símbolo gráfico

símbolo gráfico — (Inform) icon

Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.

lasciare un segno (anche) fig — to leave a mark

in o come segno d'amicizia — as a mark o token of friendship

perdere il segno — (leggendo) to lose one's place

il segno dei suoi passi — his footprints pl

essere del segno dell'Acquario ecc — to be an Aquarian ecc

cogliere o colpire nel segno — to hit the target o mark, fig to hit the bullseye, hit the nail on the head

portare i -i di — to bear the marks o scars of [dolore, tempo]

lasciare il segno — fig. to leave one's mark, to set one's stamp; (quando si legge)

è (un) buon segno — it's a good o lucky sign

è cattivo o un brutto segno it's a bad sign; è segno che it's a sign o an indication o a signal that; un segno dei tempi a sign of the times; era un segno del destino it was fate; è arrossito, segno che ti ama — he flushed, it's a sure sign that he loves you

fare segno a qcn. di fare — to signal o gesture to sb. to do, to motion sb. to do

fare segno di sì, di no — to indicate o nod agreement, disagreement

(non) dare o mostrare -i di to show (no) signs of [stanchezza, stress]; dare -i di impazienza — to show signs of impatience

mettere a segno — to score a bull's eye (anche fig.)

l'ha fatto in segno di stima — he did it as a sign o mark of his esteem

farsi il segno della croce — to bless o cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross

passare il segno — to go too far, to overshoot o overstep the mark

andare a, colpire nel segno — to find its mark o target, to score a hit, to strike home

flecha de dirección — (Aut) indicator

salió como una flecha — she dashed o shot out

salió como una flecha — she dashed o shot out

Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king

Don Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism

nuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world

esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour

los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa

¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.