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  • 21 expiar

    v.
    to atone for, to expiate.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar
    1 to expiate, atone for
    * * *
    VT to expiate frm, atone for
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to expiate, atone for
    * * *
    Ex. It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to expiate, atone for
    * * *

    Ex: It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.

    * * *
    expiar [ A17 ]
    vt
    to expiate, atone for
    * * *

    expiar ( conjugate expiar) verbo transitivo
    to expiate, atone for
    expiar verbo transitivo to atone for, make amends o reparation for: tengo que expiar mi culpa de alguna manera, I have to make amends for my wrongdoing in some way
    ' expiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pagar
    English:
    atone
    * * *
    expiar vt
    to atone for, to expiate
    * * *
    v/t expiate, atone for
    * * *
    expiar {85} vt
    : to expiate, to atone for

    Spanish-English dictionary > expiar

  • 22 gordísimo

    adj.
    excessively fat, excessively obese, overobese.
    * * *
    Ex. She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.
    * * *

    Ex: She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.

    Spanish-English dictionary > gordísimo

  • 23 hacer hueco

    (v.) = make + room (for)
    Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + room (for)

    Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer hueco

  • 24 hacer sitio (a)

    (v.) = make + room (for), make + way (for)
    Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    Ex. This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + room (for), make + way (for)

    Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.

    Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer sitio (a)

  • 25 hacerse a un lado

    to get out of the way
    ————————
    to step aside
    * * *
    (v.) = make + room (for), pull over
    Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + room (for), pull over

    Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.

    Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacerse a un lado

  • 26 inadecuado

    adj.
    1 unsuitable, inappropriate, inadequate, ill-fitted.
    2 inadequate, ill fitted, inappropriate, unfit.
    3 inadequate, incompetent.
    * * *
    1 unsuitable
    2 (inapropiado) inappropriate
    * * *
    (f. - inadecuada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [recurso, medida] inadequate; [película, momento] unsuitable, inappropriate
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <color/traje> inappropriate, unsuitable; <norma/sistema> inadequate
    * * *
    = unsuited, improper, inadequate, inappropriate, unsuitable, inadequately + Participio, inapplicable, inapt, ill-adapted.
    Ex. In particular, some would argue that the discipline-oriented approach of such schemes is unsuited to any applications.
    Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
    Ex. Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.
    Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
    Ex. School libraries are inadequately funded, and until the mid 1960s, poorly sited and too small.
    Ex. Measures to alleviate the financial strain through cooperation, technology or fund-raising are often inapplicable.
    Ex. It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
    Ex. She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.
    ----
    * inadecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * resultar inadecuado = prove + inadequate.
    * uso inadecuado = misuse.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <color/traje> inappropriate, unsuitable; <norma/sistema> inadequate
    * * *
    = unsuited, improper, inadequate, inappropriate, unsuitable, inadequately + Participio, inapplicable, inapt, ill-adapted.

    Ex: In particular, some would argue that the discipline-oriented approach of such schemes is unsuited to any applications.

    Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
    Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.
    Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
    Ex: School libraries are inadequately funded, and until the mid 1960s, poorly sited and too small.
    Ex: Measures to alleviate the financial strain through cooperation, technology or fund-raising are often inapplicable.
    Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
    Ex: She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.
    * inadecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * resultar inadecuado = prove + inadequate.
    * uso inadecuado = misuse.

    * * *
    1 (no apropiado) inappropriate
    2 (insuficiente) inadequate
    me siento totalmente inadecuado I feel totally inadequate
    * * *

    inadecuado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹color/traje› inappropriate, unsuitable;


    ‹norma/sistema› inadequate
    inadecuado,-a adjetivo unsuitable, inappropriate
    ' inadecuado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    destiempo
    - inadecuada
    English:
    inadequate
    - inadequately
    - unfit
    - unsuited
    - inappropriate
    * * *
    inadecuado, -a adj
    [conducta, comportamiento] inappropriate; [iluminación] inadequate; [traje] unsuitable;
    muchos niños reciben una alimentación inadecuada many children do not have a proper diet;
    este es un lugar inadecuado para discutir del tema I don't think this is the best o right place to discuss the matter
    * * *
    adj inadequate
    * * *
    inadecuado, -da adj
    1) : inadequate
    2) impropio: inappropriate
    * * *
    inadecuado adj inappropriate / unsuitable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inadecuado

  • 27 inapropiado

    adj.
    1 inappropriate, inconvenient, improper, uncalled-for.
    2 unsuitable, ill-fitted, inadequate, inappropriate.
    * * *
    1 inappropriate
    * * *
    (f. - inapropiada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ unsuitable, inappropriate
    * * *
    - da adjetivo inappropriate
    * * *
    = inappropriate, insensitive, wide of the mark.
    Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    Ex. In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
    Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo inappropriate
    * * *
    = inappropriate, insensitive, wide of the mark.

    Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.

    Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
    Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.

    * * *
    inappropriate
    * * *

    inapropiado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    inappropriate
    inapropiado adjetivo unsuitable, inappropriate

    ' inapropiado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impropia
    - impropio
    - salida
    English:
    ill-suited
    - misplaced
    - place
    - unsuitable
    - incongruous
    * * *
    inapropiado, -a adj
    inappropriate, unsuitable
    * * *
    adj inappropriate
    * * *
    inapropiado, -da adj
    : inappropriate, unsuitable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inapropiado

  • 28 lujo

    m.
    1 luxury.
    a todo lujo with no expense spared
    de lujo luxury
    un hotel de lujo a luxury hotel
    hoy contamos con un invitado de lujo we have a really special guest today
    permitirse el lujo de algo/de hacer algo to be able to afford something/to do something
    lujo asiático undreamt-of opulence o luxury
    2 profusion.
    con todo lujo de detalles in great detail
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lujar.
    * * *
    1 luxury
    \
    con todo lujo de detalles in great detail
    de lujo luxury, luxurious
    vivir con mucho lujo to live in luxury
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=fasto) luxury

    de lujo — luxury antes de s

    permitirse el lujo de hacer algo — to allow o.s. the luxury of doing sth

    ¿te vas al Caribe? ¡vaya lujo asiático! — so you're off to the Caribbean? what a life of luxury!

    2) (=abundancia) profusion, wealth, abundance
    * * *
    masculino luxury
    * * *
    = luxury, richness.
    Ex. Governments must, therefore, recognise the essential role of libraries, rather than regarding them as a luxury.
    Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    ----
    * acabado de lujo = luxury appointment.
    * alojamiento de lujo = mews cottage.
    * artículos de lujo = luxury goods.
    * con toda clase de lujos = with all mods and cons.
    * con todos los lujos = with all mods and cons.
    * con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.
    * darse el lujo de = splurge on.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de lujo = deluxe, upmarket [up market], upscale, luxury, plush, top-class.
    * edición de lujo = de luxe edition, luxury edition.
    * encuadernación de lujo = fine binding.
    * libro de lujo = gift book.
    * lujo falso = pseudoluxuries.
    * no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * permitirse el lujo = have + luxury.
    * permitirse el lujo de = afford, splurge on.
    * prestación de lujo = luxury appointment.
    * sin lujos = no-frills.
    * tener el lujo = have + luxury.
    * todo lujo de detalles = chapter and verse.
    * un lujo asiático = the lap of luxury.
    * * *
    masculino luxury
    * * *
    = luxury, richness.

    Ex: Governments must, therefore, recognise the essential role of libraries, rather than regarding them as a luxury.

    Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    * acabado de lujo = luxury appointment.
    * alojamiento de lujo = mews cottage.
    * artículos de lujo = luxury goods.
    * con toda clase de lujos = with all mods and cons.
    * con todos los lujos = with all mods and cons.
    * con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.
    * darse el lujo de = splurge on.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de lujo = deluxe, upmarket [up market], upscale, luxury, plush, top-class.
    * edición de lujo = de luxe edition, luxury edition.
    * encuadernación de lujo = fine binding.
    * libro de lujo = gift book.
    * lujo falso = pseudoluxuries.
    * lujos = creature comforts.
    * no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * permitirse el lujo = have + luxury.
    * permitirse el lujo de = afford, splurge on.
    * prestación de lujo = luxury appointment.
    * sin lujos = no-frills.
    * tener el lujo = have + luxury.
    * todo lujo de detalles = chapter and verse.
    * un lujo asiático = the lap of luxury.

    * * *
    luxury
    es un lujo que no me puedo permitir it's a luxury I can't afford
    vamos a darnos el lujo de decirles que no we're going to have the satisfaction of saying no to them
    artículos/hoteles de lujo luxury goods/hotels
    vivir/viajar a todo lujo to live/travel in luxury
    con lujo de detalles with a wealth of detail
    con lujo de sadismo y crueldad with extreme sadism and cruelty
    Compuesto:
    vivir con lujo asiático to live in the lap of luxury
    eso ya es un lujo asiático that is the ultimate in luxury
    * * *

     

    lujo sustantivo masculino
    luxury;

    nos dimos el lujo de viajar en primera we treated ourselves and traveled first class;
    a todo lujo in style;
    de lujo luxury ( before n);
    con lujo de detalles with a wealth of detail
    lujo sustantivo masculino luxury: no nos podemos permitir esos lujos, we can't afford such luxuries
    impuesto de lujo, luxury tax
    lujo asiático, the ultimate in luxury
    ♦ Locuciones: con todo lujo de detalles, in great detail

    ' lujo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparato
    - impuesta
    - impuesto
    - alcance
    - ático
    - permitir
    - poco
    - rango
    English:
    afford
    - basic
    - de luxe
    - high-class
    - high-end
    - idea
    - luxurious
    - luxury
    - posh
    - ritz
    - treat
    - deluxe
    - extravagance
    - extravagant
    - graphic
    - high
    - indulgence
    - splash
    * * *
    lujo nm
    1. [fastuosidad] luxury;
    a todo lujo with no expense spared;
    de lujo luxury;
    un hotel de lujo a luxury hotel;
    hoy contamos con un invitado de lujo we have a really special guest today;
    permitirse el lujo de algo/de hacer algo to be able to afford sth/to do sth;
    no nos podemos permitir el lujo de irnos un mes de vacaciones we can't afford to go on Br holiday o US vacation for a month;
    se permitió el lujo de criticar a su profesor she had the gall to criticize her teacher;
    lujo asiático undreamt-of opulence o luxury
    2. [profusión] profusion;
    con todo lujo de detalles in great detail
    * * *
    m luxury;
    de lujo luxurious, luxury atr ;
    permitirse el lujo de … afford to …;
    ¡cómo se permite el lujo de decirme lo que tengo que hacer! how dare he tell me what to do!
    * * *
    lujo nm
    1) : luxury
    2)
    de lujo : deluxe
    * * *
    lujo n luxury [pl. luxuries]

    Spanish-English dictionary > lujo

  • 29 omisión

    f.
    1 omission, preterition, oversight, neglect.
    2 omission, neglect of performing an act required by law or by professional duty, omitted action.
    * * *
    1 omission
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [gen] omission, oversight

    omisión de auxilio — (Jur) failure to give assistance, failure to go to somebody's aid

    2) (=descuido) slip, oversight
    * * *
    femenino omission
    * * *
    = omission, miss.
    Nota: Plural misses.
    Ex. The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.
    Ex. But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.
    ----
    * error por omisión = omission failure.
    * información por omisión = default.
    * tomar por omisión = default to.
    * valor por omisión = default value.
    * * *
    femenino omission
    * * *
    = omission, miss.
    Nota: Plural misses.

    Ex: The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.

    Ex: But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.
    * error por omisión = omission failure.
    * información por omisión = default.
    * tomar por omisión = default to.
    * valor por omisión = default value.

    * * *
    omission
    * * *

    omisión sustantivo femenino
    omission
    omisión sustantivo femenino omission
    ' omisión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    salto
    - descuido
    English:
    default
    - glaring
    - omission
    * * *
    omission
    * * *
    f omission
    * * *
    omisión nf, pl - siones : omission, neglect

    Spanish-English dictionary > omisión

  • 30 penar

    v.
    1 to punish.
    2 to suffer.
    Los chicos penan en su cuarto The boys suffer in their room.
    3 to penalize, to punish, to inflict punishment on.
    El juez penó al ladrón The judge penalized the thief.
    4 to do penance.
    Ellos penaron por su comportamiento They did penance for their behavior.
    * * *
    1 (castigar) to punish, penalize
    1 (padecer) to suffer, grieve
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (Jur) to punish
    2) And [difunto] to haunt
    2. VI
    1) (=sufrir) [persona] to suffer; [alma] to be in torment

    penar de amores — liter to go through the pains of love liter

    2) (=desear)

    penar por algo — to pine for sth, long for sth

    penar por hacer algo — to pine to do sth, long to do sth

    3) And [difunto]
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (Der) < delito>

    será/está penado con dos años de cárcel/cadena perpetual — it will be/it is punishable with two years' imprisonment/by life imprisonment

    2) (Andes) difunto to haunt
    2.
    penar vi
    1) (liter) ( sufrir) to suffer
    2) (Andes) difunto to be in torment
    * * *
    = penalise [penalize, -USA], atone (for).
    Ex. The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.
    Ex. It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (Der) < delito>

    será/está penado con dos años de cárcel/cadena perpetual — it will be/it is punishable with two years' imprisonment/by life imprisonment

    2) (Andes) difunto to haunt
    2.
    penar vi
    1) (liter) ( sufrir) to suffer
    2) (Andes) difunto to be in torment
    * * *
    = penalise [penalize, -USA], atone (for).

    Ex: The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.

    Ex: It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.

    * * *
    penar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ( Der) ‹delito›
    está penado con dos años de cárcel it is punishable with two years' imprisonment o two years in prison, the penalty o punishment for it is two years in prison
    B ( Andes) «difunto» to haunt
    ■ penar
    vi
    A ( liter) (sufrir) to suffer
    B ( Andes) «difunto» to be in torment
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [castigar] to punish;
    un delito penado con cárcel an offence punishable by imprisonment
    ♦ vi
    [sufrir] to suffer
    * * *
    I v/t punish
    II v/i suffer
    * * *
    penar vt
    : to punish, to penalize
    penar vi
    : to suffer, to grieve

    Spanish-English dictionary > penar

  • 31 poner de manifiesto

    to make evident
    * * *
    (v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up
    Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
    Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
    Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
    Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.
    Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.
    Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex. Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.
    Ex. Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.
    Ex. The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.
    Ex. This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.
    Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
    Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    * * *
    (v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up

    Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

    Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
    Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
    Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.
    Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.
    Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
    Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.
    Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.
    Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.
    Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.
    Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
    Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner de manifiesto

  • 32 poner de relieve

    figurado to emphasize, highlight, underline
    ————————
    to emphasize
    * * *
    (v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal
    Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
    Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.
    Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
    Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
    Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.
    Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
    * * *
    (v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal

    Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

    Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.
    Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
    Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
    Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.
    Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
    Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner de relieve

  • 33 rectificar una situación

    (v.) = rectify + situation
    Ex. It explains how the situation arose and how it can be rectified.
    * * *
    (v.) = rectify + situation

    Ex: It explains how the situation arose and how it can be rectified.

    Spanish-English dictionary > rectificar una situación

  • 34 redimir

    v.
    to redeem (religion & finance).
    La fe redimió a Ricardo Faith redeemed Richard.
    María redimió los cupones Mary redeemed the coupons.
    * * *
    1 to redeem
    1 to redeem oneself
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (Rel) to redeem
    2) (Econ) to redeem frm, repay
    3) (=liberar) [+ cautivo] to ransom, redeem frm; [+ esclavo] to redeem frm, purchase the freedom of
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (Relig) to redeem
    b) < cautivos> to redeem (frml), to ransom; < esclavos> to redeem
    c)

    redimir a alguien de algo — de esclavitud/ignorancia to redeem o deliver somebody from something (frml)

    2) < hipoteca> to repay, redeem (frml); < joya> to redeem
    * * *
    = redeem, atone (for).
    Ex. Eliot somehow suggests that a mix of blood and electricity might yet redeem the petty materialism of the modern world that he had previously seen only as a wasteland.
    Ex. It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (Relig) to redeem
    b) < cautivos> to redeem (frml), to ransom; < esclavos> to redeem
    c)

    redimir a alguien de algo — de esclavitud/ignorancia to redeem o deliver somebody from something (frml)

    2) < hipoteca> to repay, redeem (frml); < joya> to redeem
    * * *
    = redeem, atone (for).

    Ex: Eliot somehow suggests that a mix of blood and electricity might yet redeem the petty materialism of the modern world that he had previously seen only as a wasteland.

    Ex: It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.

    * * *
    redimir [I1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ( Relig) to redeem
    2 ‹cautivos› to redeem ( frml), to ransom; ‹esclavos› to redeem
    el héroe que los redimió de la esclavitud ( liter); the hero who redeemed o delivered them from slavery ( liter)
    3
    (de una situación, una responsabilidad): para redimirlos de su ignorancia to redeem o deliver them from their ignorance ( frml)
    no lo redime de responsabilidad it does not absolve him from responsibility
    B ‹hipoteca› to pay off, repay, redeem ( frml); ‹joya› to redeem
    * * *

    redimir ( conjugate redimir) verbo transitivo
    to redeem
    redimir verbo transitivo to redeem [de, from]
    ' redimir' also found in these entries:
    English:
    redeem
    - save
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [librar, liberar] to free, to deliver;
    [esclavo] to redeem;
    redimir a alguien de la pobreza to free o deliver sb from poverty
    2. Rel to redeem (de from)
    3. Fin [hipoteca] to repay, to redeem
    4. Com [recomprar] to redeem
    * * *
    v/t redeem
    * * *
    : to redeem, to deliver (from sin)

    Spanish-English dictionary > redimir

  • 35 relocalización

    Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    * * *

    Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.

    Spanish-English dictionary > relocalización

  • 36 rentabilizar

    v.
    to make profitable.
    * * *
    1 to make profitable
    * * *
    VT (=hacer rentable) to make profitable, make more profitable; (=sacar provecho de) to exploit to the full; pey to cash in on
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < inversión> to achieve a return on
    * * *
    = streamline, make + profitable, take + full advantage (of).
    Ex. In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.
    Ex. The characteristics of financial information services have made them more profitable than bibliographic products.
    Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    ----
    * rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.
    * rentabilizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < inversión> to achieve a return on
    * * *
    = streamline, make + profitable, take + full advantage (of).

    Ex: In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.

    Ex: The characteristics of financial information services have made them more profitable than bibliographic products.
    Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    * rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.
    * rentabilizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.

    * * *
    vt
    ‹inversión› to achieve a return on
    han rentabilizado muy bien los $100.000 invertidos they have received o achieved a handsome return on their $100,000 investment
    tratan de rentabilizar los recursos de la zona they are trying to make the most of the area's resources
    podrá rentabilizar todos esos años de preparación she will be able to reap the benefits of all those years of training
    * * *
    to make profitable;
    rentabilizaron la inversión inicial en dos años it took them two years to make a profit on their initial investment;
    al gobierno le costó rentabilizar sus éxitos en las urnas the government struggled to turn its achievements into votes o into success at the polls
    * * *
    v/t achieve a return on; fig
    make the most of

    Spanish-English dictionary > rentabilizar

  • 37 resaltar

    v.
    1 to highlight.
    Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.
    2 to stand out.
    3 to stick out (en edificios) (balcón).
    4 to project out, to stand out, to jut out, to project.
    La cornisa sobresale mucho The cornice juts out too much.
    5 to flatter.
    * * *
    1 (sobresalir) to project, jut out
    2 figurado (distinguirse) to stand out (de, from)
    1 to highlight, stress, emphasize
    \
    hacer resaltar to emphasize, stress, highlight
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=destacarse) to stand out

    hacer resaltar algo — to set sth off; (fig) to highlight sth

    2) (=sobresalir) to jut out, project
    2.
    VT (=destacar) to highlight
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    2)

    hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

    2.
    resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
    * * *
    = bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.
    Ex. The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
    Ex. These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex. However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex. A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex. The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
    Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex. The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex. Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
    Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
    Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
    Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
    ----
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * hacer resaltar = set off.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.
    * resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.
    * resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    2)

    hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

    2.
    resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
    * * *
    = bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.

    Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

    Ex: These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.
    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
    Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
    Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
    Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
    Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * hacer resaltar = set off.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.
    * resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.
    * resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

    * * *
    resaltar [A1 ]
    vi
    A (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    resaltaban sus grandes ojos negros the most striking thing about her was her big dark eyes
    B
    hacer resaltar ‹color› to bring out;
    ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize
    ■ resaltar
    vt
    ‹cualidad/rasgo› to highlight; ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize
    quiso resaltar que … he wanted to stress o emphasize (the fact) that …
    * * *

     

    resaltar ( conjugate resaltar) verbo intransitivo (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out;


    ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress
    verbo transitivo ‹cualidad/importancia/necesidad› to highlight
    resaltar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (destacar) to stand out: resalta entre sus amigos por su sensatez, he stands out from his friends because of his good sense
    2 (en una construcción) to project, jut out: la nueva torre resalta entre las casas bajas, the new building stands out above the houses
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (realzar) to enhance, bring out: este vestido resalta tu figura, this dress shows off your figure
    2 (acentuar, hacer más visible) to emphasize: su inmadurez resalta la diferencia de edad, his immaturity accentuates the difference in age
    es preciso resaltar sus rasgos originales, we should stress her unusual features
    ' resaltar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    marcar
    - acentuar
    - pronunciar
    - sobresalir
    English:
    emphasize
    - set off
    - show off
    - show up
    - stick out
    - accentuate
    - bring
    - set
    - show
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [destacar] to stand out;
    resalta en el equipo por su velocidad he stands out as one of the fastest players in the team
    2. [en edificios] [cornisa, ventana] to stick out
    ♦ vt
    [destacar] to highlight;
    hacer resaltar algo to emphasize sth, to stress sth;
    el orador resaltó la contribución del difunto a la ciencia the speaker highlighted the contribution to science made by the deceased
    * * *
    I v/t highlight, stress
    II v/i ARQUI jut out; fig
    stand out
    * * *
    1) sobresalir: to stand out
    2)
    hacer resaltar : to bring out, to highlight
    : to stress, to emphasize
    * * *
    1. (sobresalir) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]
    2. (hacer destacar) to bring out [pt. & pp. brought]
    3. (subrayar) to stress

    Spanish-English dictionary > resaltar

  • 38 reubicación

    f.
    relocation, re-locating, re-location, relocating.
    * * *
    SF [de trabajadores, empresas] relocation; [de comunidad, pueblo] resettlement
    * * *
    = relocatability, relocation.
    Ex. With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
    Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    ----
    * posibilidad de reubicación = relocatability.
    * * *
    = relocatability, relocation.

    Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.

    Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
    * posibilidad de reubicación = relocatability.

    * * *
    ( AmL)
    (de trabajadores) relocation, redeployment; (de empresas) relocation; (de pobladores) resettlement
    * * *
    Am relocation

    Spanish-English dictionary > reubicación

  • 39 riqueza

    f.
    1 wealth (fortuna).
    2 richness (abundancia).
    3 abundance, plenty.
    * * *
    1 (cualidad) richness, wealthiness
    1 (abundancia) wealth sing, riches
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=bienes) wealth
    2) (=abundancia) richness
    3) (=fertilidad) richness
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( bienes) wealth
    b) ( recursos)
    2) (variedad, abundancia) richness
    * * *
    = richness, fortune, treasure, riches.
    Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    Ex. Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
    Ex. There were no injuries but the archive and the treasures housed in its 700 linear feet of acid-free boxes were severely damaged.
    Ex. This paper describes pilot projects to share LC's riches nationwide.
    ----
    * dar riqueza a = add + richness to.
    * de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.
    * la riqueza de = the wealth of.
    * riquezas = wealth, riches.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( bienes) wealth
    b) ( recursos)
    2) (variedad, abundancia) richness
    * * *
    = richness, fortune, treasure, riches.

    Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.

    Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
    Ex: There were no injuries but the archive and the treasures housed in its 700 linear feet of acid-free boxes were severely damaged.
    Ex: This paper describes pilot projects to share LC's riches nationwide.
    * dar riqueza a = add + richness to.
    * de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.
    * la riqueza de = the wealth of.
    * riquezas = wealth, riches.

    * * *
    A
    1 (bienes) wealth
    repartió sus riquezas entre los pobres he distributed his wealth o his riches o his fortune amongst the poor
    tiene una enorme riqueza en joyas he has a vast fortune in jewels
    la mala distribución de la riqueza the uneven distribution of wealth
    ni toda la riqueza del mundo podría comprarlo all the riches in the world could not buy it
    las riquezas del museo arqueológico the treasures of the archaeological museum
    2
    (recursos): la explotación de las riquezas del suelo the exploitation of the earth's riches
    las riquezas naturales de un país a country's natural resources
    B (variedad, abundancia) richness
    la riqueza de la vegetación the richness of the vegetation
    la riqueza de su vocabulario the richness of her vocabulary
    * * *

     

    riqueza sustantivo femenino
    a) ( bienes) wealth;


    b) ( recursos):


    las riquezas naturales de un país a country's natural resources
    c) (variedad, abundancia) richness

    riqueza sustantivo femenino
    1 (caudal, bienes) wealth
    2 (suntuosidad, concentración) richness
    ' riqueza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abundancia
    - correlación
    - ostentación
    - capital
    - caudal
    - despliegue
    - fortuna
    - sed
    English:
    richness
    - untold
    - wealth
    * * *
    1. [fortuna] wealth;
    la redistribución de la riqueza the redistribution of wealth
    2. [cosas de valor]
    el cofre estaba lleno de oro y riquezas the chest was full of gold and riches
    3. [abundancia] richness;
    una región de gran riqueza minera a region rich in mineral resources;
    tiene gran riqueza de vocabulario she has a very rich vocabulary;
    * * *
    f wealth
    * * *
    1) : wealth, riches pl
    2) : richness
    3)
    riquezas naturales : natural resources
    * * *
    riqueza n (dinero) wealth

    Spanish-English dictionary > riqueza

  • 40 sacar el máximo partido

    (v.) = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage
    Ex. This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.
    Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
    * * *
    (v.) = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage

    Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.

    Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sacar el máximo partido

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