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reference service

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1 referencia

f.

1 reference.

con referencia a with reference to

hacer referencia a to make reference to, to refer to

referencias information; (información) references (para puesto de trabajo)

2 person giving a reference.

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referencia

► nombre femenino

1 (relación) reference

► nombre femenino plural referencias

1 (informes) references

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con referencia a with reference to

hacer referencia a algo to refer to something

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noun f.

reference

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SF

1) (=mención) reference

con referencia a — with reference to

hacer referencia a — to refer to, allude to

referencia comercial — trade reference

referencia cruzada — cross reference

referencia múltiple — general cross reference

2) (=informe) account, report

una referencia completa del suceso — a complete account of what took place

me han dado buenas referencias de ella — I have had good reports of her

referencia bancaria — banker's reference

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femenino

1)

a) ( alusión) reference

hacer referencia a algo — to refer to o mention something

b) ( relación) reference

punto de referencia — point of reference

con referencia a... — with reference to...

c) ( en texto) reference

número de referencia — reference number

2) ( recomendación) reference

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= reference, referral, relationship link, source reference, reference.

Ex. This is because a reference provides little direct information about a document, but rather refers the user to another location or entry where this information can be found.

Ex. In most applications abstracts are announcement media -- without the possibility of referral to the original document severe limitations are imposed upon the value of the abstract.

Ex. The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.

Ex. Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.

Ex. It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.

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* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* biblioteca de referencia = reference library.

* bibliotecario de referencia = reference librarian, research librarian.

* biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia = reference librarianship.

* carta de referencia = reference.

* centro de referencia = reference centre.

* Código Normalizado de Referencias = Standard Reference Code.

* coeficiente de referencia conjunta = cocitation strength.

* colección de referencia = reference collection.

* con referencia a = re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding.

* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.

* creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.

* encabezamiento de referencia = reference heading.

* enlace de referencia = backlink.

* enlace referencia = backlink.

* entrevista de referencia = reference interview.

* ficha de referencia = reference entry, reference card.

* fuente de referencia = information source, reference source, source of help.

* gráfica de referencias conjuntas = cocitation graph.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* hacer referencia = link.

* hacer referencia a = refer to, reference, make + reference to.

* haciendo referencia a = with reference to.

* herramienta de referencia = reference tool.

* hiperenlace referencia = outlink [out-link].

* incluir referencias cruzadas = cross-reference.

* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* manual de referencia = reference manual, reference guide.

* marco de referencia = frame of reference, reference framework.

* marco de referencia común = common framework.

* MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).

* modelo de referencia = reference model.

* mostrador de referencia = reference desk, enquiry point, inquiry point.

* mostrador virtual de referencia = virtual reference desk (VRD).

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* número de referencia del documento = document reference number.

* número de referencias = number of citations.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obtener una referencia = glean + reference.

* pantalla de referencias = reference display.

* personal de referencia = reference staff, reference personnel.

* petición de información de referencia = reference enquiry.

* pregunta de referencia = reference question.

* primera referencia = first stop.

* proceso de referencia = referral process.

* proceso de referencia, el = reference process, the.

* prueba de referencia = benchmark test.

* publicación seriada de referencia = reference serial.

* punto de referencia = benchmark, frame of reference, signpost, signposting, point of reference, anchor, anchor point, referral point, switching point, reference point, reference point.

* punto de referencia común = common framework.

* recuperación de referencias = reference retrieval.

* recurso de referencia = reference resource.

* recurso de referencia eletrónico = electronic reference resource.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* referencia anafórica = anaphoric reference.

* referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.

* referencia anotada = annotated reference.

* referencia ascendente = upward reference.

* referencia bibliográfica = bibliographic reference, citation, document reference, bibliographic citation.

* referencia bibliográfica sinóptica = synoptic.

* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.

* referencia comentada = annotated reference.

* referencia cruzada = cross-reference [cross reference/crossreference], cross reference heading, reference.

* referencia de autor y título = author-title reference, name-title reference.

* referencia de puntero = pointer reference.

* referencia descendente = downward reference.

* referencia específica = downward reference, upward reference.

* referencia explicativa = explanatory reference.

* referencia general explicativa = blanket reference, general reference.

* referencia recíproca = reciprocal reference.

* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad = sideways link.

* responsable del servicio de referencia = reference administrator.

* sala de referencia = reference room.

* sección de referencia = reference section, reference division, reference area.

* servicio de referencia = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service.

* servicio de referencia bibliotecario = library reference service.

* servicio de referencia electrónica = electronic reference service [e-reference service].

* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.

* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.

* servicios de información y referencia = I&R services (Information and Referral).

* sistema de referencia = reference system, reference system.

* sistema de referencia por coordenadas = grid reference.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* trabajo de referencia = reference work.

* umbral de referencia conjunta = cocitation threshold.

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femenino

1)

a) ( alusión) reference

hacer referencia a algo — to refer to o mention something

b) ( relación) reference

punto de referencia — point of reference

con referencia a... — with reference to...

c) ( en texto) reference

número de referencia — reference number

2) ( recomendación) reference

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= reference, referral, relationship link, source reference, reference.

Ex: This is because a reference provides little direct information about a document, but rather refers the user to another location or entry where this information can be found.

Ex: In most applications abstracts are announcement media -- without the possibility of referral to the original document severe limitations are imposed upon the value of the abstract.

Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.

Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.

Ex: It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.

* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* biblioteca de referencia = reference library.

* bibliotecario de referencia = reference librarian, research librarian.

* biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia = reference librarianship.

* carta de referencia = reference.

* centro de referencia = reference centre.

* Código Normalizado de Referencias = Standard Reference Code.

* coeficiente de referencia conjunta = cocitation strength.

* colección de referencia = reference collection.

* con referencia a = re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding.

* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.

* creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.

* encabezamiento de referencia = reference heading.

* enlace de referencia = backlink.

* enlace referencia = backlink.

* entrevista de referencia = reference interview.

* ficha de referencia = reference entry, reference card.

* fuente de referencia = information source, reference source, source of help.

* gráfica de referencias conjuntas = cocitation graph.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* hacer referencia = link.

* hacer referencia a = refer to, reference, make + reference to.

* haciendo referencia a = with reference to.

* herramienta de referencia = reference tool.

* hiperenlace referencia = outlink [out-link].

* incluir referencias cruzadas = cross-reference.

* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* manual de referencia = reference manual, reference guide.

* marco de referencia = frame of reference, reference framework.

* marco de referencia común = common framework.

* MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).

* modelo de referencia = reference model.

* mostrador de referencia = reference desk, enquiry point, inquiry point.

* mostrador virtual de referencia = virtual reference desk (VRD).

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* número de referencia del documento = document reference number.

* número de referencias = number of citations.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obtener una referencia = glean + reference.

* pantalla de referencias = reference display.

* personal de referencia = reference staff, reference personnel.

* petición de información de referencia = reference enquiry.

* pregunta de referencia = reference question.

* primera referencia = first stop.

* proceso de referencia = referral process.

* proceso de referencia, el = reference process, the.

* prueba de referencia = benchmark test.

* publicación seriada de referencia = reference serial.

* punto de referencia = benchmark, frame of reference, signpost, signposting, point of reference, anchor, anchor point, referral point, switching point, reference point, reference point.

* punto de referencia común = common framework.

* recuperación de referencias = reference retrieval.

* recurso de referencia = reference resource.

* recurso de referencia eletrónico = electronic reference resource.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* referencia anafórica = anaphoric reference.

* referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.

* referencia anotada = annotated reference.

* referencia ascendente = upward reference.

* referencia bibliográfica = bibliographic reference, citation, document reference, bibliographic citation.

* referencia bibliográfica sinóptica = synoptic.

* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.

* referencia comentada = annotated reference.

* referencia cruzada = cross-reference [cross reference/crossreference], cross reference heading, reference.

* referencia de autor y título = author-title reference, name-title reference.

* referencia de puntero = pointer reference.

* referencia descendente = downward reference.

* referencia específica = downward reference, upward reference.

* referencia explicativa = explanatory reference.

* referencia general explicativa = blanket reference, general reference.

* referencia recíproca = reciprocal reference.

* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad = sideways link.

* responsable del servicio de referencia = reference administrator.

* sala de referencia = reference room.

* sección de referencia = reference section, reference division, reference area.

* servicio de referencia = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service.

* servicio de referencia bibliotecario = library reference service.

* servicio de referencia electrónica = electronic reference service [e-reference service].

* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.

* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.

* servicios de información y referencia = I&R services (Information and Referral).

* sistema de referencia = reference system, reference system.

* sistema de referencia por coordenadas = grid reference.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* trabajo de referencia = reference work.

* umbral de referencia conjunta = cocitation threshold.

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referencia

feminine

A

1 (mención, alusión) reference

hacer referencia a algo to refer to o mention sth

2 (relación) reference

tomar algo como punto de referencia to take sth as one's point of reference

con referencia a la economía with reference to the economy

3 (en un texto) reference; (en un mapa) map reference; (en una carta) reference

número de referencia reference number

Compuesto:

referencia cruzada

cross-reference

B (recomendación) reference

tener buenas referencias to have good references

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Del verbo referenciar: ( conjugate referenciar)

referencia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

referencia sustantivo femenino
reference;
◊ hacer referencia a algo to refer to o mention sth;

con referencia a … with reference to …;
número de referencia reference number;
tener buenas referencias to have good references
referencia sustantivo femenino
1 (alusión, mención) reference: no hicieron referencia al caso, they didn't mention the affair
2 (indicación, ficha) reference
número de referencia, reference number
3 (información) information
4 (informes) referencias, references pl
5 punto de referencia, point of reference

' referencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- cerrarse
- continuamente
- ganarse
- seguridad
- ver
- ya
- baño
- perra
- velado
English:
bed
- benchmark
- dinner
- few
- former
- frame
- further
- landmark
- little
- publicity
- re
- ref
- refer to
- referee
- reference
- she
- to
- track down
- refer

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referencia nf

1. [mención] reference;

hacer referencia a to make reference to, to refer to

2. [remisión] reference

Comp
Informát referencia circular circular reference
3. [base de comparación] reference;

con referencia a with reference to;

tomar algo como referencia to use sth as a point of reference

4.
referencias [información] information;
[para puesto de trabajo] references
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referencia

f

1 reference;

hacer referencia a refer to, make reference to;

con referencia a with reference to

2

:

referencias pl COM references

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referencia nf

1) : reference

2)

hacer referencia a : to refer to

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referencia n reference

hacer referencia a algo to refer to something

Spanish-English dictionary > referencia
2 servicio2

² = capability, facility, feature, service, servicing, utility, service charges, service facility.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.

Ex. Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.

Ex. Electronic Maildrop is an online document ordering feature, where documents can be ordered from various suppliers.

Ex. 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.

Ex. There was also the difficulty that inter-departmental servicing was not undertaken in a co-operative, sharing, spirit.

Ex. Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.

Ex. These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.

Ex. The author offer guidelines for managers and policy makers to aid the process of planning the establishment of data service facilities in a library.

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* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* adscripción en comisión de servicios = secondment.

* agencia de servicios = service agency.

* al servicio de = at the service of.

* al servicio de la nación = uniformed.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* arma de servicio = service weapon.

* bibliotecario de servicios técnicos = technical services librarian.

* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad = community services librarian.

* bibliotecario en servicios mínimos = duty librarian.

* bienes y servicios = goods and services.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* calidad de los servicios = service quality.

* calidad del servicio = service quality.

* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.

* callejón de servicio = service road.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambio de servicio = churn.

* carta de servicios = service offer.

* centrado en el servicio = service-focused.

* cobro de servicios = fee services.

* cobro por servicios = fee services, fee for services.

* cobro por servicios prestados = fee for services.

* comercializar un servicio = market + service, broker + service.

* conceder comisión de servicios = second.

* Consejo de los Servicios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (LISC) = Library and Information Services Council (LISC).

* contratar los servicios de Alguien = enrol [enroll -USA].

* convocatoria de oferta de servicios = invitation to tender (ITT).

* dar servicio = service.

* dar un servicio = do + service.

* dedicado al servicio = service-oriented.

* departamento de servicios técnicos = technical services department.

* de servicio = on duty, on call.

* de servicio a la sociedad = public-spirited.

* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.

* dirigir un servicio = run + service.

* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).

* empresa de servicios = service organisation, service agency, service company.

* empresa de servicios de información = information broker, broker, information broking.

* empresa de servicio social = social utility.

* empresa de servicios públicos = public utility, utility company.

* en comisión de servicios = seconded.

* estación de servicio = gas station, petrol station, service station, gasoline station.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* ética de servicio = service ethic.

* externalización de servicios = outsourcing [out-sourcing], externalisation of services.

* falto de servicios = underserved.

* fuera de servicio = off-duty, decomissioned, out of commission.

* función de servicio = service function.

* hueco de servicio = service core.

* impuesto de bienes y servicios = goods and services tax.

* industria de servicios = service industry.

* industria de servicios financieros, la = financial services industry, the.

* instalar un servicio = mount + service.

* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).

* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* libre de servicio = off-duty.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* oferta de servicios = service provision, service offer.

* oficial de servicio = duty officer.

* ofrecer servicio = service.

* ofrecer un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, do + service.

* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* orientado hacia el servicio = service orientated, service-focused.

* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.

* período de servicio = tour of duty.

* personal de servicios = service worker.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* prestación de servicios = service delivery.

* prestar un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, render + service, give + service to, deliver + service, deliver + value, produce + the goods, do + service.

* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* profesional dedicado al servicio = service professional.

* profesional dedicado a prestar un servicio a la población = service professional.

* profesión dedicada al servicio = service profession.

* profesión dedicada al servicio de otros = helping profession.

* profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población = service profession.

* promover un servicio = launch + service.

* proveedor de servicios = service supplier, service provider.

* proveedor de servicios de Internet = Internet provider.

* Proveedor de Servicios de Internet (ISP) = ISP (Internet Service Provider).

* punto de servicio = service point.

* responsable del servicio de emergencias = emergency official.

* responsable del servicio de referencia = reference administrator.

* separación de servicios = unbundling.

* servicio a domicilio = home delivery.

* servicio a través de terceros = third-party service.

* servicio a uno mismo = self-service.

* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.

* servicio bibliográfico = bibliographic service, bibliographic utility.

* servicio bibliotecario = library facility, library service.

* servicio bibliotecario mediante pago = fee-based library service.

* servicio bibliotecario penintenciario = prison library service.

* servicio central = main site service.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* servicio comercial = commercial service, commercial vendor, charged service.

* servicio comunitario = community service.

* servicio de acceso público = public delivery service.

* servicio de acompañante = escort service.

* servicio de actualización permanente = current awareness, current-awareness service.

* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.

* servicio de aduanas = customs and excise agency.

* servicio de alerta = alert service.

* servicio de aparcacoches = valet parking.

* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.

* servicio de asesoramiento = consulting service, counselling service, advisory service.

* servicio de asesoramiento jurídico = legal aid service.

* servicio de asistencia = provider service.

* servicio de atención = advisory service.

* servicio de atención al cliente = customer service, service department.

* servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil = drive-through (drive-thru).

* servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono = call centre.

* servicio de atención de día = day care.

* servicio de autobuses = bus service.

* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.

* servicio de búsqueda = search service.

* servicio de canguros = baby-sitting service.

* servicio de catalogación = cataloguing service.

* servicio de compañía = escort service.

* servicio de compra por televisión = teleshopping service.

* servicio de compras = acquisition(s) service.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicio de correo = mail service.

* servicio de correo electrónico = electronic mail service.

* servicio de correos = postal service.

* servicio de cuidado de día = day care.

* servicio de difusión selectiva de la información = SDI service.

* servicio de directorios = directory service.

* servicio de distribución = host service.

* servicio de documentación = documentation service.

* servicio de emergencia = emergency service.

* servicio de entrega de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de envío = turnaround.

* Servicio de Envío de Artículos Originales (OATS) = Original Article Tearsheet Service (OATS).

* servicio de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach service, library extension work, extension service, outreach programme, reach out.

* servicio de fotocopia = copying facilities.

* servicio de fotocopias = photocopying service.

* servicio de fotodocumentación = photocopying service.

* servicio de habitaciones = room service.

* servicio de impresión = offline print facility.

* servicio de indización = indexing service.

* servicio de indización de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals indexing service.

* servicio de indización y resumen = indexing and abstracting service.

* servicio de información = alerting device, information service, information delivery service, information utility.

* servicio de información al consumidor = Consumer Advice Centre (CAC), consumer advisory service.

* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.

* servicio de información electrónica = electronic information service.

* servicio de información en línea = online information service.

* servicio de información local = local information service.

* servicio de información sectorial = sectoral information service.

* servicio de informática = computing service.

* servicio de inteligencia = intelligence community, intelligence agency.

* servicio de jurado = jury duty.

* servicio de libros a domicilio = homebound service.

* servicio de limpieza = janitorial services.

* servicio de mantenimiento técnico = support service.

* servicio de mensajería = courier service.

* servicio de microfilmación = microfilm service, microfilming service.

* servicio de noticias = news service.

* servicio de novedades = news alerts.

* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.

* servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.

* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.

* servicio de petición de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de preparación = training facility.

* servicio de préstamo = lending service, loaner service.

* servicio de préstamo a domicilio = home lending service.

* servicio de préstamo de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlending service.

* servicio de recuperación en línea = online retrieval service.

* servicio de referencia = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service.

* Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador (MARS) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).

* servicio de referencia bibliotecario = library reference service.

* servicio de referencia electrónica = electronic reference service [e-reference service].

* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.

* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.

* servicio de registros MARC, el = MARC service, the.

* servicio de reparto con furgoneta = van delivery service.

* servicio de respuesta = turnaround.

* servicio de restauración = caterer.

* servicio de resúmenes = abstracting service.

* servicio de salud pública = health service.

* servicio de seguridad = security service.

* servicio de suministro de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de telefonía móvil = mobile telephone service, mobile phone service.

* servicio de transferencia de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.

* servicio doméstico = cleaning lady, domestic service, housekeeper.

* servicio en la Guardia Nacional = National Guard duty.

* servicio en línea = online service.

* servicio especial de autobuses = bus shuttle service, bus shuttle, shuttle bus service, shuttle bus.

* servicio especial de transporte = shuttle, shuttle service.

* servicio exhaustivo = service in-depth.

* servicio extra = frill.

* servicio funerario = funeral service.

* servicio gratis = frill.

* servicio gratuito = free service.

* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service, 24 hour(s) service.

* servicio médico = medical care, medical aid, medical assistance.

* servicio meteorológico = meteorological service.

* servicio metereológico = weather bureau, weather service.

* servicio militar = military service, soldiering.

* servicio militar obligatorio = conscription, compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.

* servicio nacional = domestic service.

* servicio no incluido = hidden extra.

* servicio postal = postal service, postal delivery service.

* servicio postventa = after-sales service.

* servicio público = amenity, public service, public utility, utility service.

* servicio regional de sanidad = hospital board.

* servicio relacionado con los libros = book service.

* servicio religioso = ceremonial service.

* servicio remoto = remote service.

* servicios a lectores = readers' services.

* servicios a los estudiantes = student services.

* servicio sanitario = health service.

* servicios automatizados = automation capabilities.

* servicios básicos = amenities.

* servicios bibliotecarios = library provision.

* servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.

* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados = library services to the disadvantaged.

* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.

* servicios complementarios = added-value services.

* servicios de asistencia = remedial services.

* servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.

* servicios de autopista = highway facilities.

* servicios de cafetería = food services.

* servicios de documentos secundarios = secondary services.

* servicios de emergencia = emergency assistance.

* servicios de extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach.

* servicios de información = Information and Referral services.

* servicios de información bibliográfica = bibliographical services.

* servicios de información y referencia = I&R services (Information and Referral).

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* servicios de trenes = rail facilities.

* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.

* servicio social = social service.

* servicio social sustitutorio = community service.

* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.

* servicios para adultos = adult services.

* servicios sociales = human services, welfare services.

* Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca (LRTS) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* servicio técnico = technical service, technical support, tech support.

* servicio telefónico = telephone service.

* servicio universal = universal service.

* servicio valioso = yeoman service.

* solicitar un servicio = call on/upon + service.

* suplemento por servicio = service charges.

* suspender un servicio = withdraw + service.

* tiempo fuera de servicio = downtime.

* tipo de servicio = style of service.

* trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.

* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.

* valor afectivo del servicio = affect of service.

* vender un servicio = market + service.

* vía de servicio = service road.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio2
3 servicio

m.

1 service.

hubo que recurrir a los servicios de un abogado we had to use the services of a lawyer

servicio discrecional private service

servicio a domicilio home delivery service

servicio de habitaciones room service

servicio de inteligencia intelligence service

servicio militar military service

servicios mínimos skeleton service

servicio de paquetería parcel service

servicio posventa after-sales service

servicio público public service

servicio secreto secret service

los servicios sociales the social services

2 service (funcionamiento).

entrar en servicio to come into service

estar fuera de servicio to be out of order (máquina)

3 duty (turno).

estar de servicio to be on duty

4 servants (servidumbre).

servicio doméstico domestic help

5 toilet (WC) (peninsular Spanish).

¿dónde están los servicios? where are the toilets?, where's the bathroom? (United States)

6 services (economics).

una empresa de servicios (sector terciario) a services company

7 serve, service (sport).

8 favor, favour, service, accommodation.

9 rest room, restroom, toilet room, bathroom.

10 utility, public utility.

11 usefulness, workability, service, helpfulness.

12 table setting.

pres.indicat.

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

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servicio

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) service

2 (criados) servants plural; (asistente) domestic help

3 (juego, conjunto) set

■ servicio de té tea set

4 (favor) service, favour (US favor)

5 DEPORTE service, serve

6 (Also servicios) (retrete) toilet, US rest room

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FRASEOLOGÍA

entrar en servicio to come into service

estar al servicio de alguien to be at somebody's service

estar de servicio to be on duty

hacer servicio / prestar servicio to do a favour (US favor)

hacer un flaco servicio familiar to do more harm than good

poner en servicio to put into operation

prestar servicio to serve

servicio incluido service charge included

servicio a domicilio home delivery service

■ servicio a domicilio gratis free home delivery

servicio de urgencias emergency service

servicio militar military service

servicios públicos public services, utilities

* * *

noun m.

1) service

2) serve

•

- servicios

* * *

SM

1) (=ayuda, atención)

a) [a empresa, país] service

lleva veinte años de servicio en la empresa — he has twenty years' service with the company

no cobró nada por sus servicios — he didn't charge anything for his services

• al servicio de, un agente secreto al servicio de la Corona — a secret agent in the service of the Crown

• estar de servicio — to be on duty

estar de servicio de guardia — (Mil) to be on guard duty

• estar fuera o libre de servicio — to be off duty

un policía libre de servicio — an off-duty policeman

• prestar servicio — [gen] to work; (Mil) to serve

ha prestado sus servicios en el hospital universitario — she has worked at the university hospital

prestó sus servicios como teniente de la marina — he served as a lieutenant in the navy

b) [a cliente] service

el servicio no está incluido — service is not included

una empresa de servicios informáticos — a computing services company

a su servicio — at your service

servicio a domicilio — we deliver, home delivery service

c) [de tren, autobús] service

el servicio a la costa ha quedado interrumpido — the service to the coast has been interrupted

servicio a bordo — [en avión] in-flight services pl ; [en barco, tren] services on board pl

servicio comunitario — community service

servicio contra incendios — fire service

servicio de aduana — customs service

servicio de asesoramiento — advisory service

servicio de atención al cliente — customer service

servicio de bomberos — fire service

servicio de contraespionaje — secret service

servicio de entrega — delivery service

servicio de información, servicio de inteligencia — intelligence service

servicio de limpieza — cleaning services pl

servicio de megafonía — public address system

servicio de orden — [en manifestación] stewards pl, marshals pl

servicio de préstamo a domicilio — lending facility, home lending service

servicio de recogida de basura — refuse collection service

servicio de transportes — transport service

servicio de vigilancia aduanera — coastguard patrol

servicio médico — medical service

servicio permanente — round-the-clock service

servicio posventa — after-sales service

servicios de socorro — emergency services

servicio secreto — secret service

servicios informativos — broadcasting services

servicios mínimos — minimum service sing, skeleton service sing

servicio social (sustitutorio) — community service ( performed in place of military service)

servicios postales — postal services

servicios sociales — social services
estación 1)
2) (=funcionamiento)

• estar en servicio — to be in service

• entrar en servicio — to come o go into service

• fuera de servicio — out of service

• poner en servicio — to put into service

está previsto poner en servicio una segunda pista de aterrizaje — there are plans to open a second runway, there are plans to put a second runway into operation o service

3) (=beneficio) service

hizo un gran servicio a su país — he did his country a great service

es un abrigo viejo, pero me hace mucho servicio — it's an old coat, but I get a lot of use out of it

• hacer un flaco servicio a algn — to do sb a disservice

4) (Mil) (tb: servicio militar) military service

ser apto para el servicio — to be fit for military service

servicio activo — active service

5) [en un hospital] department

"servicio de pediatría" — "paediatric department"

servicio de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department

6) pl servicios (Econ) public services

el sector servicios — the public service sector

7) (=retrete público) toilet, washroom (EEUU), restroom (EEUU)

¿dónde están los servicios? — where are the toilets?

8) [en la mesa]

a) [para cada comensal]

un juego de café con seis servicios — a six-piece coffee set

faltan dos servicios — we are two places o settings short

b) (=juego) set

servicio de café — coffee set, coffee service

servicio de mesa — dinner service

servicio de té — tea set, tea service

9) (=servidumbre) (tb: servicio doméstico) (=personas) servants pl ; (=actividad) service, domestic service

hay dos habitaciones para el servicio — there are two rooms for the servants

han mejorado las condiciones del servicio — conditions of domestic service have improved

• escalera de servicio — service staircase

• puerta de servicio — tradesman's entrance

10) (Tenis) serve, service

romper el servicio de algn — to break sb's serve o service

11) (Rel) service

el servicio será oficiado por Monseñor Cipriá — Monsignor Cipriá will officiate at the service

12) (Econ) [de una deuda] servicing

13) LAm [de un automóvil] service

le toca el servicio a los 3.000km — it's due (for) a service after 3000km

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción de servir) service

estaremos a su servicio de nuevo el próximo lunes — we will reopen (for business) next Monday

estamos a su servicio las 24 horas del día — we are at your service 24 hours a day

prestó servicio como médico en el frente — he served as a doctor at the front

cumplió 20 años de servicio — he completed 20 years' service

estar de servicio — to be on duty

un policía libre de servicio — an off-duty policeman

servicio permanente or de 24 horas — round-the-clock o 24-hour service

b) ( favor) favor*, service

me prestó un servicio inestimable — she did me a really good turn o a very great service

c) servicios masculino plural ( asistencia) services (pl)

recurrieron a los servicios de un abogado — they sought the advice of a lawyer

les agradecemos los servicios prestados — we would like to thank you for all your work o help

- servicio a domicilio

- servicio diplomático/secreto/de inteligencia

- servicio postventa

- servicio público

- servicios informativos

- servicios mínimos

- servicios sociales

2)

a) ( funcionamiento) service, use

han puesto en servicio el nuevo andén — the new platform is now in use o is now open

¿cuándo entra en servicio la nueva estación depuradora? — when is the new purifying plant coming into operation o service?

fuera de servicio — out of service

b) ( sistema) service

servicio postal — postal service

el servicio de la línea 19 es pésimo — the number 19 is a terrible service

3)

a) ( en hospital) department

servicio de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department

es jefe del servicio de cirugía — he is the chief surgeon

b) servicios masculino plural (Econ) public services (pl)

el sector (de) servicios — the public service sector

4) (en restaurante, hotel)

a) ( atención al cliente) service

b) ( propina) service (charge)

servicio e impuestos incluidos — tax and service included

5) ( servidumbre)

sólo hablan de los problemas del servicio — all they talk about is the problems of having servants

escalera de servicio — service staircase

entrada de servicio — tradesman's entrance

habitación or cuarto de servicio — servant's quarters (frml), maid's room

- servicio doméstico

6) (Mil) service

estar en servicio — to be in service

- servicio activo/militar

7) ( retrete) restroom (AmE), bathroom (esp AmE), toilet (esp BrE)

8)

a) ( juego de loza)

servicio de café — coffee set

servicio de té — tea service o set

b) ( juego de cubiertos) set of cutlery; ( cubierto para cada comensal)

una cubertería de doce servicios — a set of cutlery for twelve people

este juego no tiene servicio de pescado — there are no fish knives in this set

pon otro servicio en la mesa — set another place

9) ( en tenis) service, serve

servicio de Fortín — Fortín to serve

tiene que mejorar su servicio — she needs to work on her serve

10) (Relig) service

11) (AmL) (Auto) service

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción de servir) service

estaremos a su servicio de nuevo el próximo lunes — we will reopen (for business) next Monday

estamos a su servicio las 24 horas del día — we are at your service 24 hours a day

prestó servicio como médico en el frente — he served as a doctor at the front

cumplió 20 años de servicio — he completed 20 years' service

estar de servicio — to be on duty

un policía libre de servicio — an off-duty policeman

servicio permanente or de 24 horas — round-the-clock o 24-hour service

b) ( favor) favor*, service

me prestó un servicio inestimable — she did me a really good turn o a very great service

c) servicios masculino plural ( asistencia) services (pl)

recurrieron a los servicios de un abogado — they sought the advice of a lawyer

les agradecemos los servicios prestados — we would like to thank you for all your work o help

- servicio a domicilio

- servicio diplomático/secreto/de inteligencia

- servicio postventa

- servicio público

- servicios informativos

- servicios mínimos

- servicios sociales

2)

a) ( funcionamiento) service, use

han puesto en servicio el nuevo andén — the new platform is now in use o is now open

¿cuándo entra en servicio la nueva estación depuradora? — when is the new purifying plant coming into operation o service?

fuera de servicio — out of service

b) ( sistema) service

servicio postal — postal service

el servicio de la línea 19 es pésimo — the number 19 is a terrible service

3)

a) ( en hospital) department

servicio de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department

es jefe del servicio de cirugía — he is the chief surgeon

b) servicios masculino plural (Econ) public services (pl)

el sector (de) servicios — the public service sector

4) (en restaurante, hotel)

a) ( atención al cliente) service

b) ( propina) service (charge)

servicio e impuestos incluidos — tax and service included

5) ( servidumbre)

sólo hablan de los problemas del servicio — all they talk about is the problems of having servants

escalera de servicio — service staircase

entrada de servicio — tradesman's entrance

habitación or cuarto de servicio — servant's quarters (frml), maid's room

- servicio doméstico

6) (Mil) service

estar en servicio — to be in service

- servicio activo/militar

7) ( retrete) restroom (AmE), bathroom (esp AmE), toilet (esp BrE)

8)

a) ( juego de loza)

servicio de café — coffee set

servicio de té — tea service o set

b) ( juego de cubiertos) set of cutlery; ( cubierto para cada comensal)

una cubertería de doce servicios — a set of cutlery for twelve people

este juego no tiene servicio de pescado — there are no fish knives in this set

pon otro servicio en la mesa — set another place

9) ( en tenis) service, serve

servicio de Fortín — Fortín to serve

tiene que mejorar su servicio — she needs to work on her serve

10) (Relig) service

11) (AmL) (Auto) service

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servicio¹

¹ = toilet, washroom, bathroom, restroom [rest room], lavatory, public toilet, little boys room, little girls room, loo.

Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, toilet provision, fire regulations and exits are all well covered in considerable detail.

Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.

Ex: This article presents a brief guide to collection development in the area of renovating kitchens and bathrooms = This artículo presenta una guía breve para el desarrollo de la colección en los temas relacionados con la reforma de cocinas y cuartos de baño.

Ex: Airport restrooms have become popular meeting places for men looking for sexual trysts with other men.

Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.

Ex: This paper presents arguments for and against libraries in the USA having condom dispensing machines in their public toilets.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/ girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: Early on on a Friday night and three of the loos were out of order, the floor was covered in a layer of rancid water and it stank to high heaven.

* servicios de señoras = women's room.

servicio²

² = capability, facility, feature, service, servicing, utility, service charges, service facility.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.

Ex: Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.

Ex: Electronic Maildrop is an online document ordering feature, where documents can be ordered from various suppliers.

Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.

Ex: There was also the difficulty that inter-departmental servicing was not undertaken in a co-operative, sharing, spirit.

Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.

Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.

Ex: The author offer guidelines for managers and policy makers to aid the process of planning the establishment of data service facilities in a library.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* adscripción en comisión de servicios = secondment.

* agencia de servicios = service agency.

* al servicio de = at the service of.

* al servicio de la nación = uniformed.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* arma de servicio = service weapon.

* bibliotecario de servicios técnicos = technical services librarian.

* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad = community services librarian.

* bibliotecario en servicios mínimos = duty librarian.

* bienes y servicios = goods and services.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* calidad de los servicios = service quality.

* calidad del servicio = service quality.

* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.

* callejón de servicio = service road.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambio de servicio = churn.

* carta de servicios = service offer.

* centrado en el servicio = service-focused.

* cobro de servicios = fee services.

* cobro por servicios = fee services, fee for services.

* cobro por servicios prestados = fee for services.

* comercializar un servicio = market + service, broker + service.

* conceder comisión de servicios = second.

* Consejo de los Servicios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (LISC) = Library and Information Services Council (LISC).

* contratar los servicios de Alguien = enrol [enroll -USA].

* convocatoria de oferta de servicios = invitation to tender (ITT).

* dar servicio = service.

* dar un servicio = do + service.

* dedicado al servicio = service-oriented.

* departamento de servicios técnicos = technical services department.

* de servicio = on duty, on call.

* de servicio a la sociedad = public-spirited.

* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.

* dirigir un servicio = run + service.

* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).

* empresa de servicios = service organisation, service agency, service company.

* empresa de servicios de información = information broker, broker, information broking.

* empresa de servicio social = social utility.

* empresa de servicios públicos = public utility, utility company.

* en comisión de servicios = seconded.

* estación de servicio = gas station, petrol station, service station, gasoline station.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* ética de servicio = service ethic.

* externalización de servicios = outsourcing [out-sourcing], externalisation of services.

* falto de servicios = underserved.

* fuera de servicio = off-duty, decomissioned, out of commission.

* función de servicio = service function.

* hueco de servicio = service core.

* impuesto de bienes y servicios = goods and services tax.

* industria de servicios = service industry.

* industria de servicios financieros, la = financial services industry, the.

* instalar un servicio = mount + service.

* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).

* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* libre de servicio = off-duty.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* oferta de servicios = service provision, service offer.

* oficial de servicio = duty officer.

* ofrecer servicio = service.

* ofrecer un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, do + service.

* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* orientado hacia el servicio = service orientated, service-focused.

* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.

* período de servicio = tour of duty.

* personal de servicios = service worker.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* prestación de servicios = service delivery.

* prestar un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, render + service, give + service to, deliver + service, deliver + value, produce + the goods, do + service.

* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* profesional dedicado al servicio = service professional.

* profesional dedicado a prestar un servicio a la población = service professional.

* profesión dedicada al servicio = service profession.

* profesión dedicada al servicio de otros = helping profession.

* profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población = service profession.

* promover un servicio = launch + service.

* proveedor de servicios = service supplier, service provider.

* proveedor de servicios de Internet = Internet provider.

* Proveedor de Servicios de Internet (ISP) = ISP (Internet Service Provider).

* punto de servicio = service point.

* responsable del servicio de emergencias = emergency official.

* responsable del servicio de referencia = reference administrator.

* separación de servicios = unbundling.

* servicio a domicilio = home delivery.

* servicio a través de terceros = third-party service.

* servicio a uno mismo = self-service.

* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.

* servicio bibliográfico = bibliographic service, bibliographic utility.

* servicio bibliotecario = library facility, library service.

* servicio bibliotecario mediante pago = fee-based library service.

* servicio bibliotecario penintenciario = prison library service.

* servicio central = main site service.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* servicio comercial = commercial service, commercial vendor, charged service.

* servicio comunitario = community service.

* servicio de acceso público = public delivery service.

* servicio de acompañante = escort service.

* servicio de actualización permanente = current awareness, current-awareness service.

* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.

* servicio de aduanas = customs and excise agency.

* servicio de alerta = alert service.

* servicio de aparcacoches = valet parking.

* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.

* servicio de asesoramiento = consulting service, counselling service, advisory service.

* servicio de asesoramiento jurídico = legal aid service.

* servicio de asistencia = provider service.

* servicio de atención = advisory service.

* servicio de atención al cliente = customer service, service department.

* servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil = drive-through (drive-thru).

* servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono = call centre.

* servicio de atención de día = day care.

* servicio de autobuses = bus service.

* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.

* servicio de búsqueda = search service.

* servicio de canguros = baby-sitting service.

* servicio de catalogación = cataloguing service.

* servicio de compañía = escort service.

* servicio de compra por televisión = teleshopping service.

* servicio de compras = acquisition(s) service.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicio de correo = mail service.

* servicio de correo electrónico = electronic mail service.

* servicio de correos = postal service.

* servicio de cuidado de día = day care.

* servicio de difusión selectiva de la información = SDI service.

* servicio de directorios = directory service.

* servicio de distribución = host service.

* servicio de documentación = documentation service.

* servicio de emergencia = emergency service.

* servicio de entrega de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de envío = turnaround.

* Servicio de Envío de Artículos Originales (OATS) = Original Article Tearsheet Service (OATS).

* servicio de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach service, library extension work, extension service, outreach programme, reach out.

* servicio de fotocopia = copying facilities.

* servicio de fotocopias = photocopying service.

* servicio de fotodocumentación = photocopying service.

* servicio de habitaciones = room service.

* servicio de impresión = offline print facility.

* servicio de indización = indexing service.

* servicio de indización de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals indexing service.

* servicio de indización y resumen = indexing and abstracting service.

* servicio de información = alerting device, information service, information delivery service, information utility.

* servicio de información al consumidor = Consumer Advice Centre (CAC), consumer advisory service.

* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.

* servicio de información electrónica = electronic information service.

* servicio de información en línea = online information service.

* servicio de información local = local information service.

* servicio de información sectorial = sectoral information service.

* servicio de informática = computing service.

* servicio de inteligencia = intelligence community, intelligence agency.

* servicio de jurado = jury duty.

* servicio de libros a domicilio = homebound service.

* servicio de limpieza = janitorial services.

* servicio de mantenimiento técnico = support service.

* servicio de mensajería = courier service.

* servicio de microfilmación = microfilm service, microfilming service.

* servicio de noticias = news service.

* servicio de novedades = news alerts.

* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.

* servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.

* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.

* servicio de petición de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de preparación = training facility.

* servicio de préstamo = lending service, loaner service.

* servicio de préstamo a domicilio = home lending service.

* servicio de préstamo de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlending service.

* servicio de recuperación en línea = online retrieval service.

* servicio de referencia = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service.

* Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador (MARS) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).

* servicio de referencia bibliotecario = library reference service.

* servicio de referencia electrónica = electronic reference service [e-reference service].

* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.

* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.

* servicio de registros MARC, el = MARC service, the.

* servicio de reparto con furgoneta = van delivery service.

* servicio de respuesta = turnaround.

* servicio de restauración = caterer.

* servicio de resúmenes = abstracting service.

* servicio de salud pública = health service.

* servicio de seguridad = security service.

* servicio de suministro de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de telefonía móvil = mobile telephone service, mobile phone service.

* servicio de transferencia de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.

* servicio doméstico = cleaning lady, domestic service, housekeeper.

* servicio en la Guardia Nacional = National Guard duty.

* servicio en línea = online service.

* servicio especial de autobuses = bus shuttle service, bus shuttle, shuttle bus service, shuttle bus.

* servicio especial de transporte = shuttle, shuttle service.

* servicio exhaustivo = service in-depth.

* servicio extra = frill.

* servicio funerario = funeral service.

* servicio gratis = frill.

* servicio gratuito = free service.

* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service, 24 hour(s) service.

* servicio médico = medical care, medical aid, medical assistance.

* servicio meteorológico = meteorological service.

* servicio metereológico = weather bureau, weather service.

* servicio militar = military service, soldiering.

* servicio militar obligatorio = conscription, compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.

* servicio nacional = domestic service.

* servicio no incluido = hidden extra.

* servicio postal = postal service, postal delivery service.

* servicio postventa = after-sales service.

* servicio público = amenity, public service, public utility, utility service.

* servicio regional de sanidad = hospital board.

* servicio relacionado con los libros = book service.

* servicio religioso = ceremonial service.

* servicio remoto = remote service.

* servicios a lectores = readers' services.

* servicios a los estudiantes = student services.

* servicio sanitario = health service.

* servicios automatizados = automation capabilities.

* servicios básicos = amenities.

* servicios bibliotecarios = library provision.

* servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.

* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados = library services to the disadvantaged.

* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.

* servicios complementarios = added-value services.

* servicios de asistencia = remedial services.

* servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.

* servicios de autopista = highway facilities.

* servicios de cafetería = food services.

* servicios de documentos secundarios = secondary services.

* servicios de emergencia = emergency assistance.

* servicios de extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach.

* servicios de información = Information and Referral services.

* servicios de información bibliográfica = bibliographical services.

* servicios de información y referencia = I&R services (Information and Referral).

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* servicios de trenes = rail facilities.

* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.

* servicio social = social service.

* servicio social sustitutorio = community service.

* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.

* servicios para adultos = adult services.

* servicios sociales = human services, welfare services.

* Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca (LRTS) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* servicio técnico = technical service, technical support, tech support.

* servicio telefónico = telephone service.

* servicio universal = universal service.

* servicio valioso = yeoman service.

* solicitar un servicio = call on/upon + service.

* suplemento por servicio = service charges.

* suspender un servicio = withdraw + service.

* tiempo fuera de servicio = downtime.

* tipo de servicio = style of service.

* trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.

* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.

* valor afectivo del servicio = affect of service.

* vender un servicio = market + service.

* vía de servicio = service road.

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servicio

masculine

A

1 (acción de servir) service

a partir del próximo lunes estaremos a su servicio en nuestro nuevo local from next Monday we will be open for business at our new premises

durante la guerra prestó servicio como médico en el frente during the war he served as a doctor at the front

le regalaron un reloj cuando cumplió 20 años de servicio he was given a watch when he completed 20 years' service

estoy de servicio I'm on duty

un policía libre de servicio an off-duty policeman

[ S ] servicio permanente or de 24 horas round-the-clock o 24-hour service

2 (favor) favor*, service

al despedirte te hizo un gran servicio he did you a great service o favor by firing you ( colloq)

me prestó un servicio inestimable recomendándome para el trabajo she did me a really good turn o a very great service by recommending me for the job

3 servicios mpl (asistencia) services (pl)

me ofreció sus servicios muy amablemente he kindly offered me his services

pasó a prestar sus servicios como asesor legal he went on to work as a legal adviser

recurrieron a los servicios de un abogado conocido they sought the advice of a well-known lawyer

les agradecemos los servicios prestados we would like to thank you for all your work o help

Compuestos:

● servicio a domicilio

(home) delivery service

● servicio al cliente

customer service

● servicio de asistencia

support services

● servicio de catering

catering service

● servicio de información

(de datos, detalles) information service; ( Mil) intelligence service

● servicio de inteligencia

intelligence service

● servicio de limpieza

cleaning service ( BrE)

● servicio de orden

stewards (pl), marshals (pl)

● servicio de prevención

prevention service

● servicio de seguridad

security service

● servicio de trenes

train service

● servicio de transporte

transportation service ( AmE), transport service ( BrE)

● servicio de vigilancia costera

≈ coastguard service

● servicio diplomático

diplomatic service

● servicio interno

( Esp) memorandum

● servicio postventa

after-sales service

● servicio público

public service

● servicio secreto

secret service

● servicios informativos

mpl news services (pl)

● servicios mínimos

mpl minimum o skeleton service

● servicios sociales

social services (pl)

B

1 (funcionamiento) service, use

han puesto en servicio el nuevo andén the new platform is now in use o is now open

¿cuándo entra en servicio la nueva estación depuradora? when is the new purifying plant coming into operation o service?

han suspendido el servicio hasta nuevo aviso (the) service has been interrupted until further notice

[ S ] fuera de servicio out of service

2 (sistema) service

servicio de teléfonos telephone service

servicio de trenes train service

servicio postal mail service ( AmE), postal service ( BrE)

todos los servicios all the main services

el servicio de la línea 19 es pésimo the number 19 is a terrible service

C

1 (en un hospital) department

servicio de ginecología gynecology department

servicio de urgencias accident and emergency department, casualty department ( BrE)

es jefe del servicio de cirugía he is the chief surgeon

2 servicios mpl ( Econ) public services (pl)

una empresa del sector servicios a company in the public service sector

D (en un restaurante, hotel)

1 (atención) service

una excelente carta y un servicio esmerado an excellent menu and impeccable service

2 (propina) service, service charge

[ S ] servicio e impuestos incluidos tax and service included

no nos han cobrado el servicio they haven't charged for service

E

(servidumbre): sólo hablan de los problemas del servicio all they talk about is the problems of having servants

se quedaron sin servicio they were left without any domestic help

escalera de servicio service staircase

entrada de servicio tradesmen's entrance

habitación or cuarto de servicio servant's quarters (pl) ( frml), maid's room

Compuesto:

servicio doméstico

(actividad) domestic service; (personas) servants (pl), domestic staff

siempre ha trabajado en servicio doméstico he has always worked in domestic service, he has been in service all his life

las habitaciones destinadas al servicio doméstico the servants' quarters

F ( Mil) service

estar en servicio to be in service

Compuestos:

● servicio activo

active service

● servicio militar

military service

aquí no hay servicio militar obligatorio there is no compulsory military service here

G

1 baño (retrete) washroom ( AmE), bathroom ( esp AmE), toilet ( esp BrE)

¿los servicios, por favor? can you tell me where the washrooms are, please?, can you tell me where the ladies'/gents' is please? ( BrE)

2 (orinal) chamber pot

H

1 (de cubiertos) set of cutlery o flatware ( AmE)

(de loza): servicio de café coffee set

servicio de té tea service o set

este juego no tiene servicio de pescado there are no fish knives in this canteen o set

2 (individual) piece

vajilla de doce servicios twelve-piece dinner service

I (en tenis) service, serve

servicio de Fortín Fortín to serve

tiene que mejorar su servicio she needs to work on her serve

J ( Econ, Fin) (de una deuda) servicing, service

K ( Agr) service

L ( Relig) service

M ( AmL) ( Auto) service

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servicio sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción de servir) service;

◊ estamos a su servicio we are at your service;

estar de servicio [policía/bombero] to be on duty;
servicio público public service;
servicios informativos broadcasting services (pl)
b) ( favor) favor^{( conjugate favor)}, service

c)

◊ servicios sustantivo masculino plural ( asistencia) services (pl);

me ofreció sus servicios he offered me his services
2 ( funcionamiento) service, use;
◊ está fuera de servicio it's out of service;

han puesto en servicio el nuevo andén the new platform is now in use o is now open
3 ( en hospital) department;
◊ servicio de urgencias casualty department

4 (en restaurante, hotel)
a) ( atención al cliente) service

b) ( propina) service (charge)

5 ( servidumbre):
◊ entrada de servicio tradesman's entrance;

cuarto de servicio servant's quarters ;

(frml), maid's room;
◊ servicio doméstico ( actividad) domestic service;

( personas) servants (pl), domestic staff
6 (Mil) service;
◊ servicio militar military service

7 ( retrete) restroom (AmE), bathroom (esp AmE), toilet (esp BrE)
8 ( en tenis) service, serve
9 (Relig) service
(AmL) (Auto) service
servicio sustantivo masculino
1 service
estar de servicio, to be on duty
servicio a domicilio, delivery service
servicio doméstico, domestic service
servicio militar, military service
fuera de servicio, out of order
2 (utilidad) use: esa mesita me hace mucho servicio, this table is very useful
3 (conjunto) en esta mesa falta un servicio, we need to set another place at the table
servicio de café, coffee service
4 (cuarto de baño) toilet sing, US rest room sing
' servicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acto
- área
- bloquear
- camarera
- camarero
- cerrar
- correo
- dirigirse
- disposición
- encargar
- exenta
- exento
- guardia
- incluida
- incluido
- informatización
- inteligencia
- juventud
- parque
- postventa
- posventa
- prestar
- prestación
- supresión
- suprimir
- apto
- asegurar
- asistencia
- atender
- calidad
- circular
- cubierto
- cumplir
- doméstico
- empleada
- entrega
- estación
- exprés
- favor
- funcionamiento
- funcionar
- interrumpir
- muchacha
- operar
- postal
- puente
- puerta
- puesta
- recluta
- reparto
English:
after-sales
- agent
- answering service
- around-the clock
- auxiliary
- bargain for
- bargain on
- bed
- bog
- break
- breakdown
- charge
- commission
- conscription
- dissatisfaction
- disservice
- duty
- excuse
- foreign service
- gent
- ground
- health service
- inclusive
- INS
- intelligence
- lousy
- mail
- National Health Service
- off-duty
- on
- pay
- privatize
- public convenience
- reinstate
- room service
- run
- secret service
- serve
- service
- service charge
- shuttle
- skeleton
- support
- toilet-train
- toilet-training
- tour
- unit
- use
- utility
- amenity

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servicio nm

1. [prestación, asistencia, sistema] service;

se ha suspendido el servicio en la línea 1 de autobús the number 1 bus isn't running today;

hubo que recurrir a los servicios de una agencia inmobiliaria we had to use the services of Br an estate agent o US a real estate office;

el servicio postal/hospitalario the postal/hospital service;

lleva muchos años al servicio de la empresa she has worked for the company for several years;

estamos a su servicio para lo que necesite we are at your service if you need anything;

hacer o [m5] prestar un buen servicio a alguien [prenda, utensilio, aparato] to serve sb well;

nos ha ofrecido sus servicios he has offered us his services;

por los servicios prestados for services rendered;

prestar servicio como o [m5]de to serve as

Comp
Servicio de Administración Tributaria Br ≈ the Inland Revenue, US ≈ the IRS;
servicio de asistencia técnica technical support;

servicio de atención al cliente customer service department;

servicios bancarios banking services;

servicio discrecional private service;

servicio a domicilio home delivery service;

servicios financieros financial services;

servicio de habitaciones room service;

servicios informativos [de cadena de radio, televisión] news service;

servicio de inteligencia intelligence service;

servicio en línea on-line service;

servicio de mensajería courier service;

servicio militar military service;

hacer el servicio militar to do one's military service;

servicios mínimos [en huelga] skeleton service;

servicio de paquetería parcel service;

servicio posventa after-sales service;

servicio de prensa press department;

servicio público public service;

servicio religioso religious service;

servicio secreto secret service;

servicios sociales social services;

servicio técnico technical assistance;

servicio de urgencias Br casualty department, US emergency room;

servicio de veinticuatro horas round-the-clock service

2. [funcionamiento] service;

entrar en servicio to come into service;

estar fuera de servicio [máquina] to be out of order

3. [servidumbre] servants;

el servicio está fatal hoy en día you just can't find the staff these days

Comp
servicio doméstico domestic help
4. [turno] duty;

estar de servicio to be on duty

Comp
servicio activo [en el ejército] active service o duty
5. [en tenis, squash] serve, service;

primer/segundo servicio first/second serve o service;

al servicio, Ríos Ríos to serve;

mantener el servicio to hold one's serve

6. [cubierto] place setting

7. [juego de tazas, platos]
servicio de café/té coffee/tea set;

servicio de mesa dinner service

8. [en restaurante] [atención al cliente] service;
[recargo] service charge;
dan un servicio pésimo the service is awful;

el servicio está incluido service is included;

servicio no incluido service is not included

9.
servicios [sector terciario] services;

una empresa de servicios a services company;

el sector servicios the services sector

10. Esp [WC] toilet, US bathroom;

¿dónde están los servicios? where are the toilets?, US where's the bathroom?;

el servicio de señoras/caballeros the ladies/gents

* * *

servicio

m

1 service;

estar al servicio de be at the service of;

hacer un buen servicio a alguien do s.o. a great service;

estar de servicio be on duty;

libre de servicio off duty

2

:

servicios pl restroom sg, Br toilets

3 ( funcionamiento)

:

fuera de servicio TÉC out of order;

poner en servicio put into service

* * *

servicio nm

1) : service

2) saque: serve (in sports)

3) servicios nmpl

: restroom

* * *

servicio n

1. (en general) service

los servicios de emergencia the emergency services

2. (aseo) toilet

los servicios están al fondo a la derecha the toilets are down there on the right

3. (en tenis) serve / service

4. (asistente) domestic help

estar de servicio to be on duty

servicio militar military service

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio
4 servicio de referencia

(n.) = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service

Ex. The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

Ex. The reference service can provide university and college prospectuses, printed material on all aspects of careers and their selection, and examination requirements of professional bodies.

Ex. The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.

* * *

(n.) = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service

Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

Ex: The reference service can provide university and college prospectuses, printed material on all aspects of careers and their selection, and examination requirements of professional bodies.

Ex: The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio de referencia
5 servicio de referencia electrónica

(n.) = electronic reference service [e-reference service]

Ex. How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.

* * *

(n.) = electronic reference service [e-reference service]

Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio de referencia electrónica
6 electrónico

adj.

electronic.

* * *

electrónico

► adjetivo

1 electronic

* * *

(f. - electrónica)

adj.

electronic

* * *

ADJ [juego, sistema, música] electronic; [microscopio] electron antes de s

proceso electrónico de datos — (Inform) electronic data processing

* * *

- ca adjetivo electronic

* * *

= electronic, machine-readable.

Ex. Clearly, further investigations in this area are important for a future which heralds not only electronic secondary publications, but also electronic primary publications.

Ex. 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.

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* administración electrónica = electronic government (e-government).

* aparato electrónico = electronic device.

* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.

* autopista electrónica, la = electronic highway, the.

* boletín electrónico = e-newsletter.

* buzoneo electrónico = bulk e-mailing.

* catálogo electrónico = electronic catalogue.

* circuito electrónico = electronic circuit.

* comercio electrónico = online business.

* comunicación electrónica = electronic communication.

* conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* depósito de documentos electrónicos = repository.

* dinero electrónico = electronic money.

* dirección de correo electrónico = email address.

* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.

* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.

* distribuidor de revistas electrónicas = e-journal host.

* documento electrónico = electronic document, electronic record.

* economía electrónica = e-economy (electronic economy), e-conomy (electronic economy).

* EDI (Intercambio Electrónico de Datos) = EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).

* editor de material electrónico = electronic publisher [e-publisher].

* enviar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* envío de correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de correos electrónicos = e-mailing.

* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.

* firma electrónica = electronic signature.

* gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management.

* gestión electrónica de documentos = electronic record keeping, electronic record management.

* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.

* industria de la información electrónica = electronic information industry.

* información electrónica = electronic information.

* intervención electrónica = wiretapping [wire-tapping], wiretap [wire-tap].

* libro electrónico = electronic book (e-book/ebook).

* mandar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* mandar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* material electrónico = online material.

* microscopio electrónico = electron microscope.

* mundo electrónico, el = electronic world, the.

* negocio electrónico = online business.

* oficina electrónica = electronic office.

* panel electrónico = electronic noticeboard.

* pedido electrónico = electronic ordering.

* préstamo electrónico = e-lending [electronic lending].

* publicación electrónica = electronic publication [e-publication].

* registro electrónico = electronic record.

* revista electrónica = electronic journal (e-journal).

* servicio de información electrónica = electronic information service.

* servicio de referencia electrónica = electronic reference service [e-reference service].

* texto electrónico = electronic text [e-text].

* tienda eletrónica = online store.

* traductor electrónico = electronic translator.

* urna electrónica = voting machine.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

* * *

- ca adjetivo electronic

* * *

= electronic, machine-readable.

Ex: Clearly, further investigations in this area are important for a future which heralds not only electronic secondary publications, but also electronic primary publications.

Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.

* administración electrónica = electronic government (e-government).

* aparato electrónico = electronic device.

* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.

* autopista electrónica, la = electronic highway, the.

* boletín electrónico = e-newsletter.

* buzoneo electrónico = bulk e-mailing.

* catálogo electrónico = electronic catalogue.

* circuito electrónico = electronic circuit.

* comercio electrónico = online business.

* comunicación electrónica = electronic communication.

* conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* depósito de documentos electrónicos = repository.

* dinero electrónico = electronic money.

* dirección de correo electrónico = email address.

* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.

* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.

* distribuidor de revistas electrónicas = e-journal host.

* documento electrónico = electronic document, electronic record.

* economía electrónica = e-economy (electronic economy), e-conomy (electronic economy).

* EDI (Intercambio Electrónico de Datos) = EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).

* editor de material electrónico = electronic publisher [e-publisher].

* enviar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* envío de correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de correos electrónicos = e-mailing.

* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.

* firma electrónica = electronic signature.

* gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management.

* gestión electrónica de documentos = electronic record keeping, electronic record management.

* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.

* industria de la información electrónica = electronic information industry.

* información electrónica = electronic information.

* intervención electrónica = wiretapping [wire-tapping], wiretap [wire-tap].

* libro electrónico = electronic book (e-book/ebook).

* mandar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* mandar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* material electrónico = online material.

* microscopio electrónico = electron microscope.

* mundo electrónico, el = electronic world, the.

* negocio electrónico = online business.

* oficina electrónica = electronic office.

* panel electrónico = electronic noticeboard.

* pedido electrónico = electronic ordering.

* préstamo electrónico = e-lending [electronic lending].

* publicación electrónica = electronic publication [e-publication].

* registro electrónico = electronic record.

* revista electrónica = electronic journal (e-journal).

* servicio de información electrónica = electronic information service.

* servicio de referencia electrónica = electronic reference service [e-reference service].

* texto electrónico = electronic text [e-text].

* tienda eletrónica = online store.

* traductor electrónico = electronic translator.

* urna electrónica = voting machine.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

* * *

electrónico -ca

adjective

electronic

* * *

electrónico
◊ -ca adjetivo

electronic
electrónico,-a adjetivo electronic

' electrónico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
correo
- electrónica
English:
e-mail
- electrical engineer
- electronic
- email
- mail
- e-commerce
- electronics
- E-mail
- flash

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electrónico, -a adj

electronic;

microscopio electrónico electron microscope

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electrónico

adj electronic

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electrónico, -ca adj

: electronic

♦ electrónicamente adv

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electrónico adj electronic

Spanish-English dictionary > electrónico
7 gratis

adj.

free, free of charge, give-away, costless.

adv.

free, for nothing.

ser gratis to be free

me salió gratis el viaje the journey didn't cost me anything

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gratis

► adverbio

1 free

■ el segundo paquete te sale gratis you get the second packet free

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adj.

free

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1.

ADV free, for nothing

te lo arreglarán gratis — they'll fix it (for) free o for nothing

comimos gratis — we ate for free o nothing

de gratis — LAm gratis

2.

ADJ free

la entrada es gratis — entry is free

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I
adjetivo free

es gratis — it is free (of charge)
II
adverbio free

entramos gratis — we got in free

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= free, freely, free of charge, giveaway [give-away], gratis, complimentary, without charge, pro bono, at no cost, no cost(s), free of cost, cost free, freebie, for free, without cost, freely available, costless, free for the taking, at no charge, on a complimentary basis.

Ex. Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.

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

Ex. Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.

Ex. HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.

Ex. Answers were obtained from 102 centres, 1/2 of which provide information services gratis, but some charges for photocopying.

Ex. This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.

Ex. There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.

Ex. Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.

Ex. Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.

Ex. Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.

Ex. An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.

Ex. In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.

Ex. The article 'Professional reference service with ' freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.

Ex. In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.

Ex. The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.

Ex. Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.

Ex. Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.

Ex. The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.

Ex. This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged.

Ex. Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.

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* billete gratis = free ticket.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de pago o gratis = fee or free, fee versus free.

* entrada gratis = free ticket.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* obtener gratis = obtain + free.

* recibir gratis = get + free.

* servicio gratis = frill.

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I
adjetivo free

es gratis — it is free (of charge)
II
adverbio free

entramos gratis — we got in free

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= free, freely, free of charge, giveaway [give-away], gratis, complimentary, without charge, pro bono, at no cost, no cost(s), free of cost, cost free, freebie, for free, without cost, freely available, costless, free for the taking, at no charge, on a complimentary basis.

Ex: Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.

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

Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.

Ex: HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.

Ex: Answers were obtained from 102 centres, 1/2 of which provide information services gratis, but some charges for photocopying.

Ex: This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.

Ex: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.

Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.

Ex: Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.

Ex: Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.

Ex: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.

Ex: In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.

Ex: The article 'Professional reference service with ' freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.

Ex: In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.

Ex: The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.

Ex: Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.

Ex: Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.

Ex: The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.

Ex: This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged.

Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.

* billete gratis = free ticket.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de pago o gratis = fee or free, fee versus free.

* entrada gratis = free ticket.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* obtener gratis = obtain + free.

* recibir gratis = get + free.

* servicio gratis = frill.

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gratis¹

adjective

free

la entrada es gratis entrance is free

este folleto es gratis this brochure is free (of charge) o gratis

gratis²

adverb

free

me lo arregló gratis he fixed it for me free

entramos gratis we got in free o for nothing

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gratis adj/adv
free;
◊ es gratis it is free (of charge);

entramos gratis we got in free o for nothing
gratis
I adv inv free: le salió gratis la matrícula, his registration was free
II adjetivo free: hay un billete gratis para ir al cine, we have a free ticket for the movies

' gratis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balde
- gratuidad
- gratuita
- gratuito
- pesetera
- pesetero
English:
bonus
- charge
- complimentary
- delivery
- free
- mooch
- nothing
- toll-free
- wangle

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gratis

♦ adj inv

free;

ser gratis to be free;

entrada gratis [en letrero] entrance free

♦ adv

(for) free, for nothing;

entré gratis al concierto I got into the concert (for) free o for nothing;

me salió gratis el viaje the journey didn't cost me anything

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gratis

adj & adv free

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gratis adv

gratuitamente: free, for free, gratis

gratis adj

gratuito: free, gratis

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gratis adv

1. (sin pagar) free

2. (sin cobrar) for nothing

Spanish-English dictionary > gratis
8 inexorable

adj.

inexorable (avance).

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inexorable

► adjetivo

1 inexorable

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ADJ inexorable

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adjetivo <sentencia/castigo> inexorable; <juez/padre> inflexible, unyielding

el inexorable paso del tiempo — the inexorable passing of time

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= unrelenting, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], inexorable, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, bitter, grim-faced, implacable, adamantine.

Ex. Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.

Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.

Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.

Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.

Ex. The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.

Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.

Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex. Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history.

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* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

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adjetivo <sentencia/castigo> inexorable; <juez/padre> inflexible, unyielding

el inexorable paso del tiempo — the inexorable passing of time

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= unrelenting, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], inexorable, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, bitter, grim-faced, implacable, adamantine.

Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.

Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.

Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.

Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.

Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.

Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.

Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *

inexorable

adjective

inexorable

el inexorable paso del tiempo the inexorable passing of time

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inexorable adjetivo inexorable
' inexorable' also found in these entries:
English:
grim
- unrelenting
- ruthless

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inexorable adj

1. [avance] inexorable

2. [persona] pitiless, unforgiving

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inexorable

adj inexorable

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inexorable adj

: inexorable

♦ inexorablemente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > inexorable
9 servicio de referencia bibliotecario

(n.) = library reference service

Ex. The lead article of the symposium was entitled ' Library reference service: an unrecognised crisis'.

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(n.) = library reference service

Ex: The lead article of the symposium was entitled ' Library reference service: an unrecognised crisis'.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio de referencia bibliotecario
10 servicio de referencia por correo electrónico

(n.) = electronic mail reference service

Ex. There is a great deal yet to be learned about electronic mail reference service = Queda mucho por conocer sobre el servicio de referencia por correo electrónico.

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(n.) = electronic mail reference service

Ex: There is a great deal yet to be learned about electronic mail reference service = Queda mucho por conocer sobre el servicio de referencia por correo electrónico.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio de referencia por correo electrónico
11 correo

adj.

post (British), mail (United States).

a vuelta de correo by return (of post)

echar algo al correo to post something (British), to mail something (United States)

mandar algo por correo to send something by post o (British) mail (United States)

Correos the post office (organismo) (peninsular Spanish)

correo aéreo airmail

correo basura (computing) junk mail, spam

correo caracol snail mail

correo certificado registered post o (British) mail (United States)

correo comercial direct mail

correo electrónico e-mail, electronic mail (sistema)

enviar un correo (electrónico) a alguien to e-mail somebody, to send somebody an e-mail

correo urgente (similar)special delivery

correo de voz voice mail

m.

1 mail, letters, correspondence, post.

2 messenger, courier, dispatch-rider, mail carrier.

3 mail service, postal system.

4 accomplice, accessory.

pres.indicat.

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

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correo

► nombre masculino

1 (servicio, correspondencia) post, US mail

2 (persona) courier

3 MILITAR dispatch rider

► nombre masculino plural correos

1 (oficina) post office sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

echar al correo to post, US mail

por correo by post, US by mail

apartado de correos (post office) box

correo aéreo airmail

correo certificado registered post, US registered mail

correo electrónico electronic mail, e-mail

correo urgente special delivery

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noun m.

mail, post

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SM

1) (=correspondencia) post, mail

¿ha llegado el correo? — has the post o mail come?

2) (=servicio) post, mail

echar algo al correo, poner algo en el correo — to post sth, mail sth ( esp EEUU)

llevar algo al correo — to take sth to the post

por correo — by post, through the post

a vuelta de correo — by return (of post)

correo aéreo — airmail

correo basura — [por carta] junk mail; [por Internet] spam, junk email

correo certificado — registered post

correo electrónico — email, electronic mail

correo urgente — special delivery

correo web — webmail

3) (=oficina)

Correos — post office sing

ir a correos — to go to the post office

Dirección General de Correos — General Post Office

4)

el correo — (Ferro) the mail train, the slow train

5) (=mensajero) courier; (Mil) dispatch rider

correo de gabinete — Queen's Messenger, diplomatic courier (EEUU)

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masculino

1)

a) mail, post (BrE)

envíamelo por correo — mail (AmE) o (BrE) post it to me

a vuelta de correo — by return of post

echar una carta al correo — to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter

b) ( tren) mail train; ( autobús) postbus ( bus which also transports mail); ( barco) mail boat

- correo aéreo

- correo certificado o recomendado

- correo electrónico

- correo urgente

2) ( oficina) tb

Correos — (Esp) post office

voy al correo or (Esp) a Correos — I'm going to the post office

3) ( persona)

a) ( mensajero) messenger

b) ( de drogas) courier
•• Cultural note:
Correos

The name of Spain's state-run post office. Stamps can be bought in estancos, although certified or express mail must be sent from a post office ( estafeta or oficina de correos). Postboxes in Spain are silver with red and yellow hoops. There are also red boxes for urgent mail. In Latin America correo, in the singular, means both a post office and the mail system

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= post, the, mail.

Ex. The vast majority of bibliographic records are still transferred by sending reels of tape through the post.

Ex. As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.

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* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* bombardeo del correo electrónico = mail bombing.

* buzón de correos = mailbox.

* cancelador de correo publicitario no solicitado = cancelbot.

* capaz de usar el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* catálogo comercial de compra por correo = mail order catalogue.

* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.

* compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones = PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications).

* compra por correo = mail-order.

* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* correo aéreo = airmail [air mail].

* correo basura = junk mail, spam, junk e-mail.

* correo certificado = registered mail.

* correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.

* correo de primera clase = first class post.

* correo-e = e-mail (electronic mail).

* correo electrónico = e-mail (electronic mail).

* correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mails.

* correo exprés = express mail.

* correo por vía terrestre = surface mail.

* correo postal = postal mail.

* correo publicitario no solicitado = junk mail, spam.

* correo tortuga = snail mail.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* cuestionario por correo = postal questionnaire.

* dirección de correo = mailing address.

* dirección de correo electrónico = email address.

* empleado de correos = post office clerk.

* empresa dedicada a la venta por correo = mail order company.

* encargado del correo = mail clerk.

* encuesta por correo = mail survey.

* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.

* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.

* enviar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.

* envío de correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de correo publicitario no solicitado = spamming.

* envío de correos electrónicos = e-mailing.

* envío directo por correo = direct mail.

* familiarizado con el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* firma de correo electrónico = e-mail signature.

* inundación del correo electrónico = mail bombing.

* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.

* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.

* lista de correo = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list, electronic distribution list.

* lista de correo electrónico = electronic mailing list.

* lista de correo moderada = moderated mailing list, moderated listserv.

* mandar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* mandar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* marcador de correo publicitario no solicitado = spambot.

* oficina de correos = post office.

* pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado = spammer.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* programa de correo electrónico = electronic mail system.

* sala del correo = mail room.

* saqueador de correo = mail bomber.

* sello de correos = postage stamp.

* servicio de correo = mail service.

* servicio de correo electrónico = electronic mail service.

* servicio de correos = postal service.

* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.

* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.

* tasa de correos = postage rate.

* voto por correo = postal ballot.

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masculino

1)

a) mail, post (BrE)

envíamelo por correo — mail (AmE) o (BrE) post it to me

a vuelta de correo — by return of post

echar una carta al correo — to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter

b) ( tren) mail train; ( autobús) postbus ( bus which also transports mail); ( barco) mail boat

- correo aéreo

- correo certificado o recomendado

- correo electrónico

- correo urgente

2) ( oficina) tb

Correos — (Esp) post office

voy al correo or (Esp) a Correos — I'm going to the post office

3) ( persona)

a) ( mensajero) messenger

b) ( de drogas) courier
•• Cultural note:
Correos

The name of Spain's state-run post office. Stamps can be bought in estancos, although certified or express mail must be sent from a post office ( estafeta or oficina de correos). Postboxes in Spain are silver with red and yellow hoops. There are also red boxes for urgent mail. In Latin America correo, in the singular, means both a post office and the mail system

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= post, the, mail.

Ex: The vast majority of bibliographic records are still transferred by sending reels of tape through the post.

Ex: As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* bombardeo del correo electrónico = mail bombing.

* buzón de correos = mailbox.

* cancelador de correo publicitario no solicitado = cancelbot.

* capaz de usar el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* catálogo comercial de compra por correo = mail order catalogue.

* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.

* compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones = PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications).

* compra por correo = mail-order.

* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* correo aéreo = airmail [air mail].

* correo basura = junk mail, spam, junk e-mail.

* correo certificado = registered mail.

* correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.

* correo de primera clase = first class post.

* correo-e = e-mail (electronic mail).

* correo electrónico = e-mail (electronic mail).

* correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mails.

* correo exprés = express mail.

* correo por vía terrestre = surface mail.

* correo postal = postal mail.

* correo publicitario no solicitado = junk mail, spam.

* correo tortuga = snail mail.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* cuestionario por correo = postal questionnaire.

* dirección de correo = mailing address.

* dirección de correo electrónico = email address.

* empleado de correos = post office clerk.

* empresa dedicada a la venta por correo = mail order company.

* encargado del correo = mail clerk.

* encuesta por correo = mail survey.

* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.

* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.

* enviar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.

* envío de correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de correo publicitario no solicitado = spamming.

* envío de correos electrónicos = e-mailing.

* envío directo por correo = direct mail.

* familiarizado con el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* firma de correo electrónico = e-mail signature.

* inundación del correo electrónico = mail bombing.

* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.

* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.

* lista de correo = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list, electronic distribution list.

* lista de correo electrónico = electronic mailing list.

* lista de correo moderada = moderated mailing list, moderated listserv.

* mandar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* mandar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* marcador de correo publicitario no solicitado = spambot.

* oficina de correos = post office.

* pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado = spammer.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* programa de correo electrónico = electronic mail system.

* sala del correo = mail room.

* saqueador de correo = mail bomber.

* sello de correos = postage stamp.

* servicio de correo = mail service.

* servicio de correo electrónico = electronic mail service.

* servicio de correos = postal service.

* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.

* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.

* tasa de correos = postage rate.

* voto por correo = postal ballot.

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correo

masculine

A

1 (sistema) mail, post ( BrE)

envíamelo por correo mail ( AmE) o ( BrE) post it to me

a vuelta de correo by return of post

echar una carta al correo to mail ( AmE) o ( BrE) post a letter

servicio/huelga de correos postal service/strike

2 (tren) mail train; (autobús) postbus ( bus which also transports mail); (barco) mail boat

Compuestos:

● correo aéreo

air mail

● correo basura

junk e-mail, spam ( colloq)

● correo certificado

registered mail o ( BrE) post

● correo de voz

voice mail

● correo electrónico

(sistema) electronic mail, e-mail; (mensaje) e-mail

mándamelo por correo electrónico e-mail it to me

he recibido muchos correos electrónicos I've received many e-mails

● correo recomendado

(Col, Ur) correo certificado

● correo registrado

( Méx) correo certificado

● correo urgente

special delivery

B (oficina) tb

Correos ( Esp); post office

voy al correoor ( Esp) a Correos I'm going to the post office

C (persona)

1 (mensajero) messenger

2 (de drogas) courier

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correo sustantivo masculino
a) mail, post (BrE);

◊ envíamelo por correo mail (AmE) o (BrE) post it to me;

echar una carta al correo to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter;
correo aéreo air mail;
correo certificado o (Col, Ur) recomendado registered mail;
correo electrónico e-mail, electronic mail;
correo urgente special delivery;
de correos ‹servicio/huelga› postal ( before n)
b) ( tren) mail train

c) ( oficina) tb

◊ Ccorreos (Esp) post office

d) ( mensajero) messenger

correo
I sustantivo masculino post, US mail
echar al correo, to post
por correo, by post
correo aéreo, airmail
correo certificado, registered post
Inform correo electrónico, e-mail
(tren) correo, mail train
II correos (no lleva artículo en ningún caso) (edificio) post office sing
(servicio) The Post Office
' correo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
certificada
- certificado
- despachar
- mandar
- olvidarse
- repartir
- reparto
- urgente
- vagón
- vía
- votar
- vuelta
- carta
- casilla
- correspondencia
- expreso
- gasto
- giro
- ordinario
- recogida
- tren
- venta
- voto
English:
airmail
- direct-mail advertising
- e-mail
- email
- forget
- forward
- letter box
- mail
- mail order
- mailtrain
- pony express
- post
- postage stamp
- recorded
- registered post
- remind
- return
- second-class
- send away for
- send off for
- air
- box
- class
- courier
- electronic
- E-mail
- junk
- special
- voice

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correo

♦ adj

tren correo mail train

♦ nm

1. [sistema, cartas] Br post, US mail;

a vuelta de correo Br by return of post, US by return mail;

echar algo al correo to Br post o US mail sth;

mandar algo por correo to send sth by Br post o US mail

Comp
correo aéreo airmail; Informát correo basura [método] junk mail, spam;
correo certificado registered Br post o US mail;

correo comercial direct mail;
Informát correo electrónico [sistema, mensaje] e-mail;
enviar un correo (electrónico) a alguien to e-mail sb, to send sb an e-mail;

correo postal ordinary mail;

enviar algo por correo postal to send sth by Br post o US mail;
Am correo recomendado registered Br post o US mail;
correo urgente special delivery;
Informát correo de voz voice mail; Informát correo en la web webmail
2. [persona] messenger;

actuar como correo para alguien to act as a messenger for sb;

los correos de la droga drug couriers

3. Am [organismo] the Post Office;

tengo que ir al correo I have to go to the post office

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correo

m

1 mail, Br tb

post;

por correo by mail;

por correo aparte o

separado under separate cover;

echar al correo mail, Br tb post

2

:

correos pl post office sg

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correo nm

1) : mail

correo aéreo: airmail

2) : post office

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correo n

1. (en general) post

¿has recogido el correo? have you collected the post?

En inglés americano se dice mail

2. (tren) mail train

mandar por correro to post

le mandé la invitación por correo I posted the invitation to her

correo aéreo airmail

correo certificado registered post

correo electrónico electronic mail / e mail

Spanish-English dictionary > correo
12 asistente social

f. & m.

social worker, community worker, care worker, caseworker.

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asistente social

social worker

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social worker

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social worker

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(n.) = social worker, welfare worker, case worker

Ex. Similarly, a group of social workers set up an advice centre but it was closed after one year.

Ex. Reference service has always had a leg in the camp of social welfare, simply because reference librarians must have the social conscience of welfare workers if they are to provide patient guidance and assistance for those seeking to use library resources.

Ex. The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.

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social worker

* * *

(n.) = social worker, welfare worker, case worker

Ex: Similarly, a group of social workers set up an advice centre but it was closed after one year.

Ex: Reference service has always had a leg in the camp of social welfare, simply because reference librarians must have the social conscience of welfare workers if they are to provide patient guidance and assistance for those seeking to use library resources.

Ex: The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.

* * *

asistente social

social worker

Spanish-English dictionary > asistente social
13 asistido

adj.

1 assisted.

2 power-assisted.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: asistir.

* * *

asistido

► participio pasado

1→ link=asistir asistir

► adjetivo

1 assisted

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

asistido,-a por ordenador computer-assisted

* * *
asistido, -a
1.

ADJ

asistido por ordenador — computer-aided

2.

SM / F And, Méx boarder, lodger, resident

* * *

- da adjetivo assisted

* * *

= assisted, facilitated.

Ex. For example, with such a system a change of the heading AEROPLANES -- assisted TAKE-OFF in figure 7 would without further effort be reflected in the six associated cross-reference records.

Ex. The author reports on the key findings from a series of facilitated meetings held to gather information from those working in and with libraries of all types in Illinois.

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* aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL) = computer-assisted learning (CAL).

* asistido por el ordenador = machine-negotiated.

* asistido por láser = laser-assisted.

* asistido por operador = operator-assisted.

* asistido por ordenador = computer-mediated, computer-supported, computer-assisted, computer-aided.

* dirección asistida = power steering, power-assisted steering.

* enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) = computer-assisted instruction (CAI).

* MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* reproducción asistida = assisted reproduction.

* suicidio asistido = assisted suicide.

* * *

- da adjetivo assisted

* * *

= assisted, facilitated.

Ex: For example, with such a system a change of the heading AEROPLANES -- assisted TAKE-OFF in figure 7 would without further effort be reflected in the six associated cross-reference records.

Ex: The author reports on the key findings from a series of facilitated meetings held to gather information from those working in and with libraries of all types in Illinois.

* aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL) = computer-assisted learning (CAL).

* asistido por el ordenador = machine-negotiated.

* asistido por láser = laser-assisted.

* asistido por operador = operator-assisted.

* asistido por ordenador = computer-mediated, computer-supported, computer-assisted, computer-aided.

* dirección asistida = power steering, power-assisted steering.

* enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) = computer-assisted instruction (CAI).

* MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* reproducción asistida = assisted reproduction.

* suicidio asistido = assisted suicide.

* * *

asistido -da

adjective

assisted dirección, freno

* * *

Del verbo asistir: ( conjugate asistir)

asistido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
asistido
asistir
asistido
◊ -da adjetivo

assisted
asistir ( conjugate asistir) verbo intransitivo ( estar presente) asistido a algo ‹a reunión/acto/clases› to attend sth;
asistió a una sola clase he only came/went to one class;
asistido a misa to go to o attend Mass
verbo transitivo (frml) ( ayudar): en el consulado lo asistidoán you will receive assistance at the consulate (frml);
asistido a los pobres to care for the poor
asistir
I verbo transitivo to assist, help
Med to attend
III verbo intransitivo to attend [a, -]

' asistido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ordenador
English:
CAD
- computer-assisted
- conversational

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asistido, -a adj
[respiración, reproducción] assisted; [fecundación] artificial

Spanish-English dictionary > asistido
14 automatizado

adj.

automated, robot, intelligent, automatized.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: automatizar.

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ADJ automated

* * *

- da adjetivo automated

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= automated, computer-based, computer-held, computerised [computerized, -USA], machine assisted, machine-held, mechanised [mechanized, -USA], computer-stored, machine-based, computer-controlled, electronically based, computering, disintermediated, unmanned, machine-readable.

Ex. These principles are being applied in an ever increasing variety of contexts, both manual and automated.

Ex. It may well be that the computer-based environment of such systems may overcome many of the limitations of enumerative classification schemes in their traditional applications.

Ex. For each term entering the vocabulary a record is constructed in a computer-held file.

Ex. Printed title indexes which could be used as elementary subject indexes were one of the first products of computerised information retrieval systems.

Ex. Her ALA activity includes having been Editor of Message from MARS, the occasional newsletter of the new RASD discussion group MARS, which stands for machine assisted Reference Service.

Ex. Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.

Ex. Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids.

Ex. If a computer-stored controlled vocabulary is used, the assigned terms might be checked automatically and new or mistyped terms would be flagged (marked).

Ex. The incorporation of such features into a system would permit us to create a machine-based catalog rather than a reference file of bibliographic records.

Ex. LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.

Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex. The 1980s have seen a significant increase in the quantity and breadth of offshore computering services -- those based in the developing countries.

Ex. Database records are enhanced with links through to the full text of periodical articles, where these are available, or to the Library's disintermediated document delivery system where an online version of the article is not available.

Ex. The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).

Ex. 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.

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* método automatizado = computer-based method.

* semiautomatizado = partially-automated, semi-automated.

* * *

- da adjetivo automated

* * *

= automated, computer-based, computer-held, computerised [computerized, -USA], machine assisted, machine-held, mechanised [mechanized, -USA], computer-stored, machine-based, computer-controlled, electronically based, computering, disintermediated, unmanned, machine-readable.

Ex: These principles are being applied in an ever increasing variety of contexts, both manual and automated.

Ex: It may well be that the computer-based environment of such systems may overcome many of the limitations of enumerative classification schemes in their traditional applications.

Ex: For each term entering the vocabulary a record is constructed in a computer-held file.

Ex: Printed title indexes which could be used as elementary subject indexes were one of the first products of computerised information retrieval systems.

Ex: Her ALA activity includes having been Editor of Message from MARS, the occasional newsletter of the new RASD discussion group MARS, which stands for machine assisted Reference Service.

Ex: Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.

Ex: Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids.

Ex: If a computer-stored controlled vocabulary is used, the assigned terms might be checked automatically and new or mistyped terms would be flagged (marked).

Ex: The incorporation of such features into a system would permit us to create a machine-based catalog rather than a reference file of bibliographic records.

Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.

Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex: The 1980s have seen a significant increase in the quantity and breadth of offshore computering services -- those based in the developing countries.

Ex: Database records are enhanced with links through to the full text of periodical articles, where these are available, or to the Library's disintermediated document delivery system where an online version of the article is not available.

Ex: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).

Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.

* método automatizado = computer-based method.

* semiautomatizado = partially-automated, semi-automated.

* * *

automatizado -da

adjective

automated

* * *

Del verbo automatizar: ( conjugate automatizar)

automatizado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
automatizado
automatizar
automatizado
◊ -da adjetivo

automated
automatizar ( conjugate automatizar) verbo transitivo
to automate

* * *

automatizado, -a adj

automated

Spanish-English dictionary > automatizado
15 contrario

adj.

1 contrary, opposite, adverse, opposed.

2 contrary, negative, antagonistic, antipathetic.

m.

1 opposite, antithesis, reverse, converse.

2 opponent, adversary, enemy, rival.

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contrario

► adjetivo

1 (opuesto) contrary, opposite

■ iba en sentido contrario he was going in the opposite direction

■ puntos de vista contrarios contrary points of view

2 (perjudicial) harmful (a, to), bad (a, for)

■ el fumar es contrario a la salud smoking is bad for your health

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 opponent, adversary, rival

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al contrario on the contrary

de lo contrario otherwise

en dirección contraria in the wrong direction

llevar la contraria a alguien to oppose somebody

por el contrario on the contrary

todo lo contrario quite the opposite

la parte contraria DERECHO the opponent 2 (en deportes) the opposing team

* * *

(f. - contraria)

adj.

contrary, opposite

- al contrario

* * *
contrario, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=rival) [partido, equipo] opposing

el abogado de la parte contraria — the opposing party's lawyer

no llegaron nunca a la portería contraria — they never got near the other o opposing side's goal

se pasó al bando contrario — he went over to the other o opposing side

2) (=opuesto) [extremo, efecto, significado, sexo] opposite

tuvo el resultado contrario al deseado — it had the opposite of the desired effect

mi opinión es contraria a la vuestra — I have the opposite opinion to you

soy contrario al aborto — I am opposed to o against abortion

se mostraron contrarios al acuerdo — they came out against the agreement, they were opposed to the agreement

su actitud es contraria a los intereses del país — his attitude is against o contrary to the nation's interests

• dirección contraria, tomamos la dirección contraria — we went in the opposite direction

lo multaron por ir en dirección contraria — he was fined for travelling in the wrong direction

• intereses contrarios — conflicting o opposing interests

• pie contrario, se puso el zapato en el pie contrario — she put her shoe on the wrong foot

• sentido contrario, un coche que venía en sentido contrario — a car coming in the opposite direction

el portavoz se expresó en sentido contrario — the spokesperson expressed the opposite view

en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj — anti-clockwise

• viento contrario — headwind
caso 1), b)
3) [en locuciones]

• al contrario — on the contrary, quite the opposite

no me disgusta la idea, al contrario, me encanta — I don't dislike the idea, on the contrary o quite the opposite, I think it would be wonderful

-¿te aburres? -¡que va, al contrario! — "are you bored?" - "no way, quite the opposite!"

se puso el jersey al contrario — he put his jumper on inside out

antes al contrario, muy al contrario — frm on the contrary

• al contrario de, todo salió al contrario de lo previsto — everything turned out the opposite of what we expected

al contrario de lo que creíamos, hizo muy buen tiempo — contrary to what we thought, the weather turned out very nice

siempre va al contrario de todo el mundo — she always has to be different to everyone else, she always does the opposite to everyone else

al contrario que o de ella, yo no estoy dispuesto a aguantar — unlike her, I'm not willing to put up with it

• lo contrario, ¿qué es lo contrario de alto? — what is the opposite of tall?

nunca he dicho lo contrario — I never said anything else o different

soy inocente, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario — I am innocent until proven otherwise

a mí me pasa lo contrario que a ti — for me it's different than for you

de lo contrario — otherwise, or else

salga o, de lo contrario, llamaré a la policía — please leave, otherwise o or else I'll call the police

• por el contrario, los inviernos, por el contrario, son muy fríos — the winters, on the other hand o on the contrary, are very cold

parece ir todo bien, y por el contrario, la situación es muy complicada — it all appears to be going well, when in fact the situation is rather difficult

• todo lo contrario — quite the opposite, quite the reverse

-¿es feo? -no, todo lo contrario — "is he ugly?" - "no, quite the opposite o reverse"

no hay descenso de precios, sino todo lo contrario — prices are not going down, quite the opposite o reverse, in fact

es todo lo contrario de su marido — she is the exact opposite of her husband

ha sucedido todo lo contrario de lo que esperábamos — exactly the opposite of what we expected has happened

2.

SM / F opponent

3.

SM (=opuesto) opposite

¿cuál es el contrario del negro? — what is the opposite of black?

4.

SF

llevar la contraria —

¿por qué siempre tienes que llevar la contraria? — why do you always have to be so contrary?

siempre me lleva la contraria en todo — he always contradicts me about everything

no le gusta que le lleven la contraria — he doesn't like to be contradicted

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I
- ria adjetivo

1) ( opuesto) <opiniones/intereses> conflicting; < dirección> opposite

vientos contrarios — headwinds

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario — until proven otherwise

contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> opposite

pasarse al bando contrario — to change sides

la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

3) (en locs)

al contrario — on the contrary

al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody
II
- ria masculino, femenino opponent

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= contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.

Ex. Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

Ex. Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.

Ex. This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.

Ex. Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.

Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.

Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.

Ex. Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.

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* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.

* de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.

* demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.

* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.

* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.

* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.

* viento contrario = headwind.

* * *
I
- ria adjetivo

1) ( opuesto) <opiniones/intereses> conflicting; < dirección> opposite

vientos contrarios — headwinds

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario — until proven otherwise

contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> opposite

pasarse al bando contrario — to change sides

la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

3) (en locs)

al contrario — on the contrary

al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody
II
- ria masculino, femenino opponent

* * *

= contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.

Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.

Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.

Ex: Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.

Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.

Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.

Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.

* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.

* de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.

* demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.

* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.

* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.

* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.

* viento contrario = headwind.

* * *

contrario¹ - ria

adjective

A (opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting; ‹sentido/dirección› opposite

vientos contrarios headwinds

palabras de significado contrario words with opposite meanings

los vehículos iban en direcciones contrarias the vehicles were traveling in opposite directions

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she is innocent until proven guilty

contrario A algo:

mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you, my opinion is quite the converse of yours ( frml)

soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am opposed to o I am against the use of violence

se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea

la propuesta es contraria a los intereses de la compañía the proposal is against o ( frml) contrary to the company's interests

contrario a lo que se esperaba la operación fue un éxito contrary to expectations, the operation was a success

en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise ( AmE), anticlockwise ( BrE)

B (adversario) ‹equipo› opposing; ‹bando› opposite

pasarse al bando contrario to change sides, join the opposition

el defensa del equipo contrario estaba en fuera de juego the opposing team's o the other team's back was offside

la parte contraria ( Der) the opponent

C ( en locs):

al contrario: no me opongo a que venga; al contrario, me parece una idea excelente I don't mind if he comes; on the contrary o quite the opposite o far from it, I think it's an excellent idea

al contrario de su hermano, es negado para los deportes unlike his brother, he's useless at sport

al contrario de lo que habíamos pensado, resultó ser agradabilísimo contrary to (our) expectations, he turned out to be very nice

de lo contrario or else, otherwise

por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate

pensé que era rico — por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich — on the contrary o far from it o quite the opposite, he doesn't have a penny

todo lo contrario quite the opposite o reverse

¿te resultó aburrido? — todo lo contrario, lo encontré fascinante did you find it boring? — quite the opposite o quite the reverse o on the contrary, I found it fascinating

ella es muy tímida pero el hermano es todo lo contrario she's very shy but her brother's quite the opposite o the complete opposite

llevar la contraria: seguro que se opone, porque él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he's sure to object, because he always has to take the opposite view

le molesta sobremanera que le lleven la contraria she hates being o to be contradicted

contrario² - ria

masculine, feminine

opponent

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Del verbo contrariar: ( conjugate contrariar)

contrarío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

contrarió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
contrariar
contrario
contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset;
( enojar) to annoy
contrario
◊ - ria adjetivo

1 ( opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting;
‹dirección/lado› opposite;
‹ equipo› opposing;
‹ bando› opposite;
◊ yo pienso lo contrario I think the opposite;

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario until proven otherwise;
sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests;
See Also→ sentido 2 4
2 ( en locs)
◊ al contrario on the contrary;

al contrario de su hermano … unlike his brother, …;
de lo contrario or else, otherwise;
por el contrario on the contrary;
en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate;
todo lo contrario quite the opposite;
llevarle la contraria a algn to contradict sb
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
opponent
contrariar verbo transitivo
1 (disgustar) to upset
2 (contradecir) to go against
contrario,-a
I adjetivo
1 opposite: otro coche venía en sentido contrario, another car was coming in the other direction
no me cae mal, más bien todo lo contrario, I don't dislike him, quite the contrary
2 (negativo, nocivo) contrary [a, to]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rival
♦ Locuciones: siempre lleva la contraria, he always argues
al contrario/por el contrario, on the contrary
de lo contrario, otherwise
' contrario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caso
- contraria
- decir
- estar
- irse
- mientras
- nunca
- pequeña
- pequeño
- pulverizar
- revés
- soler
- Tiro
- campo
- contramano
- oponer
- sentido
English:
adverse
- against
- agree
- aloud
- anticlimax
- anticlockwise
- antisocial
- camp
- contrary
- counterclockwise
- direction
- headwind
- lick
- opposing
- opposite
- otherwise
- perverse
- reverse
- unprofessional
- wrong
- counter
- incline
- irregular
- quite

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contrario, -a

♦ adj

1. [opuesto] [dirección, sentido, idea] opposite;
[opinión] contrary;
soy contrario a las corridas de toros I'm opposed to bullfighting;

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she's innocent until proved otherwise;

de lo contrario otherwise;

respeta a tu madre o de lo contrario tendrás que marcharte show your mother some respect, otherwise you'll have to go;

todo lo contrario quite the contrary;

¿estás enfadado con él? – todo lo contrario, nos llevamos de maravilla are you angry with him? – quite the contrary o not at all, we get on extremely well;

ella es muy tímida, yo soy todo lo contrario she's very shy, whereas I'm the total opposite

2. [desfavorable, perjudicial]
es contrario a nuestros intereses it goes against our interests;

el abuso de la bebida es contrario a la salud drinking is bad for your health

3. [rival] opposing;

el equipo contrario no opuso resistencia the opposing team o opposition didn't put up much of a fight;

el diputado se pasó al bando contrario the MP left his party and joined their political opponents, Br the MP crossed the floor of the House

♦ nm,f
[rival] opponent
♦ nm
[opuesto] opposite;
gordo es el contrario de flaco fat is the opposite of thin

♦ al contrario loc adv

on the contrary;

al contrario de lo que le dijo a usted contrary to what he told you;

no me disgusta, al contrario, me encanta I don't dislike it, quite the contrary in fact, I like it;

al contrario de mi casa, la suya tiene calefacción central unlike my house, hers has central heating;

no me importa, antes al contrario, estaré encantado de poder ayudar I don't mind, on the contrary o indeed I'll be delighted to be able to help

♦ por el contrario loc adv

no queremos que se vaya, por el contrario, queremos que se quede we don't want her to go, on the contrary, we want her to stay;

este modelo, por el contrario, consume muy poco this model, by contrast, uses very little;

este año, por el contrario, no hemos tenido pérdidas this year, on the other hand, we haven't suffered any losses

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contrario

I adj

1 contrary; sentido opposite;

al contrario, por el contrario on the contrary;

todo lo contrario just the opposite;

de lo contrario otherwise;

ser contrario a algo be opposed to sth;

llevar la contraria a alguien contradict s.o.

2 equipo opposing

II m, contraria f adversary, opponent

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contrario, - ria adj

1) : contrary, opposite

al contrario: on the contrary

2) : conflicting, opposed

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contrario¹ adj

1. (equipo) opposing

puntos de vista contrarios opposing points of view

2. (dirección) opposite

iba en sentido contrario he was going in the opposite direction

3. (persona) opposed

somos contrarios a la violencia we're opposed to violence

contrario² n

1. (persona) opponent

le robó la pelota al contrario he robbed the ball from his opponent

2. (palabra) opposite

"alto" es el contrario de "bajo" "tall" is the opposite of "short"

al contrario / por el contrario on the contrary

Spanish-English dictionary > contrario
16 desalentador

adj.

dispiriting, discouraging.

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desalentador

► adjetivo

1 discouraging, disheartening

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ADJ discouraging

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- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging

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= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.

Ex. The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.

Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex. The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.

Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.

Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex. This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.

Ex. In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.

Ex. What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.

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- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging

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= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.

Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.

Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex: The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.

Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.

Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.

Ex: In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.

Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.

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desalentador - dora

adjective

disheartening, discouraging

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desalentador
◊ - dora adjetivo

disheartening, discouraging
desalentador,-ora adjetivo discouraging, disheartening: el contenido de su carta era desalentador, the contents of the letter were discouraging

' desalentador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desalentadora
English:
daunting
- discouraging
- grim
- off-putting
- demoralizing
- disheartening

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desalentador, -ora adj

discouraging, disheartening

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desalentador

adj disheartening

Spanish-English dictionary > desalentador
17 en su sentido más amplio

= in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense

Ex. Of course, reference service in its broadest sense has generally included both the informational (ie, reference work) and the instructional functions.

Ex. The study covers the full range of functions for the bibliographic record in its widest sense.

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= in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense

Ex: Of course, reference service in its broadest sense has generally included both the informational (ie, reference work) and the instructional functions.

Ex: The study covers the full range of functions for the bibliographic record in its widest sense.

Spanish-English dictionary > en su sentido más amplio
18 en su sentido más general

= in its/their broadest sense

Ex. Of course, reference service in its broadest sense has generally included both the informational (ie, reference work) and the instructional functions.

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= in its/their broadest sense

Ex: Of course, reference service in its broadest sense has generally included both the informational (ie, reference work) and the instructional functions.

Spanish-English dictionary > en su sentido más general
19 enfrentado

adj.

warring.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: enfrentar.

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ADJ [posiciones] conflicting; [opiniones] opposing

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- da adjetivo conflicting

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= confronting, inimical, adversarial, head-to-head, competing.

Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new roles.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.

Ex. The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.

Ex. This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.

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* enfrentado a = at odds with.

* enfrentado a + Nombre = faced with + Nombre.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* partes enfrentadas = warring parties.

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- da adjetivo conflicting

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= confronting, inimical, adversarial, head-to-head, competing.

Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new roles.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.

Ex: The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.

Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.

* enfrentado a = at odds with.

* enfrentado a + Nombre = faced with + Nombre.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* partes enfrentadas = warring parties.

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enfrentado -da

adjective

conflicting

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enfrentado, -a adj

mantienen posturas enfrentadas they hold conflicting views

Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentado
20 meterse en los asuntos de

(v.) = have + a leg in the camp of

Ex. Reference service has always had a leg in the camp of social welfare, simply because reference librarians must have the social conscience of welfare workers if they are to provide patient guidance and assistance for those seeking to use library resources.

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(v.) = have + a leg in the camp of

Ex: Reference service has always had a leg in the camp of social welfare, simply because reference librarians must have the social conscience of welfare workers if they are to provide patient guidance and assistance for those seeking to use library resources.

Spanish-English dictionary > meterse en los asuntos de

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