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41 distribuir
v.to distribute.distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poordistribuir las tareas to divide up o share out the tasksElla distribuyó las provisiones She distributed the provisions.Ellos distribuyeron los volantes They distributed=handed out the fliers.* * *1 (repartir) to distribute3 (un piso) to lay out4 (colocar) to arrange, place* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=repartir) [+ víveres, mercancía, película] to distribute; [+ correo] to deliver; [+ trabajo, tarea] to allocate; [+ folletos] [en buzones] to distribute; [en mano] to hand out2) (=entregar) [+ premios] to give out; [+ dividendos] to pay3) (Téc) [+ carga] to stow, arrange; [+ peso] to distribute equally4) (Arquit) to plan, lay out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spreadb) <producto/película> to distributec) canal/conducto < agua> to distributed) (disponer, dividir)2.distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up* * *= allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.Ex. Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.Ex. The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex. A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex. Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex. The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex. This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.Ex. The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.----* distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.* distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* distribuirse = spread over.* distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spreadb) <producto/película> to distributec) canal/conducto < agua> to distributed) (disponer, dividir)2.distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up* * *= allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.
Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex: The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.* distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.* distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* distribuirse = spread over.* distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.* * *distribuir [ I20 ]vt1 (repartir) ‹dinero/víveres/panfletos› to hand out, distribute; ‹ganancias› to distribute; ‹tareas› to allocate, assign; ‹carga/peso› to distribute, spreadun país donde la riqueza está muy mal distribuida a country where wealth is very unevenly distributed2 ‹producto/película› to distribute3 «canal/conducto» ‹agua› to distribute4(disponer, dividir): las habitaciones están muy bien distribuidas the rooms are very well laid out o arrangedlos distribuyeron en tres grupos they divided them into three groups( refl) to divide up* * *
Multiple Entries:
distribuir
distribuir algo
distribuir ( conjugate distribuir) verbo transitivo
‹ ganancias› to distribute;
‹ tareas› to allocate, assign;
‹carga/peso› to distribute, spread
distribuirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to divide up
distribuir verbo transitivo
1 (repartir productos) to distribute: ¿quién distribuye esta revista en España?, who distributes this magazine in Spain?
2 (dar la parte correspondiente) to share out: voy a distribuir las pocas patatas que quedan, I'll divide up the few potatoes left
3 (poner varias cosas en un sitio adecuado) to arrange: ¿qué te parece cómo he distribuido los muebles?, how do you like my furniture arrangement?
' distribuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalonar
- repartir
English:
distribute
- dole out
- give out
- hand round
- issue
- pass out
- syndicate
- deal
- give
- hand
- share
* * *♦ vt1. [repartir] [dinero, alimentos, medicamentos] to distribute, to hand out;[carga, trabajo] to spread; [pastel, ganancias] to divide up; [correo] to deliver;distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poor;distribuir propaganda por los buzones to deliver advertising leaflets through Br letter boxes o US mailboxes;distribuir la riqueza más justamente to share out o distribute wealth more justly;distribuir el trabajo/las tareas to divide up o share out the work/the tasks;trata de distribuir bien tu tiempo try to manage your time carefullyuna empresa que distribuye material de papelería a firm distributing stationery materialsnos distribuyeron en grupos de cinco they divided o split us into groups of five;distribuyó los libros por temas she arranged the books by topic* * *v/t1 distribute; beneficio share out2:distribuir en grupos divide into groups* * *distribuir {41} vt: to distribute* * *distribuir vb1. (en general) to distributehay que distribuir la riqueza, el saber y el poder we must distribute wealth, knowledge and power2. (trabajo) to share out -
42 educativo
adj.1 educational, instructive, teaching, educative.2 teaching.* * *► adjetivo1 educational* * *(f. - educativa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=instructivo) educational2) (=pedagógico)reforma educativa — educational o school reform
* * *- va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)* * *= educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.Ex. The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.Ex. Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.Ex. The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex. The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.----* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* herramienta educativa = educational aid.* informática educativa = educational computing.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* investigación educativa = educational research.* libro educativo = educational book.* licencia educativa = educational licence.* material educativo = instructional material.* nivel educativo = education level, level of education.* no educativo = non-educational.* objetivo educativo = educational goal.* política educativa = educational policy.* proceso educativo = instructional process.* programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).* reforma educativa = education reform.* sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.* sistema educativo = educational system.* vídeo educativo = training video.* * *- va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)* * *= educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.Ex: The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.
Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* herramienta educativa = educational aid.* informática educativa = educational computing.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* investigación educativa = educational research.* libro educativo = educational book.* licencia educativa = educational licence.* material educativo = instructional material.* nivel educativo = education level, level of education.* no educativo = non-educational.* objetivo educativo = educational goal.* política educativa = educational policy.* proceso educativo = instructional process.* programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).* reforma educativa = education reform.* sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.* sistema educativo = educational system.* vídeo educativo = training video.* * *educativo -va‹programa/juego› educational; ‹establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n)el sistema educativo the education system* * *
educativo◊ -va adjetivo ‹programa/juego› educational;
‹ establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n);
‹ sistema› education ( before n)
educativo,-a adjetivo educational
sistema educativo, education system
' educativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
educativa
- LOGSE
English:
educational
- comprehensive
- education
- model
- open
* * *educativo, -a adj1. [que educa] educational;juegos educativos educational games2. [de la educación] educational;un centro educativo an educational establishment;sistema educativo education system* * *adj educational;política educativa education(al) policy;sistema educativo education(al) system* * *educativo, -va adj: educational* * *educativo adj educational -
43 enterrar
v.1 to bury.María enterró su gatito Mary buried her kitten.María enterró sus recuerdos Mary buried her memories.2 to forget about.3 to sink or drive in.le enterró el puñal en el vientre he plunged the dagger into his belly* * *1 to bury, inter1 figurado to bury oneself\enterrarse en vida figurado to cut oneself off from the world* * *verb* * *VT1) (=ocultar en tierra) to bury2) (=olvidarse de) to bury, forget3) LAm [+ arma] to thrust (en into)bury (en in)* * *1.verbo transitivo to bury2.enterrarse v pron* * *= bury, lay + Nombre + to rest, inter.Ex. And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex. The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.----* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* sin enterrar = unburied.* * *1.verbo transitivo to bury2.enterrarse v pron* * *= bury, lay + Nombre + to rest, inter.Ex: And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.
Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex: The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* sin enterrar = unburied.* * *enterrar [A5 ]vt1 ‹cadáver› to burylo entierran mañana a las diez the burial is tomorrow at ten2 ‹tesoro/joyas› to bury3 (sobrevivir) to outlive, bury ( colloq)4 ( liter); ‹ilusiones/recuerdos/odio› to bury, put … behind one5 (clavar) enterrar algo EN algo to bury sth IN sthle enterró el puñal en el pecho she buried the dagger in his chestle enterró las uñas en la espalda she dug her nails into his backenterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world* * *
enterrar ( conjugate enterrar) verbo transitivo
to bury;
enterrar vt
1 to bury: todavía hay muchos tesoros enterrados, there's still a lot of buried treasure
2 (olvidar, terminar con algo) aquello enterró mis ilusiones, that destroyed all my hopes
figurado enterrar el hacha de guerra, (reconciliarse) to forgive and forget
' enterrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guerra
English:
bury
- rest
- embed
- hatchet
- sink
* * *♦ vt1. [cadáver] to bury2. [objeto, tesoro] to bury;enterrar el hacha de guerra to bury the hatchet3. [clavar] to sink o drive in;le enterró el puñal en el vientre he plunged the dagger into his belly4. [olvidar] to forget about* * *v/t bury;enterrar a todos fig outlive everybody* * *enterrar {55} vt: to bury* * * -
44 justificar
v.to justify (gen) & (Imprenta).Ella justifica a su hijo She justifies her son.Ella justifica su proceder She justifies her actions.Ella justifica el texto She justifies the text.Su acción justifica el premio His action justifies=merits the award.* * *1 (acción) to justify2 (persona) to excuse\justificarse con alguien to apologize to somebody* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) to account for, explaintendrá que justificar su ausencia del trabajo — she will have to account for o explain her absence from work
el gobierno no pudo justificar el aumento del gasto — the government was unable to account for o explain the increase in expenditure
2) (=excusar) [+ decisión, comportamiento] to justify, excusenada justifica tal violencia — nothing can justify o excuse such violence
es un criminal y no pretendo justificarlo — he's a criminal and I'm not trying to make excuses for him
3) (Inform, Tip) to justify2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) persona <ausencia/acción> to justifyc) situación/circunstancia to justifyeso no justifica su actitud — that does not justify o that is no excuse for her attitude
2) (Impr) to justify2.justificarse v pron to justify oneself, excuse oneself* * *= build + a case for, justify, make + apology, warrant, justify, excuse, vindicate.Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex. Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.Ex. The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex. The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.----* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* justificar a la derecha = justify + right.* justificar Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* justificar el esfuerzo = justify + the effort.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* sin justificar = unjustified.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) persona <ausencia/acción> to justifyc) situación/circunstancia to justifyeso no justifica su actitud — that does not justify o that is no excuse for her attitude
2) (Impr) to justify2.justificarse v pron to justify oneself, excuse oneself* * *= build + a case for, justify, make + apology, warrant, justify, excuse, vindicate.Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex: Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.Ex: The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex: The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* justificar a la derecha = justify + right.* justificar Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* justificar el esfuerzo = justify + the effort.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* sin justificar = unjustified.* * *justificar [A2 ]vtA1 «persona» ‹ausencia/acción› to justifyjustificó su ausencia diciendo que … he justified o excused his absence by saying that …2 (disculpar) ‹persona› to find o make excuses for3 «situación/circunstancia» to justifyno justifica su actitud it does not justify her attitude, it is no excuse for her attitudesus sospechas no estaban justificadas his suspicions were not justifiedtrabajar por tan poco dinero no se justifica working for such low wages just isn't worth itB ( Impr) to justifyto justify oneself, excuse oneselfno intentes justificarte don't try to justify yourself o make excuses for yourselfyo no tengo por qué justificarme por algo que no he hecho I have no reason to apologize for something I did not do* * *
justificar ( conjugate justificar) verbo transitivo
sus sospechas no estaban justificadas his suspicions were not justified;
trabajar por tan poco no se justifica it isn't worth working for so little
justificarse verbo pronominal
to justify oneself, excuse oneself
justificar verbo transitivo to justify
' justificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pertinencia
English:
account for
- condone
- excuse
- justify
- leg
- legitimate
- vindicate
- warrant
* * *♦ vt1. [probar] to justify;justifiqué todos los gastos I accounted for all the expenses2. [hacer admisible] to justify;con sus treinta goles justificó el costo de su fichaje his thirty goals justified o made up for the size of his transfer feeque estuviera cansado no justifica su comportamiento the fact that he was tired doesn't justify o excuse his behaviour4. Imprenta to justify* * *v/t2 TIP justify* * *justificar {72} vt1) : to justify2) : to excuse, to vindicate* * *justificar vb to justify [pt. & pp. justified] -
45 machacar
v.1 to crush.Ella machaca las semillas She crushes the seeds.2 to bone up on(informal) (estudiar). (peninsular Spanish)3 to go on and on (informal) (insistir).4 to repeat over and over, to insist on, to drive into the ground, to repeat.Ella machaca sus razones She repeats over and over her reasons.5 to insist in harping on a subject.Ella machaca siempre She insists in harping on a subject always.* * *1 (triturar) to crush4 familiar (estudiar) to swot up on, US grind away at5 familiar (insistir en) to harp on about, go on about1 (estudiar) to swot up, cram, US grind\machacársela tabú to wank, US jerk offpor mí como si se la machaca tabú I couldn't give a toss* * *1. VT1) (=triturar) to crush2) * (=aniquilar) [+ contrincante] to thrash; [en discusión] to crush, flatten3) [+ precio] to slash4) * [+ lección, asignatura] to swot (up) *5) Esp * (=insistir sobre) to go on about6) (Baloncesto) * to dunk, slam dunk2. VI *1) Esp (=insistir) to go on¡no machaques! — don't go on so!, stop harping on about it!
hierro 1)machacar con o sobre algo — to go on about sth
2) (=empollar) to swot *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex. But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.----* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *machacar [A2 ]vtA1 ‹ajo› to crush; ‹almendras› to grind, crush; ‹piedra› to crush, pound4 ‹precios› to slashB ( Esp)1 ( fam)(remachar): machácale bien lo que tiene que hacer make sure you drum into her what she has to dosiguen machacando los mismos puntos they're still going on about o harping on about the same points ( colloq)■ machacarvi1 ( fam)(insistir): machacar con or sobre algo to go on o harp on about sth ( colloq)1 ( fam); ‹dedo› to smash, crush2 ( Esp fam) ‹comida/bebida› to put away ( colloq), to polish off ( colloq); ‹trabajo› to polish off ( colloq); ‹dinero› to blow ( colloq)* * *
machacar ( conjugate machacar) verbo transitivo
‹ almendras› to grind, crush;
‹ piedra› to crush, pound
verbo intransitivo
machacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a golpes) to crush: hay que machacar los ajos, you have to crush the garlic
2 fam (vencer, derrotar) to crush, thrash: nos machacaron en la final, they thrashed us in the final
3 fam (estudiar) to study hard: aún me quedan por machacar dos lecciones, I still have to swot up on two lessons
4 fam (agotar, cansar) to exhaust, wear out: este trabajo me machaca, this job wears me out
II verbo intransitivo
1 fam (estudiar) to cram, US grind
2 fam (insistir) to harp on, go on: siempre machaca sobre lo mismo, she's always going on about the same thing
' machacar' also found in these entries:
English:
crush
- dead
- dent
- labour
- lick
- pound
- grind
- hammer
* * *♦ vt1. [desmenuzar] to crushsigue machacando las mismas ideas she keeps on trotting out the same old ideas6. [en baloncesto] to dunk♦ vi2. [en baloncesto] to dunk* * *I v/t1 ( triturar) crush2 fig ( vencer) thrash3 en baloncesto dunkII v/i2 en baloncesto dunk* * *machacar {72} vt1) : to crush, to grind2) : to beat, to poundmachacar vi: to insist, to go on (about)* * *machacar vb1. (triturar) to crush2. (vencer) to thrash3. (insistir) to go over / to go on -
46 otorgar
v.to grant.* * *1 (conceder) to grant, give (a, to); (premio) to award (a, to)2 DERECHO to execute, draw up* * *verbto award, grant* * *VT1) (=conceder) [+ privilegio, ayuda, independencia, permiso] to grant (a to)[+ premio] to award (a to) [+ poderes, título] to confer (a on) [+ esfuerzo, tiempo] to devote (a to)2) (Jur) (=ejecutar) to execute; [+ testamento] to make3) (=consentir en) to consent to, agree to* * *verbo transitivo1) (frml) < premio> to award; <favor/préstamo> to grant; < poderes> to bestow (frml), to give2) (Der) < contrato> to sign, execute (tech)otorgó testamento — she drew up o made her will
* * *= award, confer (on/upon), invest, bestow, dispense, grant.Ex. In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.Ex. Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.Ex. Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.Ex. God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex. In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.----* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.* otorgar en profusión = shower.* otorgar permiso = grant + Alguien + leave.* otorgar un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.* otorgar un título = confer + degree, award + Título, bestow + title.* * *verbo transitivo1) (frml) < premio> to award; <favor/préstamo> to grant; < poderes> to bestow (frml), to give2) (Der) < contrato> to sign, execute (tech)otorgó testamento — she drew up o made her will
* * *= award, confer (on/upon), invest, bestow, dispense, grant.Ex: In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.
Ex: Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex: In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.* otorgar en profusión = shower.* otorgar permiso = grant + Alguien + leave.* otorgar un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.* otorgar un título = confer + degree, award + Título, bestow + title.* * *otorgar [A3 ]vtse le otorgó el máximo galardón she was awarded the highest honor, she had the highest award bestowed upon hersus magníficos goles otorgaron la victoria a su equipo his magnificent goals secured victory for his teamotorgó testamento she drew up o made her will* * *
otorgar ( conjugate otorgar) verbo transitivo (frml) ‹ premio› to award;
‹favor/préstamo› to grant;
‹ poderes› to bestow (frml), to give
otorgar verbo transitivo
1 (un reconocimiento, un premio) to award [a, to]
2 (un derecho, una petición) to grant: el documento le otorga plenos poderes a Manuela, the document grants full powers to Manuela
' otorgar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
testamento
English:
award
- bestow
- confer
- grant
- give
* * *otorgar vt1. [favor, privilegio, préstamo] to grant;[honor, título] to confer; [premio, beca] to award, to present* * *v/t award; favor grant* * *otorgar {52} vt1) : to grant, to award2) : to draw up, to frame (a legal document)* * *otorgar vb1. (premio, medalla) to award2. (perdón, permiso) to grant -
47 reforzar
v.1 to reinforce.Ricardo refuerza los muelles Richard reinforces the docks.2 to strengthen, to consolidate.Las penurias reforzaron al grupo Hardship strengthened the group.* * *1 to reinforce, strengthen1 to be reinforced, be strengthened* * *verbto reinforce, bolster* * *VT1) (Arquit, Carpintería) to reinforce2) (=fortalecer) to reinforce, strengthendebemos reforzar nuestra estrategia de ventas — we must reinforce o strengthen our sales strategy
3) (Mil) to reinforce4) [+ dosis] to increase5) (Fot) to intensify* * *verbo transitivoa) <puerta/costura> to reinforce; < guardia> to increase, strengthen; < relaciones> to reinforceb) (Fot) to intensify* * *= cement, lend + force, reinforce, strengthen, undergird, bolster, add + Posesivo + weight to, beef up, place + Nombre + on a firmer footing, boost, buttress.Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.Ex. The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing.Ex. As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.Ex. Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.Ex. Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.----* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.* reforzar un prejuicio = reinforce + prejudice.* * *verbo transitivoa) <puerta/costura> to reinforce; < guardia> to increase, strengthen; < relaciones> to reinforceb) (Fot) to intensify* * *= cement, lend + force, reinforce, strengthen, undergird, bolster, add + Posesivo + weight to, beef up, place + Nombre + on a firmer footing, boost, buttress.Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.
Ex: The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing.Ex: As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.Ex: Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.* reforzar un prejuicio = reinforce + prejudice.* * *vt1 ‹puerta/pared/costura› to reinforce; ‹guardia› to increase, strengthenhan reforzado las medidas de seguridad security has been stepped up o tightenedesto refuerza las buenas relaciones entre los dos países this reinforces o strengthens the good relations between the two countries2 ( Fot) to intensify* * *
reforzar ( conjugate reforzar) verbo transitivo ‹puerta/costura› to reinforce;
‹ guardia› to increase, strengthen;
‹ relaciones› to reinforce;
‹ medidas de seguridad› to step up, tighten
reforzar verbo transitivo
1 (fortalecer) to reinforce, strengthen: solo lo hace para reforzar sus convicciones, he only does it to reinforce his convictions
2 (incrementar) han reforzado la vigilancia, vigilance has been stepped up
' reforzar' also found in these entries:
English:
bolster
- brace
- reinforce
- stiffen
- strengthen
- fortify
- tighten
* * *reforzar vt1. [hacer resistente] to reinforce;reforzaron los pilares del puente they reinforced the piers of the bridge2. [intensificar] to strengthen;han reforzado las medidas de seguridad en torno al palacio they have tightened security around the palace3. Fot to intensify* * ** * *reforzar {36} vt1) : to reinforce, to strengthen2) : to encourage, to support* * *reforzar vb to strengthen -
48 renunciar
v.1 to resign.renunció a su cargo de secretario he resigned his position as secretary2 to renounce, to give up, to bow out, to abandon.3 to disclaim, to abandon, to surrender.El ladrón entregó las joyas The thief rendered up the jewels.* * *1 (abandonar) to give up (a, -), abandon (a, -)2 (dimitir) to resign■ renunció a su puesto he resigned his post, he resigned3 DERECHO to renounce (a, -), relinquish (a, -)4 (en los naipes) to revoke, not to follow suit* * *verb1) to renounce2) resign* * *VI1)renunciar a — [+ derecho, trono] to renounce; [+ exigencia, plan] to abandon, drop
¿renuncias a Satanás? — do you renounce Satan?
2) (=dimitir) to resign3) (Naipes) to revoke* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( dimitir) to resignrenunciar A algo — a puesto to resign something
2) (a derecho, proyecto)renunciar A algo — to give up o relinquish something
* * *= abdicate, abrogate, renounce, surrender, step down, stand down.Ex. Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.Ex. As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.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. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.Ex. She had stepped down as president of the League of Women Voters several years ago.Ex. Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.----* renunciar a = give up, relinquish, forego [forgo].* renunciar a un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( dimitir) to resignrenunciar A algo — a puesto to resign something
2) (a derecho, proyecto)renunciar A algo — to give up o relinquish something
* * *= abdicate, abrogate, renounce, surrender, step down, stand down.Ex: Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.
Ex: As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.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: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.Ex: She had stepped down as president of the League of Women Voters several years ago.Ex: Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.* renunciar a = give up, relinquish, forego [forgo].* renunciar a un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.* * *renunciar [A1 ]viA (dimitir) to resign renunciar A algo:renunció a su puesto en la dirección he resigned his position on the board, he resigned from the boardB (a un derecho, un proyecto) renunciar A algo to give up o relinquish sthrenunció a su parte de la herencia she relinquished her part of the inheritance¿renuncias a Satanás? do you renounce Satan?renunciar a usar métodos violentos to renounce violencerenunció a la acción de indemnización de perjuicios she abandoned o dropped her claim for damagesC ( Esp) (en naipes) to revoke, fail to follow suitto deny oneself, make a sacrifice* * *
renunciar ( conjugate renunciar) verbo intransitivo ( dimitir) to resign;
renunciar A algo ‹ a puesto› to resign sth;
‹ a derecho› to relinquish sth, renounce sth (frml);
‹ a título› to give up sth, relinquish sth;
‹ a trono› to renounce sth
renunciar verbo intransitivo
1 (a un derecho, bien) to renounce, give up: renunció a la felicidad, he renounced happiness
renunciamos a la herencia, we relinquished the inheritance
2 (a un vicio, placer, proyecto) to give up: tendré que renunciar a los dulces, I've got to stop eating sweets
renunciamos a ir de viaje, we gave up travelling
3 (no aceptar) to decline
4 (a un cargo) to resign
' renunciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- sacrificar
- desechar
- desprender
- hablar
- macana
- opinar
- voluntad
English:
abandon
- disclaim
- forgo
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- surrender
- withdraw
- drop
- forsake
- stand
- step
- waive
* * *renunciar vi1.renunciar a algo [abandonar, prescindir de] to give sth up;renunciar a un proyecto to abandon a project;renunciar al tabaco to give up o stop smoking;renunciar a la violencia to renounce the use of violence2. [dimitir] to resign;renunció a su cargo de secretario he resigned his position as secretaryrenunciar a algo [premio, oferta] to turn sth down;renunció a recibir ayuda del extranjero he refused to accept help from abroad4. [en naipes] to revoke* * *v/i:* * *renunciar vi1) : to resign2)renunciar a : to renounce, to relinquishrenunció al título: herelinquished the title* * *renunciar vb1. (rechazar) to renounce2. (dimitir) to resignrenunció a su cargo he resigned / he resigned from his post -
49 convencer
v.to convince.convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of somethinglo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party* * *1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on1 to be convincing■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself* * *verbto convince, persuade* * *1. VT1)convencer a algn (de algo) — to convince sb (of sth), persuade sb (of sth)
me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence
al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true
no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise
2)convencer a algn (de o para hacer algo) — to persuade sb (to do sth)
me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them
no iba a salir, pero al final me convencieron — I wasn't going to go out, but in the end they persuaded me (to)
3) (=satisfacer)no nos convence del todo la propuesta — we are not entirely convinced about the proposal, the proposal is not entirely convincing
ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me
su último disco no me convence nada — I'm not very impressed with her latest record, her latest record doesn't do much for me
parece buena gente, pero no me acaba de convencer — he seems nice enough but I'm not too sure about him
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.----* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.
Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *convencer [E2 ]vtA1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuadedconvencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sthla convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take actionno logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwiselos convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was seriousel artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were trueme costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong2 (para hacer algo) to persuadeyo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into itconvencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INFa ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción we couldn't persuade him to support our motion, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motionno pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any moneyB ( en frases negativas)(satisfacer): es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure aboutno me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the ideala explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincingme cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was afterserá muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that rolese lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it¡convéncete, estás equivocado! believe me, you're wrong!convencerse DE algo:¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón? now do you believe I was right?te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón you have to accept that your mother is right* * *
convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo
la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong
no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money
su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing
convencerse verbo pronominal
to be convinced;◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;
convencerse de algo to accept sth;
¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle
' convencer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
- enredar
- trabajarse
- nomás
English:
bring round
- coax
- come round
- convince
- get round
- impress
- persuade
- prevail
- put off
- reason
- satisfy
- sway
- talk
- win over
- assure
- budge
- cajole
- come
* * *♦ vt1. [persuadir] to convince;si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him2. [satisfacer]me convence esta lavadora, la voy a comprar I like the sound of this washing machine, I'm going to buy it;su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends♦ visu explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress* * *v/t convince* * *convencer {86} vt: to convince, to persuade* * *convencer vb1. (de algo) to convince2. (persuadir) to persuade3. (agradar) to like -
50 dramatizar
v.to dramatize.¡no hay que dramatizar! (informal) there's no need for melodrama!, don't exaggerate!* * *1 to dramatize* * *VT to dramatize* * *verbo transitivo to dramatize* * *= dramatise [dramatize, -USA], fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.Ex. In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.* * *verbo transitivo to dramatize* * *= dramatise [dramatize, -USA], fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.
Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.* * *dramatizar [A4 ]vt1 ( Teatr) to dramatize2 (exagerar) to overdramatize, dramatize* * *
dramatizar verbo transitivo
1 (dar carácter dramático) dramatize: han dramatizado una obra de Hemingway, they dramatized a work of Hemingway
2 (exagerar) overdramatize: la tía Julia tiende a dramatizar, aunt Julia tends to overdramatize things
' dramatizar' also found in these entries:
English:
dramatize
- role-play
* * *♦ vt1. [hechos, problemas] to dramatize2. [novela] to dramatize♦ vito overdramatize;¡no hay que dramatizar! we shouldn't overdramatize the situation!* * *v/t dramatize* * *dramatizar {21} vt: to dramatize♦ dramatización nf -
51 menguar
v.1 to decrease,to lessen, to diminish.La tristeza mengua con el tiempo Sadness decreases with time.La intensidad mengua The intensity diminishes.Nos menguaron las ganancias este año Our profits dwindled this year.2 to decrease (knitting).3 to dwindle, to run out, to become exhausted, to run short.Los recursos menguaron The resources ran short.* * *1 (número, cantidad) to diminish, decrease; (temperatura, nivel) to fall, drop2 (salud) decline3 (luna) to wane4 (labor) to decrease1 (disminuir) to diminish, reduce2 (en labor) to decrease* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir) to lessen, reduce; [+ labor de punto] to decrease2) (=desacreditar) to discredit2. VI1) (=disminuir) to decrease, dwindle; [número, nivel del agua] to go down; [marea] to go out, ebb; [luna] to wane2) (=decaer) to wane, decay, decline* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (frml) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop; río to go down, drop in level; cantidad/número/reservas to diminish, dwindle, decrease; esperanzas to fade, dwindle; fuerzas to fade, wane, dwindle2) ( al tejer) to decrease3) luna to wane2.menguar vt1) (frml) <responsabilidad/influencia> to diminish; < reputación> to damage* * *= wane, ebb, subside.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (frml) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop; río to go down, drop in level; cantidad/número/reservas to diminish, dwindle, decrease; esperanzas to fade, dwindle; fuerzas to fade, wane, dwindle2) ( al tejer) to decrease3) luna to wane2.menguar vt1) (frml) <responsabilidad/influencia> to diminish; < reputación> to damage* * *= wane, ebb, subside.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.* * *viA ( frml); «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drop; «río» to go down, drop in level; «cantidad/número» to diminish, dwindle, decrease; «esperanzas» to fade, dwindle; «fuerzas» to fade, wane, dwindlelos embalses vieron menguar sensiblemente su contenido the water level in the reservoirs dropped considerablypasaban los días y el calor no menguaba the days passed and the hot weather continued unabated o there was no letup in the hot weatherlas reservas iban menguando rápidamente the reserves were diminishing rapidlyen los últimos tiempos, su papel predominante se ha visto menguado the importance of his role has been diminished of lateB (al tejer) to decreaseC «luna» to wane■ menguarvtA ( frml); ‹responsabilidad› to diminishel escándalo no menguó su popularidad the scandal did not detract from o diminish his popularityel incidente menguó su reputación como pediatra the incident damaged his reputation as a pediatricianno había factores que menguaran su responsabilidad en el asunto there were no factors which might diminish his responsibility in the matterB ‹puntos› (en tejido) to decrease* * *
menguar ( conjugate menguar) verbo intransitivo
1 (frml) [temperatura/nivel] to fall, drop;
[cantidad/número/reservas] to diminish
2 ( al tejer) to decrease
verbo transitivo
1 (frml) ‹responsabilidad/influencia› to diminish;
‹ reputación› to damage
2 ‹ puntos› ( en tejido) to decrease
menguar
I verbo transitivo
1 to diminish, reduce
2 (en la calceta) to decrease
II verbo intransitivo
1 to diminish, decrease: las reservas de los embalses están menguando, reservoir levels are diminishing
2 (la Luna) to wane
' menguar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disminuir
English:
decrease
- dwindle
- wane
* * *♦ vi1. [disminuir] to decrease, to diminish;su salud ha menguado mucho her health has deteriorated a lot;la diferencia entre los dos equipos menguó en los últimos minutos the gap between the two teams narrowed in the closing minutes;su fortuna ha menguado his fortune has dwindled;el caudal del río está menguando the river level is going down o falling;el calor, lejos de menguar, está aumentando the heat, far from letting up, is increasing2. [luna] to wane3. [en labor de punto] to decrease♦ vt1. [disminuir] to lessen, to diminish;la enfermedad menguó su resistencia the illness sapped his resistance;esto no mengua en nada su fama this in no way detracts from his reputation2. [en labor de punto] to decrease* * *I v/iII v/t decrease, diminish* * *menguar vt: to diminish, to lessenmenguar vi1) : to decline, to decrease2) : to wane♦ menguante adj -
52 informático
adj.information-technology, software, computer, of information technology.* * *► adjetivo1 computer, computing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 computer expert* * *informático, -a1.ADJ computer antes de s2.SM / F (=técnico) computer expert; (=programador) computer programmer3.informática* * *I- ca adjetivo computer (before n)II* * *I- ca adjetivo computer (before n)II* * *informático11 = computer scientist, computer specialist.Ex: Others engaged in organizing and exploiting information, such as managers, computer scientists and administrators, should also find something of interest.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.* informáticos = computer staff.informático22 = computational, computering.Ex: This article considers the future impact of exponential increases in computational, storage and telecommunication capacities on automated information systems.
Ex: The 1980s have seen a significant increase in the quantity and breadth of offshore computering services -- those based in the developing countries.* animación informática = computer animation.* auditoría informática = computer audit, computer auditing.* fraude informático = computer fraud.* friki informático = computer geek, computer whiz.* friqui informático = computer geek, computer whiz.* ingeniero informático = computer engineer.* jerga informática = geek speak.* modelo informático = computer model.* operador informático = computer operator.* piratería informática = hackery.* programa informático comercial = commercial application, commercial software.* programa informático con mantenimiento incluido = supported software.* programa informático hecho por encargo = tailor-made software.* sistema informático = computer system.* * *computer ( before n)computer specialist* * *
informático◊ -ca adjetivo
computer ( before n)
informático,-a
I adjetivo computer, computing: es un programa informático muy novedoso, it's a very innovative computer programme
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (computer) technician
' informático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
informática
- material
- pirata
- programa
- delito
English:
computer
- computer program
- hacker
- inform
- package
* * *informático, -a♦ adjcomputer;red informática computer network♦ nm,f[experto] computer expert; [técnico] computer technician* * *I adj computer atrII m, informática f IT specialist -
53 teatro
m.1 theater.teatro experimental fringe theaterteatro lírico opera and light opera2 play-acting (fingimiento).hacer teatro to playact3 dramatics, make-believe, dramatic art, play-acting.4 acting, pretense.5 pomp and ceremony, pomp, theatrics.* * *1 theatre (US theater)2 ARTE theatre (US theater), acting, stage3 LITERATURA drama5 figurado (exageración) show, play-acting\dejar el teatro (artista) to give up the stageecharle teatro a un asunto to play-act, be melodramatic, exaggeratehacer teatro figurado to play-act, be melodramatic, exaggerateteatro de la ópera opera houseteatro de variedades variety theatre, US vaudeville theater* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] theatre, theater (EEUU); (=escenario) stageteatro amateur, teatro de aficionados — amateur theatre, amateur dramatics
teatro de variedades — variety theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater (EEUU)
2) (Literat) (=género) drama; (=obras de teatro) plays pl3) [de suceso] scene; (Mil) theatre, theater (EEUU)4) (=exageración)hacer teatro — (=alborotar) to make a fuss; (=exagerar) to exaggerate
* * *1) (Teatr)a) (arte, actividad) theater*el teatro de Calderón — Calderon's theater o plays
adaptado para el teatro por... — adapted for the stage by...
b) ( local) theater*c) ( cine) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)2) (fam) ( exageración)3) (de batalla, guerra) theater*•* * *1) (Teatr)a) (arte, actividad) theater*el teatro de Calderón — Calderon's theater o plays
adaptado para el teatro por... — adapted for the stage by...
b) ( local) theater*c) ( cine) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)2) (fam) ( exageración)3) (de batalla, guerra) theater*•* * *teatro1= drama, theatre [theater, -USA].Ex: They can be recreated by children not only in words but in drama, in mime, in dance and in painting.
Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.* actor de teatro = stage actor.* aficionado al teatro = theatre buff.* amante del teatro = theatre buff.* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.* artista de teatro = theatre artiste.* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.* hacer teatro = play-acting, put on + an act, keep up + appearances.* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].* música de obra de teatro = stage music.* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.* teatro de la ópera = opera house.* teatro de operaciones = theatre of operations.* teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.teatro22 = theatrics, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.* * *A ( Teatr)1 (arte, actividad) theater*el teatro moderno/de vanguardia/clásico modern/avant-garde/classical theaterel teatro de Calderón Calderon's theater o playsuna obra de teatro a playadaptado para el teatro por José Romero adapted for the stage by José Romerono voy mucho al teatro I don't go to the theater muchactor de teatro stage actordirector de teatro theater o stage directorel mundo del teatro the theater2 (local) theater*el teatro estaba lleno the theater was full¿quedamos en la puerta del teatro? shall we meet at the theater entrance?un teatro al aire libre an open-air theaterCompuestos:amateur dramaticsstreet theater, ( BrE), street theatrepuppet theater*theater* of the absurdopera housepuppet theater*puppet theater*experimental theater*( Arg) amateur dramaticsB ( fam)(exageración): es puro teatro, no se hizo casi nada it's all an act o he's putting it on, he hardly hurt himself at allhacerle teatro a algn (Chi, Méx fam); to try it on with sb ( colloq), to put one over on sb ( colloq)C (de una batalla, guerra) theater*Compuesto:theater* of operations* * *
teatro sustantivo masculino
1 (Teatr)
actor de teatro stage actor;
teatro de guiñol puppet theater( conjugate theater);
teatro de variedades vaudeville (AmE), music hall (BrE)
2 (fam) ( exageración):
teatro sustantivo masculino
1 theatre, US theater: soy muy aficionada a ir al teatro, I'm a great theatregoer
obra de teatro, play
2 Lit drama, theatre
3 (escenario) theatre: Europa fue el teatro de los acontecimientos, Europe was the scene of the events
Mil (zona de operaciones) los Balcanes fueron el teatro de operaciones de los bombarderos, the theatre of war for the bombardment was the Balcans
4 (fingimiento) lo suyo es puro teatro, he's merely playacting
♦ Locuciones: hacer (mucho) teatro, to playact
' teatro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotar
- acomodar
- adaptar
- corral
- depender
- emplazar
- escenificar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- guardarropa
- hacer
- infame
- intermedia
- intermedio
- itinerante
- mamarrachada
- pascua
- personaje
- proponer
- recaudación
- reponer
- reposición
- respetable
- sala
- ver
- vestíbulo
- boletería
- butaca
- cabida
- compañía
- cuentista
- encontrar
- fila
- función
- gala
- gallinero
- hall
- inaugurar
- llenar
- londinense
- marquesina
- muestra
- noche
- obra
- pensar
- público
- puerta
- revista
- sesión
English:
acting
- admission
- aisle
- asbestos
- command performance
- dinner theater
- drama
- festival
- flop
- fluff
- fray
- fringe theatre
- insistent
- model
- moderately
- opera glasses
- opera house
- playgoer
- puppet show
- rep
- repertory
- school
- seat
- show
- stage
- stage-struck
- start out
- theater
- theatre
- walk-on part
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- write up
- dramatics
- he
- I
- music
- play
- put
- role
- she
- they
- we
* * *teatro nm1. [espectáculo, género] theatre;el teatro de Brecht Brecht's plays o theatre;el teatro de vanguardia avant-garde theatre;una obra de teatro clásico a classical play;un autor de teatro a playwright;un grupo de teatro a theatre o drama group;ir al teatro to go to the theatre;dedicó toda su vida al teatro she devoted her whole life to the stage;la vuelta al teatro de Olivier Olivier's return to the stageLit teatro del absurdo theatre of the absurd;teatro aficionado amateur dramatics;teatro callejero street theatre;teatro de guiñol puppet theatre;teatro lírico opera and light opera;teatro de marionetas puppet theatre;teatro de repertorio repertory theatre;RP teatro de revista Br music hall, US variety, vaudeville;teatro de títeres puppet theatre;2. [edificio] theatre;lograron llenar el teatro they managed to fill the theatre;Figcuando la diva salió a saludar, el teatro se vino abajo when the diva came out to take a bow she brought the house downteatro al aire libre open-air theatre;teatro de la ópera opera house;teatro romano amphitheatreno le pasaba nada, era todo puro teatro there was nothing the matter with him, it was just play-acting;hacer teatro to play-act;echarle mucho teatro, tener mucho teatro to be a drama queenel Marne fue el teatro de la batalla the Marne was the scene of the battleteatro de operaciones theatre of operations* * *m tb figtheater, Brtheatre* * *teatro nm1) : theater2)hacer teatro : to put on an act, to exaggerate* * *teatro n1. (en general) theatre2. (profesión) actingse dedica al teatro he's an actor / she's an actress
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