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reading skills

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1 capacidad de leer

= reading skills

Ex. Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

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= reading skills

Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

Spanish-English dictionary > capacidad de leer
2 habilidades lectoras

= reading skills

Ex. Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

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= reading skills

Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

Spanish-English dictionary > habilidades lectoras
3 habilidad

f.

1 skill (destreza).

tener habilidad para algo to be good at something

salió del compromiso con habilidad she cleverly extricated herself from the situation

2 ability, aptitude, capacity, craft.

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habilidad

► nombre femenino

1 (aptitud) skill

2 (astucia) cleverness, smartness

3 DERECHO capacity, competence

4 (gracia) talent

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con gran habilidad very skilfully

tener habilidad manual to be good with one's hands

tener habilidad para algo to be good at something

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noun f.

ability, skill

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SF

1) (=capacidad) ability; (=destreza) skill

tiene mucha habilidad para la pintura — she's a very able painter

un hombre de gran habilidad política — a man of great political skill

su habilidad con el balón era de leyenda — his ball skills were legendary

tiene una gran habilidad para evitar enfrentamientos — he's very skilful o clever at avoiding confrontation

tiene habilidad manual — he's good o clever with his hands

con habilidad: le sacó el secreto con habilidad — he cleverly o skilfully got the secret out of him

defendió su argumento con habilidad — he defended his argument skilfully o cleverly

habilidades sociales — social skills

2) (Jur) competence

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femenino

1)

a) (para actividad manual, física) skill

tiene gran habilidad para la carpintería — he is very good o adept at carpentry

b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

con habilidad — cleverly, skillfully

2) (Der) competence

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= ability, competence, skill, talent, capacity, savoir faire, aptitude, dexterity, ingeniousness, skilfulness [skillfulness, -USA], prowess, faculty.

Ex. The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex. In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex. However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.

Ex. This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.

Ex. Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex. Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable ' savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.

Ex. In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.

Ex. Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.

Ex. But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.

Ex. At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.

Ex. The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.

Ex. Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.

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* con habilidad = adeptly.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* habilidad artística = artistry.

* habilidad cognitiva = cognitive skill, cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* habilidad de razonar = thinking skills.

* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.

* habilidades = competency.

* habilidades comunicativas = speaking skills.

* habilidades lectoras = reading skills.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* habilidades orales = speaking skills.

* habilidad especial = knack, knack.

* habilidad física = physical ability, physical ability.

* habilidad lectora = reading ability.

* habilidad manual = manual skill.

* habilidad mental = mental ability.

* habilidad natural = knack, knack, natural ability.

* habilidad política = statesmanship, political wisdom.

* habilidad verbal = verbal skill.

* perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.

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femenino

1)

a) (para actividad manual, física) skill

tiene gran habilidad para la carpintería — he is very good o adept at carpentry

b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

con habilidad — cleverly, skillfully

2) (Der) competence

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= ability, competence, skill, talent, capacity, savoir faire, aptitude, dexterity, ingeniousness, skilfulness [skillfulness, -USA], prowess, faculty.

Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.

Ex: This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.

Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable ' savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.

Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.

Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.

Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.

Ex: At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.

Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.

Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.

* con habilidad = adeptly.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* habilidad artística = artistry.

* habilidad cognitiva = cognitive skill, cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* habilidad de razonar = thinking skills.

* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.

* habilidades = competency.

* habilidades comunicativas = speaking skills.

* habilidades lectoras = reading skills.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* habilidades orales = speaking skills.

* habilidad especial = knack, knack.

* habilidad física = physical ability, physical ability.

* habilidad lectora = reading ability.

* habilidad manual = manual skill.

* habilidad mental = mental ability.

* habilidad natural = knack, knack, natural ability.

* habilidad política = statesmanship, political wisdom.

* habilidad verbal = verbal skill.

* perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.

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habilidad

feminine

A

1 (para una actividad manual, física) skill

siempre ha tenido gran habilidad para la carpintería he's always been very good o adept at carpentry, he's always been a very skilled o adept carpenter

tiene especial habilidad para la costura he has a real gift o flair for sewing

2 (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

tiene gran habilidad para convencer a sus oponentes she is very clever o good o skilled at convincing her opponents, she has a great gift for convincing her opponents

la película está realizada con gran habilidad it is a very cleverly o skillfully made movie

B (de un testigo) competence

Compuesto:

habilidades interpersonales

fpl ( Lab Rel) interpersonal skills

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habilidad sustantivo femenino
1
a) (para actividad manual, física) skill;

◊ tiene habilidad para la carpintería he is good at carpentry

b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness;

◊ con habilidad cleverly, skillfully

2 (Der) competence
habilidad sustantivo femenino
1 (con una herramienta, etc) skill: nos impresionó su habilidad al volante, we were impressed with his driving ability
2 (astucia, ingenio) cleverness
' habilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acierto
- apañada
- apañado
- arte
- cabeza
- capaz
- conquista
- darse
- defenderse
- ejercitar
- habilidosa
- habilidoso
- incapaz
- mía
- mío
- oxidada
- oxidado
- torpeza
- apabullante
- competencia
- inexperto
- maestría
- manual
- maña
- razón
English:
aptitude
- born
- capability
- cleverness
- confidence
- craft
- display
- expertise
- facility
- fluent
- green fingers
- green thumb
- inexpertly
- innate
- mental
- moderate
- proficiency
- qualify
- skill
- touch
- workmanship
- accomplishment
- dexterity

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habilidad nf

1. [destreza] skill;

una de sus muchas habilidades es la música music is just one of his many skills;

tener habilidad para algo to be good at sth

2. [inteligencia] cleverness;

salió del compromiso con habilidad she cleverly extricated herself from the situation

3. Ling performance

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habilidad

f

1 skill

2 ( capacidad) ability

3 ( astucia) cleverness

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habilidad nf

capacidad: ability, skill

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habilidad n skill

tener habilidad para algo to be good at something

Spanish-English dictionary > habilidad
4 leer

v.

1 to read.

leo el francés, pero no lo hablo I can read French, but I can't speak it

leer el pensamiento a alguien to read somebody's mind

leer en alto to read aloud

leer entre líneas (figurative) to read between the lines

Ella lee a Thoreau todo el tiempo She reads Thoreau all the time.

A ella le gusta leer a Cervantes She likes to read Cervantes.

2 to lecture, to instruct publicly.

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LEER

CONJUGACIÓN

(the i ending changes to y before o and e)

Past Indicative

leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leísteis, leyeron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

leyera, leyeras, leyera, leyéramos, leyerais, leyeran;

leyese, leyeses, leyese, leyésemos, leyeseis, leyesen.

Future Subjunctive

leyere, leyeres, leyere, leyéremos, leyereis, leyeren.

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verb

to read

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1.

VT to read

leer el pensamiento a algn — to read sb's mind o thoughts

leer la mano a algn — to read sb's palm

leer los labios — to lip-read

leer para sí — to read to oneself

- leer la cartilla a algn

2.

VI to read

"al que leyere" — "to the reader"

leer entre líneas — to read between the lines

leer en voz alta — to read aloud

leer en voz baja — to read quietly

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <libro/texto> to read

leer los labios — to lip-read

leerle la mano a alguien — to read somebody's palm

leerle el pensamiento a alguien — to read somebody's mind

b) (Educ) < tesis doctoral> to defend

c) (Inf) to scan
2.
leer vi to read

no sabe leer — he can't read
3.
leerse v pron (enf) to read

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= read, get through, look over.

Ex. A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.

Ex. Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.

Ex. It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.

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* capacidad de leer = reading skills.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* continuar leyendo = read on.

* derecho a leer = right to read.

* deseoso de leer = reading-desirous.

* fácil de leer = easy-to-read.

* gafas para leer = reading glasses.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.

* leer con atención = peruse.

* leer con dificultad = wade through.

* leer con escáner = scan.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* leer de cabo a rabo = read + from cover to cover.

* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.

* leer el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* leer la mente = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* leerle la cartilla a Alguien = a good talking to.

* leer los labios = lip-read.

* leer mal = misread.

* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.

* leer rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* leer superficialmente = skim, skim read.

* leer una ponencia = read + paper.

* máquina para leer = reading machine.

* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* releer = reread [re-read].

* saber leer y escribir = be literate.

* sin leer = unread.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <libro/texto> to read

leer los labios — to lip-read

leerle la mano a alguien — to read somebody's palm

leerle el pensamiento a alguien — to read somebody's mind

b) (Educ) < tesis doctoral> to defend

c) (Inf) to scan
2.
leer vi to read

no sabe leer — he can't read
3.
leerse v pron (enf) to read

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= read, get through, look over.

Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.

Ex: Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.

Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.

* capacidad de leer = reading skills.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* continuar leyendo = read on.

* derecho a leer = right to read.

* deseoso de leer = reading-desirous.

* fácil de leer = easy-to-read.

* gafas para leer = reading glasses.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.

* leer con atención = peruse.

* leer con dificultad = wade through.

* leer con escáner = scan.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* leer de cabo a rabo = read + from cover to cover.

* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.

* leer el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* leer la mente = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* leerle la cartilla a Alguien = a good talking to.

* leer los labios = lip-read.

* leer mal = misread.

* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.

* leer rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* leer superficialmente = skim, skim read.

* leer una ponencia = read + paper.

* máquina para leer = reading machine.

* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* releer = reread [re-read].

* saber leer y escribir = be literate.

* sin leer = unread.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

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leer [ E13 ]

vt

1 ‹libro/texto› to read

un libro muy leído a widely-read book

¿has leído a García Márquez? have you read García Márquez?

no habla alemán pero lo lee she can't speak German, but she can read it

leer los labios to lip-read

leer la mano de algn to read sb's palm

2 (adivinar) to read

justo lo que iba a decir, me has leído el pensamiento just what I was going to say! you must have read my mind

estás enamorada, lo leo en tus ojos you're in love, I can see it in your eyes

3 ( Educ) ‹tesis doctoral› to defend

4 ( Inf) to scan

■ leer

vi

to read

no sabe leer he can't read

leer en voz alta/baja to read aloud/quietly

■ leerse

v pron

( enf) to read

¿te lo has leído todo entero? have you read it all?

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leer ( conjugate leer) verbo transitivo
a) ‹libro/texto› to read;

◊ leer los labios to lip-read;

leerle el pensamiento a algn to read sb's mind
b) (Educ) ‹ tesis doctoral› to defend

c) (Inf) to scan

verbo intransitivo
to read
leer verbo transitivo to read
leer los labios, to lip-read
leer una partitura, to read a score
♦ Locuciones: figurado leerle la cartilla a alguien, to tell sb off
leer entre líneas, to read between the lines
' leer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartilla
- curiosidad
- deformación
- despachar
- edad
- faltar
- hábito
- modular
- mordaz
- novelón
- pensamiento
- prensa
- sana
- sano
- sinfín
- analfabeto
- desde
- huevo
- labio
- leyeron
- línea
- luz
- voz
English:
amazing
- hardly
- leer
- lip-read
- literate
- make out
- manage
- misread
- nonfiction
- plough through
- precocious
- read
- read out
- reading glasses
- reread
- scour
- skim
- unreadable
- whip through
- can
- cover
- dirty
- fail
- get
- line
- lip
- love
- must
- peruse
- plow
- reading

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leer

♦ vt

1. [libro] to read;

leo el francés, pero no lo hablo I can read French, but I can't speak it;

leer el pensamiento a alguien to read sb's mind;

leer la mano a alguien to read sb's palm;

leer los labios a alguien to read sb's lips;

todavía no sabe leer la hora he still hasn't learned to tell the time

2. [tesis]
leer la tesis Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation

3. Informát to read

♦ vi

to read;

leer en alto to read aloud;

leer de corrido to read fluently;

Comp

leer entre líneas to read between the lines

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leer

v/t & v/i read;

leer en voz alta read aloud, read out loud;

leer música read music

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leer {20} v

: to read

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leer vb to read [pt. & pp. read]

está aprendiendo a leer she's learning to read

¿has leído el periódico de hoy? have you read today's newspaper?

¿te gusta leer? do you like reading?

leer en voz alta to read aloud

Spanish-English dictionary > leer
5 apreciación de la literatura

(n.) = literature appreciation

Ex. The coalition is headed by staff of Greenboro Public Library, North Carolina, and it encompasses remedial tutoring, literature appreciation, study skills and reading skills workshops.

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(n.) = literature appreciation

Ex: The coalition is headed by staff of Greenboro Public Library, North Carolina, and it encompasses remedial tutoring, literature appreciation, study skills and reading skills workshops.

Spanish-English dictionary > apreciación de la literatura
6 capacidad

f.

1 capacity (cabida).

con capacidad para quinientas personas with a capacity of five hundred

este teatro tiene capacidad para mil doscientos espectadores this theater can seat one thousand two hundred people

capacidad máxima maximum load (en ascensor)

capacidad de memoria (computing) memory capacity

2 ability (aptitud, talento, potencial).

no tener capacidad para algo/para hacer algo to be no good at something/at doing something

capacidad adquisitiva purchasing power

capacidad de concentración ability to concentrate

capacidad ofensiva fire power

3 throughput.

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capacidad

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) capacity

■ hay capacidad para cinco personas there's room for five people

■ el teatro tiene capacidad para acoger a doscientas personas the theatre has a seating capacity of two hundred

■ una botella con dos litros de capacidad a two-litre bottle

2 figurado (habilidad) capability, ability

■ tiene gran capacidad para las matemáticas she has a talent for mathematics

■ es una persona de mucha capacidad she's a very intelligent person

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noun f.

1) capacity

2) ability, capability

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SF

1) [de vehículo, teatro, depósito] capacity

una sala con capacidad para 900 personas — a hall with a capacity of 900 people

un disquete con capacidad de 1.44 MB — a diskette with a capacity of 1.44 MB

capacidad: 40 viajeros sentados — seating capacity: 40

un avión con capacidad para 155 pasajeros — a 155-seater aircraft, an aircraft that can carry 155 passengers

capacidad de almacenamiento — storage capacity

capacidad de carga — carrying capacity, freight capacity

capacidad útil — effective capacity
medida 1)
2) (=habilidad) ability

necesitamos una persona con capacidad para afrontar desafíos — we require a person with the ability to face challenges

esas bacterias tienen una mayor capacidad de reproducción — those bacteria have a greater capacity for reproduction

su capacidad para manejar el balón era asombrosa — his ball skills were amazing

no tiene capacidad para los negocios — he has no business sense o business acumen

capacidad adquisitiva — (Com) purchasing power, buying power

capacidad de aprendizaje — learning ability

capacidad de convocatoria — [de orador] pulling power; [de huelga, manifestación] appeal, popular appeal

capacidad de decisión — decision-making ability

capacidad de ganancia — (Com) earning power, earning capacity

capacidad de trabajo, tiene una enorme capacidad de trabajo — she can get through a tremendous amount of work, she has an enormous capacity for hard work

capacidad financiera — financial standing

capacidad física — physical capacity

capacidad intelectual — intellectual ability

capacidad mental — mental ability

3) (=autoridad) authority

no tenemos capacidad para modificar las decisiones del gobierno — we do not have the authority to alter government decisions

4) (Jur) capacity

capacidad civil — civil capacity

capacidad legal — legal capacity

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femenino

1)

a) ( competencia) ability

una persona de gran capacidad — a person of great ability

b) ( potencial) capacity

capacidad de algo — capacity for something

su gran capacidad de trabajo — her great capacity for work

capacidad de or para + inf — ability o capacity to + inf

su capacidad de entender — her ability to understand

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros — (Col) they have the capacity to handle more passengers

c) (Der) capacity

- capacidad adquisitiva

- capacidad de pago

- capacidad física

2) ( cupo) capacity

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros — the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

el teatro tiene capacidad para 8000 personas — the theatre has a capacity of o holds 8000 people

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femenino

1)

a) ( competencia) ability

una persona de gran capacidad — a person of great ability

b) ( potencial) capacity

capacidad de algo — capacity for something

su gran capacidad de trabajo — her great capacity for work

capacidad de or para + inf — ability o capacity to + inf

su capacidad de entender — her ability to understand

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros — (Col) they have the capacity to handle more passengers

c) (Der) capacity

- capacidad adquisitiva

- capacidad de pago

- capacidad física

2) ( cupo) capacity

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros — the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

el teatro tiene capacidad para 8000 personas — the theatre has a capacity of o holds 8000 people

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capacidad¹

¹ = ability, capability, competence, appetite, capacity, hat, aptitude, faculty.

Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter and the catalog card but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.

Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex: Such machines will have enourmous appetites.

Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.

Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.

* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* capacidad académica = academic ability.

* capacidad analítica = analytical capacity.

* capacidad cognitiva = cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.

* capacidad comunicativa = speaking skills.

* capacidad crediticia = credit standing.

* capacidad crítica = critical skills, critical awareness, critical faculty.

* capacidad crítica de los programas televisivos = teleliteracy.

* capacidad de absorción = absorptive capacity, absorptive capability.

* capacidad de búsqueda = searching power.

* capacidad de comercialización = marketability.

* capacidad de comprensión = listening skills, understanding capacity.

* capacidad de discriminación = discriminating power.

* capacidad deductiva = heuristic power.

* capacidad de enganche = holding power.

* capacidad de escuchar = listening skills.

* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información estadística = graphic literacy, spatial literacy, statistical literacy.

* capacidad de leer = reading skills.

* capacidad de manejar la información = information handling.

* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* capacidad de negociación = bargaining power.

* capacidad de procesamiento = throughput, processing power.

* capacidad de producción = throughput.

* capacidad de promoción = promotability.

* capacidad de razonamiento = thinking skills.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* capacidad de retención = holding power.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* capacidad económica = earning capacity, earning power.

* capacidades informáticas = computer skills.

* capacidad física = physical capability.

* capacidad informática = computing power.

* capacidad intelectual = intellectual ability.

* capacidad lingüística = language skill.

* capacidad mental = brainpower [brain power], mental capability.

* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.

* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.

* desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.

* en + Posesivo + capacidad como = in + Posesivo + capacity as.

* no actuando en capacidad de autor = non-authorial.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.

* tener la capacidad de = have + the potential (to/for).

capacidad²

² = capacity, headroom.

Nota: Literalmente, espacio sobre la cabeza y de ahí el significado de "espacio para crecer".

Ex: Marginal storage cards normally have capacity for storing citations and abstracts.

Ex: I was also encouraged to read a subscriber to this list has over 40,000 items meaning this software has plenty of headroom = También me sentí animado al leer que un miembro de esta lista tiene más de 40.000 registros lo que significa que este software tiene bastante capacidad.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* capacidad de almacenamiento = storage capacity.

* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].

* capacidad para libros = book capacity.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de mucha capacidad = capacious.

* funcionar a plena capacidad = be fully into + Posesivo + stride.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

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capacidad

feminine

A

1 (competencia) ability

nadie pone en duda su capacidad no one doubts his ability o capability

una persona de gran capacidad a person of great ability, a very able o capable person

2 (potencial) capacity capacidad DE algo:

su capacidad de comunicación their ability to communicate

capacidad DE or PARA + INF capacity o ability to + INF

la capacidad de grabar durante 24 horas seguidas the ability o capacity to record non-stop for 24 hours

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros ( Col); they have the capacity to handle more passengers

3 ( Der) capacity

capacidad civil/legal civil/legal capacity

Compuestos:

● capacidad adquisitiva

purchasing power

● capacidad crediticia or de crédito

creditworthiness

● capacidad de endeudamiento

borrowing capacity

● capacidad de fuego

firepower

● capacidad de pago

creditworthiness

● capacidad de producción

production capacity

● capacidad física

physical capacity

● capacidad mental

mental capacity

● capacidad productiva

production capacity

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (cupo) capacity

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

Compuesto:

capacidad de carga

freight o cargo capacity

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capacidad sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( competencia) ability

b) ( potencial) capacity;

◊ su gran capacidad de trabajo her great capacity for work;

capacidad de or para hacer algo ability o capacity to do sth
c) (Der) capacity

2 ( cupo) capacity
capacidad sustantivo femenino
1 (disposición) capacity, ability
2 (de un local, armario, etc) capacity: este cine tiene capacidad para mil personas, this cinema can hold up to one thousand people
' capacidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguante
- cabida
- competencia
- don
- dote
- error
- expresar
- facultad
- genio
- habla
- hablarse
- incapaz
- mayor
- palabra
- poder
- raciocinio
- saber
- sentida
- sentido
- servir
- solvencia
- talento
- techo
- ver
- virtud
- visión
- volumen
- arroba
- comprensión
- criterio
- cupo
- entendimiento
- incapacidad
- observación
- potencial
- sobrepasar
- triplicar
English:
ability
- accommodate
- admire
- aptitude
- attention span
- attest
- capacity
- carload
- cast
- endurance
- idle
- judgement
- judgment
- manufacturing capacity
- moot
- movement
- power
- qualification
- truckload
- uncanny
- underrated
- volume
- capability
- hold
- justice
- resilience
- resilient
- seat
- stretch
- take
- three-quarters

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capacidad nf

1. [cabida] capacity;

unidades de capacidad units of capacity;

capacidad máxima [en ascensor] maximum load;

con capacidad para 500 personas with a capacity of 500;

este teatro tiene capacidad para 1.200 espectadores this theatre can seat 1,200 people

Comp
Informát capacidad de almacenamiento storage capacity;
capacidad de carga cargo capacity;

capacidad eléctrica [de condensador] capacitance;
Informát capacidad de memoria memory capacity;
capacidad pulmonar lung capacity

2. [aptitud, talento, potencial] ability;

no tener capacidad para algo/para hacer algo to be no good at sth/at doing sth

Comp
capacidad adquisitiva purchasing power;
capacidad de aprendizaje ability to learn;

capacidad de concentración ability to concentrate;
Fin capacidad de endeudamiento borrowing capacity o power;
capacidad de fabricación manufacturing capacity;

capacidad de gestión managerial skills;

capacidad ofensiva fire power;

capacidad de producción production capacity;

capacidad de reacción ability to react o respond;

capacidad de respuesta ability to react o respond

3. Der capacity

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capacidad

f

1 capacity;

medida de capacidad cubic measure

2 ( aptitud) competence

* * *

capacidad nf

1) : capacity

2) : capability, ability

* * *

capacidad n

1. (en general) capacity

tiene una gran capacidad de trabajo he has a great capacity for work

el ferry tiene una capacidad para 800 pasajeros the ferry has a capacity of 800 passengers / the ferry can carry 800 passengers

la botella tiene capacidad para dos litros the bottle holds two litres

2. (aptitud) ability

tiene capacidad para la música she has a talent for music

capacidad mental mental ability

Spanish-English dictionary > capacidad
7 independiente

adj.

1 independent.

2 separate (aparte).

3 freelance, indie.

f. & m.

independent, maverick.

* * *

independiente

► adjetivo

1 independent

2 (individualista) self-sufficient

■ el garaje tiene entrada independiente the garage has its own separate entrance

* * *

adj.

independent

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [gen] independent

hacerse independiente — to become independent

2) [piso etc] self-contained

3) (Inform) stand-alone

2.

SMF independent

* * *

adjetivo/masculino y femenino independent

* * *

= freebooting, self-contained, self-supporting, separate, stand-alone [standalone], free-standing, non-partisan [nonpartisan], self-directed, self-reliant, independent, independent, self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].

Ex. Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.

Ex. From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.

Ex. Three self-supporting scales for the measurement of reading attitude were used, namely, the questionnaires of Estes, Heathington, and La Pray.

Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex. BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.

Ex. A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.

Ex. To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.

Ex. Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

Ex. The modern concept of helping library users become information literate, self-reliant learners must replace traditional BI = El concepto moderno de ayudar a los usuarios de la biblioteca a adquirir los conocimientos básicos en el manejo de la información, a ser alumnos autosuficientes, debe sustituir a la formación de usuarios tradicional.

Ex. The organization wants employees to be dependent and the employee wants to be independent.

Ex. However, recent book industry statistics show that the market share held by the independents is shrinking.

Ex. These techniques may lead to the study of science as a self-organizing system in the form of neural network like structures.

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* actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.

* con financiación independiente = self-funded.

* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC) = National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).

* semiindependiente = semi-independent.

* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.

* * *

adjetivo/masculino y femenino independent

* * *

= freebooting, self-contained, self-supporting, separate, stand-alone [standalone], free-standing, non-partisan [nonpartisan], self-directed, self-reliant, independent, independent, self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].

Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.

Ex: From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.

Ex: Three self-supporting scales for the measurement of reading attitude were used, namely, the questionnaires of Estes, Heathington, and La Pray.

Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex: BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.

Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.

Ex: To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.

Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

Ex: The modern concept of helping library users become information literate, self-reliant learners must replace traditional BI = El concepto moderno de ayudar a los usuarios de la biblioteca a adquirir los conocimientos básicos en el manejo de la información, a ser alumnos autosuficientes, debe sustituir a la formación de usuarios tradicional.

Ex: The organization wants employees to be dependent and the employee wants to be independent.

Ex: However, recent book industry statistics show that the market share held by the independents is shrinking.

Ex: These techniques may lead to the study of science as a self-organizing system in the form of neural network like structures.

* actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.

* con financiación independiente = self-funded.

* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC) = National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).

* semiindependiente = semi-independent.

* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.

* * *

independiente¹

adjective

1 ‹carácter› independent

2 ‹político› independent

independiente²

masculine and feminine

independent, independent candidate

* * *

independiente adjetivo, masculino y femenino
independent
independiente adjetivo
1 (sin ataduras) independent
un partido independiente, an independent party
2 (individualista) self-reliant
' independiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- autosuficiente
- bañera
- chalet
- autonómico
- congelador
- presentar
English:
financially
- free agent
- freelance
- freestanding
- independent
- ITV
- nonpartisan
- unattached
- emancipated
- maisonette
- self

* * *

independiente

♦ adj

1. [país, persona] independent

2. [aparte] separate

♦ nmf
[político] independent
* * *

independiente

adj independent

* * *

independiente adj

: independent

♦ independientemente adv

* * *

independiente adj independent

Spanish-English dictionary > independiente
8 capacidad1

¹ = ability, capability, competence, appetite, capacity, hat, aptitude, faculty.

Ex. The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter and the catalog card but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.

Ex. In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex. Such machines will have enourmous appetites.

Ex. Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex. The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex. In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.

Ex. Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.

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* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* capacidad académica = academic ability.

* capacidad analítica = analytical capacity.

* capacidad cognitiva = cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.

* capacidad comunicativa = speaking skills.

* capacidad crediticia = credit standing.

* capacidad crítica = critical skills, critical awareness, critical faculty.

* capacidad crítica de los programas televisivos = teleliteracy.

* capacidad de absorción = absorptive capacity, absorptive capability.

* capacidad de búsqueda = searching power.

* capacidad de comercialización = marketability.

* capacidad de comprensión = listening skills, understanding capacity.

* capacidad de discriminación = discriminating power.

* capacidad deductiva = heuristic power.

* capacidad de enganche = holding power.

* capacidad de escuchar = listening skills.

* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información estadística = graphic literacy, spatial literacy, statistical literacy.

* capacidad de leer = reading skills.

* capacidad de manejar la información = information handling.

* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* capacidad de negociación = bargaining power.

* capacidad de procesamiento = throughput, processing power.

* capacidad de producción = throughput.

* capacidad de promoción = promotability.

* capacidad de razonamiento = thinking skills.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* capacidad de retención = holding power.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* capacidad económica = earning capacity, earning power.

* capacidades informáticas = computer skills.

* capacidad física = physical capability.

* capacidad informática = computing power.

* capacidad intelectual = intellectual ability.

* capacidad lingüística = language skill.

* capacidad mental = brainpower [brain power], mental capability.

* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.

* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.

* desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.

* en + Posesivo + capacidad como = in + Posesivo + capacity as.

* no actuando en capacidad de autor = non-authorial.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.

* tener la capacidad de = have + the potential (to/for).

Spanish-English dictionary > capacidad1
9 autodidacta

adj.&f.

self-educated, autodidactic, autodidactical, self-instructed.

adj.&f.

1 self-taught.

2 self-educated, autodidactic, autodidactical, self-instructed.

f. & m.

self-taught person.

* * *

autodidacta

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 self-taught person

* * *

1.

ADJ [persona] self-taught; [formación, método] autodidactic frm

2.

SMF autodidact, self-taught person

* * *
I
adjetivo < método> autodidactic; < persona> self-taught
II
masculino y femenino self-taught person, autodidact (frml)

* * *

= self-instructing, self-taught, self-directed, self-learning, self-trained, self-made, self-instructional, self-learner.

Ex. In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.

Ex. Comparative librarianship is, therefore, at least in part a self-taught subject.

Ex. Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

Ex. So it is important to continue to examine the possibilities of designing self-learning information retrieval systems.

Ex. This article reports the positive experiences of a self-trained knitwear designer who successfully underwent distance learning, the only route for training that was open to her.

Ex. Good writers can be self-made, and taught, as well as born.

Ex. In the academic world, students are likely to make much increased use of self-instructional materials of various kinds as student numbers expand without a parallel increase in total university resources.

Ex. This portal is particularly geared to educators, students and self-learners in developing countries.

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* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* programa autodidacta = tutorial, tutorial program(me).

* * *
I
adjetivo < método> autodidactic; < persona> self-taught
II
masculino y femenino self-taught person, autodidact (frml)

* * *

= self-instructing, self-taught, self-directed, self-learning, self-trained, self-made, self-instructional, self-learner.

Ex: In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.

Ex: Comparative librarianship is, therefore, at least in part a self-taught subject.

Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

Ex: So it is important to continue to examine the possibilities of designing self-learning information retrieval systems.

Ex: This article reports the positive experiences of a self-trained knitwear designer who successfully underwent distance learning, the only route for training that was open to her.

Ex: Good writers can be self-made, and taught, as well as born.

Ex: In the academic world, students are likely to make much increased use of self-instructional materials of various kinds as student numbers expand without a parallel increase in total university resources.

Ex: This portal is particularly geared to educators, students and self-learners in developing countries.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* programa autodidacta = tutorial, tutorial program(me).

* * *

autodidacta¹

adjective

‹método› autodidactic; ‹persona› self-taught

autodidacta²

masculine and feminine

self-taught person, autodidact ( frml)

* * *

autodidacta sustantivo masculino y femenino
self-taught person, autodidact (frml)
autodidacto,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino self-taught
' autodidacta' also found in these entries:
English:
self-educated
- self-taught
- self

* * *

autodidacta

♦ adj

self-taught

♦ nmf

self-taught person

* * *

autodidacta

I adj self-taught

II m/f self-taught person

* * *

autodidacta adj

: self-taught

Spanish-English dictionary > autodidacta
10 desarrollo

m.

1 development (mejora).

desarrollo del producto product development

desarrollo sostenible sustainable development

2 growth (crecimiento).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desarrollar.

* * *

desarrollo

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) development

■ es una industria en pleno desarrollo it's a flourishing industry

■ el desarrollo de las ideas the development of ideas

2 MATEMÁTICAS expansion

3 DEPORTE run, course

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

índice de desarrollo growth rate

país en vías de desarrollo developing country

* * *

noun m.

development

* * *

SM

1) [de economía, industria, mercado] development

la industria está en pleno desarrollo — industry is developing rapidly

un país en vías de desarrollo — a developing country

desarrollo sostenible — sustainable development

2) [de teoría, tema, punto] development

3) (=realización) [de proyecto, plan] carrying out; [de técnica, método] development

4) [de capacidad, memoria, músculos] development

5) (Mat) [de ecuación, función] expansion; [de problema] working

hizo bien el desarrollo del problema — he did the working correctly

6) [de persona, animal, planta] development

es bueno para el desarrollo emocional del niño — it is good for the child's emotional development

está en la edad del desarrollo — she's reaching puberty, she's beginning to develop

desarrollo infantil — child development

7) [de historia, acontecimiento] development

el desarrollo de la trama — the unfolding o development of the plot

ocurrió durante el desarrollo del partido — it happened in the course of the match

8) [de bicicleta] gear ratio

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Econ) development

países en vías de desarrollo — developing countries

b) (de facultad, capacidad) development

c) (de niño, de planta) growth, development

d) ( de adolescente) development

2) (de teoría, tema, estrategia) development

3) (de acto, acontecimiento)

durante el desarrollo del acto — during o in the course of proceedings

intentaron impedir el normal desarrollo del acto — they tried to disrupt the proceedings

según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos — according to how things develop

* * *

= advance, amplification, building, development, evolution, blooming.

Ex. I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.

Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex. Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex. Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.

Ex. A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

Ex. The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.

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* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* autodesarrollo = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* desarrollo académico = academic development.

* desarrollo atrofiado = arrested development.

* desarrollo cronológico = chronology.

* desarrollo de aplicaciones = software development, application development.

* desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.

* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].

* desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.

* desarrollo del plan de estudios = curriculum development.

* desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.

* desarrollo de material educativo = instructional development.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* desarrollo de programas = software development.

* desarrollo de prototipos = prototyping.

* desarrollo económico = economic development.

* desarrollo empresarial = business development.

* desarrollo estratégico = strategic development.

* desarrollo industrial = industrial development.

* desarrollo infantil = child development.

* desarrollo mental = mental development.

* desarrollo nacional = national development.

* desarrollo personal = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* desarrollo prenatal = prenatal development.

* desarrollo profesional = professional development, career development.

* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.

* desarrollo social = social development.

* desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.

* desarrollo sostenido = sustainable development.

* desarrollo tardío = late start.

* desarrollo temporal = temporal development, timeline [time line].

* desarrollo urbanístico = urban growth.

* describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.

* economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.

* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.

* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.

* en período de desarrollo = in ascendancy.

* en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.

* en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.

* especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.

* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.

* etapa de desarrollo = stage of development.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo = European Development Fund.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo = European Regional Development Fund.

* herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.

* herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.

* instituto de desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para el desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.

* investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).

* nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).

* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.

* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.

* retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.

* ritmo de desarrollo = pace of development.

* sicología del desarrollo = developmental psychology.

* teoría del desarrollo humano = developmental theory.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Econ) development

países en vías de desarrollo — developing countries

b) (de facultad, capacidad) development

c) (de niño, de planta) growth, development

d) ( de adolescente) development

2) (de teoría, tema, estrategia) development

3) (de acto, acontecimiento)

durante el desarrollo del acto — during o in the course of proceedings

intentaron impedir el normal desarrollo del acto — they tried to disrupt the proceedings

según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos — according to how things develop

* * *

= advance, amplification, building, development, evolution, blooming.

Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.

Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex: Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.

Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

Ex: The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.

* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* autodesarrollo = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* desarrollo académico = academic development.

* desarrollo atrofiado = arrested development.

* desarrollo cronológico = chronology.

* desarrollo de aplicaciones = software development, application development.

* desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.

* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].

* desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.

* desarrollo del plan de estudios = curriculum development.

* desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.

* desarrollo de material educativo = instructional development.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* desarrollo de programas = software development.

* desarrollo de prototipos = prototyping.

* desarrollo económico = economic development.

* desarrollo empresarial = business development.

* desarrollo estratégico = strategic development.

* desarrollo industrial = industrial development.

* desarrollo infantil = child development.

* desarrollo mental = mental development.

* desarrollo nacional = national development.

* desarrollo personal = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* desarrollo prenatal = prenatal development.

* desarrollo profesional = professional development, career development.

* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.

* desarrollo social = social development.

* desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.

* desarrollo sostenido = sustainable development.

* desarrollo tardío = late start.

* desarrollo temporal = temporal development, timeline [time line].

* desarrollo urbanístico = urban growth.

* describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.

* economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.

* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.

* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.

* en período de desarrollo = in ascendancy.

* en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.

* en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.

* especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.

* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.

* etapa de desarrollo = stage of development.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo = European Development Fund.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo = European Regional Development Fund.

* herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.

* herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.

* instituto de desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para el desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.

* investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).

* nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).

* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.

* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.

* retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.

* ritmo de desarrollo = pace of development.

* sicología del desarrollo = developmental psychology.

* teoría del desarrollo humano = developmental theory.

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desarrollo

masculine

A

1 ( Econ) development

países en vías de desarrollo developing countries

2 (de una facultad, capacidad) development

3 (de un niño, de una planta) growth, development

4 (de un adolescente) development

la edad del desarrollo puberty, the age of puberty

Compuesto:

desarrollo sostenible or perdurable

( Agr, Ecol) sustainable development

B

1 (de una teoría, un tema) development

2 ( Mat) development

3 (de una estrategia) development

el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas en este campo the development o evolution of new techniques in this field

C

(de un acto, acontecimiento): contemplaron el desarrollo del desfile they watched the parade pass by

intentaron impedir el normal desarrollo del acto they tried to disrupt the proceedings

para ver el desarrollo de los acontecimientos to see how things develop o turn out

D (en ciclismo) ≈ gear ratio

E ( Chi) ( Fot) developing

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Del verbo desarrollar: ( conjugate desarrollar)

desarrollo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desarrolló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
desarrollar
desarrollo
desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to develop
2
a) ( exponer) ‹teoría/tema› to explain

b) ( llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out

desarrollarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to develop
2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
desarrollo sustantivo masculino
development;
◊ países en vías de desarrollo developing countries;

según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos according to how things develop
desarrollar verbo transitivo
1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
(un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
desarrollo sustantivo masculino
1 (crecimiento, progreso) development
el desarrollo industrial de la comarca, the industrial development of the area
su bebé tiene un desarrollo satisfactorio, her baby is coming along fine
2 (exposición detallada) development
(solución por pasos de un problema) working out
3 (transcurso) course: una persona se desmayó durante el desarrollo del acto, someone fainted during the ceremony

' desarrollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desarrollarse
- despegue
- extensa
- extenso
- planteamiento
- retrasada
- retrasado
- retraso
- curso
- emotivo
- frenar
- ir
- marcha
- potenciar
- precoz
- progreso
- propulsar
- rápido
- retroceso
- vía
English:
allocate
- appropriate
- arrest
- boomtown
- cramp
- developing
- development
- evolution
- growth
- progress
- research
- disrupt
- grown
- swing

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desarrollo nm

1. [mejora] development;

el desarrollo económico economic development;

países en vías de desarrollo developing countries;

el pleno desarrollo de las capacidades intelectuales the full development of intellectual abilities

Comp
desarrollo sostenible sustainable development
2. [crecimiento] growth;

el desarrollo del ser humano human development;

la edad del desarrollo (the age of) puberty

3. [exposición] [de tema, teoría, idea] explanation

4. [transcurso] [de negociaciones, conferencia] course;

no hubo incidentes en el desarrollo de la manifestación there were no incidents in the course of the demonstration

5. [realización] [de actividad, trabajo, proyecto] carrying out

6. [creación] [de prototipos, técnicas, estrategias] development;

investigaciones encaminadas al desarrollo de una vacuna contra el sida research aimed at developing a vaccine against AIDS

7. [en bicicleta] gear ratio;

mover un gran desarrollo to turn a big gear

8. Mat [de término] expansion;
[de ecuación, problema] solving, working out
* * *

desarrollo

m development

* * *

desarrollo nm

: development

* * *

desarrollo n development

Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollo
11 dirigido por uno mismo

(adj.) = self-directed

Ex. Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

* * *

(adj.) = self-directed

Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

Spanish-English dictionary > dirigido por uno mismo
12 por propia iniciativa

por propia iniciativa

on one's own initiative

* * *

(adj.) = self-directed

Ex. Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

* * *

(adj.) = self-directed

Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

Spanish-English dictionary > por propia iniciativa
13 profesor

m.

1 professor, teacher, schoolteacher, schoolmaster.

2 professor, faculty member, faculty.

* * *

profesor

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (de enseñanza media) teacher; (de universidad) lecturer

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

profesor,-ra particular private tutor

* * *

(f. - profesora)

noun

1) teacher

2) professor

* * *

profesor, -a
SM / F
1) (=enseñante) [gen] teacher; (=instructor) instructor

profesor(a) de autoescuela — driving instructor

profesor(a) de canto — singing teacher, singing tutor

profesor(a) de educación física — P.E. teacher

profesor(a) de equitación — riding teacher

profesor(a) de esgrima — fencing master/mistress

profesor(a) de esquí — ski instructor, skiing instructor

profesor(a) de gimnasia — gym instructor

profesor(a) de natación — swimming instructor

profesor(a) de piano — piano teacher

profesor(a) particular — private tutor

profesor(a) robot — teaching machine

2) (Escol) teacher

profesor(a) de biología — biology teacher, biology master/mistress

profesor(a) de instituto — secondary teacher

3) (Univ) (=titular) lecturer, professor (EEUU); (=catedrático) professor

es profesor de griego — he is a lecturer in Greek, he lectures in Greek

nuestros profesores de la universidad — our university teachers o lecturers

se reunieron los profesores — the staff met, the faculty met ( esp EEUU)

profesor(a) adjunto/a — assistant lecturer, assistant professor (EEUU)

profesor(a) agregado/a — assistant lecturer, assistant professor (EEUU)

* * *

- sora masculino, femenino ( de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher; ( de universidad) professor (AmE), lecturer (BrE)

profesor de piano/guitarra — piano/guitar teacher

es profesor de gimnasia — he's a physical education teacher

tiene un profesor particular — he has a private tutor

* * *

= educator, teacher, examiner, schoolteacher, academician, class teacher, teacher educator, faculty member.

Ex. I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.

Ex. For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.

Ex. There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.

Ex. Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

Ex. BITNET and Internet are parts of a worldwide computer network for researchers, academicians, and information professionals.

Ex. Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.

Ex. The recommendations, legislation, and proposed changes that have resulted have created consternation, frustration, and optimism among teacher educators.

Ex. LIBR (short for library) is used in English-speaking faculty members or employees who wish to access the library from their own terminals.

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* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

* despacho de profesor = faculty office.

* interinidad como profesor = faculty tenure.

* plaza de profesor = professorship.

* profesor académico = faculty member.

* profesor asociado = assistant professor.

* profesor ayudante = teaching assistant, teacher aide.

* profesor-bibliotecario = teacher-librarian.

* profesor de autoescuela = driving instructor.

* profesor de biblioteconomía = library educator.

* profesor de educación básica = school teacher.

* profesor de universidad = university faculty, university lecturer.

* profesor emérito = emeritus professor, professor emeritus.

* profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.

* profesor en prácticas = in-service teacher.

* profesores = faculty.

* profesor invitado = fellow, visiting professor, visiting lecturer, visiting scholar, visiting fellow.

* profesor titular = associate professor.

* profesor titular interino = assistant professor, lecturer.

* profesor universitario = professor, academic, college educator, university educator, university instructor.

* reunión de profesores = faculty meeting.

* sala de profesores = faculty common room.

* * *

- sora masculino, femenino ( de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher; ( de universidad) professor (AmE), lecturer (BrE)

profesor de piano/guitarra — piano/guitar teacher

es profesor de gimnasia — he's a physical education teacher

tiene un profesor particular — he has a private tutor

* * *

= educator, teacher, examiner, schoolteacher, academician, class teacher, teacher educator, faculty member.

Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.

Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.

Ex: There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.

Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

Ex: BITNET and Internet are parts of a worldwide computer network for researchers, academicians, and information professionals.

Ex: Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.

Ex: The recommendations, legislation, and proposed changes that have resulted have created consternation, frustration, and optimism among teacher educators.

Ex: LIBR (short for library) is used in English-speaking faculty members or employees who wish to access the library from their own terminals.

* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

* despacho de profesor = faculty office.

* interinidad como profesor = faculty tenure.

* plaza de profesor = professorship.

* profesor académico = faculty member.

* profesor asociado = assistant professor.

* profesor ayudante = teaching assistant, teacher aide.

* profesor-bibliotecario = teacher-librarian.

* profesor de autoescuela = driving instructor.

* profesor de biblioteconomía = library educator.

* profesor de educación básica = school teacher.

* profesor de universidad = university faculty, university lecturer.

* profesor emérito = emeritus professor, professor emeritus.

* profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.

* profesor en prácticas = in-service teacher.

* profesores = faculty.

* profesor invitado = fellow, visiting professor, visiting lecturer, visiting scholar, visiting fellow.

* profesor titular = associate professor.

* profesor titular interino = assistant professor, lecturer.

* profesor universitario = professor, academic, college educator, university educator, university instructor.

* reunión de profesores = faculty meeting.

* sala de profesores = faculty common room.

* * *

profesor - sora

masculine, feminine

(de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher; (de universidad) professor ( AmE), lecturer ( BrE)

profesor de piano/guitarra piano/guitar teacher

es profesora de gimnasia she's a physical education teacher

tiene un profesor particular he has a private tutor

Compuestos:

● profesor agregado, profesora agregada

masculine, feminine agregado

● profesor asociado, profesora asociada

masculine, feminine part-time professor ( AmE) o ( BrE) lecturer

● profesor mercantil

( Esp) certified public accountant ( AmE), chartered accountant ( BrE)

* * *

profesor
◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher;

( de universidad) professor (AmE), lecturer (BrE);
◊ tiene un profesor particular he has a private tutor

profesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 teacher
profesor de autoescuela, driving instructor
profesor particular, private tutor
2 Univ lecturer

' profesor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agregada
- agregado
- añadidura
- cala
- calificar
- destino
- incorporarse
- monitor
- monitora
- oposición
- permitirse
- pestiño
- profesora
- rígida
- rígido
- suplente
- adjunto
- auxiliar
- clase
- cucho
- guardapolvo
- interino
- jalador
- mejor
- particular
- plomo
- querido
- seguir
- severo
- suplencia
- suplir
- sustituir
- titular
- tomar
- valer
English:
amorphous
- appreciative
- archaic
- attest
- coach
- discipline
- drone
- enunciate
- erratic
- fantasize
- fellow
- get across
- instructor
- lecturer
- master
- misbehave
- mistake
- must
- neither
- outline
- private
- reader
- reputed
- rude
- schoolmaster
- schoolteacher
- teach
- teacher
- tough
- tutor
- intern
- professor
- school
- see
- senior
- sir
- substitute
- supply

* * *

profesor, -ora nm,f

1. [de colegio, academia] teacher;
[de autoescuela, esquí] instructor;
profesor de historia/música history/music teacher

Comp
profesor agregado [de secundaria] teacher [with permanent post];
profesor particular (private) tutor;

profesor suplente Br supply teacher, US substitute teacher

2. [de universidad] Br lecturer, US professor

Comp
profesor asociado = university lecturer with part-time contract;
profesor ayudante = university lecturer who is also studying for their PhD;

profesor emérito professor emeritus, emeritus professor;

profesor invitado visiting Br lecturer o US professor;

profesor titular Br lecturer, US professor [with tenure]

* * *

profesor

m, profesora f teacher; de universidad professor, Br

lecturer;

profesor de educación infantil kindergarten teacher

* * *

profesor, - sora n

1) maestro: teacher

2) : professor

* * *

profesor n

1. (de escuela) teacher

2. (de universidad) lecturer

profesor de autoescuela driving instructor

profesor particular private tutor

Spanish-English dictionary > profesor
14 táctil

adj.

1 tactile, touch-sensitive, relative to the sense of touch, tactual.

2 haptic.

* * *

táctil

► adjetivo

1 tactile

* * *

ADJ tactile

* * *

adjetivo tactile

* * *

= tactile, haptic, tactual.

Ex. It has been estimated that in 1983 there were only 155 robots with visual or tactile sensing in use in the USA.

Ex. The author gives an example of theoretical work on human haptic object processing.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Psychology of blindness and the development of tactual reading skills'.

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* libro táctil = tactile book.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* material táctil = tactile material.

* tecnología táctil = touch technology.

* * *

adjetivo tactile

* * *

= tactile, haptic, tactual.

Ex: It has been estimated that in 1983 there were only 155 robots with visual or tactile sensing in use in the USA.

Ex: The author gives an example of theoretical work on human haptic object processing.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Psychology of blindness and the development of tactual reading skills'.

* libro táctil = tactile book.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* material táctil = tactile material.

* tecnología táctil = touch technology.

* * *

táctil

adjective

tactile

* * *

táctil adjetivo
tactile
táctil adjetivo tactile
' táctil' also found in these entries:
English:
touch-sensitive

* * *

táctil adj

tactile;

pantalla táctil touch screen

* * *

táctil

adj tactile

* * *

táctil adj

: tactile

Spanish-English dictionary > táctil
15 un corpus de

= a body of

Ex. The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.

* * *

= a body of

Ex: The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.

Spanish-English dictionary > un corpus de
16 maestro1

¹ = schoolmaster, teacher, schoolteacher, elementary schoolteacher, dominie, class teacher.

Ex. These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.

Ex. For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.

Ex. Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

Ex. Elementary schoolteachers play an important part in the development of bibliographic skills.

Ex. 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.

Ex. Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.

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* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* maestro de ceremonias = master of ceremonies, toastmaster.

* maestro de escuela = school teacher.

* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

Spanish-English dictionary > maestro1
17 maestro

adj.

master, main, principal.

m.

1 teacher, instructor, master, professor.

2 maestro, conductor, orchestra conductor.

3 primary teacher, primary school teacher.

* * *

maestro

► adjetivo

1 (principal) master; (pared, viga) main, supporting

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (de primaria - hombre) schoolmaster; (- mujer) schoolmistress

2 (instructor) teacher

■ fue mi maestro en todo he taught me everything I know

3 (experto) master

■ es un maestro en el arte de mentir he is a master in the art of lying, he is a consummate liar

4 (que alecciona) teacher

■ la vida es la mejor maestra life is the best teacher

► nombre masculino maestro

1 (compositor) composer; (director) conductor

■ el maestro Falla Falla

■ ¡música, maestro! music, maestro!

2 (de un oficio) master

■ maestro albañil/carpintero master bricklayer/carpenter

3 (en toros) matador

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FRASEOLOGÍA

grandes maestros great masters

maestro de ceremonias master of ceremonies

maestro de escuela schoolteacher

maestro de esgrima fencing master

maestro de obras (arquitecto) master builder 2 (capataz) foreman 3 (aparejador) clerk of works

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maestro

► nombre masculino

1 (compositor) composer; (director) conductor

■ el maestro Falla Falla

■ ¡música, maestro! music, maestro!

2 (de un oficio) master

■ maestro albañil/carpintero master bricklayer/carpenter

3 (en toros) matador

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1. (f. - maestra)
adj.

masterly
2. (f. - maestra)
noun

1) master

2) teacher

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maestro, -a
1. SM / F

1) (=profesor) teacher

mi tía es maestra — my aunt's a teacher

maestro/a de escuela — schoolteacher

2) [en un arte, un oficio] master

maestro/a albañil — master mason

maestro/a de armas — fencing master

maestro/a de ceremonias — master of ceremonies

maestro/a de cocina — head chef

maestro/a de esgrima — fencing master

maestro/a de obras — foreman

maestro sastre — master tailor

2. SM

1) (=autoridad) authority

el maestro de todos los medievalistas españoles — the greatest authority among the Spanish medievalists, the doyen of Spanish medievalists

beber en los grandes maestros — to absorb wisdom from the great teachers

2) esp LAm (=oficial) skilled workman, craftsman

maestro de caminos — skilled road-construction man

3) (Mús) maestro

el maestro Falla — the great musician o composer Falla

¡música, maestro! — music, maestro!

"Los maestros cantores" — "The Mastersingers"

maestro de coros — choirmaster

4) (Ajedrez) master

Kasparov, uno de los grandes maestros — Kasparov, one of the grand masters

3. ADJ

1) (Téc) (=principal) main

cloaca maestra — main sewer

llave maestra — master key, pass key

plan maestro — master plan

viga maestra — main beam
obra 2), b)
2) (Zool) [animal] trained

halcón maestro — trained hawk
abeja, maestra
* * *

- tra masculino, femenino

1)

a) (Educ) teacher, schoolteacher

no hay mejor maestra que la necesidad — necessity is the mother of invention

b) (en un arte, disciplina)

es un consumado maestro de la danza española — he is a master of Spanish dance

un maestro de las letras españolas — a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature

c) ( en un oficio) master (before n)

maestro carpintero — master carpenter

d) (Chi) ( obrero) builder

- maestra jardinera

- maestro -tra de escuela

- maestro de obras

2) (Mús) maestro

3) (Taur) matador

4) ( en ajedrez) master

5) maestro masculino (AmL) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

* * *

- tra masculino, femenino

1)

a) (Educ) teacher, schoolteacher

no hay mejor maestra que la necesidad — necessity is the mother of invention

b) (en un arte, disciplina)

es un consumado maestro de la danza española — he is a master of Spanish dance

un maestro de las letras españolas — a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature

c) ( en un oficio) master (before n)

maestro carpintero — master carpenter

d) (Chi) ( obrero) builder

- maestra jardinera

- maestro -tra de escuela

- maestro de obras

2) (Mús) maestro

3) (Taur) matador

4) ( en ajedrez) master

5) maestro masculino (AmL) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

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maestro¹

¹ = schoolmaster, teacher, schoolteacher, elementary schoolteacher, dominie, class teacher.

Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.

Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.

Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

Ex: Elementary schoolteachers play an important part in the development of bibliographic skills.

Ex: 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.

Ex: Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* maestro de ceremonias = master of ceremonies, toastmaster.

* maestro de escuela = school teacher.

* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

maestro²

² = master, masterly.

Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.

Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.

* lista maestra = master list.

* llave maestra = skeleton key, master key.

* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* plan maestro = master plan.

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maestro¹ - tra

adjective

llave² (↑ llave (2)), obra, etc

maestro² - tra

masculine, feminine

A

1 ( Educ) teacher, schoolteacher

la maestra/el maestro del pueblo the village schoolteacher, the village schoolmistress/schoolmaster ( BrE)

la vida es la mejor maestra life is the best teacher

no hay mejor maestra que la necesidad or la necesidad hace maestros necessity is the mother of invention

2

(en un arte, disciplina): es un consumado maestro de la danza española he is a master of Spanish dance

el profesor Moreno, maestro de las letras españolas Professor Moreno, a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature

3 (en un oficio) master ( before n)

maestro panadero/carpintero master baker/carpenter

4 ( Chi) (obrero) builder

Compuestos:

● maestra jardinera

(Arg, Col) feminine kindergarten teacher, nursery school teacher ( BrE)

● maestro chasquillas

( Chi fam pey) shoddy workman

● maestro de armas

fencing master

● maestro de ceremonias

master of ceremonies

● maestro de escuela, maestra de escuela

masculine, feminine school teacher

● maestro (mayor) de obras

master builder

B ( Mús) maestro

C ( Taur) matador

D (en ajedrez) master

E

maestro masculine ( AmL) (como apelativo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq)

¡hola maestro! hi buddy!, how are you doing, mate?

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maestro
◊ - tra sustantivo masculino, femenino

1
a) (Educ) teacher, schoolteacher;

◊ maestra jardinera (Arg, Col) kindergarten teacher, nursery school teacher (BrE)

b) ( en un arte):

◊ es un maestro de la danza española he is a master of Spanish dance;

un maestro de las letras españolas a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature
c) ( en un oficio) master ( before n);

◊ maestro carpintero master carpenter

d) (Chi) ( obrero) builder

2 (Mús) maestro
3 ( en ajedrez) master
maestro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Educ teacher, schoolteacher
2 (en un oficio) master: es un maestro de la diplomacia, he's a master of diplomacy
3 Mús maestro
II adjetivo
1 (excelente, destacado) master
obra maestra, masterpiece
2 (principal) main, master
llave maestra, master key
viga maestra, main beam
' maestro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maestra
- penitencia
- práctica
- pupilo
- riguroso
English:
master
- master plan
- schoolmaster
- schoolteacher
- teacher
- toastmaster
- as
- coup
- elementary
- keep
- practice
- school

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maestro, -a

♦ adj

1. [excelente] masterly;

una obra maestra de la literatura universal one of the masterpieces of world literature

2. [principal] main;

llave maestra passkey, master key;

viga maestra main beam

♦ nm,f

1. [profesor] teacher

Comp
maestro de escuela schoolmaster, f schoolmistress; Col, RP maestra jardinera kindergarten o nursery school teacher
2. Méx [en universidad] Br lecturer, US professor

3. [experto] master;

un maestro de la cocina francesa a master of French cuisine

4. [en oficio] master;

maestro carpintero/albañil master carpenter/builder

5. Mús maestro

6. [director] maestro de ceremonias master of ceremonies;

maestro de obras foreman

7. Taurom matador

♦ nm
Am [apelativo] Br mate, US buddy;
¿qué tal está, maestro? how's it going, Br mate o US buddy?;

¿cuánto le debo, maestro? what do I owe you, Br mate o US buddy?

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maestro

I adj master atr

II m

1 EDU teacher;

maestro de preescolar kindergarten teacher

2 en oficio master

3 MÚS maestro

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maestro, - tra adj

1) : masterly, skilled

2) : chief, main

3) : trained

un elefante maestro: a trained elephant

maestro, - tra n

1) : teacher (in grammar school)

2) : expert, master

3) : maestro

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maestro n

1. (profesor) teacher

2. (experto) master

Spanish-English dictionary > maestro
18 apreciar

v.

1 to appreciate.

aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help

Yo aprecio tu ayuda I appreciate your help.

2 to be fond of.

3 to detect, to notice.

apreciaron una mejora significativa they detected o noticed a significant improvement

para apreciar mejor los detalles to be able to see the detail better

4 to appreciate to.

Yo aprecio escuchar las aves cantar I appreciate to hear the birds sing.

5 to perceive, to comprehend, to understand.

El apreció la gravedad del asunto He perceived the gravity of the matter.

6 to appraise.

El perito aprecia las joyas The expert appraises the jewels.

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apreciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (valorar) to appraise (en, at)

2 (sentir aprecio) to regard highly, hold in high esteem

■ apreciar a alguien to be fond of somebody

3 (reconocer valor) to appreciate

4 (percibir) to notice, see, perceive

■ no sabe apreciar la diferencia he can't tell the difference

► verbo pronominal apreciarse

1 (notarse) to be noticed, be noticeable

■ pueden apreciarse grietas en las paredes one can see cracks in the walls

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verb

to appreciate, be fond of, value, esteem

- apreciarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=tener cariño a) to be fond of, like

aprecio mucho a tu padre — I'm very fond of your father

2) (=valorar) to value

apreciar algo (en) mucho — to value sth highly

apreciar algo (en) poco — to attach little value to sth, set little value on sth

3) (=percibir) [+ comida, música] to appreciate

no sabe apreciar un buen vino — he doesn't know how to appreciate a good wine

4) (Econ) [+ moneda] to revalue

5) (=agradecer) to appreciate

aprecio mucho lo que han hecho por mí — I really appreciate what they've done for me

6) (=detectar) to notice, detect

no apreció el sarcasmo en sus palabras — he didn't notice o detect the sarcasm in her words

apreciaron una fractura en el hueso — they detected o found a bone fracture

este barómetro no aprecia cambios mínimos — this barometer doesn't detect o register very small changes

7) LAm (=realzar) to add value to, enhance, improve

2.

See:

apreciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho — a very dear friend

2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida — she appreciates good food

3) (percibir, observar) to see

en la foto se aprecian unas manchas oscuras — some dark areas are visible in the picture

para apreciar la magnitud de los daños — in order to appreciate the extent of the damage
2.
apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)

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= appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, 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. Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex. The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.

Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

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

Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex. Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

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

Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex. No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

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

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* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho — a very dear friend

2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida — she appreciates good food

3) (percibir, observar) to see

en la foto se aprecian unas manchas oscuras — some dark areas are visible in the picture

para apreciar la magnitud de los daños — in order to appreciate the extent of the damage
2.
apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)

* * *

= appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, 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: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex: The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.

Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

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

Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

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

Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

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

* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.

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apreciar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona› to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho a very dear friend

B

1 ‹interés/ayuda› to appreciate

aprecio muchísimo todo lo que has hecho por mí I really appreciate everything you've done for me

2 ‹arte/música› to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida she appreciates good food

un café para los que saben apreciar lo que es bueno a coffee for true connoisseurs, a coffee for people who appreciate the good things in life

C (percibir, observar) to see

en la radiografía se aprecian unas manchas oscuras some dark areas are visible o can be seen on the X-ray

fue difícil apreciar la magnitud de los daños it was difficult to appreciate the extent of the damage

este año se ha apreciado un ligero descenso en el número de accidentes there has been a slight drop in the number of accidents this year

■ apreciarse

v pron

( frml); «moneda» to appreciate ( frml)

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apreciar ( conjugate apreciar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ persona› to be fond of
2 ‹interés/ayuda/arte› to appreciate
3 (percibir, observar) to see;
◊ para apreciar la magnitud de los daños in order to appreciate the extent of the damage

apreciar verbo transitivo
1 to appreciate ➣ Ver nota en appreciate 2 (observar, ver) to notice, see
' apreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distinguir
- gusto
English:
appreciate
- dear
- esteem
- kindly
- prize
- treasure
- appreciation
- cherish
- value

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apreciar

♦ vt

1. [valorar] to appreciate, to value;

aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help;

aprecia demasiado las cosas materiales she puts too high a value on material things;

un plato muy apreciado por los turistas a dish that is very popular with tourists;

no sabe apreciar una buena obra de teatro he doesn't know how to appreciate a good play

2. [sentir afecto por]
aprecio mucho a tu hermana I think a lot of your sister, I'm very fond of your sister

3. [percibir] to detect, to notice;

han apreciado una mejora significativa they have detected o noticed a significant improvement;

acércate si quieres apreciar mejor los detalles come closer so you can see the detail better

♦ See also the pronominal verb apreciarse

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apreciar

v/t

1 appreciate

2 ( sentir afecto por) be fond of, think highly of

* * *

apreciar vt

1) estimar: to appreciate, to value

2) evaluar: to appraise, to assess

♦ See also the reflexive verb apreciarse

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apreciar vb

1. (valorar) to appreciate / to value

aprecio todo lo que has hecho por mí I appeciate all that you've done for me

2. (estimar) to be fond of

apreciamos a nuestros amigos we are fond of our friends

3. (percibir) to notice / to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

a distancia no se aprecian los detalles de un cuadro you don't notice the details in a painting from a distance

Spanish-English dictionary > apreciar
19 ayudar

v.

to help.

ayudar a alguien a hacer algo to help somebody (to) do something

¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you?

¿puedo ayudar? can I help?

Ella asiste a todo el mundo She helps everybody.

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ayudar

► verbo transitivo

1 to help, aid, assist

■ ¿en qué podemos ayudarte? how can we help you?

► verbo pronominal ayudarse

1 (apoyarse) to make use (de/con, of)

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verb

to help, aid, assist

* * *

1.

VT (=asistir) to help, assist, aid

ayudar a algn a hacer algo — to help sb to do sth

¿me puedes ayudar con la limpieza esta tarde? — can you help me out with the cleaning this afternoon?

me ayudó a bajar del autobús — he helped me off the bus

me ayuda muchísimo — he's a great help to me, he helps me a lot

2.

See:

ayudarse
AYUDAR Ayudar se puede traducir por help, assist y aid. ► La manera más frecuente de traducir ayudar es por help. Si help va seguido de un verbo, este puede ir en infinitivo {con} {o} {sin} to: ¿Puedes ayudarnos? Can you help (us)? Siempre le ayuda con la tarea He always helps her with her homework ¿Me puedes ayudar a preparar la cena? Can you help me (to) get dinner ready? ► Ayudar se traduce por assist en un registro bastante más formal y se construye frecuentemente en la estructura to assist somebody with something: La comadrona ayudó al médico con el parto The midwife assisted the doctor with the delivery ► Ayudar se traduce por aid en inglés formal en el contexto de asesorar o prestar ayuda a un grupo de personas necesitadas: ... los intentos de Estados Unidos de ayudar a los refugiados kurdos...... attempts by the United States to aid Kurdish refugees... Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo to help

ayudar al prójimo — to help one's neighbor

¿te ayudo? — do you need any help?

vino a ayudarme — she came to help me out

ayudar a alguien con algo — to help somebody with something

ayudar a alguien a + inf — to help somebody (to) + inf

ayúdame a poner la mesa — help me (to) set the table
2.
ayudar vi to help

¿puedo ayudar en algo? — can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?

ayudar a or en misa — to serve at mass
3.
ayudarse v pron to help oneself

ayudarse de or con algo: camina ayudándose de or con un bastón — he walks with the aid o help of a stick

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= aid, do + good, encourage, enlighten, help, provide + assistance, provide + guidance, tide over, assist, jump-start [jump start], lend + a (helping) hand, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, give + Nombre + a hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in, chip in, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex. Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.

Ex. You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.

Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex. Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.

Ex. How can we help library users to gain confidence?.

Ex. Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.

Ex. There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.

Ex. Reading aloud, in these circumstances, might be the only contact the adolescent gets with literature, tiding him over to the time when he is prepared to read for himself again.

Ex. Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.

Ex. Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

Ex. In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.

Ex. Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.

Ex. These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.

Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex. They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.

Ex. The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.

Ex. All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.

Ex. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.

Ex. We're asking you to 'chip in' by investing your time and talents in your parks and your community.

Ex. There are tens of thousands of hungry children in the world today and well-meant efforts are being made to succour them.

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* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* ayudar a = play + an instrumental role in.

* ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a + Infinitivo = go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.

* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.

* ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo = assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.

* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

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1.
verbo transitivo to help

ayudar al prójimo — to help one's neighbor

¿te ayudo? — do you need any help?

vino a ayudarme — she came to help me out

ayudar a alguien con algo — to help somebody with something

ayudar a alguien a + inf — to help somebody (to) + inf

ayúdame a poner la mesa — help me (to) set the table
2.
ayudar vi to help

¿puedo ayudar en algo? — can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?

ayudar a or en misa — to serve at mass
3.
ayudarse v pron to help oneself

ayudarse de or con algo: camina ayudándose de or con un bastón — he walks with the aid o help of a stick

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= aid, do + good, encourage, enlighten, help, provide + assistance, provide + guidance, tide over, assist, jump-start [jump start], lend + a (helping) hand, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, give + Nombre + a hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in, chip in, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex: Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.

Ex: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.

Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex: Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.

Ex: How can we help library users to gain confidence?.

Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.

Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.

Ex: Reading aloud, in these circumstances, might be the only contact the adolescent gets with literature, tiding him over to the time when he is prepared to read for himself again.

Ex: Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.

Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.

Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.

Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.

Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.

Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.

Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.

Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.

Ex: We're asking you to 'chip in' by investing your time and talents in your parks and your community.

Ex: There are tens of thousands of hungry children in the world today and well-meant efforts are being made to succour them
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* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* ayudar a = play + an instrumental role in.

* ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a + Infinitivo = go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.

* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.

* ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo = assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.

* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

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ayudar [A1 ]

vt

to help

ayudar al prójimo to help one's neighbor

¿te ayudo? do you need any help?, can o shall I help you?, can o shall I give you a hand? ( colloq)

vino a ayudarme unos días she came to help me out for a few days

ayudar a algn CON algo to help sb WITH sth

ayuda a tu hermano con los deberes help your brother with his homework

mis padres me ayudaron con los gastos de la fiesta my parents helped me (out) with the cost of the party

ayudar a algn A + INF to help sb (to) + INF

ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table

lo ayudé a arreglar la moto I helped him (to) fix his motorbike

■ ayudar

vi

to help

¿puedo ayudar en algo? can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?, can I help you with anything?

ayudar a or en misa to serve at mass

■ ayudarse

v pron

to help oneself

tú mismo tienes que ayudarte you've got to do something to help yourself

para ayudarse empezó a dar clases de inglés he started giving English classes to earn a bit more money

ayudarse DE or CON algo:

camina ayudándose de or con un bastón he walks with the aid o help of a stick, he walks with a stick

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ayudar ( conjugate ayudar) verbo transitivo
to help;
◊ ayudar al prójimo to help one's neighbor;

¿te ayudo? do you need any help?;
vino a ayudarme she came to help me out;
ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table
verbo intransitivo
to help;
¿puedo ayudar en algo? can I do anything to help?
ayudar verbo transitivo to help: ¿puedes ayudarme a mover la mesa?, can you help me to move the table? ➣ Ver nota en help

' ayudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- imposible
- volcarse
- asistir
- condición
- dedicar
- favorecer
- mano
- mucho
- poco
- pretender
- solícito
English:
aid
- appreciate
- assist
- back
- desire
- finger
- fund
- help
- help out
- minister
- offer
- ostensible
- pitch in
- propensity
- see
- short
- talk down
- tide over
- unable
- useful
- wave aside
- anything
- do
- not
- patch
- precious
- rally
- rely
- sorry
- unhelpful
- way
- well

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ayudar

♦ vt

to help;

ayudar a alguien a hacer algo to help sb (to) do sth;

me ayudaron a subir el piano they helped me carry the piano up;

una profesora particular le ayuda en los estudios a private tutor is helping him with his studies;

necesito que me ayuden con este problema I need your help with this problem;

¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you?

♦ vi

to help;

¿puedo ayudar? can I help?

♦ See also the pronominal verb ayudarse

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ayudar

v/t help;

¿le ayudo? can I help?, would you like some help?;

le ayudó a ponerse el abrigo he helped her put on her coat

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ayudar vt

: to help, to assist

♦ See also the reflexive verb ayudarse

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ayudar vb to help

Spanish-English dictionary > ayudar
20 capacidad de saber leer y escribir

(n.) = literacy skills

Ex. This is a programme launched in 1979 in response to the urgent need of black young adult South Africans for reading and literacy skills.

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(n.) = literacy skills

Ex: This is a programme launched in 1979 in response to the urgent need of black young adult South Africans for reading and literacy skills.

Spanish-English dictionary > capacidad de saber leer y escribir

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