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rocks and shoals

  • 1 escollos

    = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows
    Ex. Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.
    Ex. In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.
    Ex. But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.
    * * *
    = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows

    Ex: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.

    Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.
    Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > escollos

  • 2 escollo

    m.
    1 reef.
    2 hindrance, difficulty, pitfall, obstacle.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: escollar.
    * * *
    1 MARÍTIMO reef, rock
    2 figurado difficulty, pitfall, snag
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=arrecife) reef, rock
    2) (=obstáculo oculto) [en el camino] pitfall, stumbling block; [en actividad] hidden danger
    * * *
    masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
    * * *
    = reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.
    Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
    Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.
    Ex. This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
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    * escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.
    * esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.
    * * *
    masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
    * * *
    = reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.

    Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
    Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.
    Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
    * escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.
    * esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.

    * * *
    1 ( Náut) reef
    2 (dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
    se ha superado el escollo más importante the most serious obstacle has been overcome
    * * *

    escollo sustantivo masculino (Náut) reef;
    ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
    escollo sustantivo masculino
    1 (roca) reef
    2 (dificultad, obstáculo) pitfall, handicap: los escollos de la burocracia son algo habitual, bureaucratic red tape is commonplace
    ' escollo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    pitfall
    - rock
    - stumbling-block
    - reef
    - stumbling block
    * * *
    1. [en el mar] reef
    2. [obstáculo] stumbling block;
    salvar o [m5] superar un escollo to overcome an obstacle
    * * *
    m
    1 MAR reef
    2 ( obstáculo) hurdle, obstacle
    * * *
    1) : reef
    2) obstáculo: obstacle

    Spanish-English dictionary > escollo

  • 3 superar una crisis

    (v.) = ford + crisis, survive + crisis
    Ex. Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.
    Ex. By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
    * * *
    (v.) = ford + crisis, survive + crisis

    Ex: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.

    Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > superar una crisis

  • 4 entidad privada

    f.
    private entity.
    * * *
    Ex. Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.
    * * *

    Ex: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.

    Spanish-English dictionary > entidad privada

  • 5 institución privada

    Ex. Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.
    * * *

    Ex: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.

    Spanish-English dictionary > institución privada

  • 6 encalladero

    m.
    shoal, sandbank. (Nautical)
    * * *
    1 sandbank, reef
    * * *
    SM shoal, sandbank
    * * *
    masculino ( zona de poca profundidad) shallows (pl); ( banco de arena) sandbank; ( rocas) rocks (pl)
    * * *
    = shoal.
    Ex. This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
    * * *
    masculino ( zona de poca profundidad) shallows (pl); ( banco de arena) sandbank; ( rocas) rocks (pl)
    * * *

    Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

    * * *
    (zona de poca profundidad) shallows (pl); (banco de arena) sandbank; (rocas) rocks (pl)
    * * *
    [de barcos] shoal, sandbank

    Spanish-English dictionary > encalladero

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