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Толкование Перевод

1 edición

f.

1 edition, release, emission, issue.

2 editing, revision, correction, edit.

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edición

► nombre femenino

1 (ejemplares) edition

2 (publicación) publication; (de sellos) issue

■ Ediciones Biblograf Biblograf Publications

3 INFORMÁTICA editing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

edición anotada annotated text

edición de bolsillo pocket edition

edición en rústica paperback edition

edición pirata pirate edition

primera edición first edition

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noun f.

1) edition

2) publishing

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SF

1) (=acto) publication, issue; (=industria) publishing; (Inform) editing

el mundo de la edición — the publishing world

- ser la segunda edición de algn

edición de sobremesa — desktop publishing

edición electrónica — (=creación) electronic publishing; (=texto) electronic edition

edición en pantalla — on-line editing

2) [de libro] edition

en edición de — edited by

"al cerrar la edición" — (Tip) "stop-press"

edición aérea — airmail edition

edición de bolsillo — pocket edition

edición de la mañana — morning edition

edición económica — cheap edition, popular edition

edición extraordinaria — special edition

edición numerada — numbered edition

edición príncipe — first edition

edición semanal — weekly edition

edición viva — edition in print, available edition

3) pl ediciones (=editorial)

Ediciones Ramírez — Ramirez Publications

4) (=celebración)

es la tercera edición de este festival — this is the third occasion on which this festival has been held

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femenino

1) (Impr, Period) ( tirada) edition; ( acción) publication

una nueva edición — a new edition

Ediciones Rivera — Rivera Publications

al cerrar la edición nos llegó la noticia — the news came in just as we were going to press

- edición limitada/de bolsillo

2) (Rad, TV) program*, edition

3) (frml) (de certamen, curso)

la cuarta edición del Trofeo Carranza — the fourth Carranza Trophy

la tercera edición de estos cursos — the third series o round of these courses

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= edition, issue, publishing, release, issuance.

Ex. An edition is all those copies of an item either produced from substantially the same type image or embodying essentially the same content and issued by the same entity.

Ex. An issue is all those copies of an edition forming a distinct group that is distinguished from other copies of the edition by more or less slight but well-defined variations.

Ex. It embodied programmes in secretarial studies, publishing, office management and graphic design.

Ex. New releases of existing products should often be considered to be unproven.

Ex. The date of publication must be inferred from the date of issuance or coverage on a periodical.

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* 1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1) = AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).

* 2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).

* área de edición = edition area.

* edición abreviada = abridged edition.

* edición aldina = Aldine edition.

* edición ampliada = extended edition.

* edición barata = paperback, trade paperback.

* edición bilingüe = parallel-text edition, parallel edition.

* edición cara = hardback, hardcover.

* edición científica = scholarly publishing, academic publishing.

* edición comercial = trade publishing.

* edición completa = full edition, back run [backrun].

* edición conjunta = joint issue.

* edición corregida = corrected edition.

* edición crítica = critical edition.

* edición de autor = self-publishing.

* edición de coleccionista = collector's edition.

* edición de libros = book publishing.

* edición de lujo = de luxe edition, luxury edition.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* edición de publicaciones a medida = custom publishing, derivative publishing.

* edición de publicaciones periódicas = serials publishing.

* edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.

* edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.

* edición diamante = miniature edition.

* edición electrónica = electronic publishing (e-publishing).

* edición en cartoné = hardback, hardcover.

* edición en cubierta dura = hardback, hardcover.

* edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.

* edición en Internet = Web publishing.

* edición en línea = online editing.

* edición en microforma = microform edition, microformat edition.

* edición en papel coloreado = coloured-paper issue.

* edición en rústica = paperback, paperbound publishing, trade paperback.

* edición en tapa = hardback, hardbound, hardcover.

* edición en tapas duras = hardback, hardcover.

* edición en tela = hardcover edition, hardcover.

* edición especial = special issue.

* edición especializada para profesionales = professional publishing.

* edición facsímil = facsimile reproduction.

* edición liliputiense = miniature edition.

* edición limitada = limited edition.

* edición media = medium edition.

* edición microscópica = miniature edition.

* edición miniatura = miniature edition.

* edición multicolor = rainbow edition.

* edición óptica = optical publishing.

* edición original = original edition.

* edición para bibliotecas = library edition.

* edición para coleccionistas = collector's edition.

* edición paralela = parallel-text edition.

* edición póstuma = posthumous edition.

* edición preliminar = advance.

* edición preliminar electrónica = e-print [eprint].

* edición rara = rare edition.

* edición revisada = revised edition.

* edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* edición web = WWW edition.

* específico de la edición = edition-specific.

* específico para cada edición = edition-specific.

* explosión de la edición, la = publishing explosion, the.

* fecha de edición = edition date.

* funciones de edición = editing facilities.

* industria de la edición = book publishing industry.

* industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.

* industria de la edición impresa = print industry.

* industria de la edición, la = publishing industry, the.

* mención de edición = edition statement, statement of edition.

* mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.

* microedición = micropublishing.

* nota de edición = edition note.

* nueva edición = new edition.

* paquete de edición de texto = editing package.

* pliego de la edición = edition sheet.

* programa de edición de texto = editor.

* reedición = republication [re-publication].

* sector de la edición, el = publishing sector, the.

* segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.

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femenino

1) (Impr, Period) ( tirada) edition; ( acción) publication

una nueva edición — a new edition

Ediciones Rivera — Rivera Publications

al cerrar la edición nos llegó la noticia — the news came in just as we were going to press

- edición limitada/de bolsillo

2) (Rad, TV) program*, edition

3) (frml) (de certamen, curso)

la cuarta edición del Trofeo Carranza — the fourth Carranza Trophy

la tercera edición de estos cursos — the third series o round of these courses

* * *

= edition, issue, publishing, release, issuance.

Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item either produced from substantially the same type image or embodying essentially the same content and issued by the same entity.

Ex: An issue is all those copies of an edition forming a distinct group that is distinguished from other copies of the edition by more or less slight but well-defined variations.

Ex: It embodied programmes in secretarial studies, publishing, office management and graphic design.

Ex: New releases of existing products should often be considered to be unproven.

Ex: The date of publication must be inferred from the date of issuance or coverage on a periodical.

* 1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1) = AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).

* 2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).

* área de edición = edition area.

* edición abreviada = abridged edition.

* edición aldina = Aldine edition.

* edición ampliada = extended edition.

* edición barata = paperback, trade paperback.

* edición bilingüe = parallel-text edition, parallel edition.

* edición cara = hardback, hardcover.

* edición científica = scholarly publishing, academic publishing.

* edición comercial = trade publishing.

* edición completa = full edition, back run [backrun].

* edición conjunta = joint issue.

* edición corregida = corrected edition.

* edición crítica = critical edition.

* edición de autor = self-publishing.

* edición de coleccionista = collector's edition.

* edición de libros = book publishing.

* edición de lujo = de luxe edition, luxury edition.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* edición de publicaciones a medida = custom publishing, derivative publishing.

* edición de publicaciones periódicas = serials publishing.

* edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.

* edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.

* edición diamante = miniature edition.

* edición electrónica = electronic publishing (e-publishing).

* edición en cartoné = hardback, hardcover.

* edición en cubierta dura = hardback, hardcover.

* edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.

* edición en Internet = Web publishing.

* edición en línea = online editing.

* edición en microforma = microform edition, microformat edition.

* edición en papel coloreado = coloured-paper issue.

* edición en rústica = paperback, paperbound publishing, trade paperback.

* edición en tapa = hardback, hardbound, hardcover.

* edición en tapas duras = hardback, hardcover.

* edición en tela = hardcover edition, hardcover.

* edición especial = special issue.

* edición especializada para profesionales = professional publishing.

* edición facsímil = facsimile reproduction.

* edición liliputiense = miniature edition.

* edición limitada = limited edition.

* edición media = medium edition.

* edición microscópica = miniature edition.

* edición miniatura = miniature edition.

* edición multicolor = rainbow edition.

* edición óptica = optical publishing.

* edición original = original edition.

* edición para bibliotecas = library edition.

* edición para coleccionistas = collector's edition.

* edición paralela = parallel-text edition.

* edición póstuma = posthumous edition.

* edición preliminar = advance.

* edición preliminar electrónica = e-print [eprint].

* edición rara = rare edition.

* edición revisada = revised edition.

* edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* edición web = WWW edition.

* específico de la edición = edition-specific.

* específico para cada edición = edition-specific.

* explosión de la edición, la = publishing explosion, the.

* fecha de edición = edition date.

* funciones de edición = editing facilities.

* industria de la edición = book publishing industry.

* industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.

* industria de la edición impresa = print industry.

* industria de la edición, la = publishing industry, the.

* mención de edición = edition statement, statement of edition.

* mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.

* microedición = micropublishing.

* nota de edición = edition note.

* nueva edición = new edition.

* paquete de edición de texto = editing package.

* pliego de la edición = edition sheet.

* programa de edición de texto = editor.

* reedición = republication [re-publication].

* sector de la edición, el = publishing sector, the.

* segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.

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edición

feminine

A ( Impr, Period) (tirada) edition; (acción) publication

acaba de salir una nueva edición a new edition has just been published

preparó la edición de las obras completas de Anadón she edited Anadón's complete works

Ediciones Rivera Rivera Publications

al cerrar la edición nos llegó la noticia del incendio the news of the fire arrived as we were going to press

Compuestos:

● edición anotada

annotated edition

● edición de bolsillo

pocket edition

● edición electrónica

desktop publishing

● edición impresa

print edition

● edición limitada

limited edition

● edición numerada

limited edition

● edición príncipe

first edition

B ( Rad, TV) program*, edition

C ( frml)

(de un certamen, curso): la presente edición del festival de San Sebastián this year's San Sebastián festival

la cuarta edición del Trofeo Carranza the fourth Carranza Trophy

la tercera edición de estos cursos de formación the third series o round of these training courses

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edición sustantivo femenino
1 (Impr, Period) ( tirada) edition;
( acción) publication;
◊ edición de bolsillo pocket edition;

Ediciones Rivera Rivera Publications
2 (Rad, TV) program^{( conjugate program)}, edition
edición sustantivo femenino
1 (de un libro, cartel) publication: es una nueva edición de su primera novela, it's a new edition of her first novel
(de sellos) issue
2 (ejemplares) edition
edición agotada, edition sold out
una edición de mil ejemplares, a run of one thousand copies
3 (de un torneo, festival, etc) participará en la próxima edición de los Juegos Olímpicos, she will compete in the next Olympic Games
' edición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ed.
- editor
- editora
- escolio
- extraordinaria
- extraordinario
- facsímil
- ir
- impresión
- secuestrar
- secuestro
- tapa
- agotado
- agotar
- extra
- limitado
- moderno
- revisar
- rústica
English:
bowdlerize
- edition
- extra
- hardback
- impression
- paperback
- printing
- special
- abridge
- desktop
- revision

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edición nf

1. [acción de publicar] publication;

Ediciones Herrero Herrero Publications;

edición (a cargo) de Jorge Urrutia [en libro] edited by Jorge Urrutia

Comp
la edición electrónica electronic publishing
2. [ejemplares publicados] edition;

una edición de dos mil ejemplares an edition of two thousand copies;

nueva edición revisada y ampliada new edition revised and enlarged

Comp
edición abreviada abridged edition;
edición anotada annotated edition;

edición de bolsillo pocket edition;

edición crítica critical edition;

edición electrónica electronic edition;

edición extraordinaria special edition;

edición facsímil facsimile edition;

edición limitada limited edition;

edición de lujo deluxe edition;

edición pirata pirate edition;

edición príncipe first edition

3. Informát editing

4. [de programa]
la primera/segunda edición del telediario ≈ the first/second news bulletin

5. [celebración periódica]
la edición de los Oscars/del Mundial de 2002 the 2002 Oscars/World Cup;

la décima edición del festival the tenth festival;

los cursos de verano cumplen su vigésima edición the summer courses are now in their twentieth year

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edición

f edition

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edición nf, pl - ciones

1) : edition

2) : publication, publishing

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edición n

1. (en general) edition

la primera edición se agotó en pocas semanas the first edition sold out in a few weeks

2. (publicación) publication

3. (concurso, festival, etc)

la presente edición del festival this year's festival

Spanish-English dictionary > edición
2 segunda edición

f.

second printing.

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(n.) = 2nd edition, second edition

Ex. It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

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(n.) = 2nd edition, second edition

Ex: It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Spanish-English dictionary > segunda edición
3 nueva redacción

f.

redraft, redrafting of a document.

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(n.) = redraft, rewrite [re-write]

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

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(n.) = redraft, rewrite [re-write]

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Spanish-English dictionary > nueva redacción
4 segundo

adj.

second.

adv.

secondly, in second place, second.

m.

1 second, short period of time.

2 second, sixtieth part of one minute.

3 second best, second.

4 Segundo.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: segundar.

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segundo

► adjetivo

1 second

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 second

► nombre masculino segundo

1 (tiempo) second

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de segunda mano figurado second-hand

decir algo con segundas (intenciones) figurado to have an ulterior motive for saying something

en segundo lugar (en texto, explicación) secondly 2 (en competición) in second place

segundas nupcias second marriage sing Table 1 NOTA See also sexto,-a/Table 1

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segundo

► nombre masculino

1 (tiempo) second

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1. (f. - segunda)
noun adj.

second
2. noun m.
second

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segundo, -a
1.

ADJ [gen] second; [enseñanza] secondary; [intención] double

en segundo lugar — [en clasificación] in second place; [en discurso] secondly
sexto 1.
2. SM / F

1) [en orden] [gen] second; (Admin, Mil) second in command

sin segundo — unrivalled

segundo/a de a bordo — (Náut) first mate; (fig) second in command

2) (Mús) alto

3. SM

1) (=medida de tiempo) second

2) (=piso) second floor, third floor (EEUU)

3) (Astron)

segundos de arco — seconds of arc
segunda
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I
- da adjetivo/pronombre

a) ( ordinal) second

segundo plano: en un segundo plano está... in the background is...; quedar relegado a un segundo plano — to be pushed into the background; para ejemplos ver tb quinto

b) <categoría/clase> second
II
- da masculino, femenino deputy, second-in-command

- segundo -da de a bordo
III
masculino

a) ( de tiempo) second

no tardo ni un segundo — I won't be a second

un segundo, ahora te atiendo — just a second, I'll be right with you

b) ( medida de ángulo) second

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I
- da adjetivo/pronombre

a) ( ordinal) second

segundo plano: en un segundo plano está... in the background is...; quedar relegado a un segundo plano — to be pushed into the background; para ejemplos ver tb quinto

b) <categoría/clase> second
II
- da masculino, femenino deputy, second-in-command

- segundo -da de a bordo
III
masculino

a) ( de tiempo) second

no tardo ni un segundo — I won't be a second

un segundo, ahora te atiendo — just a second, I'll be right with you

b) ( medida de ángulo) second

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segundo¹

¹ = second (2nd), second-best [2nd-best], runner up.

Ex: The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.

Ex: In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian.

Ex: This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.

* alumno de segundo = second grader.

* alumno de segundo año = second grader.

* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.

* coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* con segundas = double-edged, loaded.

* con segundas intenciones = loaded.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* de segunda = second-quality.

* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].

* de segunda categoría = second-rate.

* de segunda clase = second-rate.

* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.

* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.

* de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].

* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.

* de segundo nivel = second-level.

* de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* en circuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.

* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en un segundo plano = in the background.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.

* ocupar un segundo plano = stand in + the background.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* parte segunda = revisited.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* primer y segundo plato = main dish.

* primo segundo = second cousin.

* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.

* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.

* relegado a un segundo plano = on the back burner, back burner.

* relegarse a un segundo plano = take + a back seat.

* ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.

* segunda casa = second home.

* segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.

* Segunda Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).

* Segunda Guerra Mundial = 2nd World War, World War II [Second World War], Second World War [World War II].

* segunda manga = second leg.

* segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.

* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.

* segunda votación = runoff.

* segundo análisis = re-examination [reexamination].

* segundo contramaestre = boatswain's mate.

* segundo curso = second grade.

* segundo de abordo = second in command.

* segundo de candidatura = running mate.

* segundo en la candidatura de Alguien = running mate.

* segundo finalista = first runner up.

* segundo molar = 12-year molar.

* segundo plato = a little something on the side, entrée, main entrée.

* segundo trimestre = second quarter.

* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.

* tener una segunda oportunidad = get + a second chance, have + a second chance.

* tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.

* tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.

* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

* una segunda opinión = a second opinion.

* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.

* vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

segundo²

² = second, sec.

Nota: Abreviatura.

Ex: If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.

Ex: 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

* actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.

* décima de segundo = split second.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.

* en unos segundos = in seconds.

* en un par de segundos = in an instant or two.

* en un segundo = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap, with the tip of a hat, in a jiffy, in a heartbeat, in a second.

* fracción de segundo = split second.

* segundos = moments.

* unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.

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segundo¹ -da

adjective / pronoun

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (ordinal) second

segundo plano: en un segundo plano está … in the background is …

quedar relegado a un segundo plano to be pushed into the background

para ejemplos ver tb quinto¹ adj/pron (↑ quinto (1)), quinto² (↑ quinto (2))

2 ‹categoría/clase› second

Compuestos:

● segunda línea

second row

● segunda niñez

second childhood

segundo² -da

masculine, feminine

deputy, second-in-command

Compuesto:

segundo de a bordo, segunda de a bordo

masculine, feminine ( Náut) first mate, first officer; (en una empresa) ( fam) second-in-command

segundo³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (de tiempo) second

no tardo ni un segundo I won't be a second

un segundo, ahora te atiendo just a second and I'll be with you

2 (medida de ángulo) second

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segundo 1
◊ -da adjetivo/pronombre

a) ( ordinal) second;

◊ relegar a algn a un segundo plano to push sb into the background;

para ejemplos ver quinto
b) ‹categoría/clase› second

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
deputy, second-in-command
segundo 2 sustantivo masculino
second;
◊ un segundo, ahora te atiendo just a second, I'll be right with you

segundo,-a
I adjetivo second
la planta segunda, the second floor
II pron second (one): es siempre la segunda en levantarse, she is always the second to get up
viajaremos en segunda, we'll travel second class
III sustantivo masculino
1 (unidad de tiempo) second
fam fig dame un segundo, wait a second
2 (persona) es el segundo (de a bordo) de la empresa, he is second-in-command of the firm

' segundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corte
- ecuación
- empatar
- fondo
- plana
- plano
- posponer
- segunda
- segundón
- segundona
- semestre
- centésima
- cursar
- décima
- relegar
- seg.
English:
background
- copilot
- deputy
- divorce
- ESL
- former
- go under
- half
- jiffy
- latter
- moonlight
- next
- other
- raise
- second
- second floor
- second half
- secondly
- split
- stationary
- TEFL
- cousin
- degree
- floor
- intermediate
- middle
- mother
- place
- post
- re-count
- runner
- sophomore

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segundo, -a

♦ núm

second;

de segunda mano second-hand;

contraer segundas nupcias to remarry;

casarse de segundas to remarry

Comp
Dep la segunda base [posición] second base; Dep el/la segunda base [jugador] second base;
segundo equipo [en deporte] second team;

la Segunda Guerra Mundial the Second World War, World War Two;

segunda lengua second language;

segunda línea [en rugby] lock (forward), second row (forward);

segunda oportunidad second chance;

segunda parte second half;

segundo violín second violin;

segunda vivienda second home

♦ nm,f

1. [mencionado antes]
vinieron Pedro y Juan, el segundo con… Pedro and Juan arrived, the latter with…

2. [ayudante] number two

Comp
segundo de a bordo Náut first mate; Fig second-in-command; ver también octavo
♦ nm

1. [piso] Br second floor, US third floor

2. [cantidad de tiempo] second;

tres segundos [en baloncesto] three-seconds violation

3. [curso universitario] second year

4. [curso escolar] = second year of primary school, US ≈ second grade

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segundo

I adj second;

prima segunda second cousin

II m

1 second;

el segundo mejor the second best

2 de tiempo second

3 de una comida second course

4 de edificio

:

vivir en el segundo live on the third o Br second floor

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segundo, -da adj

: second

el segundo lugar: second place

segundo, -da n

1) : second (in a series)

2) : second (person), second-in-command

segundo nm

: second

sesenta segundos: sixty seconds

* * *

segundo¹ adj (en el lugar número dos) second

es la segunda vez que te lo digo this is the second time I've told you

segundo² n (tiempo) second

espera un segundo wait a second

Spanish-English dictionary > segundo
5 segundo1

¹ = second (2nd), second-best [2nd-best], runner up.

Ex. The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.

Ex. In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian.

Ex. This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.

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* alumno de segundo = second grader.

* alumno de segundo año = second grader.

* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.

* coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* con segundas = double-edged, loaded.

* con segundas intenciones = loaded.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* de segunda = second-quality.

* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].

* de segunda categoría = second-rate.

* de segunda clase = second-rate.

* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.

* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.

* de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].

* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.

* de segundo nivel = second-level.

* de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* en circuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.

* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en un segundo plano = in the background.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.

* ocupar un segundo plano = stand in + the background.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* parte segunda = revisited.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* primer y segundo plato = main dish.

* primo segundo = second cousin.

* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.

* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.

* relegado a un segundo plano = on the back burner, back burner.

* relegarse a un segundo plano = take + a back seat.

* ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.

* segunda casa = second home.

* segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.

* Segunda Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).

* Segunda Guerra Mundial = 2nd World War, World War II [Second World War], Second World War [World War II].

* segunda manga = second leg.

* segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.

* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.

* segunda votación = runoff.

* segundo análisis = re-examination [reexamination].

* segundo contramaestre = boatswain's mate.

* segundo curso = second grade.

* segundo de abordo = second in command.

* segundo de candidatura = running mate.

* segundo en la candidatura de Alguien = running mate.

* segundo finalista = first runner up.

* segundo molar = 12-year molar.

* segundo plato = a little something on the side, entrée, main entrée.

* segundo trimestre = second quarter.

* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.

* tener una segunda oportunidad = get + a second chance, have + a second chance.

* tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.

* tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.

* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

* una segunda opinión = a second opinion.

* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.

* vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

Spanish-English dictionary > segundo1
6 edición revisada

f.

Revised Version, revision.

* * *

(n.) = revised edition

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

* * *

(n.) = revised edition

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Spanish-English dictionary > edición revisada
7 diferentes ocasiones

= at different times

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

* * *

= at different times

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Spanish-English dictionary > diferentes ocasiones
8 en diferentes momentos

= at various times, at different times

Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

* * *

= at various times, at different times

Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Spanish-English dictionary > en diferentes momentos
9 en diferentes ocasiones

= at different times, at various times

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

* * *

= at different times, at various times

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

Spanish-English dictionary > en diferentes ocasiones
10 en distintas ocasiones

= at different times, at various times, on several occasions

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

Ex. On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.

* * *

= at different times, at various times, on several occasions

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.

Spanish-English dictionary > en distintas ocasiones
11 en distintos momentos

= at different times, at various times

Ex. At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

* * *

= at different times, at various times

Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.

Spanish-English dictionary > en distintos momentos
12 ingeniería eléctrica

f.

electrical engineering, electrotechnics.

* * *

(n.) = electrical engineering

Ex. In the first edition, electrical engineering was omitted, but this was included in the second edition as a subdivision of mechanical engineering; while this may have been an acceptable subordination at the time, it would not now find general agreement.

* * *

(n.) = electrical engineering

Ex: In the first edition, electrical engineering was omitted, but this was included in the second edition as a subdivision of mechanical engineering; while this may have been an acceptable subordination at the time, it would not now find general agreement.

Spanish-English dictionary > ingeniería eléctrica
13 ingeniería mecánica

f.

mechanical engineering.

* * *

(n.) = mechanical engineering

Ex. In the first edition, electrical engineering was omitted, but this was included in the second edition as a subdivision of mechanical engineering; while this may have been an acceptable subordination at the time, it would not now find general agreement.

* * *

(n.) = mechanical engineering

Ex: In the first edition, electrical engineering was omitted, but this was included in the second edition as a subdivision of mechanical engineering; while this may have been an acceptable subordination at the time, it would not now find general agreement.

Spanish-English dictionary > ingeniería mecánica
14 cambiar

v.

1 to change (alterarse) (modificar).

cambiar de to change

cambiar de casa to move (house)

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).

3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.

Todo cambia Everything changes.

4 to get change.

Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.

5 to change on.

Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.

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CAMBIAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(unstressed i)

Present Indicative

cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.

Present Subjunctive

cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien.

Imperative

cambia (tú), cambie (él/Vd.), cambiemos (nos.), cambiad (vos.), cambien (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to change

2) exchange, swap

3) move

* * *

1. VT

1) (=modificar) to change

tendremos que cambiar el color de nuestro logotipo — we'll need to change the colour of our logo

eso no cambia mucho las cosas — that doesn't change things much

2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

3) (=reemplazar) to change

¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?

ha ido a cambiarle los pañales al niño — she's gone to change the baby's nappy

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

4) (=trasladar) to move

van a cambiar la oficina al piso de arriba — they are going to move the office up a floor

nos van a cambiar de aula — they are moving us to another classroom

5) (Econ, Com) to change

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?

2. VI

1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to break

desde que te fuiste nada ha cambiado — nothing has changed since you left

nada lo hará cambiar — nothing will make him change

si es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then

con doce años ya le había cambiado la voz — his voice had already broken at the age of twelve

2)

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

cuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject

su vida cambió de rumbo 180 grados — the course of her life changed completely

tú lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires — what you need is a change of scene

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse
camisa 1), tercio 2)
3) (Transportes) to change

tienes que cambiar en King's Cross — you have to change at King's Cross

4) (Radio)

¡cambio! — over!

¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!

3.

See:

cambiarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

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= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

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* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

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= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

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cambiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to change

eso no cambia nada that doesn't change anything

esa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly

2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:

cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around

voy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofa

nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office

me cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another class

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase

3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to change

han cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the exam

cambiarle algo A algo:

le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock

le han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop

cámbiale el pañal a la niña change the baby's diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy

4 ‹niño/bebé› to change

B (canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change it

cambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:

quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger size

te cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayons

cambiarle algo A algn:

¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?

C ( Fin) to change

¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? can you change this bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sth

quiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars

■ cambiar

vi

A

1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to change

ha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

ya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get older

así la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes things

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking

2 ( Auto) to change gear

3 (hacer transbordo) to change

4

(en transmisiones): cambio over

cambio y corto or fuera over and out

B cambiar de to change

cambiar de color to change color

la tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed hands

he cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mind

el avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed course

cambiar de marcha to change gear

no cambies de tema don't change the subject

cambió de canal he changed channel(s)

chaqueta

■ cambiarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (de ropa) to change, to get changed

2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change

¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?

3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sb

no me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)

4 ( recípr) ‹estampas/sellos› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches

5 cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio I changed places

cambiarse de casa to move house

cámbiate de camisa change your shirt

6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move

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cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

b) (de lugar, posición):

◊ cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;

◊ le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock;

cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

e) (Fin) to change;

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

verbo intransitivo
a) [ciudad/persona] to change;

◊ cambiar para peor to change for the worse;

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change;

◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train

d) cambiar de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;

◊ cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( de ropa) to change, get changed

b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
◊ me cambié de sitio I changed places;

cambiarse de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
c) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb

d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
' cambiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bando
- camisa
- chaqueta
- desnaturalizar
- girar
- idea
- impresión
- infranqueable
- lucha
- parecer
- torna
- tornar
- trasladar
- volverse
- arrepentirse
- color
- lado
- lugar
- marcha
- mudar
- reubicar
- tema
- transformar
- tren
- variar
- voltear
- vuelta
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- abruptly
- alter
- anyhow
- change
- change around
- change over
- dead
- debate
- doctor
- frame
- gear
- hold
- into
- lighting
- mind
- modify
- move
- move about
- move around
- move on
- prerogative
- rearrange
- replace
- reverse
- shift
- shift about
- shift around
- stationary
- steadily
- subject
- swap
- swap for
- swap round
- swing
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- think
- tune
- vary
- barter
- break
- budge
- course
- disguise
- exchange
- get
- hand

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cambiar

♦ vt

1. [alterar, modificar] to change;

han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;

quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;

el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;

cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;

tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything

2. [trasladar] to move;

tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;

cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;

lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school

3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;

tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;

tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;

cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;

si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;

tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;

cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;

Comp
Fam
¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?

4. [intercambiar] to swap;

cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;

cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;

cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;

cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;

he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;

¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?

5. [dinero] to change;

en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;

¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;

cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros

6. [bebé] to change

♦ vi

1. [alterarse] to change;

ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;

la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;

algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;

ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;

cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;

en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;

le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken

2.
cambiar de to change;

cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;
Fig
cambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;

cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;

cambiar de casa to move (house);

cambiar de color to change colour;

cambiar de dueño to change hands;

cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;

cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;

cambiar de ritmo to change pace;

cambiar de rumbo to change course;

cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;

cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;

cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

3. Aut [de marchas]
cambiar (de marcha) to change gear;

cambiar a segunda to change into second gear

4. Meteo to change, to shift;

el viento cambió the wind changed

♦ See also the pronominal verb cambiarse

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cambiar

I v/t change ( por for); compra exchange ( por for)

II v/i change;

cambiar de lugar change places;

cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;

cambiar de domicilio move house;

cambiar de tren change trains;

cambiar de coche get a new car;

cambiar de opinión o

parecer change one’s mind

* * *

cambiar vt

1) alterar, modificar: to change

2) : to exchange, to trade

cambiar vi

1) : to change

2)

cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears

♦ See also the reflexive verb cambiarse

* * *

cambiar vb

1. (en general) to change

ha cambiado el tiempo the weather has changed

si no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it

¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?

2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]

te cambio el libro por estos cromos I'll swap you the book for these picture cards

cambiar de casa to move house

han cambiado de piso they've moved flat

cambiar algo de sitio to move something

cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind

cambiar de trabajo to change jobs

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar
15 entre

prep.

1 between.

entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clock

entre paréntesis in brackets

entre nosotros between you and me, between ourselves (en confianza)

discutían entre sí they were arguing with each other

era un color entre verde y azul the color was somewhere between green and blue

dudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay

2 among, amongst.

estaba entre los asistentes she was among those present

estuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the best

entre otras cosas among other things

3 divided by.

intj.

come in.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: entrar.

* * *

entre

► preposición

1 (dos términos) between

■ entre las cuatro y las cinco between four and five

■ entre tú y yo between the two of us

2 (varios) among, amongst

■ entre los periódicos among the newspapers

3 (sumando) counting

■ entre niños y adultos somos doce there are twelve of us counting children and adults

■ entre todos éramos veinte there were twenty of us all together

4 (en) in

■ entre la lluvia in the rain

5 (entremedio) somewhere between

■ entre azul y verde somewhere between blue and green

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de entre from among, out of

■ la mejor de entre todas the best out of all of them

entre... y... what with... and...

■ entre el frío y la lluvia... what with the cold and the rain...

entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime

por entre (entre) among, amongst 2 (a través) through

■ pasó por entre la multitud he made his way through the crowd

* * *

prep.

1) between

2) among

* * *

PREP

1) (=en medio de)

a) [dos elementos] between

entre las montañas y el mar — between the mountains and the sea

vendrá entre las diez y las once — he'll be coming between ten and eleven

nos veíamos entre clase y clase — we saw each other between lessons

entre azul y verde — somewhere between blue and green

un líquido entre dulce y amargo — a liquid which is half-sweet, half-sour

dudo entre comprar este o aquel — I'm not sure whether to buy this one or that one

lo cogió entre sus manos — she took it in her hands

- estar entre la vida y la muerte
paréntesis, semana
b) [más de dos elementos] among, amongst

había un baúl entre las maletas — there was a trunk in among(st) the cases

¿has buscado entre las fotografías? — have you looked among(st) the photographs?

una costumbre muy extendida entre los romanos — a widespread custom among(st) the Romans

puedes hablar, estamos entre amigos — you can speak freely, we're among(st) friends

paso el día entre estas cuatro paredes — I spend the whole day within these four walls

se abrieron paso entre la multitud — they forced their way through the crowd

lo vi entre el público — I saw him in the audience

entre los que conozco es el mejor — it's the best of those that I know

empezó a trabajar como mensajero, entre otras cosas — he started work as a courier, among(st) other things

2) [indicando colaboración, participación]

lo terminamos entre los dos — between the two of us we finished it

le compraremos un regalo entre todos — we'll buy her a present between all of us, we'll all club together to buy her a present

¿entre cuántos habéis hecho el trabajo? — how many of you did it take to do the work?

esto lo solucionaremos entre nosotros — we'll sort that out among(st) o between ourselves

la cuento entre mis mejores amigas — I count her as one of my best friends

entre sí: las mujeres hablaban entre sí — the women were talking among(st) themselves

los tres hermanos están muy unidos entre sí — the three brothers are very close to each other

3) [uso aditivo]

entre viaje y alojamiento nos gastamos 80 euros — we spent 80 euros between the travel and the accommodation, the travel and the accommodation came to 80 euros between them

entre niños y niñas habrá unos veinte en total — there are about twenty in total, if you count boys and girls

entre que era tarde y hacía frío, decidimos no salir — what with it being late and cold, we decided not to go out

entre unas cosas y otras no conseguía dormir — what with one thing and another I couldn't sleep

entre unas cosas y otras se nos hizo de noche — before we knew it, it was night

4) (Mat)

20 entre 4 — 20 divided by 4

20 entre 4 es igual a 5 — 4 into 20 goes 5 (times)

5) esp LAm
*
entre más estudia más aprende — the more he studies the more he learns

6)

entre tanto — ver entretanto

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I
preposición

1)

a) ( indicando posición en medio de) between

se sienta entre Carlos y yo — he sits between Carlos and me

entre estas cuatro paredes — within these four walls

entre paréntesis — in brackets

se me escapó por entre los dedos — it slipped through my fingers

abierto entre semana — open during the week

comer entre horas — to eat between meals

b) ( en relaciones de comunicación o cooperación) between

que quede entre tú y yo — this is just between you and me

entre los tres logramos levantarlo — between the three of us we managed to lift it

¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? — why don't we all get together to buy him a present?

c) ( con verbos recíprocos) among

cuando hablan entre ellos — ( dos personas) when they talk to each other; ( más de dos personas) when they talk among themselves

entre ellos se entienden — they understand each other o one another

2)

a) (en el número, la colectividad de) among

entre los trabajadores — among the workers

hay un traidor entre nosotros — there's a traitor among us

entre otras cosas — among other things

b) ( mezclado con) among

entre las monedas que me dio — among the coins he gave me

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — he got lost in the crowd

c) ( sumando una cosa a otra) with

hay unas cien personas entre alumnos y profesores — with o including pupils and teachers there are about a hundred people

entre una cosa y otra... — (fam) what with one thing and another... (colloq)

d) ( en distribuciones) among

repártelos entre los niños — share them out among the children

e) (Mat)

diez entre dos es (igual a) cinco — two into ten goes five (times)

3)

entre tanto — meanwhile, in the meantime
II
adverbio (esp AmL)

entre más... menos/más... — the more... the less/more...

* * *

= amidst, among, amongst, between, inter, across, amid, twixt, betwixt, in between.

Ex. The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.

Ex. He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.

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. Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.

Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.

Ex. Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.

Ex. The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.

Ex. The article ' Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.

Ex. Hume says we must distinguish ' betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.

Ex. The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.

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* a caballo entre = midway between.

* a mitad de camino entre = midway between.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* conector entre facetas = intra-facet connector.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.

* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and....

* entre bastidores = behind the scenes, backstage, offstage.

* entre corchetes = in brackets.

* entre culturas = intercultural.

* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.

* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.

* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.

* entre fronteras = transborder.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].

* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.

* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* entre la población en general = mainstream.

* entre la profesión = intra-professional.

* entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon.

* entre las páginas de = between the covers of.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.

* entre manos = at hand, in hand.

* entre medias = in between.

* entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular = between + Nombre Plural.

* entre nosotros = with us, between you and me, between ourselves.

* entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* entre otros = amongst others, among others.

* entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.

* entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.

* entre profesiones = cross-occupational.

* entre + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + midst.

* entre regiones = cross-regional, inter-regional [interregional].

* entre semana = on weekdays, midweek, weekday.

* entre sí = each other.

* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].

* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.

* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library, cross-library.

* entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].

* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.

* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].

* entre... y... = anywhere from/between... and...., somewhere between... and....

* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between.

* estar entre = fall between.

* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* reconciliación entre = healing of the breach between.

* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation.

* * *
I
preposición

1)

a) ( indicando posición en medio de) between

se sienta entre Carlos y yo — he sits between Carlos and me

entre estas cuatro paredes — within these four walls

entre paréntesis — in brackets

se me escapó por entre los dedos — it slipped through my fingers

abierto entre semana — open during the week

comer entre horas — to eat between meals

b) ( en relaciones de comunicación o cooperación) between

que quede entre tú y yo — this is just between you and me

entre los tres logramos levantarlo — between the three of us we managed to lift it

¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? — why don't we all get together to buy him a present?

c) ( con verbos recíprocos) among

cuando hablan entre ellos — ( dos personas) when they talk to each other; ( más de dos personas) when they talk among themselves

entre ellos se entienden — they understand each other o one another

2)

a) (en el número, la colectividad de) among

entre los trabajadores — among the workers

hay un traidor entre nosotros — there's a traitor among us

entre otras cosas — among other things

b) ( mezclado con) among

entre las monedas que me dio — among the coins he gave me

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — he got lost in the crowd

c) ( sumando una cosa a otra) with

hay unas cien personas entre alumnos y profesores — with o including pupils and teachers there are about a hundred people

entre una cosa y otra... — (fam) what with one thing and another... (colloq)

d) ( en distribuciones) among

repártelos entre los niños — share them out among the children

e) (Mat)

diez entre dos es (igual a) cinco — two into ten goes five (times)

3)

entre tanto — meanwhile, in the meantime
II
adverbio (esp AmL)

entre más... menos/más... — the more... the less/more...

* * *

= amidst, among, amongst, between, inter, across, amid, twixt, betwixt, in between.

Ex: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.

Ex: He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.

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: Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.

Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.

Ex: Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.

Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.

Ex: The article ' Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.

Ex: Hume says we must distinguish ' betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.

Ex: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.

* a caballo entre = midway between.

* a mitad de camino entre = midway between.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* conector entre facetas = intra-facet connector.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.

* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and....

* entre bastidores = behind the scenes, backstage, offstage.

* entre corchetes = in brackets.

* entre culturas = intercultural.

* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.

* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.

* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.

* entre fronteras = transborder.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].

* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.

* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* entre la población en general = mainstream.

* entre la profesión = intra-professional.

* entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon.

* entre las páginas de = between the covers of.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.

* entre manos = at hand, in hand.

* entre medias = in between.

* entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular = between + Nombre Plural.

* entre nosotros = with us, between you and me, between ourselves.

* entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* entre otros = amongst others, among others.

* entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.

* entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.

* entre profesiones = cross-occupational.

* entre + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + midst.

* entre regiones = cross-regional, inter-regional [interregional].

* entre semana = on weekdays, midweek, weekday.

* entre sí = each other.

* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].

* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.

* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library, cross-library.

* entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].

* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.

* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].

* entre... y... = anywhere from/between... and...., somewhere between... and....

* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between.

* estar entre = fall between.

* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* reconciliación entre = healing of the breach between.

* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation.

* * *

entre¹

prep

A

1 (indicando posición en medio de) between

se sienta entre Carlos y yo he sits between Carlos and me

entre estas cuatro paredes within these four walls

creó una barrera entre ellos it created a barrier between them

lo escribió entre paréntesis she wrote it in brackets

se me escapó por entre los dedos it slipped through my fingers

correteaban por entre los arbustos they ran in and out of the bushes

no pruebo bocado entre horas I don't eat a thing between meals

entre estas dos fechas between these two dates

está abierto entre semana it is open during the week

entre las cuatro y las cinco between four and five (o'clock)

con una expresión entre complacida y sorprendida with an expression somewhere between pleasure and surprise, with a half pleased, half surprised look

es de un color entre el azul y el violeta it's a bluey purple color o a purplish blue color

vacilaba entre decírselo y callar she was torn between telling him and keeping quiet

estoy entre el verde y el azul I can't decide between the green one and the blue one

2 (en relaciones de comunicación) between

entre nosotros or entre tú y yo, no tiene la más mínima idea between you and me o just between ourselves, he doesn't have a clue

las relaciones entre los cuatro hermanos relations between the four brothers

3 (en relaciones de cooperación) between

entre los dos/cuatro logramos levantarlo between the two of us/four of us we managed to lift it

¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? why don't we all get together to buy him a present?

4 (con verbos recíprocos) among

entre ellos se entienden they understand each other o one another

cuando hablan entre ellos no entiendo nada when they talk among themselves, I can't understand a thing

tres depósitos unidos entre sí por una serie de tubos three tanks linked (to each other) by a series of pipes

B

1 (en el número, la colectividad de) among, amongst ( BrE)

entre los trabajadores among the workers

bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres blessed art thou among women

está entre los mejores/más grandes del mundo it is among the best/largest in the world, it is one of the best/largest in the world

entre los temas debatidos, éste fue el más conflictivo of the topics discussed this proved to be the most controversial

hay un traidor entre nosotros there's a traitor among us o ( liter) in our midst

estamos entre amigos we're all friends here, you're among friends

es mentiroso, entre otras cosas he's a liar, among other things

2 (mezclado con) among

entre las monedas que me dio había algunas extranjeras there were some foreign coins among the ones he gave me

se perdió entre la muchedumbre he got lost in the crowd

lo encontré entre la arena I found it in the sand

3 (sumando una cosa a otra) with

hay unas cien personas entre alumnos, padres y profesores with o including pupils, parents and teachers there are about a hundred people

entre una cosa y otra nos llevó toda una mañana ( fam); what with one thing and another it took us a whole morning ( colloq)

4 (en distribuciones) among

repártelos entre los niños share them out among the children

5 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat):

tienes que dividirlo entre cinco you have to divide it by five

diez entre dos es (igual a) cinco two into ten goes five (times), ten divided by two is five

C

entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime

entre tanto, vayan poniendo la mesa meanwhile o in the meantime, you can lay the table

entre tanto (que) lo hacen while they do it

entre²

adverb

( esp AmL): entre más/menos... the more/less...

entre más pide, menos le dan the more he asks for, the less they give him

entre menos estudies, menos aprenderás the less you study, the less you will learn

* * *

Del verbo entrar: ( conjugate entrar)

entré es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

entre es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
algo entre
entrar
entre
entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
◊ déjame entre let me in;

hazla entre tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entre con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entre en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
◊ entre en calor to get warm;

entró en coma he went into a coma
3
a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes
b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;

(+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

6 ( incorporarse) entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;
◊ ¿cómo van a entre el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

entre preposición
1
a) (dos personas, cosas) between;

◊ lo decidieron entre ellos dos they decided it between the two of them;

está entre las dos casas it's between the two houses;
entre paréntesis in brackets;
cuando hablan entre los dos when they talk to each other
b) (más de dos personas, cosas) among;

◊ los alumnos hablaban entre ellos the pupils were talking among themselves;

entre otras cosas among other things;
se perdió entre la muchedumbre he disappeared into the crowd;
entre estas cuatro paredes within these walls
c) (indicando cooperación, distribución):

◊ entre los tres logramos levantarlo we managed to lift it between the three of us;

le hicimos con regalo entre todos we all got together and brought him a present;
repártelos entre los niños/entre todos share them out among the children/between everybody
2 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
◊ abierto entre semana open during the week;

llegaré entre las tres y las cuatro I'll be arriving between three and four;
cualquier semana entre julio y agosto any week in July or August
3
◊ entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime

■ adverbio (esp AmL):
◊ entre más come más/menos engorda the more he eats the more/less he puts on weight

entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects
entre preposición
1 (señalando límites) between: ponlo entre tú y ella, put it between you and her
entre azul y verde, between blue and green
(con la colaboración de) lo haremos entre Pedro, Pablo y yo, Peter, Paul and myself will do it between us
2 (rodeado de) among(st)
estoy entre amigos, I'm among friends
(incluido en) está entre los primeros de la clase, he's among the best students of his class
En general, entre se traduce por between cuando se refiere a dos cosas y among o amongst (más antiguo) cuando se refiere a más de dos. Sin embargo, se puede emplear between, junto con un verbo de movimiento, cuando queremos indicar que un conjunto de cosas se dividió en dos grupos: El río fluye entre los árboles. The river flows between the trees.

' entre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismal
- abismo
- abordaje
- aclarar
- adherencia
- analogía
- apareamiento
- barrera
- bastante
- bastidor
- bien
- caballero
- caballo
- cada
- camaradería
- camino
- ceja
- cerrarse
- clara
- claro
- comillas
- compenetración
- competencia
- conexión
- confianza
- confundirse
- congruencia
- considerada
- considerado
- contarse
- corporativismo
- correlación
- cruce
- desnivel
- despertarse
- dicotomía
- diente
- disidencia
- distanciamiento
- dividir
- dividirse
- dudar
- economía
- entendimiento
- escaramuza
- escoger
- espada
- estragos
- estrechar
- estrechamiento
English:
ability
- alike
- already
- amid
- among
- amongst
- angular
- antagonism
- antipathy
- backstage
- barrel
- barrier
- behind
- between
- blue-collar
- bond
- bonding
- border
- bracket
- cement
- chip in
- choose
- chuckle
- circulate
- civilian
- clash
- close
- club
- connect
- connected
- dart
- derby
- devil
- differentiate
- discriminate
- distinction
- distinguish
- divide
- dole out
- enter
- entrails
- equal
- equality
- evenly
- exit poll
- export
- fall out
- fatalism
- feature
- fence

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entre

♦ prep

1. [en medio de dos] between;

está entre mi casa y la suya it's between my house and hers, it's on the way from my house to hers;

entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clock;

entre 1939 y 1945 between 1939 and 1945, from 1939 to 1945;

entre paréntesis in brackets, in parentheses;

no abre entre semana it doesn't open during the week;

no hay punto de comparación entre la ciudad y el campo there's no comparison between the city and the countryside;

la diferencia entre tú y yo es que… the difference between you and me is that…;

era un color entre verde y azul the colour was somewhere between green and blue;

su estado de ánimo estaba entre la alegría y la emoción his state of mind was somewhere between o was a mixture of joy and excitement;

se encuentra entre la vida y la muerte she is fighting for her life;

entre nosotros [en confianza] between you and me, between ourselves;

que quede esto entre tú y yo this is between you and me;

dudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay;

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)… what with one thing and another…;

no tuve tiempo de llamarte entre unas cosas y otras between one thing and another I didn't have time to phone you

2. [en medio de muchos] among, amongst;

estaba entre los asistentes she was among those present;

entre los celtas se solía… the Celts used to…;

entre los médicos se considera que… most doctors believe that…;

lo hicieron entre tres amigos the three friends did it between them;

entre todos estoy seguro de que lo conseguiremos I'm sure we'll manage to do it between us;

es el favorito entre los expertos the experts have him as the favourite;

estuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the best;

no temas, estás entre amigos don't be afraid, you're amongst friends;

desapareció entre la multitud she disappeared into the crowd;

apareció de entre el humo it emerged from the smoke;

entre hombres y mujeres somos más de cien there are over a hundred of us, men and women together;

me regaló, entre otras cosas, una botella de whisky she gave me several things, including a bottle of whisky;

tu principal defecto, entre otros, es que… your main defect, amongst others, is that…;

lo encontré entre mis papeles I found it amongst my papers;

entre sí amongst themselves;

discutían entre sí they were arguing with each other

3. [en divisiones]
divide veinte entre cuatro divide twenty by four;

ocho entre dos cuatro eight divided by two is four

♦ entre que loc conj
Fam [mientras]
entre que se levanta y se arregla, se le va media mañana it takes her half the morning just to get up and get ready

♦ entre tanto loc adv
[mientras tanto] meanwhile;
haz las camas, entre tanto, yo lavo los platos you make the beds, in the meantime, I'll do the washing up

♦ entre más loc adv
Andes, CAm, Méx [cuanto más] the more;
entre más duerme, más cansado se siente the more she sleeps, the more tired she feels

* * *

entre

prp

1 dos cosas, personas between;

entre las dos y las tres between two and three

2 más de dos among(st), between;

entre nosotros among o between us;

repartir algo entre tres split sth three ways

3 expresando cooperación between;

lo pagamos entre todos we paid for it among o between us;

lo hicieron entre tres they did it between the three of them;

la relación entre ellos the relationship between them;

te cuento entre mis amigos I regard you as a friend

4 MAT

:

ocho entre cuatro son dos eight divided by four is two, four into eight is two

* * *

entre prep

1) : between

2) : among

* * *

entre prep

1. (dos cosas) between

se sentó entre sus dos hermanos he sat between his two brothers

entre las dos y las cinco between two and five o'clock

2. (más de dos cosas) among

lo encontré entre mis libros I found it among my books

entre todos together

Spanish-English dictionary > entre
16 acuerdo

m.

1 agreement (pacto).

llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreement

acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

acuerdo marco (industry) framework agreement

acuerdo sobre productividad (industry) productivity agreement

acuerdo tácito tacit agreement

2 resolution.

3 settlement of a claim.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acordar.

* * *

acuerdo

► nombre masculino

1 agreement

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡de acuerdo! all right!, O.K.!

de acuerdo con in accordance with

de común acuerdo by mutual agreement, by common consent

estar de acuerdo to agree ( con, with)

llegar a un acuerdo to come to an agreement

ponerse de acuerdo to agree

acuerdo marco framework agreement

* * *

noun m.

agreement, deal, understanding

- de acuerdo
- de acuerdo con
- estar de acuerdo
* * *

SM

1) (=decisión conjunta) agreement; [implícito, informal] understanding; [de negocios] deal

ambas partes quieren llegar a un acuerdo — both parties wish to come to o reach an agreement

tenemos una especie de acuerdo para no hacernos la competencia — we have a sort of understanding that we will not become competitors

llegaron a un acuerdo sin necesidad de acudir a juicio — they settled out of court

• de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent

• de o por mutuo acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent

• tomar un acuerdo, no tomaron ni un solo acuerdo en la reunión — nothing was agreed on in the meeting

se tomó el acuerdo de ofrecer ayuda a los países afectados — it was agreed to give aid to the affected countries

acuerdo de desarme — disarmament agreement, arms agreement

acuerdo de pago respectivo — (Com) knock-for-knock agreement, no-fault agreement (EEUU)

acuerdo de paz — peace agreement

acuerdo de pesca — fishing agreement

acuerdo de principio — agreement in principle

acuerdo entre caballeros — gentlemen's agreement

Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles Aduaneros y Comercio — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

acuerdo marco — framework agreement

acuerdo prematrimonial — prenuptial agreement

acuerdo tácito — unspoken agreement, tacit agreement

acuerdo verbal — verbal agreement

2)

• de acuerdo —

a) [independiente] OK, all right

sí, de acuerdo — yes, OK, yes, all right

cada uno pondremos 40 euros ¿de acuerdo? — we'll each put in 40 euros, OK o all right?

b)

• estar de acuerdo — to agree, be in agreement frm

en eso estamos de acuerdo — we agree on that, we're in agreement on that frm

sigo sin estar de acuerdo — I still don't agree

estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo — I totally agree with you

estoy de acuerdo con que deberíamos mudarnos de casa — I agree that we should move house

c)

• ponerse de acuerdo — to come to an agreement, reach (an) agreement

aún no nos hemos puesto de acuerdo — we still haven't come to an agreement, we still haven reached (an) agreement

no se ponían de acuerdo en nada — they couldn't agree on anything

d)

• de acuerdo con — according to, in accordance with frm

todo se hizo de acuerdo con las reglas — everything was done according to o frm in accordance with the regulations

de acuerdo con el artículo 27 — as laid down in article 27, in accordance with article 27 frm

de acuerdo con estas fuentes, las dos mujeres fueron secuestradas — according to these sources, the two women were kidnapped

una casa de acuerdo con sus necesidades — a house to suit their needs

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( arreglo) agreement

llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement

de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement

b) ( pacto) agreement

acuerdo de paz — peace agreement o (frml) accord

2) (en locs)

a)

de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right

b)

de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with

* * *

= agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.

Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.

Ex. This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex. A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.

Ex. Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.

Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.

Ex. The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.

Ex. Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.

Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex. Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.

Ex. Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

Ex. These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.

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* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.

* acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.

* acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.

* acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.

* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.

* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.

* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.

* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.

* acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.

* acuerdo escrito = written agreement.

* acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.

* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.

* acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.

* acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.

* acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.

* acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.

* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.

* acuerdo sindical = union contract.

* acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.

* acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.

* concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

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

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.

* dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.

* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.

* firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.

* firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.

* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.

* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).

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

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.

* renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.

* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.

* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.

* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( arreglo) agreement

llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement

de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement

b) ( pacto) agreement

acuerdo de paz — peace agreement o (frml) accord

2) (en locs)

a)

de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right

b)

de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with

* * *

= agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.

Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.

Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.

Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.

Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.

Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.

Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex: Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.

Ex: Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

Ex: These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.

* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.

* acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.

* acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.

* acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.

* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.

* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.

* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.

* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.

* acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.

* acuerdo escrito = written agreement.

* acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.

* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.

* acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.

* acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.

* acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.

* acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.

* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.

* acuerdo sindical = union contract.

* acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.

* acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.

* concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

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

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.

* dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.

* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.

* firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.

* firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.

* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.

* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).

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

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.

* renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.

* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.

* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.

* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

* * *

acuerdo

masculine

A

1 (arreglo) agreement

llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo to reach an agreement

se separaron de común acuerdo they separated by mutual agreement

2 (pacto) agreement

un acuerdo verbal a verbal agreement

los acuerdos de paz the peace agreements o ( frml) accords

Compuestos:

● acuerdo de asociación

(UE) association agreement

● acuerdo marco

outline agreement

● acuerdo prematrimonial

prenuptial agreement

● acuerdo salarial

wage settlement

B ( en locs)

1

de acuerdo ( loc adv): todos estamos de acuerdo we all agree

al final se pusieron de acuerdo in the end they came to o reached an agreement

de acuerdo EN algo:

están de acuerdo en todo they agree on everything

estamos de acuerdo en que va a ser difícil we all agree o we're all agreed that it's going to be difficult

estar de acuerdo CON algn/algo to agree WITH sb/sth

sobre ese punto estoy de acuerdo con ellos I agree with them on that point

no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you, I disagree with you

no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't agree o I disagree with paying him so much

no estoy de acuerdo con lo que acabas de decir I don't agree with what you've just said

2

de acuerdo ( indep) OK, okay

¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo tomorrow at eight? — OK o all right

salimos a las 6 ¿de acuerdo? we leave at 6, OK o okay?

3

de acuerdo con or a ( loc prep) in accordance with

de acuerdo con lo establecido en el contrato in accordance with what is laid down in the contract ( frml), as laid down in the contract

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Del verbo acordar: ( conjugate acordar)

acuerdo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
acordar
acuerdo
acordar ( conjugate acordar) verbo transitivo ‹ términos› to agree;
‹precio/fecha› to agree (on)
■ verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( recordar) acuerdole a algn de hacer algo/que haga algo to remind sb to do sth
acordarse verbo pronominal
to remember;
◊ si mal no me acuerdo if I remember right;

acuerdose de algn/algo to remember sb/sth;
no quiero ni acuerdome I don't even want to think about it;
acuerdose de hacer algo (de una acción que hay/había que realizar) to remember to do sth;

( de una acción que ya se realizó) to remember o recall doing sth;
◊ se acordó de haberlo visto allí she remembered o recalled seeing him there;

acuerdose (de) que … to remember that …
acuerdo sustantivo masculino
a) (arreglo, pacto) agreement;

◊ llegar a un acuerdo to reach an agreement; acuerdo de paz peace agreement o (frml) accord

b)

◊ estar de acuerdo to agree;

ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;
estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something;
estar de acuerdo con algn/algo to agree with sb/sth;
¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo ( indep) tomorrow at eight? — OK o all right
c) de acuerdo con or a in accordance with

acordar verbo transitivo to agree: los sindicatos acordaron convocar una huelga, the trade unions agreed to call a strike ➣ Ver nota en agree
acuerdo sustantivo masculino
1 agreement
acuerdo marco, framework agreement
2 (conformidad) estoy de acuerdo contigo, I agree with you
estoy de acuerdo en que es un disparate, I agree that it's ridiculous
estábamos de acuerdo en vender la casa, we agreed to sell the house
nunca se ponen de acuerdo, they never agree ➣ Ver nota en agree
3 excl (asentimiento) ¡de acuerdo!, all right!, O.K.! ➣ Ver nota en all right
♦ Locuciones: de acuerdo con, (según) in accordance with
de común acuerdo, by common consent
' acuerdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordarse
- aunar
- bien
- bilateral
- botepronto
- cerrar
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- compromisaria
- compromisario
- compromiso
- comulgar
- común
- concesión
- conforme
- cumplir
- dialogar
- dinamitar
- entendimiento
- entorpecer
- estar
- excepto
- luego
- misma
- mismo
- prematrimonial
- refrendar
- saldar
- según
- sellar
- suscribir
- tácita
- tácito
- tardía
- tardío
- tratado
- tripartita
- tripartito
- unitaria
- unitario
- vendedor
- vendedora
- verificarse
- vulnerar
- acordar
- alcanzar
- aplicar
- aprobación
- aprobar
English:
accord
- accordance
- advantageous
- affirm
- agree
- agreeable
- agreement
- all right
- altogether
- amicable
- approve
- approve of
- arms control
- arrangement
- assent
- back away
- beg
- blank
- bond
- compromise
- concur
- convenient
- deadlock
- deal
- disagree
- enter into
- equitable
- fall through
- few
- formalize
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- full
- go along with
- grant
- hammer out
- honourable
- hope
- horn
- how
- informal
- issue
- keep
- keeping
- lip
- long-standing
- many
- most
- OK
- okay

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acuerdo

♦ ver acordar

♦ nm

1. [determinación, pacto] agreement;

un acuerdo verbal a verbal agreement;

llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreement;

tomar un acuerdo to make a decision;

no hubo acuerdo they did not reach (an) agreement;

de común acuerdo by common consent

Comp
acuerdo arancelario tariff agreement;
acuerdo comercial trade agreement;

Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;
Informát acuerdo de licencia licence agreement;
acuerdo marco general o framework agreement;

acuerdo de paz peace agreement o deal;
Fin acuerdo de recompra repurchase agreement;
acuerdo salarial pay agreement, pay deal;

acuerdo tácito tacit agreement

2. Am [recuerdo]
hazme acuerdo de comprar pan remind me to buy some bread

3. Méx [reunión] staff meeting

♦ de acuerdo loc adv

1. [conforme]
estar de acuerdo (con algo/alguien) to agree (with sth/sb);

estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on sth;

estamos de acuerdo en que es necesario encontrar una solución we agree that we have to find a solution;

ponerse de acuerdo (con alguien) to agree (with sb), to come to an agreement (with sb)

2. [bien, vale] all right;

lo traeré mañana – de acuerdo I'll bring it tomorrow – all right o fine;

de acuerdo, me has convencido, lo haremos a tu manera all right, you've convinced me, we'll do it your way

3.
de acuerdo con [conforme a] in accordance with;

de acuerdo con cifras oficiales… according to official figures…

* * *

acuerdo

m

1 agreement;

acuerdo comercial trade agreement;

estar de acuerdo con agree with, be in agreement with;

llegar a un acuerdo, ponerse de acuerdo come to o reach an agreement ( con with);

tomar un acuerdo reach an agreement;

de común acuerdo by mutual agreement;

¡de acuerdo! all right!, OK!

2

:

de acuerdo con algo in accordance with sth

* * *

acuerdo nm

1) : agreement

2)

estar de acuerdo : to agree

3)

de acuerdo con : in accordance with

4)

de acuerdo : OK, all right

* * *

acuerdo n agreement

de acuerdo all right / OK

estar de acuerdo to agree

ponerse de acuerdo to agree

Spanish-English dictionary > acuerdo
17 amenazar

v.

1 to threaten (person).

amenazar a alguien con hacer algo to threaten somebody with doing something

amenazar a alguien con el despido/de muerte to threaten to sack/kill somebody

El pandillero amenazó al guarda The gang member threatened the guard.

La droga amenaza al vecindario Drugs threaten the neighborhood.

2 to threaten to, to look like it is going to, to look like it's going to.

Esa pared amenaza caerse That wall threatens to fall down.

* * *

amenazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (coaccionar) to threaten

■ lo amenazaron con el despido they threatened to sack him

2 (presagiar) to threaten

■ el edificio amenaza ruina the building is on the verge of collapse

► verbo intransitivo

1 (coaccionar) to threaten

■ amenaza con suicidarse she's threatening to kill herself

2 figurado (presagiar) to threaten

■ amenazaba lluvia it looked like rain

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

amenazar de muerte a alguien to threaten to kill somebody

* * *

verb

to threaten

* * *

1.

VT to threaten

amenazar a algn de muerte — to threaten to kill sb

me amenazó con despedirme — he threatened to fire me

una especie amenazada de extinción — a species threatened with extinction

la tarde amenazaba lluvia — it looked like rain in the evening

amenazar violencia — to threaten violence

2.

VI to threaten, impend

amenazar con hacer algo — to threaten to do sth

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte — they threatened to kill him

nos amenazó con llamar a la policía — he threatened to call the police

b) ( dar indicios de)

el edificio amenaza derrumbarse — the building is in danger of collapsing

esas nubes amenazan lluvia — those clouds look threatening
2.
amenazar vi

a) persona

amenazar con algo — to threaten something

amenazan con una nueva huelga — they are threatening a further strike

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

b) ( dar indicios de)

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

el incendio amenazaba con extenderse — the fire threatened to spread
3.
amenazar v impers (Meteo)

amenaza tormenta — there's a storm brewing

amenaza lluvia — it's threatening to rain

* * *

= pose + threat, threaten, make + threats, menace, rattle + Posesivo + saber, bare + Posesivo + teeth, show + Posesivo + teeth.

Nota: En señal de amenaza y/o defensa.

Ex. Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.

Ex. Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.

Ex. He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.

Ex. Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex. President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.

Ex. He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.

Ex. Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte — they threatened to kill him

nos amenazó con llamar a la policía — he threatened to call the police

b) ( dar indicios de)

el edificio amenaza derrumbarse — the building is in danger of collapsing

esas nubes amenazan lluvia — those clouds look threatening
2.
amenazar vi

a) persona

amenazar con algo — to threaten something

amenazan con una nueva huelga — they are threatening a further strike

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

b) ( dar indicios de)

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

el incendio amenazaba con extenderse — the fire threatened to spread
3.
amenazar v impers (Meteo)

amenaza tormenta — there's a storm brewing

amenaza lluvia — it's threatening to rain

* * *

= pose + threat, threaten, make + threats, menace, rattle + Posesivo + saber, bare + Posesivo + teeth, show + Posesivo + teeth.

Nota: En señal de amenaza y/o defensa.

Ex: Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.

Ex: Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.

Ex: He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.

Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.

Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.

Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.

* * *

amenazar [A4 ]

vt

1 «persona» to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte they threatened to kill him, they issued a death threat against him

me amenazaron con una navaja they threatened me with a knife

amenazar a algn CON + INF:

nos amenazó con llamar a la policía he threatened to call the police

2

(dar indicios de): el edificio amenaza derrumbarse the building is in danger of collapsing o of collapse

esas nubes amenazan lluvia those clouds look threatening, it looks like rain (judging from those clouds)

■ amenazar

vi

1 «persona»: amenazar CON algo; to threaten sth

los mineros amenazan con una nueva huelga the miners are threatening a further strike

amenazar CON + INF to threaten to + INF

amenazó con dimitir she threatened to resign

2 (dar indicios de) amenazar CON + INF to threaten to + INF

el incendio amenazaba con extenderse the fire threatened to spread

■

v impers

( Meteo):

amenaza tormenta there's a storm brewing

amenaza lluvia it's threatening to rain, it looks like rain, it looks as if it's going to rain

* * *

amenazar ( conjugate amenazar) verbo transitivo
a) [ persona] to threaten;

◊ nos amenazó con llamar a la policía he threatened to call the police

b) ( dar indicios de):

◊ esas nubes amenazan lluvia those clouds look threatening

verbo intransitivo amenazar con hacer algo to threaten to do sth
amenazar v impers (Meteo):
◊ amenaza tormenta there's a storm brewing;

amenaza lluvia it's threatening to rain
amenazar verbo transitivo to threaten: los secuestradores le amenazaron de muerte, the kidnappers threatened to kill him

' amenazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acechar
- advertir
- ruina
- intimidar
English:
loom
- menace
- overhang
- threaten
- shake

* * *

amenazar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to threaten;

amenazar a alguien con hacerle algo to threaten to do sth to sb;

amenazar a alguien con hacer algo to threaten sb with doing sth;

amenazar a alguien con el despido to threaten to fire o sack sb;

amenazar a alguien de muerte to threaten to kill sb

2. [dar señales de]
esos nubarrones amenazan lluvia those dark clouds are threatening rain;

esa casa amenaza ruina that house is in danger of collapsing

♦ vi

1. [persona]
amenazó con su dimisión she threatened to resign;

amenazaron con ejecutar a los rehenes they threatened to execute the hostages

2.
amenazar con [dar señales de] to threaten to;

una huelga que amenaza con crear un caos de transporte a strike which threatens to cause transport chaos;

una especie que amenaza con desaparecer an endangered species, a species which is in danger of extinction

♦ v impersonal

amenaza lluvia/tormenta it looks like it's going to rain/there's going to be a storm

* * *

amenazar

I v/t threaten (con, de with);

amenazar a alguien de muerte threaten to kill s.o.;

amenazar ruina threaten to collapse, be on the verge of collapse;

amenaza tempestad there’s a storm brewing

II v/i

:

amenazar con threaten to

* * *

amenazar {21} v

: to threaten

* * *

amenazar vb

1. (a una persona) to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte they threatened to kill him

el director amenazó con dimitir the manager threatened to resign

2. (una cosa) to look like

amenaza lluvia it looks like rain

Spanish-English dictionary > amenazar
18 aportación

f.

contribution, input, investment.

* * *

aportación

► nombre femenino

1 contribution

* * *

noun f.

contribution

* * *

SF contribution

aportaciones de la mujer — dowry sing

* * *

femenino

a) ( contribución) contribution

su aportación al mundo de la música — her contribution to the world of music

b) ( de socio) investment

* * *

= contribution, input, addition.

Ex. A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

Ex. In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

Ex. The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

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

* * *

femenino

a) ( contribución) contribution

su aportación al mundo de la música — her contribution to the world of music

b) ( de socio) investment

* * *

= contribution, input, addition.

Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

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

* * *

aportación

feminine

1 (contribución) contribution

su destacada aportación al mundo de la música her outstanding contribution to the world of music

agradecemos la aportación de nuevas ideas we welcome new ideas

nuestra aportación al fondo our contribution to the fund

las aportaciones de la iniciativa privada contributions from the private sector

2 (de un socio) investment

* * *

aportación sustantivo femenino
a) ( contribución) contribution

b) ( de socio) investment

aportación sustantivo femenino contribution
' aportación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aporte
English:
avail
- contribution
- fund
- input
- contribute

* * *

aportación nf

1. [contribución] contribution;

su trabajo es una valiosa aportación al estudio de la enfermedad her work constitutes a valuable contribution to the study of the disease;

hacer una aportación to contribute;

hizo una aportación de 10.000 pesos she made a contribution of 10,000 pesos

2. Fin [bien aportado] investment

* * *

aportación

f

1 contribution

2 COM investment

* * *

aportación nf, pl - ciones : contribution

* * *

aportación n contribution

Spanish-English dictionary > aportación
19 avenencia

f.

1 compromise (acuerdo).

2 agreement, willingness, consent, conformity.

* * *

avenencia

► nombre femenino

1 agreement, accord (comercial) deal

* * *

SF (=acuerdo) agreement; (Com) deal

* * *

femenino ( acuerdo) agreement; (Com) deal

* * *

= compromise.

Ex. A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.

* * *

femenino ( acuerdo) agreement; (Com) deal

* * *

= compromise.

Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.

* * *

avenencia

feminine

1 (acuerdo) agreement

2 ( Com) deal, agreement

* * *

avenencia nf
[acuerdo] compromise
* * *

avenencia nf

: agreement, pact

Spanish-English dictionary > avenencia
20 claramente

adv.

clearly.

* * *

claramente

► adverbio

1 clearly

* * *

adv.

clearly

* * *

ADV clearly

es una medida claramente inadecuada — this measure is clearly inadequate

* * *

= clearly, conspicuously, distinctly, dramatically, plainly, sharply, manifestly, uncompromisingly, patently, loud and clear, bluntly, ostensibly, tellingly, recognisably [recognizably, -USA], notoriously.

Ex. Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

Ex. While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.

Ex. Some were distinctly unhappy with the quality of the effort.

Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.

Ex. Plainly much of the schedules of the second edition remain to be published.

Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.

Ex. However, prevailing practices are manifestly inadequate.

Ex. For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

Ex. In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.

Ex. This draft resolution is meant to state, loud and clear, what is really at stake and to encourage governments to take action now.

Ex. In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex. This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.

Ex. This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.

Ex. Librarians, like anthropologists, are recognizably and self-consciously members of one single tribe.

Ex. Lest it appear that Ms. Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

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* claramente definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clear-cut.

* claramente diferenciado = differentiated, hyperbolic, clearly differentiated.

* claramente expresado = well-articulated.

* demostrar claramente = demonstrate + clearly.

* expresado claramente = clearly articulated.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.

* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.

* muy claramente = in no uncertain terms.

* * *

= clearly, conspicuously, distinctly, dramatically, plainly, sharply, manifestly, uncompromisingly, patently, loud and clear, bluntly, ostensibly, tellingly, recognisably [recognizably, -USA], notoriously.

Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.

Ex: Some were distinctly unhappy with the quality of the effort.

Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.

Ex: Plainly much of the schedules of the second edition remain to be published.

Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.

Ex: However, prevailing practices are manifestly inadequate.

Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

Ex: In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.

Ex: This draft resolution is meant to state, loud and clear, what is really at stake and to encourage governments to take action now.

Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.

Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.

Ex: Librarians, like anthropologists, are recognizably and self-consciously members of one single tribe.

Ex: Lest it appear that Ms. Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

* claramente definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clear-cut.

* claramente diferenciado = differentiated, hyperbolic, clearly differentiated.

* claramente expresado = well-articulated.

* demostrar claramente = demonstrate + clearly.

* expresado claramente = clearly articulated.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.

* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.

* muy claramente = in no uncertain terms.

* * *

claramente

adverb

clearly

* * *

claramente adv

clearly

* * *

claramente

adv clearly

* * *

claramente adv

: clearly

* * *

claramente adv clearly

Spanish-English dictionary > claramente

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