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  • 1 rechazar

    v.
    1 to reject.
    el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption
    Ellos rechazan el grano malo They reject the bad grain.
    4 to clear (sport).
    el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play
    5 to refuse, to pass up, to decline, to disregard.
    Ellos rechazan el café They refuse the coffee.
    6 to refuse to.
    Ellos rechazan comprar eso They refuse to buy that.
    7 to turn one's back on.
    8 to dishonor, to refuse to accept, to repudiate, to disavow.
    Ellos rechazan el reconocimiento They dishonor the recognition.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to reject, turn down, refuse
    2 (ataque) to repel, repulse, drive back
    3 MEDICINA to reject
    * * *
    verb
    1) to reject, decline
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ persona] to push away; [+ ataque] to repel, beat off; [+ enemigo] to drive back
    2) [+ acusación, idea] to reject; [+ oferta] to turn down, refuse; [+ tentación] to resist
    3) [+ luz] to reflect; [+ agua] to throw off
    4) (Med) [+ órgano] to reject
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down
    b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse
    c) (Med) < órgano> to reject
    * * *
    = condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.
    Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
    Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
    Ex. Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.
    Ex. Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.
    Ex. Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.
    Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.
    Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
    Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex. The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
    Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
    Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
    Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
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    * cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.
    * rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.
    * rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.
    * rechazarse = go by + the board.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.
    * rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down
    b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse
    c) (Med) < órgano> to reject
    * * *
    = condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

    Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
    Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
    Ex: Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.
    Ex: Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.
    Ex: Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.
    Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.
    Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
    Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
    Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
    Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
    Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
    * cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.
    * rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.
    * rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.
    * rechazarse = go by + the board.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.
    * rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.

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    rechazar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹invitación/propuesta› to reject; ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
    la moción fue rechazada the motion was defeated
    rechazó su proposición de matrimonio she rejected o turned down his proposal of marriage
    se sienten rechazados por la sociedad they feel rejected by society
    2 ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse
    3 ‹luz› to reflect
    4 ( Med) ‹órgano› to reject
    * * *

     

    rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹invitación/propuesta/individuo› to reject;

    ‹moción/enmienda› to defeat;
    ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
    b) ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse

    c) (Med) ‹ órgano› to reject

    rechazar verbo transitivo
    1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject
    (oferta, contrato) to turn down
    2 Med (un órgano) to reject
    3 Mil to repel
    ' rechazar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barrer
    - declinar
    - negar
    - definitivamente
    - desechar
    - despreciar
    - plano
    English:
    beat off
    - brush off
    - decline
    - defeat
    - deny
    - disallow
    - dismiss
    - fend off
    - fight off
    - head-hunt
    - offer
    - refuse
    - reject
    - repudiate
    - repulse
    - shun
    - snub
    - spurn
    - stave off
    - sweep aside
    - turn away
    - turn down
    - ward off
    - wave aside
    - fend
    - fight
    - hand
    - over
    - parry
    - rebuff
    - repel
    - throw
    - turn
    - ward
    - wave
    * * *
    1. [no aceptar] to reject;
    [oferta, invitación] to turn down, to reject
    2. [negar] to deny;
    el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption;
    rechazó que vaya a presentarse a la presidencia he denied that he was going to run for the presidency
    3. [órgano] to reject;
    el paciente rechazó el órgano the patient rejected the organ
    4. [repeler] [a una persona] to push away;
    [a atacantes] to drive back, to repel;
    rechazaron el ataque de los enemigos they repelled the enemy attack
    5. Dep to clear;
    el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play
    * * *
    v/t reject; MIL repel
    * * *
    rechazar {21} vt
    1) : to reject
    2) : to turn down, to refuse
    * * *
    rechazar vb to reject / to turn down

    Spanish-English dictionary > rechazar

  • 2 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    ----
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

  • 3 flujo

    m.
    1 flow.
    flujo y reflujo ebb and flow
    flujo migratorio flow of immigrants
    flujo sanguíneo bloodstream
    flujo vaginal vaginal discharge
    2 discharge, efflux, secretion of fluid from an opening.
    * * *
    1 (brote) flow
    2 (marea) rising tide
    3 FÍSICA flux
    4 MEDICINA discharge
    5 INFORMÁTICA discharge
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=corriente) flow, stream
    2) (Med)

    flujo de vientre — diarrhoea, diarrhea (EEUU)

    flujo sanguíneo — flow of blood, blood flow

    3) (=marea) incoming tide, rising tide

    flujo y reflujo — (lit, fig) ebb and flow

    4) (Fís)
    5) (Com)

    flujo de caja, flujo de fondos — cashflow

    * * *
    1) (circulación, corriente) flow
    2) (Med) ( secreción) discharge
    3) (Náut) tide
    * * *
    = flow, flux, flood, outflow, stream.
    Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
    Ex. We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
    Ex. George Ticknor noted that this flood of new immigrants 'at no time, consisted of persons who, in general, were fitted to understand our free institutions or to be intrusted with the political power given by universal suffrage'.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.
    ----
    * constante flujo de = steady stream of.
    * control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.
    * diagrama de flujo = flow diagram, flow chart [flowchart/flow-chart].
    * diagrama de flujos = process chart.
    * flujo constante de = steady flow of.
    * flujo continuo = continuum.
    * flujo de caja = cash flow.
    * flujo de capital = capital flow.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * flujo del aire = airflow.
    * flujo de neutrones = neutro flux.
    * flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.
    * flujo libre = free flow.
    * flujo sanguíneo = blood flow.
    * flujo sanguíneo, el = bloodstream, the.
    * flujo vaginal = vaginal discharge.
    * velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.
    * * *
    1) (circulación, corriente) flow
    2) (Med) ( secreción) discharge
    3) (Náut) tide
    * * *
    = flow, flux, flood, outflow, stream.

    Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

    Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
    Ex: George Ticknor noted that this flood of new immigrants 'at no time, consisted of persons who, in general, were fitted to understand our free institutions or to be intrusted with the political power given by universal suffrage'.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.
    * constante flujo de = steady stream of.
    * control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.
    * diagrama de flujo = flow diagram, flow chart [flowchart/flow-chart].
    * diagrama de flujos = process chart.
    * flujo constante de = steady flow of.
    * flujo continuo = continuum.
    * flujo de caja = cash flow.
    * flujo de capital = capital flow.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * flujo del aire = airflow.
    * flujo de neutrones = neutro flux.
    * flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.
    * flujo libre = free flow.
    * flujo sanguíneo = blood flow.
    * flujo sanguíneo, el = bloodstream, the.
    * flujo vaginal = vaginal discharge.
    * velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.

    * * *
    A (circulación, corriente) flow
    flujo sanguíneo blood flow, flow of blood
    flujo magnético magnetic flux
    un flujo emigratorio a wave of immigrants
    Compuestos:
    cash flow
    traffic flow
    B ( Med) (secreción) discharge
    Compuesto:
    menstrual flow
    C ( Náut) tide
    flujo y reflujo ebb and flow
    * * *

     

    flujo sustantivo masculino
    1 (circulación, corriente) flow;

    2 (Med) ( secreción) discharge;

    3 (Náut) tide;

    flujo sustantivo masculino
    1 (de un líquido, gas) flow
    2 (marea alta) rising tide, flow
    3 Fís flux
    4 Med discharge
    ' flujo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diagrama
    - torrente
    English:
    bottleneck
    - cash flow
    - drift
    - ebb
    - flow
    - negative
    - outflow
    - outpouring
    - stream
    - cash
    - discharge
    - out
    * * *
    flujo nm
    1. [movimiento] flow
    Com flujo de caja cash flow; Com flujo de fondos cash flow;
    flujo migratorio flow of immigrants;
    flujo sanguíneo bloodstream;
    Com flujo de tesorería cash flow
    2. [secreción] flujo menstrual menstrual flow;
    flujo vaginal vaginal discharge
    3. [marea]
    el flujo de la marea the rising o incoming tide;
    flujo y reflujo ebb and flow
    * * *
    m flow;
    flujo de información flow of information
    * * *
    flujo nm
    1) : flow
    2) : discharge

    Spanish-English dictionary > flujo

  • 4 llamar

    v.
    1 to call.
    Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.
    2 to call, to phone.
    llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor
    te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you
    3 to call (dar nombre, apelativo, apodo).
    me llamó mentiroso he called me a liar
    4 to summon, to call.
    llamar a la huelga to call out on strike
    5 to attract.
    están llamando there's somebody at the door
    7 to phone.
    8 to address as, to call by the title of, to call, to call by the name of.
    Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.
    Lisa llamó a Ricardo padre Lisa addressed Richard as father.
    En un bar, un trago llama a otro. In a bar, one drink calls for another one.
    9 to hail.
    Ellos llamaron un taxi They hailed a cab.
    10 to call on the phone, to give a bell, to call, to phone.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to call
    ■ llámalo, creo que no te ha visto call him, I don't think he's seen you
    2 (convocar) to summon
    ■ llueve, mejor que llamemos un taxi it's raining, we'd better call a taxi
    3 (dar nombre) to name
    ■ ¿cómo vais a llamar al niño? what are you going to call the baby?
    4 (atraer) to appeal to
    1 (a la puerta) to knock; (al timbre) to ring; (al teléfono) to ring, call, phone
    ■ ¿quién llama? who's there?
    1 (tener nombre) to be called
    ■ me llamo Juan my name is Juan, I'm called Juan
    \
    llamar a alguien por señas to wave at somebody
    llamar a filas to call up
    llamar a alguien de todo familiar to call somebody everything under the sun
    llamar a la huelga to call out on strike
    llamar por teléfono to call, phone, GB ring, ring up
    * * *
    verb
    3) name
    •
    - llamarse
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=nombrar) to call

    ¿cómo van a llamar al niño? — what are they going to name o call the baby?

    hache
    2) (=considerar) to call

    lo que se dio en llamar la nueva generación — what became known as the new generation, what came to be called the new generation

    3) (=avisar) [+ médico, fontanero] to call; [+ taxi] [por teléfono] to call; [con la mano] to hail

    no te metas donde no te llaman — * don't poke your nose in where it's not wanted *

    • llamar a algn a escena — to call sb to the stage

    • llamar a algn al orden — to call sb to order

    mandar 1., 1)
    4) (Telec) (tb: llamar por teléfono) to call, ring, phone

    que me llamen a las siete — ask them to call o ring o phone me at seven

    te llaman desde París — they're calling you o they're on the phone from Paris

    ¿quién me llama? — who's on the phone?

    5) (=atraer)
    atención 1)
    6) (=convocar) to call, summon frm

    lo llamaron a palacio — he was called o summoned frm to the palace

    Dios lo ha llamado a su lado — euf he has been called to God

    • pronto seremos llamados a las urnas — an election/a referendum will soon be called

    llamado 1., 3)
    2. VI
    1) (Telec) [persona] to call, ring, phone; [teléfono] to ring

    ¿quién llama? — who's calling?

    ha llamado Maribel — Maribel called o rang o phoned

    2) [a la puerta] [con el puño] to knock; [al timbre] to ring

    ¿quién llama? — who's there?, who is it?

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail

    Dios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)

    su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him

    b) ( instar)

    me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it

    2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call
    3)
    a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

    lo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...

    b) ( considerar) to call
    2.
    llamar vi
    1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)
    2) (Telec) persona to telephone, phone, call; teléfono to ring

    ¿quién llama? — who's calling?

    3) ( gustar) to appeal

    no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her

    3.
    llamarse v pron to be called

    ¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?

    ... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana

    * * *
    = beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.
    Ex. Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.
    Ex. The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.
    Ex. Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.
    Ex. Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
    Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
    Ex. The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.
    Ex. This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.
    Ex. This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
    Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.
    ----
    * el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * llamar a = call in.
    * llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.
    * llamar a filas = draft.
    * llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.
    * llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.
    * llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.
    * llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.
    * llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.
    * llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.
    * llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.
    * llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.
    * llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.
    * llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.
    * llamar por el busca = bleep.
    * llamar por teléfono = call up.
    * llamarse = refer to as.
    * llamarse así = be so called.
    * llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * para llamar la atención = for effect.
    * que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.
    * sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.
    * tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail

    Dios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)

    su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him

    b) ( instar)

    me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it

    2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call
    3)
    a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

    lo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...

    b) ( considerar) to call
    2.
    llamar vi
    1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)
    2) (Telec) persona to telephone, phone, call; teléfono to ring

    ¿quién llama? — who's calling?

    3) ( gustar) to appeal

    no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her

    3.
    llamarse v pron to be called

    ¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?

    ... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana

    * * *
    = beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.

    Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

    Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.
    Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.
    Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
    Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
    Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.
    Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.
    Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
    Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.
    * el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * llamar a = call in.
    * llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.
    * llamar a filas = draft.
    * llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.
    * llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.
    * llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.
    * llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.
    * llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.
    * llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.
    * llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.
    * llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.
    * llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.
    * llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.
    * llamar por el busca = bleep.
    * llamar por teléfono = call up.
    * llamarse = refer to as.
    * llamarse así = be so called.
    * llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.
    * para llamar la atención = for effect.
    * que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.
    * sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.
    * tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

    * * *
    llamar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (requerir, hacer venir) ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹médico› to call, call out; ‹camarero/criada› to call; ‹ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summon
    llamé un taxi (por teléfono) I called a cab; (por la calle) I hailed a cab
    la llamó a gritos he shouted to her to come
    lo llamó por señas she beckoned to him, she beckoned him over
    Dios la llamó (a su lado) ( euf); God called her to him ( euph)
    el juez lo llamó a declarar the judge called on him to testify
    la madre lo mandó llamar ( AmL); his mother sent for him
    lo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar he was called up for military service
    2 (instar) llamar a algn A algo:
    el sindicato llamó a sus afiliados a la huelga the union called its members out on strike o called upon its members to strike
    se sintió llamado a hacerlo he felt driven o compelled to do it
    B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) (por teléfono) to phone, to call, to call up ( AmE), to ring ( BrE)
    la voy a llamar I'm going to call o phone o ring her, I'm going to call her up, I'm going to give her a call o ring ( BrE)
    te llamó Ernesto Ernesto phoned (for you), Ernesto called (you) o rang
    C
    1 (dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call
    los amigos lo llaman Manolo his friends call him Manolo
    la llamó imbécil/de todo he called her an idiot/every name under the sun
    lo que se ha dado en llamar el movimiento postmodernista what has become known o what has come to be known as the postmodernist movement
    2 (considerar) to call
    eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo that's what I call a friend
    D (atraer) to draw
    los llama lo suyo they feel drawn to their roots
    el dinero lo llama mucho he is very interested in money
    ■ llamar
    vi
    A (con los nudillos) to knock; (tocar el timbre) to ring, ring the doorbell
    llaman a la puerta there's someone at the door
    ¿quién llama? who is it?, who's there?
    B ( Telec) «persona» to telephone, phone, call, ring ( BrE); «teléfono» to ring
    ¿quién llama? who's calling?, who's speaking?
    te llamo or te llamaré mañana I'll call you tomorrow
    llámame al celular ( AmL) or móvil ( Esp); call me on my ( AmE) cell phone o ( BrE) mobile
    para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 111-12-20 for more information call us ON o AT 111 12 20
    C (gustar) to appeal
    a mí no me llaman las pieles fur coats don't appeal to me, I don't like fur coats
    to be called
    su padre se llama Pedro his father is called Pedro, his father's name is Pedro
    ¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
    no sé cómo se llama el libro I don't know what the book's called
    ése acabará en la cárcel como que (yo) me llamo Beatriz he'll end up in prison as sure as my name's Beatriz
    * * *

     

    llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
    ‹ médico› to call (out);
    ‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
    ‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
    ‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
    ( en la calle) to hail;

    el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
    2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;

    llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
    3

    (dar el título, apodo de) to call


    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
    ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);

    2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
    [ teléfono] to ring;
    ◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;

    ver tb cobro b
    llamarse verbo pronominal
    to be called;

    ¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
    llamar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to call
    2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
    3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
    llamar la atención, to attract attention
    4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
    (por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
    II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
    (con el timbre) to ring

    ' llamar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atención
    - avisar
    - cantar
    - cobro
    - dejar
    - eh
    - encargarse
    - GEO
    - instancia
    - más
    - molestarse
    - nombre
    - ocurrirse
    - orden
    - palmada
    - pan
    - retraer
    - show
    - sin
    - sudaca
    - timbre
    - titular2
    - tratar
    - amenazar
    - bombero
    - golpear
    - intuir
    - licitar
    - mandar
    - oír
    - puerta
    - tal
    - teléfono
    - tocar
    English:
    alternatively
    - attention
    - attract
    - beckon
    - call
    - call in
    - call out
    - call up
    - collect
    - dispose
    - draw
    - engage
    - entitle
    - eye
    - for
    - get in
    - hail
    - have in
    - knock
    - name
    - ought
    - page
    - reverse
    - ring
    - ring back
    - ring up
    - send for
    - spade
    - telephone
    - certainly
    - conspicuous
    - draft
    - effect
    - get
    - good
    - kind
    - more
    - muster
    - phone
    - radio
    - recall
    - send
    - summon
    - use
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [dirigirse a, hacer venir] to call;
    [con gestos] to beckon;
    llamó por señas/con la mano al camarero she beckoned to the waiter;
    llamar a alguien a voces to shout to sb to come over;
    llamar al ascensor to call the Br lift o US elevator;
    llamar (a) un taxi [en la calle] to hail a cab;
    [por teléfono] to call for a taxi
    2. [por teléfono] to phone, to call, Br to ring;
    [con el buscapersonas] to page;
    llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor;
    te llamo mañana I'll call o Br ring you tomorrow;
    te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you;
    te han llamado de la oficina there was a call from the office for you;
    ¿quién lo/la llama, por favor? who's calling, please?
    3. [dar nombre, apelativo, apodo] to call;
    ¿ya sabes cómo vas a llamar al perro? have you decided what you're going to call the dog yet?;
    me llamó mentiroso she called me a liar;
    fue lo que se dio en llamar la Guerra de los Seis Días it was what came to be known as the Six Day War;
    ¿a eso llamas tú un jardín? do you call that a garden?;
    eso es lo que yo llamo un buen negocio that's what I call a good deal;
    es un aparato para el aire, un humidificador, que lo llaman it's a device for making the air more humid, a humidifier as they call it o as it is known
    4. [convocar] to summon, to call;
    el jefe me llamó a su despacho the boss summoned o called me to his office;
    la han llamado para una entrevista de trabajo she's got an interview for a job;
    lo llamaron a filas he was called up, US he got drafted;
    llamar a los trabajadores a la huelga to call the workers out (on strike);
    llamar a alguien a juicio to call sb to trial
    5. [atraer] to attract;
    nunca me han llamado los deportes de invierno I've never been attracted o drawn to winter sports
    ♦ vi
    1. [a la puerta] [con golpes] to knock;
    [con timbre] to ring;
    llamar a la puerta [con golpes] to knock on the door;
    están llamando there's somebody at the door;
    por favor, llamen antes de entrar [en letrero] please knock/ring before entering
    2. [por teléfono] to phone
    * * *
    I v/t call; TELEC call, Br tb
    ring
    II v/i TELEC call, Br tb
    ring;
    llamar a la puerta knock at the door; con timbre ring the bell;
    llaman (a la puerta) there’s someone at the door;
    el fútbol no me llama nada football doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest
    * * *
    llamar vt
    1) : to name, to call
    2) : to call, to summon
    3) : to phone, to call up
    * * *
    llamar vb
    1. (en general) to call
    ¿me has llamado? did you call me?
    si es niño, le llamarán Ignacio if it's a boy, they'll call him Ignacio
    2. (telefonear) to phone / to call
    3. (a la puerta) to knock
    4. (al timbre) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

    Spanish-English dictionary > llamar

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