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21 echar sal en la herida
(v.) = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the woundEx. Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.Ex. To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.Ex. It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.Ex. He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.* * *(v.) = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the woundEx: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.
Ex: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes. -
22 ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo
(v.) = stretch + Nombre + to breaking pointEx. The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.* * *(v.) = stretch + Nombre + to breaking pointEx: The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.
Spanish-English dictionary > ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo
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23 empeorar las cosas
(v.) = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the woundEx. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.Ex. To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.Ex. But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.Ex. Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.Ex. It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.Ex. He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.* * *(v.) = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the woundEx: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
Ex: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.Ex: But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.Ex: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes. -
24 encantador
adj.charming, winning, delightful, lovely.m.enchanter.* * *► adjetivo1 enchanting, charming, delightful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\encantador,-ra de serpientes snake charmer* * *(f. - encantadora)adj.1) delightful2) charming* * *encantador, -a1.ADJ [persona] charming, delightful; [lugar] lovely2.SM / F magician, enchanter/enchantress* * *I- dora adjetivo <persona/lugar> charming, delightfulII- dora masculino, femenino magician* * *= engaging, charming, delightful, enchanting, delectable, winning, a prince of, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Ex. 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.Ex. Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.Ex. 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.Ex. It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.Ex. Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.Ex. The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.Ex. The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.----* de manera encantadora = winningly.* de un modo encantador = charmingly.* * *I- dora adjetivo <persona/lugar> charming, delightfulII- dora masculino, femenino magician* * *= engaging, charming, delightful, enchanting, delectable, winning, a prince of, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.Ex: 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.Ex: The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.* de manera encantadora = winningly.* de un modo encantador = charmingly.* * *‹persona› charming, delightfulun lugar encantador a charming o delightful spotla niña es encantadora she is a delightful o a charming o an enchanting childmasculine, femininemagicianencantador de serpientes snake charmer* * *
encantador
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
magician;
encantador de serpientes snake charmer
encantador,-ora
I adjetivo charming, lovely
II sustantivo masculino y femenino enchanter: el encantador de serpientes es un farsante, the snake charmer is a phony
' encantador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encantadora
English:
captivating
- charm
- charming
- delightful
- enchanting
- lovable
- lovely
- overdo
- snake-charmer
- sweet
- winning
- beautiful
- delectable
- snake
* * *encantador, -ora♦ adjdelightful, charming;es un tipo encantador he's charming, he's a lovely guy♦ nm,fencantador de serpientes snake charmer* * *I adj charmingII m, encantadora f magician;encantador de serpientes snake charmer* * *encantador, - dora adj: charming, delightfulencantador, - dora n: magician* * *encantador adj delightful / charming -
25 encrespado
adj.1 curly (pelo); choppy (mar).2 rough, surging, choppy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encrespar.* * *1→ link=encrespar encrespar► adjetivo1 (pelo) curly2 (mar) rough, choppy* * *ADJ [pelo] curly; [mar] choppy* * *= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.].Ex. So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.* * *= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.].Ex: So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.
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26 encuadernación
f.binding, bookbinding, sewing.* * *1 (arte) bookbinding2 (cubierta) binding\encuadernación en rústica paperbackencuadernación en tela cloth bindingtaller de encuadernación bindery* * *noun f.* * *SF1) binding2) (=taller) binder's* * *a) ( cubierta) bindingencuadernación en cuero/rústica — leather/paperback binding
b) ( acción) book binding* * *= binding.Ex. Facilities for check-in of issues, receipt of indexes, claiming of missing and overdue issues, routing, and binding are described.----* aviso de encuadernación = binding trigger.* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.* departamento de encuadernación = binding department.* encuadernación a canutillo = comb binding.* encuadernación a la americana = adhesive binding.* encuadernación a la caja = case binding, cased binding.* encuadernación arráfica = adhesive binding.* encuadernación de biblioteca = library binding.* encuadernación de editor = edition binding.* encuadernación de librero = retailers' binding.* encuadernación de libros = bookbinding [book-binding].* encuadernación de lujo = fine binding.* encuadernación editorial = publishers' binding.* encuadernación editorial en piel = publishers' leather.* encuadernación en cartoné = paper boards.* encuadernación en cola = perfect binding, adhesive binding.* encuadernación en espiral = spiral binding.* encuadernación en piel = leather binding.* encuadernación en piel de becerro = prize binding.* encuadernación en rústica = paper wrappers.* encuadernación en tela = cloth casing, cloth binding.* encuadernación en tela bordada = embroidered binding.* encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.* encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.* encuadernación industrial = edition binding, trade binding.* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.* encuadernación sin cosido reforzada con caucho = caoutchouc binding, gurta perchin binding.* material de encuadernación = covering material.* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación = bindery fund, binding fund.* patrón de encuadernación = binding pattern.* pedido de encuadernación = bindery order, binding order.* taller de encuadernación = bindery.* técnica de encuadernación = binding technique.* tela de encuadernación = book-cloth, binding cloth.* * *a) ( cubierta) bindingencuadernación en cuero/rústica — leather/paperback binding
b) ( acción) book binding* * *= binding.Ex: Facilities for check-in of issues, receipt of indexes, claiming of missing and overdue issues, routing, and binding are described.
* aviso de encuadernación = binding trigger.* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.* departamento de encuadernación = binding department.* encuadernación a canutillo = comb binding.* encuadernación a la americana = adhesive binding.* encuadernación a la caja = case binding, cased binding.* encuadernación arráfica = adhesive binding.* encuadernación de biblioteca = library binding.* encuadernación de editor = edition binding.* encuadernación de librero = retailers' binding.* encuadernación de libros = bookbinding [book-binding].* encuadernación de lujo = fine binding.* encuadernación editorial = publishers' binding.* encuadernación editorial en piel = publishers' leather.* encuadernación en cartoné = paper boards.* encuadernación en cola = perfect binding, adhesive binding.* encuadernación en espiral = spiral binding.* encuadernación en piel = leather binding.* encuadernación en piel de becerro = prize binding.* encuadernación en rústica = paper wrappers.* encuadernación en tela = cloth casing, cloth binding.* encuadernación en tela bordada = embroidered binding.* encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.* encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.* encuadernación industrial = edition binding, trade binding.* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.* encuadernación sin cosido reforzada con caucho = caoutchouc binding, gurta perchin binding.* material de encuadernación = covering material.* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación = bindery fund, binding fund.* patrón de encuadernación = binding pattern.* pedido de encuadernación = bindery order, binding order.* taller de encuadernación = bindery.* técnica de encuadernación = binding technique.* tela de encuadernación = book-cloth, binding cloth.* * *1 (cubierta) bindingencuadernación en cuero/tela leather/cloth bindingencuadernación en rústica paperback binding2 (acción) book binding* * *
encuadernación sustantivo femenino
encuadernación sustantivo femenino
1 (de un libro) binding: encuadernación en rústica, paperback binding
2 (oficio, arte) bookbinding
' encuadernación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rústica
- rústico
English:
binding
* * *1. [técnica] binding;[tapas] covers encuadernación en canutillo (plastic) comb binding;encuadernación en cuero leather binding;encuadernación en rústica paperback binding;encuadernación en tela cloth binding2. [taller] binder's, bookbinder's;Encuadernaciones Olarte [empresa] Olarte the Bookbinders* * *f1 binding;encuadernación en piel leather binding;encuadernación en tela cloth binding2 acto bookbinding* * * -
27 encuadernación en tela bordada
(n.) = embroidered bindingEx. Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.* * *(n.) = embroidered bindingEx: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.
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28 floreciente
adj.flourishing.* * *► adjetivo1 flourishing, prosperous* * *adj.1) flowering2) flourishing* * *ADJ1) (Bot) in flower, flowering, blooming2) (=próspero) flourishing, thriving* * *adjetivo flourishing, thriving* * *= thriving, flourishing.Ex. Now a thriving industrial city, it covers 40 square miles, has a population of 78,808, gives employment to 30,500 workers, and distributes an annual payroll of $640.6 million.Ex. Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.* * *adjetivo flourishing, thriving* * *= thriving, flourishing.Ex: Now a thriving industrial city, it covers 40 square miles, has a population of 78,808, gives employment to 30,500 workers, and distributes an annual payroll of $640.6 million.
Ex: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.* * *flourishing, thriving* * *
floreciente adjetivo
flourishing, thriving
floreciente adjetivo flourishing, thriving, prosperous: es un negocio floreciente, it's a thriving business
' floreciente' also found in these entries:
English:
blooming
- flourishing
- flowering
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29 hurgar en la herida
figurado to turn the knife (in the wound), rub salt in the wound————————figurado to turn the knife in the wound* * *(v.) = add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the woundEx. To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.Ex. Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.Ex. It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.Ex. He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.* * *(v.) = add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the woundEx: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.
Ex: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes. -
30 librero
m.bookseller, stationer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 bookseller* * *Ilibrero, -aSM / F (=persona) booksellerIIlibrero/a de viejo — secondhand bookseller
SM LAm (=estante) bookcase* * *- ra masculino, femeninoa) (Com) bookseller* * *= bookseller [book-seller].Ex. The booksellers are always available to serve these purposes.----* encuadernación de librero = retailers' binding.* Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF) = International Booksellers Federation (IBF).* librero anticuario = antiquarian librarian.* librero de venta al detalle = retail bookseller.* * *- ra masculino, femeninoa) (Com) bookseller* * *= bookseller [book-seller].Ex: The booksellers are always available to serve these purposes.
* encuadernación de librero = retailers' binding.* Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF) = International Booksellers Federation (IBF).* librero anticuario = antiquarian librarian.* librero de venta al detalle = retail bookseller.* * *librero -ramasculine, feminine1 ( Com) bookseller2* * *
librero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Com) booksellerb)
librero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino bookseller
' librero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
librera
English:
bookseller
- book
* * *librero, -a♦ nm,f[persona] bookseller♦ nmCAm, Col, Méx [mueble] bookcase* * *m bookseller; L.Am.mueble bookcase* * *librero, -ra n: bookseller -
31 librería
f.1 bookstore, book shop, bookseller's, bookshop.2 bookcase, bookshelf, bookstall.3 library.* * *1 (tienda) bookshop, bookstore2 (mueble) bookcase; (estantería) bookshelf* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=tienda) bookshop, bookstore (EEUU)librería anticuaria, librería de antiguo — antiquarian bookshop
librería de ocasión, librería de viejo — secondhand bookshop
2) (=estante) bookcase; (=biblioteca) library3) (=comercio) book trade* * *1) ( tienda) bookstore (AmE), bookshop (BrE)2) (Esp) ( mueble) bookcase* * *= bookshop [book shop], bookstore [book store], bookseller's shop, superstore bookshop, book superstore, book retailer.Ex. For small collections document arrangement may be the only retrieval device available, particularly in bookshops, small public libraries and small specialist collections.Ex. Many bookstore owners and acquistions librarians need more than just bibliographic data.Ex. A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.Ex. This article describes how 5 independent booksellers in the USA have coped with the competition of superstore bookshops.Ex. Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.Ex. This article describes the division of opinion between publishers and book retailers on the subject of machine readable price coding on books.----* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.* dependiente de librería = bookstore clerk.* empleado de librería = bookstore clerk.* encargado de librería = bookstore clerk.* * *1) ( tienda) bookstore (AmE), bookshop (BrE)2) (Esp) ( mueble) bookcase* * *= bookshop [book shop], bookstore [book store], bookseller's shop, superstore bookshop, book superstore, book retailer.Ex: For small collections document arrangement may be the only retrieval device available, particularly in bookshops, small public libraries and small specialist collections.
Ex: Many bookstore owners and acquistions librarians need more than just bibliographic data.Ex: A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.Ex: This article describes how 5 independent booksellers in the USA have coped with the competition of superstore bookshops.Ex: Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.Ex: This article describes the division of opinion between publishers and book retailers on the subject of machine readable price coding on books.* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.* dependiente de librería = bookstore clerk.* empleado de librería = bookstore clerk.* encargado de librería = bookstore clerk.* * *Compuesto:librería de viejo or de ocasiónsecond-hand bookstore o bookshop* * *
librería sustantivo femenino
1 ( tienda) bookstore (AmE), bookshop (BrE);
2 (Esp) ( mueble) bookcase
librería sustantivo femenino
1 (establecimiento) bookshop, US bookstore
2 (mueble) bookcase
' librería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lance
- paliza
- tropezarse
- especializado
English:
bookcase
- bookshop
- bookstore
- exploit
- book
- should
* * *librería nf1. [tienda] bookshop, US bookstorelibrería de lance second-hand bookshop;librería de ocasión second-hand bookshop;librería de viejo antiquarian bookshop3. Informát library* * *f bookstore* * *librería nf: bookstore* * *librería n bookshop -
32 llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad
(v.) = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limitEx. With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.Ex. The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.Ex. All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.* * *(v.) = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limitEx: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
Ex: The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.Spanish-English dictionary > llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad
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33 mercado editorial
(n.) = book trade [booktrade]Ex. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.* * *(n.) = book trade [booktrade]Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
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34 minorista
adj.retail.f. & m.retailer.* * *► adjetivo1 retail1 retailer* * *1.ADJ retail antes de s2.SMF retailer* * *Iadjetivo retail (before n)IIcomerciante/vendedor minorista — retailer
masculino y femenino retailer* * *= retailer.Ex. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.* * *Iadjetivo retail (before n)IIcomerciante/vendedor minorista — retailer
masculino y femenino retailer* * *= retailer.Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
* * *retail ( before n)comerciante/vendedor minorista retailerretailer* * *
minorista adjetivo
retail ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
retailer
minorista
I adjetivo retail
comercio minorista, retail trade
II mf retailer
' minorista' also found in these entries:
English:
retailer
* * *♦ adjretail;comercio minorista retail trade♦ nmfretailer* * *COMI adj retail atrII m/f retailer* * *minorista adj: retailminorista nmf: retailer -
35 misal
m.missal.* * *1 missal* * *SM missal* * *masculino missal* * *= prayer book, service book.Ex. Bibles and prayer books may still be had in publishers' leather today.Ex. Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.* * *masculino missal* * *= prayer book, service book.Ex: Bibles and prayer books may still be had in publishers' leather today.
Ex: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.* * *missal* * *
misal sustantivo masculino missal
* * *misal nmmissal* * *m missal -
36 muy + Adjetivo
(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.* * *(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour. -
37 ofertar
v.to offer.* * *1 (vender en oferta) to offer at reduced prices2 (ofrecer) to offer* * *VT2) (Com) [en concurso] to tender; [en subasta] to bid3) (=ofrecer barato) to sell on special offer* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( liquidar) to put... on special offerb) (esp AmL) ( ofrecer) to offer2.ofertar vi ( en licitación) to tender* * *= offer, carry.Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex. This article describes attempts by manufacturers, retailers and distributors of map software to persuade booksellers in the USA to carry their products.----* invitación a ofertar = invitation to tender (ITT).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( liquidar) to put... on special offerb) (esp AmL) ( ofrecer) to offer2.ofertar vi ( en licitación) to tender* * *= offer, carry.Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
Ex: This article describes attempts by manufacturers, retailers and distributors of map software to persuade booksellers in the USA to carry their products.* invitación a ofertar = invitation to tender (ITT).* * *ofertar [A1 ]vt1 (liquidar) to put … on special offerproductos ofertados al consumidor products available o on offer to the consumer* * *
ofertar verbo transitivo to offer
* * *♦ vt[plaza, puesto] to offer; [producto, servicio] to offer for sale; [a un precio reducido] to put on special (offer)♦ vi[en una subasta] to bid ( por for)* * *v/t COM put on special offer* * *ofertar vtofrecer: to offer -
38 pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico
(v.) = swipeEx. California, which has magstripes on the backs of driver's licenses, has introduced a bill to stop retailers from swiping customers' licenses and storing the information collected.* * *(v.) = swipeEx: California, which has magstripes on the backs of driver's licenses, has introduced a bill to stop retailers from swiping customers' licenses and storing the information collected.
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39 pequeño comercio
(n.) = retailer, retail store, retail shopEx. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.Ex. Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.Ex. Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops.* * *(n.) = retailer, retail store, retail shopEx: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.Ex: Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops. -
40 picado
adj.piqued.m.diving, dive.past part.past participle of spanish verb: picar.* * *1 (de avión) dive————————1→ link=picar picar► adjetivo2 (vino) vinegary, sour, off3 (metal) pitted4 (piel, cara) pockmarked5 (tabaco) cut6 (mar) choppy7 (diente) decayed8 familiar (ofendido) offended1 (de avión) dive\caer en picado to plummetestar picado,-a familiar to be upset, be miffed* * *1. ADJ1) (=podrido) [diente] rotten, decayed; [fruta] rotten; [metal] rusty, rusted2) (Culin) [ajo, cebolla, patata] chopped; Esp, Cono Sur [carne] minced, ground (EEUU)3) (=triturado) [tabaco] cut; [hielo] crushed4) [vino] pricked, sour5) [mar] choppy6)7) * (=enfadado)8) * (=interesado)estar picado con o por algo — to go for sth in a big way *
está muy picado con la lotería — he's really been bitten by the lottery bug *, he's gone for the lottery in a big way *
9) (=borracho) tipsy10) (Mús) [nota] staccato2. SM1) (=acción)a) (Culin) [de ajo, cebolla, patata] chopping; Esp, Cono Sur [de carne] mincing, grinding (EEUU)b) [de billete, boleto] punchingc) (=triturado) [de tabaco, de piedra] cutting; [de hielo] crushing2) (Aer, Orn) divecaer en picado — Esp (Aer) to plummet, nose-dive; [precios, popularidad, producción] to plummet, fall sharply
3) (Mús) staccato* * *I- da adjetivoa) < diente> decayed, bad; <manguera/llanta> perishedb) <ajo/perejil> chopped; < carne> (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)e) < mar> choppyII* * *= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.], chopped, ground, minced, miffed.Ex. So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.Ex. Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.Ex. For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).Ex. Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.----* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.* descenso en picado = swoop.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hielo picado = crushed ice.* mar picada = heavy sea.* ternera picada = minced beef.* * *I- da adjetivoa) < diente> decayed, bad; <manguera/llanta> perishedb) <ajo/perejil> chopped; < carne> (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)e) < mar> choppyII* * *= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.], chopped, ground, minced, miffed.Ex: So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.
Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.Ex: For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).Ex: Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.* descenso en picado = swoop.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hielo picado = crushed ice.* mar picada = heavy sea.* ternera picada = minced beef.* * *A1 ‹muela› decayed, bad; ‹manguera/llanta› perishedtenía todos los dientes picados all her teeth were bad o decayedtiene una muela picada you have a cavity in one toothuna cara picada de viruela a pockmarked face, a face marked by smallpox2 ‹manzana› rotten; ‹vino› sourB1 (mar) choppyestá picado porque no lo llamaste he's a bit put out that you didn't call him ( colloq)3( Méx fam) (interesado, intrigado): el asunto lo tiene picado he's really into the subject ( colloq)estoy picado con el final del libro I'm on tenterhooks to see how the book endsBel pájaro cayó en picado al agua the bird plunged o dived into the waterlas acciones descendieron en picado stocks plummeted o plunged* * *
Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)
picado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
picado
picar
picado 1◊ -da adjetivo
‹manguera/llanta› perished
‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)
‹ vino› sour
picado 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp) See Also→ picada 1
picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
[abeja/avispa] to sting;
una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
‹ enemigo› to peck
◊ solo quiero picado algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat
f) (Taur) to jab
2
‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
2
◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;
me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);◊ picadole (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
picarse verbo pronominal
1
[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (ajo, cebolla, etc) chopped
2 (carne) minced
3 (fruta) bad
manzana picada, rotten apple
4 (vino) sour
5 (diente) decayed
un diente picado, a bad tooth
6 (mar) choppy
7 fam (ofendido, enojado) offended, put out: está picado conmigo, he's in a huff with me
II m (de avión, ave) dive
caer en picado, to nose-dive, plummet
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' picado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosca
- picada
- bicho
- papel
English:
academic
- bite
- choppy
- crush
- dive
- eat
- finely
- ground
- nosedive
- plummet
- pockmarked
- slump
- some
- sour
- swoop
- tailspin
- wane
- chop
- confetti
- dip
- nose
- plunge
- rotten
- rough
- sore
- steep
* * *picado, -a♦ adj1. [marcado] [piel] pockmarked;[fruta] bruised2. [agujereado] perforated;picado de polilla moth-eaten3. [diente] decayed;tengo una muela picada I've got a bad o rotten tooth4. [triturado] [alimento] chopped;[tabaco] cut; Esp, RP5. [vino] sour6. [mar] choppyestá picado porque no lo invitaron a la fiesta he's peeved o put out because he wasn't invited to the party8. Am [achispado] tipsy♦ nmhacer un picado to dive;caer en picado: el avión cayó en picado the plane nose-dived;la caída en picado del régimen the collapse of the regime¿jugamos un picado? shall we have a kickabout?* * *I adj1 diente decayed2 mar rough, choppy3 carne ground, Brminced; verdura minced, Brfinely chopped3 fig ( resentido) offendedII m L.Am.dive;* * *picado, -da adj1) : perforated2) : minced, chopped3) : decayed (of teeth)4) : choppy, rough
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