-
1 refinería
• refinery -
2 refinería
-
3 refinería
f.refinery.* * *1 refinery* * *SF refinery* * *femenino refinery* * *= refinery.Ex. In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.* * *femenino refinery* * *= refinery.Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.
* * *refinery* * *
refinería sustantivo femenino
refinery
refinería sustantivo femenino refinery
' refinería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ingenio
English:
oil refinery
- refinery
- oil
* * *refinería nfrefinery* * *f TÉC refinery* * *refinería nf: refinery -
4 azucarera
f.1 sugar refinery.2 sugar bowl, sugar basin.3 sugarhouse.* * *1 (vasija) sugarbowl2 (fábrica) sugar factory* * ** * *a) (AmL) ( recipiente) sugar bowlb) ( fábrica) sugar refinery* * *= sugar mill, beet sugar factory, sugar factory.Ex. Literacy has been brought directly into the workplace with the introduction of libraries into factories and sugar mills.Ex. This article presents an approach to help beet sugar factories reduce water and effluent.Ex. Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.----* fábrica azucarera = sugar mill.* * *a) (AmL) ( recipiente) sugar bowlb) ( fábrica) sugar refinery* * *= sugar mill, beet sugar factory, sugar factory.Ex: Literacy has been brought directly into the workplace with the introduction of libraries into factories and sugar mills.
Ex: This article presents an approach to help beet sugar factories reduce water and effluent.Ex: Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.* fábrica azucarera = sugar mill.* * *1 ( AmL) (recipiente) sugar bowl2 (fábrica) sugar refinery* * *
azucarera sustantivo femenino
azucarero,-a
1 sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino sugar bowl
II adjetivo sugar
la industria azucarera, sugar industry
' azucarera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azucarero
- remolacha
English:
beet
- sugar beet
- sugar
* * *azucarera nf1. [fábrica] sugar refinery2. [recipiente] sugar bowl* * *f sugar bowl* * *azucarera nf: sugar bowl -
5 ingenio
m.1 ingenuity (inteligencia).aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits2 wit, wittiness (agudeza).3 device.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ingeniar.* * *2 (habilidad) ingenuity3 (individuo) genius4 (aparato) device\aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits* * *noun m.1) wit2) device* * *SM1) (=inventiva) ingenuity, inventiveness; (=talento) talent; (=gracia) wit2) (=persona) wit3) (Mec) apparatus, device; (Mil) device4) (=fábrica) mill, plantingenio azucarero, ingenio de azúcar — sugar mill, sugar refinery
* * *1)a) ( talento) ingenuity, inventivenessaguzar el ingenio — to rack one's brains
b) (chispa, agudeza) wit2) ( aparato) device3) (AmL) ( refinería) tb* * *= acumen, invention, wit, genius, ingeniousness, finessing, finesse.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex. Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.Ex. Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.Ex. But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.Ex. He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.----* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.* * *1)a) ( talento) ingenuity, inventivenessaguzar el ingenio — to rack one's brains
b) (chispa, agudeza) wit2) ( aparato) device3) (AmL) ( refinería) tb* * *= acumen, invention, wit, genius, ingeniousness, finessing, finesse.Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.Ex: Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.* * *A1 (talento) ingenuity, inventivenessaguzar el ingenio to rack one's brains2 (chispa, agudeza) witB1 (aparato) device2Compuestos:spacecraftnuclear device* * *
Del verbo ingeniar: ( conjugate ingeniar)
ingenio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ingenió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ingeniar
ingenio
ingeniar ( conjugate ingeniar) verbo transitivo ‹método/sistema› to devise, think up;◊ ingeniárselas (fam): se las ingenió para arreglarlo he managed to fix it
ingenio sustantivo masculino
1
◊ aguzar el ingenio to rack one's brains
2 ( aparato) device
3 (AmL) ( refinería) tb
ingeniar verbo transitivo to invent, devise
♦ Locuciones: ingeniárselas para hacer algo, to manage to do sthg: me las voy a ingeniar para conocerle mejor, I'm going to figure out how to get to know him better
ingenio sustantivo masculino
1 (para idear cosas, soluciones) talent, inventiveness
2 (para dar respuestas, argumentos) wit
3 (aparato, máquina) device
' ingenio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- artificio
- chispa
- espabilar
- gala
- habilidad
- humor
- palidecer
- roma
- romo
- chispeante
- desplegar
- ingeniar
- viveza
English:
display
- ingenuity
- subtlety
- wit
- wittiness
* * *ingenio nm1. [inteligencia] ingenuity;aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits2. [agudeza] wit, wittiness3. [máquina] device4. [azucarero] sugar mill* * *m1 ingenuity;golpe de ingenio flash of inspiration2 ( aparato) device* * *ingenio nm1) : ingenuity2) chispa: wit, wits3) : device, apparatus4)ingenio azucarero : sugar refinery -
6 destilería
f.distillery, still, brewery.* * *1 distillery* * *SF distillery* * *femenino distillery* * *= distillery.Ex. The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).----* destilería ilegal = moonshine still.* * *femenino distillery* * *= distillery.Ex: The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).
* destilería ilegal = moonshine still.* * *distilleryCompuesto:oil refinery* * *
destilería sustantivo femenino
distillery
destilería sustantivo femenino distillery
' destilería' also found in these entries:
English:
distillery
- still
* * *destilería nfdistillery* * *f distillery* * *destilería nf: distillery -
7 ingenio azucarero
m.sugar cane processing plant, sugar cane plant, sugar mill, sugar refinery.* * *L.Am.sugar refinery -
8 afinar
v.1 to tune (Music) (instrument).afinar la voz to sing in tuneElsa afina su piano Elsa tunes her piano.2 to fine-tune.afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3 to refine.La refinería afina el aceite The refinery refines the oil.4 to sing in tune.5 to work out, to iron out.Ricardo afinó la propuesta Richard works out the proposal.6 to attune.La privación afina los sentidos Privation attunes the senses7 to enhance.El maquillaje afina la belleza natural Makeup enhances natural beauty.* * *1 to perfect, polish2 MÚSICA to tune3 (puntería) to sharpen4 (metales) to purify, refine* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Mús) to tune2) (Aut) to tune up3) (=perfeccionar) to put the finishing touch to, complete; (=pulir) to polish; (Téc) to purify, refine; [+ puntería] to sharpen, make more precise2.VI to sing in tune, play in tune3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex. These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex. The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *afinar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹instrumento› to tune2 ‹coche› to tune up; ‹motor› to tune3 ‹concepto/definición› to perfect, refine, honeB ‹punta› to sharpen■ afinarviA1 (cantar, tocar en el tono debido) «cantante» to sing in tune; «músico» to play in tune2 (ajustar el instrumento) to tune upB (estar alerta) to be/keep on one's toes■ afinarseto become thinner* * *
afinar ( conjugate afinar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ motor› to tune
2 ‹ punta› to sharpen
afinar verbo transitivo
1 (la puntería) to sharpen
2 (un instrumento) to tune
' afinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- diapasón
- puntería
English:
attune
- tune
- tune up
- hone
* * *♦ vt1. [instrumento] to tune;afinar la voz to sing in tune2. [perfeccionar, mejorar] to fine-tune;afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3. [pulir] to refine♦ vi[cantar] to sing in tune* * *I v/t1 MÚS tune; figfine-tune2 punta sharpenII v/i play in tune* * *afinar vt1) : to perfect, to refine2) : to tune (an instrument)afinar vi: to sing or play in tune* * *afinar vb (instrumento) to tune -
9 refinadora
-
10 aceitera
f.1 oilcan.2 oil can, oil bottle, oil jar, oiling can.3 oil beetle.* * *1 oil bottle2 AUTOMÓVIL oil can* * *SF (Culin) oil bottle; (Aut) oilcan* * *femenino (Tec) oilcan; (Coc) cruet* * *femenino (Tec) oilcan; (Coc) cruet* * *aceitera11 = oil cruet.Nota: Para condimentar la comida.Ex: These traditional oil cruets are made of blown glass, capturing the beautiful imperfections of this medium.
* vinagrera y aceitera = cruet.aceitera22 = oiling can.Nota: Para engrasar.Ex: He and the others gave the old engine a thorough inspection, then pulled out what appeared to be oiling cans.
* * *1 ( Tec) oilcan2 ( Coc) cruet* * *
aceitera sustantivo femenino (Tec) oilcan;
(Coc) cruet
aceitera sustantivo femenino (para engrasar) oilcan
(para aceite comestible) oil bottle
' aceitera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
convoy
English:
cruet
- oil
* * *aceitera nf1. [para llevar aceite] oil bottle o can [for salad oil]2.3. [empresa] cooking oil company* * *f1 TÉC oilcan2 GASTR cruet* * *aceitera nf1) : cruet (for oil)2) : oilcan -
11 batey
m.1 machinery and appurtenances for sugar-making.2 premises surrounding a sugar mill in the West Indies.3 clearing in front of a country house, forecourt. (Caribbean)* * * -
12 destilería de petróleo
• oil refinery -
13 refinadora
• refiner• refinery• refining plant -
14 refinería de azúcar
• sugar refinery
См. также в других словарях:
Refinery — Re*fin er*y ( ?), n.; pl. {Refineries} ( ?z). [Cf. F. raffinerie.] 1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refinery — (n.) 1727, from REFINE (Cf. refine) + ERY (Cf. ery) … Etymology dictionary
refinery — ► NOUN (pl. refineries) ▪ an industrial installation where a substance is refined … English terms dictionary
refinery — [ri fīn′ər ē] n. pl. refineries [< REFINE + ERY, based on Fr raffinerie] an establishment or plant for refining, or purifying, such raw materials as oil, metal, or sugar … English World dictionary
Refinery — A refinery is composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations used for refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value. Types of refineriesThe various types of refineries include:* Oil… … Wikipedia
refinery — Premises approved by the Commissioners for the treatment of oil (HODA s.27). HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * refinery re‧fin‧e‧ry [rɪˈfaɪnəri] noun refineries PLURALFORM [countable] MANUFACTURING a factory where something such as oil or sugar … Financial and business terms
refinery — Synonyms and related words: armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, bindery, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, brewery, brickyard, cannery, clarifier, colander, cradle, creamery, cribble, dairy, defense plant,… … Moby Thesaurus
refinery — n. an oil; sugar refinery * * * [rɪ faɪn(ə)rɪ] sugar refinery an oil … Combinatory dictionary
refinery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smelting works, oil refinery, sugar refinery; see factory . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something that purifies or cleans: clarifier, cleaner, cleanser, purifier, refiner. See CLEAN … English dictionary for students
refinery — UK [rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms refinery : singular refinery plural refineries a factory where things are removed from a natural substance to make it pure … English dictionary
refinery — noun Refinery is used after these nouns: ↑oil, ↑sugar … Collocations dictionary
