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101 control económico
(n.) = fiscal controlEx. Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.* * *(n.) = fiscal controlEx: Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.
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102 crear de nuevo
(v.) = recreate [re-create]Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.* * *(v.) = recreate [re-create]Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
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103 crisis de identidad
* * *(n.) = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidenceEx. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.Ex. The library profession is experiencing a paradigm shift, a major change in the way that librarians do their work and this is creating a crisis in confidence.* * ** * *(n.) = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidenceEx: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.Ex: The library profession is experiencing a paradigm shift, a major change in the way that librarians do their work and this is creating a crisis in confidence. -
104 descenso
m.1 descent.2 drop.ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3 downhill.4 relegation.5 demotion.6 descensus.* * *1 (acción) descent, lowering2 (de temperatura) drop, fall* * *noun m.1) descent2) drop, fall* * *SM1) [de temperatura, nivel, precio, demanda] fall, dropun descenso de la producción — a fall o drop in production
un descenso en el número de escolares — a fall o drop in the number of pupils
descenso térmico — fall o drop in temperature
2) [de un lugar a otro] descentla prueba de descenso — (Dep) the downhill event
3) [en orden, jerarquía] downgrading, demotion; (Dep) relegation4) (=pendiente) slope* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.----* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *A1 (de la temperatura, del nivel) fall, drop; (de precios) fallel descenso del nivel de los embalses the drop in the level of the reservoirsha habido un brusco descenso en los precios del crudo there has been a sharp fall in the price of crude oilel descenso en el número de accidentes the fall o decrease in the number of accidents2 (desde una altura) descentiniciaremos el descenso en pocos minutos we shall begin our descent in a few minutesla carrera or prueba de descenso the downhillB ( Dep) relegation* * *
descenso sustantivo masculino
1
( de precios) fall
2 (Dep) relegation
descenso sustantivo masculino
1 descent: participamos en el descenso del río, we took part in the white water canoeing
2 (de temperatura, precios) fall, drop
3 Dep (de categoría) relegation
' descenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajada
- bajón
- abrupto
- agudo
- brusco
- caída
- notorio
- picada
English:
comedown
- descent
- dip
- downhill
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- swoop
- anticlimax
- couple
- decline
- decrease
- demotion
- dive
* * *descenso nm1. [de una altura] descent;los ciclistas iniciaron el descenso the cyclists began the descent;sufrieron un accidente en el descenso they had an accident on the way downdescenso de aguas bravas white water rafting;descenso de barrancos canyoning2. [de precio, temperatura, nivel] fall, drop;el fuerte descenso de las temperaturas the sharp drop in temperatures;la tasa de desempleo experimentó un espectacular descenso there was a spectacular drop in the unemployment rate;ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3. [prueba de esquí] downhill4. [en competición deportiva] relegation;estar en las posiciones de descenso to be in the relegation zone* * *m2 DEP relegation* * *descenso nm1) : descent2) baja, caída: drop, fall* * *descenso n1. (de temperatura, precios, etc) drop / fall2. (bajada) descent -
105 deshonrar
v.1 to dishonor.con su conducta deshonra a toda la familia he is dishonoring the entire family with his conductElsa deshonró a su familia Elsa dishonored her family.2 to trample on, to tread on.Elsa deshonró su reputación Elsa trampled on her good name.3 to bring shame on, to shame.Elsa deshonró a sus padres Elsa brought shame on her parents.* * *1 (gen) to dishonour (US dishonor), disgrace2 (injuriar) to insult, defame3 (a una mujer) to dishonour (US dishonor)* * *verbto dishonor, disgrace* * *VT1) [+ familia, compañeros] to dishonour, dishonor (EEUU), disgrace2) (=afrentar) to insult3) euf [+ mujer] to dishonour, dishonor (EEUU)* * ** * *= taint, vilify, stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], besmirch, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, defile.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex. Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.Ex. the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.----* deshonrar la reputación = besmirch + reputation.* * ** * *= taint, vilify, stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], besmirch, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, defile.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* deshonrar la reputación = besmirch + reputation.* * *deshonrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹familia/patria› to dishonor*, disgrace, bring dishonor* o disgrace o shame ontrabajar no deshonra a nadie working is nothing to be ashamed of2 ‹mujer› to dishonor** * *
deshonrar ( conjugate deshonrar) verbo transitivo ‹familia/patria› to dishonor( conjugate dishonor), disgrace;
‹ mujer› to dishonor( conjugate dishonor)
deshonrar verbo transitivo
1 to dishonour, US dishonor
2 (a la familia, etc) to bring disgrace on
' deshonrar' also found in these entries:
English:
disgrace
- dishonor
- dishonour
- shame
- blacken
- taint
* * *deshonrar vt1. [injuriar] to dishonour;con su conducta deshonra a toda la familia his behaviour is bringing disgrace upon the entire family2. [mujer] to dishonour* * *v/t dishonor, Brdishonour* * *deshonrar vt: to dishonor, to disgrace -
106 destreza
f.1 skill, dexterity.2 skillful action.* * *1 skill, dexterity* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=habilidad) skill2) (=agilidad) dexterity* * *femenino skilldemostró mucha destreza con el florete — he showed great dexterity o skill in his handling of the foil
* * *= competence, skill, dexterity, prowess.Ex. In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.Ex. However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.Ex. Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.Ex. The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.----* basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas = competency based.* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.* desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, rec = information illiteracy.* destreza académica = academic skill.* destreza cognitiva = cognitive skill.* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.* destreza en la acampada = campcraft.* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.* destreza lingüística = language skill.* destreza manual = manual skill, manual dexterity.* destrezas informáticas = computer skills.* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.* destrezas relacionadas con la información = information skills.* destreza verbal = verbal skill.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* mejorar + Posesivo + destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* requerir más destreza = be more of an art.* * *femenino skilldemostró mucha destreza con el florete — he showed great dexterity o skill in his handling of the foil
* * *= competence, skill, dexterity, prowess.Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.* basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas = competency based.* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.* desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, rec = information illiteracy.* destreza académica = academic skill.* destreza cognitiva = cognitive skill.* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.* destreza en la acampada = campcraft.* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.* destreza lingüística = language skill.* destreza manual = manual skill, manual dexterity.* destrezas informáticas = computer skills.* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.* destrezas relacionadas con la información = information skills.* destreza verbal = verbal skill.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* mejorar + Posesivo + destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* requerir más destreza = be more of an art.* * *skillcontroló el balón con destreza he controlled the ball skillfullydemostró mucha destreza con el florete he showed great dexterity o skill in his handling of the foilcon gran destreza very skillfully* * *
destreza sustantivo femenino
skill;
destreza sustantivo femenino skill: muestra bastante destreza con la cometa, she demonstrates quite a bit of skill with the kite
' destreza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maña
- saber
- arte
- manual
- pericia
- técnica
English:
art
- consummate
- craft
- derive
- develop
- development
- dexterity
- hone
- improve
- improvement
- neatness
- practice
- practise
- proficiency
- prowess
- skill
- trick
- deftly
* * *destreza nfskill, dexterity;tiene destreza para la costura he's very good at sewing;hacer algo con destreza to do sth skilfully* * *f skill* * *destreza nfhabilidad: dexterity, skill* * *destreza n skill -
107 doctrina
f.1 doctrine.2 catechism.3 teaching, knowledge, learning.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: doctrinar.* * *1 doctrine2 (enseñanza) teachings plural* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=ideología) doctrine2) (=enseñanza) teaching* * ** * *= creed, doctrine, credo, shibboleth, canon.Ex. Democracy, rightly understood, is a positive creed and its political and social values would be greatly strengthened if the library service was planned on national lines to support them.Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex. This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.Ex. The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.Ex. The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.----* doctrina de Mendel = Mendelism.* doctrina religiosa = religious doctrine.* * ** * *= creed, doctrine, credo, shibboleth, canon.Ex: Democracy, rightly understood, is a positive creed and its political and social values would be greatly strengthened if the library service was planned on national lines to support them.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex: This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.Ex: The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.* doctrina de Mendel = Mendelism.* doctrina religiosa = religious doctrine.* * *(ideología) doctrine; (enseñanza) teachingclases de doctrina catechism classes* * *
Del verbo doctrinar: ( conjugate doctrinar)
doctrina es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
doctrina sustantivo femenino ( ideología) doctrine;
( enseñanza) teaching
doctrina sustantivo femenino doctrine
' doctrina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuerpo
- iglesia
- difundir
- difusión
- moral
- pensamiento
- profesar
- propagar
- revisar
- revisión
- rigidez
English:
doctrine
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108 empañar
v.to cover with breadcrumbs, to bread.María empMaría los filetes Mary covers the fillets with breadcrumbs.* * *1 (rebozar) to coat in breadcrumbs2 (poner entre masa) to fill* * *verb1) to steam up2) tarnish* * *VT (Culin) [con masa] to cover in a pastry case ; [con pan rallado] to cook or roll in breadcrumbs or pastry* * *(Méx) empanizar verbo transitivo to coat... in breadcrumbs* * *= mist, cloud, tarnish, taint.Ex. The revenue-making services are glamorous, and their magic mists the fundamental democratic perspective of the free public library.Ex. Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex. The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.----* empañarse = blur.* * *(Méx) empanizar verbo transitivo to coat... in breadcrumbs* * *= mist, cloud, tarnish, taint.Ex: The revenue-making services are glamorous, and their magic mists the fundamental democratic perspective of the free public library.
Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.* empañarse = blur.* * *empanar [A1 ]vtto coat … in breadcrumbs* * *
Multiple Entries:
empanar
empañar
empanar ( conjugate empanar), (Méx)
to coat … in breadcrumbs
empañar ( conjugate empañar) verbo transitivo ‹vidrio/espejo› to steam o mist up
empañarse verbo pronominal [vidrio/espejo] to steam o mist up
empañar verbo transitivo
1 (con vapor de agua) to steam up: afuera hacía tanto frío que nuestro aliento empañaba los cristales, it was so cold outside that our breath left all the windows steamed up
2 (la fama, reputación) to tarnish: sus comentarios machistas empañaron su prestigio, his sexist remarks were a blemish on his reputation
' empañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apanar
- empanar
English:
mist over
- mist up
- taint
- color
- pall
- tarnish
* * *Culin to coat in egg and breadcrumbs* * *v/t coat in breadcrumbs* * *empanar vt: to bread -
109 empobrecerse intelectualmente
Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.* * *Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
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110 encontrarse en
v.1 to be in, to find oneself in.Se vieron en problemas They were in trouble.2 to be found in.3 to meet in, to see each other in.* * *(v.) = lie (in), be based atEx. The main limitation of this pragmatic approach lies in the time and collection dependency of the resulting tool.Ex. The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).* * *(v.) = lie (in), be based atEx: The main limitation of this pragmatic approach lies in the time and collection dependency of the resulting tool.
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111 enfoque
m.1 focus.2 approach, angle.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enfocar.* * *1 (acción) focus, focusing2 figurado focus, approach, angle* * *SM1) (Fot) (=acción) focusing; (=resultado) focus2) [de tema] approach3)* * *b) ( de asunto) approach* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.----* enfoque general = broad view.* * *b) ( de asunto) approach* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.* enfoque general = broad view.* * *2 (de un asunto) approachtodo depende del enfoque que se le dé al problema everything depends on the way you look at o on how you approach the problem, everything depends on your approach to the problem o on the approach you take to the problemenfoque DE algo approach TO sthun enfoque nuevo y original del tema a new and original approach to the subject* * *
Del verbo enfocar: ( conjugate enfocar)
enfoqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
enfoque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
enfocar
enfoque
enfocar ( conjugate enfocar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹objeto/persona› (con cámara, prismáticos) to focus on;
2
enfoque sustantivo masculino
( efecto) focus
enfoque de algo approach to sth
enfocar verbo transitivo
1 (una cámara, un proyector) to focus: Pedro, enfoca a Mónica, Pedro, focus on Mónica
2 (un problema, un asunto) to approach: lo enfocaré de otra manera, I'll put it another way
3 (con un haz de luz) to shine a light on
enfoque sustantivo masculino
1 (de un problema, asunto) approach: todos dieron el mismo enfoque al tema, they took a similar approach with regards to the issue
2 Fot TV focus
(acción) focusing
' enfoque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planteamiento
- sesgo
- apreciación
- novedoso
- orientación
- visión
English:
approach
- bias
- haphazard
- slant
* * *enfoque nm1. [de imagen] [acción] focusing;[resultado] focus enfoque automático automatic focusing;enfoque manual manual focusing2. [de tema, asunto] approach (de to), angle (de on);le dio un enfoque muy original a su discurso she took an original approach in her talk;habría que darle otro enfoque al asunto the issue should be approached from a different angle, we should look at the issue in a different way* * *m figapproach* * *enfoque nm: focus* * *enfoque n -
112 entorno
m.1 environment, surroundings.2 context.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: entornar.* * *1 environment, surroundings plural2 INFORMÁTICA environment* * *noun m.1) environment2) surroundings* * *SM1) (=medioambiente) environment; (Literat) setting, milieu; (=clima) climate; (=escenario) scenesacar a algn de su entorno — to take sb away from/out of their normal environment
2) (Inform) environment* * *a) ( situación) environmententorno social — social milieu o environment
los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity
b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment* * *= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex. A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex. This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex. The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.----* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* crear un entorno = create + an environment.* del entorno = ambient, environmental.* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.* entorno familiar = home environment.* entorno físico = atmospherics.* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.* entorno OSI = OSI environment.* entorno urbanístico = built environment.* entorno urbano = built environment.* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* * *a) ( situación) environmententorno social — social milieu o environment
los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity
b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment* * *= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex: A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* crear un entorno = create + an environment.* del entorno = ambient, environmental.* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.* entorno familiar = home environment.* entorno físico = atmospherics.* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.* entorno OSI = OSI environment.* entorno urbanístico = built environment.* entorno urbano = built environment.* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* * *1 (situación) environmentel entorno del niño influye en esto the child's environment influences thisentorno social social milieu o environmententorno familiar home environmentel entorno es poco favorable a la negociación the setting is o the situation is o the conditions are o the environment is not ideal for negotiationla estructura y los restos hallados en su entorno the structure and the remains found around it o in the vicinity2 ( Lit) setting3 ( Mat) range* * *
Del verbo entornar: ( conjugate entornar)
entorno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
entornó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
entornar
entorno
entorno sustantivo masculino
b) (Lit) settingc) (Inf) environment
entornar verbo transitivo to half-close
(una puerta, ventana) to leave ajar
entorno sustantivo masculino
1 (medio) environment
entorno social, social environment
2 (proximidades) surroundings pl
' entorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- escenario
- media
- medio
- sosegada
- sosegado
English:
atmosphere
- blend
- environment
- setting
- surrounding
- environmental
- environs
* * *entorno nm1. [ambiente] environment, surroundings;el entorno familiar/social the home/social environment;fuentes bien informadas del entorno del presidente well-informed sources close to the president;España y los países de su entorno Spain and her European neighbours2. [medio ambiente] environment3. Informát environment* * *m tb INFOR environment* * *entorno nm: surroundings pl, environment* * *entorno n environment -
113 equilibrista
f. & m.1 trapeze artist (trapecista).2 tightrope walker, ropewalker, tight rope walker, aerialist.* * *1 (funámbulo) tightrope walker* * *SMF1) [en circo] (=funámbulo) tightrope walker; (=acróbata) acrobat2) LAm politician of shifting allegiance* * *masculino y femenino (Espec) tightrope walker* * *Ex. The article 'Information specialists in the future academic library: flexible tightrope walkers' outlines some possible future roles for specialist academic library and information science professionals.* * *masculino y femenino (Espec) tightrope walker* * *Ex: The article 'Information specialists in the future academic library: flexible tightrope walkers' outlines some possible future roles for specialist academic library and information science professionals.
* * *A ( Espec) tightrope walkerB* * *
equilibrista sustantivo masculino y femenino (Espec) tightrope walker
equilibrista mf
1 (volatinero) acrobat
(en la cuerda floja) tightrope walker, (en el alambre) wire-walker
' equilibrista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapeso
English:
tight
- wire
* * *equilibrista nmf[trapecista] trapeze artist; [en cuerda] tightrope walker* * ** * *equilibrista nmfacróbata, funámbulo: acrobat, tightrope walker -
114 escuela
f.school.hacer escuela to have a followingser de la vieja escuela to be of the old schoolescuela de arte school of art, art schoolescuela de arte dramático drama schoolescuela de bellas artes art schoolescuela de comercio business schoolescuela de hostelería catering schoolescuela Oficial de Idiomas = Spanish State language-teaching instituteescuela privada private schoolescuela pública state schoolescuela taurina bullfighting schoolescuela universitaria = section of a university which awards diplomas in a vocational discipline (e.g. engineering, business) after three years of studyescuela de verano summer schoolpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escolar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escolar.* * *1 (gen) school2 (experiencia) experience, instruction\ser de la vieja escuela to be of the old schooltener buena escuela to be well trainedescuela de artes y oficios Technical Collegeescuela de Bellas Artes Art Schoolescuela de conducir driving schoolescuela de idiomas language schoolescuela nocturna night schoolescuela privada private school, GB public schoolescuela pública state school* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=colegio) schoolir a la escuela — [alumno, maestro] to go to school
escuela de párvulos — nursery school, kindergarten
escuela de primera enseñanza, escuela elemental — primary school
escuela privada — private school, independent school
escuela pública — state school, public school (EEUU)
escuela secundaria — secondary school, high school (EEUU)
escuela de baile — school of dancing, dance school
Escuela de Bellas Artes — art school, art college
escuela de chóferes — LAm driving school
escuela de comercio — business school, school of business studies
escuela de conductores — LAm driving school
escuela de manejo — Méx driving school
escuela laboral — technical school, trade school
escuela taller — vocational training centre
buque 1), granjaescuela universitaria — university college offering diploma rather than degree courses
3) * (=clases) schoolmañana no hay o no tenemos escuela — there's no school tomorrow
4) (=formación) experience5) (=movimiento) schoolsee COLEGIO ESCUELA OFICIAL DE IDIOMAS The Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas are state-run language schools which offer tuition in a wide range of foreign languages. Examinations are also open to external candidates and the Certificado de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, the final qualification, is recognized all over Spain.* * *1)a) ( institución) schoolla escuela de la vida — the school o university of life
b) ( edificio) schoolc) ( facultad) faculty, schoolEscuela de Medicina — Medical Faculty o School
d) (como adj inv)hotel escuela — hotel school, training hotel
2) ( formación) coaching, training3) (de pensamiento, doctrinas) schoolha creado escuela — his theories (o ideas etc) have many followers
* * *= day school, school, college, seedbed.Ex. This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.Ex. Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex. The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.----* archivo de escuela = school records.* dentro de la escuela = in-school.* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* director de escuela = school principal.* en la escuela = at school.* escuela convencional = mainstream school.* escuela de biblioteconomía = library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida = accredited library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación = LIS school.* escuela de buceo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela de capacitación = training school.* escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.* escuela de equitación = riding school.* escuela de formación = training school.* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.* escuela de gestión = business school.* escuela de negocios = business school.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* escuela de pago = public school.* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* escuela de primaria = primary school.* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.* escuela de submarinismo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela dominical = Sunday school.* escuela primaria = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary school.* escuela privada = public school.* escuela rural = rural school.* escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.* escuela taller = technical school.* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD) = school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).* expediente académico de la escuela = high school record.* granja escuela = animal farm.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* ir a la escuela = go to + school.* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.* maestro de escuela = school teacher.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].* problema en la escuela = school problem.* relacionado con la escuela = school-related.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* violencia en la escuela = school violence.* * *1)a) ( institución) schoolla escuela de la vida — the school o university of life
b) ( edificio) schoolc) ( facultad) faculty, schoolEscuela de Medicina — Medical Faculty o School
d) (como adj inv)hotel escuela — hotel school, training hotel
2) ( formación) coaching, training3) (de pensamiento, doctrinas) schoolha creado escuela — his theories (o ideas etc) have many followers
* * *= day school, school, college, seedbed.Ex: This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.* archivo de escuela = school records.* dentro de la escuela = in-school.* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* director de escuela = school principal.* en la escuela = at school.* escuela convencional = mainstream school.* escuela de biblioteconomía = library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida = accredited library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación = LIS school.* escuela de buceo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela de capacitación = training school.* escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.* escuela de equitación = riding school.* escuela de formación = training school.* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.* escuela de gestión = business school.* escuela de negocios = business school.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* escuela de pago = public school.* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* escuela de primaria = primary school.* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.* escuela de submarinismo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela dominical = Sunday school.* escuela primaria = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary school.* escuela privada = public school.* escuela rural = rural school.* escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.* escuela taller = technical school.* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD) = school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).* expediente académico de la escuela = high school record.* granja escuela = animal farm.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* ir a la escuela = go to + school.* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.* maestro de escuela = school teacher.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].* problema en la escuela = school problem.* relacionado con la escuela = school-related.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* violencia en la escuela = school violence.* * *A1 (institución) schooltodavía no va a la escuela she hasn't started school yetla escuela de la vida the school o university of life2 (edificio) school3 ( Chi) (facultad) faculty, schoolla Escuela de Medicina the Medical Faculty o School4 ( como adj inv):granja escuela college farmhotel escuela hotel school, training hotelCompuestos:school of architectureballet schoolart school, art college● escuela de conductores or choferes( AmL) driving schoolriding school( AmL) driving schoolinfant schoolprimary schoolsummer school( RPl) school for children with special needs, special schoolmilitary academynaval academynight schoolprimary schooltechnical collegetechnical collegeB (formación) coaching, trainingjuega bien pero le falta escuela he's a good player but he needs more coachingC (de pensamiento, doctrinas) schoolha creado escuela his theories ( o ideas etc) have many followerses de la vieja escuela she's one of the old schoolla escuela flamenca the Flemish school* * *
escuela sustantivo femenino
school;
escuela de conductores or choferes (AmL) driving school;
escuela militar/naval military/naval academy;
escuela pública public (AmE) o (BrE) state school;
Eescuela de Medicina Medical Faculty o School
escuela sustantivo femenino school
escuela naval, naval academy
buque escuela, training ship
' escuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- antes
- buque
- colegio
- conserje
- dirigir
- egresar
- elemental
- pizarra
- recreo
- aula
- auto-escuela
- clase
- dirección
- director
- el
- funcionamiento
- fundación
- fundar
- hacer
- inscribir
- matón
- merienda
- monitor
- normal
- patio
- picadero
- pinta
- plantel
- politécnico
- profesor
- trabajo
English:
busing
- college
- disruptive
- drop out
- finishing school
- grade school
- janitor
- junior school
- master
- primary
- public school
- saint
- school
- schoolmaster
- schoolmistress
- schoolteacher
- staff college
- state school
- teacher
- art
- convenient
- elementary
- foot
- get
- go
- grade
- infant
- intermediate
- junior
- military
- past
- public
- settle
- state
- technical
* * *escuela nf1. [establecimiento] school;ir a la escuela to go to school;no pudo ir a la escuela she was unable to go to school;aprendió en la escuela de la vida she's a graduate of the university o school of lifeescuela de arte school of art, art school;escuela de arte dramático drama school;escuela de artes y oficios = college for the study of arts and crafts;escuela de bellas artes art school;Am escuela de choferes driving school;escuela de comercio business school;CSur escuela diferencial school for children with special needs, special school; Cuba escuela elemental Br primary school, US elementary school;escuela de equitación riding school;escuela hípica (horse)riding school;escuela de hostelería catering school;Am escuela de manejo driving school;escuela normal teacher training college;Escuela Oficial de Idiomas = Spanish State language-teaching institute;escuela de párvulos kindergarten;escuela privada private school, Br public school;escuela de secretariado secretarial college;escuela taurina bullfighting school;escuela de turismo school of tourism;escuela universitaria = section of a university which awards diplomas in a vocational discipline (e.g. engineering, business) after three years of study;escuela de verano summer school2. [enseñanza, conocimientos] training;tiene talento, pero le falta escuela he's talented, but he still has a lot to learn3. [de artista, doctrina] school;la escuela cervantina the school of Cervantes;hacer escuela to have a following;su forma de jugar al fútbol hizo escuela his style of football gained quite a following;ser de la vieja escuela to be of the old schoolescuela de pensamiento school of thought* * *f school;hacer ocrear escuela fig create a trend;de la vieja escuela fig of the old school* * *escuela nf: school* * *escuela n school -
115 escándalo
m.1 scandal, public disturbance, lot of noise, public and noisy disturbance.2 scandal, big scene, discreditable action, indecency.3 defamatory talk.4 noise.imperat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Imperative of Spanish verb: escandir.* * *1 scandal2 (alboroto) racket, fuss, din, uproar\armar un escándalo to kick up a fusscausar escándalo to cause a scandal* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=tumulto) scandal, outrage¡qué escándalo! — what a scandal!
¡es un escándalo! — it's outrageous o shocking!
precios de escándalo — (=caros) outrageous prices; (=baratos) amazing prices
un resultado de escándalo — (=malo) a scandalous result; (=bueno) a great result, an outstanding result
2) (=ruido) row, uproararmar un escándalo — to make a scene, cause a row o an uproar
3) (=asombro) astonishmentllamar a escándalo — to cause astonishment, be a shock
* * *1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalqué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2) (alboroto, jaleo)no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)
* * *= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex. Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.----* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.* de escándalo = outrageous.* escándalo político = political scandal.* escándalo público = public scandal.* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalqué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2) (alboroto, jaleo)no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)
* * *= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.* de escándalo = outrageous.* escándalo político = political scandal.* escándalo público = public scandal.* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *A (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalestá implicado en un escándalo financiero he's involved in a financial scandal¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!es un escándalo cómo suben los precios it's shocking o scandalous the way prices are going upla noticia provocó un gran escándalo the news caused (a) great scandal o outrage[ S ] precios de escándalo amazing pricesCompuesto:public indecencyB(alboroto, jaleo): no armen or hagan tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row o ( AmE) ruckus ( colloq)cuando le presentaron la cuenta armó un escándalo when they gave him the bill he kicked up a fuss o stink o he created a scene ( colloq)nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in hereun borracho que daba un escándalo en la calle a drunk who was causing a commotion o scene in the street* * *
escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (hecho, asunto chocante) scandal;◊ ¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2 (alboroto, jaleo) fuss;
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss;
no armen tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row (colloq);
nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in here
escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido, jaleo) row, racket, din: con este escándalo vais a despertar a los vecinos, you'll wake up the neighbours with all this row
2 (inmoralidad) scandal
' escándalo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armar
- campanada
- carnaza
- espectáculo
- follón
- montar
- organizar
- polvareda
- salpicar
- vergüenza
- boca
- deber
- descubierto
- destapar
- estallar
- luz
English:
breath
- capital
- catch up
- disgrace
- disorderly
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- hush up
- row
- rumpus
- scandal
- scene
- stink
- blow
- carry
- kick
- outrage
* * *♦ nm1. [hecho inmoral] scandal;[indignación] outrage;un escándalo de corrupción política a political corruption scandal;hubo escándalo generalizado entre la opinión pública there was widespread indignation among public opinion;¡esto es un escándalo!, quiero que me devuelvan el dinero this is outrageous! I want my money back;los sueldos de los políticos son un escándalo o [m5] de escándalo politicians' salaries are a scandal o a disgrace;sus declaraciones causaron escándalo her statements caused a great scandalDer escándalo público public indecency;escándalo sexual sex scandal2. [alboroto] uproar, racket;¡dejen ya de armar tanto escándalo! stop making such a racket!;armar un escándalo to kick up a fuss;menudo escándalo armó al enterarse she made quite a scene when she found out♦ de escándalo loc adjFam1. [enorme] enormous;una goleada de escándalo a real hammering2. [asombroso] astonishing;precios de auténtico escándalo really amazing prices* * *m1 ( asunto vergonzoso) scandal2 ( jaleo) racket, ruckus;armar un escándalo make a scene* * *escándalo nm1) : scandal2) : scene, commotion* * *1. (asunto) scandal2. (ruido) racket -
116 etcétera
adv.etcetera, and so forth, and so on, et cetera.m.etcetera, etc, etc..* * *1 etcetera, and so on\y un largo etcétera and much/many more besides* * *1.ADV and so on2.SM long listy un largo etcétera — and a lot more besides, and much much more
* * *etcetera, and so on (and so forth)... y un largo etcétera de ensayos — (frml)... and a long list of essays
* * *= and so forth, and so on, and the like, etc, so on, etcetera, and the kind.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex. And it can be used in management courses in schools of library and information science, but also in less formal settings, such as workshops, conferences, in-service training programs, and the like.Ex. Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.Ex. In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex. How would you organize it? What would its goal be? What sort of timetable would you set up? etcetera.Ex. The main finding was that the foreign language holdings of the British Library were an extremely important resource for those working in disciplines, such as archeology, classics, and the kind.----* etcétera, etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* y un largo etcétera = and so on, and so on....* * *etcetera, and so on (and so forth)... y un largo etcétera de ensayos — (frml)... and a long list of essays
* * *= and so forth, and so on, and the like, etc, so on, etcetera, and the kind.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex: And it can be used in management courses in schools of library and information science, but also in less formal settings, such as workshops, conferences, in-service training programs, and the like.Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex: How would you organize it? What would its goal be? What sort of timetable would you set up? etcetera.Ex: The main finding was that the foreign language holdings of the British Library were an extremely important resource for those working in disciplines, such as archeology, classics, and the kind.* etcétera, etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* y un largo etcétera = and so on, and so on....* * *etcetera, and so onvarias novelas y un largo etcétera de ensayos ( frml); several novels and a long list of essays* * *
etcétera etcetera, and so on (and so forth)
' etcétera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demás
- etc.
English:
and
- etc.
- so
- et cetera
* * *♦ advetcetera♦ nmy un largo etcétera de… and a long list of…* * *m etcetera, and so on;y un largo etcétera de … and a long list of …, and many other …* * *etcétera : et cetera, and so onetcétera nmf: etcetera* * *etcétera n etcetera -
117 falso
adj.1 false, fake, dummy, counterfeit.2 false, delusory, misleading.3 false, liar, deceitful, fake.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: falsar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no verdadero) false, untrue2 (moneda) false, counterfeit; (cuadro, sello) forged► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) insincere person\dar un paso en falso (tropezar) to trip, stumble 2 (cometer un error) to make a mistake, make a wrong movejurar en falso to commit perjuryfalsa alarma false alarm* * *(f. - falsa)adj.1) false, untrue2) fake* * *1. ADJ1) [acusación, creencia, rumor] falselo que dices es falso — what you're saying is false o untrue
falso testimonio — perjury, false testimony
2) [firma, pasaporte, joya] false, fake; [techo] false; [cuadro] fake; [moneda] counterfeit3) (=insincero) [persona] false, insincere; [sonrisa] false4) [caballo] vicious5)en falso: coger a algn en falso — to catch sb in a lie
dar un paso en falso — (lit) to trip; (fig) to take a false step
2.SM CAm, Méx false evidence* * *- sa adjetivo1)a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false2)a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> falseeso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue
b)en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark
•* * *= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.Ex. Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex. Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.Ex. Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.Ex. Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.Ex. This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.Ex. There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.----* abeto falso = spruce.* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.* charlatanería falsa = cant.* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.* diamante falso = rhinestone.* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.* falsa alabanza = lip service.* falsa ilusión = delusion.* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.* falsa pretensión = false pretence.* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.* falso pretexto = false pretence.* falso testimonio = perjury.* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.* movimiento en falso = false move.* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.* paso en falso = false move.* pista falsa = red herring.* resultar falso = prove + false.* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.* toma falsa = outtake.* * *- sa adjetivo1)a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false2)a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> falseeso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue
b)en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark
•* * *= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.Ex: Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.* abeto falso = spruce.* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.* charlatanería falsa = cant.* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.* diamante falso = rhinestone.* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.* falsa alabanza = lip service.* falsa ilusión = delusion.* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.* falsa pretensión = false pretence.* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.* falso pretexto = false pretence.* falso testimonio = perjury.* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.* movimiento en falso = false move.* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.* paso en falso = false move.* pista falsa = red herring.* resultar falso = prove + false.* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.* toma falsa = outtake.* * *falso -saA1 ‹billete› counterfeit, forged; ‹cuadro› forged2 ‹documento› (copiado) false, forged, fake; (alterado) false, forged3 (simulado) ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹bolsillo/cajón/techo› false4 (insincero) ‹persona› insincere, false; ‹sonrisa› false; ‹promesa› falseB1 (no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› falseeso es falso, nunca afirmé tal cosa that is not true o that is untrue, I never said such a thing2en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjurygolpear en falso to miss the markesta tabla está en falso this board isn't properly supportedla maleta cerró en falso the suitcase didn't shut properlyel tornillo giraba en falso the screw wouldn't gripCompuestos:feminine false alarmfeminine false modestyno levantar falso testimonio ( Relig) thou shalt not bear false witness* * *
falso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ cuadro› forged;
‹ documento› false, forged;
‹diamante/joya› fake;
‹cajón/techo› false
‹sonrisa/promesa› false
◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;
falsa alarma false alarm;
falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
falso,-a
I adjetivo
1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
nombre falso, assumed name
2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
3 (falsificado) forged
dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit
♦ Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury
' falso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierta
- cierto
- falaz
- falsa
- fantasma
- incierta
- incierto
- jurar
- perjurar
- testimonio
- colar
- supuesto
English:
absolutely
- affected
- bogus
- counterfeit
- deceitful
- disingenuous
- dud
- fake
- false
- false move
- faux pas
- hollow
- insincere
- phoney
- sham
- slimy
- spurious
- two-faced
- untrue
- untruthful
- smooth
- spruce
- sycamore
- trumped-up
- two
* * *falso, -a♦ adj1. [afirmación, información, rumor] false, untrue;eso que dices es falso what you are saying is not true;en falso [falsamente] falsely;[sin firmeza] unsoundly;si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo one false move and I'll shoot;dio un paso en falso y se cayó he missed his footing and fell;jurar en falso to commit perjuryfalsa alarma false alarm;falso testimonio [en juicio] perjury, false evidence;dar falso testimonio to give false evidence2. [dinero, firma, cuadro] forged;[pasaporte] forged, false; [joyas] fake;un diamante falso an imitation diamond3. [hipócrita] deceitful;no soporto a los falsos amigos que te critican a la espalda I can't stand false friends who criticize you behind your back;basta ya de falsa simpatía that's enough of you pretending to be nice;Fam Humes más falso que Judas he's a real snake in the grassLing falso amigo false friend;falsa modestia false modesty4. [simulado] falsefalsa costilla false rib;falso estuco [en bricolaje] stick-on plasterwork;falso muro false wall;falso techo false ceiling♦ nm,f[hipócrita] hypocrite* * *adj1 false3:jurar odeclarar en falso commit perjury4 persona false* * *falso, -sa adj1) falaz: false, untrue2) : counterfeit, forged* * *falso adj1. (en general) false2. (billete, cuadro) forged3. (joya) fake4. (persona) false / insincere -
118 forma de pensar
(n.) = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinkingEx. Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.Ex. Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.Ex. Sometimes we perceive selectively hearing only those messages that fit our own worldview and set of opinions.Ex. The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification.Ex. For most of its modern history library and information science (LIS) has been governed by the mode of thinking best characterized as positivism.* * *(n.) = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinkingEx: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.
Ex: Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.Ex: Sometimes we perceive selectively hearing only those messages that fit our own worldview and set of opinions.Ex: The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification.Ex: For most of its modern history library and information science (LIS) has been governed by the mode of thinking best characterized as positivism. -
119 fundación
f.1 foundation, base, concrete foundation.2 foundation, institution, establishment, organization.3 foundation, basis.4 foundation, implantation, instauration, laying.* * *1 foundation* * *noun f.* * *SF foundation* * *1) ( institución) foundation2) (de ciudad, escuela) founding; (de empresa, partido) establishment* * *= foundation, founding, foundation, trust.Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.Ex. The article entitled 'the (British) Society of Archivists' describes the development of the Society of Archivists from the founding of a Society of Local Archivists in 1946, through its change into the Society of Archivists in 1955, to the present.Ex. Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.Ex. This Trust would support innovative uses of digital technologies to improve education.----* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.* donación económica de fundación = endowment fund.* financiado por una fundación = foundation-funded.* fundación benéfica = charitable trust, donor agency, aid agency, aid organisation, charitable institution, charitable organisation.* fundación bibliotecaria = library foundation.* fundación de beneficiencia pública = public trust.* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.* Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF) = National Science Foundation (NSF).* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).* subvención de una fundación = foundation grant.* * *1) ( institución) foundation2) (de ciudad, escuela) founding; (de empresa, partido) establishment* * *= foundation, founding, foundation, trust.Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
Ex: The article entitled 'the (British) Society of Archivists' describes the development of the Society of Archivists from the founding of a Society of Local Archivists in 1946, through its change into the Society of Archivists in 1955, to the present.Ex: Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.Ex: This Trust would support innovative uses of digital technologies to improve education.* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.* donación económica de fundación = endowment fund.* financiado por una fundación = foundation-funded.* fundación benéfica = charitable trust, donor agency, aid agency, aid organisation, charitable institution, charitable organisation.* fundación bibliotecaria = library foundation.* fundación de beneficiencia pública = public trust.* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.* Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF) = National Science Foundation (NSF).* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).* subvención de una fundación = foundation grant.* * *A (institución) foundationuna fundación benéfica a charity, a charitable foundationB (de una ciudad, escuela) founding, foundation; (de una empresa, un partido) establishment, foundation* * *
fundación sustantivo femenino
1 ( institución) foundation;
2 (de ciudad, escuela) founding;
(de empresa, partido) establishment
fundación sustantivo femenino foundation
' fundación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
centenaria
- centenario
English:
foundation
- launching
- trust
- trustee
- establishment
* * *fundación nf1. [creación, establecimiento] foundation2. [organización] foundation;una fundación benéfica a charitable foundation* * *f foundation; acto foundation, founding* * ** * *fundación n foundation -
120 guardián
m.guardian, guard, watchman, custodian.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 guardian, keeper, custodian* * *(f. - guardiana)noun1) guardian2) keeper* * *guardián, -anaSM / F1) (=defensor) guardian2) (=guarda) warden, keeper (EEUU); (Zool) keeper; (=vigilante) watchmanperro 1., 1)* * *- diana masculino, femeninoa) ( de edificio) (security) guardb) (protector, defensor) guardian* * *= custodian, curator, guardian, storekeeper, gatekeeper, steward, guard dog, sentinel, warden, safekeeper [sake-keeper].Ex. This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.Ex. Altick refers to himself as 'a pursuer of truth' and to his audience of librarians as ' curators and disseminators of truth'.Ex. And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex. Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.Ex. This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.Ex. A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.Ex. The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.Ex. Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.Ex. Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.* * *- diana masculino, femeninoa) ( de edificio) (security) guardb) (protector, defensor) guardian* * *= custodian, curator, guardian, storekeeper, gatekeeper, steward, guard dog, sentinel, warden, safekeeper [sake-keeper].Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
Ex: Altick refers to himself as 'a pursuer of truth' and to his audience of librarians as ' curators and disseminators of truth'.Ex: And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.Ex: A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.Ex: The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.Ex: Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.* * *masculine, feminine1 (de un edificio) security guard, guard2 (protector, defensor) guardian* * *
guardián◊ - diana sustantivo masculino, femenino
guardián,-ana sustantivo masculino y femenino watchman, watchwoman
perro guardián, watchdog
' guardián' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ángel
- guarda
- guardiana
- tutor
- tutora
- perro
English:
custodian
- guard dog
- guardian
- warden
- watchdog
- guard
- watch
* * *guardián, -ana♦ adjángel guardián guardian angel♦ nm,f[de persona] guardian; [de cosa] watchman, keeper;los guardianes de la fe the keepers of the faith* * *I adj:perro guardián guard dogII m, guardiana f guard; figguardian* * *1) guarda: security guard, watchman2) : guardian, keeper3)perro guardián : watchdog* * *guardián n guardian
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Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures — Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by Mary Baker Eddy was inspired by studies of the Bible she undertook in 1867 following a healing experience.cite book last = Eddy first = Mary Baker authorlink = Mary Baker Eddy title =… … Wikipedia
Library — Reading room redirects here. For other uses, see Reading room (disambiguation). For other uses, see Library (disambiguation). Reading room of the library at the University of Graz, in Austria … Wikipedia
