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  • 81 poso

    m.
    sediment.
    posos del café coffee grounds
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: posar.
    * * *
    2 figurado trace
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=sedimento) [de mineral] sediment, deposit; [de vino] sediment, dregs pl, lees pl ; [de café] dregs pl, grounds pl
    2) (=huella) trace
    * * *
    masculino ( del vino) sediment, lees (pl), dregs (pl); ( del café) dregs (pl), grounds (pl)
    * * *
    Ex. Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
    * * *
    masculino ( del vino) sediment, lees (pl), dregs (pl); ( del café) dregs (pl), grounds (pl)
    * * *

    Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

    * * *
    1 (del vino) sediment, lees (pl), dregs (pl)
    2 (del café) dregs (pl), grounds (pl)
    3 ( liter) (huella) trace
    * * *

    Del verbo posar: ( conjugate posar)

    poso es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    posó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    posar    
    poso
    posar ( conjugate posar) verbo intransitivo
    to pose
    posarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/insecto] to alight, land;
    [avión/helicóptero] to land
    poso sustantivo masculino ( del vino) sediment, lees (pl), dregs (pl);
    ( del café) dregs (pl), grounds (pl)
    posar
    I vi (para una fotografía, un cuadro) to pose
    II verbo transitivo to put o lay down
    poso sustantivo masculino dregs pl
    ' poso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    asiento
    - hez
    - trasfondo
    - cuncho
    English:
    dregs
    - sediment
    * * *
    poso nm
    1. [sedimento] sediment;
    [de café] grounds;
    formar poso to settle
    2. [resto, huella] trace;
    la discusión me dejó un poso amargo the argument left a bitter taste in my mouth
    * * *
    m dregs pl ;
    los posos del café the coffee grounds
    * * *
    poso nm
    1) : sediment, dregs pl
    2) : grounds pl (of coffee)

    Spanish-English dictionary > poso

  • 82 progresivo

    adj.
    progressive, creeping, outcoming, advancing.
    m.
    progressive, progressive mode.
    * * *
    1 progressive
    * * *
    (f. - progresiva)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=que avanza) progressive; (=paulatino) gradual; (=continuo) continuous; (Ling) continuous
    * * *
    - va adjetivo
    a) ( que avanza) progressive
    b) ( continuo) progressive
    c) ( paulatino) progressive, gradual
    d) (Ling) < tiempo> continuous, progressive
    * * *
    = progressive, creeping.
    Ex. Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.
    Ex. Significant trends revealed by the data include better salaries to be earned in non traditional posts (e.g. Web developers), creeping disparity between men's and women's salaries, and continuing rise in part time and temporary jobs.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo
    a) ( que avanza) progressive
    b) ( continuo) progressive
    c) ( paulatino) progressive, gradual
    d) (Ling) < tiempo> continuous, progressive
    * * *
    = progressive, creeping.

    Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.

    Ex: Significant trends revealed by the data include better salaries to be earned in non traditional posts (e.g. Web developers), creeping disparity between men's and women's salaries, and continuing rise in part time and temporary jobs.

    * * *
    1 (que avanza) progressive
    2 (continuo) progressive
    el progresivo deterioro que sufre el medio ambiente the progressive deterioration of the environment
    3 (paulatino) progressive, gradual
    un aumento progresivo a progressive o gradual increase
    4 ( Ling) ‹tiempo› continuous, progressive
    5 ( Ópt) varifocal
    * * *

    progresivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    progressive
    progresivo,-a adjetivo progressive
    (paulatino) gradual: un progresivo aumento de la pobreza, a gradual increase in the number of poor people

    ' progresivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    progresiva
    English:
    progressive
    * * *
    progresivo, -a adj
    1. [que progresa] progressive
    2. [gradual] gradual;
    se espera un aumento progresivo de las temperaturas a gradual rise in temperatures is expected
    3. [impuesto] progressive
    4. Gram progressive, continuous
    * * *
    adj progressive
    * * *
    progresivo, -va adj
    : progressive, gradual

    Spanish-English dictionary > progresivo

  • 83 promontorio

    m.
    promontory.
    * * *
    1 promontory, headland
    * * *
    SM (=altura) promontory; [en la costa] promontory, headland
    * * *
    masculino ( en tierra) hill, rise; ( en el mar) promontory, headland
    * * *
    Ex. Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
    * * *
    masculino ( en tierra) hill, rise; ( en el mar) promontory, headland
    * * *

    Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

    * * *
    1 (en tierra) hill, rise
    2 (en el mar) promontory, headland
    * * *

    promontorio sustantivo masculino ( en tierra) hill, rise;
    ( en el mar) promontory, headland
    ' promontorio' also found in these entries:
    English:
    cape
    * * *
    promontory
    * * *
    m promontory
    * * *
    : promontory, headland

    Spanish-English dictionary > promontorio

  • 84 promover

    v.
    1 to initiate, to bring about.
    2 to cause.
    3 to promote, to be conducive to, to boost up, to encourage.
    María promueve los deportes Mary promotes sports.
    María promovió a su asistente Mary promoted her assistant.
    4 to file.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover
    1 to promote
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=impulsar) [+ proceso, plan, intereses, desarrollo] to promote; [+ ley] to sponsor; [+ debate, conflicto] to provoke

    promover un pleito — to bring an action, file a suit

    2) (=provocar) to cause
    3) (=ascender) [+ persona, equipo] to promote (a to)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <ahorro/turismo> to promote, stimulate; < plan> to instigate, promote; <conflicto/enfrentamientos> to provoke; < acuerdo> to bring about, promote
    b) (Der) <querella/pleito> to bring
    2) <oficial/funcionario> to promote
    * * *
    = advance, cultivate, favour [favor, -USA], further, launch, promote, pioneer, instigate, foster, spur, elicit, forward, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.
    Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex. Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
    Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    ----
    * promover el odio = fuel + hatred.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * promoverse a Uno mismo = self-promote.
    * promover una actividad = launch + activity.
    * promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.
    * promover un interés = promote + interest.
    * promover un programa = launch + program(me).
    * promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.
    * promover un punto de vista = promote + view.
    * promover un servicio = launch + service.
    * volver a promover un producto = rehyping.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <ahorro/turismo> to promote, stimulate; < plan> to instigate, promote; <conflicto/enfrentamientos> to provoke; < acuerdo> to bring about, promote
    b) (Der) <querella/pleito> to bring
    2) <oficial/funcionario> to promote
    * * *
    = advance, cultivate, favour [favor, -USA], further, launch, promote, pioneer, instigate, foster, spur, elicit, forward, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.

    Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).

    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
    Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    * promover el odio = fuel + hatred.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * promoverse a Uno mismo = self-promote.
    * promover una actividad = launch + activity.
    * promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.
    * promover un interés = promote + interest.
    * promover un programa = launch + program(me).
    * promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.
    * promover un punto de vista = promote + view.
    * promover un servicio = launch + service.
    * volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

    * * *
    promover [E9 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹ahorro/turismo› to promote, stimulate; ‹plan› to instigate, promote; ‹conflicto/enfrentamientos› to provoke
    sus intentos de promover un acuerdo entre las dos partes her attempts to bring about o promote an agreement between the two sides
    los centros promovidos por Sanidad the centers sponsored by the Department of Health
    promovió una ola de protestas it provoked o caused o stirred up o prompted a wave of protest
    los que promovieron la manifestación those who organized the demonstration
    [ S ] promueve: Los Sauces S.A. developers: Los Sauces S.A.
    2 ( Der) ‹querella/pleito› to bring
    B ‹oficial/funcionario› to promote
    sólo el 60% de los alumnos fue promovido a segundo only 60% of the students were promoted to the second year ( AmE) o ( BrE) allowed to continue into the second year
    * * *

     

    promover ( conjugate promover) verbo transitivo ‹ahorro/turismo› to promote;
    ‹conflicto/enfrentamientos› to provoke;
    ‹querella/pleito› to bring
    promover verbo transitivo
    1 to promote: el gobierno quiere promover el turismo en el país, the Government wants to stimulate its tourist industry
    2 (una construcción) to develop
    3 (disturbios, etc) to instigate, give rise to
    4 (un pleito) to bring
    ' promover' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    auspiciar
    English:
    democracy
    - elevate
    - further
    - initiate
    - advance
    - foster
    - pioneer
    - promote
    - stir
    - trial
    * * *
    1. [iniciar] to initiate, to bring about;
    [impulsar] to promote;
    una campaña para promover la lectura a campaign designed to promote reading
    2. [ocasionar] to cause;
    sus declaraciones promovieron gran indignación his statements caused o provoked considerable indignation
    3. [ascender]
    promover a alguien a to promote sb to
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( fomentar) promote
    2 ( causar) provoke, cause
    * * *
    promover {47} vt
    1) : to promote, to advance
    2) fomentar: to foster, to encourage
    3) provocar: to provoke, to cause
    * * *
    promover vb to promote

    Spanish-English dictionary > promover

  • 85 propicio

    adj.
    propitious, favorable, favourable, advantageous.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: propiciar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) suitable; (uso formal) propitious
    * * *
    (f. - propicia)
    adj.
    favorable, propitious
    * * *
    ADJ [momento, condiciones] favourable, favorable (EEUU); [persona] kind, well-disposed
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo < momento> opportune, propitious (frml); < condiciones> favorable*, propitious (frml)
    * * *
    = promising, propitious, bloomy, favourable [favorable, -USA].
    Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
    Ex. She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.
    Ex. The 1st is to follow the fashions of mainstream publications and to contribute to their bloomy or gloomy predictions.
    Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
    ----
    * lo propicio = propitiousness.
    * propicio para = conducive (to).
    * ser propicio a = lend + Reflexivo + to.
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo < momento> opportune, propitious (frml); < condiciones> favorable*, propitious (frml)
    * * *
    = promising, propitious, bloomy, favourable [favorable, -USA].

    Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

    Ex: She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.
    Ex: The 1st is to follow the fashions of mainstream publications and to contribute to their bloomy or gloomy predictions.
    Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
    * lo propicio = propitiousness.
    * propicio para = conducive (to).
    * ser propicio a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

    * * *
    ‹momento› opportune, propitious ( frml); ‹condiciones› favorable*, propitious ( frml)
    un clima propicio para las negociaciones a favorable climate for the negotiations
    no es un ambiente propicio para la meditación the surroundings are not conducive to meditation
    * * *

    Del verbo propiciar: ( conjugate propiciar)

    propicio es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    propició es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    propiciar    
    propicio
    propiciar ( conjugate propiciar) verbo transitivo ( favorecer) to favor( conjugate favor);
    ( causar) to bring about
    propicio
    ◊ - cia adjetivo ‹ momento› opportune, propitious (frml);


    ‹ condiciones› favorable( conjugate favorable), propitious (frml)
    propiciar verbo transitivo to favour
    propicio,-a adjetivo propitious, favourable
    ' propicio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    nido
    - propicia
    - satisfactoria
    - satisfactorio
    English:
    conducive
    - occasion
    - propitious
    * * *
    propicio, -a adj
    [favorable] propitious, favourable; [adecuado] suitable, appropriate;
    un bar no es un entorno propicio para el estudio a bar is not a suitable place for studying in
    * * *
    adj favorable, Br
    favourable ser propicio para be favorable to
    * * *
    propicio, - cia adj
    : favorable, propitious

    Spanish-English dictionary > propicio

  • 86 provocar

    v.
    1 to provoke.
    El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.
    Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.
    2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).
    provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebody
    provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh
    el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze
    3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to provoke
    \
    provocar el parto to induce birth
    provocar un incendio (con intención) to commit arson 2 (sin intención) to cause a fire
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote
    2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on
    3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite

    ¡no me provoques! — don't start me!

    provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury

    4) [sexualmente] to rouse
    2. VI
    1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)

    ¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?

    ¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?

    no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea

    -¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"

    no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today

    2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up *
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt
    b) (Med)

    provocar el parto — to induce labor*

    2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
    2.
    provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

    ¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    * * *
    = provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.
    Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
    Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
    Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    ----
    * provocar cambios = wreak + changes.
    * provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.
    * provocar escarnio = evoke + response.
    * provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.
    * provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.
    * provocar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.
    * provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.
    * provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.
    * provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.
    * provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.
    * provocar un cambio = bring about + change.
    * provocar un debate = ignite + debate.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt
    b) (Med)

    provocar el parto — to induce labor*

    2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
    2.
    provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

    ¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    * * *
    = provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.
    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.
    Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
    Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
    Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * provocar cambios = wreak + changes.
    * provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.
    * provocar escarnio = evoke + response.
    * provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.
    * provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.
    * provocar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.
    * provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.
    * provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.
    * provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.
    * provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.
    * provocar un cambio = bring about + change.
    * provocar un debate = ignite + debate.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

    * * *
    provocar [A2 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (causar, ocasionar) to cause
    un cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigarette
    una decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversy
    no se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire
    2 ( Med):
    provocar el parto to induce labor*
    las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
    el antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodies
    B ‹persona›
    1 (al enfado) to provoke
    2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on
    ■ provocar
    vi
    ( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)
    ( refl):
    se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself
    * * *

     

    provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ explosión› to cause;

    ‹ incendio› to start;
    ‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
    ‹ reacción› to cause
    b) (Med) ‹ parto› to induce

    2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
    ( sexualmente) to lead … on
    verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):
    ◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    provocar verbo transitivo
    1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
    2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
    3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
    4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
    (un aplauso) to provoke
    5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke

    ' provocar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    campanada
    - desatar
    - engendrar
    - hacer
    - motivar
    - organizar
    - pinchar
    - chulear
    - dar
    - meter
    - parto
    - reclamo
    - torear
    English:
    bait
    - bring
    - bring about
    - bring on
    - cause
    - excite
    - fight
    - incur
    - induce
    - instigate
    - invite
    - prompt
    - provoke
    - raise
    - rouse
    - roust
    - short-circuit
    - spark off
    - start
    - stir up
    - tease
    - trigger
    - disturbance
    - draw
    - elicit
    - evoke
    - short
    - spark
    - stir
    - taunt
    - whip
    - wreck
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [incitar] to provoke;
    ¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!
    2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;
    [incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;
    una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;
    provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;
    el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;
    su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else
    3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;
    le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes
    ♦ vi
    Carib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]
    ¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;
    ¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;
    ¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?
    * * *
    v/t
    1 cause
    2 el enfado provoke
    3 sexualmente lead on
    4 parto induce
    5
    :
    ¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?
    * * *
    provocar {72} vt
    1) causar: to provoke, to cause
    2) irritar: to provoke, to pique
    * * *
    1. (en general) to cause
    2. (incendio) to start
    3. (una persona) to provoke

    Spanish-English dictionary > provocar

  • 87 purga

    f.
    1 purgative (medicine).
    2 purge.
    3 purging, purge, lavage.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: purgar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: purgar.
    * * *
    1 purge
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Med) purge, purgative
    2) (Pol) purge
    3) (=drenaje) venting, draining
    * * *
    femenino (Med) purgative, laxative; (Pol) purge
    * * *
    = purge, lavage.
    Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex. An enema is lavage of the rectum or distal colon.
    ----
    * hacer una purga = purge.
    * purga del intestino = bowel prep.
    * purga intestinal = bowel prep.
    * * *
    femenino (Med) purgative, laxative; (Pol) purge
    * * *
    = purge, lavage.

    Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

    Ex: An enema is lavage of the rectum or distal colon.
    * hacer una purga = purge.
    * purga del intestino = bowel prep.
    * purga intestinal = bowel prep.

    * * *
    1 ( Med) purgative, laxative
    2 ( Pol) purge
    * * *

    Del verbo purgar: ( conjugate purgar)

    purga es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    purga    
    purgar
    purga sustantivo femenino
    1 Med purgative
    2 (ideológica) purge
    purgar verbo transitivo
    1 Med to purge
    2 Pol to purge
    3 fig (los pecados, los delitos, etc) to pay for, expiate
    ' purga' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    depuración
    English:
    purge
    * * *
    purga nf
    1. Med purgative
    2. [depuración] purge
    * * *
    f POL purge
    * * *
    purga nf
    1) : laxative
    2) : purge

    Spanish-English dictionary > purga

  • 88 que el agua disuelve

    Ex. This solvent has therefore been useful in removal of such adhesives from drawings where water-fugitive media are present.
    * * *

    Ex: This solvent has therefore been useful in removal of such adhesives from drawings where water-fugitive media are present.

    Spanish-English dictionary > que el agua disuelve

  • 89 que estrope el paisaje

    (adj.) = eyesore
    Ex. He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.
    * * *
    (adj.) = eyesore

    Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.

    Spanish-English dictionary > que estrope el paisaje

  • 90 que rompe la armonía

    (adj.) = eyesore
    Ex. He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.
    * * *
    (adj.) = eyesore

    Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.

    Spanish-English dictionary > que rompe la armonía

  • 91 recogida

    f.
    1 collection.
    hacer una recogida de firmas to collect signatures
    recogida de basuras rubbish collection
    recogida de equipajes baggage reclaim
    2 harvest, gathering (cosecha).
    3 picking up, collection, pick, pickup.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: recoger.
    * * *
    1 (gen) collection
    2 (cosecha) harvest, harvesting
    \
    recogida de datos data capture
    recogida de equipajes baggage reclaim
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de basura, correo] collection

    recogida de basuras — refuse collection, garbage collection (EEUU)

    recogida de datos — (Inform) data capture

    recogida de equipajes — (Aer) baggage reclaim

    2) (Agr) harvest
    3) (=retiro) withdrawal, retirement
    4) Méx (Agr) round-up; Cono Sur [de policía] sweep, raid
    * * *
    a) (de basura, correo) collection
    b) (Agr) harvest
    c) (Col) (Mil) retreat
    * * *
    = collection, gathering, harvesting, pickup [pick-up], harvest, picking, collecting.
    Ex. Appropriate software may be employed to aid in the recording of the thesaurus and even in the collection of terms.
    Ex. Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.
    Ex. This collocation surely meets a general need more effectively than if everything were brought together under process, scattering materials on crops: harvesting of wheat, oats, barlye, etc., all colocated at harvesting.
    Ex. University faculty were provided with an opportunity to review acquisitions lists in subject areas of choice and to have titles of interest held for pick-up.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.
    Ex. The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.
    Ex. Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
    ----
    * caja de recogida de documentación = deposit box.
    * colección recogida = accumulation.
    * contenedor de recogida de vidrio = bottle bank.
    * formulario de recogida de información = data collection form.
    * impreso de recogida de datos = enquiry form, inquiry form.
    * instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.
    * lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.
    * plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.
    * punto de recogida = pick-up point, drop-off point.
    * recogida de basura = waste collection, garbage collection, refuse removal, refuse collection.
    * recogida de datos = data collection, data gathering [data-gathering], fact-gathering, reporting, data collecting.
    * recogida de equipajes = baggage claim.
    * recogida de información = information gathering.
    * recogida de muestras = sampling.
    * recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.
    * recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.
    * zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.
    * * *
    a) (de basura, correo) collection
    b) (Agr) harvest
    c) (Col) (Mil) retreat
    * * *
    = collection, gathering, harvesting, pickup [pick-up], harvest, picking, collecting.

    Ex: Appropriate software may be employed to aid in the recording of the thesaurus and even in the collection of terms.

    Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.
    Ex: This collocation surely meets a general need more effectively than if everything were brought together under process, scattering materials on crops: harvesting of wheat, oats, barlye, etc., all colocated at harvesting.
    Ex: University faculty were provided with an opportunity to review acquisitions lists in subject areas of choice and to have titles of interest held for pick-up.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.
    Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.
    Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
    * caja de recogida de documentación = deposit box.
    * colección recogida = accumulation.
    * contenedor de recogida de vidrio = bottle bank.
    * formulario de recogida de información = data collection form.
    * impreso de recogida de datos = enquiry form, inquiry form.
    * instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.
    * lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.
    * plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.
    * punto de recogida = pick-up point, drop-off point.
    * recogida de basura = waste collection, garbage collection, refuse removal, refuse collection.
    * recogida de datos = data collection, data gathering [data-gathering], fact-gathering, reporting, data collecting.
    * recogida de equipajes = baggage claim.
    * recogida de información = information gathering.
    * recogida de muestras = sampling.
    * recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.
    * recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.
    * zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.

    * * *
    1 (de basura, correo) collection
    2 ( Agr) harvest
    3 ( Col) ( Mil) taps ( AmE), retreat ( BrE)
    Compuestos:
    profit-taking
    baggage reclaim, luggage reclaim ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    recogida sustantivo femenino
    a) (de basura, correo) collection

    b) (Agr) harvest

    recogido,-a adjetivo
    1 (el pelo) tied up
    2 (un lugar) cosy, secluded
    3 (una vida) quiet
    recogida sustantivo femenino
    1 (de información, dinero, basura, etc) collection
    2 Agr harvest
    3 (de una persona) withdrawal, retirement
    ' recogida' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    residuo
    - contenedor
    English:
    baggage reclaim
    - collection
    - reclaim
    - refuse collection
    - bottle
    - post
    * * *
    1. [acción] collection;
    hacer una recogida de firmas to collect signatures
    recogida de basuras refuse collection;
    recogida de datos data collection o capture;
    recogida de equipajes baggage reclaim;
    recogida selectiva en origen [de basura] waste segregation
    2. [cosecha] harvest, gathering
    3. [de fruta] picking;
    la recogida de la uva the grape harvest
    * * *
    f
    1 collection
    2 AGR harvest

    Spanish-English dictionary > recogida

  • 92 reconstructivo

    adj.
    reconstructive.
    * * *
    Ex. When these lesions interfere with speech, their removal is considered reconstructive rather than a cosmetic procedure.
    ----
    * cirugía plástica reconstructiva = reconstructive plastic surgery.
    * cirugía reconstrutiva = reconstructive surgery.
    * cirujano reconstructivo = reconstructive surgeon.
    * odontología reconstructiva = reconstructive dentistry.
    * terapia reconstructiva = reconstructive therapy.
    * * *

    Ex: When these lesions interfere with speech, their removal is considered reconstructive rather than a cosmetic procedure.

    * cirugía plástica reconstructiva = reconstructive plastic surgery.
    * cirugía reconstrutiva = reconstructive surgery.
    * cirujano reconstructivo = reconstructive surgeon.
    * odontología reconstructiva = reconstructive dentistry.
    * terapia reconstructiva = reconstructive therapy.

    Spanish-English dictionary > reconstructivo

  • 93 religioso-cultural

    Ex. Hair removal has an important religious-cultural meaning in eastern India.
    * * *

    Ex: Hair removal has an important religious-cultural meaning in eastern India.

    Spanish-English dictionary > religioso-cultural

  • 94 rellenar

    v.
    1 to refill.
    Ellos rellenan el hueco They refill the hole.
    2 to fill in or out (documento, formulario).
    3 to stuff.
    4 to pad out, to exaggerate.
    Ellos rellenan la historia They pad out=exaggerate the story.
    Ellos rellenan sillones They pad couches.
    5 to pack, to pack with stuffing.
    Ellos rellenan cajas They pack boxes with stuffing.
    * * *
    1 (volver a llenar) to refill, fill again
    2 (llenar del todo) to cram, pack, stuff
    3 (cuestionario) to fill in, fill out
    4 COCINA (ave) to stuff; (pastel) to fill
    5 COSTURA to pad
    6 (historia, relato) to pad out, embroider
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=volver a llenar) to refill, replenish; (Aer) to refuel
    2) (=llenar hasta arriba) to fill up
    3) [+ formulario] to fill in, fill out; [+ espacios] to fill in
    4) (Culin) to stuff (de with)
    5) (Cos) to pad
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <pavo/pimientos> to stuff; < pastel> to fill

    rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

    b) <cojín/muñeco> to stuff
    c) <agujero/grieta> to fill
    2) ( volver a llenar) to refill
    3) <impreso/formulario> to fill out o in
    4) <examen/discurso> to pad out
    * * *
    = fill onto, fill out, replenish, top up, bulk out, refill [re-fill], fill in, pad out, flesh out, pug.
    Ex. Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.
    Ex. One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.
    Ex. The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
    Ex. Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
    Ex. Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.
    Ex. The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.
    Ex. The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
    Ex. There were 900-920 pages of text, containing 150,000200,000 words, padded out with wide margins, and extravagant chapter divisions.
    Ex. The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
    Ex. He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.
    ----
    * acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.
    * rellenar a nombre de = make out to.
    * rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.
    * rellenar de = stuff with.
    * rellenar de paja = pad out.
    * rellenar un cheque = issue + check.
    * rellenar un cheque a nombre de = cheque + make + payable to.
    * rellenar un cuestionario = fill out + questionnaire, fill in + questionnaire, complete + questionnaire.
    * rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.
    * relleno de bolitas = beanbag.
    * una vez relleno = completed.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <pavo/pimientos> to stuff; < pastel> to fill

    rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

    b) <cojín/muñeco> to stuff
    c) <agujero/grieta> to fill
    2) ( volver a llenar) to refill
    3) <impreso/formulario> to fill out o in
    4) <examen/discurso> to pad out
    * * *
    = fill onto, fill out, replenish, top up, bulk out, refill [re-fill], fill in, pad out, flesh out, pug.

    Ex: Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.

    Ex: One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.
    Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
    Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
    Ex: Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.
    Ex: The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.
    Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
    Ex: There were 900-920 pages of text, containing 150,000200,000 words, padded out with wide margins, and extravagant chapter divisions.
    Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
    Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.
    * acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.
    * rellenar a nombre de = make out to.
    * rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.
    * rellenar de = stuff with.
    * rellenar de paja = pad out.
    * rellenar un cheque = issue + check.
    * rellenar un cheque a nombre de = cheque + make + payable to.
    * rellenar un cuestionario = fill out + questionnaire, fill in + questionnaire, complete + questionnaire.
    * rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.
    * relleno de bolitas = beanbag.
    * una vez relleno = completed.

    * * *
    rellenar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹berenjenas/pollo/canelones› to stuff; ‹pastel› to fill rellenar algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth WITH sth
    rellenó los pimientos de or con arroz she stuffed the peppers with rice
    2 ‹almohadón/muñeco› to stuff
    3 ‹agujero/grieta› to fill
    B (volver a llenar) ‹copas› to refill, top up ( BrE); ‹tanque› to refill, fill … up again
    C ‹impreso/cupón/formulario› to fill out o in
    D ‹examen/discurso› to pad out
    * * *

     

    rellenar ( conjugate rellenar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹pavo/pimientos/cojín› to stuff;

    ‹ pastel› to fill;
    rellenar algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth with sth
    b) ‹agujero/grieta› to fill

    2 ( volver a llenar) to refill
    3 ‹impreso/formulario› to fill out o in;
    ‹examen/discurso› to pad out
    rellenar verbo transitivo
    1 (un recipiente, hueco) to fill
    (volver a llenar) to refill
    2 (un cojín, muñeco) to stuff
    3 Culin (un ave, pimiento, etc) to stuff
    (un pastel, una tarta) to fill
    4 (un impreso) to fill in
    ' rellenar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    embutir
    - formularia
    - formulario
    - lechada
    - blanco
    - espacio
    - masilla
    - mayúscula
    - proceder
    English:
    complete
    - fill
    - fill in
    - fill out
    - form
    - print
    - refill
    - stuff
    - pad
    - plaster
    - stop
    * * *
    1. [volver a llenar] to refill;
    rellenaron el agujero con cemento they filled the hole back up with cement
    2. [documento, formulario] to fill in o out
    3. [pollo] to stuff;
    [tarta, pastel] to fill;
    rellenó los canelones de o [m5] con atún she filled the cannelloni with tuna
    4. [cojín, almohadón] to stuff
    * * *
    v/t fill; GASTR pollo, pimientos stuff; formulario fill out, fill in
    * * *
    1) : to refill
    2) : to stuff, to fill
    3) : to fill out
    * * *
    1. (comida) to stuff / to fill
    2. (un recipiente) to refill
    3. (hueco) to fill
    4. (impreso) to fill in

    Spanish-English dictionary > rellenar

  • 95 retén de cajón

    (n.) = drawer stop
    Ex. Individual drawers can be carried to the shelves if necessary, perhaps for stocktaking, but normally a drawer 'stop' prevents the removal of a drawer by a reader.
    * * *

    Ex: Individual drawers can be carried to the shelves if necessary, perhaps for stocktaking, but normally a drawer 'stop' prevents the removal of a drawer by a reader.

    Spanish-English dictionary > retén de cajón

  • 96 sarro

    m.
    1 tartar.
    2 sediment (poso).
    3 scale, scaling, fur.
    4 plaque, tartar, plaque on the teeth, dental plaque.
    * * *
    3 (sedimento) deposit
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=depósito) [en los dientes] tartar, plaque; [en la lengua] fur; [en una caldera] scale, fur
    2) (Bot) rust
    * * *
    masculino ( en los dientes) plaque, tartar; ( en la lengua) fur; (en tetera eléctrica, cañería) scale, fur (BrE)
    * * *
    = plaque, tartar, scale, dental scale.
    Ex. The author examines the composition of plaque and describes how to remove it with the use of a toothbrush and dental floss.
    Ex. Smooth surface finishes markedly reduce adherence of tartar and other deposits.
    Ex. The low friction and smoothness of the inner surface resists the building up of scale inside the pipe.
    Ex. The first step of every single dental treatment is the removal of dental scale, thus preventing gingivitis.
    ----
    * eliminación del sarro = descaling.
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * sarro dental = dental scale.
    * * *
    masculino ( en los dientes) plaque, tartar; ( en la lengua) fur; (en tetera eléctrica, cañería) scale, fur (BrE)
    * * *
    = plaque, tartar, scale, dental scale.

    Ex: The author examines the composition of plaque and describes how to remove it with the use of a toothbrush and dental floss.

    Ex: Smooth surface finishes markedly reduce adherence of tartar and other deposits.
    Ex: The low friction and smoothness of the inner surface resists the building up of scale inside the pipe.
    Ex: The first step of every single dental treatment is the removal of dental scale, thus preventing gingivitis.
    * eliminación del sarro = descaling.
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * sarro dental = dental scale.

    * * *
    1 (en los dientes) plaque, tartar; (en la lengua) fur
    hay que quitarle el sarro it needs descaling
    * * *

    sarro sustantivo masculino ( en los dientes) plaque, tartar;
    ( en la lengua) fur;
    (en tetera eléctrica, cañería) scale
    sarro sustantivo masculino
    1 (en los dientes) tartar
    2 (bajo la lengua) fur
    3 (en un recipiente, una tubería) fur, scale
    ' sarro' also found in these entries:
    English:
    fur
    - plaque
    - scale
    - tartar
    * * *
    sarro nm
    1. [en dientes] tartar
    2. [en tuberías] scale, fur
    * * *
    m tartar
    * * *
    sarro nm
    1) : deposit, coating
    2) : tartar, plaque

    Spanish-English dictionary > sarro

  • 97 sarro dental

    m.
    dental plaque, rhyparia, tartar, calculus.
    * * *
    (n.) = dental scale
    Ex. The first step of every single dental treatment is the removal of dental scale, thus preventing gingivitis.
    * * *

    Ex: The first step of every single dental treatment is the removal of dental scale, thus preventing gingivitis.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sarro dental

  • 98 sedimento

    m.
    sediment (poso).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sedimentar.
    * * *
    1 sediment, deposit
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM sediment, deposit
    * * *
    masculino sediment, deposit
    * * *
    Ex. Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
    ----
    * obturarse con sedimentos = silt.
    * sedimento marino = sea sediment.
    * sedimento residual = sludge.
    * * *
    masculino sediment, deposit
    * * *

    Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

    * obturarse con sedimentos = silt.
    * sedimento marino = sea sediment.
    * sedimento residual = sludge.

    * * *
    sediment, deposit
    * * *

    Del verbo sedimentar: ( conjugate sedimentar)

    sedimento es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    sedimentó es:

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

    sedimento sustantivo masculino
    sediment, deposit
    sedimento m Geol Quím sediment, deposit
    ' sedimento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    borra
    - hez
    - depósito
    English:
    deposit
    - dregs
    - sediment
    - sludge
    * * *
    1. [poso] sediment
    2. Literario [huella] residue
    * * *
    m sediment
    * * *
    : sediment

    Spanish-English dictionary > sedimento

  • 99 servicios mínimos

    masculino plural minimum o skeleton service
    * * *
    Ex. There will be a skeleton staff to ensure that services like power and refuse removal are maintained throughout the festive season holidays.
    * * *
    masculino plural minimum o skeleton service
    * * *

    Ex: There will be a skeleton staff to ensure that services like power and refuse removal are maintained throughout the festive season holidays.

    * * *
    skeleton service sg

    Spanish-English dictionary > servicios mínimos

  • 100 sin mantenimiento

    Ex. This solid particles removal device has a lifespan of at least 7 years and is virtually maintenance-free for the first 26,400 h of use.
    * * *

    Ex: This solid particles removal device has a lifespan of at least 7 years and is virtually maintenance-free for the first 26,400 h of use.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin mantenimiento

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