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  • 1 esporádico

    adj.
    1 occasional, isolated, on-and-off, sporadic.
    2 sporadic, random.
    * * *
    1 sporadic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <sucesos/visitas> sporadic, intermittent
    * * *
    = occasional, sporadic, one-time, odd, fitful.
    Ex. BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.
    Ex. This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.
    Ex. Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    Ex. For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
    Ex. This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <sucesos/visitas> sporadic, intermittent
    * * *
    = occasional, sporadic, one-time, odd, fitful.

    Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.

    Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.
    Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
    Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.

    * * *
    ‹sucesos/visitas› sporadic, intermittent
    hubo combates esporádicos there was sporadic o intermittent fighting
    * * *

    esporádico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹sucesos/visitas› sporadic, intermittent

    esporádico,-a adjetivo sporadic

    ' esporádico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    esporádica
    English:
    occasional
    - sporadic
    * * *
    esporádico, -a adj
    sporadic;
    habrá chubascos esporádicos there will be intermittent showers
    * * *
    adj sporadic
    * * *
    esporádico, -ca adj
    : sporadic
    * * *
    esporádico adj occasional

    Spanish-English dictionary > esporádico

  • 2 para una única ocasión

    (n.) = one-time
    Ex. Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    * * *
    (n.) = one-time

    Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para una única ocasión

  • 3 único

    adj.
    1 only, one-time, one, single.
    2 unique, one-of-a-kind, single, unusual.
    3 single, azygos, that is not one of a pair.
    * * *
    1 (solo) only, sole
    ■ lo único es que... the thing is...
    * * *
    1. (f. - única)
    noun
    2. (f. - única)
    adj.
    1) only, single, sole
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=solo) only

    sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system

    la única dificultad es que... — the only difficulty is that...

    es lo único que nos faltaba — iró that's all we needed

    2) (=singular) unique

    ¡eres único! solo a ti se te podía ocurrir algo así — you're amazing! only you could think of something like that

    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) ( solo) only

    lo único que quiero — the only thing I want, all I want

    2) ( extraordinario) extraordinary

    este hombre es único or es un caso único! — (fam) this guy is something else! (colloq)

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino

    el único/las únicas que tengo — the only one/ones I have

    * * *
    = all-through, distinctive, only, rare, single, sole, unique, unitary, one-time, single-source, flat, one-of-a-kind, unique unto itself, once in a lifetime.
    Ex. An all-through system of bibliographic control based on once-only generated short, reasonably accurate and quickly produced records is more appropriate than the present duplicated efforts.
    Ex. In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.
    Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
    Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex. The British unitary system of government impeded local efforts and a spirit of voluntarism.
    Ex. Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    Ex. Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.
    Ex. The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.
    Ex. Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
    Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex. The article ' Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.
    ----
    * autor personal único = single personal authorship.
    * cuota única = flat one-time fee.
    * de una única palabra = single-word.
    * ejemplar único = singleton.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * experiencia única = experience of a lifetime.
    * hacer único = individualise [individualize, -USA].
    * hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * mercado único = single market.
    * Mercado Unico Europeo = Single European Market.
    * moneda única = single currency.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * pago único = one-time purchase, lump sum.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * postura única = unified voice.
    * servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.
    * sistema de entrada única = single entry system.
    * sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.
    * término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.
    * una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.
    * un centro único = one stop shop.
    * única fuente = single-source.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) ( solo) only

    lo único que quiero — the only thing I want, all I want

    2) ( extraordinario) extraordinary

    este hombre es único or es un caso único! — (fam) this guy is something else! (colloq)

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino

    el único/las únicas que tengo — the only one/ones I have

    * * *
    = all-through, distinctive, only, rare, single, sole, unique, unitary, one-time, single-source, flat, one-of-a-kind, unique unto itself, once in a lifetime.

    Ex: An all-through system of bibliographic control based on once-only generated short, reasonably accurate and quickly produced records is more appropriate than the present duplicated efforts.

    Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.
    Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
    Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex: The British unitary system of government impeded local efforts and a spirit of voluntarism.
    Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    Ex: Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.
    Ex: The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.
    Ex: Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
    Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex: The article ' Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.
    * autor personal único = single personal authorship.
    * cuota única = flat one-time fee.
    * de una única palabra = single-word.
    * ejemplar único = singleton.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * experiencia única = experience of a lifetime.
    * hacer único = individualise [individualize, -USA].
    * hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * mercado único = single market.
    * Mercado Unico Europeo = Single European Market.
    * moneda única = single currency.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * pago único = one-time purchase, lump sum.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * postura única = unified voice.
    * servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.
    * sistema de entrada única = single entry system.
    * sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.
    * término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.
    * una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.
    * un centro único = one stop shop.
    * única fuente = single-source.

    * * *
    único1 -ca
    A (solo) only
    es la única solución it's the only solution
    el único sobreviviente the sole o only survivor
    lo único que quiero es … the only thing I want is …, all I want is …
    ¡es lo único que faltaba! that's all we needed!
    un sistema de partido único a single-party system, a one-party system
    su único hijo their only child
    soy hijo único I'm an only child
    es un ejemplar único it's unique, it's the only one of its kind
    un acontecimiento único a once-in-a-lifetime o a unique event
    B (extraordinario) extraordinary
    un actor único an extraordinary actor
    ¡este hombre es único or es un caso único! ( fam); this guy is something else! ( colloq)
    único2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    only one
    es el único que tengo it's the only one I have
    el único que no está de acuerdo the only one o the only person who doesn't agree
    las únicas que quedaban the only ones (that were) left
    * * *

     

    único
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    1
    a) ( solo) only;


    ¡es lo único que faltaba! that's all we needed!
    b) ‹mercado/moneda› single;


    talla única one size
    2 ( extraordinario) extraordinary
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
    ◊ el único/las únicas que tengo the only one/ones I have

    único,-a adjetivo
    1 (exclusivo) only: tengo un único problema, I only have one problem
    talla única, one size
    2 (fuera de lo común, extraordinario) unique: es una ocasión única, it is a unique opportunity

    ' único' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hijo
    - ideal
    - importar
    - monetaria
    - monetario
    - salvarse
    - señera
    - señero
    - sentida
    - sentido
    - singular
    - singularidad
    - sola
    - solo
    - única
    - vicio
    - ganar
    - limpio
    - pretender
    - que
    English:
    all
    - fault
    - one
    - one-way
    - only
    - single
    - sole
    - thing
    - unique
    - vice
    - existence
    - indulgence
    - life
    - out
    * * *
    único, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [solo] only;
    [precio, función, moneda] single;
    es la única forma que conozco de hacerlo it's the only way I know of doing it;
    la única alternativa posible the only possible alternative;
    hijo único only child, only son;
    hija única only child, only daughter;
    su caso no es único his is not the only case;
    es lo único que quiero it's all I want;
    lo único es que… the only thing is (that)…, it's just that…;
    única y exclusivamente only, exclusively
    único propietario sole owner
    2. [excepcional] unique;
    una oportunidad única para conocer otros países a unique opportunity to get to know other countries;
    eres único you're one of a kind
    ♦ pron
    el único/la única the only one
    * * *
    adj
    1 only;
    hijo único only child;
    su único hijo her only son;
    lo único que … the only thing that …
    2 ( sin par) unique; fig ( excelente) outstanding, extraordinary;
    es único it’s unique
    * * *
    único, -ca adj
    1) : only, sole
    2) : unique, extraordinary
    único, -ca n
    : only one
    los únicos que vinieron: the only ones who showed up
    * * *
    único1 adj
    1. (solo) only
    2. (especial) unique
    único2 n only one

    Spanish-English dictionary > único

  • 4 resaltar

    v.
    1 to highlight.
    Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.
    2 to stand out.
    3 to stick out (en edificios) (balcón).
    4 to project out, to stand out, to jut out, to project.
    La cornisa sobresale mucho The cornice juts out too much.
    5 to flatter.
    * * *
    1 (sobresalir) to project, jut out
    2 figurado (distinguirse) to stand out (de, from)
    1 to highlight, stress, emphasize
    \
    hacer resaltar to emphasize, stress, highlight
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=destacarse) to stand out

    hacer resaltar algo — to set sth off; (fig) to highlight sth

    2) (=sobresalir) to jut out, project
    2.
    VT (=destacar) to highlight
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    2)

    hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

    2.
    resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
    * * *
    = bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.
    Ex. The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
    Ex. These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex. However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex. A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex. The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
    Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex. The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex. Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
    Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
    Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
    Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
    ----
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * hacer resaltar = set off.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.
    * resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.
    * resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    2)

    hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

    2.
    resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
    * * *
    = bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.

    Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

    Ex: These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.
    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
    Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
    Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
    Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
    Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * hacer resaltar = set off.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.
    * resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.
    * resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

    * * *
    resaltar [A1 ]
    vi
    A (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    resaltaban sus grandes ojos negros the most striking thing about her was her big dark eyes
    B
    hacer resaltar ‹color› to bring out;
    ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize
    ■ resaltar
    vt
    ‹cualidad/rasgo› to highlight; ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize
    quiso resaltar que … he wanted to stress o emphasize (the fact) that …
    * * *

     

    resaltar ( conjugate resaltar) verbo intransitivo (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out;


    ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress
    verbo transitivo ‹cualidad/importancia/necesidad› to highlight
    resaltar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (destacar) to stand out: resalta entre sus amigos por su sensatez, he stands out from his friends because of his good sense
    2 (en una construcción) to project, jut out: la nueva torre resalta entre las casas bajas, the new building stands out above the houses
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (realzar) to enhance, bring out: este vestido resalta tu figura, this dress shows off your figure
    2 (acentuar, hacer más visible) to emphasize: su inmadurez resalta la diferencia de edad, his immaturity accentuates the difference in age
    es preciso resaltar sus rasgos originales, we should stress her unusual features
    ' resaltar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    marcar
    - acentuar
    - pronunciar
    - sobresalir
    English:
    emphasize
    - set off
    - show off
    - show up
    - stick out
    - accentuate
    - bring
    - set
    - show
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [destacar] to stand out;
    resalta en el equipo por su velocidad he stands out as one of the fastest players in the team
    2. [en edificios] [cornisa, ventana] to stick out
    ♦ vt
    [destacar] to highlight;
    hacer resaltar algo to emphasize sth, to stress sth;
    el orador resaltó la contribución del difunto a la ciencia the speaker highlighted the contribution to science made by the deceased
    * * *
    I v/t highlight, stress
    II v/i ARQUI jut out; fig
    stand out
    * * *
    1) sobresalir: to stand out
    2)
    hacer resaltar : to bring out, to highlight
    : to stress, to emphasize
    * * *
    1. (sobresalir) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]
    2. (hacer destacar) to bring out [pt. & pp. brought]
    3. (subrayar) to stress

    Spanish-English dictionary > resaltar

  • 5 selección

    f.
    1 selection, choice, option, pick.
    2 screening.
    * * *
    1 (gen) selection
    2 DEPORTE (gen) team; (fútbol) squad
    \
    selección natural natural selection
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acción) selection
    2) (Dep)

    selección absoluta, selección nacional — national team, national side

    3) pl selecciones (Literat, Mús) selections
    * * *
    femenino selection

    la selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil — selecting o choosing the candidates was very difficult

    la selección nacional — (Dep) the national team

    hoy juega la selección — Spain (o Colombia etc) are playing today

    * * *
    = recruitment, selection, selectivity, winnowing, screening, recruiting, selective listing, pick, sift, targeting, vetting, draft.
    Ex. For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.
    Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
    Ex. Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.
    Ex. Successful recruiting of strong faculty requires some drastic shifts in thinking about what librarianship is as a discipline.
    Ex. A selective listing of major business information data bases is provided.
    Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
    Ex. The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.
    Ex. An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.
    Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
    Ex. Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.
    ----
    * barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.
    * botón de selección = radio button.
    * caer por selección = drop.
    * casilla de selección = check box [checkbox].
    * comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.
    * criterio de selección = selection criterion.
    * herramientas para la selección = selection tools.
    * instrumento de selección = selection aid.
    * lista de selección = pick-list.
    * procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.
    * proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.
    * realizar una selección = undertake + selection.
    * recuadro de selección = check box [checkbox].
    * responsable de la selección = selector.
    * selección de documentos = document selection, selection of documents.
    * selección de fondos = stock selection.
    * selección de la pareja = mate selection.
    * selección de libros = book selection.
    * selección de material = materials selection.
    * selección de personal = personnel recruitment.
    * selección de productos = merchandise selection.
    * selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.
    * selección de textos = selected writings.
    * selección natural = natural selection.
    * sistema de selección = vetting system.
    * ventana de selección = dialogue box.
    * * *
    femenino selection

    la selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil — selecting o choosing the candidates was very difficult

    la selección nacional — (Dep) the national team

    hoy juega la selección — Spain (o Colombia etc) are playing today

    * * *
    = recruitment, selection, selectivity, winnowing, screening, recruiting, selective listing, pick, sift, targeting, vetting, draft.

    Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex: These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.
    Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
    Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.
    Ex: Successful recruiting of strong faculty requires some drastic shifts in thinking about what librarianship is as a discipline.
    Ex: A selective listing of major business information data bases is provided.
    Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
    Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.
    Ex: An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.
    Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
    Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.
    * barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.
    * botón de selección = radio button.
    * caer por selección = drop.
    * casilla de selección = check box [checkbox].
    * comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.
    * criterio de selección = selection criterion.
    * herramientas para la selección = selection tools.
    * instrumento de selección = selection aid.
    * lista de selección = pick-list.
    * procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.
    * proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.
    * realizar una selección = undertake + selection.
    * recuadro de selección = check box [checkbox].
    * responsable de la selección = selector.
    * selección de documentos = document selection, selection of documents.
    * selección de fondos = stock selection.
    * selección de la pareja = mate selection.
    * selección de libros = book selection.
    * selección de material = materials selection.
    * selección de personal = personnel recruitment.
    * selección de productos = merchandise selection.
    * selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.
    * selección de textos = selected writings.
    * selección natural = natural selection.
    * sistema de selección = vetting system.
    * ventana de selección = dialogue box.

    * * *
    (acción) selection; (conjunto de cosas, personas) selection
    la selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil selecting o choosing the candidates o the selection of the candidates was very difficult
    una empresa de selección de personal an employment o a recruitment agency
    una selección representativa de su obra a representative selection o sample of her work
    hizo una selección de los mejores she selected the best ones
    la selección nacional ( Dep) the national team
    hoy juega la selección Spain ( o Colombia etc) are playing today
    Compuesto:
    natural selection
    * * *

     

    selección sustantivo femenino
    selection;

    la selección mexicana (Dep) the Mexican national team
    selección sustantivo femenino
    1 selection
    2 Dep team
    la selección nacional, the national team

    ' selección' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dedo
    - criba
    English:
    array
    - narrow
    - range
    - seed
    - selection
    - trial
    - choice
    - for
    * * *
    1. [acción] selection;
    hizo una selección de los cuadros más interesantes he made a selection of the most interesting paintings;
    una prueba de selección de candidatos a candidate selection test;
    test de selección múltiple multiple-choice test
    selección natural natural selection;
    2. [equipo] team;
    selección (nacional) national team
    * * *
    f selection;
    selección de residuos waste separation
    * * *
    selección nf, pl - ciones
    1) elección: selection, choice
    2)
    selección natural : natural selection
    * * *
    1. (en general) selection
    2. (en deporte) team

    Spanish-English dictionary > selección

  • 6 mejorar

    v.
    to improve, to get better.
    María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.
    Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.
    Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer
    * * *
    1 to improve
    1 to improve, get better
    1 to get better
    ■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade
    2)

    mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

    2. VI
    1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

    han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

    2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.
    Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    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. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    ----
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

    Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    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: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

    * * *
    mejorar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve
    este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away
    tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting
    intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record
    2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase
    los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer
    ■ mejorar
    vi
    «tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better
    mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better
    ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better
    tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better
    han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world
    el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement
    1 «enfermo» to get better
    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *

     

    mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
    ‹ marca› to improve on, beat;

    verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

    [ persona] (Med) to get better;

    mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    mejorar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
    2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
    II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
    su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

    ' mejorar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enriquecer
    - ganar
    - perfeccionar
    - potenciar
    - refacción
    - superar
    English:
    ameliorate
    - better
    - existence
    - get along
    - improve
    - improve on
    - improvement
    - look up
    - pick up
    - progress
    - raise
    - security
    - technique
    - turn
    - upgrade
    - brighten
    - enhance
    - go
    - look
    - matter
    - out
    - perk
    - pick
    - rise
    - room
    - smarten up
    - up
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer mejor] to improve;
    mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;
    su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance
    2. [enfermo] to make better;
    estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better
    3. [superar] to improve;
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;
    mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record
    ♦ vi
    1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;
    el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;
    necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics
    2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;
    tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;
    después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up
    * * *
    I v/t improve
    II v/i improve
    * * *
    : to improve, to make better
    : to improve, to get better
    * * *
    mejorar vb to improve

    Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar

  • 7 distribución

    f.
    1 distribution, division, design, sharing out.
    2 distribution, arrangement, formation, grouping.
    3 share-out.
    4 distributorship, right to supply.
    * * *
    1 distribution
    2 (colocación) arrangement
    3 (reparto) delivery
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=reparto) [de víveres, mercancías, película] distribution; [de correo] delivery; [de trabajo, tarea] allocation; [de folletos] [en buzones] distribution; [en mano] handing out
    2) (Estadística) distribution
    3) (Arquit) layout, ground plan
    4) (Aut, Téc) distribution
    5) (Mec) timing gears pl
    * * *
    a) ( reparto) distribution
    b) (de producto, película) distribution
    c) (disposición, división) layout, arrangement
    d) (Auto) valve-operating gear
    * * *
    = apportionment, arrangement, cantonment, delivery, disposition, distribution, lay-out, layout, map, mapping, publication, distribution etc. area, scatter, scattering, sequencing, allotment, floor plan, dispensing, deliverance, hosting, landscape.
    Ex. Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.
    Ex. The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
    Ex. He added that the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies but that with the passage of time these cantonments have become blurred.
    Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
    Ex. Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.
    Ex. The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.
    Ex. This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
    Ex. Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
    Ex. A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.
    Ex. Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.
    Ex. The second element of the publication, distribution, etc. area is the name of the publisher and/or distributor.
    Ex. As we proceed down the citation order, the concepts in each successively cited facet are liable to an increasingly higher degree of scatter.
    Ex. All the concepts in the second cited facet will be liable to scattering.
    Ex. The sequencing of items on the agenda is of no particular importance.
    Ex. This law basically strives to ensure a fair allotment of economic support to the various types of organisations concerned with music.
    Ex. The winning entry in the competition to produce a design for the main library building is described and a floor plan of the building is presented.
    Ex. The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.
    Ex. Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.
    Ex. This service offers all 12,000 Elsevier Science journals as scanned images for local hosting.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
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    * area de publicación o distribución = imprint.
    * cadena de distribución = timing chain.
    * cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.
    * canal de distribución = distribution channel.
    * centro de distribución = distribution centre.
    * Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
    * correa de distribución = driving belt, timing belt, cambelt [cam belt].
    * distribución binomial negativa = negative binomial distribution.
    * distribución de contenido = content distribution, content delivery.
    * distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan document delivery.
    * distribución de información = content distribution, content delivery.
    * distribución de información por suscripción = syndication.
    * distribución de la página = page layout.
    * distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.
    * distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribución de Poisson = Poisson distribution.
    * distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.
    * distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.
    * distribución de Waring = Waring distribution.
    * distribución en función del género = gender distribution.
    * distribución exponencial = exponential distribution.
    * distribución geográfica = geographical disposition.
    * distribución horaria = timetabling.
    * distribución informétrica = informetric distribution.
    * distribución por edades = age distribution.
    * distribución por rangos = rank distribution.
    * distribución temporal = time scale [timescale], timeline [time line].
    * lista de distribución = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list.
    * lista de distribución electrónica = electronic list (e-list), electronic distribution list.
    * modelo de distribución probabilística = probability distribution model.
    * número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.
    * punto de distribución = outlet.
    * redistribución = respacing.
    * servicio de distribución = host service.
    * sistema de distribución = distribution system.
    * * *
    a) ( reparto) distribution
    b) (de producto, película) distribution
    c) (disposición, división) layout, arrangement
    d) (Auto) valve-operating gear
    * * *
    = apportionment, arrangement, cantonment, delivery, disposition, distribution, lay-out, layout, map, mapping, publication, distribution etc. area, scatter, scattering, sequencing, allotment, floor plan, dispensing, deliverance, hosting, landscape.

    Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.

    Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
    Ex: He added that the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies but that with the passage of time these cantonments have become blurred.
    Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
    Ex: Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.
    Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.
    Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
    Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
    Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.
    Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.
    Ex: The second element of the publication, distribution, etc. area is the name of the publisher and/or distributor.
    Ex: As we proceed down the citation order, the concepts in each successively cited facet are liable to an increasingly higher degree of scatter.
    Ex: All the concepts in the second cited facet will be liable to scattering.
    Ex: The sequencing of items on the agenda is of no particular importance.
    Ex: This law basically strives to ensure a fair allotment of economic support to the various types of organisations concerned with music.
    Ex: The winning entry in the competition to produce a design for the main library building is described and a floor plan of the building is presented.
    Ex: The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.
    Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.
    Ex: This service offers all 12,000 Elsevier Science journals as scanned images for local hosting.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    * area de publicación o distribución = imprint.
    * cadena de distribución = timing chain.
    * cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.
    * canal de distribución = distribution channel.
    * centro de distribución = distribution centre.
    * Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
    * correa de distribución = driving belt, timing belt, cambelt [cam belt].
    * distribución binomial negativa = negative binomial distribution.
    * distribución de contenido = content distribution, content delivery.
    * distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan document delivery.
    * distribución de información = content distribution, content delivery.
    * distribución de información por suscripción = syndication.
    * distribución de la página = page layout.
    * distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.
    * distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribución de Poisson = Poisson distribution.
    * distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.
    * distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.
    * distribución de Waring = Waring distribution.
    * distribución en función del género = gender distribution.
    * distribución exponencial = exponential distribution.
    * distribución geográfica = geographical disposition.
    * distribución horaria = timetabling.
    * distribución informétrica = informetric distribution.
    * distribución por edades = age distribution.
    * distribución por rangos = rank distribution.
    * distribución temporal = time scale [timescale], timeline [time line].
    * lista de distribución = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list.
    * lista de distribución electrónica = electronic list (e-list), electronic distribution list.
    * modelo de distribución probabilística = probability distribution model.
    * número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.
    * punto de distribución = outlet.
    * redistribución = respacing.
    * servicio de distribución = host service.
    * sistema de distribución = distribution system.

    * * *
    1 (reparto) distribution
    la distribución de víveres/de los panfletos the distribution of provisions/of the leaflets
    la distribución de las tareas domésticas the allocation o sharing out of the household chores
    la distribución de la población the population distribution
    una distribución cada vez más desigual de la riqueza an increasingly unequal distribution of wealth
    la mala distribución de la carga the uneven distribution of the load
    2 ( Com) (de un producto, una película) distribution
    3 (disposición, división) layout, arrangement
    la distribución de este apartamento the layout of this apartment
    4 ( Auto) valve-operating gear
    * * *

     

    distribución sustantivo femenino
    a) ( reparto — de dinero, víveres) distribution;

    (— de tareas) allocation
    b) (de producto, película) distribution

    c) (disposición, división) layout, arrangement


    distribución sustantivo femenino
    1 (reparto) distribution
    2 (de una casa, los muebles) layout
    ' distribución' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cada
    - colocación
    - disposición
    - por
    - red
    - restringir
    - entre
    - parte
    - reparto
    English:
    appropriation
    - distribution
    - lay out
    - layout
    - pipeline
    - free
    - lay
    - syndicate
    * * *
    1. [reparto, división] distribution;
    una distribución bastante desigual de los beneficios a rather uneven distribution of the profits
    distribución ecológica ecological distribution;
    distribución de premios Br prizegiving, US awards ceremony;
    distribución de la riqueza distribution of wealth;
    distribución de tareas assignment of duties;
    distribución del trabajo division of labour
    2. [de mercancías, películas] distribution;
    distribución comercial commercial distribution
    3. [de casa, habitaciones, mobiliario] layout
    4. [en estadística] distribution
    distribución binomial binomial distribution;
    distribución normal normal distribution
    5. Tec timing gears
    * * *
    f TÉC, COM distribution
    * * *
    distribución nf, pl - ciones : distribution
    * * *
    1. (en general) distribution
    2. (de una casa) layout

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  • 8 criba2

    2 = winnowing, vetting, screening.
    Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
    Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
    Ex. Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.
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    * sistema de criba = vetting system.

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  • 9 criba

    f.
    1 sieve (tamiz).
    2 screening.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cribar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cribar.
    * * *
    1 (tamiz) sieve
    \
    estar como una criba familiar to be riddled with holes
    hacer una criba to screen 2 (en examen) to fail lots of students
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=instrumento) sieve
    2) (=acto) sifting, selection
    * * *
    a) ( instrumento) sieve
    * * *
    a) ( instrumento) sieve
    * * *
    criba1
    1 = sieve.

    Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

    criba2
    2 = winnowing, vetting, screening.

    Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

    Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
    Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.
    * sistema de criba = vetting system.

    * * *
    este paraguas está hecho una criba this umbrella is full of holes o riddled with holes
    2
    (proceso de selección): la prueba escrita constituye la primera criba the written test is the first stage of the selection process
    hicimos una criba de las solicitudes we went through the applications
    * * *

    Del verbo cribar: ( conjugate cribar)

    criba es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    criba    
    cribar
    criba sustantivo femenino



    hicimos una criba de las solicitudes we went through the applications
    cribar ( conjugate cribar) verbo transitivo
    to sieve, sift
    criba sustantivo femenino
    1 Agr sieve
    2 figurado filter
    ♦ Locuciones: hacer una criba, to make a selection
    cribar sustantivo femenino
    1 Agr to sift
    2 figurado to filter, narrow down: vamos a cribar todas las propuestas, let's narrow down the proposals
    ' criba' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sieve
    - sift
    * * *
    criba nf
    1. [tamiz] sieve;
    Fam
    estar hecho una criba to be full of holes
    2. [selección]
    en la primera criba eliminaron a diez candidatos they weeded out ten candidates in the first round of the selection process;
    hicieron una criba de los proyectos y eligieron el suyo they sifted through the projects and chose his
    * * *
    f sieve
    * * *
    criba nf
    : sieve, screen

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