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21 alfabetización

f.

1 alphabetization, literacy.

2 teaching, education.

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alfabetización

► nombre femenino

1 teaching of basic literacy

■ campaña de alfabetización literacy campaign

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SF teaching people to read and write

campaña de alfabetización — literacy campaign

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femenino teaching of basic literacy

campaña de alfabetización — literacy campaign

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= alphabetisation [alphabetization, -USA], literacy, interfiling, literacy work, literacy teaching.

Ex. Right now it would not win any great prize for alphabetization.

Ex. David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.

Ex. Such interfiling of entries is impossible in the case of the classified catalogue.

Ex. Literacy work is to some degree something of a 'terra incognita' for librarians.

Ex. Literacy teaching is not a burning issue in library education but it warrants attention.

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* alfabetización a nivel mundial = world literacy.

* alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching.

* alfabetización en casa = family literacy.

* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.

* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* alfabetización en información = information literacy.

* alfabetización en informática = computer literacy.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* alfabetización espacial = spatial literacy.

* alfabetización estadística = statistical literacy.

* alfabetización funcional = functional literacy.

* alfabetización gráfica = graphic literacy.

* alfabetización informacional = information literacy.

* alfabetización informativa = information literacy.

* alfabetización mediática = media literacy.

* alfabetización mundial = world literacy.

* alfabetización técnica = technical literacy, technical literacy.

* campaña de alfabetización = literacy campaign, literacy movement.

* nivel de alfabetización = literacy, literacy rate.

* principio de la alfabetización literal = file-as-is principle.

* programa de alfabetización = literacy programme, literacy movement.

* programa de alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy programme.

* programas de alfabetización = literacy promotion.

* relativo a la alfabetización = alphabetising [alphabetizing, -USA].

* tasa de alfabetización = literacy rate.

* trabajador en el área de la alfabetización = literacy worker.

* trabajo de alfabetización = literacy work.

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femenino teaching of basic literacy

campaña de alfabetización — literacy campaign

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= alphabetisation [alphabetization, -USA], literacy, interfiling, literacy work, literacy teaching.

Ex: Right now it would not win any great prize for alphabetization.

Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.

Ex: Such interfiling of entries is impossible in the case of the classified catalogue.

Ex: Literacy work is to some degree something of a 'terra incognita' for librarians.

Ex: Literacy teaching is not a burning issue in library education but it warrants attention.

* alfabetización a nivel mundial = world literacy.

* alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching.

* alfabetización en casa = family literacy.

* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.

* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* alfabetización en información = information literacy.

* alfabetización en informática = computer literacy.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* alfabetización espacial = spatial literacy.

* alfabetización estadística = statistical literacy.

* alfabetización funcional = functional literacy.

* alfabetización gráfica = graphic literacy.

* alfabetización informacional = information literacy.

* alfabetización informativa = information literacy.

* alfabetización mediática = media literacy.

* alfabetización mundial = world literacy.

* alfabetización técnica = technical literacy, technical literacy.

* campaña de alfabetización = literacy campaign, literacy movement.

* nivel de alfabetización = literacy, literacy rate.

* principio de la alfabetización literal = file-as-is principle.

* programa de alfabetización = literacy programme, literacy movement.

* programa de alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy programme.

* programas de alfabetización = literacy promotion.

* relativo a la alfabetización = alphabetising [alphabetizing, -USA].

* tasa de alfabetización = literacy rate.

* trabajador en el área de la alfabetización = literacy worker.

* trabajo de alfabetización = literacy work.

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alfabetización

feminine

teaching of basic literacy

campaña de alfabetización de adultos adult literacy campaign

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alfabetización sustantivo femenino
teaching of basic literacy;
◊ campaña de alfabetización literacy campaign

alfabetización sustantivo femenino
1 (enseñanza) literacy teaching
2 (ordenación) arranging alphabetically

' alfabetización' also found in these entries:
English:
boon
- literacy

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alfabetización nf

1. [de personas] [acción] teaching to read and write;

cursos de alfabetización para adultos courses for teaching adults to read and write

2. [de personas] [estado] literacy

3. [de palabras, letras] alphabetization

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alfabetización

f teaching of basic literacy

Spanish-English dictionary > alfabetización
22 irónicamente

adv.

ironically, with one's tongue in one's cheek, wryly.

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irónicamente

► adverbio

1 ironically

2 (con burla) mockingly

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ADV ironically

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= ironically, with tongue in cheek, tongue-in-cheek, wryly.

Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.

Ex. Rober Oppenheimer, with his tongue in cheek, said, some years ago, that if the American 'Physical review' went on expanding at its present rate, it would be fifteen times heavier than the earth by the end of the century!.

Ex. This is a tongue-in-cheek report concerned with reducing not only the 'growth rate' of library collections but also their actual size.

Ex. William A Katz has commented wryly that 'the introduction of the machine into the reference process will force even the most reluctant librarian to participate as one human being interacting with another'.

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= ironically, with tongue in cheek, tongue-in-cheek, wryly.

Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.

Ex: Rober Oppenheimer, with his tongue in cheek, said, some years ago, that if the American 'Physical review' went on expanding at its present rate, it would be fifteen times heavier than the earth by the end of the century!.

Ex: This is a tongue-in-cheek report concerned with reducing not only the 'growth rate' of library collections but also their actual size.

Ex: William A Katz has commented wryly that 'the introduction of the machine into the reference process will force even the most reluctant librarian to participate as one human being interacting with another'.

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irónicamente

adverb

ironically

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Multiple Entries:
ironicamente
irónicamente
ironicamente adverbio ironically
' ironicamente' also found in these entries:
English:
dig
- sardonically
- ironically

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irónicamente adv

ironically

Spanish-English dictionary > irónicamente
23 satisfacción

f.

1 satisfaction, pleasure, contentment, relish.

2 fulfillment, satisfied feeling.

3 reparation.

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satisfacción

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) satisfaction

2 (cumplimiento) fulfilment (US fulfillment)

■ la satisfacción de un deseo the fulfilment of a desire

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a satisfacción de to the satisfaction of

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noun f.

satisfaction

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SF

1) (=placer) satisfaction

a satisfacción de — to the satisfaction of

a su entera satisfacción — to his complete satisfaction

con satisfacción de todos — to everyone's satisfaction

satisfacción laboral, satisfacción profesional — job satisfaction

2) [de ofensa] (=compensación) satisfaction, redress; (=disculpa) apology

pedir una satisfacción a algn — to demand satisfaction from sb

3)

satisfacción de sí mismo — self-satisfaction, smugness

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femenino

1) (agrado, placer) satisfaction

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of a job well done

esperamos que sea de su entera satisfacción — we hope it will be to your complete satisfaction

es una satisfacción para mí estar aquí — it is a pleasure to be here

recibió con satisfacción la noticia — she was pleased when she heard the news

2)

a) (de necesidad, deseo) satisfaction, fulfillment*

b) ( por ofensa) satisfaction

exijo una satisfacción — I demand satisfaction

c) ( de deuda) payment, settlement

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= satisfaction, gratification.

Ex. Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.

Ex. It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the ' gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.

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* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* con satisfacción = contentedly.

* índice de satisfacción = fill rate, satisfaction rating.

* merecerse una satisfacción = deserve + a little something.

* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* obtener satisfacción = derive + satisfaction, gain + satisfaction, derive + gratification, obtain + satisfaction.

* porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas = browsers' fill rate.

* satisfacción de haber hecho algo bien = sense of accomplishment, sense of achievement.

* satisfacción en el trabajo = job satisfaction, work satisfaction.

* satisfacción inmediata = instant gratification.

* satisfacción personal = personal satisfaction, ego satisfaction.

* satisfacción profesional = professional satisfaction, job satisfaction, work satisfaction.

* tasa de satisfacción = satisfaction rating.

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femenino

1) (agrado, placer) satisfaction

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of a job well done

esperamos que sea de su entera satisfacción — we hope it will be to your complete satisfaction

es una satisfacción para mí estar aquí — it is a pleasure to be here

recibió con satisfacción la noticia — she was pleased when she heard the news

2)

a) (de necesidad, deseo) satisfaction, fulfillment*

b) ( por ofensa) satisfaction

exijo una satisfacción — I demand satisfaction

c) ( de deuda) payment, settlement

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= satisfaction, gratification.

Ex: Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.

Ex: It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the ' gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* con satisfacción = contentedly.

* índice de satisfacción = fill rate, satisfaction rating.

* merecerse una satisfacción = deserve + a little something.

* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* obtener satisfacción = derive + satisfaction, gain + satisfaction, derive + gratification, obtain + satisfaction.

* porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas = browsers' fill rate.

* satisfacción de haber hecho algo bien = sense of accomplishment, sense of achievement.

* satisfacción en el trabajo = job satisfaction, work satisfaction.

* satisfacción inmediata = instant gratification.

* satisfacción personal = personal satisfaction, ego satisfaction.

* satisfacción profesional = professional satisfaction, job satisfaction, work satisfaction.

* tasa de satisfacción = satisfaction rating.

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satisfacción

feminine

A (agrado, placer) satisfaction

la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of a job well done

esperamos que sea de su entera satisfacción we hope it will be to your complete satisfaction

lo demostró a mi entera satisfacción I was completely satisfied, he proved it to my complete satisfaction

es una satisfacción para mí el poder ayudarte it is a pleasure to be able to help you

recibió con satisfacción la noticia she was pleased when she heard the news

nuestros hijos no nos han dado más que satisfacciones our children have given us every reason to be proud of them

lo hizo sólo por darme una satisfacción he did it just to please me

B

1 (de una necesidad, deseo) satisfaction, fulfillment*

2 (por una ofensa) satisfaction

exijo una satisfacción I demand satisfaction

3 (de una deuda) payment, settlement

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satisfacción sustantivo femenino
satisfaction;
◊ la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of a job well done;

es una satisfacción para mí estar aquí it is a pleasure to be here
satisfacción sustantivo femenino
1 satisfaction: fue una enorme satisfacción para nosotros..., it was a great pleasure for us...
tuve la satisfacción de decirle que había ganado, I had the satisfaction o pleasure of telling him that he was the winner
2 (de un deseo) satisfaction, fulfilment, US fulfillment of a desire
3 (deuda moral) te exijo una satisfacción por haberme hecho esperar tanto tiempo, I demand an apology for having had to wait for so long
4 (recompensa) Juan se merece una satisfacción por haber aprobado el curso, Juan deserves a little sthg for having passed his exams

' satisfacción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bienestar
- de
- acoger
- cumplir
- gratificación
- ilusión
- placer
- relamerse
English:
content
- flushed
- gratification
- indulgence
- job satisfaction
- satisfaction
- sense
- smirk
- smugness
- achievement
- chortle
- contented
- contentment
- satisfied
- settlement

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satisfacción nf

1. [agrado, gusto] satisfaction;

espero que todo sea de su satisfacción o [m5] esté a su satisfacción I hope everything is to your satisfaction;

ha sido una satisfacción poder ayudaros I'm glad I've been able to help you;

me dio mucha satisfacción I found it very satisfying;

darle a alguien la satisfacción de hacer algo to give sb the satisfaction of doing sth;

darse la satisfacción de hacer algo to allow oneself the pleasure of doing sth;

nos mostró sus trofeos con satisfacción he took great pleasure in showing us his trophies;

sentir una gran satisfacción personal to feel a sense of fulfilment o satisfaction

Comp
satisfacción del cliente customer satisfaction
2. [de deseo] fulfilment;

el viaje era la satisfacción de sus sueños the trip was the fulfilment of her dreams

3. [de ofensa, daño] satisfaction

4. [de deuda] payment, settlement

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satisfacción

f satisfaction;

se acabó a mi satisfacción it ended to my satisfaction, it ended satisfactorily;

dar satisfacción give satisfaction

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satisfacción nf, pl - ciones : satisfaction

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satisfacción n

1. (en general) satisfaction

2. (placer) pleasure

Spanish-English dictionary > satisfacción
24 autor

m.

1 author, writer, literary person, literary man.

2 author, originator, maker.

3 perpetrator.

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autor

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (escritor) writer, author; (hombre) author; (mujer) authoress

2 (inventor) inventor

3 (responsable - gen) person responsible; (- de delito) perpetrator

■ el autor del disparo the person who fired the gun

■ el autor del proyecto the person behind the project

■ el autor del diseño de la casa the designer of the house

■ el autor de las pinturas murales the painter of the murals

■ los autores del atentado those who committed the attack

■ se confesó autora de la muerte de su padre she confessed to murdering her father

■ ha sido detenido como presunto autor del homicidio de Juan Sella he has been arrested charged with the murder of Juan Sella

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FRASEOLOGÍA

autor de teatro playwright

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(f. - autora)

noun

author

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autor, -a
SM / F
1) [de obra] author, writer; [de idea] creator, originator, inventor

el autor de la novela — the author of the novel

el autor del cuadro — the painter

el autor de mis días — my father

2) [de delito] perpetrator

los presuntos autores del crimen — the suspected killers

el autor intelectual — the mastermind

el autor material — the person directly responsible (for the crime)

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- tora masculino, femenino

a) (de libro, poema) author, writer; ( de canción) writer; ( de obra teatral) playwright

b) ( de delito) perpetrator (frml)

el autor del gol — the goalscorer

el autor intelectual del robo — (AmL) the brains o mastermind behind the robbery

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= author [authoress, -fem.], creator, originator.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

Ex. Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.

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* acceso a la información por el autor = author approach.

* afiliación del autor = author affiliation.

* análisis de cocitas de autores = author co-citation analysis.

* asiento de autor = author entry.

* asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.

* autor citado = cited author.

* autor corporativo = corporate author, corporate authorship.

* autor creativo = creative author.

* autor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].

* autor de enciclopedias = encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.

* autor de un delito = perpetrator.

* autor de un fraude = fraudster, scammer.

* autor dramático = playwright.

* autor-editor = self-publisher, self-publishing author.

* autor fantasma = ghost author.

* autor honorario = honorary author, guest author, gift author.

* autor literario = literary writer.

* autor original = original author.

* autor personal = personal author.

* autor personal único = single personal authorship.

* autor principal = main author.

* autor secundario = secondary author.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* búsqueda por autor = author searching.

* búsqueda por autor/título = author/title search.

* catálogo de autores = author catalogue.

* catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.

* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.

* correcciones de autor = author's corrections.

* derecho de autor de la Corona = Crown copyright.

* derechos de autor = copyright, royalty [royalties, -pl.].

* de varios autores = multi-author.

* edición de autor = self-publishing.

* encabezamiento de autor = author heading.

* entidad como autor = corporate authorship.

* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].

* escrito por varios autores = multiauthored [multi-authored], collaboratively authored.

* hecho por el autor = author-prepared, author-prepared.

* índice de autores = author index.

* Indice de Autores Corporativos = Corporate Index.

* infracción del derecho de autor = copyright infringement.

* instrucciones para los autores = style sheet.

* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.

* libre de derechos de autor = royalty-free.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* material editado por el propio autor = self-published material.

* material protegido por el derecho de autor = copyright material, copyrighted material.

* mención de derecho de autor = statement of copyright.

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

* nombre de autor = author name.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* oficina de derechos de autor = copyright office.

* porcentaje de autores servidos = author fill rate.

* productividad del autor = author productivity.

* programas distribuidos por el autor = shareware.

* propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.

* protegido por el derecho de autor = copyrighted, copyright-protected.

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

* resumen de autor = author abstract.

* secuencia ordenada alfabéticamente por el nombre del autor = author sequence.

* Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores = American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* titular del derecho de autor = rights-holder [rightsholder], copyright holder.

* titular de los derechos de autor = rights-owner.

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- tora masculino, femenino

a) (de libro, poema) author, writer; ( de canción) writer; ( de obra teatral) playwright

b) ( de delito) perpetrator (frml)

el autor del gol — the goalscorer

el autor intelectual del robo — (AmL) the brains o mastermind behind the robbery

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= author [authoress, -fem.], creator, originator.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.

* acceso a la información por el autor = author approach.

* afiliación del autor = author affiliation.

* análisis de cocitas de autores = author co-citation analysis.

* asiento de autor = author entry.

* asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.

* autor citado = cited author.

* autor corporativo = corporate author, corporate authorship.

* autor creativo = creative author.

* autor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].

* autor de enciclopedias = encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.

* autor de un delito = perpetrator.

* autor de un fraude = fraudster, scammer.

* autor dramático = playwright.

* autor-editor = self-publisher, self-publishing author.

* autor fantasma = ghost author.

* autor honorario = honorary author, guest author, gift author.

* autor literario = literary writer.

* autor original = original author.

* autor personal = personal author.

* autor personal único = single personal authorship.

* autor principal = main author.

* autor secundario = secondary author.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* búsqueda por autor = author searching.

* búsqueda por autor/título = author/title search.

* catálogo de autores = author catalogue.

* catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.

* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.

* correcciones de autor = author's corrections.

* derecho de autor de la Corona = Crown copyright.

* derechos de autor = copyright, royalty [royalties, -pl.].

* de varios autores = multi-author.

* edición de autor = self-publishing.

* encabezamiento de autor = author heading.

* entidad como autor = corporate authorship.

* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].

* escrito por varios autores = multiauthored [multi-authored], collaboratively authored.

* hecho por el autor = author-prepared, author-prepared.

* índice de autores = author index.

* Indice de Autores Corporativos = Corporate Index.

* infracción del derecho de autor = copyright infringement.

* instrucciones para los autores = style sheet.

* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.

* libre de derechos de autor = royalty-free.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* material editado por el propio autor = self-published material.

* material protegido por el derecho de autor = copyright material, copyrighted material.

* mención de derecho de autor = statement of copyright.

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

* nombre de autor = author name.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* oficina de derechos de autor = copyright office.

* porcentaje de autores servidos = author fill rate.

* productividad del autor = author productivity.

* programas distribuidos por el autor = shareware.

* propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.

* protegido por el derecho de autor = copyrighted, copyright-protected.

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

* resumen de autor = author abstract.

* secuencia ordenada alfabéticamente por el nombre del autor = author sequence.

* Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores = American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* titular del derecho de autor = rights-holder [rightsholder], copyright holder.

* titular de los derechos de autor = rights-owner.

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autor - tora

masculine, feminine

1 (de un libro, poema) author, writer; (de una canción) writer

una obra de autor anónimo an anomymous work

el autor de la obra the playwright, the person who wrote the play

2 (de un delito) perpetrator ( frml)

los autores del atraco the perpetrators of the robbery, those responsible for the robbery

el autor del gol the goalscorer

el autor del proyecto the originator o author of the plan, the person who conceived the plan

el autor intelectual del robo ( AmL); the brains o mastermind behind the robbery, the man who planned the robbery

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autor
◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (de libro, poema) author, writer;

( de canción) writer;
( de obra teatral) playwright
b) ( de delito) perpetrator (frml);

◊ el autor del gol the goalscorer

autor,-ora m,f (hombre) author
(mujer) authoress
(de un crimen) perpetrator
' autor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anonimato
- autora
- caracterización
- cita
- clásica
- clásico
- dato
- derecha
- derecho
- hallazgo
- incidir
- precursor
- precursora
- semblanza
- artífice
- comprometer
- conocer
- dramático
- escribir
- humorista
- inédito
- material
- poco
- seguir
- teatral
English:
author
- best-selling
- byline
- classic
- copyright
- exemplify
- historian
- infringement
- obscure
- of
- royalty
- set out
- writer
- best-seller
- brains
- perpetrator

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autor, -ora nm,f

1. [de libro, estudio] author;
[de cuadro] painter; [de canción] writer; [de película] maker; [de sinfonía] composer; [de ley] instigator;
el autor de la propuesta the person who made the proposal;

el autor del paisaje the artist who painted the landscape;

de autor anónimo o [m5] desconocido anonymous

2. [de crimen, fechoría] perpetrator;

fue encarcelado como autor de un delito de robo he was sent to prison for committing a robbery;

el autor material de un secuestro the person responsible for carrying out a kidnapping;

la autora intelectual del crimen the woman who masterminded the crime

3. [de gol, canasta] scorer;

el autor del gol the goalscorer

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autor

m, autora f author; de crimen perpetrator;

los autores del atentado those who carried out the attack; con bomba the bombers

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autor, - tora n

1) : author

2) : perpetrator

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autor n

1. (escritor) writer / author

el autor de la biografía the author of the biography

el autor de la carta the person who wrote the letter

2. (compositor) composer

Cuando autor se refiere a la persona responsable de algún hecho, las traducciones son muy variadas

el autor del crimen the killer

el autor de los disparos the person who fired the gun

el autor del cuadro the painter

el autor del gol the goalscorer

Spanish-English dictionary > autor
25 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
26 dinámico

adj.

dynamic, energetic.

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dinámico

► adjetivo

1 dynamic

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(f. - dinámica)

adj.

dynamic

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ADJ dynamic

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- ca adjetivo dynamic

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= aggressive, dynamic, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], fluid, proactive [pro-active], time-dependent, organic, dynamical, time-variant, vibrant, breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], fast and furious, energetic.

Ex. During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex. The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.

Ex. Literary language is vital, shifting, fluid; it looks constantly for new structures, new combinations that create new meanings.

Ex. Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.

Ex. This paper studies time-dependent (dynamical) aspects of scientific activities, as expressed in research publications.

Ex. Innovation in organisations is a continuous and organic process.

Ex. This paper studies time-dependent ( dynamical) aspects of scientific activities, as expressed in research publications.

Ex. A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.

Ex. All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.

Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.

Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

Ex. The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.

Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

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* dinámica de trabajo = workflow [work flow].

* dinámica social = social dynamics.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

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- ca adjetivo dynamic

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= aggressive, dynamic, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], fluid, proactive [pro-active], time-dependent, organic, dynamical, time-variant, vibrant, breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], fast and furious, energetic.

Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.

Ex: Literary language is vital, shifting, fluid; it looks constantly for new structures, new combinations that create new meanings.

Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.

Ex: This paper studies time-dependent (dynamical) aspects of scientific activities, as expressed in research publications.

Ex: Innovation in organisations is a continuous and organic process.

Ex: This paper studies time-dependent ( dynamical) aspects of scientific activities, as expressed in research publications.

Ex: A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.

Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.

Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.

Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

Ex: The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.

Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

* dinámica de trabajo = workflow [work flow].

* dinámica social = social dynamics.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

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dinámico -ca

adjective

dynamic

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dinámico
◊ -ca adjetivo

dynamic
dinámico,-a adjetivo dynamic

' dinámico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dinámica
English:
aggressive
- brisk
- dynamic
- breezy
- high
- spry

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dinámico, -a adj

1. [del movimiento, la dinámica] dynamic

2. [activo] dynamic;

necesitamos ejecutivos dinámicos y emprendedores we need dynamic and enterprising executives

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dinámico

adj fig

dynamic

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dinámico, -ca adj

: dynamic

♦ dinámicamente adv

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dinámico adj dynamic

Spanish-English dictionary > dinámico
27 ficha

f.

1 (index) card (tarjeta).

ficha policial police record

ficha técnica (technical) specifications

2 ticket.

3 token.

4 counter.

5 contract (sport) (contrato).

6 card (computing).

ficha perforada perforated card

7 chip, piece, token.

8 fiche.

9 index card, card, file card, filing card.

10 checker, chequer.

11 record card.

12 scoundrel, rat.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fichar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fichar.

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ficha

► nombre femenino

1 (tarjeta) index card, file card

2 (de teléfono) token

3 (en juegos) counter; (naipes) chip; (ajedrez) piece, man; (dominó) domino

4 (de un deportista) signing-on fee

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ficha artística cast

ficha policial police record

ficha técnica technical specifications plural 2 (de película) credits plural

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noun f.

1) file, record

2) chip, counter

3) token

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SF

1) [en juegos] counter; [en casino] chip; (Telec) token

- mover ficha

ficha del dominó — domino

ficha de silicio — silicon chip

2) (=tarjeta) card; [de archivo] index card, record card; [en hotel] registration form

ficha antropométrica — anthropometric chart

ficha perforada — punched card

ficha policial — police dossier, police record

ficha técnica — (TV) (list of) credits

3) CAm, Caribe five-cent piece; CAm * (=moneda) coin

4) Méx [de botella] flat bottle cap

5) And
(tb: mala ficha) rogue, villain
6) (Dep) signing-on fee

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femenino

1) ( para datos) card; ( de fichero) index card

la policía le abrió ficha — the police opened a file on him

- ficha médica

- ficha policial

2)

a) (de teléfono, estacionamiento) token

b) (Jueg) ( de dominó) domino; ( de damas) checker(AmE), draught (BrE); ( de otros juegos de mesa) counter; (de ruleta, póker) chip

3) (Dep) ( contrato) signing-on fee; ( pago) contract

4) (AmL fam) ( persona de cuidado) rat (colloq)

qué ficha resultó ser! — he turned out to be a real rat!

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= index card, token, card.

Ex. Aperture cards, where the full text of the document is kept in a special index card in the form of a microfiche, have been used for various collections of, for instance, patents and technical drawings.

Ex. They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

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* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.

* auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas = filing clerk.

* basado en fichas = card-based.

* catálogo de fichas = card catalogue, card index.

* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.

* de fichas = card-based.

* ficha anotada = annotated card.

* ficha básica = basic-entry card.

* ficha Batten = Batten card.

* ficha catalográfica = catalogue card.

* ficha comentada = annotated card.

* ficha de almacenamiento marginal = marginal storage card.

* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.

* ficha de coincidencia óptica = Batten card, optical coincidence card, Peek-a-boo card.

* ficha de dígito terminal = terminal digit card.

* ficha de empalme = electrical connector.

* ficha de juego = playing piece.

* ficha del lector = borrower record.

* ficha de número de registro = accessions card.

* ficha deportiva = sport(s) card.

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* ficha de referencia = reference entry, reference card.

* ficha de término = term card.

* ficha de trabajo = worksheet, project worksheet.

* ficha de tres por cinco pulgadas = three-by-five card.

* ficha de unitérminos = uniterm card.

* ficha de ventanilla = aperture card.

* ficha modelo = form.

* ficha peek-a-boo = Peek-a-boo card.

* ficha perforada = punched card.

* ficha principal = main entry card.

* ficha secundaria = added entry card.

* ficha unitérmino de número de registro = accessions card.

* índices postcoordinados de fichas = card based post-coordinate index.

* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.

* intercalación de fichas = filing.

* juego de fichas = card set, deck of cards.

* ordenación de fichas = filing.

* Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo = ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.

* sistema de fichas = card based system.

* sistema de fichas peek-a-boo = peek-a-boo system.

* sistema de indización de fichas = card index system.

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femenino

1) ( para datos) card; ( de fichero) index card

la policía le abrió ficha — the police opened a file on him

- ficha médica

- ficha policial

2)

a) (de teléfono, estacionamiento) token

b) (Jueg) ( de dominó) domino; ( de damas) checker(AmE), draught (BrE); ( de otros juegos de mesa) counter; (de ruleta, póker) chip

3) (Dep) ( contrato) signing-on fee; ( pago) contract

4) (AmL fam) ( persona de cuidado) rat (colloq)

qué ficha resultó ser! — he turned out to be a real rat!

* * *

= index card, token, card.

Ex: Aperture cards, where the full text of the document is kept in a special index card in the form of a microfiche, have been used for various collections of, for instance, patents and technical drawings.

Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.

* auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas = filing clerk.

* basado en fichas = card-based.

* catálogo de fichas = card catalogue, card index.

* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.

* de fichas = card-based.

* ficha anotada = annotated card.

* ficha básica = basic-entry card.

* ficha Batten = Batten card.

* ficha catalográfica = catalogue card.

* ficha comentada = annotated card.

* ficha de almacenamiento marginal = marginal storage card.

* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.

* ficha de coincidencia óptica = Batten card, optical coincidence card, Peek-a-boo card.

* ficha de dígito terminal = terminal digit card.

* ficha de empalme = electrical connector.

* ficha de juego = playing piece.

* ficha del lector = borrower record.

* ficha de número de registro = accessions card.

* ficha deportiva = sport(s) card.

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* ficha de referencia = reference entry, reference card.

* ficha de término = term card.

* ficha de trabajo = worksheet, project worksheet.

* ficha de tres por cinco pulgadas = three-by-five card.

* ficha de unitérminos = uniterm card.

* ficha de ventanilla = aperture card.

* ficha modelo = form.

* ficha peek-a-boo = Peek-a-boo card.

* ficha perforada = punched card.

* ficha principal = main entry card.

* ficha secundaria = added entry card.

* ficha unitérmino de número de registro = accessions card.

* índices postcoordinados de fichas = card based post-coordinate index.

* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.

* intercalación de fichas = filing.

* juego de fichas = card set, deck of cards.

* ordenación de fichas = filing.

* Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo = ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.

* sistema de fichas = card based system.

* sistema de fichas peek-a-boo = peek-a-boo system.

* sistema de indización de fichas = card index system.

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ficha

feminine

A (para datos) index card

la policía le abrió ficha the police opened a file on him

Compuestos:

● ficha del inmueble

property details

● ficha médica

medical records (pl)

● ficha policial

police record

● ficha técnica

technical specifications (pl)

B

1 (de teléfono, estacionamiento) token

introducir la ficha por la ranura insert the token in the slot

2 ( Jueg) (de dominó) domino; (de damas) checker ( AmE), draught ( BrE); (de otros juegos de mesa) counter; (de ruleta, póker) chip

C ( Dep) (contrato) signing-on fee; (pago) contract

D ( AmL fam) (persona de cuidado) rat ( colloq)

¡qué ficha resultó ser el novio de Alicia! Alicia's fiancé turned out to be a real rat o ( BrE) a really nasty piece of work! ( colloq)

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Del verbo fichar: ( conjugate fichar)

ficha es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ficha
fichar
ficha sustantivo femenino
1 ( para datos) card;
( de fichero) index card;
◊ ficha médica medical records (pl);

ficha policial police record
2
a) (de teléfono, estacionamiento) token

b) (Jueg) ( de dominó) domino;

( de damas) checker(AmE), draught (BrE);
( de otros juegos de mesa) counter;
(de ruleta, póker) chip
fichar ( conjugate fichar) verbo transitivo
a) [ policía] to open a file on

b) [equipo/club] to sign (up)

verbo intransitivo (en fábrica, oficina — a la entrada) to clock in, punch in (AmE);
(— a la salida) to clock out o (BrE) off, to punch out (AmE)
ficha sustantivo femenino
1 (tarjeta de cartón) filing card
ficha técnica, (de un ordenador, etc) specifications pl, technical data
(de un libro, disco, película) credits pl
2 (de un juego de mesa, parchís) counter
(de dominó) domino
3 (de guardarropa) number
4 (en el casino) chip
5 (de un futbolista, etc) signing-on fee, contract
fichar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una información) to put on file
(la policía) to record
2 Dep to sign up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en un empleo) (la entrada) to clock in
(la salida) to clock out
2 Dep to sign
' ficha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
referencia
- sacar
- adelantar
- correr
- dominó
- encabezamiento
- mover
- rin
English:
card
- chip
- counter
- domino
- dossier
- man
- piece
- token
- transfer fee
- file
- go
- index
- peg
- record

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ficha nf

1. [tarjeta] (index) card;
[con detalles personales] file, record card;
rellene esta ficha con sus datos fill in your details on this card

Comp
ficha policial police record;
ficha técnica [de producto] (technical) specifications;
[de película] credits
2. [de guardarropa, aparcamiento] token

3. [de teléfono] token

4. [de juego] counter;
[de dominó] domino; [de ajedrez, damas] piece; [de ruleta] chip
5. Dep [contrato] contract

Comp
ficha de traspaso transfer fee
6. Informát card

Comp
ficha perforada perforated card
7. Comp
Am Fam
ser buena ficha to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work

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ficha

f

1 file card, index card

2 en juegos de mesa counter; en un casino chip; en damas checker, Br

draught; en ajedrez man, piece

3 TELEC token

4 L.Am.

ser una ficha fam be tough o

formidable

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ficha nf

1) : index card

2) : file, record

3) : token

4) : domino, checker, counter, poker chip

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ficha n

1. (tarjeta) card

2. (en juegos) counter

3. (en dominó) domino

4. (informe) file / record

tiene ficha policial he has a police record

Spanish-English dictionary > ficha
28 título

m.

1 title, caption, headline, heading.

2 diploma, title, degree, qualification.

3 investment certificate, security.

4 titer.

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título

► nombre masculino

1 (de obra) title

2 (de texto legal) heading

3 (dignidad) title

4 (persona noble) noble (person)

5 EDUCACIÓN (licenciatura) degree; (diploma) certificate, diploma

6 (documento) title

7 (titular de prensa) headline

8 (banca) bond, security

► nombre masculino plural títulos

1 (titulación) qualifications; (méritos) qualities

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a título de (en calidad de) as 2 (en concepto de) by way of

título de nobleza nobility title

título de propiedad deeds plural

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noun m.

1) title

2) degree, qualification

3) diploma, certificate

4) bond

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SM

1) [de libro, película] title; [en periódico] headline; (Jur) heading

2) [de campeón] title

3) (Educ) (=diploma) certificate; (=licenciatura) degree; (=calificación) qualification; Caribe (Aut) driving licence, driver's license (EEUU)

maestro sin título — unqualified teacher
pl títulos qualifications
tener los títulos para un puesto — to have the qualifications for a job

título universitario — university degree

4) (=dignidad) title; (=persona) titled person

casarse con un título — to marry into the nobility, marry a titled person

título de nobleza — title of nobility

5) (=cualidad) quality

no es precisamente un título de gloria para él — it is not exactly a quality on which he can pride himself

tiene varios títulos honrosos — he has several noble qualities, he has a number of worthy attributes

6) [en presupuesto] item

7)

a título de — (=a modo de) by way of; (=en calidad de) in the capacity of

a título de ejemplo,... — by way of example,..., for example,...

el dinero fue a título de préstamo — the money was by way of (being) a loan

a título de curiosidad — as a matter of interest

ya ha comenzado a funcionar a título experimental — it is already being used on an experimental basis

a título particular o personal — in a personal capacity, in an unofficial capacity

a título póstumo — posthumously

8) [de bienes] title

título de propiedad — title deed

9) (Econ) (=bono) bond

título al portador — bearer bond

título de renta fija — fixed interest security

título de renta variable — variable yield security

10) (=derecho) right

con justo título — rightly

tener título de hacer algo — to be entitled to do sth

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masculino

1) (de libro, película) title, name; ( de capítulo) heading, title; ( de una ley) title

un poema que lleva por título... — a poem called o (frml) entitled...

- título de crédito

2) (Educ) degree; ( diploma) certificate

- título académico

- título universitario

3) (que refleja honor, mérito, etc) title

el título de campeón juvenil — the junior title

4) tb

título nobiliario — title

5) ( en locs)

a título: esto lo digo a título personal I'm speaking personally here; les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea; a título de ( a manera de) by way of; ( en calidad de): asiste a título de observador he's here as an observer; lo recibió a título de préstamo he received it as a loan; ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? — (fam) what are you telling me that for now?

6) (Der) title, (Econ, Fin) security, bond

•

- título al portador

- título de crédito

- título de propiedad

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= address, degree, title, title, certification, diploma.

Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

Ex. The title of a work is a word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in an item, naming the item or the work contained in it.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

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

Ex. The guidelines can be used as a tool for the recognition of LIS diplomas and degrees beyond a country's border.

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* acceso a la información por el título = title approach.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.

* asiento de título = title unit entry.

* asiento secundario de título = added title entry.

* asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.

* asiento secundario por título = title added entry.

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* bloque funcional de títulos relacionados = related title block.

* boletín de títulos = titles bulletin.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* búsqueda de títulos = title search.

* búsqueda por autor = author/title search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambio de título = title change.

* catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.

* catálogo de títulos = title catalogue.

* catálogo de títulos abreviados = short title catalogue.

* catálogo de títulos sin abreviar = long-title catalogue.

* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* conceder un título = bestow + title.

* con el título = entitled.

* dar título = title.

* encabezamiento de título = title entry.

* encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.

* entrada por el título = title main entry.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* índice de títulos = title index.

* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice permutado de títulos = permuted title index.

* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.

* indización permutada de títulos = permuted title indexing.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.

* inferior al título = sub-degree [subdegree].

* lucha por el título = title race.

* mención de título = title statement.

* obtener un título = gain + a degree in.

* ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.

* otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.

* otorgar un título = confer + degree, bestow + title.

* palabra del título = title word, title term.

* pantalla de títulos = title display.

* porcentaje de títulos servidos = title fill rate.

* poseer un título = hold + degree.

* presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.

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

* relacionado con la obtención de títulos = credential-granting.

* sin título = untitled.

* subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.

* título abreviado = catch-title, abbreviated title.

* título académico = professional degree, academic degree.

* título alternativo = alternative title.

* título buscado por el usuario = sought title.

* título clave = key title.

* título colectivo = collective title.

* título comercial = trade title.

* título común = common title.

* título de cabecera = caption title.

* título de cubierta = binder's title.

* título de doctor = doctor's degree, doctoral degree.

* título de la cubierta = cover title.

* título de la funda = sleeve title.

* título de la publicación periódica = serial title.

* título de la revista = journal title.

* título de la serie = series title.

* título de la signatura = docket title.

* título del capítulo = chapter heading.

* título del lomo = spine title.

* título del lomo descendente = descending spine title.

* título de lord = peerage.

* título de peluquero = hairdressing certificate.

* título de publicación periódica = periodical title.

* título de reconocimiento = honorary scroll.

* título facticio = supplied title.

* título honorífico = title of honour, honorific, honorific title.

* título honoris causa = honorary degree, honoris causa.

* título informativo = informative title.

* título nobiliario = title of nobility.

* título original = original title.

* título paralelo = parallel title.

* título por línea = title-a-line.

* título profesional = professional degree, professional qualification.

* título propiamente dicho = title proper.

* título provisional = working title.

* título repetido = running title.

* título superior = advanced degree.

* título uniforme = uniform title.

* título universitario = university degree.

* * *

masculino

1) (de libro, película) title, name; ( de capítulo) heading, title; ( de una ley) title

un poema que lleva por título... — a poem called o (frml) entitled...

- título de crédito

2) (Educ) degree; ( diploma) certificate

- título académico

- título universitario

3) (que refleja honor, mérito, etc) title

el título de campeón juvenil — the junior title

4) tb

título nobiliario — title

5) ( en locs)

a título: esto lo digo a título personal I'm speaking personally here; les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea; a título de ( a manera de) by way of; ( en calidad de): asiste a título de observador he's here as an observer; lo recibió a título de préstamo he received it as a loan; ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? — (fam) what are you telling me that for now?

6) (Der) title, (Econ, Fin) security, bond

•

- título al portador

- título de crédito

- título de propiedad

* * *

= address, degree, title, title, certification, diploma.

Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

Ex: The title of a work is a word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in an item, naming the item or the work contained in it.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

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

Ex: The guidelines can be used as a tool for the recognition of LIS diplomas and degrees beyond a country's border.

* acceso a la información por el título = title approach.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.

* asiento de título = title unit entry.

* asiento secundario de título = added title entry.

* asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.

* asiento secundario por título = title added entry.

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* bloque funcional de títulos relacionados = related title block.

* boletín de títulos = titles bulletin.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* búsqueda de títulos = title search.

* búsqueda por autor = author/title search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambio de título = title change.

* catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.

* catálogo de títulos = title catalogue.

* catálogo de títulos abreviados = short title catalogue.

* catálogo de títulos sin abreviar = long-title catalogue.

* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* conceder un título = bestow + title.

* con el título = entitled.

* dar título = title.

* encabezamiento de título = title entry.

* encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.

* entrada por el título = title main entry.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* índice de títulos = title index.

* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice permutado de títulos = permuted title index.

* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.

* indización permutada de títulos = permuted title indexing.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.

* inferior al título = sub-degree [subdegree].

* lucha por el título = title race.

* mención de título = title statement.

* obtener un título = gain + a degree in.

* ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.

* otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.

* otorgar un título = confer + degree, bestow + title.

* palabra del título = title word, title term.

* pantalla de títulos = title display.

* porcentaje de títulos servidos = title fill rate.

* poseer un título = hold + degree.

* presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.

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

* relacionado con la obtención de títulos = credential-granting.

* sin título = untitled.

* subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.

* título abreviado = catch-title, abbreviated title.

* título académico = professional degree, academic degree.

* título alternativo = alternative title.

* título buscado por el usuario = sought title.

* título clave = key title.

* título colectivo = collective title.

* título comercial = trade title.

* título común = common title.

* título de cabecera = caption title.

* título de cubierta = binder's title.

* título de doctor = doctor's degree, doctoral degree.

* título de la cubierta = cover title.

* título de la funda = sleeve title.

* título de la publicación periódica = serial title.

* título de la revista = journal title.

* título de la serie = series title.

* título de la signatura = docket title.

* título del capítulo = chapter heading.

* título del lomo = spine title.

* título del lomo descendente = descending spine title.

* título de lord = peerage.

* título de peluquero = hairdressing certificate.

* título de publicación periódica = periodical title.

* título de reconocimiento = honorary scroll.

* título facticio = supplied title.

* título honorífico = title of honour, honorific, honorific title.

* título honoris causa = honorary degree, honoris causa.

* título informativo = informative title.

* título nobiliario = title of nobility.

* título original = original title.

* título paralelo = parallel title.

* título por línea = title-a-line.

* título profesional = professional degree, professional qualification.

* título propiamente dicho = title proper.

* título provisional = working title.

* título repetido = running title.

* título superior = advanced degree.

* título uniforme = uniform title.

* título universitario = university degree.

* * *

título

masculine

A

1 (de un libro, una película) title, name; (de un capítulo) heading, title

2 (de una ley) title

Compuesto:

título de crédito

credits (pl)

B ( Educ) degree; (diploma) certificate

Compuestos:

● título académico

academic qualification

● título universitario

university degree, college degree ( AmE)

C (que refleja una dignidad, un mérito, etc) title

se ganó el título de Miss Mundo she won the Miss World title

D

tb título nobiliario title

E

(en locs): a título: esto lo digo a título personal, no en mi calidad de empleado de la empresa this is my personal view o I'm speaking personally here and not as an employee of the company

a título informativo, éstas son las fechas de las reuniones for your information, these are the dates of the meetings

a título anecdótico comentó que … by way of an anecdote he said that …

les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea

a título de by way of

a título de introducción by way of introduction

en las tierras vivían a título de arrendatarias 352 familias 352 families lived on the land as tenants

¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? ( fam); what are you telling me that for now?

F (de un bien) title

G ( Econ, Fin) security, bond

Compuestos:

● título al portador

bearer bond

● título de crédito

credit instrument

● título de propiedad

title deed, document of title

* * *

Del verbo titular: ( conjugate titular)

titulo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

tituló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
titular
título
titular 1 adjetivo ‹médico/profesor› permanent
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (de pasaporte, cuenta, cargo) holder
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( en periódico) headline

b) (Rad, TV) main story;

◊ los títuloes the main stories, the news headlines

titular 2 ( conjugate titular) verbo transitivo ‹ obra›:
◊ su novela titulada `Julia' his novel called o (frml) entitled `Julia'

titularse verbo pronominal
1 [obra/película] to be called, be entitled (frml)
2 (Educ) to graduate, get one's degree;
títulose EN/DE algo to graduate in/as sth
título sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) title;
◊ un poema que lleva por título … a poem called o (frml) entitled …;

el título de campeón juvenil the junior title;
título nobiliario title;
a título de: a título de introducción by way of introduction;
asiste a título de observador he's attending as an observer
2 (Educ) degree;
( diploma) certificate;
◊ título académico academic qualification;

título universitario university degree, college degree (AmE)
título sustantivo masculino
1 (de una obra, una ley) title
2 Educ (cualificación) qualification
(universitario) degree
(documento impreso) degree certificate 3 título nobiliario, title
4 Cine títulos de crédito, credits
♦ Locuciones: a título de, by way of
a título de curiosidad, as a matter of interest
' título' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concepto
- conquistar
- detentar
- ducado
- excelencia
- existente
- infante
- nobiliaria
- nobiliario
- ostentar
- poner
- subtítulo
- aspirante
- barón
- calificar
- capacitar
- ceder
- conseguir
- convalidar
- despojar
- dignidad
- diplomarse
- disputar
- el
- goce
- grado
- habilitar
- heredar
- llamar
- pasar
- poseedor
- poseer
- renunciar
- revalidar
- rótulo
- tratamiento
- usurpar
English:
approval
- defending champion
- degree
- esquire
- heading
- honourable
- knighthood
- lady
- liability
- qualification
- qualify
- rubric
- saint
- second
- share certificate
- sir
- title
- title track
- unqualified
- caption
- cost
- dame
- date
- debar
- defending
- elevate
- fellowship
- graduate
- knight
- QC
- right
- succeed
- untrained

* * *

título

♦ nm

1. [de obra, película] title

Comp
Cine títulos de crédito credits;
título de página running head, page title

2. [licenciatura] degree;
[diploma] diploma;
tiene muchos títulos she has a lot of qualifications

Comp
título académico academic degree;
títulos profesionales professional qualifications;

título universitario university degree

3. [de concurso, competición] title;

el título de la liga/de campeón the league/championship title

4. [de derecho, obligación] [documento] deed;

título de propiedad title deed

5. Fin security

Comp
título de acción Br share o US stock certificate;
título de deuda pública government bond;

títulos del Estado government stock;

títulos de renta fija fixed-income securities;

títulos no cotizados unlisted securities

6.
título (nobiliario o [m5] de nobleza) title

7. [derecho] title, right

♦ a título (de) loc prep

a título de amigo as a friend;

a título de ejemplo podemos destacar… by way of example we can point to…;

participar a título individual to take part on an individual basis;

lo digo a título individual I'm speaking purely for myself;

a título orientativo by way of guidance, for your guidance

* * *

título

m

1 nobiliario, de libro title

2 universitario degree;

tener muchos títulos be highly qualified

3 JUR title

4 COM bond

5

:

a título de introducción as an introduction, by way of introduction;

a título de representante as a representative

* * *

título nm

1) : title

2) : degree, qualification

3) : security, bond

4)

a título de : by way of, in the capacity of

* * *

título n

1. (nombre) title / name

¿cuál es el título de la película? what's the name of the film?

2. (premio) title

el Barça consiguió el título de liga Barça won the league title

3. (estudios) degree

ha obtenido el título de licenciado en biología he's got a degree in biology

4. (documento) certificate

tiene el título colgado en la pared his certificate is hanging on the wall

Spanish-English dictionary > título
29 personal1

¹ = manpower, manpower force, personnel, staff, staffing, work-force [workforce], crew.

Ex. The question has been raised as to the manpower required to produce the ever-increasing number of abstracts.

Ex. This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years.

Ex. Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.

Ex. The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.

Ex. During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.

Ex. Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.

Ex. Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.

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* actitud del personal = staff attitude.

* administración de personal = personnel administration.

* ahorro de personal = staff saving.

* apoyo del personal = staff support.

* asignar personal = commit + manpower.

* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.

* costes de personal = staff costs.

* dedicación del personal = staff hours.

* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.

* dotación de personal = staffing.

* encargado de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer.

* evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.

* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].

* formación continua del personal = staff development.

* formación del personal = staff training, professional development.

* formar personal = produce + personnel.

* funciones del personal = staff duties.

* gastos en personal = staff costs.

* gestión de personal = personnel management.

* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* miembro del personal = staff member, staffer.

* movimiento de personal = staff turnover, turnover, labour turnover.

* número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.

* personal administrativo = administrative staff.

* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.

* personal auxiliar = clerical staff.

* personal bibliotecario = library personnel, library staff, library worker.

* personal civil = civilian staff.

* personal cualificado = qualified staff, qualified personnel.

* personal de ambulancia = ambulance crew.

* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.

* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.

* personal de cabina = cabin crew.

* personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.

* personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.

* personal del mostrador = counter staff.

* personal del mostrador de préstamo = counter staff.

* personal de mantenimiento = service worker.

* personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.

* personal de recepción = reception staff.

* personal de referencia = reference staff, reference personnel.

* personal de secretaría = secretarial staff.

* personal de seguridad = security staff.

* personal de servicios = service worker.

* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.

* personal de vuelo = flight crew.

* personal equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent staff (FTE staff).

* personal joven = new blood.

* personal más nuevo = junior staff.

* personal militar = military personnel.

* personal necesario = staffing levels.

* personal paraprofesional = paraprofessional staff.

* personal profesional = professional staff.

* personal sanitario = clinical staff.

* personal técnico = technical staff.

* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.

* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.

* puesta al día del personal = staff development.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.

* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.

* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.

* registro de personal = personnel record.

* renovación de personal = turnover, labour turnover.

* responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* reunión de personal = staff meeting.

* ritmo de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.

* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.

* sala de personal = staff lounge.

* sección de personal = personnel department, personnel office.

* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.

* sólo para personal autorizado = restricted access.

* tareas del personal = staff duties.

* tasa de movimiento de personal = turnover rate, turnover rate.

* turnos del personal = staffing rota.

* vacante de personal = staff vacancy.

Spanish-English dictionary > personal1
30 personal

adj.

personal.

una opinión/pregunta personal a personal opinion/question

personal e intransferible non-transferable

f.

personal foul.

m.

staff, personnel (trabajadores).

personal de a bordo cabin crew (en avión)

personal docente teaching staff

personal mínimo skeleton staff

personal en plantilla in-house staff

personal sanitario health workers

personal de tierra ground crew

* * *

personal

► adjetivo

1 personal

► nombre masculino

1 (de una empresa) personnel, staff

2 familiar (gente) everyone, everybody

■ hoy está el personal un poco apagado everyone's a bit down today

► nombre femenino

1 DEPORTE (falta) personal foul

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

personal docente teaching staff

* * *
1. adj.
personal
2. noun m.
staff, personnel

* * *

1.

ADJ personal

2. SM

1) (=plantilla) staff, personnel; ( esp Mil) force; (Náut) crew, complement

estar falto de personal — to be shorthanded o shortstaffed

personal de cabina — cabin staff o crew

personal de exterior — surface workers pl

personal de interior — underground workers pl

personal de servicios — maintenance staff

personal de tierra — (Aer) ground crew, ground staff

2) * (=gente) people

había mucho personal en el cine — there was a big crowd in the cinema

- quedarse con el personal

3.

SF (Baloncesto) personal foul

* * *
I
adjetivo personal

objetos de uso personal — personal effects
II
masculino

a) (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff (sing or pl)

estamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

b) (Esp fam & hum) ( gente) people

- personal de cabina/de tierra/de vuelo

- personal de maestranza

* * *
I
adjetivo personal

objetos de uso personal — personal effects
II
masculino

a) (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff (sing or pl)

estamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

b) (Esp fam & hum) ( gente) people

- personal de cabina/de tierra/de vuelo

- personal de maestranza

* * *

personal¹

¹ = manpower, manpower force, personnel, staff, staffing, work-force [workforce], crew.

Ex: The question has been raised as to the manpower required to produce the ever-increasing number of abstracts.

Ex: This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years.

Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.

Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.

Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.

Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.

Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.

* actitud del personal = staff attitude.

* administración de personal = personnel administration.

* ahorro de personal = staff saving.

* apoyo del personal = staff support.

* asignar personal = commit + manpower.

* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.

* costes de personal = staff costs.

* dedicación del personal = staff hours.

* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.

* dotación de personal = staffing.

* encargado de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer.

* evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.

* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].

* formación continua del personal = staff development.

* formación del personal = staff training, professional development.

* formar personal = produce + personnel.

* funciones del personal = staff duties.

* gastos en personal = staff costs.

* gestión de personal = personnel management.

* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* miembro del personal = staff member, staffer.

* movimiento de personal = staff turnover, turnover, labour turnover.

* número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.

* personal administrativo = administrative staff.

* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.

* personal auxiliar = clerical staff.

* personal bibliotecario = library personnel, library staff, library worker.

* personal civil = civilian staff.

* personal cualificado = qualified staff, qualified personnel.

* personal de ambulancia = ambulance crew.

* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.

* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.

* personal de cabina = cabin crew.

* personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.

* personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.

* personal del mostrador = counter staff.

* personal del mostrador de préstamo = counter staff.

* personal de mantenimiento = service worker.

* personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.

* personal de recepción = reception staff.

* personal de referencia = reference staff, reference personnel.

* personal de secretaría = secretarial staff.

* personal de seguridad = security staff.

* personal de servicios = service worker.

* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.

* personal de vuelo = flight crew.

* personal equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent staff (FTE staff).

* personal joven = new blood.

* personal más nuevo = junior staff.

* personal militar = military personnel.

* personal necesario = staffing levels.

* personal paraprofesional = paraprofessional staff.

* personal profesional = professional staff.

* personal sanitario = clinical staff.

* personal técnico = technical staff.

* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.

* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.

* puesta al día del personal = staff development.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.

* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.

* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.

* registro de personal = personnel record.

* renovación de personal = turnover, labour turnover.

* responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* reunión de personal = staff meeting.

* ritmo de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.

* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.

* sala de personal = staff lounge.

* sección de personal = personnel department, personnel office.

* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.

* sólo para personal autorizado = restricted access.

* tareas del personal = staff duties.

* tasa de movimiento de personal = turnover rate, turnover rate.

* turnos del personal = staffing rota.

* vacante de personal = staff vacancy.

personal²

= one-to-one, personal, private, intimate, one-on-one.

Ex: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.

Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

Ex: Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.

Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.

* actitud personal = personal attitude.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* alarma personal = rape alarm, personal alarm.

* anuncio personal = personal ad.

* aprovechamiento personal = personal gain.

* archivo personal = private archives, personal archive(s), personal records.

* armadura personal = body armour.

* artículo personal = personal item.

* asunto personal = personal issue.

* atención personal = personal attention.

* atención personal al cliente = personal selling.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* atracción personal = personal attraction.

* autoría personal = personal authorship.

* autor personal = personal author.

* autor personal único = single personal authorship.

* beneficio personal = personal gain.

* biblioteca personal = personal library.

* bienes personales = personal property.

* blindaje personal = body armour.

* característica personal = personality trait, personality characteristic.

* carta personal = personal letter.

* cheque personal = personal cheque.

* comentario personal = personal note.

* comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* contacto personal = personal contact, public contact.

* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas = lateral hiring.

* convicción personal = personal conviction.

* cualidades personales = personal qualities.

* cuestión personal = personal issue, life issue.

* datos personales = personal details.

* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.

* documentos personales = personal papers.

* economía personal = personal finance.

* efectos personales = personal belongings.

* ego personal = personal ego.

* encabezamiento de nombre personal = personal name heading.

* enriquecimiento personal = personal enrichment.

* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.

* entrevista personal = personal interview.

* espacio personal = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.

* estilo personal = persona [personae, -pl.].

* expediente personal = personal records.

* experiencia personal = personal experience.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.

* hábito personal = personal habit.

* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.

* higiene personal = personal hygiene.

* historia personal = personal history.

* índice de rendimiento personal = individual performance index.

* información personal = personal information.

* interés personal = vested interest, personal interest.

* interpersonal = person-to-person.

* intimidad personal = personal privacy.

* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.

* libertad personal = personal freedom.

* logro personal = a feather in + Posesivo + cap, personal achievement.

* marca personal = personal record.

* miembro personal = personal member.

* nombre personal = personal name.

* norma personal = personal norm.

* opinión personal = personal opinion.

* ordenador personal (PC) = personal computer (PC).

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* personal investigador = research staff.

* PIN (número de identificación personal) = PIN (personal identification number).

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* preferencia personal = personal preference.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* razones personales = personal reasons.

* realización personal = personal fulfilment.

* récord personal = personal record.

* responsabilidad personal = personal responsibility.

* satisfacción personal = personal satisfaction.

* seguridad personal = personal safety.

* sello personal = fingerprint [finger-print].

* sicología personal = personal psychology.

* sistema de valores personales = personal value system.

* tecnología del ordenador personal = personal computer technology.

* tener un interés muy personal en = hold + a stake in, have + a stake in.

* territorio personal = personal space territory.

* toque personal = personal touch.

* triunfo personal = a feather in + Posesivo + cap.

* uso personal = personal use.

* vida personal = personal life.

* voluntad personal = personal will.

* * *

personal¹

adjective

‹asunto/documento/pregunta› personal; ‹opinión/juicio› personal

objetos de uso personal personal effects

una alusión personal a personal remark

está basado en su experiencia personal it is based on (his own) personal experience

no tiene ningún interés personal en el asunto he has no personal interest in the matter

personal²

masculine

1 (de una fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff ( sing or pl)

estamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed

intentan aumentar la producción con el mismo personal they are trying to increase production with the same number of staff o with the same workforce

2 ( Esp fam hum) (gente) people

¡cuánto personal hay en la calle! what a lot of people there are in the street!

saca unas copas para el personal get some glasses out for everyone o for people

Compuestos:

● personal de cabina

cabin staff o crew

● personal de maestranza

( Arg) staff ( of a building)

● personal de tierra

ground crew o staff

● personal de vuelo

flight crew

* * *

personal adjetivo
personal;
◊ objetos de uso personal personal effects

■ sustantivo masculino (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff ( sing or pl);
estamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed
personal
I adjetivo personal
una carta personal, a private letter
II sustantivo masculino (trabajadores) staff, personnel

' personal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consignar
- contingente
- dato
- efecto
- escala
- interés
- jefa
- jefe
- lavandería
- llave
- objeto
- particular
- pasar
- placa
- plana
- plano
- presente
- primar
- privada
- privado
- abandonar
- ampliación
- ampliar
- aseo
- auxiliar
- bien
- citar
- computadora
- consultorio
- coqueto
- defensa
- dejadez
- dejado
- despedir
- diario
- falta
- historial
- insuficiencia
- intimidad
- número
- palacio
- patrimonio
- PC
- planilla
- plantilla
- reducción
- tarjeta
- uno
English:
accustom
- achievement
- agree
- appreciate
- averse
- balloon
- battle
- cleanliness
- computer
- dear
- decision
- decision making
- delay
- despite
- diary
- dodge
- employ
- excuse
- exploit
- first-hand
- gap
- heart-to-heart
- love
- maintenance staff
- mate
- myself
- neglect
- office staff
- PA
- pc
- personal
- personal best
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personally
- personnel
- personnel department
- personnel management
- private
- private income
- put off
- referee
- self-improvement
- self-interest
- short-staffed
- staff
- staff meeting
- staff training
- staffing
- strength

* * *

personal

♦ adj
[privado, íntimo] personal;
una opinión/pregunta personal a personal opinion/question;

mi teléfono personal es… my home o private number is…;

para uso personal for personal use;

personal e intransferible non-transferable

♦ nm

1. [trabajadores] staff, personnel

Comp
personal administrativo administrative staff;
personal de cabina cabin staff o crew;

personal docente teaching staff;

personal de oficina office staff;

personal de planta staff;

personal de tierra ground staff o crew;

personal de ventas sales force o team

2. Esp Fam [gente] people;

el personal quería ir al cine the gang wanted to go to the cinema

♦ nf
[en baloncesto] personal foul
* * *

personal

I adj personal

II m

1 personnel, staff;

personal docente teaching staff

2 en baloncesto personal foul

* * *

personal adj

: personal

♦ personalmente adv

personal nm

: personnel, staff

* * *

personal¹ adj personal / private

es un asunto personal it's a personal matter

personal² n staff

todo el personal está en huelga all the staff are on strike

Spanish-English dictionary > personal
31 acelerado

adj.

1 accelerated, fast-pace, fast, quick.

2 frenetic, hyperactive.

f. & m.

hothead.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: acelerar.

* * *

acelerado

► participio pasado

1→ link=acelerar acelerar

► adjetivo

1 accelerated, fast, quick

* * *

(f. - acelerada)

adj.

intensive, accelerated

* * *

ADJ

1) (=rápido) [avance, crecimiento, ritmo] rapid

con el corazón acelerado — with her heart racing o beating fast

andaban con paso acelerado — they walked at a brisk pace

los ochenta fueron una década muy acelerada — the eighties was a decade of hectic activity

2) [curso] intensive, crash antes de s

3) * [persona] hyper *

se le ve muy acelerado últimamente — he's been very hyper lately *

* * *

- da adjetivo

1) < curso> intensive, crash (before n)

a paso acelerado — at a brisk pace

2) (fam) < persona> nervous

* * *

= exponential, rushed, quickened, fast-paced [fast paced], hurry up, rapid paced, accelerated.

Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.

Ex. Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.

Ex. For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

Ex. Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

Ex. A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.

Ex. This is a rapid paced, 30 minute session that introduces students to the concept of a search strategy and to various reference sources in print.

Ex. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.

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* crecimiento acelerado = rising tide.

* curso acelerado = crash course.

* de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.

* programa acelerado = crash program(me).

* * *

- da adjetivo

1) < curso> intensive, crash (before n)

a paso acelerado — at a brisk pace

2) (fam) < persona> nervous

* * *

= exponential, rushed, quickened, fast-paced [fast paced], hurry up, rapid paced, accelerated.

Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.

Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.

Ex: This is a rapid paced, 30 minute session that introduces students to the concept of a search strategy and to various reference sources in print.

Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.

* crecimiento acelerado = rising tide.

* curso acelerado = crash course.

* de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.

* programa acelerado = crash program(me).

* * *

acelerado -da

adjective

A ‹curso› intensive, crash ( before n)

íbamos a paso acelerado we were walking at a brisk pace

B ( fam); ‹persona› nervous

* * *

Del verbo acelerar: ( conjugate acelerar)

acelerado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
acelerado
acelerar
acelerado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ curso› intensive, crash ( before n);

a paso acelerado at a brisk pace
acelerar ( conjugate acelerar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹coche/motor›:

◊ aceleró el coche ( en marcha) he accelerated;

( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)
b) ‹proceso/cambio› to speed up;

‹ paso› to quicken
verbo intransitivo
a) (Auto) to accelerate

b) (fam) ( darse prisa) to hurry (up)

acelerado,-a adjetivo accelerated, fast
acelerar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to accelerate
' acelerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acelerada
English:
apace

* * *

acelerado, -a adj

1. [rápido] rapid, quick

2. Fís accelerated

3. Fam
estar acelerado [persona] to be hyper

4. Aut
el motor está acelerado the engine is racing

* * *

acelerado

I adj

1 nervous, het-up

2

:

curso acelerado intensive course

II part → acelerar

* * *

acelerado, -da adj

: accelerated, speedy

Spanish-English dictionary > acelerado
32 acera

f.

1 pavement (British), sidewalk (United States).

2 side of the street (lado de la calle).

ser de la otra acera (informal) to be one of them (ser homosexual)

3 sidewalk, footpath, walk, footway.

4 facing of a wall, face of a wall, surface of a wall.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: acerar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: acerar.

* * *

acera

► nombre femenino

1 pavement, US sidewalk

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser de la acera de enfrente familiar to be gay, be queer

* * *

noun f.

sidewalk

* * *

SF pavement, sidewalk (EEUU)

los de la acera de enfrente — * the gays

* * *

femenino

a) ( para peatones) sidewalk (AmE), pavement (BrE)

b) ( lado de la calle)

viven en la misma acera — they live on the same side of the street

ser de la acera de enfrente — (fam) to be gay

* * *

= pavement, sidewalk, walkway, pedestrian walkway, footpath, street terrace.

Ex. Examples would be: 'Is it against the law to ride a bicycle on the pavement?' 'What are the symptoms of a duodenal ulcer?'.

Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.

Ex. Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.

Ex. This article discusses the results of a survey of users of the Metro McGill Library situated on the pedestrian walkway of the McGill metro station, Montreal, Quebec.

Ex. Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex. What we found was a bar with a street terrace that wouldn't have been out of place in Paris.

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* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].

* bordillo de la acera = kerb [curb, -USA], curb [kerb, -UK].

* en la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].

* * *

femenino

a) ( para peatones) sidewalk (AmE), pavement (BrE)

b) ( lado de la calle)

viven en la misma acera — they live on the same side of the street

ser de la acera de enfrente — (fam) to be gay

* * *

= pavement, sidewalk, walkway, pedestrian walkway, footpath, street terrace.

Ex: Examples would be: 'Is it against the law to ride a bicycle on the pavement?' 'What are the symptoms of a duodenal ulcer?'.

Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.

Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.

Ex: This article discusses the results of a survey of users of the Metro McGill Library situated on the pedestrian walkway of the McGill metro station, Montreal, Quebec.

Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex: What we found was a bar with a street terrace that wouldn't have been out of place in Paris.

* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].

* bordillo de la acera = kerb [curb, -USA], curb [kerb, -UK].

* en la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].

* * *

acera

feminine

1 (para peatones) sidewalk ( AmE), pavement ( BrE)

2

(lado de la calle): viven en la misma acera they live on the same side of the street

ser de la acera de enfrente ( fam); to be gay

* * *

Del verbo acerar: ( conjugate acerar)

acera es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
acera
acerar
acera sustantivo femenino
sidewalk (AmE), pavement (BrE)
acera sustantivo femenino pavement, US sidewalk
' acera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
badén
- derecha
- derecho
- gritar
- opuesta
- opuesto
- vereda
- andén
- banqueta
- ensanchar
- estrechar
- sardinel
English:
curb
- pavement
- sidewalk
- foot
- pull
- side

* * *

acera nf

1. [para peatones] Br pavement, US sidewalk;

Comp
Fam
ser de la otra acera, ser de la acera de enfrente [ser homosexual] to be one of them, to be queer

2. [lado de la calle] side of the street;

el colegio está en la acera de los pares/de la derecha the school is on the even-numbered/right-hand side of the street

* * *

acera

f sidewalk, Br

pavement;

ser de la otra acera, ser de la acera de enfrente fam be gay

* * *

acera nf

: sidewalk

* * *

acera n pavement

En inglés americano se llama sidewalk

Spanish-English dictionary > acera
33 con

prep.

1 with.

¿con quién vas? who are you going with?

lo ha conseguido con su esfuerzo he has achieved it through his own efforts

una cartera con varios documentos a briefcase containing several documents

con el tiempo lo olvidé in time I forgot it

2 in spite of (a pesar de).

con todo despite everything

con lo estudioso que es, le suspendieron for all his hard work, they still failed him

Está con mucho dolor He is in [with] a lot of pain.

3 by.

con hacerlo así by doing it this way

con salir a las diez es suficiente if we leave at ten, we'll have plenty of time

* * *

con

► preposición

1 (instrumento, medio) with

■ se defendió con un puñal she defended herself with a knife

■ hay que comerlo con una cuchara you have to eat it with a spoon

■ me divirtió con sus chistes I really enjoyed his jokes

2 (modo, circunstancia) in, with

■ ¿vas a salir con este frío? are you going out in this cold?

■ me gustas con ese vestido you look nice in that dress, I like that dress on you

3 (juntamente, en compañía) with

■ se encerró con su prima en la habitación she shut herself up in the room with her cousin

■ Juan se quedó con las maletas Juan was left with the suitcases

4 (contenido) with

■ encontré una cartera con dinero I found a wallet with some money in it

5 (relación) to

■ yo hablo con todos I speak to everybody

■ fui amable con él I was nice to him

6 (reciprocidad)

■ ámense unos con otros love one another

7 (comparación) compared to

■ su fuerza no es nada con la mía his strength is nothing compared to mine

8 (a pesar de) in spite of, despite

■ con la nota que tenía no fue aceptado he wasn't accepted in spite of his grade

9 con + inf by + gerund

■ con disculparte no solucionas nada you won't solve anything just by apologizing

10 (aunque) in spite of

■ con ser tan fuerte... in spite of being so strong...

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con que / con tal de que / con tal que provided, as long as

con todo (y eso) nevertheless, even so

* * *

prep.

1) with

2) to, towards

3) although

•

- con tal que

* * *

PREP

1) [indicando compañía, instrumento, medio] with

vivo con mis padres — I live with my parents

¿con quién vas a ir? — who are you going with?

atado con cuerda — tied with string

lo tomo con limón — I take it with lemon

con su ayuda — with his help

ducharse con agua fría — to have a cold shower

lo he escrito con bolígrafo — I wrote it in pen

andar con muletas — to walk on o with crutches

con este sol no hay quien salga — no one can go out in this sun

con el tiempo — in the course of time, with time

2) [indicando características, estado]

un hombre con principios — a man of principle

llegó con aspecto relajado — she arrived looking relaxed

un amigo con aspecto de jugador de rugby — a friend who is built like a rugby player

gente joven con ganas de divertirse — young people out for a good time

murió con 60 años — she died at the age of 60

3) [indicando combinación] and

pan con mantequilla — bread and butter

vodka con naranja — vodka and orange

café con leche — white coffee

arroz con leche — rice pudding

4) [indicando contenido]

una cazuela con agua caliente — a pan of hot water

un maletín con dinero — a briefcase full of money

encontraron una maleta con 800.000 dólares — they found a suitcase containing 800,000 dollars o with 800,000 dollars in it

5) [indicando modo]

se levantó con rapidez — he got up quickly

ábrelo con cuidado — open it carefully

anda con dificultad — she walks with difficulty

desayunamos con apetito — we ate our breakfast with relish

estar con algo, estar con dolor de muelas/la pierna escayolada — to have toothache/one's leg in plaster

está con la gripe — he's got flu

con mucho gusto — certainly, by all means

6) [como complemento personal de algunos verbos] to

¿con quién hablas? — who are you speaking to?

voy a hablar con Luis — I'll talk to Luis

se ha casado con Jesús — she's married Jesús, she's got married to Jesús

estoy emparentado con la duquesa — I am related to the duchess

no sabemos lo que va a pasar con nosotros — we don't know what's going to happen to us

me escribo con ella — she and I write to each other

7) [tras adjetivos] to, towards

amable con todos — kind to o towards everybody

ser insolente con el jefe — to be disrespectful to o towards the boss

8) [con decimales]

once con siete — [11,7] eleven point seven ( 11.7)

un dólar con cincuenta centavos — one dollar fifty cents

9) (=pese a) in spite of

con tantas dificultades, no se descorazonó — in spite of all o for all the difficulties he didn't lose heart

con ser su madre, le odia — even though she is his mother she hates him

con todo (y con eso), la gente se lo pasó bien — in spite of everything, people had a good time

10) [en exclamaciones]

¡vaya con el niño! — * the cheeky monkey! *

¡con lo bien que se está aquí! — and it's so nice here too!

no me dejó ni un trocito, con lo que me gustan esos caramelos — he didn't even let me have a tiny piece, and he knows how much I like those sweets

11) [indicando una condición]

a) + infin

con estudiar un poco apruebas — with a bit of studying you should pass

cree que con confesarlo se librará del castigo — he thinks that by owning up he'll escape punishment

con decirle que no voy, se arreglará todo — when I tell him I'm not going, everything will be fine

con llegar a las seis estará bien — if you come by six it will be fine

con llegar tan tarde nos perderemos la comida — by arriving so late we're going to miss the meal

b)

con que + subjun —

con que me digas tu teléfono basta — if you just give me your phone number that'll be enough

con que me invite, me conformo — as long as o provided that she invites me, I don't mind

basta con que nos remita la tarjeta cumplimentada — all you have to do is send us the completed card
tal 3., 4)
* * *

preposición

1)

a) (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) with

vive con su novio — she lives with her boyfriend

hablar con alguien — to talk to somebody

está casada con mi primo — she's married to my cousin

b) (indicando el objeto de comportamiento, actitud)

te portaste muy mal con ellos — you behaved very badly toward(s) them

he tenido mucha paciencia contigo — I have been very patient with you

c) ( indicando el acompañamiento de algo) with

se sirve con arroz — serve with rice

pan con mantequilla — bread and butter

2)

a) ( indicando una relación de simultaneidad)

una cápsula con cada comida — one capsule with each meal

se levanta con el alba — he gets up at the crack of dawn

b) ( indicando una relación de causa)

¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?

con tanta prisa se me olvidó — I was in such a hurry that I forgot

ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position

¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus

con las veces que te lo pedí! — the (number of) times I asked you!

con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now

con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)

3)

a) (indicando instrumento, medio, material) with

córtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it

lo estás malcriando con tanto mimo — you're spoiling him with all this pampering

caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!

con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)

b) ( indicando modo) with

andaba con dificultad — she was walking with difficulty

con mucho gusto! — with pleasure!

c) (al describir características, un estado)

amaneció con fiebre — he woke up with a temperature

ya estaba con dolores de parto — she was already having labor pains

andaba con ganas de bronca — he was looking for a fight

con las manos en los bolsillos — with his hands in his pockets

¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?

una mujer con aspecto de extranjera — a foreign-looking woman

4) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario)

me peino con Gerardo — Gerardo does my hair

se estuvo quejando conmigo — she was complaining to me

* * *

= by use of, with, WITH, possessed of, what with, not without, featuring.

Ex. By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.

Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex. WITH retrieves records in which two (or more) terms appear in the same field.

Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex. What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.

Ex. It has shown that the technology can work, but not without problems.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly.

* asintiendo con entusiasmo = in eager assent.

* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.

* con afabilidad = good-naturedly.

* con afán = earnestly.

* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.

* con agallas = spunky.

* con agilidad = nimbly.

* con agradecimiento = gratefully.

* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.

* con ahínco = diligently, industriously.

* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.

* con alas = winged.

* con alborozo = mirthfully.

* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.

* con algoritmos = algorithmically.

* con alimentación manual = hand-fed.

* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.

* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].

* con amabilidad = graciously.

* con amargura = bitterly.

* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.

* con anotaciones = scripted.

* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.

* con antelación = beforehand, ahead of time.

* con antelación a = in anticipation of, in advance (of), prior to.

* con anterioridad a = pre, prior to, before the days of.

* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.

* con apatía = listlessly.

* con aplicación = industriously, studiously.

* con aprensión = apprehensively.

* con aprobación = approvingly.

* con ardor = ardently.

* con armonía = harmoniously.

* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.

* con asco = disgustedly.

* con asiduidad = assiduously.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.

* con atención = attentively.

* con audacia = boldly.

* con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.

* con avances = stepped-up.

* con avaricia = rapaciously.

* con baño = en suite, en-suite bathroom, en-suite bath, en-suite facilities.

* con barba = bearded.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.

* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.

* con basura por el suelo = littered.

* con bisagras = hinged.

* con botones = buttoned, buttoned-up.

* con botones por detrás = back-buttoning.

* con brotes = budded.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* con bultos = lumpiness.

* con burbujas = carbonated.

* con cable = corded.

* con cafeina = caffeinated.

* con cajero = cashiered.

* con calefacción = heated.

* con calefacción central = centrally heated.

* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.

* con capucha = hooded.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.

* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.

* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.

* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* con cautela = cautiously, warily, with a grain of salt.

* con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.

* con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor = coachbuilt [coach-built].

* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.

* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.

* con cierta formación = educated.

* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.

* con cierto detalle = at some length.

* con cierto gasto = at some expense.

* con cinismo = cynically.

* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.

* con claustros = cloistered.

* con clavos = hobnailed.

* con cobro = fee-based.

* con codicia = rapaciously.

* con cola = caudate.

* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.

* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.

* con cólicos = colicky newborn.

* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.

* con comodidad = with ease, easily.

* con comprensión = sympathetically.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* con condiciones especiales = strings attached.

* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.

* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.

* con conocimiento = authoritatively.

* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* con conocimiento de = appreciative of, conversant with.

* con conocimiento de causa = knowingly.

* con conocimiento de informática = computer literate [computer-literate].

* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.

* con conocimientos en = versed in.

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

* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.

* con consentimiento = willing.

* con contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* con copyright = copyright-protected.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* con cortesía = courteously.

* con costras = caked.

* con creces = amply, far + Verbo.

* con créditos = credit-carrying.

* con criterio = discerning.

* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.

* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.

* con cuernos = horned.

* con cuidado = gently, carefully.

* con cúpula = domed.

* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].

* con decisión = decisively.

* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.

* con deferencia = dutifully.

* con deleite = with gusto.

* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.

* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily.

* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often, all too frequently, too often.

* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.

* con demasiados miramientos = mealy-mouthed.

* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.

* con demasidad facilidad = all too easy.

* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.

* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.

* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.

* con desaliento = despondently, dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* con desánimo = dejectedly, despondently.

* con desaprobación = disapproving, disapprovingly.

* con descaro = impudently.

* con desconfianza = suspiciously.

* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.

* con desenfado = lightheartedly.

* con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* con desfachatez = impudently.

* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.

* con destino a = to.

* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.

* con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.

* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.

* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.

* con dientes de sierra = serrated.

* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.

* con diferencia = by far.

* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.

* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.

* con dificultades = in difficulties.

* con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.

* con dinamismo = proactively [pro-actively], vivaciously.

* con diplomacia = diplomatically.

* con discapacidades físicas = physically challenged.

* con disimulo = on the quiet, on the sly.

* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.

* con doble titulación = dually qualified.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* con dos facetas = double-faced.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.

* con dureza = harshly.

* con efecto desde + Fecha = with effect from + Fecha.

* con eficacia = ably.

* con eficiencia = ably.

* con efusión = effusively.

* con ejemplos = by example(s).

* con él = therewith.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con el ceño fruncido = with a frown.

* con el conocimiento de que = on the understanding that.

* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.

* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* con el debido respeto = with due respect.

* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.

* con elegancia = elegantly, gracefully.

* con el emblema = under the banner.

* con el fin de = in order to.

* con ello = in doing so, in the process, thereto.

* con ellos = with them.

* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* con el mismo = therewith.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* con el nacimiento de = at the dawn of.

* con el nombre y dirección del remitente = self-addressed.

* con el número = numbered.

* con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.

* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.

* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.

* con el primer intento = at the first shot.

* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.

* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.

* con el título = entitled.

* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).

* con el transcurso de = with the passing of.

* con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.

* con el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.

* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.

* con el uso = in use, with use.

* con encimera de mármol = marble-top.

* con energía = powerfully.

* con enfado = angrily.

* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.

* con entusiasmo = eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].

* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.

* con errores = flawed.

* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.

* con escamas = flaky.

* con ese fin = to that end.

* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.

* con eso = thereto, by this.

* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.

* con espíritu deportivo = sportingly.

* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.

* con estilo = stylish.

* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, herewith, by doing so, by this, in doing so.

* con estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* con estudios = schooled, educated.

* con exactitud = precisely.

* con excepción de = with the exception of, except for.

* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.

* con expectación = expectantly.

* con experiencia = experienced.

* con experiencia ampliamente demostrada = proven.

* con experiencia profesional = professionally-qualified.

* con exuberancia = lushly.

* con facilidad = without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easily.

* con fascinación = rhapsodically.

* con fecha = dated, dated.

* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.

* con ferocidad = ferociously.

* con figuras en movimiento = animated.

* con filtros = filtered.

* con financiación independiente = self-funded.

* con financiación propia = self-funded.

* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.

* con firma = signed.

* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.

* con flexibilidad = flexibly.

* con fluidez = fluent, fluently.

* con forma de castillo = castellated.

* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.

* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.

* con forma de U = U-shaped.

* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* con franqueza = frankly.

* con frecuencia = frequently, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* con frondosidad = lushly.

* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con funda = jacketed.

* con fundamentos = informed.

* con fundamentos sólidos = well-considered.

* con furia = with a vengeance, furiously.

* con futuro = up-and-coming.

* con gafas = bespectacled.

* con ganas = with gusto.

* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.

* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.

* con gas = carbonated.

* con generosidad = generously, unstintingly.

* con goteras = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* con gracia = wittily, funnily.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con grandilocuencia = grandly.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* con gratitud = gratefully.

* con gravedad = grimly.

* con guión = hyphenated.

* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.

* con habilidad = adeptly.

* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con hastial = gabled.

* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.

* con honestidad = honestly.

* con humildad = humbly.

* con humor = humorously.

* con ilusión = eagerly.

* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.

* con imaginación = imaginatively.

* con impaciencia = with bated breath.

* con impasibilidad = impassively.

* con impunidad = with impunity.

* con incredulidad = incredulously.

* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.

* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.

* con indulgencia = leniently.

* con información = information-bearing.

* con iniciativa = proactively [pro-actively], proactive [pro-active], enterprising.

* con inocencia = innocently.

* con insistencia = insistently.

* con insolencia = impudently.

* con intencionalidad = calculated.

* con intenciones ocultas = agenda-laden.

* con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.

* con intereses propios = self-interested.

* con interrupciones = discontinuous, episodic.

* con intervención directa = obtrusive.

* con ira = angrily.

* con júbilo = joyously, gleefully.

* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.

* con la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.

* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.

* con la condición de que = on the understanding that, with the condition that, on the condition that.

* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.

* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.

* con la debida cualificación = properly qualified.

* con la edad = with age.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall.

* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.

* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.

* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.

* con la expectativa de que = in hopeful expectation that.

* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.

* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.

* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con la imaginación = in imagination.

* con la intención de = designing, with an eye toward(s), intending to, aimed at, purposefully, intended to, in the drive to, in a drive to.

* con la intención de comunicar hechos = fact-communicating.

* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.

* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.

* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* con la misma altura que = the full height of.

* con la portada hacia fuera = face-out.

* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.

* con lascivia = lustily.

* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.

* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].

* con las espalda contra la pared = with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* con las esquinas dobladas = dog-eared.

* con las garras fuera = knives-out.

* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.

* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.

* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.

* con la soga al cuello = in dire straits.

* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.

* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.

* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.

* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.

* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed, licensed.

* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* con llave = locked, locking.

* con lo cual = whereupon.

* con lo pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.

* con lujuria = lustily.

* con machetes = machete-wielding.

* con madurez = maturely.

* con magnanimidad = magnanimously.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* con maldad = ill-naturedly.

* con malhumor = moodily.

* con maña = skilfully [skillfully, -USA], skilful [skillful, -USA].

* con marca = branded.

* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.

* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.

* con más frecuencia = most frequently.

* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.

* con más razón aún = a fortiori.

* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.

* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.

* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].

* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.

* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.

* con meandros = meandering.

* con mechones = streaky [streaker -comp., streakiest -sup.].

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con mejoras = stepped-up.

* con melancolía = wistfully.

* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.

* con millones de ventas = megaselling.

* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).

* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.

* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.

* con motivo de = on the occasion of.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, overwhelmingly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom, all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions, with a few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con naturalidad = unselfconsciously.

* con nervios = rib.

* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].

* con nosotros = with us.

* con nostalgia = wistfully.

* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.

* con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.

* con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.

* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.

* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).

* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).

* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.

* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.

* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.

* con olor a ajo = garlicky.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a orina = urinous.

* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.

* con orgullo = proudly.

* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.

* con paciencia = patiently.

* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.

* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.

* con participación del público mediante llamada telefónica = phone-in.

* con pasión = with passion, passionately.

* con patas = legged.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* con pequeños matices = nuanced.

* con pereza = lazily.

* con perplejidad = quizzically, perplexedly.

* con perspicacia = perceptively.

* con pesar = with regret.

* con pesimismo = pessimistically, gloomily.

* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* con piernas = legged.

* con pinzas = with a grain of salt, clamp-on.

* con planes ocultos = agenda-laden.

* con pleno derecho = with full rights.

* con pliegues = pleated.

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* con poder = powerful.

* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.

* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.

* con posterioridad a = subsequent to.

* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].

* con precipitación = rashly.

* con precisión = precisely.

* con preferencia = preferably.

* con preferencia sobre = in preference to.

* con prejuicios = prejudicial.

* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.

* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.

* con principios = principled.

* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* con profusión = in profusion.

* con prontitud = expeditiously, promptly.

* con provecho = with profit.

* con púas = spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].

* con rabo = caudate.

* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.

* con rapacidad = rapaciously.

* con rapidez = promptly.

* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.

* con rebeldía = defiantly.

* con referencia = re.

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

* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.

* con regocijo = gleefully.

* con regularidad = regularly.

* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.

* con rencor = spitefully.

* con reproche = reprovingly, reproachfully.

* con repugnancia = disgustedly.

* con resentimiento = resentfully, spitefully.

* con reserva = doubtfully.

* con reservas = qualified, with reservations.

* con resignación = resignedly, uncomplainingly.

* con resolución = resolutely.

* con respecto a = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to.

* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....

* con respeto = respectfully.

* con responsabilidad = responsibly.

* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.

* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.

* con ruedas = wheeled.

* con rumbo a = bound for.

* con sabiduría = sagely.

* con sabor = flavoured [flavored, -USA].

* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.

* con sabor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.

* con sagacidad = shrewdly.

* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].

* con salida al mercado = due out.

* con sarcasmo = sardonically, pungently.

* con satisfacción = contentedly.

* con sed = thirsty [thirstier -comp., thirstiest -sup.].

* con sed de poder = power-hungry.

* con sede en = headquartered (at/in), based in.

[b]* con sede en Amér

* * *

preposición

1)

a) (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) with

vive con su novio — she lives with her boyfriend

hablar con alguien — to talk to somebody

está casada con mi primo — she's married to my cousin

b) (indicando el objeto de comportamiento, actitud)

te portaste muy mal con ellos — you behaved very badly toward(s) them

he tenido mucha paciencia contigo — I have been very patient with you

c) ( indicando el acompañamiento de algo) with

se sirve con arroz — serve with rice

pan con mantequilla — bread and butter

2)

a) ( indicando una relación de simultaneidad)

una cápsula con cada comida — one capsule with each meal

se levanta con el alba — he gets up at the crack of dawn

b) ( indicando una relación de causa)

¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?

con tanta prisa se me olvidó — I was in such a hurry that I forgot

ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position

¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus

con las veces que te lo pedí! — the (number of) times I asked you!

con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now

con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)

3)

a) (indicando instrumento, medio, material) with

córtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it

lo estás malcriando con tanto mimo — you're spoiling him with all this pampering

caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!

con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)

b) ( indicando modo) with

andaba con dificultad — she was walking with difficulty

con mucho gusto! — with pleasure!

c) (al describir características, un estado)

amaneció con fiebre — he woke up with a temperature

ya estaba con dolores de parto — she was already having labor pains

andaba con ganas de bronca — he was looking for a fight

con las manos en los bolsillos — with his hands in his pockets

¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?

una mujer con aspecto de extranjera — a foreign-looking woman

4) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario)

me peino con Gerardo — Gerardo does my hair

se estuvo quejando conmigo — she was complaining to me

* * *

= by use of, with, WITH, possessed of, what with, not without, featuring.

Ex: By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.

Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex: WITH retrieves records in which two (or more) terms appear in the same field.

Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.

Ex: It has shown that the technology can work, but not without problems.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly.

* asintiendo con entusiasmo = in eager assent.

* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.

* con afabilidad = good-naturedly.

* con afán = earnestly.

* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.

* con agallas = spunky.

* con agilidad = nimbly.

* con agradecimiento = gratefully.

* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.

* con ahínco = diligently, industriously.

* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.

* con alas = winged.

* con alborozo = mirthfully.

* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.

* con algoritmos = algorithmically.

* con alimentación manual = hand-fed.

* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.

* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].

* con amabilidad = graciously.

* con amargura = bitterly.

* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.

* con anotaciones = scripted.

* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.

* con antelación = beforehand, ahead of time.

* con antelación a = in anticipation of, in advance (of), prior to.

* con anterioridad a = pre, prior to, before the days of.

* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.

* con apatía = listlessly.

* con aplicación = industriously, studiously.

* con aprensión = apprehensively.

* con aprobación = approvingly.

* con ardor = ardently.

* con armonía = harmoniously.

* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.

* con asco = disgustedly.

* con asiduidad = assiduously.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.

* con atención = attentively.

* con audacia = boldly.

* con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.

* con avances = stepped-up.

* con avaricia = rapaciously.

* con baño = en suite, en-suite bathroom, en-suite bath, en-suite facilities.

* con barba = bearded.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.

* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.

* con basura por el suelo = littered.

* con bisagras = hinged.

* con botones = buttoned, buttoned-up.

* con botones por detrás = back-buttoning.

* con brotes = budded.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* con bultos = lumpiness.

* con burbujas = carbonated.

* con cable = corded.

* con cafeina = caffeinated.

* con cajero = cashiered.

* con calefacción = heated.

* con calefacción central = centrally heated.

* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.

* con capucha = hooded.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.

* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.

* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.

* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* con cautela = cautiously, warily, with a grain of salt.

* con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.

* con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor = coachbuilt [coach-built].

* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.

* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.

* con cierta formación = educated.

* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.

* con cierto detalle = at some length.

* con cierto gasto = at some expense.

* con cinismo = cynically.

* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.

* con claustros = cloistered.

* con clavos = hobnailed.

* con cobro = fee-based.

* con codicia = rapaciously.

* con cola = caudate.

* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.

* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.

* con cólicos = colicky newborn.

* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.

* con comodidad = with ease, easily.

* con comprensión = sympathetically.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* con condiciones especiales = strings attached.

* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.

* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.

* con conocimiento = authoritatively.

* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* con conocimiento de = appreciative of, conversant with.

* con conocimiento de causa = knowingly.

* con conocimiento de informática = computer literate [computer-literate].

* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.

* con conocimientos en = versed in.

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

* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.

* con consentimiento = willing.

* con contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* con copyright = copyright-protected.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* con cortesía = courteously.

* con costras = caked.

* con creces = amply, far + Verbo.

* con créditos = credit-carrying.

* con criterio = discerning.

* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.

* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.

* con cuernos = horned.

* con cuidado = gently, carefully.

* con cúpula = domed.

* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].

* con decisión = decisively.

* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.

* con deferencia = dutifully.

* con deleite = with gusto.

* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.

* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily.

* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often, all too frequently, too often.

* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.

* con demasiados miramientos = mealy-mouthed.

* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.

* con demasidad facilidad = all too easy.

* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.

* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.

* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.

* con desaliento = despondently, dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* con desánimo = dejectedly, despondently.

* con desaprobación = disapproving, disapprovingly.

* con descaro = impudently.

* con desconfianza = suspiciously.

* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.

* con desenfado = lightheartedly.

* con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* con desfachatez = impudently.

* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.

* con destino a = to.

* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.

* con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.

* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.

* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.

* con dientes de sierra = serrated.

* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.

* con diferencia = by far.

* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.

* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.

* con dificultades = in difficulties.

* con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.

* con dinamismo = proactively [pro-actively], vivaciously.

* con diplomacia = diplomatically.

* con discapacidades físicas = physically challenged.

* con disimulo = on the quiet, on the sly.

* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.

* con doble titulación = dually qualified.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* con dos facetas = double-faced.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.

* con dureza = harshly.

* con efecto desde + Fecha = with effect from + Fecha.

* con eficacia = ably.

* con eficiencia = ably.

* con efusión = effusively.

* con ejemplos = by example(s).

* con él = therewith.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con el ceño fruncido = with a frown.

* con el conocimiento de que = on the understanding that.

* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.

* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* con el debido respeto = with due respect.

* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.

* con elegancia = elegantly, gracefully.

* con el emblema = under the banner.

* con el fin de = in order to.

* con ello = in doing so, in the process, thereto.

* con ellos = with them.

* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* con el mismo = therewith.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* con el nacimiento de = at the dawn of.

* con el nombre y dirección del remitente = self-addressed.

* con el número = numbered.

* con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.

* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.

* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.

* con el primer intento = at the first shot.

* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.

* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.

* con el título = entitled.

* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).

* con el transcurso de = with the passing of.

* con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.

* con el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.

* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.

* con el uso = in use, with use.

* con encimera de mármol = marble-top.

* con energía = powerfully.

* con enfado = angrily.

* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.

* con entusiasmo = eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].

* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.

* con errores = flawed.

* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.

* con escamas = flaky.

* con ese fin = to that end.

* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.

* con eso = thereto, by this.

* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.

* con espíritu deportivo = sportingly.

* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.

* con estilo = stylish.

* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, herewith, by doing so, by this, in doing so.

* con estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* con estudios = schooled, educated.

* con exactitud = precisely.

* con excepción de = with the exception of, except for.

* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.

* con expectación = expectantly.

* con experiencia = experienced.

* con experiencia ampliamente demostrada = proven.

* con experiencia profesional = professionally-qualified.

* con exuberancia = lushly.

* con facilidad = without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easily.

* con fascinación = rhapsodically.

* con fecha = dated, dated.

* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.

* con ferocidad = ferociously.

* con figuras en movimiento = animated.

* con filtros = filtered.

* con financiación independiente = self-funded.

* con financiación propia = self-funded.

* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.

* con firma = signed.

* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.

* con flexibilidad = flexibly.

* con fluidez = fluent, fluently.

* con forma de castillo = castellated.

* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.

* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.

* con forma de U = U-shaped.

* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* con franqueza = frankly.

* con frecuencia = frequently, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* con frondosidad = lushly.

* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con funda = jacketed.

* con fundamentos = informed.

* con fundamentos sólidos = well-considered.

* con furia = with a vengeance, furiously.

* con futuro = up-and-coming.

* con gafas = bespectacled.

* con ganas = with gusto.

* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.

* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.

* con gas = carbonated.

* con generosidad = generously, unstintingly.

* con goteras = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* con gracia = wittily, funnily.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con grandilocuencia = grandly.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* con gratitud = gratefully.

* con gravedad = grimly.

* con guión = hyphenated.

* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.

* con habilidad = adeptly.

* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con hastial = gabled.

* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.

* con honestidad = honestly.

* con humildad = humbly.

* con humor = humorously.

* con ilusión = eagerly.

* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.

* con imaginación = imaginatively.

* con impaciencia = with bated breath.

* con impasibilidad = impassively.

* con impunidad = with impunity.

* con incredulidad = incredulously.

* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.

* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.

* con indulgencia = leniently.

* con información = information-bearing.

* con iniciativa = proactively [pro-actively], proactive [pro-active], enterprising.

* con inocencia = innocently.

* con insistencia = insistently.

* con insolencia = impudently.

* con intencionalidad = calculated.

* con intenciones ocultas = agenda-laden.

* con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.

* con intereses propios = self-interested.

* con interrupciones = discontinuous, episodic.

* con intervención directa = obtrusive.

* con ira = angrily.

* con júbilo = joyously, gleefully.

* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.

* con la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.

* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.

* con la condición de que = on the understanding that, with the condition that, on the condition that.

* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.

* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.

* con la debida cualificación = properly qualified.

* con la edad = with age.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall.

* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.

* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.

* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.

* con la expectativa de que = in hopeful expectation that.

* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.

* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.

* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con la imaginación = in imagination.

* con la intención de = designing, with an eye toward(s), intending to, aimed at, purposefully, intended to, in the drive to, in a drive to.

* con la intención de comunicar hechos = fact-communicating.

* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.

* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.

* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* con la misma altura que = the full height of.

* con la portada hacia fuera = face-out.

* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.

* con lascivia = lustily.

* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.

* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].

* con las espalda contra la pared = with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* con las esquinas dobladas = dog-eared.

* con las garras fuera = knives-out.

* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.

* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.

* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.

* con la soga al cuello = in dire straits.

* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.

* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.

* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.

* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.

* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed, licensed.

* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* con llave = locked, locking.

* con lo cual = whereupon.

* con lo pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.

* con lujuria = lustily.

* con machetes = machete-wielding.

* con madurez = maturely.

* con magnanimidad = magnanimously.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* con maldad = ill-naturedly.

* con malhumor = moodily.

* con maña = skilfully [skillfully, -USA], skilful [skillful, -USA].

* con marca = branded.

* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.

* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.

* con más frecuencia = most frequently.

* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.

* con más razón aún = a fortiori.

* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.

* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.

* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].

* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.

* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.

* con meandros = meandering.

* con mechones = streaky [streaker -comp., streakiest -sup.].

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con mejoras = stepped-up.

* con melancolía = wistfully.

* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.

* con millones de ventas = megaselling.

* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).

* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.

* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.

* con motivo de = on the occasion of.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, overwhelmingly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom, all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions, with a few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con naturalidad = unselfconsciously.

* con nervios = rib.

* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].

* con nosotros = with us.

* con nostalgia = wistfully.

* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.

* con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.

* con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.

* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.

* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).

* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).

* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.

* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.

* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.

* con olor a ajo = garlicky.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a orina = urinous.

* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.

* con orgullo = proudly.

* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.

* con paciencia = patiently.

* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.

* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.

* con participación del público mediante llamada telefónica = phone-in.

* con pasión = with passion, passionately.

* con patas = legged.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* con pequeños matices = nuanced.

* con pereza = lazily.

* con perplejidad = quizzically, perplexedly.

* con perspicacia = perceptively.

* con pesar = with regret.

* con pesimismo = pessimistically, gloomily.

* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* con piernas = legged.

* con pinzas = with a grain of salt, clamp-on.

* con planes ocultos = agenda-laden.

* con pleno derecho = with full rights.

* con pliegues = pleated.

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* con poder = powerful.

* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.

* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.

* con posterioridad a = subsequent to.

* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].

* con precipitación = rashly.

* con precisión = precisely.

* con preferencia = preferably.

* con preferencia sobre = in preference to.

* con prejuicios = prejudicial.

* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.

* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.

* con principios = principled.

* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* con profusión = in profusion.

* con prontitud = expeditiously, promptly.

* con provecho = with profit.

* con púas = spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].

* con rabo = caudate.

* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.

* con rapacidad = rapaciously.

* con rapidez = promptly.

* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.

* con rebeldía = defiantly.

* con referencia = re.

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

* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.

* con regocijo = gleefully.

* con regularidad = regularly.

* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.

* con rencor = spitefully.

* con reproche = reprovingly, reproachfully.

* con repugnancia = disgustedly.

* con resentimiento = resentfully, spitefully.

* con reserva = doubtfully.

* con reservas = qualified, with reservations.

* con resignación = resignedly, uncomplainingly.

* con resolución = resolutely.

* con respecto a = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to.

* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....

* con respeto = respectfully.

* con responsabilidad = responsibly.

* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.

* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.

* con ruedas = wheeled.

* con rumbo a = bound for.

* con sabiduría = sagely.

* con sabor = flavoured [flavored, -USA].

* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.

* con sabor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.

* con sagacidad = shrewdly.

* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].

* con salida al mercado = due out.

* con sarcasmo = sardonically, pungently.

* con satisfacción = contentedly.

* con sed = thirsty [thirstier -comp., thirstiest -sup.].

* con sed de poder = power-hungry.

* con sede en = headquartered (at/in), based in.

* con sede en Amér

* * *

con

prep

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

1 (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) with

vive con el or su novio she lives with her boyfriend

¿quieres que hable con él? do you want me to talk to him?

está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

2

(indicando el objeto de un comportamiento, una actitud): te portaste muy mal con ellos you behaved very badly toward(s) them

se mostró muy amable (para) con nosotros he was very kind to us

he tenido mucha paciencia contigo I have been very patient with you

3 ( fam)

(yo y): eso es lo que estábamos diciendo con Lucía that's what Lucía and I were saying

4 (indicando el acompañamiento de algo) with

se sirve con arroz serve with rice

para mí con leche y sin azúcar, por favor milk and no sugar for me, please

pan con mantequilla bread and butter

5 ( Mat):

2,5 read as: dos con cinco 2.5 (léase: two point five)

B

1

(indicando una relación de simultaneidad): una cápsula con cada comida one capsule with each meal

se levanta con el alba he gets up at the crack of dawn

2

(indicando una relación de causa): ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain o while it's raining like this?

me desperté con el ruido the noise woke me

con todo lo que pasó me olvidé de llamarte what with everything that happened I forgot to ring you

ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered to do it for me, which put me in an awkward position

3

(a pesar de): ¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus

¿cómo te olvidaste? ¡con las veces que te lo dije! how could you forget? the (number of) times I told you!

con ser tan tarde or lo tarde que es, no estoy cansada it's very late and yet I'm not at all tired, I'm not at all tired, even though it's so late

con todo (y con eso) me parece que es bueno even so o in spite of all that o all the same o nonetheless I think he's good

C (indicando el instrumento, medio, material) with

córtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it

agárralo con las dos manos hold it with both hands

lo estás malcriando con tanto mimo you're spoiling him with all this pampering o by pampering him so much

con estos retazos se puede hacer una colcha you can make a quilt out of these bits of material

¡caray con la niña! y parecía tan modosita well fancy that! o well would you believe it! and she seemed so demure

con + INF:

con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything

no hay necesidad de escribir, con llamarlo ya cumples there's no need to write; as long as o if you call him, that should do

¡con decirte que un café cuesta el triple que aquí! I mean, to give you an example, a cup of coffee costs three times what it costs here

con que + SUBJ:

me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happy

con tal de/con tal (de) que provided (that), as long as, so long as ( colloq)

no importa cómo lo hagas con tal (de) que lo hagas it doesn't matter how you do it, just as long as you do it

con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes de marzo as long as o provided I get it back by March

es capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to attract attention

D

1 (indicando relaciones de modo) with

andaba con dificultad/cuidado she was walking with difficulty/with care o carefully

¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!

2

(al describir características, un estado): amaneció con fiebre he had a temperature when he woke up, he woke up with a temperature

ya estaba con dolores de parto she was already having labor pains

andaba con ganas de bronca he was looking o spoiling for a fight

con las manos en los bolsillos with his hands in his pockets

¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?

me gusta más con el pelo suelto I like her better with her hair down

una niña con ojos azules a girl with blue eyes, a blue-eyed girl

una mujer con aspecto de extranjera a foreign-looking woman

un monstruo con un solo ojo a one-eyed monster

una casa con piscina a house with a swimming pool

E

( AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario): me peino con Gerardo Gerardo does my hair

me lo mandé hacer con un sastre I had it made by a tailor

se estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me

* * *

con preposición
a) ( en general) with;

◊ vive con su novio she lives with her boyfriend;

¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!;
córtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissor;
amaneció con fiebre he woke up with a temperature;
hablar con algn to talk to sb;
está casada con mi primo she's married to my cousin;
portarse mal con algn to behave badly toward(s) sb;
tener paciencia con algn to be patient with sb;
pan con mantequilla bread and butter;
¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?
b) ( indicando una relación de causa):

◊ ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain?;

ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position;
con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido it's really late, he should have gone by now
c) con + inf:

◊ con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything;

con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples as long as you call him, that should do;
me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happy;
See Also→ tal adverbio 2
d) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario):

◊ me peino con Gerardo Gerardo does my hair;

se estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me
con preposición
1 (instrumento) with
córtalo con un cuchillo, cut it with a knife
1 (modo) with: hazlo con cuidado, do it carefully
me trató con frialdad, he treated me with coldness
2 (compañía) with: está paseando con mi madre, she is taking a walk with my mother
3 (causa) con este frío no apetece salir, I don't feel like going out in this cold
4 (estado) está con una depresión de caballo, he's deeply depressed
iba con los labios pintados, she has put some lipstick on
5 (contenido) with
una caja con fotografías, a box (full) of photos
6 (relación) to: está casada con un inglés, she is married to an Englishman
habló con Alberto, he spoke to Alberto
se disculpó con ella, he apologized to her
7 (con infinitivo) con avisar les evitas el disgusto, just by phoning you'll save them any worry
(+ que + subjuntivo) basta con que lo digas, it will be enough if you just say it
♦ Locuciones: con tal (de) que..., provided that...
con todo (y con eso), even so
' con' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- abastecimiento
- abatirse
- ablandar
- abochornar
- abordar
- abrazar
- abrefácil
- abrumar
- acabar
- acanallar
- acaso
- acero
- acertar
- achicharrarse
- acierto
- aclararse
- acoger
- acosar
- acostarse
- acreditada
- acreditado
- acuerdo
- acusarse
- adelante
- adueñarse
- afortunada
- afortunado
- afrontar
- agarrar
- agenciarse
- agraciada
- agraciado
- agreste
- agua
- ahínco
- ahumar
- ahumada
- ahumado
- airosa
- airoso
- alhaja
- alinearse
- alma
- almohada
- alternar
- alzarse
- amanecer
- amiguete
- amilanarse
English:
abide
- above
- abruptly
- abstract
- accordance
- accurately
- accustom
- aching
- act
- admit
- advance
- advice
- advise
- afraid
- Afro
- ageing
- aggregate
- aggressively
- ago
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- aim
- ale
- alive
- all
- allow for
- allowance
- ally
- alone
- along
- aloud
- amenable
- amenities
- Americana
- amusement
- and
- angel food cake
- angling
- angrily
- angry
- annoy
- antics
- apologize
- appointment
- approach
- approachable
- arbitration
- archery
- argument

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con prep

1. [indica modo, manera o instrumento] with;

se cortó con un cuchillo she cut herself with a knife;

chocó con una farola he bumped into a lamppost;

vino con un taxi she came by taxi;

voy cómodo con estas botas/este jersey I'm comfortable in these boots/this sweater;

iré a la boda con un traje negro I'm going to the wedding in a black suit;

un joven con muy buenos modales a very polite young man;

andar con la cabeza alta to walk with one's head held high;

ir con prisa to be in a hurry;

actuar con timidez to behave timidly;

llover con fuerza to rain hard;

lo ha conseguido con su esfuerzo he has achieved it through his own efforts;

se lo puedes decir con toda confianza you needn't worry about telling her;

trátalo con mucho cariño treat him with a lot of affection o very affectionately;

lo haré con mucho gusto it will be a pleasure for me to do it, I'll be delighted to do it;

con arreglo a la ley in accordance with the law

2. [indica compañía, relación o colaboración] with;

vive con sus padres she lives with her parents;

se escribe con gente de varios países he corresponds with people from a number of different countries;

¿con quién vas? who are you going with?;

está muy enfadado con su madre he's very angry with his mother;

está casada con mi hermano she's married to my brother;

estoy de acuerdo con ellos I agree with them;

habló con todos he spoke to everybody;

un acuerdo de colaboración con el Caribe a cooperation agreement with the Caribbean

3. [indica contenido o cualidad]
una persona con carácter a person of character;

un hombre con bigote a man with a moustache;

una bolsa con patatas a bag of potatoes;

una cartera con varios documentos a briefcase containing several documents

4. [indica unión o adición]
un helado con nueces an ice cream with nuts;

un pastel con nata a cream cake;

el mío con leche, por favor I'd like milk in mine, please, I'd like mine white, please;

el total con el IVA alcanza un millón the total is a million including Br VAT o US (sales) tax;

tiene cuarenta con dos décimas de fiebre her temperature is 40.2 degrees

5. [indica estado o situación]
con buena salud in good health;

está en cama con gripe she's in bed with flu;

está con un enfado tremendo he's really angry;

el niño está con ganas de ir al baño the child wants to go to the Br toilet o US bathroom;

corría con ellos pisándome los talones I ran with them hot o hard on my heels

6. [indica causa]
el hielo se derrite con el calor ice melts when heated;

me desperté con la música del vecino I was woken up by our neighbour playing music;

con este tiempo no se puede ir de excursión we can't go out on a trip in this weather;

con el tiempo lo olvidé in time I forgot it;

con todo el trabajo que hemos tenido hoy, se me ha olvidado llamarle with all the work we've had today, I've forgotten to call her;

se entristeció con las noticias she was sad when she heard the news;

cómprales el libro, ¡con lo que les gusta leer! buy them the book, they like reading so much they'll be delighted!

7. [hacia]
para con towards;

es amable para con todos she is friendly towards o with everyone

8. (+ infinitivo) [para introducir una condición] by;

con hacerlo así by doing it this way;

con llamar ya quedarás bien you'll make a good impression just by phoning;

con llorar no consigues nada it's no good crying, crying won't get you anywhere;

con no decírselo a nadie, el secreto está garantizado if we don't tell anyone, secrecy will be guaranteed;

con salir a las diez es suficiente if we leave at ten, we'll have plenty of time

9. [a condición de que]
con que, con tal de que as long as;

con que llegue a tiempo me conformo I don't mind as long as he arrives on time;

te dejo el gato con tal de que le des de comer I'll let you look after the cat as long as you feed it

10. [a pesar de] in spite of;

con todo despite everything;

con todo lo raro que es, me encantan sus películas he may be weird, but I love his films, for all his weirdness, I love his films;

con lo que hemos caminado hoy, y no estoy cansado despite the fact that we've walked so far today, I'm still not tired

11. [para expresar queja o decepción]
mira que perder, ¡con lo bien que jugaste! you were unlucky to lose, you played really well!;

con lo agradable que es, y casi no tiene amigos considering how nice he is, he has surprisingly few friends

12. Am [donde]
fue a quejarse con su madre he complained to his mother;

se hace los zapatos con Ardaches she has her shoes made at Ardaches;

los domingos comen con su padre on Sundays they eat at her father's

13. Méx [tras] after;

ha trabajado día con día she's worked day after day o day in day out

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con

prp

1 with;

voy con ellos I’m going with them;

pan con mantequilla bread and butter;

estar con alguien tb fig be with s.o.

2

:

con todo eso in spite of all that;

con tal de que provided that, as long as;

con hacer eso by doing that;

para con alguien to s.o., toward s.o.;

con este calor in this heat;

¡con lo que he hecho por él! after all I’ve done for him!

3

:

ser amable con alguien be kind to s.o.

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con prep

1) : with

vengo con mi padre: I'm going with my father

¡con quién hablas?: who are you speaking to?

2) : in spite of

con todo: in spite of it all

3) : to, towards

ella es amable con los niños: she is kind to the children

4) : by

con llegar temprano: by arriving early

5)

con (tal) que : as long as, so long as

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con prep

1. (instrumento, compañía) with

lo corté con unas tijeras I cut it with a pair of scissors

fui con unos amigos I went with some friends

2. (relación) to

hablo con todos I talk to everyone

sé amable con ella be nice to her

3. (combinación) and

chocolate con churros hot chocolate and fritters

pan con tomate bread and tomato

4. (contenido) of

una bolsa con dinero a bag of money / a bag containing money

5. (condición) by

nada se pierde con intentarlo you've got nothing to lose by trying

con decir que no te interesa, será suficiente all you need to do is say you're not interested

con lo + adjetivo but / yet

con lo caro que ha costado y no funciona bien it was very expensive, but it doesn't work

con lo inteligente que eres y suspendes you're so clever and yet you fail

Spanish-English dictionary > con
34 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

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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

* * *

= 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

* * *

= 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
35 criterio

m.

1 criterion (norma).

2 taste, discernment (juicio).

3 opinion.

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criterio

► nombre masculino

1 (en lógica) criterion

2 (juicio) judgement, discernment

3 (opinión) opinion, point of view

■ en mi criterio in my opinion

■ muchos comparten ese criterio many others share that opinion

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar de criterio to change one's mind

dejar a criterio de alguien to leave to somebody's discretion

ser de amplios criterios to be broad-minded

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noun m.

criterion

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SM

1) (=método) criterion

este es el criterio de selección que hemos seguido — this is the selection criterion that we have followed

tenemos que unificar criterios — we have to agree on our criteria

con ese mismo criterio también podríamos afirmar lo contrario — by the same token o criterion one could also state the opposite

2) (=juicio) judgement

me impresiona su falta de criterio — I'm struck by his lack of judgement o frm discernment

tiene buen criterio — he has good o sound judgement

lo dejo a su criterio — I leave it to your discretion o judgement

3) (=punto de vista) opinion, view

no comparto ese criterio — I do not share that opinion o view

en mi criterio — in my opinion o view

diferencia de criterios — difference of opinion

formarse un criterio sobre algo — to form an opinion of sth

depende del criterio de cada uno — it depends on each person's o individual's viewpoint

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masculino

a) (norma, principio) criterion

tenemos que unificar criterios — we have to agree on our criteria

b) (capacidad para juzgar, discernir) discernment (frml), judgment*

una persona de buen criterio — a person of sound judgment

no tiene criterio — he has no common sense

usa tu propio criterio — use your own judgment

lo dejo a tu criterio — I leave that to your discretion o judgment

c) (opinión, juicio) opinion

su criterio es que... — he is of the view o opinion that...

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= criterion [criteria, -pl.], pattern, yardstick, touchstone.

Ex. Most documents have many characteristics that might be identified by a searcher as the criterion by which the document would be selected as relevant.

Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex. The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.

Ex. The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.

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* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* basado en criterios = criteria-based.

* con criterio = discerning.

* criterio de selección = selection criterion.

* criterio general = rule of thumb.

* criterio propio = judgement [judgment].

* criterios de búsqueda = search criteria.

* criterios de relevancia = relevance criteria.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* establecer criterios para = make + provision for.

* evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no satisfacer unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* satisfacer un criterio = fulfil + criterion.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.

* * *

masculino

a) (norma, principio) criterion

tenemos que unificar criterios — we have to agree on our criteria

b) (capacidad para juzgar, discernir) discernment (frml), judgment*

una persona de buen criterio — a person of sound judgment

no tiene criterio — he has no common sense

usa tu propio criterio — use your own judgment

lo dejo a tu criterio — I leave that to your discretion o judgment

c) (opinión, juicio) opinion

su criterio es que... — he is of the view o opinion that...

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= criterion [criteria, -pl.], pattern, yardstick, touchstone.

Ex: Most documents have many characteristics that might be identified by a searcher as the criterion by which the document would be selected as relevant.

Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.

Ex: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* basado en criterios = criteria-based.

* con criterio = discerning.

* criterio de selección = selection criterion.

* criterio general = rule of thumb.

* criterio propio = judgement [judgment].

* criterios de búsqueda = search criteria.

* criterios de relevancia = relevance criteria.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* establecer criterios para = make + provision for.

* evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no satisfacer unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* satisfacer un criterio = fulfil + criterion.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.

* * *

criterio

masculine

1 (norma, principio) criterion

tenemos que unificar criterios we have to agree on our criteria

no se pueden aplicar los mismos criterios a los dos grupos the same criteria cannot be applied to both groups

con ese criterio también se podría afirmar que … by the same criterion o token one could also say that …

2 (capacidad para juzgar, discernir) discernment ( frml), judgment*

es una persona de buen criterio she is a person of sound judgment

usa tu propio criterio use your own judgment

eso lo dejo a tu criterio I leave that to your discretion o judgment, I'll leave that for you to decide

3 (opinión, juicio) opinion

no comparto tu criterio I don't share your opinion

su criterio es que … he is of the view o opinion that …, he takes the view that …, his opinion is that …

* * *

criterio sustantivo masculino
a) (norma, principio) criterion;

◊ tenemos que unificar criterios we have to agree on our criteria

b) (capacidad para juzgar, discernir) discernment (frml), judgment^{( conjugate judgment)};

◊ lo dejo a tu criterio I leave that to your discretion o judgment;

no tiene criterio he has no common sense
c) (opinión, juicio) opinion

criterio sustantivo masculino
1 (opinión) opinion
2 (juicio) discretion: lo dejó a mi criterio, she left it up to me
3 (norma, regla) criterion
' criterio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- imponer
- juicio
- liviandad
- amplio
- estrecho
- revisar
- revisión
- unilateral
English:
criterion
- indiscriminate
- judgement
- judgment
- set
- standard
- undiscerning
- yardstick
- broad
- discerning
- discretion
- discrimination
- judicious

* * *

criterio¹ nm

1. [norma] criterion;

¿con qué criterio se efectuó esa selección? on what basis was this selection made?;

celebraron una reunión para unificar criterios they held a meeting to agree on their criteria

Comp
UE criterios de convergencia convergence criteria; UE criterios de Maastricht Maastricht criteria
2. [juicio] judgement;

es una persona de mucho criterio she has very good o sound judgement;

decidió con buen criterio no seguir con el experimento he wisely decided not to continue with the experiment

3. [opinión] opinion;

según mi criterio, no ha hecho un buen trabajo in my opinion, he has not done a good job;

sus diferencias de criterio son evidentes they have clear differences of opinion

criterio², critérium nm
Dep criterium
* * *

criterio

m

1 criterion

2 ( juicio) judg(e)ment

* * *

criterio nm

1) : criterion

2) : judgment, sense

Spanish-English dictionary > criterio
36 herramientas para la selección

= selection tools

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.

* * *

= selection tools

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.

Spanish-English dictionary > herramientas para la selección
37 nivel de alfabetización

(n.) = literacy, literacy rate

Ex. David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.

Ex. In Japan, where literacy rates are high, the importance of illiteracy as a problem is not well recognised and 'illiterate' is equated with 'uncultured'.

* * *

(n.) = literacy, literacy rate

Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.

Ex: In Japan, where literacy rates are high, the importance of illiteracy as a problem is not well recognised and 'illiterate' is equated with 'uncultured'.

Spanish-English dictionary > nivel de alfabetización
38 ocasión

f.

1 occasion, instance, chance, opportunity.

2 motive, reason, cause.

* * *

ocasión

► nombre femenino

1 (momento) occasion

■ la conocí con ocasión de un congreso I met her at a conference

■ fuimos con ocasión de su aniversario we went on the occasion of her anniversary

2 (oportunidad) opportunity, chance

■ cómpralo, aprovecha la ocasión buy it while you've got the chance

■ puedes aprovechar la ocasión para ir a verla while you are there you could call in on her

3 COMERCIO bargain

4 (motivo) reason

■ no me ha dado ocasión para enfadarme con él I have never had reason to get annoyed with him

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de ocasión (de segunda mano) second-hand 2 (barato) cut-price, at bargain prices

en cierta ocasión once, on one occasion

la ocasión hace al ladrón opportunity makes the thief

a la ocasión la pintan calva strike while the iron is hot

* * *

noun f.

1) occasion

2) chance

3) opportunity

* * *

SF

1) (=vez) occasion

en aquella ocasión — on that occasion

en algunas ocasiones — sometimes

venir en una mala ocasión — to come at a bad time

con ocasión de — on the occasion of

2) (=oportunidad) chance, opportunity

el delantero perdió una magnífica ocasión de gol — the forward missed a great goal scoring opportunity o a great chance of scoring

aprovechar la ocasión — to take one's chance, seize one's opportunity

dar a algn la ocasión de hacer algo — to give sb the chance o opportunity of doing sth

- la ocasión la pintan calva

3) (=motivo) cause

no hay ocasión para quejarse — there is no cause for complaint

4)

de ocasión — (Com) secondhand, used

librería de ocasión — secondhand bookshop

5) LAm (=ganga) bargain

precio de ocasión — bargain price, reduced price

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (vez, circunstancia) occasion

en alguna ocasión — occasionally

con ocasión de — on the occasion of

las grandes ocasiones — special occasions

b) ( momento oportuno) opportunity

no tuve ocasión de hablarle — I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him

a la ocasión la pintan calva — you have to strike while the iron is hot

2) ( ganga) bargain

precios de ocasión — bargain prices

muebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture

coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars

* * *

= occasion, time, chance.

Ex. As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.

Ex. Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.

Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.

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* aprovechándose de la ocasión = opportunistically.

* aprovechar la ocasión = use + the occasion.

* celebrar la ocasión = mark + the occasion.

* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.

* coche de ocasión = used car, second-hand car.

* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* de ocasión = second-hand [secondhand].

* desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.

* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.

* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.

* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.

* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.

* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.

* en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.

* en + Número + ocasión = on + Número + occasion.

* en ocasiones = on occasion(s).

* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.

* en otra ocasión = in another context, some other time.

* en otras ocasiones = at other times.

* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.

* en toda ocasión = at every turn.

* en vairadas ocasiones = on several occasions.

* en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.

* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* sólo en una ocasión = on a one-time basis.

* surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* tener la ocasión de = have + opportunity to.

* una mejor ocasión = a better time.

* vendedor de coches de ocasión = second-hand car dealer, used-car dealer.

* vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (vez, circunstancia) occasion

en alguna ocasión — occasionally

con ocasión de — on the occasion of

las grandes ocasiones — special occasions

b) ( momento oportuno) opportunity

no tuve ocasión de hablarle — I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him

a la ocasión la pintan calva — you have to strike while the iron is hot

2) ( ganga) bargain

precios de ocasión — bargain prices

muebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture

coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars

* * *

= occasion, time, chance.

Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.

Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.

Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.

* aprovechándose de la ocasión = opportunistically.

* aprovechar la ocasión = use + the occasion.

* celebrar la ocasión = mark + the occasion.

* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.

* coche de ocasión = used car, second-hand car.

* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* de ocasión = second-hand [secondhand].

* desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.

* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.

* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.

* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.

* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.

* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.

* en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.

* en + Número + ocasión = on + Número + occasion.

* en ocasiones = on occasion(s).

* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.

* en otra ocasión = in another context, some other time.

* en otras ocasiones = at other times.

* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.

* en toda ocasión = at every turn.

* en vairadas ocasiones = on several occasions.

* en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.

* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* sólo en una ocasión = on a one-time basis.

* surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* tener la ocasión de = have + opportunity to.

* una mejor ocasión = a better time.

* vendedor de coches de ocasión = second-hand car dealer, used-car dealer.

* vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.

* * *

ocasión

feminine

A

1 (vez, circunstancia) occasion

en alguna ocasión occasionally o on occasion

con ocasión de la inauguración on the occasion of the inauguration

un traje para las grandes ocasiones a suit for special occasions

2 (momento oportuno) opportunity

ésta es una buena ocasión para decírselo this is a good opportunity o chance o moment to tell him

no dejes escapar esta ocasión don't pass up o miss this opportunity o chance

no tuve ocasión de hablarle I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him

en la primera ocasión que surja at the first available opportunity

cogió la ocasión al vuelo she seized the opportunity

a la ocasión la pintan calva you have to strike while the iron is hot, make the most of the chances that come your way

la ocasión hace al ladrón opportunity makes the thief

B (ganga) bargain

es una auténtica ocasión it's a real bargain

precios de ocasión bargain prices

muebles de ocasión (usados) secondhand furniture; (baratos) cut-rate o ( BrE) cut-price furniture

coches de ocasión used o secondhand cars

* * *

ocasión sustantivo femenino
1
a) (vez, circunstancia) occasion;

◊ con ocasión de on the occasion of;

en alguna ocasión occasionally
b) ( momento oportuno) opportunity;

◊ no tuve ocasión de hablarle I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him

2 ( ganga) bargain;
◊ de ocasión ‹ precios› bargain ( before n);

‹ muebles› ( usados) secondhand;
( baratos) cut-rate o (BrE) cut-price;
‹ coches› secondhand
ocasión sustantivo femenino
1 (circunstancia) occasion: en una ocasión me dijo que..., once he told me that...
2 (coyuntura favorable) opportunity, chance: no tuve ocasión de decírselo, I didn't have the chance to tell him ➣ Ver nota en opportunity 3 Com bargain
coches de ocasión, second-hand cars
precios de ocasión, discount prices
♦ Locuciones: con ocasión de..., on the occasion of...
' ocasión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprovechar
- desperdiciar
- día
- lugar
- momento
- presentarse
- reservarse
- sazón
- siempre
- única
- único
- vestirse
- vez
- amargar
- apropiado
- cierto
- comida
- dar
- librería
- perder
- por
- prestar
- realce
- trascendental
English:
boat
- occasion
- opportunity
- previous
- affair

* * *

ocasión nf

1. [oportunidad] opportunity, chance;

una ocasión de oro a golden opportunity;

una ocasión irrepetible an unrepeatable opportunity;

aprovechar una ocasión to take advantage of an opportunity;

estaba esperando una buena ocasión para preguntarle I was waiting for a suitable opportunity to ask him;

en o [m5] a la primera ocasión at the first opportunity;

tener ocasión de hacer algo to have the chance to do sth;

apenas tuve ocasión de hablar con ella I scarcely had the chance to speak to her;

no tuvimos ocasión de vernos we didn't have the chance to meet up;

Comp
Fam
la ocasión la pintan calva this is my/your/ etc big chance;

tenía ganas de ir a París y al tener unos días de vacaciones pensé, la ocasión la pintan calva I was keen to go to Paris and since I had a few days off I thought it's now or never;

Comp
Esp Fam
coger la ocasión por los pelos to seize the opportunity (by the scruff of the neck);

Prov

quien quita la ocasión quita el peligro opportunity makes the thief

2. [momento] moment, time;
[vez] occasion;
en dos ocasiones on two occasions;

en alguna ocasión sometimes;

en cierta ocasión once;

en ocasiones sometimes, at times;

en otra ocasión some other time

3. [motivo]
con ocasión de on the occasion of;

dar ocasión para algo/para hacer algo to give cause for sth/to do sth;

no le des ocasión para regañarte don't give him cause to tell you off

4. [ganga] bargain;

artículos de ocasión bargains;

automóviles de ocasión second-hand o used cars

* * *

ocasión

f

1 occasion;

con ocasión de on the occasion of;

en ocasiones on occasion

2 ( oportunidad) chance, opportunity;

la ocasión hace al ladrón fam don’t put temptation in a thief’s way;

la ocasión la pintan calva fam strike while the iron is hot fam

3 COM

:

de ocasión cut-price, bargain atr ; de segunda mano second-hand, used

* * *

ocasión nf, pl - siones

1) : occasion, time

2) : opportunity, chance

3) : bargain

4)

de ocasión : secondhand

5)

aviso de ocasión Mex : classified ad

* * *

ocasión n

1. (vez) time / occasion

he visitado París en varias ocasiones I've visited Paris several times

2. (oportunidad) chance / opportunity [pl. opportunities]

es una buena ocasión para conocer a mucha gente it's a good chance to meet a lot of people

con ocasión de on the occasion of

de ocasión cheap / cut price

Spanish-English dictionary > ocasión
39 por teléfono

= on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone

Ex. Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

Ex. If you are making your hotel reservations by phone, be sure to mention that you are with the VRD Conference in order to get the special rate.

Ex. The server will allow users to record voice messages over the phone.

Ex. She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.

* * *

= on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone

Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

Ex: If you are making your hotel reservations by phone, be sure to mention that you are with the VRD Conference in order to get the special rate.

Ex: The server will allow users to record voice messages over the phone.

Ex: She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.

Spanish-English dictionary > por teléfono
40 tipo de interés de referencia

• commercial interest rate of reference

• reference interest rate

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tipo de interés de referencia

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