ‹ dinero› to spend;

gasto algo en algo to spend sth on sth
b) ‹gasolina/electricidad› to use

2 (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero/tiempo/energía› to waste
3 ( desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out;
‹ tacones› to wear down
4 (fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear;
◊ gasto el 37 I'm a size 37

5 ‹ broma› to play;
◊ le gastoon una broma they played a joke o trick on him

gastarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ‹ dinero› to spend
2 [pilas/batería] to run down;
◊ se me gastó la tinta I ran out of ink

3 [ropa/zapatos] ( desgastarse) to wear out
4 ( enf) (fam) ( tener) to have;
◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!

gasto sustantivo masculino
expense;
◊ un gasto innecesario an unnecessary expense;

este mes he tenido muchos gastos this has been an expensive month for me;
el gasto público public expenditure;
gastos de correo postage;
gastos de envío postage and handling (AmE) o (BrE) packing
gastar verbo transitivo
1 (dinero, tiempo) to spend
(gasolina, energía) to consume
2 (desperdiciar) to waste
3 (terminar) to use up
4 (emplear, usar) (ropa, gafas, zapatos) to wear: gasta papel de cartas azul, he uses blue writing paper
5 le gastaron una broma, they played a joke on him
♦ Locuciones: gastarlas, to behave, act: procura no llevarte mal con el jefe, que no sabes como las gasta, tread carefully with the boss until you find out what sort of person she is
gasto sustantivo masculino
1 (cantidad de dinero) expenditure
(más en pl) gastos, expenses: este dinero es para tus gastos, this is your pocket money
comprarle libros es un gasto inútil, it's just not worth buying him books
casi no ganamos para cubrir gastos, we just don't earn enough to cover our expenses
no te preocupes, yo corro con los gastos, don't worry, I'll deal with the bills
gastos fijos, fixed costs
gastos imprevistos, unforeseen expenses
2 (uso, consumo) tenemos mucho gasto de luz, we consume a lot of electricity

' gasto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprobante
- derroche
- desperdicio
- extra
- imprevista
- imprevisto
- papelería
- permitirse
- respetable
- salida
- sangría
- desembolso
- disparatado
- gastar
- insostenible
- moderar
- suprimir
English:
anticipate
- cover
- curtail
- expenditure
- expense
- extravagance
- face
- halve
- meet
- prank
- precedence
- restraint
- winnings
- size
- spending

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gasto nm
[dinero gastado] spending; [costo] expense;
el gasto de energía energy consumption;

el gasto educativo/militar [de país] spending on education/defence;

los gastos de la casa household expenses;

mis padres me dan dinero para mis gastos my parents give me pocket money;

correr con los gastos (de algo) to meet o bear the cost (of sth), to pay (for sth);

cubrir gastos to cover costs, to break even;

no reparar en gastos to spare no expense

Comp
gastos de aduana customs charges;
gastos de alojamiento accommodation allowance;
Fin gasto amortizable capitalized expense; CSur gastos comunes service charge;
gastos de comunidad service charge;
Com gastos corrientes running costs; Fin gasto deducible tax-deductible expense;
gastos de desplazamiento relocation expenses, settling-in allowance;
Com gastos diversos sundries;
gastos de envío [entre empresas] shipping charges;
[personales] postage and Br packing o US handling; Com gastos de explotación operating costs; Com gastos fijos fixed charges o costs; [en una casa] overheads;
gastos financieros financing charges;
Com gastos generales overheads, overhead costs; Fin gastos de gestión handling charges;
gastos de mantenimiento maintenance costs;

gastos de personal personnel expenses, staffing costs;

gasto público public o government expenditure;

gastos de representación entertainment allowance o expenses;
Fin gastos de tramitación handling charges;
gastos de transporte freight charges, transport costs;

gastos de viaje travelling expenses

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gasto

m expense;

gastos expenses;

meterse en gastos spend money;

cubrir gastos cover one’s costs, break even;

pagar los gastos de juicio pay the costs; de viaje pay the expenses

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gasto nm

1) : expense, expenditure

2) deterioro: wear

3)

gastos generales or

gastos indirectos : overhead

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gasto n

1. (dinero) expense

haz un esfuerzo para moderar tus gastos make an effort to reduce your expenses

2. (de electricidad, agua, energía, etc) consumption

con todos los gastos pagados all expenses paid

correr con los gastos to pay for something [pt. & pp. paid]

cubrir gastos to cover costs

gastos de envío postage and packing

Spanish-English dictionary > gasto
20 recortar

v.

1 to cut off or away (cortar) (lo que sobra).

2 to trim (pelo, flequillo).

3 to cut (down) (gastos).

4 to cut out, to crop, to clip, to clip off.

Lisa recorta las plantas Lisa trims the plants.

5 to prune, to trim.

6 to cut back, to cut down, to lower, to cut.

Lisa recorta los gastos Lisa cuts back the expenses.

7 to suppress, to eliminate.

8 to criticize, to censure, to carp at, to dispraise.

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recortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (muñecos, telas, etc) to cut out

2 (lo que sobra) to cut off

3 (el pelo) to trim

4 figurado to cut, restrict

■ han recortado las subvenciones subsidies have been cut

► verbo pronominal recortarse

1 (sobresalir) to stand out

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verb

1) to cut, reduce

2) trim

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1. VT

1) [+ pelo] to trim; [+ exceso, sobras] to cut away, cut off

2) [+ figura, diseño] to cut out

3) [+ escopeta] to saw off

4) [+ presupuesto] to cut, reduce; [+ plantilla] to cut, cut back; [+ víveres] to cut down

5) (=perfilar) to draw in outline

2.

See:

recortarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut out

la escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off

b) <pelo/puntas> to trim

2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce

3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)
2.
recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figura

recortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something

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= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.

Ex. Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex. The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

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* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.

* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.

* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.

* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.

* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut out

la escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off

b) <pelo/puntas> to trim

2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce

3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)
2.
recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figura

recortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something

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= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.

Ex: Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex: The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.

* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.

* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.

* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.

* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.

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recortar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut out

la escopeta tenía los cañones recortados the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off ( AmE) o ( BrE) sawn off

2 ‹pelo/puntas› to trim

B ‹presupuesto/gastos› to cut, reduce; ‹plantilla› to reduce, cut down on

C ( Méx fam) (criticar) to tear into ( colloq), to pull … apart ( colloq)

■ recortarse

v pron

( liter) recortarse SOBRE algo to stand out AGAINST sth, be silhouetted AGAINST sth

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recortar ( conjugate recortar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut out

b) ‹pelo/puntas› to trim

2 ‹gastos/plantilla› to reduce
recortar verbo transitivo
1 (una foto, un texto) to cut out
2 (bordes, puntas del pelo) to trim
3 (gastos) to reduce, cut
' recortar' also found in these entries:
English:
ax
- axe
- clip
- cut out
- lop off
- trim
- cut
- edit
- scale
- whittle

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recortar

♦ vt

1. [cortar] [lo que sobra] to cut off o away;
[figuras] to cut out
2. [pelo, flequillo] to trim

3. [reducir] to cut;

hay que recortar gastos we'll have to cut (down) our expenditure

4. Dep to sidestep;

recortó a un defensa he sidestepped a defender

♦ See also the pronominal verb recortarse

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recortar

v/t cut out; fig

cut; exceso reduce, cut back on

* * *

recortar vt

1) : to cut, to reduce

2) : to cut out

3) : to trim, to cut off

4) : to outline

♦ See also the reflexive verb recortarse

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recortar vb

1. (foto, figura, etc) to cut out [pt. & pp. cut]

recortó la fotografía de una revista she cut the photo out of a magazine

2. (pelo, bordes, etc) to trim [pt. & pp. trimmed]

la peluquera le recortó el flequillo the hairdresser trimmed her fringe

3. (gastos) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

decidieron recortar gastos y ahorrar para las vacaciones they decided to cut their expenses and save up for their holidays

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