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41 imponer una limitación
(v.) = place + restraint, impose + limitationEx. The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.Ex. Interactive TV could overcome some of the limitations imposed on the types of banking and retailing services already being offered via the Internet.* * *imponer una limitación (sobre)(v.) = place + constraint (on/upon)Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
(v.) = place + restraint, impose + limitationEx: The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.
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42 libro de pastas amarillas
(n.) = yellow-backEx. The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.* * *(n.) = yellow-backEx: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.
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43 música celestial
f.1 nice-sounding words, hot air, idle promises, hooey.2 heavenly music.* * *= music to + Posesivo + earsEx. The article ' Music to our ears?' compares the book and music trades suggesting that music retailing can offer many useful similarities and pointers.* * *= music to + Posesivo + earsEx: The article ' Music to our ears?' compares the book and music trades suggesting that music retailing can offer many useful similarities and pointers.
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44 novela a duro
(n.) = dime and nickel novelEx. Beadle and Adams of New York's ' dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.* * *(n.) = dime and nickel novelEx: Beadle and Adams of New York's ' dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
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45 pirata
adj.1 pirate (barco, ataque).2 pirate.3 cowboy. ( Latin American Spanish)f. & m.1 pirate.pirata del aire hijackerpirata informático cracker, hacker2 cowboy. ( Latin American Spanish)* * *► adjetivo1 pirate1 HISTORIA pirate1 (de la informática) hacker\pirata aéreo hijacker* * *noun mf.* * *1. SMF1) (=corsario) pirate2) (Inform)pirata informático/a — hacker
3) (Literat) * plagiarist4) * (=granuja) rogue, scoundrel5) (Com) cowboy, shark6) † * (=persona cruel) hard-hearted person2.ADJ* * *Ia) < barco> pirate (before n)b) ( clandestino) <casete/copia> pirate (before n), bootleg (before n) (colloq)c) (Ven) ( de mala calidad) poor, shoddy (colloq)IImasculino y femeninoa) (Náut) pirateb) (de casetes, videos) pirate* * *= pirated, pirate, stealth, bootleg, raider, piratical, buccaneer.Ex. Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex. A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.Ex. Sometimes described as a ' bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.Ex. To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex. The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.----* barco pirata = pirate ship.* pirata aéreo = hijacker [highjacker].* pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado = spammer.* pirata informático = hacker, computer hacker.* * *Ia) < barco> pirate (before n)b) ( clandestino) <casete/copia> pirate (before n), bootleg (before n) (colloq)c) (Ven) ( de mala calidad) poor, shoddy (colloq)IImasculino y femeninoa) (Náut) pirateb) (de casetes, videos) pirate* * *= pirated, pirate, stealth, bootleg, raider, piratical, buccaneer.Ex: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.Ex: Sometimes described as a ' bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.Ex: To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.* barco pirata = pirate ship.* pirata aéreo = hijacker [highjacker].* pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado = spammer.* pirata informático = hacker, computer hacker.* * *1 ‹barco› pirate ( before n)1 ( Náut) pirate2 (de casetes, etc) piratelos piratas del ordenador computer hackersCompuestos:hijacker, skyjacker ( journ)● pirata informático, pirata informáticahacker* * *
pirata adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (Náut) pirate;
pirata
I adjetivo
1 pirate
2 (copia ilegal) pirate, bootleg
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 pirate
pirata aéreo, hijacker
pirata informático, hacker
2 (literatura, música, etc) plagiarist
' pirata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
emisora
English:
bootleg
- buccaneer
- cowboy
- hacker
- inform
- pirate
- hijacker
* * *♦ adj1. [barco, ataque] pirate2. [radio, edición, vídeo] pirate;[casete, grabación] bootleg3. Am [profesional, servicio] cowboy;un electricista pirata a cowboy electrician♦ nmf1. [corsario] piratepirata aéreo hijacker;pirata del aire hijacker;pirata informático cracker, hacker2. Am [mal profesional] cowboy* * *I adj pirate atrII m/f pirate* * *pirata adj: bootleg, piratedpirata nmf1) : pirate2) : bootlegger3)pirata aéreo : hijacker* * *pirata n pirate -
46 ramificación
f.1 ramification, embranchment, branching.2 branch.* * *1 ramification* * *SF ramification* * *1)a) (de árbol, planta, nervios) ramificationb) (Inf) branch2) ramificaciones femenino plural ( derivaciones) ramifications (pl)* * *= branch, ramification.Ex. Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.Ex. In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also 'wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on.* * *1)a) (de árbol, planta, nervios) ramificationb) (Inf) branch2) ramificaciones femenino plural ( derivaciones) ramifications (pl)* * *= branch, ramification.Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
Ex: In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also 'wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on.* * *A1 (de un árbol, una planta) ramification2 (de venas, nervios) branch, ramification3 ( Inf) branch* * *
ramificación sustantivo femenino
ramification
ramificación sustantivo femenino ramification, branch
* * *ramificación nf1. [de árbol] ramification2. [de arterias, nervios] branch3. [de cordillera] embranchment, branch;[de ferrocarril, carretera] branch4. [consecuencia] ramification* * *f ramification* * * -
47 satinado
adj.satin-like, shiny, glossy, satiny.m.shine, gloss.past part.past participle of spanish verb: satinar.* * *1 gloss, shine————————1→ link=satinar satinar► adjetivo1 gloss, shine* * *1.ADJ glossy, shiny2.SM gloss, shine* * *- da adjetivo < papel> satin (before n), satin-finish (before n); <hilo/tela> with a satin sheen* * *= glazed, glazing, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.].Ex. The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.Ex. An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.Ex. The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.* * *- da adjetivo < papel> satin (before n), satin-finish (before n); <hilo/tela> with a satin sheen* * *= glazed, glazing, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.].Ex: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.* * *satinado -da* * *satinado, -a♦ adj[papel] glossy; [tela] satiny; [pintura] satin♦ nm[de papel] glossy finish; [de tela, pintura] satin finish* * ** * *satinado, -da adj: satiny, glossy -
48 vender al detalle
(v.) = retailEx. Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.* * *(v.) = retailEx: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
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49 vender al por menor
to sell retail, retail* * *(v.) = retailEx. Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.* * *(v.) = retailEx: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
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50 venta al por mayor
(n.) = wholesaling, wholesaleEx. In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also ' wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on.Ex. Such lists are derived from information about sales supplied to the list-compilers by people who sell books, retail and wholesale.* * *(n.) = wholesaling, wholesaleEx: In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also ' wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on.
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51 venta2
2 = sale, selling, brokering, merchandising, dispensation, trafficking, traffic.Ex. The BCA hopes that the sales of the schedules will go most of the way towards making the scheme self-sufficient.Ex. SALESPEOPLE AND selling and FIRE FIGHTERS would be specific, and the user would not have to intuit that these headings, perhaps, covered the activities of women as well as men.Ex. One of the company's services is the brokering of on-line data base searches.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. The article is entitled 'THERIAQUE: quality information on drugs, essential for their optimal use, prescription and dispensation' = El artículo se titula "THERIAQUE: información de calidad sobre los fármacos, esencial para su uso, prescripción y venta óptimos'.Ex. The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.Ex. She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.----* agencia de venta de billetes = ticket agent, ticket agency.* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.* a la venta = on release.* anuncio de compra-venta = classified ad, classified advertisement.* argumento de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.* catálogo de libros en venta = publication(s) list.* compra-venta de coches = auto dealer.* condiciones de venta = terms of sale.* con millones de ventas = megaselling.* de gran venta = high selling.* de más ventas = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* departamento de ventas = sales team, sales department.* de un gran éxito de ventas = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* de venta al detalle = retail.* de venta al por menor = retail.* de venta en el mercado = commercially available.* de venta regular = steady-selling.* empresa dedicada a la venta por correo = mail order company.* encargado de ventas = sales manager.* en venta = for sale, in print, priced, on release, on sale.* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.* estar en venta = be up for sale.* estrategia de ventas = sales strategy.* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.* gerente de ventas = sales manager.* impuesto de ventas = sales tax.* impuesto sobre las ventas = sales tax.* ingresos de ventas = sales revenue.* librero de venta al detalle = retail bookseller.* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbacks in Print.* Libros Británicos en Venta = British Books in Print.* libros en venta = books in print.* línea de ventas = line.* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.* negocio de venta de coches usados = used car business.* objetivo de ventas = sales target.* perder una venta = lose + sale.* perder ventas = lose + sales.* poner en venta = put on + sale.* postventa = postpurchase.* precio de venta al público = cover price, list price, listed price.* precio de venta al público (P.V.P.) = retail price.* promoción de ventas = sales promotion.* punto de venta = outlet, point of sale.* red de ventas = sales network.* representante de ventas = sales rep, sales representative.* responsable de ventas = sales manager.* rollo de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* sala de exposición y venta = show room [showroom].* salón de exposición y ventas = salesroom [saleroom].* venta agresiva = hard-sell.* venta al contado = cash sale.* venta al detalle = retailing, retail trade.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* venta de armas = arms sale.* venta de coches = car sales.* venta de entradas = ticketing.* venta de libros = bookselling [book selling].* venta de material impreso = print sale.* venta de productos comestibles = grocery marketing.* venta de tickets = ticketing.* venta de viviendas = home sale.* venta directa = direct sale, direct marketing, direct selling.* venta directa al público = sale + over the counter.* venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento = on-trade sale.* venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento = off-trade sale.* ventas = sales figures, market share, takings.* ventas al detalle = retail sales.* ventas al por menor = retail sales.* ventas + dispararse = sales + shoot up.* ventas, las = bottom line, the.* venta típica = country inn.* volumen de ventas = turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock. -
52 vidrioso
adj.glassy.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) glassy; (quebradizo) brittle, glass-like2 (resbaladizo) slippery3 (ojos) glazed, glassy4 figurado (asunto etc) touchy, delicate* * *ADJ2) [ojo] glassy; [expresión] glazed; [superficie] slippery3) [persona] touchy, sensitive4) [asunto] delicate* * *- sa adjetivoa) < material> glassyc) < asunto> delicate* * *= glazed.Ex. The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.----* ojos vidriosos = glazed eyes.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < material> glassyc) < asunto> delicate* * *= glazed.Ex: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.
* ojos vidriosos = glazed eyes.* * *vidrioso -sa1 ‹material› glassy2 ‹ojos› glassy; ‹mirada› glassy, glazed3 ‹asunto› delicate* * *
vidrioso,-a adjetivo
1 (un cristal) brittle
2 (ojos) glassy
' vidrioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vidriosa
English:
glassy
- glazed
* * *vidrioso, -a adj1. [material] brittle2. [tema, asunto] thorny, delicate3. [ojos] glazed* * *adj1 material glass-like3 cuestión delicate, sensitive* * *vidrioso, -sa adj1) : brittle, fragile2) : slippery3) : glassy, glazed (of eyes)4) : touchy, delicate -
53 menor
adj.1 smaller.2 younger, junior.3 minor, lesser.f. & m.minor (law) (child).m.1 minor, young man, youngster.2 minor, young girl.* * *► adjetivo3 (inferior) minor4 MÚSICA minor1 DERECHO minor\al por menor retailser menor de edad to be under agemenor de edad minortribunal de menores juvenile court* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) minor2) smaller, smallest3) lesser, least4) younger, youngest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) [de tamaño] smallerlos libros están ordenados de menor a mayor — the books are arranged by size, from small to large
b) [de cantidad] fewer, less•
menor que algo — less than sthc) [de importancia, tiempo]existe un menor control en las aduanas — customs controls are not as strict o tight as they were
d) [de edad] younger•
menor que algn — younger than sb•
ser menor de edad — to be under age; (Jur) to be a minordos jóvenes menores de edad se han escapado de su casa — two under-age youngsters have run away from home
e) (Mús) minorf) (Rel) [orden] minor2) [superlativo]a) [de tamaño] smallestb) [de cantidad] lowest, smallestel partido de menor asistencia de la liga — the match with the lowest o smallest attendance in the league
realizó la vuelta en el menor número de golpes — he finished the round in the lowest number of shots
c) [de importancia, tiempo] leastidea 4)no le doy la menor importancia — I don't attach the slightest o least importance to it
d) [de edad] youngesteste es Miguel, mi hijo menor — this is Miguel, my youngest son
2.SMF (=niño) child, minor frmlos menores deben ir acompañados — children who are under age o minors frm must be accompanied
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apto/ no apto para menores — suitable/not suitable for (young) childrenapto para menores acompañados — (Cine) ≈ certificate PG
menor de edad — (Jur) minor
tribunal 1)los menores de edad — those who are under age, minors
3. SM1) (Com)2) Esp•
contar algo al por menor — to recount sth in detail* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *el menor= least, theEx: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.
menor11 = infant, juvenile, juvenile, minor.Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.* abandono de menores = child neglect.* abuso de menores = child abuse.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* explotación de menores = child labour.* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.* manutención del menor = child maintenance.* manutención de menores = child support.* menor de edad = underage.* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.* no apto para menores = X-rated.* pensión de menores = child support.* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.* sexo de menores = underage sex.* trabajo de menores = child labour.* tribunal de menores = juvenile court, minors' court.menor22 = minor, reduced, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], low-key [low key], lesser, lower-key, diminished, low-keyed.Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito menor = petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de venta al por menor = retail.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.* en paños menores = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* menor de + Número = fewer than + Número.* menor, el = least, the.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* paños menores = undies.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser menor = be less.* símbolo de menor-que (<) = left angled bracket (<), less-than sign (<).* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* vender al por menor = retail.* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.* ventas al por menor = retail sales.* * *Aun período de menor interés histórico que el anterior a period of less historical interest than the previous onenuestro poder adquisitivo es cada vez menor our purchasing power decreases every dayen menor medida to a lesser extent o degreeen mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent o degreealimentos de menor contenido calórico food which is lower in caloriesmenor QUE algo:un ingreso tres veces menor que el mío an income three times lower than mineun porcentaje de indecisos menor que el del último sondeo a lower o smaller percentage of don't knows than in the last pollesto sucede con menor frecuencia que antes this happens less often o less frequently than beforehaciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possibleeligió el de menor tamaño she chose the smallest one¿cuál es la menor de las islas Baleares? which is the smallest of the Balearic islands?1(comparativo): ¿tienes hermanas menores? do you have any younger sisters?menor QUE algn younger THAN sbes un año menor que yo she's a year younger than me2(superlativo): ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?mi hijo menor my youngest sonel menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boysC (secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minorsufrió lesiones de menor importancia she received minor injuriesD ( Mús) minorE ( Com):(al) por menor retail[ S ] venta (al) por menor retail saleslos distribuidores (al) por menor retail shops o outlets( Der) minor[ S ] película no apta para menores movie not suitable for under-18s, certificate 18Compuesto:masculine and feminine minorser menor de edad to be a minor, be underage* * *
menor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
en menor medida/grado to a lesser extent o degree;
menor que algo lower than sth;
un ingreso menor que el mío an income lower than mineb) ( superlativo de◊ pequeño): el país con el menor número de parados the country with the lowest unemployment figures;
haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible;
el de menor tamaño the smallest one
2 ( en edad)
menor que algn younger than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?;
el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys
3 ( secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor;
4 (Mús) minor
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
película no apta para menores film not suitable for under-18s
menor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) smaller: una habitación menor que la mía, a room smaller than mine
(superlativo) smallest
el tamaño menor, the smallest size
2 (comparativo de grado) less: su alegría es menor que la mía, his happiness is less than mine
(superlativo) least, slightest: no tiene la menor idea, he hasn't the slightest idea
3 (comparativo de edad) younger: es menor de sesenta años, she is under sixty
es menor que mi prima, he's younger than my cousin
(superlativo) youngest
la menor de nosotras, the youngest of us
4 Mús minor
5 Com al por menor, retail
II mf Jur minor
' menor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- Asia
- caza
- edad
- efecto
- menos
- mínima
- mínimo
- osa
- re
- relevancia
- sol
- sombra
- trascendencia
- vender
- venta
- cazar
- compás
- de
- duda
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- intención
- movimiento
- noción
English:
age
- Asia Minor
- barge in
- clue
- deaf
- doubt
- extent
- fact
- foggy
- guardian
- junior
- juvenile
- least
- lesser
- may
- minor
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- retail
- retail sale
- retailing
- show
- under
- young
- magistrate
- marginal
- offender
- out
- rough
- slight
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] smaller ( que than); [en edad] younger ( que than); [en importancia] less, lesser ( que than); [en número] lower ( que than);mi hermana menor my younger sister;es ocho años menor que yo he's eight years younger than me;reciben menor formación que nosotros they receive less training than us;en menor grado to a lesser extent;un menor número de víctimas a lower o smaller number of victims;una menor tasa de inflación a lower rate of inflation;apartamentos menores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of less than o under 100 square metres;ayudas para empresarios menores de veinticinco años grants for businessmen (of) under twenty-five;sólo la menor parte de los encuestados estaba en contra only a minority of those interviewed were opposed;Matmenor que less than2. [superlativo][en edad] the youngest…; [en importancia] the slightest…; [en número] the lowest…;el/la menor… [en tamaño] the smallest…;la menor de las islas the smallest island, the smallest of the islands;la menor de todos nosotros/de la clase the youngest of all of us/in the class;la menor de las dos hermanas the younger of the two sisters;el menor ruido le molesta the slightest noise disturbs him;no creo que tenga el menor interés I don't think it's at all o the slightest bit interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene la menor importancia don't worry, it doesn't matter at all o in the least;no tengo la menor idea I haven't the slightest idea3. [intrascendente, secundario] minor;un problema menor a minor problemser menor de edad [para votar, conducir] to be under age;Der to be a minor5. Mús minor;en do menor in C minorvender algo al por menor to retail sth;puntos de venta al por menor retail outlets♦ nmf1. [superlativo]el/la menor [hijo, hermano] the youngestes una película no apta para menores this film has been classified as unsuitable for children;no apta para menores [en letrero] = unsuitable for childrenmenor de edad minor* * *I adjser menor de edad be a minor2 sup:el número menor the lowest number;no tengo la menor idea I don’t have the slightest ideami menor E minor4 COM:al por menor retailII m/f minor* * *menor adj3) : minor4)al por menor : retail5)ser menor de edad : to be a minor, to be underagemenor nmf: minor, juvenile* * *menor1 adj1. (comparativo menos grande) smaller2. (ningún) slightest3. (comparativo más joven) younger4. (superlativo más joven) youngestmenor2 n1. (más joven) youngest2. (menor de edad) minor -
54 alimentation
alimentation [alimɑ̃tasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = régime) dietc. ( = action) [de personne, chaudière] feeding ; [de moteur] supplying* * *alimɑ̃tasjɔ̃1) ( manière de se nourrir) diet2) ( action de se nourrir) feedingmagasin d'alimentation — food shop, grocery store
4) ( approvisionnement) (en papier, oxygène) feeding (de of)* * *alimɑ̃tasjɔ̃ nf1) (= fait d'alimenter, de nourrir) [population, enfants, bétail] feeding2) (= façon de se nourrir) dietElle a une alimentation saine. — She has a healthy diet.
3) (= nourriture) foodL'alimentation est le plus gros poste des familles pauvres. — Food is the biggest item in the budget of poor families.
4) (= commerce) food industry, (= produits) groceries pl5) [ville: en eau, gaz, carburant] supplying, supply* * *alimentation nf1 ( manière de se nourrir) diet; avoir une alimentation saine to have a healthy diet; surveiller son alimentation to watch one's diet; une alimentation riche en a diet rich in; l'alimentation de base staple food;2 ( action de se nourrir) feeding; alimentation artificielle Méd artificial feeding; être sous alimentation artificielle to be artificially fed;3 Comm ( produits alimentaires) food; ( industrie) food industry; ( commerce) food retailing; 20% de leur budget est consacré à l'alimentation 20% of their budget is devoted to food; le rayon alimentation the food section; magasin d'alimentation food shop, grocery store;4 ( approvisionnement) (en papier, oxygène) feeding (de of); l'alimentation en électricité/eau/mazout de qch the electricity/water/fuel supply of sth; l'alimentation d'une arme à feu loading a firearm.[alimɑ̃tasjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [fait de manger] (consumption of) food[fait de faire manger] feeding2. [régime] diet[rayon] groceries[activité]l'alimentation food distribution, the food (distribution) trade5. MILITAIRE [d'une armée] arms supply -
55 distributeur
distributeur, -trice [distʀibytœʀ, tʀis]1. masculine noun, feminine noun[de films] distributor2. masculine noun( = appareil) machine ; [de savon, papier absorbant] dispenser* * *
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- trice distʀibytœʀ, tʀis adjectif Commerce distributing
2.
nom masculin, féminin distributor
3.
nom masculin1) ( machine automatique) dispenser; ( payant) vending machine2) ( compagnie du secteur de la distribution) retailing group•Phrasal Verbs:* * *distʀibytœʀ nm1) AUTOMOBILES distributor2) (distributeur automatique) machine, vending machine3) COMMERCE distributor* * *A adj1 Comm distributing; compagnie distributrice distributing firm;2 Tech flacon distributeur dispenser.B nm,f2 ( de rue) distributor; distributeur de prospectus leaflet distributor.C nm1 ( machine automatique) dispenser; ( payant) vending machine; distributeur de mayonnaise mayonnaise dispenser; distributeur de tickets ticket machine; distributeur de billets (de banque) cash dispenser; distributeur de boissons/préservatifs/cigarettes drinks/condom/cigarette vending machine;3 ( compagnie du secteur de la distribution) retailing group.distributeur automatique de billets, DAB automatic teller machine, ATM; distributeur d'engrais Agric fertilizer spreader., distributrice [distribytɶr, tris] nom masculin, nom féminindistributeur nom masculin1. [non payant] dispenserdistributeur de savon/gobelets soap/cup dispenserdistributeur automatique de billets cash dispenser ou machine, cashpoint, automatic teller machine[payant]distributeur (automatique) vending ou slot machinedistributeur de cigarettes/de timbres cigarette/stamp machine2. COMMERCE [vendeur] distributor[grande surface] retailer -
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57 vähittäiskauppa
yks.nom. vähittäiskauppa; yks.gen. vähittäiskaupan; yks.part. vähittäiskauppaa; yks.ill. vähittäiskauppaan; mon.gen. vähittäiskauppojen vähittäiskauppain; mon.part. vähittäiskauppoja; mon.ill. vähittäiskauppoihinretail (noun)retail business (noun)retail trade (noun)retailing (noun)* * *• retail trade• retailing• retail selling• retail• retail business -
58 розничная торговля вне магазинов
non-store retailing
non-shop retailingДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > розничная торговля вне магазинов
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59 Чем кумушек считать трудиться, / Не лучше ль на себя, кума, оборотиться?
(И. Крылов)Thy counting will but trouble earn, / Twere better, gossip, on thyself thy looks to turn! (trans. by H. Harrison); cf. the pot calling (calls) the kettle black; people living in glass houses should not throw stones; hadn't you better look at yourself instead or retailing gossip?- Ну, это уж из зависти! - сердито нахмурившись, сказал Рудин. - Нехорошо, нехорошо! - и покачал головой так, чтоб все это видели. - А ты бы нам лучше о своей работе рассказал, чем кумушек считать трудиться... (Б. Горбатов, Донбасс) — 'Sheer envy!' Rudin threw out with a scowl. 'Shame! Shame!' and he shook his head deprecatingly for all to see. 'Hadn't you better tell us about your work instead of retailing gossip?' he added...
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Чем кумушек считать трудиться, / Не лучше ль на себя, кума, оборотиться?
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60 SSCR
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