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1 refinamiento
m.1 refinement.2 refining, purifying, refinement.3 extreme cruelty, viciousness, inhumanity.* * *1 (esmero) refinement2 (ensañamiento) cruelty* * *SM refinementrefinamiento por pasos — (Inform) stepwise refinement
* * *a) ( del petróleo) refiningb) (de modales, costumbres) refinement; ( de sistema) refinement* * *= graciousness.Ex. Henrietta Rood was preeminently a comfortable woman, with a certain elegance and a graciousness of heart that expressed itself in her face.----* patente de refinamiento petrolífero = refining patent.* * *a) ( del petróleo) refiningb) (de modales, costumbres) refinement; ( de sistema) refinement* * *= graciousness.Ex: Henrietta Rood was preeminently a comfortable woman, with a certain elegance and a graciousness of heart that expressed itself in her face.
* patente de refinamiento petrolífero = refining patent.* * *1 (del petróleo) refining2 (de modales, costumbres) refinement3 (de un sistema) refinement, perfecting* * *
refinamiento sustantivo masculino refinement
' refinamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
finura
- ordinariez
English:
polish
- refinement
* * *refinamiento nm1. [de petróleo, aceite, azúcar] refining2. [de objeto, sistema] refinement3. [de modales] refinement* * *m refining* * *refinamiento nm1) : refining2) finura: refinement -
2 finura
f.1 fineness.2 thinness (delgadez).3 refinement.4 sharpness, keenness.5 refinement.6 finesse, artisanship, finish.* * *1 (calidad) fineness2 (agudeza) sharpness, acuteness3 (refinamiento) refinement4 (sutileza) finesse\finura de espíritu sensitivity* * *SF1) (=buena calidad) fineness, excellence2) (=cortesía) politeness, courtesy; (=refinamiento) refinement¡qué finura! — how refined!, how charming!
3) (=sutileza) subtlety4) (=poco grosor) fineness* * *1) ( refinamiento) refinementqué finura! — (iró) that's very nice! (iro)
2) (de tejido, de porcelana) fineness* * *1) ( refinamiento) refinementqué finura! — (iró) that's very nice! (iro)
2) (de tejido, de porcelana) fineness* * *A (refinamiento) refinementla finura de sus modales her exquisite mannersCompuesto:sensitivenessB (de un tejido) fineness; (de la porcelana) finenesses de una finura extraordinaria it is extremely fine* * *
finura sustantivo femenino
1 (delgadez, delicadeza) delicacy
2 (refinamiento, educación) refinement, politeness
3 (sutileza) subtlety, finesse
4 (de un trabajo, una labor) quality, fineness
' finura' also found in these entries:
English:
finesse
- nicety
- subtlety
- refinement
* * *finura nf1. [buena calidad] fineness, high quality2. [delgadez] [de lluvia] thinness3. [delicadeza] [de manos] delicacy;[de piel] smoothness; [de pelo] fineness4. [cortesía] refinement5. [de oído, olfato] sharpness, keenness;[de gusto] refinement6. [de humor, ironía] refinement* * *f1 de calidad fineness* * *finura nf1) : fineness, high quality2) fineza, refinamiento: refinement -
3 depuración
f.1 depuration, purging, purification, purifying.2 dirt accumulation, dust-collection.3 debugging.4 cleaning, roguing.5 clearance.* * *1 (del agua) purification; (de la sangre) cleansing* * *SF1) (=purificación) [de agua] treatment, purification; [de aguas residuales] treatment; [de estilo] refinement2) (Pol) purge3) (Inform) debugging* * *1)a) ( del agua) treatment, purification; ( de aguas residuales) treatmentb) ( de la sangre) cleansingc) (de lenguaje, estilo) refinement2) (Pol) purge* * *= screening, filtering.Ex. Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.Ex. Additional techniques were developed for filtering, ranking and reducing information retrieval system output.----* depuración de datos = data cleaning.* * *1)a) ( del agua) treatment, purification; ( de aguas residuales) treatmentb) ( de la sangre) cleansingc) (de lenguaje, estilo) refinement2) (Pol) purge* * *= screening, filtering.Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.
Ex: Additional techniques were developed for filtering, ranking and reducing information retrieval system output.* depuración de datos = data cleaning.* * *A1 (del agua) treatment, purification; (de aguas residuales) treatment2 (de la sangre) cleansingB1 ( Pol) purge2 (de lenguaje, estilo) refinement* * *
depuración sustantivo femenino
1 (limpieza) purification, treatment
2 (expulsión, purga) purge
* * *depuración nf1. [de agua] purification, treatment;[de metal, gas] purification2. [de partido, organismo, sociedad] purge3. [de estilo] refinement4. Informát debugging* * *f1 purification2 POL purge* * *depuración nf, pl - ciones1) purificación: purification2) purga: purge3) : refinement, polish -
4 fineza
f.1 (fine) quality.2 courtesy.3 finesse, refinement.4 good quality, fineness.5 courteous act, fine gesture, nice thing to say, thoughtful attention.* * *1 delicacy, daintiness2 (cumplido) courtesy, compliment* * *SF1) (=cualidad) fineness, excellence2) [de modales] refinement; (=elegancia) elegance3) (=acto) kindness; (=dádiva) small gift, token4) (=cumplido) compliment* * *a) ( refinamiento) refinementb) ( cortesía) politeness, courtesy* * *= finesse.Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.----* actuar con fineza = finesse.* * *a) ( refinamiento) refinementb) ( cortesía) politeness, courtesy* * *= finesse.Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
* actuar con fineza = finesse.* * *1 (refinamiento) refinementla fineza de sus modales her refined manners2 (cortesía) politeness, courtesy* * *fineza nfuna pieza hecha con mucha fineza a very finely crafted piece2. [cortesía] courtesy;siempre va diciendo finezas a las mujeres he is always paying compliments to the ladies* * *f1 cualidad fineness;un jarrón de una fineza excepcional an exceptionally fine vase2 dicho compliment* * *fineza nffinura, refinamiento: refinement -
5 distinción
f.1 distinction, cachet, elegance.2 differentiation, distinction, discrimination.3 privilege, distinction.4 difference, distinction, dissimilitude.5 distinctness, distinction.* * *1 (gen) distinction2 (elegancia) distinction, elegance, refinement3 (deferencia) deference, respect, consideration\a distinción de unlike, in contrast tohacer una distinción con alguien to treat somebody with deferencesin distinción de irrespective of* * *noun f.1) distinction2) honor* * *SF1) (=diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre... — to make a distinction between...
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a distinción de algo — unlike sth, in contrast to sth•
hacer una distinción con algn — to show special consideration to sb•
sin distinción, todos serán tratados sin distinción — everybody will be treated without distinctionsin distinción de edad — irrespective o regardless of age
sin distinción de raza — regardless of race, without distinction of race
2) (=privilegio) distinctionle acaban de otorgar una distinción al valor — he was honoured o (EEUU) honored for his bravery
distinción honorífica — honour, honor (EEUU)
3) (=elegancia) elegance, refinement* * *a) ( diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre... — to draw o make a distinction between...
b) ( elegancia) distinction, elegancec) (honor, condecoración) award* * *= differencing, distinction, distinguishability, divide, excellence, distinction, discernment, cachet.Ex. Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.Ex. Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.Ex. In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.Ex. Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.Ex. The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex. He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.Ex. At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.----* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer una distinción = draw + distinction.* hacer una distinción entre... y... = make + distinction between... and....* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.* * *a) ( diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre... — to draw o make a distinction between...
b) ( elegancia) distinction, elegancec) (honor, condecoración) award* * *= differencing, distinction, distinguishability, divide, excellence, distinction, discernment, cachet.Ex: Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.
Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.Ex: In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.Ex: At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer una distinción = draw + distinction.* hacer una distinción entre... y... = make + distinction between... and....* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.* * *1 (diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre … to draw o make a distinction between …se les tratará a todos por igual sin hacer distinciones everyone will be treated the same, without distinctionsin distinción de raza o credo regardless of race or creedno hago distinciones con nadie I don't give anyone special o preferential treatment2 (elegancia) distinction, elegance3 (honor, condecoración) awardle otorgaron una distinción por su valor she was given an award for her braveryesta distinción se otorga a … this award is presented to …, this distinction is awarded to …* * *
distinción sustantivo femenino
sin distinción de raza o credo regardless of race or creed;
no hago distinciones con nadie I don't give anyone preferential treatment
distinción sustantivo femenino
1 distinction
sin distinción de raza o religión, irrespective of race or religión
2 (elegancia) distinction
3 (privilegio) honour
' distinción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caché
- cachet
- honor
- indistintamente
- clase
- color
- diferencia
- lustre
English:
distinction
- fine
- OBE
- irrespective
* * *distinción nf1. [diferencia] distinction;a distinción de in contrast to, unlike;hizo la distinción entre estrella y asteroide he drew a distinction between stars and asteroids;hacer distinciones en el trato to treat people differently;no me gusta hacer distinciones con nadie I don't like to give preferential treatment to anyone;obsequió a todos sin distinción he gave presents to everyone alike;sin distinción de sexo, raza o religión without distinction of sex, race or religion2. [privilegio] privilege;[condecoración] award;le fue otorgada la distinción de caballero del reino he was honoured with a knighthood3. [modales, elegancia] refinement, elegance;viste con distinción he dresses elegantly* * *f distinction;sin distinción without distinction;hacer una distinción entre make a distinction between;a distinción de unlike* * ** * *distinción n distinction -
6 tosquedad
f.1 crudeness.2 roughness.3 coarseness, offhandedness, crassness.* * *1 roughness, crudeness* * *SF coarseness, roughness, crudeness* * *b) ( de persona) roughness; ( de modales) coarseness; ( del lenguaje) lack of refinement* * *= coarseness, ruggedness.Ex. The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.Ex. In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.* * *b) ( de persona) roughness; ( de modales) coarseness; ( del lenguaje) lack of refinement* * *= coarseness, ruggedness.Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.
Ex: In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.* * *1 (de un objeto) crudeness; (de una tela) coarseness, roughness2 (de una persona) roughness; (de las facciones) roughness, harshness; (de los modales) roughness; (del lenguaje) crudeness, lack of refinement* * *
tosquedad sustantivo femenino
1 (de un objeto) roughness, crudeness
2 (de los modales, de la piel) coarseness, roughness
* * *tosquedad nf1. [de objeto] crudeness2. [de persona, modales] roughness* * *f roughness, coarseness* * *tosquedad nf: crudeness, coarseness, roughness -
7 a su vez
in turn* * *= Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turnEx. Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex. And because the teller is sharing something of himself, the children in their turn respond by wanting to share something of themselves in the same way.* * *= Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turnEx: Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.
Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex: And because the teller is sharing something of himself, the children in their turn respond by wanting to share something of themselves in the same way. -
8 abolir
v.to abolish.* * *1 to abolish Table 1 NOTA Used only in forms which include the letter i in their endings: abolía, aboliré, aboliendo, etc /Table 1* * *verb* * *VT to abolish* * *verbo transitivo to abolish* * *= overturn, abolish, sunset.Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex. It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.----* abolir la segregación racial = desegregate.* * *verbo transitivo to abolish* * *= overturn, abolish, sunset.Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.* abolir la segregación racial = desegregate.* * *vtto abolish* * *
abolir ( conjugate abolir) verbo transitivo
to abolish
abolir vtr defect to abolish
' abolir' also found in these entries:
English:
abolish
- do away with
- do
* * *abolir vtto abolish* * *v/t abolish* * *abolir {1} vtderogar: to abolish, to repeal* * *abolir vb to abolish -
9 ajuste
m.1 fitting.ajuste de cuentas settling of scores2 adjustment, setting, fix, adjusting.3 fit.4 final touch, smoothing.5 imposition, enactment.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ajustar.* * *1 (unión) adjustment, fitting2 TÉCNICA assembly3 COMERCIO settlement, fixing4 (tipografía) make-up, composition\ajuste de cuentas figurado settling of scores* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Téc) adjustmentcarta 7)¿cómo se hace el ajuste del brillo en este televisor? — how do you adjust the brightness on this television?
2) (=adaptación) adjustmentajuste de plantilla — Esp redeployment of labour o (EEUU) labor
ajuste laboral — redeployment of labour o (EEUU) labor
3) (=pacto)4) (Cos)5) (Tip) composition, make-up6) (Jur) (=honorarios) retaining fee; (=sobrepaga) bonus7) Méx [de motor] overhaul* * *1)a) ( apretamiento) tightening (up)b) ( regulación) adjustment2) (de gastos, horarios) readjustment; ( de sueldos) adjustment3) ( de precio) fixing•* * *= adjustment, alignment, customisation [customization, -USA], fine tuning [fine-tuning], tightening up, tweaking, tailoring, tweak, tightening, refinement.Ex. Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex. The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.Ex. A second important purpose was to facilitate the initial ' fine tuning' of the system following its initial deployment.Ex. This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.Ex. The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.Ex. To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.Ex. This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.Ex. Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.Ex. Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.----* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* ajuste de la componente estacional = seasonal adjustment.* ajuste estacional = seasonal adjustment.* buen ajuste = good fit.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* * *1)a) ( apretamiento) tightening (up)b) ( regulación) adjustment2) (de gastos, horarios) readjustment; ( de sueldos) adjustment3) ( de precio) fixing•* * *= adjustment, alignment, customisation [customization, -USA], fine tuning [fine-tuning], tightening up, tweaking, tailoring, tweak, tightening, refinement.Ex: Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex: The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.Ex: A second important purpose was to facilitate the initial ' fine tuning' of the system following its initial deployment.Ex: This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.Ex: To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* ajuste de la componente estacional = seasonal adjustment.* ajuste estacional = seasonal adjustment.* buen ajuste = good fit.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* * *A1 (apretamiento) tightening (up)2 (regulación) adjustment3 (de páginas) makeup, compositionCompuesto:( Inf) word wrapB1 (de gastos, horarios) readjustmentajuste de plantilla redeployment of labor/staff2 (de sueldos) adjustmentC (de precio) fixingsólo falta el ajuste del precio all that remains is to fix the priceCompuesto:settling of scores* * *
Del verbo ajustar: ( conjugate ajustar)
ajusté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ajuste es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ajustar
ajuste
ajustar ( conjugate ajustar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( en costura) to take in
3a) ‹gastos/horarios› ajuste algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
4 ( concertar) to fix, set
5 ‹ cuentas› ( sacar el resultado de) to balance;
( saldar) to settle
verbo intransitivo
to fit
ajustarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹ cinturón de seguridad› to adjust
2 [ piezas] to fit
ajustar verbo transitivo
1 to adjust
2 (apretar) to tighten
(encajar) to fit
3 Fin (cuenta) to settle
♦ Locuciones: figurado ¡ya te ajustaré las cuentas!, I'll get even with you!
ajuste sustantivo masculino
1 adjustment
2 (económico) settlement
figurado ajuste de cuentas, settling of scores
' ajuste' also found in these entries:
English:
adjust
- adjustment
- fit
- setting
* * *ajuste nm1. [de pieza] fitting;[de mecanismo] adjustment2. [ecónomico]ajuste de plantilla downsizing;las medidas de ajuste económico propuestas por el gobierno the economic measures proposed by the governmentajustes presupuestarios budget adjustments;ajuste salarial wage adjustment3. RDom, Ven [pago único] = agreed payment for a piece of workle va mal porque no hizo ajuste con los poderosos de turno it's going badly for him because he didn't square things o do a deal with those in power at the time5. Fig ajuste de cuentas:los ajustes de cuentas son frecuentes entre bandas rivales the settling of scores is common amongst rival gangs;murió en un ajuste de cuentas he died in a tit-for-tat killing* * *m adjustment;ajuste de cuentas settling of scores* * *ajuste nm1) : adjustment2) : tightening* * *ajuste n adjustment -
10 alcohol metílico
m.methylated spirit, wood alcohol, methyl alcohol, wood spirit.* * *(n.) = wood alcohol, methyl alcoholEx. Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.Ex. Further refinement of the production method could lead to the recovery of the excess methyl alcohol.* * *(n.) = wood alcohol, methyl alcoholEx: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.
Ex: Further refinement of the production method could lead to the recovery of the excess methyl alcohol.* * *methyl alcohol -
11 anular
adj.1 ring-shaped.dedo anular ring finger2 annular, ring-shaped.Ricardo compró un artefacto anular Richard bought a ring-shaped artifact.m.1 ring finger (dedo).Elsa se quebró el anular Elsa fractured her ring finger.2 annular, annular ligament.v.1 to annul, to leave without effect, to abolish, to invalidate.El juez anuló la decisión The judge annulled the decision.2 to belittle, to annul, to underrate.Dorotea anula a su hijo Dorothy belittles her son.3 to chalk off.* * *► adjetivo1 ring-shaped1 ring finger————————2 (un pedido, viaje) to cancel; (un contrato) to invalidate, cancel4 figurado (desautorizar) to deprive of authority1 to lose one's authority* * *verb1) to cancel, annul, rescind* * *1. VT1) [+ contrato] to cancel, rescind; [+ ley] to repeal; [+ decisión] to override; [+ matrimonio] to annul2) [+ elecciones, resultado] to declare null and void; [+ gol, tanto] to disallowhan anulado la votación por irregularidad — they have declared the vote null and void because of irregularities
3) [+ cita, viaje, evento] to cancel4) [+ cheque] to cancel5) [+ efecto] to cancel out, destroy6) (Mat) to cancel out7) [+ persona] to overshadow8) frm (=incapacitar) to deprive of authority, remove from office2.See:* * *I II 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <contrato/viaje> to cancel; < matrimonio> to annul; <fallo/sentencia> to quash, overturn; < resultado> to declare... null and void; <tanto/gol> to disallowb) < cheque> ( destruir) to cancel; ( dar orden de no pagar) to stop2) < persona> to destroy2.anularse v pron (recípr)IIImasculino ring finger* * *= negate, nullify, override, overtake, overturn, render + valueless, render + wrong, repeal, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, dope, gainsay, eviscerate, wipe out, obliterate, preempt [pre-empt], revoke, undo, waive, quash, block off, write off, blot out, overrule, void.Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.Ex. To adopt terms or names in various languages, which are probably unfamiliar in a certain other language, would be to nullify the usefulness of that catalog to all of these users in the interest of cooperation.Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex. Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex. I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.Ex. We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.Ex. Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex. A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex. They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.----* anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.* anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.* anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.* * *I II 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <contrato/viaje> to cancel; < matrimonio> to annul; <fallo/sentencia> to quash, overturn; < resultado> to declare... null and void; <tanto/gol> to disallowb) < cheque> ( destruir) to cancel; ( dar orden de no pagar) to stop2) < persona> to destroy2.anularse v pron (recípr)IIImasculino ring finger* * *= negate, nullify, override, overtake, overturn, render + valueless, render + wrong, repeal, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, dope, gainsay, eviscerate, wipe out, obliterate, preempt [pre-empt], revoke, undo, waive, quash, block off, write off, blot out, overrule, void.Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
Ex: To adopt terms or names in various languages, which are probably unfamiliar in a certain other language, would be to nullify the usefulness of that catalog to all of these users in the interest of cooperation.Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex: I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.Ex: We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.* anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.* anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.* anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.* * *‹forma› ring-shaped dedovtA1 ‹contrato› to cancel, rescind; ‹matrimonio› to annul; ‹fallo/sentencia› to quash, overturn; ‹resultado› to declare … null and void; ‹tanto/gol› to disallow2 ‹cheque› (destruir) to cancel; (dar orden de no pagar) to stop3 ‹viaje/compromiso› to cancelB ‹persona› to destroy■ anularse( recípr):las dos fuerzas se anulan the two forces cancel each other outring finger* * *
anular verbo transitivo
‹ matrimonio› to annul;
‹fallo/sentencia› to quash, overturn;
‹ resultado› to declare … null and void;
‹tanto/gol› to disallow
( dar orden de no pagar) to stop
■ sustantivo masculino
finger ring
anular 1 sustantivo masculino ring finger
anular 2 verbo transitivo
1 Com (un pedido) to cancel
Dep (un gol) to disallow
(un matrimonio) to annul
Jur (una ley) to repeal
2 Inform to delete
3 (desautorizar, ignorar a una persona) to destroy
' anular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dedo
English:
annul
- cancel out
- disallow
- invalidate
- negate
- nullify
- off
- override
- quash
- rescind
- ring finger
- scrub
- cancel
- finger
- over
* * *♦ adj[en forma de anillo] ring-shaped;dedo anular ring finger♦ nm[dedo] ring finger♦ vt1. [cancelar] to cancel;[ley] to repeal; [matrimonio, contrato] to annul [gol] to disallow; [resultado] to declare voidel defensa anuló a la estrella del equipo contrario the defender marked the opposing team's star out of the game* * *2 adj ring-shaped;dedo anular ring finger* * *anular vt: to annul, to cancel* * *anular vb3. (gol, tanto) to disallow -
12 análisis de cocitas de autores
(n.) = author co-citation analysisEx. Author cocitation analysis is a powerful but potentially fallible tool and the methodology may need refinement.* * *(n.) = author co-citation analysisEx: Author cocitation analysis is a powerful but potentially fallible tool and the methodology may need refinement.
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13 coeficiente de similitud
(n.) = similarity measureEx. A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a ' similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own.* * *(n.) = similarity measureEx: A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a ' similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own.
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14 falible
adj.fallible.* * *► adjetivo1 fallible* * *ADJ fallible* * *adjetivo fallible* * *= fallible.Ex. Author cocitation analysis is a powerful but potentially fallible tool and the methodology may need refinement.* * *adjetivo fallible* * *= fallible.Ex: Author cocitation analysis is a powerful but potentially fallible tool and the methodology may need refinement.
* * *fallible* * *
falible adjetivo fallible, errable
' falible' also found in these entries:
English:
fallible
* * *falible adjfallible* * *adj fallible* * *falible adj: fallible -
15 hacer inalterable
(v.) = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stoneEx. Reciprocity and mutual understanding are necessary conditions for states who want establish firm relationships and this should be set in stone.Ex. Standards are not principles set in tablets of stone -- they are living and contextualised principles open to critique, adaptation and refinement in the light of evolving professional knowledge.* * *(v.) = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stoneEx: Reciprocity and mutual understanding are necessary conditions for states who want establish firm relationships and this should be set in stone.
Ex: Standards are not principles set in tablets of stone -- they are living and contextualised principles open to critique, adaptation and refinement in the light of evolving professional knowledge. -
16 invalidar
v.to invalidate.* * *1 to invalidate* * *VT [+ certificado, resultado] to invalidate, nullify; [+ decisión] to reverse; [+ leyes] to repeal* * ** * *= negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex. Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.Ex. Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex. These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.Ex. However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.Ex. In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.----* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* * ** * *= negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.Ex: However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.Ex: In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* * *invalidar [A1 ]vt‹documento› to invalidate, nullify; ‹premisa/argumento› to invalidate* * *
invalidar verbo transitivo to invalidate
' invalidar' also found in these entries:
English:
invalidate
- negate
- overrule
- over
* * *invalidar vt[sujeto: circunstancias] to invalidate; [sujeto: juez] to declare invalid;les invalidaron dos goles they had two goals disallowed* * *v/t invalidate* * *invalidar vt: to nullify, to invalidate -
17 manierista
adj. & m./f.mannerist (art).* * *► adjetivo1 manneristic1 mannerist* * *ADJ SMF mannerist* * *= mannerist.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. Mannerists sought a continuous refinement of form and concept, pushing exaggeration and contrast to great limits.* * *= mannerist.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: Mannerists sought a continuous refinement of form and concept, pushing exaggeration and contrast to great limits.
* * *adj/mfmannerist* * *♦ adjmannerist♦ nmfmannerist* * *I adj manneristII m/f mannerist -
18 matización
f.1 tingeing, shading, coloring, colouring.2 harmonization, fine tuning, matching.* * *2 (variación) nuances plural3 (aclaración) clarification* * *SF1) (Arte) blending2) (=teñido) tinging, tinting3) (=aclaración) qualificationesta opinión, con ciertas matizaciones, es compartida por todos — this opinion, with certain qualifications, is shared by everyone
quiero hacer una matización — I'd like to qualify o clarify that
* * *= refinement.Ex. Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.* * *= refinement.Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.
* * *quisiera hacer algunas matizaciones sobre este tema I should like to clarify a few things regarding this matteraceptaron la propuesta pero con muchas matizaciones they accepted the proposal but only after clarification of a number of points* * *
matización f (aclaración) hacer una matización, to add a rider
' matización' also found in these entries:
English:
fine tuning
* * *matización nf1. [de colores] blending2. [puntualización] clarification, explanation;me gustaría hacer una matización I'd like to clarify something* * *matización nf, pl - ciones1) : tinting, toning, shading2) : clarification (of a statement) -
19 metanol
m.1 methanol.2 wood alcohol, wood spirit, methanol.* * *1 methanol* * *masculino methanol* * *= methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, methanol.Ex. Further refinement of the production method could lead to the recovery of the excess methyl alcohol.Ex. Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.Ex. Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.* * *masculino methanol* * *= methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, methanol.Ex: Further refinement of the production method could lead to the recovery of the excess methyl alcohol.
Ex: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.Ex: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.* * *methanol* * *
metanol m Quím methanol
* * *metanol nmmethanol -
20 modificación
f.modification, alteration, amendment, change.* * *1 alteration, modification* * *noun f.modification, alteration* * *SF [en producto, vehículo] modification; [en texto] change, alteration; [en precio] change* * ** * *= editing, modification, qualification, refinement.Ex. To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.Ex. Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.Ex. The previous ALA rules were based on a principle of faithful transcription of the title page with elaborate qualifications, which yielded as a result an entry repetitious and confusing in its esoteric capitalization.Ex. Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.----* funciones de modificación = editing facilities.* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.* * ** * *= editing, modification, qualification, refinement.Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.
Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.Ex: The previous ALA rules were based on a principle of faithful transcription of the title page with elaborate qualifications, which yielded as a result an entry repetitious and confusing in its esoteric capitalization.Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.* funciones de modificación = editing facilities.* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.* * ** * *modificación nf1. [de diseño] alteration, modification;[de plan, ley] change; [de programa] alteration; [de presupuesto] revision2. Gram modification* * *f modification* * ** * *modificación n alteration
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