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1 llamar la atención
to attract attention■ lo que más me llamó la atención fue que no llevara uniforme what I noticed most was that he wasn't wearing a uniform* * ** * *(v.) = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + homeEx. 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. 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. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex. Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.Ex. Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex. Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.Ex. Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.Ex. As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.Ex. He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.Ex. In addition, children are always seeking attention from their parents.Ex. Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex. Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.Ex. Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.Ex. Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more.Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.* * *(v.) = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + homeEx: 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: 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: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex: Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.Ex: Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.Ex: He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.Ex: In addition, children are always seeking attention from their parents.Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.Ex: Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.Ex: Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more.Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. -
2 atraer la atención
(v.) = attract + the eye, hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splashEx. Some titles are designed with no intention of being informative, but rather are intended to attract the eye.Ex. Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.Ex. Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.Ex. Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex. Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.Ex. It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.Ex. Yet, while the problem of the younger generation and drugs draws a great deal of attention, the problem of the elderly and substance abuse is less visible.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex. Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.* * *(v.) = attract + the eye, hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splashEx: Some titles are designed with no intention of being informative, but rather are intended to attract the eye.
Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.Ex: Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex: Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.Ex: It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.Ex: Yet, while the problem of the younger generation and drugs draws a great deal of attention, the problem of the elderly and substance abuse is less visible.Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex: Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide. -
3 captar la atención
(v.) = hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, rivet + the attention, catch + Posesivo + attentionEx. Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex. It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.Ex. Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.* * *(v.) = hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, rivet + the attention, catch + Posesivo + attentionEx: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex: It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector. -
4 buscar
• be out for• beat about for• cast about for• chase up• go in peace• go in quite easily• hunt up• look about for• look for• look up for• prospect for• scout for• search for• seek for• try how to• try to -
5 para el futuro
= for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the futureEx. In 1973 the Committee accepted cooperation in the Universal Bibliographic Control project as its main task for the years to come.Ex. The challenge for the years ahead is to work creatively with a multiplicity of sources.Ex. To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.* * *= for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the futureEx: In 1973 the Committee accepted cooperation in the Universal Bibliographic Control project as its main task for the years to come.
Ex: The challenge for the years ahead is to work creatively with a multiplicity of sources.Ex: To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves. -
6 buscar
v.1 to look.2 to look for.estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for workse fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in AmericaMaría busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.3 to look up.Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.4 to search for (computing).El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble6 to pick up.voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paperir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody uppasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.* * *1 (gen) to look for, search for■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!4 (recoger) to pick up■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve1 (mirar) to look\buscársela familiar to be looking for troublebuscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living'Se busca...' "... wanted"* * *verb1) to look for, seek2) search* * *1. VT1) (=tratar de encontrar)a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look forestuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers
llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months
el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit
"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"
"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"
b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look upc) [con la vista] to try to spot, look forlo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him
2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to findno sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude
con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style
solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money
como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now
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buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sthsiempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing
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ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkinve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother
- buscarlavino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *
3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?
vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants
4) (Inform) to search5) (=preguntar por) to ask for¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?
2.VI to lookya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.----* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *buscar [A2 ]vt1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to findlo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhereno trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excusesla policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police[ S ] se busca wantedlos hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at receptionlas flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the lightla buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot herestá buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it2 (en un libro, una lista) to look upbusca el número en la guía look up the number in the directoryB1 (recoger) to collect, pick upfuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airportvengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things2 (conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctorsalió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the breadsube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissorsC1(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boybuscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INFel libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look forsiempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fightme está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it■ buscarvito lookbusca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find■ buscarseA (intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the childrenB ‹complicaciones/problemas›no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any troubletú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you rightse está buscando problemas she's asking for troublebuscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
2
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo
* * *♦ vt1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;CSur Fambuscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth2. [recoger] to pick up;vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address bookno sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;Famése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing5. Informát to search forno me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;♦ vito look;busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom* * *v/t search for, look for;ir/venir a buscar fetch;se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it* * *buscar {72} vt1) : to look for, to seek2) : to pick up, to collect3) : to provokebuscar vi: to look, to searchbuscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets* * *buscar vb1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for2. (consultar) to look up4. (traer) to fetch / to get"Se busca" "Wanted" -
7 ayuda
f.1 help, assistance (asistencia).acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to somebody's assistancenos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to usno me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to meprestar ayuda to help, to assistayuda en carretera breakdown service2 aid.ayuda al desarrollo development aidayuda humanitaria humanitarian aidpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ayudar.* * *1 help, aid, assistance2 (lavativa) enema\ir en ayuda de alguien to come to somebody's assistanceprestar ayuda to help (a, -)ayuda de cámara valet* * *noun f.help, assistance, aid* * *1. SF1) (=asistencia) help, assistance más frmayuda a domicilio — home help, home helper (EEUU)
ayudas a la navegación — aids to navigation, navigational aids
ayuda compensatoria — ≈ income support, welfare (EEUU)
2) (Med) (=enema) enema; LAm (=laxante) laxative2.SM (=paje) page* * *1) ( asistencia) helpnadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid
2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema* * *= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].Ex. Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.Ex. Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.Ex. The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.Ex. The entry is first located with the help of searching.Ex. Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex. The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex. This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.Ex. This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.Ex. Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.Ex. The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.----* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.* ayuda de cámara = valet.* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).* ayuda legal = legal assistance.* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* ayuda social = welfare benefits.* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.* ayuda visual = visual aid.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* material de ayuda = help pack.* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.* sistema de ayuda = help system.* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.* tecla de ayuda = help key.* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.* * *1) ( asistencia) helpnadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid
2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema* * *= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].Ex: Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.
Ex: Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.Ex: The entry is first located with the help of searching.Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex: This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.Ex: The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.* ayuda de cámara = valet.* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).* ayuda legal = legal assistance.* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* ayuda social = welfare benefits.* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.* ayuda visual = visual aid.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* material de ayuda = help pack.* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.* sistema de ayuda = help system.* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.* tecla de ayuda = help key.* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.* * *A (asistencia, auxilio) helple prestaron toda la ayuda necesaria they gave him all the help he needednadie fue or acudió en su ayuda nobody went to help him o went to his aidno quiso pedir ayuda she didn't want to ask for helpayudas para los proyectos de inversión incentives for investment projectsofrecieron ayuda económica a los damnificados they offered financial help o aid o assistance to the victimsorganizaciones de ayuda internacional international aid agenciesno tiene ninguna ayuda en casa she has no help at homeha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great helppoca ayuda no es estorbo every little helpscon ayuda de un vecino mató mi padre un cochino well, with a little help from my/your/his friends …Compuestos:( Esp) home-help service● ayuda audiovisual/visualaudiovisual/visual aidmasculine valethumanitarian aidmasculine aide-mémoireregional aid* * *
Del verbo ayudar: ( conjugate ayudar)
ayuda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ayuda
ayudar
ayuda sustantivo femenino ( asistencia) help;
ayudas para la inversión incentives for investment;
ha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great help
ayudar ( conjugate ayudar) verbo transitivo
to help;
ayuda al prójimo to help one's neighbor;
¿te ayudo? do you need any help?;
vino a ayudame she came to help me out;
ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table
verbo intransitivo
to help;
¿puedo ayuda en algo? can I do anything to help?
ayuda sustantivo femenino help, assistance, aid: un joven vino en ayuda de los accidentados, a young man came to the aid of the injured people
ayudar verbo transitivo to help: ¿puedes ayudarme a mover la mesa?, can you help me to move the table? ➣ Ver nota en help
' ayuda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- acudir
- asistencia
- balón
- beneficio
- blandengue
- colaboración
- confiar
- demanda
- espaldarazo
- estimar
- facilidad
- fortalecimiento
- goteo
- gratificación
- nos
- nunca
- ofrecer
- paliar
- prestación
- prioritaria
- prioritario
- recabar
- retirar
- sola
- solo
- urgir
- utilidad
- vital
- agradecer
- apreciar
- auxilio
- beca
- becar
- contar
- desechar
- desinteresado
- despreciar
- dispensar
- disponer
- espontáneo
- evaporarse
- favor
- gracia
- gritar
- implorar
- inapreciable
- inestimable
- material
English:
aid
- appreciate
- appreciative
- ask for
- assistance
- backing
- bat
- bird
- bootstrap
- by
- canvass
- contribute
- contribution
- deny
- do without
- dramatically
- foreign aid
- forthcoming
- give
- grateful
- greatly
- help
- hesitate
- immediate
- instrumental
- major
- navigate
- own
- quarter
- relief
- seek
- service
- single-handed
- summon
- support
- supportive
- unaided
- valet
- virtually
- volunteer
- without
- afield
- any
- boon
- deserving
- hand
- position
- public
- shape
- single
* * *♦ nf1. [asistencia] help, assistance;acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to sb's assistance;nos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to us;no me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to me;prestar ayuda to help, to assistayuda en carretera Br breakdown service, US emergency road service; Informát ayuda en línea on-line help; Informát ayuda en pantalla onscreen help2. [económica, alimenticia] aid;un paquete de ayudas a la pequeña empresa a package of measures to help small businessesayuda al desarrollo development aid;ayuda exterior foreign aid;ayuda extranjera foreign aid;ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid;un convoy de ayuda humanitaria a relief convoy3. [limosna]una ayuda, por favor could you spare me some change, please?4. [enema] enema♦ nmHist ayuda de cámara royal valet* * *I f help, assistance;assistance;con la ayuda de with the help of;prestar ayuda help;pedir ayuda a alguien ask s.o. for help;venir en ayuda de come to the aid o help ofII m aide* * *ayuda nf1) : help, assistance2)ayuda de cámara : valet* * *ayuda n1. (en general) help2. (cosa material) aid -
8 escondite
m.1 hiding place (place).2 hide-and-seek (game).3 hiding-place, hideaway, hideout, hide-out.* * *1 (lugar) hiding place2 (juego) hide-and-seek\jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=escondrijo) hiding place; (Caza, Orn) hide, blind (EEUU)2) (=juego) hide-and-seekjugar al escondite con algn — (lit, fig) to play hide-and-seek with sb
* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex. He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex. The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex. The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex. Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex. The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex. He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.----* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *el esconditeEx: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex: The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex: The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex: The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex: He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *1 (lugar — para personas) hideout; (— para cosas) hiding place2 ( Jueg):jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *
escondite sustantivo masculino
( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg):
escondite sustantivo masculino
1 (escondrijo) hiding place
2 (juego) hide-and-seek
' escondite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
madriguera
English:
hide-and-seek
- hide
- hiding
* * *escondite nm1. [lugar] hiding place2.el escondite [juego] hide-and-seek;jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *m1 lugar hiding place2 juego hide-and-seek* * *escondite nm1) encondrijo: hiding place2) escondidas: hide-and-seek* * *1. (lugar) hiding place2. (juego) hide and seek -
9 refugio
m.1 shelter, refuge (place).refugio antiaéreo air-raid shelterrefugio atómico nuclear bunkerrefugio subterráneo bunker, underground shelter2 refuge, comfort (amparo, consuelo).3 traffic island (automobiles).4 Refugio.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: refugiar.* * *1 (gen) shelter, refuge2 figurado refuge3 AUTOMÓVIL traffic island\refugio antiaéreo air-raid shelterrefugio atómico (nuclear) fallout shelter* * *noun m.haven, refuge, shelter* * *SM1) (=sitio) refuge, shelteracogerse a un refugio — to take refuge, (take) shelter (en in)
refugio antiatómico, refugio antinuclear, refugio atómico — fallout shelter
refugio subterráneo — (Mil) underground shelter, dugout
2) Esp (Aut) street island* * *a) (contra la lluvia, bombardeo) shelter; ( en montaña) refuge, shelterb) ( contra perseguidores) refugec) ( en calzada) traffic island* * *= haven, refuge, shelter, bolt-hole, sanctuary, safe haven, safe harbour, redoubt, asylum, retreat, hideaway.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex. The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. The article 'A sanctuary for sciences: architecture projects for the Bibliotheque Nationale during the revolution' relates the history of the various conversion projects prepared for the national library before the French Revolution.Ex. While there are features of public libraries which are to be cherished - the role as a community meeting place, a place to borrow books, a safe haven -- we must look for new opportunities.Ex. One of the proposals made to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television is to limit the showing of violent programmes to safe harbours when children are not viewing.Ex. Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.Ex. The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.Ex. The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.----* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.* refugio antiaéreo = bomb shelter.* refugio antiatómico = fallout shelter.* refugio antinuclear = fallout shelter.* refugio atómico = fallout shelter.* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.* refugio de trinchera = dugout.* refugio nuclear = fallout shelter.* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.* refugio subterráneo = dugout.* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *a) (contra la lluvia, bombardeo) shelter; ( en montaña) refuge, shelterb) ( contra perseguidores) refugec) ( en calzada) traffic island* * *= haven, refuge, shelter, bolt-hole, sanctuary, safe haven, safe harbour, redoubt, asylum, retreat, hideaway.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex: The article 'A sanctuary for sciences: architecture projects for the Bibliotheque Nationale during the revolution' relates the history of the various conversion projects prepared for the national library before the French Revolution.Ex: While there are features of public libraries which are to be cherished - the role as a community meeting place, a place to borrow books, a safe haven -- we must look for new opportunities.Ex: One of the proposals made to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television is to limit the showing of violent programmes to safe harbours when children are not viewing.Ex: Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.Ex: The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.* refugio antiaéreo = bomb shelter.* refugio antiatómico = fallout shelter.* refugio antinuclear = fallout shelter.* refugio atómico = fallout shelter.* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.* refugio de trinchera = dugout.* refugio nuclear = fallout shelter.* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.* refugio subterráneo = dugout.* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *1 (lugar) shelter; (en la montaña) refuge, shelter2 (en la calzada) traffic island3 (de un ataque) refuge; (de la lluvia) shelterbuscar refugio en otro país to seek refuge in another countryCompuestos:air-raid shelter● refugio antinuclear or antiatómicofallout shelternuclear shelter* * *
Del verbo refugiar: ( conjugate refugiar)
refugio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
refugió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
refugiar
refugio
refugiar ( conjugate refugiar) verbo transitivo
to give … refuge
refugiarse verbo pronominal
to take refuge;
refugiose DE algo ‹de bombardeo/ataque› to take refuge from sth;
‹de lluvia/tormenta› to take shelter from sth
refugio sustantivo masculino
( en montaña) refuge, shelter
refugiar verbo transitivo to give refuge, shelter
refugio sustantivo masculino refuge, shelter: buscaron refugio en un país extranjero, they sought refuge in a foreign country
' refugio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- antinuclear
- cabaña
- improvisada
- improvisado
- nido
- resguardo
- techo
- abrigo
- amparar
- amparo
- casa
- santuario
English:
crude
- fallout shelter
- haunt
- haven
- lodge
- refuge
- retreat
- shelter
- air
- dug
- fall
- harbor
- sanctuary
* * *refugio nm1. [lugar] shelter, refugerefugio antiaéreo air-raid shelter;refugio antinuclear nuclear bunker;refugio atómico nuclear bunker;refugio de montaña [muy básico] mountain shelter;[albergue] mountain refuge;refugio subterráneo bunker, underground shelter2. [amparo, consuelo] refuge, comfort;la gente busca refugio en la religión people seek refuge in religion3. Aut traffic island4. refugio fiscal tax shelter;refugio tributario tax shelter* * *m refuge;buscar refugio look for shelter, seek refuge* * *refugio nm: refuge, shelter* * *refugio n refuge / shelter -
10 solicitar
v.1 to request (pedir) (información, permiso).solicitar algo a o de alguien to request something of somebodyme han solicitado que lo haga they've requested that I do itMaría solicita dinero Mary requests money.2 to ask for (person).le solicita el director de ventas the sales manager wants to see you3 to file for.Ella solicita ayuda She files for help.4 to request to.María solicitó recibir dinero Mary requested to receive money.5 to want.* * *1 (pedir) to request3 (persona) to chase after4 (cortejar) to woo, court\estar muy solicitado,-a to be in great demand, be sought after* * *verb1) to apply for2) request* * *VT1) (=pedir) [+ permiso, apoyo] to ask for, seek; [+ visto bueno] to seek; [+ empleo, puesto] to apply for; [+ votos, opiniones] to canvass; [+ datos, información] to ask for, request más frm2) [+ atención] (tb Fís) to attract3) (=perseguir) [+ persona] to pursue, try to attract; [+ mujer] to court* * *verbo transitivo <empleo/plaza> to apply for; <permiso/entrevista/información> to request, ask for; <servicios/apoyo/cooperación> to request, ask forsolicite mayor información en nuestras oficinas — further information is available on request from our offices
* * *= apply for, canvass, request, prompt, requisition, petition.Ex. One afternoon, after she had been on the job a month, she went downtown to apply for life insurance.Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex. More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.Ex. The stationers petitioned for a copyright act, and in 1709 they got one.----* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request.* siempre que lo solicite = at + Posesivo + request.* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.* solicitar artículos = solicit + papers.* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.* solicitar comunicaciones = solicit + papers.* solicitar fondos = canvass + funds.* solicitar información = request + information.* solicitar los servicios de una prostituta desde el coche = kerb-crawling [curb-crawling, -USA].* solicitar una subvención = write + grant.* solicitar un documento = request + document.* solicitar un servicio = call on/upon + service.* * *verbo transitivo <empleo/plaza> to apply for; <permiso/entrevista/información> to request, ask for; <servicios/apoyo/cooperación> to request, ask forsolicite mayor información en nuestras oficinas — further information is available on request from our offices
* * *= apply for, canvass, request, prompt, requisition, petition.Ex: One afternoon, after she had been on the job a month, she went downtown to apply for life insurance.
Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex: More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.Ex: The stationers petitioned for a copyright act, and in 1709 they got one.* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request.* siempre que lo solicite = at + Posesivo + request.* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.* solicitar artículos = solicit + papers.* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.* solicitar comunicaciones = solicit + papers.* solicitar fondos = canvass + funds.* solicitar información = request + information.* solicitar los servicios de una prostituta desde el coche = kerb-crawling [curb-crawling, -USA].* solicitar una subvención = write + grant.* solicitar un documento = request + document.* solicitar un servicio = call on/upon + service.* * *solicitar [A1 ]vt‹empleo/plaza› to apply for; ‹permiso/entrevista› to request, ask for, seek ( frml); ‹información/servicios› to request, ask for; ‹apoyo/cooperación› to request, ask for, solicit ( frml)la oposición solicitó su dimisión the opposition asked for o sought his resignationa los interesados solicitamos el envío de historial personal applicants are requested o asked to send a full resumé/CVsolicite mayor información en nuestras oficinas further information is available on request from our officespuede también solicitar nuestros productos por teléfono you can also order our products by telephone* * *
solicitar ( conjugate solicitar) verbo transitivo ‹empleo/plaza› to apply for;
‹permiso/entrevista/información› to request, ask for;
‹servicios/apoyo/cooperación› to request, ask for
solicitar vtr (opinión, información, consejo, canción) to request
' solicitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encargar
- formalmente
- cómo
- ya
English:
apply
- apply for
- ask
- ask for
- demand
- drum up
- invite
- kerb-crawling
- passport
- receiver
- request
- solicit
- claim
- eligible
- membership
- put
* * *solicitar vt1. [pedir] [información, permiso] to request, to ask for;[puesto, préstamo, beca] to apply for;solicitar algo a alguien [pedir] [información, permiso] to request sth from sb, to ask sb for sth;[puesto, préstamo, beca] to apply to sb for sth;me han solicitado que lo haga they've requested that I do it2. [persona] to ask for;le solicita el director de ventas the sales manager wants to see you;estar muy solicitado to be very popular, to be very sought after* * ** * *solicitar vt1) : to request, to solicit2) : to apply forsolicitar empleo: to apply for employment* * *solicitar vb1. (en general) to request -
11 pedir
v.1 to ask for.pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for somethingpedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do somethingpedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebodypide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbikeYo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.2 to order.¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3 to demand.4 to call for, to need.5 to beg.6 to ask to, to request to.Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.7 to require.El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.* * *1 (gen) to ask for2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for1 (por la calle) to beg\a pedir de boca just right, perfectlypedir la cuenta to ask for the billpedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage* * *verb1) to ask for, request2) order* * *1. VT1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?
una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages
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pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb•
pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myselfte lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me
pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord
- ¿qué más se puede pedir?2) (Com) (=encargar) to order3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, orderhemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea
4) [para casarse] to propose to•
pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for6) (=requerir) to need7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrowme pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car
2. VI1) (=rogar)•
pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money3) [en un bar, restaurante] to orderboca 1., 3)¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
3.See:PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.----* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *vtA1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask forpidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loanpidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leaveme pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advicepide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church doorpréstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to mesi no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicelynadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinionme pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had donepídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?pedir hora to make an appointmentpedir la palabra to ask for permission to speakpide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accusedes un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's idealestá haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can askpedir QUE + SUBJ:me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaperpidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred2 (en un bar, restaurante) to orderpedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second courseB ( Com)1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?2 ‹mercancías› to orderCle pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughtervino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sisterD (requerir) to needeste pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wineese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heelestá pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slapesta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered■ pedirvi1 (mendigar) to begpide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to askpidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go earlyestos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands■ pedirseme pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk* * *
pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
1
pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?
verbo intransitivo
pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge
* * *♦ vt1. [solicitar] to ask for;pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;CAm, Méx2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3. [mercancías] to order;pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb4. [exigir] to demand;¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years5. [requerir] to call for, to need;los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it♦ vi1. [mendigar] to beg;hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?* * *I v/t1 ask for;pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;te lo pido I beg you2 ( necesitar) needII v/i1 ( mendigar) beg* * *pedir {54} vt1) : to ask for, to requestle pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan2) : to order (food, merchandise)3)pedir perdón : to apologizepedir vi1) : to order2) : to beg* * *pedir vb1. (en general) to ask for¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?2. (un favor) to ask3. (en restaurante) to order¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course? -
12 escondidas
f.pl.hide-and-seek.past part.past participle of spanish verb: esconder.* * *a escondidas secretly, in secrethacer algo a escondidas de alguien to do something behind somebody's back* * *SFPL1)a escondidas — secretly, by stealth
2) LAm hide-and-seek* * *femenino plural1) (AmL) (Jueg)2)a escondidas — in secret, secretly
a escondidas de alguien: fumaba a escondidas de sus padres she smoked behind her parents' backs; lo hice a escondidas de María para darle una sorpresa — I kept it a secret from María so that it would be a surprise for her
* * *----* a escondidas = stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.* reírse a escondidas = laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.* * *femenino plural1) (AmL) (Jueg)2)a escondidas — in secret, secretly
a escondidas de alguien: fumaba a escondidas de sus padres she smoked behind her parents' backs; lo hice a escondidas de María para darle una sorpresa — I kept it a secret from María so that it would be a surprise for her
* * ** a escondidas = stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.* reírse a escondidas = laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.* * *ABa escondidas in secret, secretlyse siguen viendo a escondidas they still see each other secretly o in secreta escondidas DE algn:fumaba a escondidas de sus padres she smoked behind her parents' backslo hicimos a escondidas de María para darle una sorpresa we kept it a secret from María so that it would be a surprise for herse los llevó a escondidas de su jefe she took them without her boss's knowledge* * *
escondidas sustantivo femenino plural
1 (AmL) (Jueg):
2
hacer algo a escondidas de algn to do sth behind sb's back
escondidas fpl LAm jugar a las escondidas, to play hide-and-seek
♦ Locuciones: a escondidas, secretly
' escondidas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oreja
English:
smuggle
- sneak
- eavesdrop
- hide
* * *♦ nfplRPlas escondidas hide-and-seek;jugar a las escondidas to play hide-and-seek♦ a escondidas loc advin secret;transportaban la mercancía de noche y a escondidas they transported the goods secretly at o by night;fumábamos a escondidas we smoked in secret;salían juntos a escondidas de sus padres they went out together behind their parents' backs* * *fpl1 S.Am.hide-and-seek sg2:a escondidas in secret, secretly;a escondidas de alguien behind s.o.’s back* * *escondidas nfpl1) : hide-and-seek2)a escondidas : secretly, in secret -
13 seleccionar
v.to pick, to select.* * *1 to select* * *verb* * *VT to select, pick, choose* * *verbo transitivo to select, choose* * *= cull, identify, make + selections, recruit, seek out, select, sift, single out, sort through, screen out, screen, pick, winnow, search out, vet, make + choices.Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.Ex. Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.Ex. You can make selections from them exactly as you can from the command menu.Ex. Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. Thus, in order to search the index, the searcher will seek some type of assistance in sorting through these large numbers of entries which are likely to be found under various headings.Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex. Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.----* menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.* seleccionar como relevante = hit.* seleccionar cuidadosamente = handpick.* seleccionar de antemano = preselect.* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.* seleccionar registros = mark + records.* seleccionar una función = invoke + function.* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.* sin seleccionar = unselected.* * *verbo transitivo to select, choose* * *= cull, identify, make + selections, recruit, seek out, select, sift, single out, sort through, screen out, screen, pick, winnow, search out, vet, make + choices.Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.
Ex: Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.Ex: You can make selections from them exactly as you can from the command menu.Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Thus, in order to search the index, the searcher will seek some type of assistance in sorting through these large numbers of entries which are likely to be found under various headings.Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex: Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.* menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.* seleccionar como relevante = hit.* seleccionar cuidadosamente = handpick.* seleccionar de antemano = preselect.* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.* seleccionar registros = mark + records.* seleccionar una función = invoke + function.* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.* sin seleccionar = unselected.* * *seleccionar [A1 ]vtto select, choose, pick* * *
seleccionar ( conjugate seleccionar) verbo transitivo
to select, choose
seleccionar verbo transitivo to select
' seleccionar' also found in these entries:
English:
pick
- select
* * *seleccionar vtto pick, to select* * *v/t choose, select* * *seleccionar vtelegir: to select, to choose* * *seleccionar vb to select -
14 aconsejar
v.1 to make advisable (hacer aconsejable).la delicadeza de la situación aconseja actuar con prudencia the delicacy of the situation makes caution advisable2 to advise, to counsel, to give advice to, to give counsel to.3 to suggest, to recommend, to advise in favor of.4 to advise to, to suggest to.* * *1 to advise1 to seek advice* * *verbto advise, counsel* * *1. VT1) (=dar consejos a) to advise2) [+ cuidado] to advise, recommend; [+ virtud] to preach2.See:ACONSEJAR Aconsejar a algn que haga algo se traduce al inglés con advise + ((objeto)) + ((infinitivo)) {con} to, es decir: advise sb to do sth: Le aconsejé que (no) cambiase de trabajo I advised her (not) to change jobs Le aconsejaré a mi hermana que se lo piense dos veces I'll advise my sister to think it over carefully Cuando se quiere aconsejar a una persona, en inglés se suele utilizar el condicional para que no parezca un mandato, como se ve en los siguientes ejemplos: Le aconsejo que consulte a un abogado I would advise you to see a lawyer Te aconsejo que lo hagas I'd advise you to do it Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo to advise¿qué me aconsejas? — what do you suggest?
has sido bien/mal aconsejado — you've been given good/bad advice
aconsejarle a alguien + inf/que + subj — to advise somebody to + inf
2.te aconsejo ir/que vayas — I advise you to go
aconsejarse v pronaconsejarse (con or de alguien) — to seek advice (from somebody)
* * *= counsel, give + guidance, provide + advice, provide + guidance, give + advice on, advise.Ex. For example, ALA 5A counsels that collections should be entered under the compiler or editor, individual or corporate.Ex. Rules in AACR2 give guidance on how to make this choice, or in other words, how to identify who is chiefly responsible.Ex. Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.Ex. There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.Ex. She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex. This article advises readers on choosing spy and crime fiction.* * *1.verbo transitivo to advise¿qué me aconsejas? — what do you suggest?
has sido bien/mal aconsejado — you've been given good/bad advice
aconsejarle a alguien + inf/que + subj — to advise somebody to + inf
2.te aconsejo ir/que vayas — I advise you to go
aconsejarse v pronaconsejarse (con or de alguien) — to seek advice (from somebody)
* * *= counsel, give + guidance, provide + advice, provide + guidance, give + advice on, advise.Ex: For example, ALA 5A counsels that collections should be entered under the compiler or editor, individual or corporate.
Ex: Rules in AACR2 give guidance on how to make this choice, or in other words, how to identify who is chiefly responsible.Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex: This article advises readers on choosing spy and crime fiction.* * *aconsejar [A1 ]vtto advise¿qué me aconsejas? what do you suggest o advise?, what do you think I should do?has sido mal aconsejado you've been badly advised, you've been given bad advicenecesito que alguien me aconseje I need someone to advise me, I need advice from someoneel médico le aconsejó reposo the doctor advised her to restel mal tiempo aconseja precaución en las carreteras the bad weather calls for caution on the roadsaconsejarle a algn + INF to advise sb to + INFel médico le aconsejó comer menos the doctor advised her to eat lessse aconseja utilizar cadenas snowchains are advisableaconsejarle a algn QUE + SUBJ:le aconsejaron que no dejara su trabajo they advised him not to leave his joble aconsejo que se vaya I advise you to goto seek advice aconsejarse CON or DE algn to seek advice FROM sb* * *
aconsejar ( conjugate aconsejar) verbo transitivo
to advise;◊ aconsejarle a algn hacer algo/que haga algo to advise sb to do sth;
has sido mal aconsejado you've been given bad advice;
necesito que alguien me aconseje I need some advice
aconsejar verbo transitivo to advise: no te lo aconsejo, I don't advise it ➣ Ver nota en advise
' aconsejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asesoramiento
- indicar
- orientar
- recomendar
English:
advise
- counsel
- guidance
- suggest
- tell
- advice
- guide
- recommend
* * *♦ vt1. [dar consejos] to advise;aconsejar a alguien (que haga algo) to advise sb (to do sth);le pedí que me aconsejara (acerca de) I asked him for advice (about);la están aconsejando mal they're giving her bad advice;¿y tú qué me aconsejas que haga? and what do you think I should do?, and what would your advice be?;los expertos aconsejan beber 2 litros de agua al día experts recommend that you drink 2 litres of water a day;se aconseja mantener la planta alejada de la luz directa it is advisable o recommended to keep the plant away from direct sunlight2. [hacer aconsejable] to make advisable;la delicadeza de la situación aconseja actuar con prudencia the delicacy of the situation makes caution advisable* * *v/t advise* * *aconsejar vt: to advise, to counsel* * *aconsejar vb to advise -
15 buscar ayuda
v.to look for help, to run for help.* * *(v.) = seek + assistance, seek + helpEx. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.* * *(v.) = seek + assistance, seek + helpEx: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting. -
16 dar lugar a
to give rise to* * *(v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* * *(v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders. -
17 entresacar
v.1 to pick out.2 to select out, to cull, to sift.María entresacó los frijoles malos Mary selected out the bad beans.3 to thin out.El barbero entresaca el cabello The barber thins out the hair.* * *1 (elegir) to select, pick out2 (pelo, plantas) to thin out* * *VT1) [+ información, datos] (=seleccionar) to pick out, select; (=cribar) to sift2) [+ pelo, plantas] to thin out* * *verbo transitivoa) ( seleccionar) to extract, selectb) ( en peluquería) to thin out* * *= extract, seek out, sort for.Ex. The keywords are extracted from the titles and displayed as a heading.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( seleccionar) to extract, selectb) ( en peluquería) to thin out* * *= extract, seek out, sort for.Ex: The keywords are extracted from the titles and displayed as a heading.
Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.* * *entresacar [A2 ]vt1 (seleccionar) to extract, select2 (en peluquería) to thin out* * *entresacar vt1. [escoger] to pick out2. [en peluquería] to thin out* * *v/t extract, select* * *entresacar {72} vt1) seleccionar: to pick out, to select2) : to thin out -
18 intentar
v.1 to try, to essay, to attempt, to give a shot at.Ella intentó incesantemente She tried incessantly.Ella intentó el suicidio She attempted suicide.2 to try to, to attempt to.Ella intentó hacer lo posible She tried to do whatever was possible.3 to try, to make a try, to have a try, to endeavor.Ella intentó incesantemente She tried incessantly.* * *1 to try* * *verbto try, attempt* * *VT to try, attempt frmhemos intentado un acuerdo — we've tried o attempted frm to reach an agreement
¿por qué no lo intentas otra vez? — why don't you try again?
¡venga, inténtalo! — come on, have a go o have a try!
lo he intentado con regalos, pero no consigo animarla — I've tried (giving her) presents, but I just can't cheer her up
con intentarlo nada se pierde, por intentarlo que no quede — there's no harm in trying
•
intentar hacer algo — to try to do sth, attempt to do sth frmintentaremos llegar a la cima — we shall try o attempt frm to reach the summit
llevan años intentando que se celebre el juicio — they've spent years trying to bring the case to trial
intenta que te lo dejen más barato — try and get o try to get them to reduce the price
* * *verbo transitivo to tryintentar + inf — to try to + inf
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? — have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
por intentarlo que no quede — (fam) there's no harm in trying
* * *= aim, attempt, intend, make + attempt, make + pretence, try, essay, be out to + Verbo, have + a shot at, purport.Ex. Not all catalogues or other tools for the organisation of knowledge aim to fulfil all these functions, but this list shows the range of functions.Ex. There is little mnemonic value to the notation, but some literal mnemonics have been attempted, por example, G for Geography, T for Technology.Ex. The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.Ex. No attempt is made here to provide a full comparative study.Ex. This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.Ex. The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.Ex. But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.Ex. Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.Ex. Our goal is to encourage more citizens to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future.Ex. The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.----* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* intentar Algo = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* intentar Algo con empeño = try + hard.* intentar algo imposible = bang + Posesivo + head against.* intentar coger = reach for.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s), jockey for.* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* intentar dar un manotazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar dar un zarpazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios = make + bricks without straw.* intentar + Infinitivo = seek to + Infinitivo.* intentar ligar = chat up.* intentar lograr Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo = square + the circle.* intentar lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* intentar lo imposible = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circle.* intentar morder = snap at.* intentar + Nombre = go at + Nombre.* intentar persuadir = court.* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].* * *verbo transitivo to tryintentar + inf — to try to + inf
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? — have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
por intentarlo que no quede — (fam) there's no harm in trying
* * *= aim, attempt, intend, make + attempt, make + pretence, try, essay, be out to + Verbo, have + a shot at, purport.Ex: Not all catalogues or other tools for the organisation of knowledge aim to fulfil all these functions, but this list shows the range of functions.
Ex: There is little mnemonic value to the notation, but some literal mnemonics have been attempted, por example, G for Geography, T for Technology.Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.Ex: No attempt is made here to provide a full comparative study.Ex: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.Ex: But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.Ex: Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.Ex: Our goal is to encourage more citizens to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future.Ex: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* intentar Algo = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* intentar Algo con empeño = try + hard.* intentar algo imposible = bang + Posesivo + head against.* intentar coger = reach for.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s), jockey for.* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* intentar dar un manotazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar dar un zarpazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios = make + bricks without straw.* intentar + Infinitivo = seek to + Infinitivo.* intentar ligar = chat up.* intentar lograr Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo = square + the circle.* intentar lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* intentar lo imposible = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circle.* intentar morder = snap at.* intentar + Nombre = go at + Nombre.* intentar persuadir = court.* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].* * *intentar [A1 ]vt¡no te des por vencido, inténtalo otra vez! don't give up, try again! o have another try!¿qué pierdes con intentarlo? what have you got to lose by trying?el piloto intentó un aterrizaje de emergencia the pilot attempted an emergency landingintentar + INF to try to + INFintentaré convencerlo I'll try to persuade himintentaban escalar el pico más alto they were attempting o trying to climb the highest peakintenta llegar temprano try to o ( colloq) try and arrive earlyintentar QUE + SUBJ:¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? have you tried getting o to get it fixed?intenta que no te vean try not to let them see youpor intentarlo que no quede ( fam); there's no harm in trying* * *
intentar ( conjugate intentar) verbo transitivo
to try;◊ ¡inténtalo otra vez! try again!;
intentar un aterrizaje de emergencia to attempt an emergency landing;
intentar hacer algo to try to do sth;
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
intentar verbo transitivo to try, attempt: intentaremos que regrese hoy mismo, we'll try to get him to come home today without fail ➣ Ver nota en try
' intentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espatarrarse
- pretender
- probar
- procurar
- trabajarse
- tratar
- buscar
English:
attempt
- barrier
- candle
- chat up
- clever
- crack
- endeavor
- endeavour
- go after
- hand
- however
- job
- juggling act
- pass
- pin down
- plough through
- reach
- reason
- run
- search out
- seek
- shot
- snap
- stab
- tamper
- try
- whirl
- can
- go
- impossible
- over
- swing
* * *intentar vtto try;intentar hacer algo to try to do sth;¡inténtalo! have a try o go!;¡ni lo intentes! [advertencia] don't even try it!;intentarán finalizar el trabajo antes del fin de semana they will try to finish the work before the weekend;intenta ser más discreto try to be more discreet;la próxima vez, intenta que no se te caiga try not to drop it next time;intenté que cambiara de opinión pero no hubo manera I tried to get her to change her mind but she wasn't having any of it;no se pierde nada por intentarlo, por intentarlo que no quede there's no harm in trying* * *v/t try, attempt* * *intentar vt: to attempt, to try* * *intentó arreglar la tele, pero no pudo he tried to mend the TV, but he couldn't -
19 perseguir
v.1 to pursue.con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflationElla persigue el éxito She pursues success.2 to persecute.lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefsle persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad lucklos fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhoodEl policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase3 (reprimir) to persecute4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for5 DERECHO to prosecute* * *verb1) to persecute2) pursue3) worry, torment* * *VT1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursuela persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years
* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.----* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *vtA ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, huntB (por la ideología) to persecuteel gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regimeC1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursuejóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking famela finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figureno sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude2(acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luckla suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his sideparece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness* * *
perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;
me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
perseguir verbo transitivo
1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
2 (por ideas) to persecute
3 (un objetivo) to pursue
4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
' perseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morosa
- moroso
- andar
- caza
- corretear
English:
chase
- dog
- get after
- go after
- hunt down
- make after
- persecute
- pursue
- victimize
- go
- haunt
- run
* * *perseguir vt1. [ir tras de] to pursue;[corredor, ciclista] to chase down2. [acosar] to persecute;lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation* * *v/t1 objetivo pursue2 delincuente look for3 ( molestar) pester4 ( acosar) persecute* * *perseguir {75} vt1) : to pursue, to chase2) : to persecute3) : to pester, to annoy* * *perseguir vb1. (en general) to chase / to pursue -
20 asilo
m.1 home (hospicio).asilo de ancianos old people's home2 refuge, sanctuary (refugio).asilo político political asylum3 asylum, nursing home for the elderly, workhouse.4 hawk fly.5 robber fly.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: asilar.* * *1 (institución) asylum, home, institution2 figurado (protección) protection, assistance\dar asilo to shelterasilo de ancianos old people's homeasilo político political asylum* * *noun m.1) asylum2) shelter* * *SM1) (=institución) home, institutionasilo de huérfanos — † orphanage, children's home
asilo de niños expósitos — † orphanage, children's home
2) (Pol etc) asylum; (fig) (=abrigo) shelter, refuge* * *1) (Servs Socs) home, institution2) ( protección) refuge•* * *= asylum.Ex. The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.----* asilo de la caridad = almshouse.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* * *1) (Servs Socs) home, institution2) ( protección) refuge•* * *= asylum.Ex: The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.
* asilo de la caridad = almshouse.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* * *A ( Servs Socs) home, institutiondormía en un asilo para vagabundos he was sleeping in a shelter o ( BrE) hostel for down-and-outsCompuesto:asilo de ancianos or de la tercera edadold people's homeB (protección) refugeCompuesto:political asylumpidió or solicitó asilo político she asked for political asylumle concedieron asilo político he was given o granted political asylum* * *
Del verbo asilar: ( conjugate asilar)
asilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
asiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
asilar
asilo
asilar ( conjugate asilar) verbo transitivo
‹ refugiado› to grant … asylum
asilarse verbo pronominal [anciano/huérfano] to take refuge;
[ refugiado] to seek asylum
asilo sustantivo masculino
1 (Servs Socs) home, institution;
(para vagabundos, mujeres maltratadas) shelter;
asilo de ancianos or de la tercera edad old people's home
2 (Pol) asylum;
asilo sustantivo masculino
1 asylum
asilo político, political asylum
2 asilo de ancianos, old people's home
' asilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hogar
- ruindad
- solicitante
English:
asylum
- institution
- political asylum
- right
- sanctuary
- shelter
- home
* * *asilo nm1. [hospicio] homeasilo de ancianos nursing home, Br old people's home2. [refugio] refuge, sanctuary;[amparo] asylum asilo político political asylum;solicitar asilo político to seek (political) asylum* * *m1 home, institution2 POL asylum;derecho de asilo right to asylum;solicitante de asilo asylum seeker* * *asilo nm: asylum, refuge, shelter* * *asilo n1. (protección) asylum2. (residencia) home
См. также в других словарях:
seek for — To look for • • • Main Entry: ↑seek … Useful english dictionary
seek for — search for, look for … English contemporary dictionary
To seek for — Seek Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seek — Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed, unprepared,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seek after — Seek, search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find, make pursuit of, attempt to find … New dictionary of synonyms
seek — Synonyms and related words: address, aim, angle for, ask for, aspire, be after, be curious, be determined, beat about for, beg, bid for, burn with curiosity, canvass, cast about, chase, chivy, court, delve, delve for, demand, dig, dig around for … Moby Thesaurus
seek — Imi, huli. Also: huhuli, huhuhuli, i imi (of many and repeatedly); akiu, nowelo. ♦ To seek far, imi loa. ♦ To seek money, imi kālā. ♦ To seek work, imi hana. ♦ To seek information or knowledge, noi i, imi ike, imi na auao. ♦… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
seek — I. v. a. 1. Search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find. 2. Solicit, ask, inquire for, try to get, endeavor to gain. 3. Solicit, pursue, court, prosecute, follow. 4. Go to, resort to, have recourse to. 5. Aim at, attempt, pursue,… … New dictionary of synonyms
seek — [OE] Seek has several Germanic relatives – German suchen, Swedish söka, Danish søge, etc – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *sōkjan. The base from which this was derived, *sōk , went back to an Indo European *sāg , which also… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
seek — [OE] Seek has several Germanic relatives – German suchen, Swedish söka, Danish søge, etc – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *sōkjan. The base from which this was derived, *sōk , went back to an Indo European *sāg , which also… … Word origins
seek — W1 [si:k] v past tense and past participle sought [so:t US so:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: secan] 1.) formal to try to achieve or get something ▪ Do you think the President will seek re election ? seek refuge/asylum/shelter etc ▪ Thousands of… … Dictionary of contemporary English