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1 carácter

m.

1 character, temperament, personality, temper.

2 trait, strain.

3 symbol, character, typeface.

4 character, fiber, guts, moral strength.

5 aspect, character, guise, type.

6 character, persona, fiction character.

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carácter

► nombre masculino (pl caracteres)

1 (personalidad) character

■ es una mujer de mucho carácter she's got a strong character

2 (condición) nature, kind

■ este proyecto es de carácter científico this project is of a scientific nature

■ asistió en carácter de observador he attended as an observer

3 (imprenta) letter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener buen carácter to be good-natured

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

caracteres de imprenta type sing, typeface sing

caracteres góticos Gothic type sing

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noun m.

1) character

2) nature

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SM
(pl caracteres)
1) [de persona] character

tiene un carácter muy fuerte — he has a strong personality

no tiene carácter — he lacks character, he's a weak character

• tener el carácter abierto — to be open, have an open nature

• tener buen carácter — to be good-natured

• persona de carácter — person of o with character

una persona de mucho carácter — person with a strong character o a lot of personality

• de carácter duro — hard-natured

• imprimir carácter — to be character-building, build up character

pasé un año en el ejército y eso imprime carácter — I spent a year in the army, and that builds up character

• tener mal carácter — to be ill-tempered

• tener el carácter reservado — to be of a quiet o reserved disposition

2) [de edificio, estilo] character

una casa con mucho carácter — a house with a lot of character

3) (=índole) nature

algunos datos de carácter biográfico — some biographical data

problemas de carácter general — problems of a general nature

una visita con carácter oficial/privado — an official/private visit

información de carácter reservado — information of a confidential nature

la despenalización tiene carácter retroactivo — the decriminalization will be applied retrospectively

un aumento de sueldo con carácter retroactivo — a backdated pay rise

la estación se utilizará para trenes de carácter urbano — the station will be used by trains serving the city

con carácter de urgencia — as a matter of urgency

4) (Bio) trait, characteristic

carácter adquirido — acquired characteristic

carácter dominante — dominant trait, dominant characteristic

carácter hereditario — hereditary trait

carácter recesivo — recessive trait

5) (Tip) character

una pintada con caracteres árabes — (a piece of) graffiti written in Arabic

está escrito con caracteres góticos — it is written in Gothic (script)

caracteres de imprenta — block letters

carácter de letra — handwriting

6) (Inform) character

carácter alfanumérico — alphanumeric character

carácter comodín — wild character

carácter de cambio de página — form feed character

carácter de petición — prompt

carácter libre — wildcard character

7) LAm (Literat, Teat) character

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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carácter¹

¹ = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.

Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.

Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.

Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* carácter aleatorio = randomness.

* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter consultivo = consultative status.

* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.

* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.

* carácter fortuito = randomness.

* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.

* carácter irlandés = Irishness.

* carácter judío = Jewishness.

* carácter moral = moral character.

* carácter reciente = recentness.

* carácter sagrado = sacredness.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.

carácter²

² = character, script, sorts, sort.

Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.

Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.

* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.

* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* carácter de control = control character.

* carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.

* carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face].

* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.

* caracteres alfabéticos = alphabetic characters.

* caracteres modernos = modern face.

* carácter tipográfico = type.

* codificación de caracteres = character encoding.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* juego de caracteres = character set.

* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.

* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres) = OCR (optical character recognition).

* reconocimiento de caracteres = character recognition.

* secuencia de caracteres = text string.

* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.

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carácter

masculine

(pl - racteres)

A

1 (modo de ser) character

el carácter latino the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person

tiene un carácter muy abierto he has a very open nature

es muy débil de carácter he is a very weak character

2 (firmeza, genio) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

3 (originalidad, estilo) character

una casa antigua con mucho carácter an old house with a lot of character

B

1 (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado a visit of an official/a private nature, an official/private visit

el carácter superficial del estudio the superficial nature o the superficiality of the survey

con carácter gratuito free of charge

con carácter retroactivo retroactively

heridas de carácter leve ( period); minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro it lent the painting a special quality

con carácter devolutivo (Col, Ven fam hum): te lo presto, pero con carácter devolutivo I'll let you have it, but it's strictly on loan

2 ( Biol) characteristic

Compuestos:

● carácter adquirido

acquired characteristic

● carácter dominante

dominant characteristic

● carácter heredado

inherited characeristic o feature

● carácter recesivo

recessive characteristic

C (Col, Méx) (personaje) character

D ( Impr, Inf) character

escríbalo en caracteres de imprenta write it in block letters o print it

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos written in the Cyrillic alphabet/in Gothic script

Compuestos:

● carácter alfanumérico

alphanumeric character

● carácter comodín

wildcard character

● carácter de petición

prompt

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carácter sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ - racteres)

a) ( en general) character;

◊ tenemos un carácter muy distinto we have very different characters;

el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character;
une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character;
una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person;
un carácter abierto an open nature;
tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper
b) (índole, naturaleza) nature;

◊ una visita de carácter oficial a visit of an official nature;

heridas de carácter leve (period) minor wounds
c) (Biol) characteristic

d) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character
' carácter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- accesible
- acto
- agriar
- amorfa
- amorfo
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- áspera
- áspero
- blanda
- blando
- cambiante
- cardo
- de
- débil
- debilidad
- dramatizar
- empañarse
- endurecer
- fortaleza
- genio
- humildad
- humilde
- imposible
- índole
- moldear
- nervio
- ni
- prudente
- radical
- rasgo
- rebelde
- revestir
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- sombra
- sosegada
- sosegado
- suavizar
- suavidad
- suavizarse
- talante
- teatralidad
- temperamento
- tinte
- tipismo
- trato
- variable
English:
character
- close
- colour
- deviousness
- disposition
- elusiveness
- good-natured
- make-up
- mold
- mould
- nature
- nice
- rugged
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
- serious
- sliminess
- solid
- spineless
- spirit
- technical hitch
- temper
- temperamentally
- tough-minded
- type
- versatility
- weak
- weakness
- wimpish
- forceful
- intimate
- make
- mellow

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carácter (pl caracteres) nm

1. [personalidad, modo de ser] character;

tener buen carácter to be good-natured;

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

2. [genio] character, personality;

una mujer de carácter a woman of character;

tener mucho carácter to have a strong personality;

tener poco carácter not to have much personality

3. [índole, naturaleza] character;

una reunión de carácter privado/oficial a private/an official meeting;

un artículo de carácter satírico a satirical article;

el carácter accidentado del terreno the ruggedness of the terrain;

solicitaron ayuda con carácter de urgencia they requested urgent assistance

4. [de imprenta] character;

escriba en caracteres de imprenta [en impreso] please print

Comp
caracteres alfanuméricos alphanumeric characters
5. Biol carácter adquirido acquired characteristic;

carácter dominante dominant character;

carácter heredado inherited characteristic;

carácter ligado al sexo sex-linked characteristic;

carácter recesivo recessive characteristic

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carácter

m

1 character

2 INFOR,TIP character;

caracteres de imprenta block letters

3 ( naturaleza) nature

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carácter nm, pl caracteres

1) índole: character, kind, nature

2) temperamento: disposition, temperament

3) : letter, symbol

caracteres chinos: Chinese characters

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carácter n

1. (en general) character

tiene un carácter muy agradable she's got a very pleasant character

tiene mucho carácter he's got a strong personality

2. (índole) nature

no es propio de su carácter it's not in his nature

una visita de carácter social a social visit

Spanish-English dictionary > carácter
2 escritura

f.

1 writing.

2 script (sistema de signos).

escritura hebrea Hebrew script

3 deed, indenture.

4 handwriting, script.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escriturar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escriturar.

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escritura

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) writing

■ escritura fonética phonetic script

2 (caligrafía) handwriting, writing

3 DERECHO deed, document

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FRASEOLOGÍA

escritura de propiedad title deed

escritura de venta bill of sale

escritura notarial notarial deed

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noun f.

1) writing, handwriting

2) deed

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SF

1) (=sistema de comunicación) writing; [de individuo] writing, handwriting

tiene malísima escritura — her writing o handwriting is terrible

no acierto a leer su escritura — I can't read his writing o handwriting

escritura a máquina — typing

escritura aérea — skywriting

escritura automática — automatic writing

escritura corrida — longhand

escritura fonética — phonetic script

escritura normal — longhand

2) (=tipo de código) writing, script

escritura china — Chinese writing, Chinese script

3)

Sagrada Escritura — Scripture, Holy Scripture

4) (Jur) deed

escritura de aprendizaje — indenture

escritura de propiedad — title deed

escritura de seguro — insurance certificate

escritura de traspaso — conveyance, deed of transfer

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femenino

1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)

2) (Der) ( documento) deed

la escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house

•

- escritura privada/pública

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= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.

Ex. Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.

Ex. A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.

Ex. This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.

Ex. As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.

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* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.

* de escritura a máquina = typing.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* escritura a máquina = typewriting.

* escritura barata = hack writing.

* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* escritura libraria = book hand.

* escrituras = deeds.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* papel de escritura = bond paper.

* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.

* sistema de escritura = writing system.

* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.

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femenino

1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)

2) (Der) ( documento) deed

la escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house

•

- escritura privada/pública

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= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.

Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.

Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.

Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.

Ex: As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.

* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.

* de escritura a máquina = typing.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* escritura a máquina = typewriting.

* escritura barata = hack writing.

* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* escritura libraria = book hand.

* escrituras = deeds.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* papel de escritura = bond paper.

* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.

* sistema de escritura = writing system.

* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.

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escritura

feminine

A

1 (sistema de signos) writing

2 (letra) writing, handwriting

3 (obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl) sagrado

B ( Der) (documento) deed

la escritura de la casa the title deed(s) to the house, the deeds to o of the house

Compuesto:

escritura privada/pública

private/public instrument o deed

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Del verbo escriturar: ( conjugate escriturar)

escritura es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
escritura
escriturar
escritura sustantivo femenino
1 ( sistema de signos) writing;
( letra) writing, handwriting
2 (Der) ( documento) deed;
◊ la escritura de la casa the deeds to o of the house

escritura sustantivo femenino
1 writing
(manera de escribir) mejora tu escritura, improve your handwriting
2 Jur deed, document: perdí la escritura del piso, I lost the title deeds of my apartment
3 Rel las (Sagradas) Escrituras, the (Holy) Scriptures
escriturar verbo transitivo to register: voy a escriturar la casa a tu nombre, I'm going to register the house in your name
' escritura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caligrafía
- diabólica
- diabólico
- jeroglífica
- jeroglífico
- ligado
- tinta
- árabe
- descifrar
- disfrazar
- extender
- garabato
English:
basic
- deed
- handwriting
- longhand
- screenwriting
- script
- writing
- long
- write-protected

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escritura nf

1. [técnica] writing

2. [sistema de signos] script;

escritura jeroglífica hieroglyphic writing, hieroglyphics

3. [caligrafía] handwriting

4. Der deed;

firmar una escritura to sign a deed

Comp
escritura de compraventa bill of sale;
escritura de hipoteca mortgage deed;

escritura hipotecaria mortgage deed;

escritura de propiedad title deed;

la escritura de propiedad de la casa the title deeds of o to the house;

escritura pública public instrument

5.
(Sagradas) Escrituras Holy Scripture

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escritura

f

1 writing

2 JUR deed

3

:

Sagradas Escrituras Holy Scripture sg

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escritura nf

1) : writing, handwriting

2) : deed

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escritura n writing

Spanish-English dictionary > escritura
3 programación

f.

1 programming, timetable, schedule, scheduling.

2 programming, computer programming.

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programación

► nombre femenino

1 (de televisión, radio) programming (US programing)

■ ¿qué cadena tiene mejor programación? which channel has the best programmes?

2 (de teatro) billing

3 (de vídeo) programming

4 INFORMÁTICA programming

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SF

1) (Inform) programming, programing (EEUU)

programación de ordenadores — computer programming o (EEUU) programing

2) (Radio, TV) programme planning, program planning (EEUU); [en periódico] programme guide, viewing guide

ha habido ciertos cambios en la programación — there have been a few changes to the schedule

programación abierta — uncoded programmes pl, non-scrambled programmes pl

programación codificada — scrambled programmes pl

3) (Ferro) scheduling, timetabling

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femenino

1)

a) (Rad, TV) programs* (pl)

la programación de hoy — today's programs

b) (de festejos, visitas - lista) program*; (- organización) organization, planning

2) (Inf) programming

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= schedule, programming, scheduling, scripting, script-writing [scriptwriting], software development, programme schedule.

Ex. The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.

Ex. Today, it is difficult to conceive of a library school that neglects to offer its students a chance to experiment with databases and gain at least a nodding acquaintance with programming and a computer language.

Ex. Closed doors should be flung open and scheduling changed to allow systematic examination of professional and organisational questions.

Ex. The author looks at seven data communications software packages which now offer high speed scripting and easy to use facilities.

Ex. Script-writing is not worth the effort in the light of software tools like Pro-Search.

Ex. The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.

Ex. Programme schedules are subject to change without prior notification.

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* herramienta de programación = scripting tool.

* lenguaje de programación = programming language, computer language, scripting language, script.

* lenguaje de programación algorítmico = algorithmic programming language.

* metaprogramación = meta-programming.

* microlenguaje de programación = micro-language.

* programación del viaje = travel plan.

* programación orientada a objetos = object-oriented programming (OOP).

* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.

* relativo a la programación = programmatic.

* sistema de presupuestación mediante planificación y programación = planning programming budgeting system (PPBS).

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femenino

1)

a) (Rad, TV) programs* (pl)

la programación de hoy — today's programs

b) (de festejos, visitas - lista) program*; (- organización) organization, planning

2) (Inf) programming

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= schedule, programming, scheduling, scripting, script-writing [scriptwriting], software development, programme schedule.

Ex: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.

Ex: Today, it is difficult to conceive of a library school that neglects to offer its students a chance to experiment with databases and gain at least a nodding acquaintance with programming and a computer language.

Ex: Closed doors should be flung open and scheduling changed to allow systematic examination of professional and organisational questions.

Ex: The author looks at seven data communications software packages which now offer high speed scripting and easy to use facilities.

Ex: Script-writing is not worth the effort in the light of software tools like Pro-Search.

Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.

Ex: Programme schedules are subject to change without prior notification.

* herramienta de programación = scripting tool.

* lenguaje de programación = programming language, computer language, scripting language, script.

* lenguaje de programación algorítmico = algorithmic programming language.

* metaprogramación = meta-programming.

* microlenguaje de programación = micro-language.

* programación del viaje = travel plan.

* programación orientada a objetos = object-oriented programming (OOP).

* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.

* relativo a la programación = programmatic.

* sistema de presupuestación mediante planificación y programación = planning programming budgeting system (PPBS).

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programación

feminine

A

1 ( Rad, TV) programs* (pl)

la programación de hoy today's programs

el encargado de la programación the person in charge of program planning o scheduling

2 (de festejos, visitas — lista) program*; (— organización) organization, planning

Compuesto:

programación de televisión

television scheduling

B ( Inf) programming

Compuesto:

programación neurolingüística

neurolinguistic programming

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programación sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Rad, TV) programs^{( conjugate programs)} (pl)

b) (de festejos, visitas — lista) program^{( conjugate program)};

(— organización) organization, planning
2 (Inf) programming
programación sustantivo femenino
1 (de radio, televisión) programmes
2 (planificación) planning, organization
3 Inform programming
' programación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
telebasura
- programa
- televisión
English:
computer

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programación nf

1. [de fiestas] [acción] programming, scheduling;
[programa] programme
2. [de vídeo] programming

3. [televisiva] scheduling;

la programación del lunes Monday's programmes

4. Informát programming

Comp
programación lineal linear programming
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programación

f

1 RAD, TV programs pl, Br

programmes pl

2 INFOR programming

* * *

programación nf, pl - ciones

1) : programming

2) : planning

* * *

programación n

1. (de televisión, radio) programmes

2. (de ordenador) programming

Spanish-English dictionary > programación
4 digno

digno

► adjetivo

1 (merecedor) worthy, deserving

■ digno,-a de confianza trustworthy

2 (adecuado) fitting, appropiate

3 (respetable) worthy, honourable (US honorable)

4 (decente) decent

■ un trabajo digno a decent job

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FRASEOLOGÍA

digno,-a de admiración worthy of admiration, admirable

digno,-a de compasión pitiful

digno,-a de mención worth mentioning

digno,-a de verse worth seeing

* * *

(f. - digna)

adj.

worthy

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ADJ

1) (=merecedor)

digno de elogio — praiseworthy

digno de mención — worth mentioning

digno de toda alabanza — thoroughly praiseworthy, highly commendable

es digno de nuestra admiración — it deserves our admiration

es digno de verse — it is worth seeing

2) [persona] (=honesto) honourable, honorable (EEUU); (=circunspecto) dignified

3) (=decoroso) decent

viviendas dignas para los obreros — decent homes for the workers

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- na adjetivo

1)

a) ( merecedor de respeto) <persona/actitud> honorable*

b) (decoroso, decente) < sueldo> decent, living (before n); < vivienda> decent

2)

a) ( merecedor)

digno de algo/alguien: una persona digna de admiración a person worthy of admiration; una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure; ejemplos dignos de resaltar noteworthy examples; un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing; no es digno de ti/de tu cariño he's not worthy of you/of your affection; una cena digna de un rey — (hum) a feast fit for a king (hum)

b) ( adecuado)

digno de algo: una recompensa digna de su esfuerzo a fitting reward for his efforts; un trabajo digno de su capacidad — a job worthy of his abilities

* * *

= worthy, graceful, decent, dignified.

Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

Ex. The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.

Ex. These are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens in order to keep up a decent standard of living.

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

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* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* digno de = worthy of.

* digno de admiración = admirable.

* digno de citarse = quotable.

* digno de confianza = trustworthy, creditable.

* digno de consideración = worthwhile.

* digno de crédito = credible, believable, creditable.

* digno de declarar = reportable.

* digno de elogio = praiseworthy, commendably.

* digno de mérito = meritorious.

* digno de notar = noteworthy.

* digno de publicar = publishable.

* digno de ser recordado = memorable.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.

* no ser digno de = be unworthy of.

* no ser digno de Uno = be below + Posesivo + dignity.

* salario digno = living wage, decent wage, decent salary.

* ser digno de = merit.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

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- na adjetivo

1)

a) ( merecedor de respeto) <persona/actitud> honorable*

b) (decoroso, decente) < sueldo> decent, living (before n); < vivienda> decent

2)

a) ( merecedor)

digno de algo/alguien: una persona digna de admiración a person worthy of admiration; una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure; ejemplos dignos de resaltar noteworthy examples; un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing; no es digno de ti/de tu cariño he's not worthy of you/of your affection; una cena digna de un rey — (hum) a feast fit for a king (hum)

b) ( adecuado)

digno de algo: una recompensa digna de su esfuerzo a fitting reward for his efforts; un trabajo digno de su capacidad — a job worthy of his abilities

* * *

= worthy, graceful, decent, dignified.

Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.

Ex: These are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens in order to keep up a decent standard of living.

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

* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* digno de = worthy of.

* digno de admiración = admirable.

* digno de citarse = quotable.

* digno de confianza = trustworthy, creditable.

* digno de consideración = worthwhile.

* digno de crédito = credible, believable, creditable.

* digno de declarar = reportable.

* digno de elogio = praiseworthy, commendably.

* digno de mérito = meritorious.

* digno de notar = noteworthy.

* digno de publicar = publishable.

* digno de ser recordado = memorable.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.

* no ser digno de = be unworthy of.

* no ser digno de Uno = be below + Posesivo + dignity.

* salario digno = living wage, decent wage, decent salary.

* ser digno de = merit.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

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digno -na

adjective

A

1 (merecedor de respeto) ‹persona/actitud/conducta› honorable*

debería tener una actitud más digna y renunciar he ought to do the honorable thing and resign

2 (decoroso, decente) ‹sueldo› decent, living ( before n); ‹vivienda› decent

B

1 (merecedor) digno DE algo/algn:

una persona digna de admiración a person worthy of admiration

una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure

un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing

una cena digna de un rey ( hum); a feast fit for a king ( hum)

ese hombre no es digno de ti that man is not good enough for you o worthy of you

no se sentía digno de su cariño he didn't feel worthy of her affection

no se cree digno de tantas atenciones he doesn't think he merits o deserves so much attention

ejemplos dignos de resaltar examples worth drawing attention to, noteworthy examples

2

(adecuado): es digno hijo de su padre he's his father's son, no doubt about that

digno DE algo:

una recompensa digna de su esfuerzo a fitting reward for his efforts

un trabajo digno de su capacidad a job worthy of his abilities

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Del verbo dignarse: ( conjugate dignarse)

me digno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

se dignó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

digno
◊ -na adjetivo

1
a) ‹persona/actitud› honorable^{( conjugate honorable)}

b) ‹ sueldo› decent, living ( before n);

‹ vivienda› decent
2 ( merecedor) digno de algo/algn worthy of sth/sb;
◊ una persona digna de admiración a person worthy of admiration;

una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure;
un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing
digno,-a adjetivo
1 (respetable) worthy: iba muy digna por la calle, she walked proudly down the street
2 (merecedor) worthy, deserving
digno de admiración/lástima, worthy of admiration/pity
3 (apropiado para) fit
4 (suficiente) decent, good: tienen derecho a una vivienda digna, they have the right to a decent home
' digno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
digna
- merecer
- plausible
- recomendable
- regia
- regio
- solvente
- alabanza
- aplauso
- confianza
- elogio
- fiar
- lástima
- pobre
- respetable
English:
dignified
- eventful
- fit
- note
- noteworthy
- quotable
- statesmanlike
- trustworthy
- worthy
- admirable
- dependable
- fitting
- praise
- proud
- respectable
- undignified
- unworthy

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digno, -a adj

1. [honroso] [actitud, respuesta] dignified;
[persona] honourable, noble;
tomó la postura más digna en estos casos: dimitir she did the most honourable thing in the circumstances: she resigned;

son un pueblo digno y orgulloso they are a proud and noble people

2. [decente] [sueldo, vivienda] decent, good;
[actuación] decent, good;
terminó el torneo en un muy digno cuarto puesto she finished a very creditable fourth in the tournament;

una vida digna a decent life

3. [merecedor]
digno de worthy of;

la labor de la Cruz Roja es digna de admiración the work of the Red Cross is worthy of admiration;

no me siento digno de tantos elogios I don't feel I deserve so much praise;

no eres digno de ella you're not good enough for her;

digno de confianza trustworthy;

digno de elogio praiseworthy;

digno de mención/de ver worth mentioning/seeing

4. [adecuado] worthy;

recibió una digna recompensa por su trabajo she received a fair reward for her work;

fue un digno sucesor del ex campeón del mundo he was a worthy successor to the former world champion;

lo recibieron con honores dignos de un rey they gave him a welcome fit for a king;

un guión digno de un verdadero genio a script worthy of a true genius

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digno

adj

1 worthy;

digno de mención worth mentioning;

digno de confianza trustworthy

2 trabajo decent, respectable

* * *

digno, -na adj

1) honorable: honorable

2) : worthy

♦ dignamente adv

* * *

digno adj decent

una vivienda digna a decent house

digno de worthy of

digno de mención worth mentioning

Spanish-English dictionary > digno
5 idea

f.

1 idea (concepto, ocurrencia).

buena/mala idea good/bad idea

hacerse una idea de algo to get an idea of something

hacerse a la idea de que to get used to the idea that

no tengo ni idea (de) I don't have a clue (about)

tener ideas de bombero (figurative) to have wild o crazy ideas (peninsular Spanish)

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do something

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea

idea brillante brilliant idea, brainwave

idea fija obsession

ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2 intention.

con la idea de with the idea o intention of

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do something

a mala idea maliciously

3 impression.

ideas ideas (ideología)

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: idear.

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idea

► nombre femenino

1 idea

2 (noción) notion

3 (ingenio) imagination

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

darle ideas a alguien to put ideas in somebody's head

hacer algo a mala idea to do something on purpose, do something deliberately

hacerse a la idea de algo to get used to the idea of something, accept something

llevar idea de to intend to, have the intention of

¡ni idea! no idea!, not a clue!

no te puedes hacer una idea you have no idea

no tener ni idea familiar to have no idea, not have a clue

ser de ideas fijas to be narrow-minded, have very fixed ideas

tener ideas de bombero to have funny ideas, have madcap ideas

tener mala idea familiar to be a nasty piece of work

idea fija fixed idea

ligera idea vague idea

mala idea evil intention

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noun f.

1) idea

2) notion

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SF

1) (=concepto) idea

tenía una idea muy distinta de Rusia — I had a very different idea of what Russia was like

tenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me

• formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

• hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

no es fácil hacerse una idea del proyecto — it's not easy to get an idea of the project

hacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb

hazte a la idea de que no va a volver nunca — you'd better get used to the idea that she's never coming back
preconcebido
2) (=sugerencia) idea

tengo una gran idea — I've had a great idea

¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?

necesitamos a gente con ideas — we need people with (fresh) ideas

ideas para cuidar su cabello — hair care tips

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

- ideas de bombero

3) (=intención) idea, intention

mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

• cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

no hemos conseguido que cambiara de idea — we haven't been able to change her mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

salió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return

su idea fija era marcharse a Francia — she had this fixed idea about going to France

• ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

no iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody

• tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

tuvo muy mala idea al hacer las preguntas — his questions were really malicious o nasty

nos preparó una trampa a mala idea — he played a nasty trick on us

lo hizo sin mala idea — he didn't mean any harm

• metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

• tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

- tener idea a algn

4) (=conocimiento) idea

no tengo mucha idea de cocina — I haven't got much (of an) idea about cooking

-¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"

¡ni idea! — no idea!

• tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?

¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!

no tenía ni idea de que te fueras a casar — I had no idea that you were getting married

• no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

cuando me fui a Alemania no tenía la menor idea de alemán — when I went to Germany I couldn't speak a word of German
pajolero 1), remoto 3)
5) pl ideas (=opiniones) ideas

lo expulsaron por sus ideas políticas — they expelled him because of his political beliefs o ideas

tengo las ideas muy claras con respecto al aborto — my position on abortion is very clear

yo soy de ideas fijas — I have very fixed ideas about things

• una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

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femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

•

- idea fija

* * *

= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex. A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex. It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex. Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex. Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

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* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

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femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

•

- idea fija

* * *

= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

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idea

feminine

A

1 (concepto) idea

la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom

la idea de un dios único the idea o notion of a single God

2 (opinión, ideología) idea

sus ideas políticas his political beliefs o ideas

es de ideas bastante conservadoras she has fairly conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things

yo no soy de la misma idea I don't agree, I don't share your opinion

3 (noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works

no tenía ni idea de todo esto I had no idea about any of this

no tengo idea no idea! o I don't have a clue

no tenía ni la más remota idea or ( Esp fam) ni pajolera idea she didn't have the slightest idea, she didn't have the faintest o foggiest idea ( colloq)

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar I had a feeling you'd call

no tienes idea de lo que he sufrido you have no idea how much I've suffered

para darse or hacerse una idea de la situación to give oneself o to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es si no lo has visto it's hard to imagine what it's like if you haven't seen it

esto es sólo una idea del proyecto this is just a general idea of the project

darse idea para algo ( RPl fam); to be good at sth

se da mucha idea para cocinar she's a very good cook

hacerse (a) la idea de algo: ya me voy haciendo (a) la idea de vivir allí I am getting used to the idea of living there now

no se hace (a) la idea de que está muerto she can't accept the fact that he's dead

B

1 (ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre or tengo una idea I've got an idea

¡qué ideas se te ocurren! you really o sure get some funny ideas! ( colloq)

¡tú y tus brillantes ideas! ( iró); you and your brilliant ideas! ( iro)

se le metió la idea en la cabeza de ir a escalar la montaña she got it into her head to go and climb the mountain

no sería mala idea hacer las reservas hoy it wouldn't be a bad idea to make the reservations today

¡quítate esa idea de la cabeza! you can get that idea out of your head!

idea de bombero ( Esp fam); crazy idea

2 (intención) intention, idea

no fui con esa idea I didn't go with that idea in mind o with that intention

mi idea era terminarlo hoy my intention was to finish it today, I had intended to finish it today

cambió de idea y tomó el tren she changed her mind and took the train

no han abandonado la idea de ir al parque they haven't given up the idea of going to the park

malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

3 (sugerencia) idea

ideas para el hogar ideas for the home

escriban sus ideas en un papelito please write your suggestions o ideas on a piece of paper

Compuesto:

idea fija

fixed idea, idée fixe

C

( RPl) (manía): no lo comas con idea stop thinking about it and just eat it

tenerle idea a algn (CS fam); to have sth against sb ( colloq), to have it in for sb ( colloq)

tenerle idea a algo ( fam); to have a thing about sth ( colloq)

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Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear)

idea es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
idea
idear
idea sustantivo femenino
idea;
◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;

es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things;
no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works;
no tengo idea I don't have a clue;
hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation;
se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea;
cambió de idea she changed her mind;
hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
idea sustantivo femenino
1 idea
idea fija, fixed idea
2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery
(noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
4 (intención) intention
a mala idea, on purpose
5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach
exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea!
♦ Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of
familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back
(ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
idear verbo transitivo
1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive

' idea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandono
- acariciar
- acierto
- acoger
- acogida
- advertir
- aferrarse
- añadidura
- anticipo
- borrosa
- borroso
- bosquejar
- bosquejo
- buena
- bueno
- cabeza
- cambiar
- chifladura
- concepto
- confusa
- confuso
- convencer
- cosa
- decir
- definida
- definido
- desechar
- desterrar
- dónde
- exclusión
- flor
- formarse
- fríamente
- gestarse
- gustar
- hacerse
- hoy
- impracticable
- inicialmente
- intención
- irse
- leve
- luminosa
- luminoso
- madurar
- menor
- mentalizarse
- neta
- neto
- noción
English:
abandon
- adjust
- advance
- afterthought
- amusement
- appealing
- assumption
- barmy
- better
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- brilliant
- bring forward
- bristle
- catch
- catch on
- change
- cling
- clue
- come up with
- conception
- confused
- convey
- crazy
- daft
- daring
- dated
- defunct
- dismiss
- distinct
- downside
- drift
- embody
- embrace
- face
- faint
- fall in with
- fanciful
- fasten on to
- flirt
- fluid
- foggy
- fundamental
- get across
- get through
- hit on
- hit upon
- idea
- idiotic
- illusion

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idea nf

1. [concepto] idea;

la idea del bien y del mal the concept of good and evil;

yo tenía otra idea de Estados Unidos I had a different image of the United States;

tiene una idea peculiar de lo que es la honradez he has a funny idea of (what's meant by) honesty;

hazte a la idea de que no va a venir you'd better start accepting that she isn't going to come;

no conseguía hacerme a la idea de vivir sin ella I couldn't get used to the idea of living without her;

con lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;

no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like

Comp
idea fija obsession;
ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2. [ocurrencia] idea;

una buena/mala idea a good/bad idea;

ha sido muy buena idea escoger este restaurante it was a very good idea to choose this restaurant;

se le ve falto de ideas en su última novela he seems short of ideas in his latest novel;

lo que contaste me dio la idea para el guión what you said to me gave me the idea for the script;

se me ocurre una idea, podríamos… I know what, we could…;

¿a quién se le habrá ocurrido la idea de apagar las luces? can you believe it, somebody's gone and turned the lights out!;

¡más vale que te quites esa idea de la cabeza! you can forget that idea!;

una idea brillante o [m5] luminosa a brilliant idea, a brainwave;

cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza… when he gets an idea into his head…;

Comp
Esp
tener ideas de bombero to have wild o crazy ideas

3. [conocimiento, nociones] idea;

la policía no tenía ni idea de quién pudo haber cometido el crimen the police had no idea who could have committed the crime;

no tengo ni idea I haven't got a clue;

no tengo ni idea de física I don't know the first thing about physics;

no tengo (ni) la menor o [m5] la más remota idea I haven't the slightest idea;
Esp muy Fam
no tengo ni pajolera idea I haven't the faintest Br bloody o US goddamn idea;
Vulg
no tengo ni puta idea I haven't got a fucking clue;
Fam
¡ni idea! [como respuesta] search me!, I haven't got a clue!;

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do sth;

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea;

por la forma en que maneja las herramientas se ve que tiene idea from the way she's handling the tools, you can tell she knows what she's doing;

¡no tienes idea o [m5] no puedes hacerte una idea de lo duro que fue! you have no idea o you can't imagine how hard it was!

4. [propósito] intention;

nuestra idea es volver pronto we intend to o our intention is to return early;

con la idea de with the idea o intention of;

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do sth;

a mala idea maliciously;

tener mala idea [ser malintencionado] to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work;

¡mira que tienes mala idea! that's really nasty of you!

5. [opinión] opinion;

mi idea de ella era totalmente errónea I had completely the wrong impression of her;

no tengo una idea formada sobre el tema I don't have a clear opinion on the subject;

cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

yo soy de la idea de que mujeres y hombres deben tener los mismos derechos I'm of the opinion that men and women should have equal rights;

somos de la misma idea we agree, we're of the same opinion

6.
ideas [ideología] ideas;

mi padre es de ideas progresistas my father is a progressive o has progressive attitudes;

fue perseguido por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs o ideas

7. CSur [manía]
le tengo idea a su hermana I can't stand her sister;

le tengo idea a eso that drives me nuts;

si te vas a poner el vestido con idea, mejor ponete otra cosa if you're not sure about the dress, you'd do better to wear something else

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idea

f idea;

dar (una) idea de algo give an idea of sth;

hacerse a la idea de que … get used to the idea that …;

no tener ni idea not have a clue

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idea nf

1) : idea, notion

2) : opinion, belief

3) propósito: intention

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idea n idea

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

no tengo ni idea I have no idea / I haven't got a clue

cambiar de idea to change your mind

hacerse a la idea to get used to the idea

hacerse una idea de algo to have an idea of something

Spanish-English dictionary > idea
6 charla

f.

1 chat.

2 talk (conferencia).

3 gossip chatter, gossip.

4 mistle thrush.

5 Charla.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: charlar.

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charla

► nombre femenino

1 (conversación) talk, chat

2 (conferencia) talk, informal lecture

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noun f.

chat, talk

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SF

1) (=conversación) chat

- es de charla común

2) (=chismes) gossip

3) (=conferencia) talk

charla literaria — literary talk, informal literary lecture

charla radiofónica — radio talk

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femenino

a) ( conversación) chat

estábamos de charla — we were having a chat

su charla me aburre — his chatter bores me

b) ( conferencia) talk

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= chat, chatter, speech, talk, gossip, address, talking, confab, speaking commitment.

Ex. The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.

Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

Ex. For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.

Ex. The dimensions of this problem are rooted in the fact that there are increasing means and methods of packaging and disseminating information -several of which I noted earlier in my talk.

Ex. When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.

Ex. The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.

Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex. The author briefly reports on the conferences, conventions, confabs and celebrations of interest to library support staff across the USA that took place in 1998-99.

Ex. Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.

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* charla incoherente = gibberish.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* * *

femenino

a) ( conversación) chat

estábamos de charla — we were having a chat

su charla me aburre — his chatter bores me

b) ( conferencia) talk

* * *

= chat, chatter, speech, talk, gossip, address, talking, confab, speaking commitment.

Ex: The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.

Ex: The dimensions of this problem are rooted in the fact that there are increasing means and methods of packaging and disseminating information -several of which I noted earlier in my talk.

Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.

Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.

Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex: The author briefly reports on the conferences, conventions, confabs and celebrations of interest to library support staff across the USA that took place in 1998-99.

Ex: Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.

* charla incoherente = gibberish.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* * *

charla

feminine

1

(conversación): estábamos de charla we were having a chat o we were chatting

su charla me aburre his chatter bores me

2 (conferencia) talk

Compuesto:

charla electrónica

chat

* * *

Del verbo charlar: ( conjugate charlar)

charla es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
charla
charlar
charla sustantivo femenino
a) ( conversación) chat;

◊ estábamos de charla we were having a chat

b) ( conferencia) talk

charlar ( conjugate charlar) verbo intransitivo
to chat, talk
charla sustantivo femenino
1 (palique) talk, chat: estuvimos de charla hasta las cinco, we were chatting until five
2 (conferencia) informal lecture o address: nos dieron una charla sobre los cometas, there was a lecture on comets
charlar verbo intransitivo to talk, chat
' charla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amena
- ameno
- conferencia
- dar
- origen
- parrafada
- amistoso
- conversación
- superficial
English:
cackle
- casual
- chat
- earful
- hold
- lecture
- pep talk
- spiel
- talk
- heart
- more
- pitch
- small

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charla nf

1. [conversación] chat;

estar de charla to chat

2. [conferencia] talk ( sobre about o on);
dar una charla to give a talk

3. Informát chat

Comp
charla en tiempo real real time chat
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charla

f

1 chat

2 organizada talk

* * *

charla nf

: chat, talk

* * *

charla n

1. (conversación) chat

quiero tener una charla contigo I want to have a chat with you

2. (conferencia) talk

ha dado una charla sobre el medio ambiente he gave a talk on the environment

Spanish-English dictionary > charla
7 obstáculo

m.

obstacle, drag, snag, balk.

* * *

obstáculo

► nombre masculino

1 (barrera) obstacle

■ las escaleras pueden ser un insuperable obstáculo para el minusválido stairs can be an unsurmountable obstacle for a disabled person

2 (inconveniente) objection

■ no vamos a avanzar si sigues poniendo obstáculos we won't get anywhere if you keep raising objections

3 (valla) fence, jump

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle

carrera de obstáculos (para niños) obstacle race 2 (de caballos, atletas) steeplechase

* * *

noun m.

obstacle

* * *

SM

1) [físico] obstacle
carrera 2)
2) (=dificultad) obstacle, hindrance

no es obstáculo para que yo lo haga — that does not prevent me (from) o stop me doing it

poner obstáculos a algo/algn — to hinder sth/sb

* * *

masculino obstacle

superar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle

no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning

* * *

= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.

Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.

Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.

Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

Ex. Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.

Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.

Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.

Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.

Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.

Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.

Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.

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* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.

* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.

* creación de obstáculos = fence building.

* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.

* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.

* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.

* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.

* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.

* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).

* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.

* * *

masculino obstacle

superar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle

no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning

* * *

= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.

Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.

Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.

Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.

Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.

Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.

Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.

Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.

Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.

Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.

* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.

* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.

* creación de obstáculos = fence building.

* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.

* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.

* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.

* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.

* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.

* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).

* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.

* * *

obstáculo

masculine

obstacle

quitaron los obstáculos del camino they cleared the obstacles from the road, they cleared the road of obstacles

superar or salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle

no fue obstáculo para que ganara it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning

me puso muchos obstáculos he put many obstacles in my path

el único obstáculo entre nosotros y la victoria the only obstacle between us and victory, the only thing that stands/stood between us and victory

un obstáculo para el éxito del proyecto an obstacle to the success of the project

carrera

* * *

obstáculo sustantivo masculino
obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race
' obstáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
- esquivar
- estorbo
- franquear
- insalvable
- remover
- salvar
- sortear
- vencer
- allanar
- apartar
- brincar
- chocar
- eliminar
- encontrar
- saltar
- subsanar
English:
bar
- barrier
- block
- chief
- clash
- clear
- get across
- get over
- get past
- hazard
- hurdle
- impassable
- impediment
- jump
- negotiate
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pitfall

* * *

obstáculo nm

1. [impedimento] obstacle ( para to);
poner obstáculos a algo/alguien to put obstacles in the way of sth/sb

2. [en una carrera] hurdle

* * *

obstáculo

m obstacle;

carrera de obstáculos obstacle race;

ponerle obstáculos a alguien make things difficult for s.o.;

ponerle obstáculos a algo make sth difficult

* * *

obstáculo nm

impedimento: obstacle

* * *

obstáculo n obstacle

Spanish-English dictionary > obstáculo
8 exigir

v.

1 to demand.

exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer

exigir algo de o a alguien to demand something from somebody

exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree

Ella demandó ayuda She called for assistance.

2 to call for, to require.

este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration

3 to be demanding.

4 to demand to, to urge to.

Exigimos saber el por qué We demand to know why.

* * *

exigir

Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir por derecho) to demand

2 (pedir con energía) to insist on, demand

3 figurado (necesitar) to require, call for

■ esta planta exige muchos cuidados this plant requires a lot of care

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

exigir demasiado to be very demanding

* * *

verb

1) to demand, require

2) exact

* * *

VT

1) [persona] [gen] to demand; [+ dimisión] to demand, call for

exijo una compensación — I demand compensation

exigió hablar con el encargado — he demanded to speak to the manager

exigen al gobierno una bajada de los impuestos — they're demanding that the government lowers taxes

la maestra nos exige demasiado — our teacher is too demanding, our teacher asks too much of us

exigen tres años de experiencia — they're asking for o they require three years' experience

exija que le den un recibo — insist on getting a receipt

exigir responsabilidades a algn — to call sb to account

2) [situación, trabajo] to demand, require, call for

ese puesto exige mucha paciencia — this job demands o requires o calls for a lot of patience

el conflicto exige una pronta solución — the conflict requires o calls for a quick solution

3) Ven (=demandar)

exigir algo — to ask for sth, request sth

exigir a algn — to beg sb, plead with sb

4) † [+ impuestos] to exact, levy (a from)

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

* * *

= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.

Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

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* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.

* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* exigir un rescate = ransom.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

* * *

= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.

Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.

Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.

* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* exigir un rescate = ransom.

* * *

exigir [I7 ]

vt

1 ‹pago/indemnización› to demand

¡exijo una respuesta! I demand an answer!

exigen dos años de experiencia they insist on o require two years' experience

exigir QUE + SUBJ:

exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak

exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

2 (requerir) to call for, demand

la situación exige una solución inmediata the situation calls for o demands an immediate solution

un trabajo que exige mucha concentración a job which requires o demands o calls for great concentration

3

(esperar de algn): le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school

* * *

exigir ( conjugate exigir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹pago/respuesta/disciplina› to demand;

◊ exigió que se retiraran he demanded that they leave

b) ( requerir) ‹concentración/paciencia› to call for, demand

c) ( esperar de algn) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school

exigir verbo transitivo to demand
' exigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cobrar
- condición
- fiar
- reclamar
- reivindicar
- requerir
English:
absorb
- call
- call for
- claim
- demand
- exact
- expect
- levy
- necessitate
- need
- press
- ransom
- require
- command
- over
- waive

* * *

exigir

♦ vt

1. [pedir] to demand;

exigimos nuestros derechos we demand our rights;

exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree;

exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer;

¡exijo que venga el encargado! I demand to see the manager!;

exigió que estuviera presente su abogado she demanded that her lawyer be present;

exigir algo de o [m5] a alguien to demand sth from sb;

de tí se exigirá una conducta ejemplar you will be expected to show exemplary behaviour;

no le exijas tanto, que acaba de empezar you shouldn't demand so much of him, he's only just started

2. [requerir, necesitar] to call for, to require;

este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration;

si el guión lo exige if the script requires it

♦ vi

to be demanding

* * *

exigir

v/t

1 demand

2 ( requirir) call for, demand

3

:

le exigen mucho they ask a lot of him

* * *

exigir {35} vt

1) : to demand, to require

2) : to exact, to levy

* * *

exigir vb

1. (pedir) to demand

los manifestantes exigían justicia the demonstrators demanded justice

2. (necesitar) to require

exige mucho trabajo it requires a lot of work

Spanish-English dictionary > exigir
9 flojo

adj.

1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.

2 lax, relaxed.

3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.

4 loose, not firm, waggly.

5 lazy, slothful.

6 unconvincing.

m.

1 lazy person, deadbeat.

2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.

* * *

flojo

► adjetivo

1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack

2 (débil) weak

■ soplarán vientos flojos del nordeste there will be light northeasterly winds

3 (perezoso) lazy, idle

4 (mediocre) poor

■ es un estudiante flojo he's a poor student

■ una colecta floja a poor collection

5 (poco activo) slack, slow

■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lazybones, idler

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at something

me la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss

* * *

(f. - floja)

adj.

1) loose

2) weak

3) limp

4) lazy

* * *

ADJ

1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack

- me la trae floja

2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light

está muy flojo después de su enfermedad — he's very weak after his illness

todavía tengo las piernas muy flojas — my legs are still very weak

3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poor

ha escrito una redacción muy floja — he's written a very poor o feeble essay

el guión era muy flojo — the script was very weak

está flojo en matemáticas — he's weak in maths

4) [té, vino] weak

5) [demanda, mercado] slack

6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle

7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) ( débil) weak

c) < vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
II
- ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward

* * *

= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

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* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) ( débil) weak

c) < vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
II
- ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward

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= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

* * *

flojo¹ -ja

adjective

A

1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose

la cuerda está floja the rope is slack

haces el punto muy flojo you knit very loosely

me la trae floja ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o ( BrE) a toss ( vulg)

2 (débil) weak

3 ‹vientos› light

soplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds

4 ‹café/té› weak

B (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poor

está flojo en física he's weak at physics

hizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor exam

su expediente académico es flojo his academic record is poor

este vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rate

C ( Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo the market was slack

D ‹persona›

1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazy

no terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazy

2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) cowardly

flojo² -ja

masculine, feminine

1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazybones ( colloq), lazy toad ( colloq hum)

2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) coward

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flojo
◊ -ja adjetivo

1
a) ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose;

‹cuerda/goma› slack
b) ( débil) weak

c) ‹ vientos› light

d) ‹café/té› weak

2 ( mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
‹película/vino› second-rate;
‹ estudiante› poor;
◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3 ‹ persona› (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
flojo,-a adjetivo
1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
2 (examen, trabajo) poor
3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
' flojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
English:
limp
- loose
- slack
- sluggish
- weak
- depth
- feeble
- flabby
- shaky
- wobbly

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flojo, -a

♦ adj

1. [suelto] loose;

esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me

2. [débil] [persona] weak;
[sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak
3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;

una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;

estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;

el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;

tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;

tus notas son muy flojas your Br marks o US grades are very poor

4. [mercado, negocio] slack;

las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack

5. Comp
muy Fam
me la trae floja Br I couldn't give a toss, US I couldn't give a rat's ass

♦ nm,f
Andes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones
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flojo

adj

1 lazada loose;

me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam

2 café, argumento weak; vino without any body

3 COM actividad slack

4 novela etc weak, poor; redacción, montaje slack, sloppy

5 L.Am. ( perezoso) lazy

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flojo, -ja adj

1) suelto: loose, slack

2) : weak, poor

está flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science

3) perezoso: lazy

* * *

flojo adj

1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak

le gusta el té flojo she likes weak tea

me siento muy flojo I feel very weak

2. (malo) poor / bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

es una película floja it's a poor film

3. (viento) light

4. (tornillo, nudo) loose

5. (goma, cuerda) slack

estar flojo en algo to be weak at something

Spanish-English dictionary > flojo
10 letra cursiva

f.

cursive writing, running writing, running handwriting, script.

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(n.) = italics

Ex. Finally, the 1967 AACR Rule 40 requires that a person be entered, 'under the name by which he (or she) is commonly (author's italics) identified'.

* * *

(n.) = italics

Ex: Finally, the 1967 AACR Rule 40 requires that a person be entered, 'under the name by which he (or she) is commonly (author's italics) identified'.

Spanish-English dictionary > letra cursiva
11 original

adj.

1 original (nuevo, primero).

2 eccentric, different (raro).

m.

original.

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original

► adjetivo

1 (gen) original

► nombre masculino

1 original

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en el original in the original

ser original de (procedente de, nacido en) from

■ productos originales de Cuba products from Cuba

■ mi familia es original de América my family is originally from America

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noun m. adj.

original

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=inicial) [idea, documento, idioma] original; [edición] first

van a intentar devolver la zona a su estado original — they are going to try to return the area to its original state
pecado 1)
2) (=novedoso) original

el guión tiene poco de original — the script is not very original

3) (=raro) unusual, original; (=extravagante) eccentric

él siempre tiene que ser tan original — iró he always has to be so different

4) (=creativo) original

es un escritor muy original — he's a very original writer

5) (=procedente)

ser original de — [planta, animal] to be native to

2. SM

1) (=modelo) original

no se parece en nada al original — it doesn't look anything like the original

2) (Tip) (tb: original de imprenta) manuscript, original, copy

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I
adjetivo

1) (primero, no copiado) original

2) <artista/enfoque> original

tú siempre tan original! — (iró) you always have to be different!
II
masculino original

un original de Dalí — a Dalí original, an original Dalí

- original de imprenta

* * *

= creative, manuscript, master, master copy, original, original document, master, raw, pristine, founding, unedited.

Ex. His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.

Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.

Ex. Normally, before a manuscript is printed or duplicated in multiple copies the editor will be provided with printer's proofs or a master copy.

Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex. An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex. The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.

Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

Ex. Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.

Ex. The founding missions have being found increasingly ill-suited for the demands of the marketplace.

Ex. This bank of data represented a valuable source of unedited views about users' perceptions, thoughts and attitudes about libraries and electronic resources.

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* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* edición original = original edition.

* error del original = sic.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* original listo para reproducir = camera-ready copy.

* pecado original, el = original sin, the.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* título original = original title.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) (primero, no copiado) original

2) <artista/enfoque> original

tú siempre tan original! — (iró) you always have to be different!
II
masculino original

un original de Dalí — a Dalí original, an original Dalí

- original de imprenta

* * *

= creative, manuscript, master, master copy, original, original document, master, raw, pristine, founding, unedited.

Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.

Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.

Ex: Normally, before a manuscript is printed or duplicated in multiple copies the editor will be provided with printer's proofs or a master copy.

Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.

Ex: The founding missions have being found increasingly ill-suited for the demands of the marketplace.

Ex: This bank of data represented a valuable source of unedited views about users' perceptions, thoughts and attitudes about libraries and electronic resources.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* edición original = original edition.

* error del original = sic.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* original listo para reproducir = camera-ready copy.

* pecado original, el = original sin, the.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* título original = original title.

* * *

original¹

adjective

A

1 (primero, inicial) ‹texto› original

en su forma original in its original form

2 (no copiado) original

es un Hockney original it's an original Hockney

B (novedoso) ‹artista/novela/enfoque› original

¡tú siempre tan original! ( iró); you always have to be different!

C

(de un país, una región): el maíz es original de América corn originated in o originally came from America, corn is native to America

original²

masculine

original

un original de Dalí a Dalí original, an original Dalí

mándale el original y archiva la copia send her the original and file the copy

lo leyó en el original she read it in the original French ( o Spanish etc)

Compuesto:

original de imprenta

original, manuscript

* * *

original adjetivo / noun masculine
original
original
I adjetivo original
II mf original: tengo que entregar el original a la imprenta, I have to give the original to the printer's
' original' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
m.s.
- novedosa
- novedoso
- originaria
- originario
- pecado
- primitiva
- primitivo
- promotor
- promotora
- retornar
- subtítulo
- versión
- vista
- visto
- VO
- subtitular
English:
arrange
- beat down
- close
- creative
- derivative
- first
- individual
- master
- novel
- original
- originally
- sell back
- unconventional
- unusual
- different
- line
- secondary
- stick
- unoriginal

* * *

original

♦ adj

1. [nuevo, primero] original;

el texto original the original text;

en versión original in the original version

2. [no imitación] original;

este es original y esta la copia this is original and this is the copy;

un Velázquez original an original Velázquez

3. [inusual] original;

esa corbata es muy original that's a very original o unusual tie

4. [raro] different, eccentric;

tú siempre tan original you always have to be different

5. [procedente]
ser original de [persona] to be a native of;
[animal, planta] to be native to
♦ nm

1. [primera versión] original;

hay que entregar tres copias y el original you have to give them the original and three copies;

leer algo en el original to read sth in the original

2. [manuscrito] manuscript

* * *

original

m/adj original

* * *

original adj & nm

: original

♦ originalmente adv

* * *

original adj n original

Spanish-English dictionary > original
12 caligrafía

f.

calligraphy, handwriting, penmanship.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: caligrafiar.

* * *

caligrafía

► nombre femenino

1 (arte) calligraphy

2 (escritura de una persona) handwriting

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ejercicios de caligrafía handwriting exercises

* * *

noun f.

handwriting

* * *

SF (=arte) calligraphy; (=letra) handwriting

* * *

femenino ( arte) calligraphy; ( de persona) writing, handwriting

ejercicios de caligrafía — handwriting exercises

* * *

= calligraphy.

Nota: Enseñar a escribir elegantemente.

Ex. Ten workshops were held which included sizing, calligraphy, marbling, paper mending, limited edition binding techniques, sewing structures and 'pop-up' books.

* * *

femenino ( arte) calligraphy; ( de persona) writing, handwriting

ejercicios de caligrafía — handwriting exercises

* * *

= calligraphy.

Nota: Enseñar a escribir elegantemente.

Ex: Ten workshops were held which included sizing, calligraphy, marbling, paper mending, limited edition binding techniques, sewing structures and 'pop-up' books.

* * *

caligrafía

feminine

(arte) calligraphy; (de una persona) writing, handwriting

ejercicios de caligrafía handwriting exercises

* * *

Del verbo caligrafiar: ( conjugate caligrafiar)

caligrafía es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

caligrafía sustantivo femenino ( arte) calligraphy;
( de persona) writing, handwriting
caligrafía f (arte) calligraphy
(escritura a mano) handwriting
' caligrafía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
letra
- palote
English:
calligraphy
- script

* * *

caligrafía nf

1. [arte] calligraphy

2. [letra] handwriting;

los niños empiezan a hacer (ejercicios de) caligrafía a los cuatro años children start writing (exercises) at four years old;

un cuaderno de caligrafía a handwriting workbook

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caligrafía

f calligraphy

* * *

caligrafía nf

1) escritura: handwriting

2) : calligraphy

Spanish-English dictionary > caligrafía

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