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21 ilustre
adj.illustrious, distinguished (distinguido).pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ilustrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (célebre) renowned, illustrious2 (distinguido) distinguished* * *ADJ illustrious, famous* * *adjetivo illustrious, distinguished* * *= illustrious, distinguished, eminent.Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.Ex. This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.Ex. The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.* * *adjetivo illustrious, distinguished* * *= illustrious, distinguished, eminent.Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.* * *illustrious, distinguished* * *
Del verbo ilustrar: ( conjugate ilustrar)
ilustré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ilustre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ilustrar
ilustre
ilustrar ( conjugate ilustrar) verbo transitivo
to illustrate
ilustre adjetivo
illustrious, distinguished
ilustrar verbo transitivo
1 (un libro, un tema) to illustrate
2 (enseñar) to instruct
ilustre adjetivo distinguished
' ilustre' also found in these entries:
English:
honourable
- illustrious
- eminent
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22 ofrecer asesoramiento
(v.) = offer + advice, offer + guidance, dispense + adviceEx. This section therefore considers some of the organizations which can offer information and advice.Ex. These vital human needs may not feature prominently in the curriculum, and a society in moral disarray may offer insufficient guidance.Ex. The sound rule that the librarian must not dispense medical or legal advice goes back at least a hundred years, having been clearly prescribed in Samuel S Green's pioneer paper of 1876.* * *(v.) = offer + advice, offer + guidance, dispense + adviceEx: This section therefore considers some of the organizations which can offer information and advice.
Ex: These vital human needs may not feature prominently in the curriculum, and a society in moral disarray may offer insufficient guidance. -
23 persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo
= self-made-man, theEx. Samuel Smiles praises the self-made-man who 'on his fellows' necks his footing raises'.* * *= self-made-man, theEx: Samuel Smiles praises the self-made-man who 'on his fellows' necks his footing raises'.
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24 posadero
m.1 innkeeper.2 tavern keeper, canteen-keeper, barkeeper, pub-keeper.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 innkeeper* * *posadero, -aSM / F innkeeper* * *- ra masculino, femenino innkeeper* * *= innkeeper.Ex. Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.* * *- ra masculino, femenino innkeeper* * *= innkeeper.Ex: Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.
* * *posadero -ramasculine, feminineinnkeeper* * *
posadero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino innkeeper
' posadero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
posadera
English:
innkeeper
- inn
* * *posadero, -a nm,finnkeeper* * *posadero, -ra n: innkeeper -
25 proporcionar asesoramiento
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26 recriminar
v.1 to reproach.2 to recriminate, to charge in return, to bring a countercharge against, to accuse in return.3 to counter one accusation with another, to accuse in return with another accusation, to charge in return, to engage in mutual accusations.* * *1 (reprender) to recriminate2 (reprochar) to reproach* * *1. VT1) (=reprochar) to reproach2) (Jur) to countercharge2.3.See:* * *verbo transitivo to reproach* * *= berate, upbraid, lambast [lambaste], damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach.Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex. The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.Ex. Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.* * *verbo transitivo to reproach* * *= berate, upbraid, lambast [lambaste], damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach.Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
Ex: The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.* * *recriminar [A1 ]vtto reproachla recriminó por su egoísmo or le recriminó su egoísmo he reproached her for being so selfish* * *
recriminar ( conjugate recriminar) verbo transitivo
to reproach
recriminar verbo transitivo to reproach
* * *♦ vtto reproach;le recriminó que no hubiera ayudado he reproached her for not helping* * *v/t reproach* * *recriminar vt: to reproachrecriminar vi: to recriminate -
27 remontarse a
v.to go back to, to date back to, to date back from.* * ** * *(v.) = date back to + Expresión Temporal, trace back to, be traced to, go back to/for + Tiempo, date from + Expresión Temporal, go + (as/so) far back as + Expresión Temporal, trace + Nombre + as far back as + Expresión Temporal, date + as far back as + Expresión Temporal, extend + as far back as + Expresión Temporal, be traceable to, hark(en) back to, stretch back toEx. The roots of these problems data back to the 60s' with a failure to establish an efficient centralised information system.Ex. The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.Ex. The organizational structure of Spain's libraries can be traced to the 19th century and shows a strong French influence.Ex. The sound rule that the librarian must not dispense medical or legal advice goes back at least a hundred years, having been clearly prescribed in Samuel S Green's pioneer paper of 1876.Ex. Lithography as a printing process dates from the 19th century.Ex. This work is somewhat deceptively titled in that the only theses going as far back as 1716 are those few listed for Glasgow University.Ex. Modern abstracting can be traced at least as far back as the beginning of printing, and with a liberal definition of the term, much farther than that.Ex. Citation indexing originated with 'tables of cases cited', which date at least as far back as 1743.Ex. Interpretations of early Egyptian papyri, extending as far back as 1300 B.C., indicate that the bureaucratic states of antiquity recognized the importance of organization and administration.Ex. The tradition associating this rare medieval clerical undergarment with the English martyr is traceable to the late 14th or early 15th c.Ex. The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.Ex. The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.* * *(v.) = date back to + Expresión Temporal, trace back to, be traced to, go back to/for + Tiempo, date from + Expresión Temporal, go + (as/so) far back as + Expresión Temporal, trace + Nombre + as far back as + Expresión Temporal, date + as far back as + Expresión Temporal, extend + as far back as + Expresión Temporal, be traceable to, hark(en) back to, stretch back toEx: The roots of these problems data back to the 60s' with a failure to establish an efficient centralised information system.
Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.Ex: The organizational structure of Spain's libraries can be traced to the 19th century and shows a strong French influence.Ex: The sound rule that the librarian must not dispense medical or legal advice goes back at least a hundred years, having been clearly prescribed in Samuel S Green's pioneer paper of 1876.Ex: Lithography as a printing process dates from the 19th century.Ex: This work is somewhat deceptively titled in that the only theses going as far back as 1716 are those few listed for Glasgow University.Ex: Modern abstracting can be traced at least as far back as the beginning of printing, and with a liberal definition of the term, much farther than that.Ex: Citation indexing originated with 'tables of cases cited', which date at least as far back as 1743.Ex: Interpretations of early Egyptian papyri, extending as far back as 1300 B.C., indicate that the bureaucratic states of antiquity recognized the importance of organization and administration.Ex: The tradition associating this rare medieval clerical undergarment with the English martyr is traceable to the late 14th or early 15th c.Ex: The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity. -
28 reprochar
v.1 to reproach, to criticize.María reprocha a su esposo Mary reproaches her husband.María reprocha su proceder Mary reproaches his behavior.2 to reproach, to chide, to fault, to upbraid.María reprocha a su esposo Mary reproaches her husband.* * *1 to reproach, censure* * *verbto reproach, blame* * *1.VT (=reconvenir) to reproach2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to reproach2.reprocharse v pron (refl) to reproach oneself* * *= remonstrate, berate, fault, lambast [lambaste], damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach.Ex. 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex. What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.Ex. Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.* * *1.verbo transitivo to reproach2.reprocharse v pron (refl) to reproach oneself* * *= remonstrate, berate, fault, lambast [lambaste], damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach.Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.
Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.* * *reprochar [A1 ]vtto reproachno tengo nada que reprocharle I have nothing to reproach him forme reprochó que no le hubiera escrito he reproached me for not having written to him( refl) to reproach oneselfno te lo reproches, no tuviste la culpa don't blame yourself o reproach yourself, it wasn't your fault* * *
reprochar ( conjugate reprochar) verbo transitivo
to reproach;
reprochar verbo transitivo to reproach: le reprochó su mala conducta, she reproached him for his bad behaviour
' reprochar' also found in these entries:
English:
rebuke
- reproach
* * *♦ vtreprochar algo a alguien to reproach sb for sth;le reprocharon que no hubiera ayudado they reproached him for not helping* * *v/t reproach* * *reprochar vt: to reproach* * *reprochar vb to reproach -
29 sin interrupción
adj.without interruption, uninterrupted.adv.uninterruptedly, incessantly, continuously, right along.* * *uninterruptedly* * *= continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken lineEx. The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.Ex. Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.Ex. This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.Ex. The office of Governor General is the oldest institution in Canada's public life, going back in an unbroken line to Samuel de Champlain.* * *= continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken lineEx: The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.
Ex: Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.Ex: This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.Ex: The office of Governor General is the oldest institution in Canada's public life, going back in an unbroken line to Samuel de Champlain. -
30 telegráfico
adj.telegraphic.* * *► adjetivo1 telegraphic* * *ADJ telegraphic, telegraph antes de s* * *- ca adjetivo telegraphic* * *= telegraphic.Ex. On May 24, 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore.----* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* resumen telegráfico = telegraphic abstract.* * *- ca adjetivo telegraphic* * *= telegraphic.Ex: On May 24, 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore.
* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* resumen telegráfico = telegraphic abstract.* * *telegráfico -catelegraphic* * *
telegráfico,-a adjetivo
1 Tel telegraphic
2 fig (breve, lacónico) brief
' telegráfico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
giro
- telegráfica
English:
telegraph pole
- telegraph
* * *telegráfico, -a adj1. [de telegrafía] telegraphic2. [escueto] telegraphic* * *adj telegraphic* * *telegráfico, -ca adj: telegraphic -
31 ventero
m.innkeeper, inn keeper.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 innkeeper* * *ventero, -aSM/ F innkeeper* * *- ra masculino, femenino innkeeper* * *= innkeeper.Ex. Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.* * *- ra masculino, femenino innkeeper* * *= innkeeper.Ex: Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.
* * *ventero -ramasculine, feminineinnkeeper* * *
ventero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino roadside innkeeper
' ventero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ventera
English:
innkeeper
* * *ventero, -a nm,finnkeeper* * *ventero, -ra n: innkeeper -
32 acusar1
1 = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex. He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.Ex. From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.Ex. In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex. The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex. This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.Ex. 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.Ex. Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex. Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex. It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.----* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge. -
33 veterano2
= seasoned, veteran, old-time, long-time [longtime].Ex. At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.Ex. He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.Ex. Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.Ex. The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.----* soldado veterano = veteran soldier. -
34 acusar
v.1 to accuse.lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murderLuisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.2 to show.su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of timeacusar el golpe to show the effectssu espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back3 to acknowledge (recibo).acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.5 to manifest, to show.María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.* * *1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)3 (manifestar) to give away1 (confesarse) to confess2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced\acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of* * *verbto accuse, charge* * *1. VT1) (=culpar) to accuse2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge3) (=mostrar)4) (=registrar) to pick up, registereste sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration
5) (Correos)2.See:ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *acusar11 = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.acusar22 = reveal, show.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.* * *acusar [A1 ]vtA1 (culpar) to accuse¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse meacusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sthme acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sthlo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraudestá detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying3 ( fam)(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofacusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journeyC■ acusarse( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth* * *
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth
2 ( reconocer):◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell
* * *♦ vt1. [culpar] to accuse;acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything2. Der to charge;acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder3. [mostrar, resentirse de]su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement4. [recibo] to acknowledge;acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package* * *v/t1 accuse (de of)2 JUR charge (de with)3 ( manifestar) show4:acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of* * *acusar vt1) : to accuse, to charge2) : to reveal, to betraysus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust* * *Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge -
35 veterano
adj.1 veteran, experienced, old campaigner, skilled.2 old-timer.m.1 old timer, old chap, buffer, old duffer.2 veteran, ex-soldier, old soldier, vet.* * *► adjetivo1 veteran► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 veteran2 figurado old hand* * *(f. - veterana)noun adj.* * *veterano, -a1.ADJ (Mil) veteran2.SM/ F (Mil) veteran; (fig) old hand *, old stager ** * *I- na adjetivo veteran (before n)II- na masculino, femenino veteran* * *I- na adjetivo veteran (before n)II- na masculino, femenino veteran* * *veterano11 = old hand, oldtimer [old-timer], established player, longtimer, veteran.Nota: Nombre.Ex: This collection of essays on Garcia Marquez is aimed at readers new to his work, but there is plenty here to interest old hands.
Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.Ex: Findings concerning characteristics of recently arrived youth and of longtimers in correctional institutions are compared.Ex: One of every three homeless males in the United States is a veteran.* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.* más veterano, el = seniormost, the.* veterano de guerra = war veteran.* viejo veterano = war horse.veterano2= seasoned, veteran, old-time, long-time [longtime].Ex: At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.
Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.Ex: Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.* soldado veterano = veteran soldier.* * *1 ‹soldado/militar› veteran ( before n)2 (en cualquier actividad) veteran ( before n)un tenista veterano a veteran tennis playerun abogado veterano en esas lides a lawyer with a great deal of experience in these mattersmasculine, feminine1 ( Mil) veteran2 (en otras actividades) veteranCompuesto:veterano/veterana de guerramasculine, feminine war veteran* * *
veterano◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
veteran
veterano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino veteran
' veterano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
veterana
- antiguo
English:
hand
- old-timer
- veteran
- vet
* * *veterano, -a♦ adj1. [militar] veteran2. [en otra actividad] experienced;es más veterano que yo he's more experienced than me;una de las directoras de cine más veteranas a movie director with one of the longest track records in the business3. CSur Fam [maduro]estamos veteranos, nos cansamos pronto we're getting on a bit now, we get tired easily♦ nm,f1. [militar] veteran2. [en otra actividad] veteran;es ya un veterano en estas lides he's an old hand at these thingses una veterana muy simpática she's a very sweet old thing* * *I adj veteran; ( experimentado) experiencedII m, veterana f veteran* * *veterano, -na adj & n: veteran -
36 Adams
m.1 Adams, President John Adams.2 Adams, President John Quincy Adams.3 Adams, Samuel Adams. -
37 Barber
m.Barber, Samuel Barber. -
38 Beckett
m.Beckett, Samuel Beckett. -
39 Billy Wilder
m.Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder. -
40 Champlain
m.Champlain, Samuel de Champlain.
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