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1 exposure
- ʒə1) ((an) act of exposing or state of being exposed: Prolonged exposure of the skin to hot sun can be harmful.) exposición2) (one frame of a photographic film etc: I have two exposures left.) (tiempo de) exposicióntr[ɪk'spəʊʒəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (being exposed) exposición nombre femenino■ he was threatened with public exposure if he didn't cooperate lo amenazaron con desenmascararlo públicamente si no cooperaba\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto die of exposure morir de fríoexposure meter fotómetroexposure [ɪk'spo:ʒər, ɛk-] n1) : exposición f2) contact: exposición f, experiencia f, contacto m3) unmasking: desenmascaramiento m4) orientation: orientación fa room with a northern exposure: una sala orientada al norten.• desabrigo s.m.• exposición s.f.• orientación s.f.ɪk'spəʊʒər, ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)1) ua) ( contact)exposure TO something — exposición f a algo
b)c) ( Med) congelación fto be suffering from exposure — tener* síntomas de congelación
to die from exposure — morir* de frío
2) ua) ( unmasking)b) ( publicity) publicidad f3) ( Phot) exposición f[ɪks'pǝʊʒǝ(r)]1. N1) (=contact, laying open) (to weather, heat, cold, light) exposición fthis strategy reduces your exposure to risk — (Econ) esta estrategia reduce el riesgo al que está expuesto
to die of exposure — morir de frío, morir por estar a la intemperie
2) (=disclosure) [of plot] denuncia f ; [of imposter, criminal] desenmascaramiento mto threaten sb with exposure — amenazar con desenmascarar or descubrir a algn
3) (=public exposure) publicidad findecent4) (=outlook) orientación f5) (Phot) (gen) exposición; (=aperture) abertura f de diafragma; (=speed) velocidad f de obturación; (=photo) foto f, fotografía f2.CPDexposure meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m, exposímetro m
* * *[ɪk'spəʊʒər, ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)]1) ua) ( contact)exposure TO something — exposición f a algo
b)c) ( Med) congelación fto be suffering from exposure — tener* síntomas de congelación
to die from exposure — morir* de frío
2) ua) ( unmasking)b) ( publicity) publicidad f3) ( Phot) exposición f -
2 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) oído2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) al alcance del oído3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) oportunidad de hablar4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) audiencia, vistahearing n oídotr['hɪərɪŋ]1 (sense) oído2 (act of hearing) audición nombre femenino3 SMALLLAW/SMALL audiencia, vista\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be hard of hearing ser duro,-a de oído, ser sordo,-ato give somebody a fair hearing figurative use escuchar a alguien con imparcialidad, dejar hablar a alguienwithin hearing distance al alcance del oídohearing aid audífonohearing ['hɪrɪŋ] n1) : oído mhard of hearing: duro de oído2) : vista f (en un tribunal)3) attention: consideración f, oportunidad f de expresarse4) earshot: alcance m del oídon.• audición s.f.• audiencia (Jurisprudencia) s.f.• juicio (Jurisprudencia) s.m.• oida s.f.• oído s.m.• vista (Jurisprudencia) s.f.'hɪrɪŋ, 'hɪərɪŋ1) u ( sense) oído mmy hearing is getting worse — cada vez oigo peor; (before n)
hearing difficulties — problemas mpl auditivos or de audición
2) ca) ( consideration) consideración f, atención fto give something/somebody a hearing — escuchar algo/a alguien
b) ( trial) vista fc) ( session) sesión f['hɪǝrɪŋ]1. N1) (=sense of hearing) oído mto have good/poor hearing — oír bien/poco
in my hearing — estando yo delante, en mi presencia
if you must talk about it, do it out of my hearing — si tienes que hablar de ello, hazlo sin que yo esté or sin que yo me entere
within/out of hearing (distance) — al alcance/fuera del alcance del oído
2) (=chance to speak) oportunidad f de hablar; (Jur) vista f, audiencia fhe never got a fair hearing — en ningún momento se le permitió explicar su punto de vista; (Jur) no tuvo un juicio justo
2.CPDhearing aid N — audífono m
hearing dog N — perro m guía (para sordos)
hearing loss N — pérdida f auditiva
noise reduces performance and can cause permanent hearing loss — el ruido reduce el rendimiento y puede causar pérdida auditiva permanente
hearing problem N — problema m de oído
* * *['hɪrɪŋ, 'hɪərɪŋ]1) u ( sense) oído mmy hearing is getting worse — cada vez oigo peor; (before n)
hearing difficulties — problemas mpl auditivos or de audición
2) ca) ( consideration) consideración f, atención fto give something/somebody a hearing — escuchar algo/a alguien
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3 manageable
1) (that can be controlled: The children are not very manageable.) tratable, dócil2) (that can be done: Are you finding this work manageable?) manejabletr['mænɪʤəbəl]1 manejablemanageable ['mænɪʤəbəl] adj: manejableadj.• dócil adj.• dúctil adj.• manejable adj.'mænɪdʒəbəladjective <child/animal> dócil; < hair> dócil, manejable; <task/goal> posible de alcanzar; <size/amount/portion> razonable['mænɪdʒǝbl]ADJ1) (=controllable) [size, number, level, rate] razonable; [situation] controlable; [problem] que se puede solucionar; [vehicle] manejable, fácil de maniobrar; [hair] dócilshe reduces complex issues to manageable proportions — reduce cuestiones muy complejas a algo de proporciones manejables
2) (=achievable) [task] que se puede realizarthis cycle ride is quite manageable, even for children — este recorrido en bicicleta es fácil de realizar, incluso para los niños
3) (=docile) [person, child, animal] dócil* * *['mænɪdʒəbəl] -
4 reduce
rə'dju:s1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducir2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) adelgazar, perder peso3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) reducir (a)•- reduction
reduce vb1. reducir / disminuir2. rebajartr[rɪ'djʊːs]1 (gen) reducir, disminuir2 (price etc) rebajar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'Reduce speed now' "Disminuya la velocidad"to be reduced to doing something no tener más remedio que hacer algo, verse obligado,-a a hacer algoto be reduced to something verse sumido,-a en algoto reduce somebody to tears hacer llorar a alguien1) lessen: reducir, disminuir, rebajar (precios)2) demote: bajar de categoría, degradar3)to be reduced to : verse rebajado a, verse forzado a4)to reduce someone to tears : hacer llorar a alguienreduce vislim: adelgazarv.• abreviar v.• achicar v.• acortar v.• adelgazar v.• apocar v.• bajar de peso v.• cercenar v.• ceñir v.• deshinchar v.• disminuir v.• estrechar v.• limitar v.• moderar v.• rebajar v.• reducir v.rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs1)a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarb) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*2)a) (break down, simplify)to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo
b) ( Math) simplificar*to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)
[rɪ'djuːs]to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien
1. VT1) (=decrease) [+ number, costs, expenditure, inflation] reducir; [+ price] rebajar; (Ind) [+ output] reducir, recortar; [+ speed, heat, visibility] disminuir; [+ temperature] bajar; [+ stress, tension] reducir, disminuir; [+ pain] aliviarit reduces the risk of heart disease (by 20%) — disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas (en un 20%)
2) (=cut price of) [+ goods] rebajar3) (=make smaller) [+ drawing] reducir; (Med) [+ swelling] bajar; (Culin) [+ sauce] reducir4) (=bring to specified state)minimumto reduce sth to ashes/rubble — reducir algo a cenizas/escombros
5) (=capture, subjugate) tomar, conquistar6) (Mil) (=demote) degradar7) (=simplify) reducir8) (Math) [+ equation, expression] reducir9) (Chem) reducir2. VI1) (=decrease) reducirse, disminuir2) (Culin) espesarse3) (=slim) adelgazar* * *[rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs]1)a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarb) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*2)a) (break down, simplify)to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo
b) ( Math) simplificar*to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)
to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien
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5 voltage
-ti‹noun ((a) force measured in volts: Low voltage reduces the current, making the lights burn dimly.) voltajetr['vəʊltɪʤ]1 voltaje nombre masculino, tensión nombre femeninovoltage ['vo:ltɪʤ] n: voltaje mn.• tensión (eléctrica)(Electricidad) s.f.• voltaje (Electricidad) s.m.'vəʊltɪdʒcount & mass noun voltaje m['vǝʊltɪdʒ]N voltaje m, tensión f* * *['vəʊltɪdʒ]count & mass noun voltaje m
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