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61 dar cuenta de Algo
(comunicar) to report something 2 (acabar) to polish something off* * *(v.) = be held to accountEx. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejamos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.* * *(v.) = be held to accountEx: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejamos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
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62 dar de qué hablar
(v.) = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumoursEx. We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.Ex. His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.Ex. The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.* * *(v.) = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumoursEx: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
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63 dar la opinión sobre
(v.) = give + opinion onEx. This article gives some opinions on 3 main areas for reform in the library and information service of research institutes.* * *(v.) = give + opinion onEx: This article gives some opinions on 3 main areas for reform in the library and information service of research institutes.
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64 dar lugar a rumores
(v.) = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumoursEx. His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.Ex. The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.* * *(v.) = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumoursEx: His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
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65 dar pábulo a rumores
(v.) = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumoursEx. His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.Ex. The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.* * *(v.) = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumoursEx: His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
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66 dar que hablar
(v.) = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrowsEx. His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.Ex. The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.Ex. We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.* * *(v.) = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrowsEx: His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
Ex: The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'. -
67 dar un impulso
(v.) = kick-start [kickstart]Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.* * *(v.) = kick-start [kickstart]Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
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68 del convento
(adj.) = conventualEx. The nuns tenaciously defended their conventual tradition, which led to laxity both in discipline and resistance to attempts at reform.* * *(adj.) = conventualEx: The nuns tenaciously defended their conventual tradition, which led to laxity both in discipline and resistance to attempts at reform.
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69 del gobernador
(adj.) = gubernatorialEx. This article explores the significant growth and expansion of gubernatorial control over education reform.* * *(adj.) = gubernatorialEx: This article explores the significant growth and expansion of gubernatorial control over education reform.
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70 del que se tiene constancia
(adj.) = recordedEx. The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.* * *(adj.) = recordedEx: The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.
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71 desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones
(v.) = do + Posesivo + businessEx. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.* * *(v.) = do + Posesivo + businessEx: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
Spanish-English dictionary > desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones
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72 documentado
adj.well-informed, documented, well up, well-versed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: documentar.* * *1→ link=documentar documentar► adjetivo1 documented, researched2 familiar (enterado) informed* * *ADJ1) (=informado)un libro bien documentado — a well documented o researched book
2) (=con documentación)* * *- da adjetivo1) <informe/hecho> documented2) (frml) ( con documentación)* * *= documented, recorded.Ex. While some of the literature examined diverges from mainstream allopathic medicine, most popular publications succeed in presenting coherent, reasoned, and documented viewpoints.Ex. The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.----* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].* conocimiento documentado = recorded knowledge.* información documentada = documented information.* no estar documentado = be undocumented.* * *- da adjetivo1) <informe/hecho> documented2) (frml) ( con documentación)* * *= documented, recorded.Ex: While some of the literature examined diverges from mainstream allopathic medicine, most popular publications succeed in presenting coherent, reasoned, and documented viewpoints.
Ex: The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].* conocimiento documentado = recorded knowledge.* información documentada = documented information.* no estar documentado = be undocumented.* * *documentado -daA ‹informe/hecho› documentedun informe muy bien documentado a very well documented reportestaba muy bien documentada sobre el tema she was very well informed about the subject, she had done a lot of research on the subjectB ( frml) (con documentación) with the required documents o documentationla carga no iba debidamente documentada the load did not have the necessary documents o documentation o papers, the documentation for the load was not in order* * *documentado, -a adj1. [informado] [informe, estudio] researched;[persona] well-informed;un periodista muy documentado a very well-informed journalist;estar bien/mal documentado sobre algo to be well-informed/ill-informed about sth2. [con papeles encima] having identification;no pudo entrar porque no iba documentado he couldn't get in because he had no identification with him* * *adj persona with papers -
73 educación compensatoria
(n.) = remedial educationEx. This paper recounts the reform of remedial education at the City University of New York.* * *(n.) = remedial educationEx: This paper recounts the reform of remedial education at the City University of New York.
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74 educación de apoyo
(n.) = remedial educationEx. This paper recounts the reform of remedial education at the City University of New York.* * *(n.) = remedial educationEx: This paper recounts the reform of remedial education at the City University of New York.
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75 ejercer presión para conseguir Algo
(v.) = push forEx. Library advocates and other proponents of educational reform need to push both for innovative teaching methods and the library resources to support them.* * *(v.) = push forEx: Library advocates and other proponents of educational reform need to push both for innovative teaching methods and the library resources to support them.
Spanish-English dictionary > ejercer presión para conseguir Algo
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76 en el sentido más amplio
= in the broadest sense, in the widest senseEx. To a great extent preservation consists of appropriate storage of documents in the broadest sense.Ex. Godwin argues that insincerity is the most stubborn obstacle to social reform and political revolution in the widest sense.* * *= in the broadest sense, in the widest senseEx: To a great extent preservation consists of appropriate storage of documents in the broadest sense.
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77 enmarañar las cosas
(v.) = muddy + the watersEx. Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.* * *(v.) = muddy + the watersEx: Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.
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78 enmendarse
1 to reform, mend one's ways* * *VPR [persona] to mend one's ways* * *(v.) = clean up + Posesivo + actEx. The article 'NYPL cleans up its act' describes the 4 phases of a project conducted by the Conservation Division of the New York Public Library to improve its collections.* * *(v.) = clean up + Posesivo + actEx: The article 'NYPL cleans up its act' describes the 4 phases of a project conducted by the Conservation Division of the New York Public Library to improve its collections.
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■enmendarse vr (persona) to reform: ha prometido enmendarse, he has promised to mend his ways
' enmendarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enmendar
English:
mend
* * *vprto mend one's ways* * *v/r mend one’s ways* * *vr: to mend one's ways -
79 enredar las cosas
(v.) = muddy + the watersEx. Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.* * *(v.) = muddy + the watersEx: Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.
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80 envergadura
f.1 size, extent (importancia).una reforma de gran envergadura a wide-ranging reform2 wingspan.3 importance, reach, significance.* * *1 (de pájaro) spread, span, wingspan2 MARÍTIMO breadth (of sail)3 figurado (de avión) span, wingspan4 figurado (importancia) importance, scope\de gran envergadura / de mucha envergadura very important, consequential, far-reachingde poca envergadura unimportant, inconsequential* * *SF1) (=importancia) importanceel edificio sufrió daños de cierta envergadura — the building suffered considerable o substantial damage
un programa de gran envergadura — a wide-ranging programme, a programme of considerable scope
2) (=tamaño) scope, magnitude3) (=extensión) [gen] expanse, spread; (Náut) breadth, beam; (Aer, Orn) wingspan; [de boxeador] reach* * *1) ( importancia) magnitude (frml), importancede gran/cierta envergadura — of great/some importance
2) (de avión, ave) wingspan* * *= comprehensive, comprehensiveness, magnitude, sweep, massiveness, scale.Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.Ex. The importance of currency in relation to comprehensiveness and other features of the abstracting publication depends upon the subject area and audience.Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.Ex. The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.Ex. With praise for the completeness and the massiveness of the project is mixed a lack of confidence in the method of arrangement and the accuracy with which some of the entries are compiled.Ex. I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.----* de envergacura = heavy lifting.* de tal envergadura = of such magnitude, such that.* envergadura de ala = wingspan.* * *1) ( importancia) magnitude (frml), importancede gran/cierta envergadura — of great/some importance
2) (de avión, ave) wingspan* * *= comprehensive, comprehensiveness, magnitude, sweep, massiveness, scale.Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: The importance of currency in relation to comprehensiveness and other features of the abstracting publication depends upon the subject area and audience.Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.Ex: With praise for the completeness and the massiveness of the project is mixed a lack of confidence in the method of arrangement and the accuracy with which some of the entries are compiled.Ex: I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.* de envergacura = heavy lifting.* de tal envergadura = of such magnitude, such that.* envergadura de ala = wingspan.* * *A (importancia) magnitude ( frml), importanceun proyecto de gran envergadura a project of great importance o magnitudeun político de cierta envergadura a politician of some importanceB1 (de un avión, ave) wingspan2 (de una vela) breadth* * *
envergadura sustantivo femenino ( importancia) magnitude (frml), importance;
envergadura sustantivo masculino
1 (de un avión, un ave) wingspan
2 (importancia) significance, scope, extent: resolvieron problemas de cierta envergadura, they resolved quite complicated problems
' envergadura' also found in these entries:
English:
large-scale
- size
- small-scale
- span
- spread
- spur
- full
- magnitude
- wingspan
* * *envergadura nf1. [importancia] size, extent;[complejidad] complexity;para un negocio de esta envergadura se necesita mucho dinero a business of this size needs a lot of money;una reforma de gran envergadura a large-scale reform;políticos de poca envergadura minor politicians;el accidente fue de tal envergadura que hubo que cerrar el aeropuerto the accident was so serious that the airport had to be shut down2. [de ave, avión] wingspan3. [de brazos] span4. [de vela] breadth* * *magnitude, importance;de gran omucha envergadura fig of great importance* * *envergadura nf1) : span, breadth, spread2) : importance, scope
См. также в других словарях:
Reform — Reform … Deutsch Wörterbuch
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Reform — Re*form , v. i. To return to a good state; to amend or correct one s own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will seldom reform. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reform. — reform. = reformiert. * * * reform. = reformiert … Universal-Lexikon
reform — vb *correct, rectify, emend, amend, remedy, redress, revise Analogous words: *mend, repair, rebuild: better, *improve, help, ameliorate reform n *reformation … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reform — The verb reform (with the stress on the second syllable) means ‘to improve by removing faults’. Re form (with hyphen) means ‘to form again’ … Modern English usage