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1 proceso de selección

(n.) = screening process, selection process

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

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

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(n.) = screening process, selection process

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

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Spanish-English dictionary > proceso de selección
2 embalar

v.

to wrap up, to pack.

Allan empaca heno Allan packs hay in bales.

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embalar

► verbo transitivo

1 (empaquetar) to pack, wrap

► verbo intransitivo

1 (acelerar) to speed up

► verbo pronominal embalarse

1 (acelerar) to speed up

2 figurado (al hablar) to gabble

3 figurado (dejarse llevar) to get carried away

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1. VT

1) (=empaquetar) [+ mercancías] to pack, parcel up, wrap; [+ mercancías pesadas] to crate

2) LAm (Aut) to race along

2.

VI Caribe (=huir) to run off, escape

3.

See:

embalarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to pack
2.
embalar vi (Per, Ur fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
embalarse v pron (fam)

a) ( cobrar velocidad)

no te embales — don't go too fast

el coche se embaló cuesta abajo — the car sped o (colloq) zoomed off down the hill

b) ( entusiasmarse)

no es muy hablador pero cuando se embala... — he's not very talkative, but when he gets going...

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= encase, package, bale up, pack, bale.

Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex. The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex. The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. Alfalfa hay, cut and baled for fodder, is a source of protein that rivals or surpasses soybeans.

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* cinta de embalar = packing tape.

* papel de embalar = wrapping paper.

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1.
verbo transitivo to pack
2.
embalar vi (Per, Ur fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
embalarse v pron (fam)

a) ( cobrar velocidad)

no te embales — don't go too fast

el coche se embaló cuesta abajo — the car sped o (colloq) zoomed off down the hill

b) ( entusiasmarse)

no es muy hablador pero cuando se embala... — he's not very talkative, but when he gets going...

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= encase, package, bale up, pack, bale.

Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: Alfalfa hay, cut and baled for fodder, is a source of protein that rivals or surpasses soybeans.

* cinta de embalar = packing tape.

* papel de embalar = wrapping paper.

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embalar [A1 ]

vt

to pack

■ embalar

vi

(Per, Ur fam) to get a move on ( colloq)

■ embalarse

v pron

( fam)

1

(cobrar velocidad): se embaló a correr he raced o dashed off

no te embales, que esta carretera es peligrosa don't go too fast, this road's dangerous

el coche se embaló cuesta abajo the car sped o ( colloq) zoomed off down the hill

2

(entusiasmarse): en general no es muy hablador pero cuando se embala … he's not usually very talkative, but when he gets going …

se embaló con esa idea ( RPl); she got very excited about the idea

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embalar ( conjugate embalar) verbo transitivo
to pack
embalar verbo transitivo to pack
' embalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empaquetar
- papel
English:
box
- brown paper
- crate
- pack

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embalar

♦ vt

1. [empaquetar] to pack, to wrap up

2. RP Fam [entusiasmar]
embalar a alguien to get sb excited;

no lo embales en proyectos irrealizables don't get him all worked up o excited about plans that will never come to anything

♦ See also the pronominal verb embalarse

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embalar

v/t pack

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embalar vt

empaquetar: to pack

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embalar vb to pack

Spanish-English dictionary > embalar
3 empaquetar

v.

to pack, to package.

Ella empacó su ropa para el viaje She packed his clothes for the trip.

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empaquetar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer paquetes) to pack (up), wrap (up)

2 figurado (personas) to pack in, squeeze in

3 MILITAR (castigar) to punish

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verb

to pack, package

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VT

1) to pack, parcel up; (Com) to package

2) (=conservar) [+ buque] to mothball

3) ** [+ soldado] to punish

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verbo transitivo ( embalar) to pack

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= package, encapsulate, bale up, pack.

Ex. The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex. The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.

Ex. The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

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* empaquetar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].

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verbo transitivo ( embalar) to pack

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= package, encapsulate, bale up, pack.

Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex: The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.

Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

* empaquetar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].

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empaquetar [A1 ]

vt

A (embalar) to pack

B ‹persona›

1 ( Esp arg) to put … in the glasshouse (sl), to stockade ( AmE)

2 ( Arg fam) (engañar) to take … for a ride ( colloq)

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empaquetar ( conjugate empaquetar) verbo transitivo ( embalar) to pack
empaquetar verbo transitivo to pack
' empaquetar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empacar
- envasar
- suelta
- suelto
- empaque
English:
corrugated
- pack
- package
- parcel up

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empaquetar

♦ vt

1. [envolver] to pack, to package

2. RP Fam [engañar] to rip off;

eso no cuesta más de £100, te empaquetaron that doesn't cost more than £100, you were ripped off

♦ See also the pronominal verb empaquetarse

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empaquetar

v/t pack

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empaquetar vt

embalar: to pack, to package

♦ See also the reflexive verb empaquetarse

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empaquetar vb to pack

Spanish-English dictionary > empaquetar
4 envasar

v.

1 to package.

2 to bottle, to put in a bottle, to put in a flask.

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envasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (botellas) to bottle; (latas) to can, tin; (paquetes) to pack

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verb

1) to pack

2) bottle

3) can

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1. VT

1) (=guardar) [en cajas] to pack; [en paquetes] to package; [en botellas, tarros] to bottle; [en latas] to can, tin; [en tonel] to barrel; [en saco] to sack, bag

2) * [+ vino] to knock back *

3) esp LAm

envasar un puñal en algn — to plunge a dagger into sb, bury a dagger in sb

2.

VI * to tipple, knock it back *

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verbo transitivo ( en botellas) to bottle; ( en latas) to can; (en paquetes, cajas) to pack

envasado al vacío — vacuum-packed

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= package, package, pack, bottle.

Ex. The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. Before bottling, the liquid is stabilized and filtered to eliminate any particles.

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* envasar al vacío = vacuum-pack.

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verbo transitivo ( en botellas) to bottle; ( en latas) to can; (en paquetes, cajas) to pack

envasado al vacío — vacuum-packed

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= package, package, pack, bottle.

Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: Before bottling, the liquid is stabilized and filtered to eliminate any particles.

* envasar al vacío = vacuum-pack.

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envasar [A1 ]

vt

(en botellas) to bottle; (en latas) to can; (en paquetes, cajas) to pack

café envasado al vacío vacuum-packed coffee

viene envasada en frascos pequeños it comes in small jars

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envasar ( conjugate envasar) verbo transitivo ( en botellas) to bottle;
( en latas) to can;
(en paquetes, cajas) to pack
envasar vtr (empaquetar) to pack
(en vidrio) to bottle
(en lata) to can, tin
' envasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
suelta
- suelto
English:
bottle
- can
- pack
- package

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envasar vt
[en cajas] to pack; [en paquetes] to package, to pack; [en bolsas] to bag, to put in bags; [en latas] to can, Br to tin; [en botellas] to bottle;
envasar al vacío to vacuum-pack

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envasar

v/t en botella bottle; en lata can; en paquete pack

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envasar vt

1) embotellar: to bottle

2) enlatar: to can

3) : to pack in a container

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envasar vb

1. (enlatar) to can [pt. & pp. canned] / to tin [pt. & pp. tinned]

2. (embotellar) to bottle

3. (empaquetar) to pack

Spanish-English dictionary > envasar
5 envío

m.

1 shipment, dispatch, submittal, consignment.

2 shipping.

pres.indicat.

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

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envío

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) sending, dispatch

2 COMERCIO dispatch, shipment

3 (remesa) consignment; (paquete) parcel

4 (mensaje electrónico) posting

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer un envío COMERCIO to dispatch an order

envío contra reembolso cash on delivery

gastos de envío postage and packing

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noun m.

1) dispatch

2) shipment

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SM

1) (=acción) [gen] sending; (Com) dispatch; [en barco] shipment

proponen el envío de fuerzas de paz — they propose sending peace-keeping forces

gastos de envío — (cost of) postage and packing, postage and handling (EEUU)

envío a domicilio — home delivery (service)

envío contra reembolso — cash on delivery

envío de datos — data transmission

envío de fotos por MMS — picture messaging

envío de segundo curso — second-class mail

2) (=mercancías) [gen] consignment, lot; (Náut) shipment

3) (=dinero) remittance

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masculino

1) ( acción)

el envío de los fondos — the remittance o sending of the money

le hace envíos periódicos de dinero — he sends him money periodically

envíos a domicilio — home delivery

fecha de envío — date of dispatch, date sent

- envío contra reembolso

2) ( partida - de mercancías) consignment, shipment; (- de dinero) remittance

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= delivery, shipment, submission, dispatch [despatch], consignment, shipping, routing, despatch [dispatch], deliverance.

Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

Ex. ABLE/Library allows a library to efficiently prepare and control shipments of books and periodicals to the library binder.

Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

Ex. The printing and dispatch of the series have been rationalized to the utmost.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. The estimated price differential for European journals is to large to be attributed entirely to the extra cost of shipping.

Ex. Much research is being done in the area, but the optimal solution to these routing problems is still years away.

Ex. Every despatch is accompanied by a packing list containing all the details of the despatch = A cada envío se le adjunta un albarán con todos los detalles del mismo.

Ex. Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.

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* algoritmo de envío = routing algorithm.

* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* dirección de envío = shipping address.

* envío a un especialista = referral.

* envío de correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de correo publicitario no solicitado = spamming.

* envío de correos electrónicos = e-mailing.

* envío de información por suscripción = syndication feed.

* envío de material = freight forwarding.

* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de oficio = blanket order.

* envío directo por correo = direct mail.

* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.

* envío por avión = air freight [airfreight], air cargo.

* gastos de envío = postage, shipping costs, shipping and handling, shipping charges.

* no envío = non-shipment.

* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* retención y envío = store-and-forward.

* retraso del envío = delivery delay.

* servicio de envío = turnaround.

* tecnología de envío de información de un modo automático = push technology.

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masculino

1) ( acción)

el envío de los fondos — the remittance o sending of the money

le hace envíos periódicos de dinero — he sends him money periodically

envíos a domicilio — home delivery

fecha de envío — date of dispatch, date sent

- envío contra reembolso

2) ( partida - de mercancías) consignment, shipment; (- de dinero) remittance

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= delivery, shipment, submission, dispatch [despatch], consignment, shipping, routing, despatch [dispatch], deliverance.

Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

Ex: ABLE/Library allows a library to efficiently prepare and control shipments of books and periodicals to the library binder.

Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

Ex: The printing and dispatch of the series have been rationalized to the utmost.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: The estimated price differential for European journals is to large to be attributed entirely to the extra cost of shipping.

Ex: Much research is being done in the area, but the optimal solution to these routing problems is still years away.

Ex: Every despatch is accompanied by a packing list containing all the details of the despatch = A cada envío se le adjunta un albarán con todos los detalles del mismo.

Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.

* algoritmo de envío = routing algorithm.

* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* dirección de envío = shipping address.

* envío a un especialista = referral.

* envío de correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de correo publicitario no solicitado = spamming.

* envío de correos electrónicos = e-mailing.

* envío de información por suscripción = syndication feed.

* envío de material = freight forwarding.

* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de oficio = blanket order.

* envío directo por correo = direct mail.

* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.

* envío por avión = air freight [airfreight], air cargo.

* gastos de envío = postage, shipping costs, shipping and handling, shipping charges.

* no envío = non-shipment.

* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* retención y envío = store-and-forward.

* retraso del envío = delivery delay.

* servicio de envío = turnaround.

* tecnología de envío de información de un modo automático = push technology.

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envío

masculine

A

(acción): se recomienda el envío por correo aéreo you are advised to send it air mail

se autorizó el envío de los fondos the remittance o sending of the money was authorized

su padre le hace envíos periódicos de dinero his father sends him money periodically

[ S ] envíos a domicilio sin recargo free home delivery

fecha de envío date of dispatch, date sent

Compuestos:

● envío de mensajes de texto

text messaging

● envío contra reembolso

COD, cash on delivery

B (partida — de mercancías) consignment, shipment; (— de dinero) remittance

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Del verbo enviar: ( conjugate enviar)

envío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

envió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
enviar
envío
enviar ( conjugate enviar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹carta/paquete› to send;

‹pedido/mercancías› to send, dispatch
b) ‹ persona› to send;

◊ me envió por pan she sent me out for bread

envío sustantivo masculino
1 ( acción):
◊ el envío de los fondos the remittance o sending of the money;

fecha de envío date of dispatch, date sent;
envío contra reembolso COD, cash on delivery
2 ( partida — de mercancías) consignment, shipment;
(— de dinero) remittance
enviar verbo transitivo to send: tengo que enviar un giro a Luisa, I've got to send a postal order to Luisa
envío sustantivo masculino
1 (acción) sending
2 (objeto enviado) (en grandes cantidades) consignment
un envío de alimentos a Ruanda, a consignment of foodstuffs to Ruanda
(un paquete) parcel
envío contra reembolso, cash on delivery
gastos de envío, postage and packing
' envío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destinar
- reembolso
- remesa
- saluda
- despacho
- documentación
- enviar
- exprés
- expreso
- gasto
English:
cable
- consignment
- dispatch
- mailing
- overseas
- rail
- remittance
- shipment
- delivery
- postage

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envío nm

1. Com dispatch;
[de correo] delivery; [de víveres, mercancías] consignment; [de dinero] remittance;
en el albarán figura la fecha y la hora de envío the date and time of delivery is stated on the delivery note;

el precio no incluye gastos de envío the price does not include postage and Br packing o US handling;

se hacen envíos a domicilio [en letrero] we deliver

2. [paquete] package

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envío

m shipment; mercancías shipment, consignment;

gastos de envío shipping charges;

envío rehusado delivery not accepted

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envío nm

1) : shipment

2) : remittance

Spanish-English dictionary > envío
6 guardar

v.

1 to keep.

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

Manolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.

La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.

2 to save.

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother

3 to keep watch over.

4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

5 to save (computing).

6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.

Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.

7 to shut in.

Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.

8 to guard, to watch over.

La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.

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guardar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on

■ el pastor guarda su rebaño the shepherd watches over his flock

2 (conservar) to keep, hold

■ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de la infancia I have very fond memories of my childhood

■ guardo pocas esperanzas de que vuelva I hold out little hope that he will return

3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep

4 (poner en un sitio) to put away

■ guárdate el dinero put your money away

■ guárdatelo en el bolsillo put it in your pocket

5 (reservar) to save, keep

■ le guardaron el mejor sitio they saved the best seat for him

6 (proteger) to protect, save

■ ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!

7 INFORMÁTICA to save

8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to

■ te guardarás muy bien de revelar nuestro secreto be very careful not to reveal our secret

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FRASEOLOGÍA

guardar cola to queue up, US wait in line

guardar conexión con to be connected with

guardar la derecha to keep to the right

guardar las formas to be polite

guardar parecido con to be similar to

guardar relación con to be related to

guardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)

guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody

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verb

1) to guard

2) keep

3) preserve

4) maintain

5) observe

•

- guardarse de

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1. VT

1) [+ objetos]

a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put away

lo guardó en el bolsillo — he put it in his pocket

no sé dónde he guardado el bolso — I don't know where I've put the bag

si no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away

guardó los documentos en el cajón — he put the documents away in the drawer

b) (=conservar) to keep

guardaba el dinero en una caja de seguridad — she kept the money in a safe

no tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything

guarda tú las entradas del concierto — you hold on to o keep the concert tickets

el grano que se guarda en el almacén — the grain that is stored in the warehouse

guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.

c) (=reservar) to save

guardo los sellos para mi hermano — I save the stamps for my brother

te guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengas — I'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come

guárdame un par de entradas — hold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me

guárdame un asiento — keep me a place

¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?

puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañana — I can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow

d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save

2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to have

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de esa época — I have fond memories of that time

• guardar el anonimato — to remain anonymous

• guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

• guardar la calma — [en crisis, desastre] to keep calm; [ante una provocación] to remain composed

• guardar las distancias — to keep one's distance

• guardar las formas — to keep up appearances

• guardar la línea — (=mantenerla) to keep one's figure; (=cuidarla) to watch one's figure

• guardar en secreto — [+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret
cama 1), silencio 1., 1)
3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to have

su teoría guarda cierto paralelismo con la de Freud — his theory has a certain parallel with that of Freud

4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, show

no le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment

los jóvenes de hoy no guardan ningún respeto a sus mayores — young people today have o show no respect for their elders

5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe

guardar los Diez Mandamientos — to follow the Ten Commandments

6) (=cuidar) to guard

un mastín guardaba la entrada — a mastiff guarded the entrance

los soldados del rey guardan la fortaleza — the king's soldiers are guarding the fortress

• guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth

• ¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!

¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!

2.

VI

¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!

3.

See:

guardarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex. She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex: She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

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guardar [A1 ]

vt

A

(reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cake

guarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eve

guárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a place

si pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for me

B

1 (poner en un lugar) to put … away

guarda los juguetes put your toys away

los guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe place

ya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

guarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts

2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

guardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridge

lo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the attic

siempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and key

los tesoros que guarda el mar ( liter); the treasures which lie hidden beneath the waves ( liter)

C ( liter)

(defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansion

Dios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the King

Dios guarde a Vd muchos años ( frml); ≈ yours respectfully ( frml), may God preserve you ( arch)

D ‹secreto› to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip

¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!

E

1

(mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respect

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiesta

■ guardarse

v pron

A (quedarse con) to keep

guárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourself

B ( enf) (reservar) to save, keep

C

(poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefully

D (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INF

se guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the document

ya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened

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guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;
◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later

2
a) ( poner en un lugar) ‹juguetes/libros› to put … away;

◊ ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener) to keep;

◊ lo guardó durante años she kept it for years;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
c) ‹ secreto› to keep;

‹ rencor› to bear, harbor^{( conjugate harbor)};
◊ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él I have very good memories of him

guardarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( quedarse con) to keep

b) ( reservar) to save, keep

2 ( poner en un lugar):
◊ se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apariencia
- apartar
- arca
- archivar
- ayuno
- cama
- conservar
- continencia
- forma
- recoger
- rencor
- reposo
- reservar
- rincón
- secreta
- secreto
- callar
- compostura
- dejar
- huevera
- panera
- separar
- silencio
English:
aside
- commensurate
- cookie jar
- counsel
- distance
- file
- hold
- hold against
- house
- keep
- lay up
- leave out
- lock away
- maintain
- observe
- pack away
- pertinent
- reminiscent
- retain
- save
- secret
- set aside
- silent
- skeleton
- stay
- storage space
- store
- stow
- treasure
- wrap
- appearance
- bread
- cake
- convenient
- face
- guard
- hang
- harbor
- holy
- leave
- lock
- mind
- put
- reserve
- set
- storage

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guardar

♦ vt

1. [conservar] to keep;

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;

esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;
[proteger] to guard;
guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;

el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;

guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;

¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!

4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;

guardó su palabra she kept her word;

guardar cama to stay in bed;

guardar silencio to keep quiet;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
también Fig
guardar las distancias to keep one's distance

5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);
¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;

he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;

el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me

6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe

7. Informát to save;

guardar cambios to save changes

♦ See also the pronominal verb guardarse

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guardar

v/t

1 keep;

guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent

2 poner en un lugar put (away)

3 recuerdo have

4 apariencias keep up

5 INFOR save

6

:

guardar cama stay in bed

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guardar vt

1) : to guard

2) : to maintain, to preserve

3) conservar: to put away

4) reservar: to save

5) : to keep (a secret or promise)

♦ See also the reflexive verb guardarse

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guardar vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

todavía guardo la foto en la cartera I still keep the photo in my wallet

¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?

2. (recoger) to put away [pt. & pp. put]

voy a guardar la ropa planchada I'm going to put the ironing away

3. (meter) to put

guardó el billete en el bolsillo he put the note in his pocket

4. (reservar) to save / to keep

lo guardaré para otra ocasión I'll keep it for another time

¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?

5. (vigilar y proteger) to guard

un perro guarda la casa a dog guards the house

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar las distancias to keep your distance

guardar relación con algo to bear relation to something

guardar rencor a alguien to bear somebody a grudge [pt. bore; pp. borne]

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardarse de hacer algo to be careful not to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > guardar
7 remesa

f.

1 shipment, consignment.

2 remission, sent goods, remittal, transport.

3 remittance, forwarding, remission.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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remesa

► nombre femenino

1 (de dinero) remittance

2 (de mercancías) consignment, shipment

* * *

SF [de dinero] remittance; [de bienes] shipment

remesa de fondos — Méx (Com) settlement, financial settlement

* * *

femenino ( de mercancías) consignment, shipment; ( de dinero) remittance

* * *

= bill, consignment.

Ex. In addition to their regular tasks, which keep them working at full tilt at all times, the major bill containing 90% of the 15,000 periodical titles had arrived and had to be processed.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

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* remesa de dinero = remittance.

* * *

femenino ( de mercancías) consignment, shipment; ( de dinero) remittance

* * *

= bill, consignment.

Ex: In addition to their regular tasks, which keep them working at full tilt at all times, the major bill containing 90% of the 15,000 periodical titles had arrived and had to be processed.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

* remesa de dinero = remittance.

* * *

remesa

feminine

(de mercancías) consignment, shipment; (de dinero) remittance

remesa de fondos remittance o transfer of funds

* * *

remesa sustantivo femenino ( de mercancías) consignment, shipment;
( de dinero) remittance
remesa f (envío de objetos) delivery, consignment
' remesa' also found in these entries:
English:
consignment
- delivery
- shipment

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remesa nf
[de productos] shipment, consignment; [de dinero] remittance
* * *

remesa

f

1 ( envío) shipment, consignment

2 L.Am.

dinero remittance

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remesa nf

1) : remittance

2) : shipment

Spanish-English dictionary > remesa
8 aumentar

v.

1 to increase, to rise.

aumentar la producción to increase production

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raised

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

aumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/size

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent

El ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.

Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.

Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.

2 to magnify, to amplify.

El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.

3 to enlarge.

Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.

4 to raise, to improve.

El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.

5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.

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aumentar

► verbo transitivo

1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up

2 (óptica) to magnify

3 (fotos) to enlarge

4 (sonido) to amplify

► verbo intransitivo

1 to rise, go up

► verbo pronominal aumentarse

1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise

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verb

1) to increase

2) raise

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1. VT

1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify

2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step up

me van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary

no aumentes la velocidad todavía — don't speed up yet

esto aumentó el número de parados — this swelled the numbers of the unemployed

3) [+ intensidad] to increase

su dimisión ha aumentado la tensión política — his resignation has increased political tension

estas pastillas pueden aumentar las molestias — these tablets can make the problem worse

4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify

2. VI

1) [tamaño] to increase

2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go up

las temperaturas aumentarán mañana — temperatures will rise tomorrow

el número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200

este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months

3) [intensidad] to increase

el calor aumenta por la tarde — the heat increases in the afternoon

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has increased o risen

la crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment

4)

aumentar de — to increase in

aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight

aumentar de tamaño — to increase in size

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

* * *

= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex. If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

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

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex. As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.

Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex. Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.

Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

* * *

= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

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

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.

Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.

Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

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aumentar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step up

el microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

no hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fear

esto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension

2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase

■ aumentar

vi

«temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularity

el costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%

la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficult

aumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekend

aumentar DE algo to increase IN sth

aumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/size

ha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight

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aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to increase;

‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raise
b) (Opt) to magnify

verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
◊ aumentará el frío it will become colder;

aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate

' aumentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- engordar
- explorar
- separar
- separarse
- doblar
- elevar
- multiplicar
- redoblar
English:
add to
- appreciate
- augment
- boost
- build up
- deepen
- efficiency
- enhance
- escalate
- gain
- grow
- heighten
- improve
- increase
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- magnify
- mark up
- mount
- odds
- put up
- quantity
- raise
- rise
- snowball
- step up
- surge
- swell
- up
- add
- develop
- go
- put
- soar
- strengthen

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aumentar

♦ vt

to increase;

aumentar la producción to increase production;

los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

♦ vi
[temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;
aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;

con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats

* * *

aumentar

I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up

II v/i de precio, temperatura rise, increase, go up

* * *

aumentar vt

acrecentar: to increase, to raise

aumentar vi

: to rise, to increase, to grow

* * *

aumentar vb

1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise

han aumentado el número de plazas they've increased the number of places

el Gobierno aumentará los impuestos the government will raise taxes

2. (subir) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to increase

las temperaturas aumentan en verano temperatures rise in summer

aumenta el número de accidentes de moto the number of motorbike accidents is increasing

3. (con lupa, microscopio) to magnify [pt. & pp. magnified]

un instrumento que aumenta el tamaño de cosas pequeñas an instrument that magnifies the size of small things

Spanish-English dictionary > aumentar
9 incrementar

v.

1 to increase.

El director incrementó los salarios The director increased the salaries.

2 to increment, to increase, to augment, to raise.

Los precios incrementaron The prices incremented.

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incrementar

► verbo transitivo

1 to increase

* * *

1.

VT to increase

2.

See:

incrementarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (frml) to increase
2.
incrementarsev pron (frml) to increase

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= augment, increment, rise, deepen, escalate, ramp up, step up, crank up, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, turn up.

Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex. If a periodical increases its volume number more than once during the year, the volume pattern should contain a '1' each time the volume number is incremented.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (frml) to increase
2.
incrementarsev pron (frml) to increase

* * *

= augment, increment, rise, deepen, escalate, ramp up, step up, crank up, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, turn up.

Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex: If a periodical increases its volume number more than once during the year, the volume pattern should contain a '1' each time the volume number is incremented.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* * *

incrementar [A1 ]

vt

( frml); to increase

■ incrementarse

v pron

( frml); to increase

* * *

incrementar ( conjugate incrementar) verbo transitivo (frml) to increase
incrementar verbo transitivo to increase
' incrementar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reforzar
English:
augment

* * *

incrementar

♦ vt

to increase

♦ See also the pronominal verb incrementarse

* * *

incrementar

v/t increase

* * *

incrementar vt

: to increase

♦ See also the reflexive verb incrementarse

Spanish-English dictionary > incrementar
10 tarea bibliotecaria

(n.) = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process

Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex. The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.

Ex. Library duties discussed include book selection and counter work of various types = Las tareas bibliotecarias que se discuten incluyen la selección de libros y el trabajo de mostrador de diversos tipos.

Ex. Part 1 deals with library processes, including selection, checking and claiming, cataloguing and jettisoning.

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(n.) = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process

Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex: The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.

Ex: Library duties discussed include book selection and counter work of various types = Las tareas bibliotecarias que se discuten incluyen la selección de libros y el trabajo de mostrador de diversos tipos.

Ex: Part 1 deals with library processes, including selection, checking and claiming, cataloguing and jettisoning.

Spanish-English dictionary > tarea bibliotecaria
11 adquisición

f.

acquisition, buy, purchase, acquirement.

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adquisición

► nombre femenino

1 acquisition (compra) buy, purchase

* * *

noun f.

1) acquisition

2) purchase

* * *

SF

1) (=compra) acquisition, purchase

he hecho unas nuevas adquisiciones — I've made some new acquisitions o purchases

una casa de reciente adquisición — a newly-purchased house
oferta
2) (=artículo comprado) acquisition

una de las mejores adquisiciones del museo — one of the museum's finest acquisitions

este televisor ha sido una buena adquisición — the television has been a good buy

3) (=persona) acquisition

la última adquisición del Atlético — Atlético's latest signing o acquisition

la cocinera ha sido una auténtica adquisición — * the cook is a real find *

4) [de conocimientos, datos] acquisition

problemas en la adquisición de un idioma extranjero — problems in foreign language acquisition

5) [de costumbres] adoption

* * *

femenino

a) (objeto, cosa) acquisition

fue una buena adquisición — it was a good buy

b) ( acción) acquisition

es de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase

la adquisición de la casa — the purchase of the house

* * *

= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.

Ex. Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.

Ex. Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.

Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.

Ex. In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.

Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex. Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.

Ex. The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.

Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

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* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.

* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.

* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.

* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.

* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.

* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.

* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.

* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.

* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.

* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.

* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.

* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.

* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.

* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.

* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.

* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.

* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.

* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).

* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.

* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.

* * *

femenino

a) (objeto, cosa) acquisition

fue una buena adquisición — it was a good buy

b) ( acción) acquisition

es de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase

la adquisición de la casa — the purchase of the house

* * *

= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.

Ex: Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.

Ex: Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.

Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.

Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.

Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex: Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.

Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.

Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.

* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.

* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.

* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.

* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.

* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.

* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.

* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.

* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.

* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.

* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.

* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.

* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.

* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.

* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.

* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.

* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.

* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).

* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.

* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.

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adquisición

feminine

1 (objeto, cosa) acquisition

¿has visto mi última adquisición? have you seen my latest acquisition o purchase?

la última adquisición de los Lakers ( Dep) the Lakers' latest acquisition

este coche ha sido una buena adquisición this car was a good buy

2

(acción): la adquisición de la casa the purchase of the house

la adquisición de la lengua materna acquisition of the mother tongue

el Picasso es de reciente adquisición the Picasso is a recent acquisition o purchase

Compuesto:

adquisición apalancada

leveraged buyout

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adquisición sustantivo femenino
acquisition;
( compra) purchase
adquisición sustantivo femenino
1 acquisition
2 (compra) buy, purchase
' adquisición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
OPA
English:
acquisition
- takeover bid
- accession
- purchase
- take

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adquisición nf

1. [compra] purchase;

ayudas para la adquisición de viviendas financial assistance for house buyers

2. [de empresa] takeover

3. [cosa comprada] purchase;

nuestra casa fue una excelente adquisición our house was an excellent buy

4. [de hábito, cultura] acquisition;

adquisición de conocimientos acquisition of knowledge

Comp
Ling adquisición lingüística language acquisition
5. Fam [persona]
el nuevo secretario es toda una adquisición the new secretary is quite a find

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adquisición

f acquisition;

hacer una buena adquisición make a good purchase;

gastos de adquisición acquisition costs;

adquisición de clientes client acquisition

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adquisición nf, pl - ciones

1) : acquisition

2) compra: purchase

Spanish-English dictionary > adquisición
12 archivo

m.

1 archive (place).

imágenes de archivo (television) library pictures

2 file (informe, ficha).

3 file (computing).

4 file cabinet, filing cabinet.

pres.indicat.

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

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archivo

► nombre masculino

1 (informe, ficha) file

2 (documentos) files plural, archives plural

3 INFORMÁTICA file

4 (lugar) archive

5 (archivador) filing cabinet

6 figurado (modelo) model, example

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noun m.

1) file

2) archive

3) record

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SM

1) (=sitio) archive, archives pl

fotos de archivo — library photos

imágenes de archivo — library pictures

Archivo Nacional — Public Record Office

2) (=documentos)

archivos — files

buscaremos en los archivos — we'll look in the files

archivos policiales — police files, police records

archivo sonoro — sound archive

3) (Inform) file

nombre de archivo — file name

archivo adjunto — attachment

archivo comprimido — zip file

archivo de seguridad — backup file

archivo de transacciones — transactions file

archivo fuente — source file

archivo maestro — master file

4)

de archivo — * (=viejo) ancient, out of the ark

5) And (=oficina) office

6) Cono Sur, Méx (=cárcel) jail, prison

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masculino

1) ( local) archive; ( conjunto de documentos) tb

archivos — archives (pl), archive

los archivos de la policía — the police files o records

2) (Inf) file

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= archive(s), archives, file, filing, filing cabinet, repository, vertical file, archiving, working file, archival institution, archive office.

Ex. Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.

Ex. The organization for the acquisition and preservation of archives and placing them at the disposal of users is known as archives.

Ex. Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.

Ex. The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.

Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex. Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.

Ex. The fugitive literature of acid rain: making use of nonconventional information sources in a vertical file.

Ex. Duplicating, archiving, and the option of computerised indexing is also discussed = También se trata de la duplicación, archivo y de la opción de indización automática.

Ex. The archives contain mainly the Papal working files of other days.

Ex. Archival institutions are outstripping libraries in the establishment of shops for the curative treatment of holdings.

Ex. Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.

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* administración de archivos = archive(s) administration.

* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.

* almacenamiento de archivo = archival storage.

* archivo administrativo = record office, administrative archives, administrative library.

* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos = British Public Record Office.

* archivo comprimido = zip file.

* archivo de datos = database [data base].

* archivo de documentos administrativos = public record office.

* archivo de empresa = business archives.

* archivo de escuela = school records.

* archivo de funeraria = funeral home library.

* archivo de imágenes = image archiving, picture file.

* Archivo del Vaticano, el = Vatican Archives, the, Vatican Archives, the.

* archivo de oficina = office file.

* archivo de ordenador = computer file, machine-readable data file.

* archivo de periódico = news library.

* archivo de prensa = newspaper morgue.

* archivo de programas = programme file.

* archivo de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* archivo de recursos electrónico = electronic repository [e-repository].

* archivo de sindicato = trade-union archive.

* archivo eclesiástico = church register.

* archivo electrónico = machine-readable data file.

* archivo estatal = state archive.

* archivo étnico = ethnic archives.

* archivo familiar = estate archive.

* archivo fotográfico = picture archive, photographic library.

* archivo histórico = historical archives.

* archivo ministerial = departmental records.

* archivo municipal = municipal archives, city archive.

* archivo nacional = national archives.

* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.

* archivo parlamentario = parliamentary archive(s).

* archivo parroquial = parish register, parish records.

* archivo particular = family archive.

* archivo personal = private archives, personal archive(s), personal records.

* archivo plano = flat file.

* archivo presidencial = presidential archive.

* archivo privado = private archives.

* archivo provincial = provincial archives.

* archivo público = public archive.

* archivo regional = regional archives.

* archivo senatorial = senatorial papers.

* archivo sonoro = sound archive.

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* comprimir un archivo = zip + file.

* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA) = International Council on Archives (ICA).

* conservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* conservador del archivo = archives custodian.

* conservar en archivo = archive.

* copia de archivo = archival print.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* depósito de archivo = archival depot, archives depot.

* descomprimir un archivo = unzip + file.

* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.

* disco de archivo = archival disc.

* documento de archivo = archival document, archival record, archival file, archival print.

* gestión de archivos = management of records.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* grabaciones filmadas de archivo = library footage, stock footage.

* historia de los archivos = archival history.

* información de archivo = archival information.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).

* material de archivo = archival material, archive material.

* nombre de archivo = file name.

* nombre del archivo = data set name.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

* ordenación en archivos = vertical filing.

* pieza de archivo = archival file.

* preservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* reproducción de archivo = archival print.

* seleccionador de documentación de archivo = archival appraiser.

* sistema de archivo = archiving system.

* Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS) = Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

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masculino

1) ( local) archive; ( conjunto de documentos) tb

archivos — archives (pl), archive

los archivos de la policía — the police files o records

2) (Inf) file

* * *

= archive(s), archives, file, filing, filing cabinet, repository, vertical file, archiving, working file, archival institution, archive office.

Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.

Ex: The organization for the acquisition and preservation of archives and placing them at the disposal of users is known as archives.

Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.

Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.

Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex: Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.

Ex: The fugitive literature of acid rain: making use of nonconventional information sources in a vertical file.

Ex: Duplicating, archiving, and the option of computerised indexing is also discussed = También se trata de la duplicación, archivo y de la opción de indización automática.

Ex: The archives contain mainly the Papal working files of other days.

Ex: Archival institutions are outstripping libraries in the establishment of shops for the curative treatment of holdings.

Ex: Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.

* administración de archivos = archive(s) administration.

* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.

* almacenamiento de archivo = archival storage.

* archivo administrativo = record office, administrative archives, administrative library.

* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos = British Public Record Office.

* archivo comprimido = zip file.

* archivo de datos = database [data base].

* archivo de documentos administrativos = public record office.

* archivo de empresa = business archives.

* archivo de escuela = school records.

* archivo de funeraria = funeral home library.

* archivo de imágenes = image archiving, picture file.

* Archivo del Vaticano, el = Vatican Archives, the, Vatican Archives, the.

* archivo de oficina = office file.

* archivo de ordenador = computer file, machine-readable data file.

* archivo de periódico = news library.

* archivo de prensa = newspaper morgue.

* archivo de programas = programme file.

* archivo de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* archivo de recursos electrónico = electronic repository [e-repository].

* archivo de sindicato = trade-union archive.

* archivo eclesiástico = church register.

* archivo electrónico = machine-readable data file.

* archivo estatal = state archive.

* archivo étnico = ethnic archives.

* archivo familiar = estate archive.

* archivo fotográfico = picture archive, photographic library.

* archivo histórico = historical archives.

* archivo ministerial = departmental records.

* archivo municipal = municipal archives, city archive.

* archivo nacional = national archives.

* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.

* archivo parlamentario = parliamentary archive(s).

* archivo parroquial = parish register, parish records.

* archivo particular = family archive.

* archivo personal = private archives, personal archive(s), personal records.

* archivo plano = flat file.

* archivo presidencial = presidential archive.

* archivo privado = private archives.

* archivo provincial = provincial archives.

* archivo público = public archive.

* archivo regional = regional archives.

* archivo senatorial = senatorial papers.

* archivo sonoro = sound archive.

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* comprimir un archivo = zip + file.

* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA) = International Council on Archives (ICA).

* conservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* conservador del archivo = archives custodian.

* conservar en archivo = archive.

* copia de archivo = archival print.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* depósito de archivo = archival depot, archives depot.

* descomprimir un archivo = unzip + file.

* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.

* disco de archivo = archival disc.

* documento de archivo = archival document, archival record, archival file, archival print.

* gestión de archivos = management of records.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* grabaciones filmadas de archivo = library footage, stock footage.

* historia de los archivos = archival history.

* información de archivo = archival information.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).

* material de archivo = archival material, archive material.

* nombre de archivo = file name.

* nombre del archivo = data set name.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

* ordenación en archivos = vertical filing.

* pieza de archivo = archival file.

* preservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* reproducción de archivo = archival print.

* seleccionador de documentación de archivo = archival appraiser.

* sistema de archivo = archiving system.

* Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS) = Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

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archivo

masculine

A

1 (local) archive

2 (conjunto de documentos) tb

archivos archives (pl), archive

los archivos de la policía the police files o records

Compuesto:

archivo de imágenes

picture library

B ( Inf) file

Compuestos:

● archivo comprimido

zip file

● archivo de firma

signature file

● archivo de intercambio

swap file

● archivo fuente

source file

● archivo or fichero de autoridad

( Inf, Ling) authority file

● archivo maestro

master file

● archivo MP3 or emepetres

MP3 file

● archivo zip or ( AmL tb) zipeado

zip file

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Del verbo archivar: ( conjugate archivar)

archivo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

archivó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
archivar
archivo
archivar ( conjugate archivar) verbo transitivo ‹ documentos› to file;
‹investigación/asunto› ( por un tiempo) to shelve;
( para siempre) to close the file on
archivo sustantivo masculino
a) ( local) archive;

( conjunto de documentos) tb
◊ archivos archives (pl), archive;

los archivos de la policía the police files o records
b) (Inf) file

archivar verbo transitivo
1 (guardar) to file (away)
2 (considerar concluido) to shelve
3 Inform to save
archivo sustantivo masculino
1 (documento) file
2 (archivador) filing cabinet
3 (edificio, lugar) archives pl: me pasé la mañana entera en el archivo municipal, I spent the morning at the city archives
' archivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
filmoteca
- borrar
- constar
- FTP
- kárdex
English:
file
- record
- archive
- mug

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archivo nm

1. [lugar] archive;
TV
imágenes de archivo library pictures

Comp
el Archivo de Indias = archive in Seville storing documents relating to the administration of Spain's colonial empire
2. [documentos] archives

3. Informát file

Comp
archivo adjunto attachment;
archivo ejecutable executable file;

archivo invisible invisible file;

archivo oculto hidden file;

archivo temporal temporary file;

archivo de texto text file

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archivo

m

1 archive

2 INFOR file

* * *

archivo nm

1) : file

2) : archive, archives pl

* * *

archivo n (de policía, informática) file

la información está en este archivo the information is in this file

Spanish-English dictionary > archivo
13 causa-efecto

(adj.) = causal

Ex. The writers argue that the use of the natural selection concept obscures an important difference between different causal processes that are relevant to understanding evolutionary change.

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(adj.) = causal

Ex: The writers argue that the use of the natural selection concept obscures an important difference between different causal processes that are relevant to understanding evolutionary change.

Spanish-English dictionary > causa-efecto
14 causal

adj.

causal.

f.

cause, grounds, causative.

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causal

► adjetivo

1 causal

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [factor, relación] causal

2) (Ling)

oración causal — clause of reason

2.

SF reason, grounds pl

* * *

adjetivo causal

* * *

= causal.

Ex. The writers argue that the use of the natural selection concept obscures an important difference between different causal processes that are relevant to understanding evolutionary change.

* * *

adjetivo causal

* * *

= causal.

Ex: The writers argue that the use of the natural selection concept obscures an important difference between different causal processes that are relevant to understanding evolutionary change.

* * *

causal¹

adjective

causal

causal²

feminine

( frml)

reason, grounds (pl)

* * *

causal adj

1. [relación, encadenamiento] causal

2. Gram causal

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causal

adj causal

* * *

causal adj

: causal

causal nm

: cause, grounds pl

Spanish-English dictionary > causal
15 expurgo

= relegation, scrapping, withdrawal, expurgation, weeding, discarding, deaccession, deacquisition [de-acquisition], jettisoning, deselection, purge.

Ex. The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.

Ex. The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.

Ex. Also it is difficult to correct any errors in punching, and to make any modifications to the index, corresponding, for instance, to withdrawals.

Ex. We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.

Ex. Weeding is the process of removing materials which are no longer useful from a library collection.

Ex. The discarding of literature can only offer limited help in relieving the space shortage for seating.

Ex. These rules are concerned with access, deaccession, appraisals, preservation, and theft of books.

Ex. Most deacquisitions research is carried out in college and university libraries, since serious space problems exist in such libraries.

Ex. Part 1 deals with library processes, including selection, checking and claiming, cataloguing and jettisoning.

Ex. No, it is not the deselection of contentious literature about, say, politics or sex, that is at issue.

Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

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* expurgo de documentos = records disposition.

* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.

* expurgo de publicaciones periódicas = periodical collection weeding.

* expurgo por censura = bowdlerization.

* expurgos = withdrawn material, withdrawn books.

* fecha de expurgo = purge date.

* plan de expurgo = weeding policy, weeding project.

* política de expurgo = weeding policy.

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= relegation, scrapping, withdrawal, expurgation, weeding, discarding, deaccession, deacquisition [de-acquisition], jettisoning, deselection, purge.

Ex: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.

Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.

Ex: Also it is difficult to correct any errors in punching, and to make any modifications to the index, corresponding, for instance, to withdrawals.

Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.

Ex: Weeding is the process of removing materials which are no longer useful from a library collection.

Ex: The discarding of literature can only offer limited help in relieving the space shortage for seating.

Ex: These rules are concerned with access, deaccession, appraisals, preservation, and theft of books.

Ex: Most deacquisitions research is carried out in college and university libraries, since serious space problems exist in such libraries.

Ex: Part 1 deals with library processes, including selection, checking and claiming, cataloguing and jettisoning.

Ex: No, it is not the deselection of contentious literature about, say, politics or sex, that is at issue.

Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

* expurgo de documentos = records disposition.

* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.

* expurgo de publicaciones periódicas = periodical collection weeding.

* expurgo por censura = bowdlerization.

* expurgos = withdrawn material, withdrawn books.

* fecha de expurgo = purge date.

* plan de expurgo = weeding policy, weeding project.

* política de expurgo = weeding policy.

* * *

expurgo

masculine

expurgation

Spanish-English dictionary > expurgo
16 ir en contra de

(v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of

Ex. Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.

Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex. But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.

Ex. Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.

Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.

Ex. What factors told against them?.

Ex. These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.

Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex. These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.

Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex. This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.

Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.

Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.

Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.

Ex. Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.

Ex. This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.

Ex. Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.

Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.

Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.

Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.

Ex. Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.

Ex. As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.

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(v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of

Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.

Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex: But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.

Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.

Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.

Ex: What factors told against them?.

Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.

Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.

Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.

Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.

Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.

Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.

Ex: Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.

Ex: This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.

Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.

Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.

Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.

Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.

Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.

Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.

Spanish-English dictionary > ir en contra de
17 prestar atención

v.

to pay attention, to take notice, to give attention, to heed.

María se fijó muy bien Mary paid attention very well.

* * *

prestar atención

to pay attention (a, to)

* * *

to pay attention

* * *

(n.) = follow up, heed, receive + attention, mind, devote + attention, pay + heed, take + notice, give + (some) thought to, follow through, look out for, lend + an ear, prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up

Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. The formation of mould on paper and book-bindings is a long-standing problem, the nature of which has received little attention.

Ex. They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.

Ex. The cataloger, by being relieved of the onerous clerical burden of reorganizing the catalog, is free to devote professional attention to making the catalog a more responsive and useful tool.

Ex. Unless we believe we can do all this unaided, then we had better pay heed to literature.

Ex. Successful displays depend on two main ingredients: selection from the vast number of possible titles; and attractive layout, so that people will take notice of the books and want to know more about them.

Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex. The approach used is to follow through the decision making processes which underpin the successful introduction of any service.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. Secondly, the teacher should just ' lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion.

Ex. The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.

Ex. As lesbians, our antennas went up, and we wondered why this guy wanted to know how many bedrooms we had.

* * *

(n.) = follow up, heed, receive + attention, mind, devote + attention, pay + heed, take + notice, give + (some) thought to, follow through, look out for, lend + an ear, prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up

Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: The formation of mould on paper and book-bindings is a long-standing problem, the nature of which has received little attention.

Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.

Ex: The cataloger, by being relieved of the onerous clerical burden of reorganizing the catalog, is free to devote professional attention to making the catalog a more responsive and useful tool.

Ex: Unless we believe we can do all this unaided, then we had better pay heed to literature.

Ex: Successful displays depend on two main ingredients: selection from the vast number of possible titles; and attractive layout, so that people will take notice of the books and want to know more about them.

Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex: The approach used is to follow through the decision making processes which underpin the successful introduction of any service.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: Secondly, the teacher should just ' lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion.

Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.

Ex: As lesbians, our antennas went up, and we wondered why this guy wanted to know how many bedrooms we had.

Spanish-English dictionary > prestar atención
18 realizar

v.

1 to make (ejecutar) (esfuerzo, viaje, inversión).

2 to fulfill, to realize (hacer real).

realizó su sueño he fulfilled his dream

Ella realiza la infidelidad She realizes the infidelity.

3 to direct (Cine).

4 to realize (finance) (beneficios).

5 to accomplish, to carry out, to achieve, to carry through.

Ellas realizan sus planes They accomplish their plans.

6 to hold, to carry on, to have.

El grupo realizó una reunión The group held a meeting.

7 to sell off.

La tienda realizó sus saldos The store sold off its sale goods.

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REALIZAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(z changes to c before e)

Past Indicative

realicé, realizaste, realizó, realizamos, realizasteis, realizaron.

Present Subjunctive

realice, realices, realice, realicemos, realicéis, realicen.

Imperative

realiza (tú), realice (él/Vd.), realicemos (nos.), realizad (vos.), realicen (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to execute, perform, carry out

2) fulfill

3) realize

•

- realizarse

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1. VT

1) [+ propósito] to achieve, realize; [+ promesa] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), carry out; [+ proyecto] to carry out, put into effect

2) [+ viaje, vuelo, visita, compra] to make; [+ expedición] to carry out, go on

3) (Econ) [+ activo] to realize; [+ existencias] to sell off, sell up; [+ ganancias] to take

2.

See:

realizarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < tarea> to carry out, execute (frml); <viaje/visita> to make; <prueba/entrevista> to conduct; < encuesta> to carry out

realizan gestiones para... — they are taking the necessary steps to...

realizó una magnífica labor — she did a magnificent job

b) <ambiciones/ilusiones> to fulfill*, realize

2) (Cin, TV) to produce

3) (Com, Fin)

a) < bienes> to realize, dispose of, sell

b) <compra/inversión> to make

realizar ventas por valor de... — to sell goods to the value of...
2.
realizarse v pron sueños/ilusiones to come true, be realized; persona to fulfill* oneself

* * *

= author, carry out, conduct, enact, execute, go about, involve, produce, undertake, set in + motion, transact, administer, carry through, realise [realize, -USA].

Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex. The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.

Ex. Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.

Ex. The twin processes of abstracting and indexing, as covered in this book, are practices and procedures that people enact.

Ex. Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.

Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.

Ex. It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.

Ex. The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.

Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.

Ex. If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.

Ex. The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.

Ex. A performance rating should be administered at the end of the probationary period.

Ex. However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.

Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

----

* conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.

* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress.

* lograr realizar una maniobra = accomplish + manoeuver.

* realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.

* realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.

* realizar esfuerzo = exert + effort.

* realizar estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* realizar estudios = do + study.

* realizar interface con = interface to/with.

* realizar interfaz con = interface to/with.

* realizar las operaciones bancarias = bank.

* realizar milagros = accomplish + miracles.

* realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.

* realizar progreso = make + progress.

* realizarse = achieve + Posesivo + potential.

* realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.

* realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.

* realizar una autopsia = perform + an autopsy.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* realizar una búsqueda = conduct + search, execute + search, perform + search, run + search, undertake + search, carry out + search.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* realizar una combinación = perform + combination.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* realizar un acto = commit + act.

* realizar una entrevista = conduct + interview.

* realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.

* realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.

* realizar una investigación = carry out + research, conduct + investigation, conduct + research, do + research, undertake + investigation, undertake + research.

* realizar una labor detenidamente = work + Posesivo + way through.

* realizar una labor muy importante = maintain + a high profile.

* realizar un análisis = conduct + analysis.

* realizar un análisis factorial = factor-analyse [factor-analyze, -USA].

* realizar una operación = conduct + operation, carry out + transaction.

* realizar una proeza = accomplish + feat, perform + feat.

* realizar una prueba = conduct + trial, take + test.

* realizar una selección = undertake + selection.

* realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* realizar un cálculo = carry out + calculation.

* realizar un cambio = make + alteration, implement + change.

* realizar un diseño = execute + design.

* realizar un esfuerzo = put forth + effort, make + effort.

* realizar un esfuerzo común = make + a concerted effort.

* realizar un estudio = carry out + survey, conduct + survey, undertake + study, undertake + survey, conduct + study.

* realizar un estudio evaluativo = conduct + review.

* realizar un experimento = conduct + experiment.

* realizar un proyecto = conduct + project, undertake + project.

* realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.

* realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < tarea> to carry out, execute (frml); <viaje/visita> to make; <prueba/entrevista> to conduct; < encuesta> to carry out

realizan gestiones para... — they are taking the necessary steps to...

realizó una magnífica labor — she did a magnificent job

b) <ambiciones/ilusiones> to fulfill*, realize

2) (Cin, TV) to produce

3) (Com, Fin)

a) < bienes> to realize, dispose of, sell

b) <compra/inversión> to make

realizar ventas por valor de... — to sell goods to the value of...
2.
realizarse v pron sueños/ilusiones to come true, be realized; persona to fulfill* oneself

* * *

= author, carry out, conduct, enact, execute, go about, involve, produce, undertake, set in + motion, transact, administer, carry through, realise [realize, -USA].

Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.

Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.

Ex: The twin processes of abstracting and indexing, as covered in this book, are practices and procedures that people enact.

Ex: Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.

Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.

Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.

Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.

Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.

Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.

Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.

Ex: A performance rating should be administered at the end of the probationary period.

Ex: However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.

Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

* conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.

* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress.

* lograr realizar una maniobra = accomplish + manoeuver.

* realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.

* realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.

* realizar esfuerzo = exert + effort.

* realizar estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* realizar estudios = do + study.

* realizar interface con = interface to/with.

* realizar interfaz con = interface to/with.

* realizar las operaciones bancarias = bank.

* realizar milagros = accomplish + miracles.

* realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.

* realizar progreso = make + progress.

* realizarse = achieve + Posesivo + potential.

* realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.

* realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.

* realizar una autopsia = perform + an autopsy.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* realizar una búsqueda = conduct + search, execute + search, perform + search, run + search, undertake + search, carry out + search.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* realizar una combinación = perform + combination.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* realizar un acto = commit + act.

* realizar una entrevista = conduct + interview.

* realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.

* realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.

* realizar una investigación = carry out + research, conduct + investigation, conduct + research, do + research, undertake + investigation, undertake + research.

* realizar una labor detenidamente = work + Posesivo + way through.

* realizar una labor muy importante = maintain + a high profile.

* realizar un análisis = conduct + analysis.

* realizar un análisis factorial = factor-analyse [factor-analyze, -USA].

* realizar una operación = conduct + operation, carry out + transaction.

* realizar una proeza = accomplish + feat, perform + feat.

* realizar una prueba = conduct + trial, take + test.

* realizar una selección = undertake + selection.

* realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* realizar un cálculo = carry out + calculation.

* realizar un cambio = make + alteration, implement + change.

* realizar un diseño = execute + design.

* realizar un esfuerzo = put forth + effort, make + effort.

* realizar un esfuerzo común = make + a concerted effort.

* realizar un estudio = carry out + survey, conduct + survey, undertake + study, undertake + survey, conduct + study.

* realizar un estudio evaluativo = conduct + review.

* realizar un experimento = conduct + experiment.

* realizar un proyecto = conduct + project, undertake + project.

* realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.

* realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.

* * *

realizar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 (hacer, ejecutar) ‹tarea› to carry out, execute ( frml); ‹viaje/visita› to make; ‹prueba/entrevista› to conduct

están realizando gestiones para conseguirlo they are taking the necessary steps to achieve it

las últimas encuestas realizadas the latest surveys carried out o taken

ha realizado una magnífica labor he has done a magnificent job

los médicos que realizaron la operación the doctors who performed the operation

2 (cumplir) ‹sueños/ambiciones/ilusiones› to fulfill*, realize

B ( Cin, TV) to produce

C ( Com, Fin)

1 ‹bienes› to realize, dispose of, sell

realizar beneficios or ( AmL) utilidades to take profits

2 ‹compra/venta/inversión› to make

la empresa realizó ventas por valor de … the firm sold goods to the value of o had sales of …

■ realizarse

v pron

1 «sueños/ilusiones» to come true, be realized

2 «persona» to fulfill* oneself

* * *

realizar ( conjugate realizar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ tarea› to carry out, execute (frml);

‹viaje/visita› to make;
‹entrevista/pruebas› to conduct;
‹encuesta/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to perform, do;
‹compra/inversión› to make;
◊ realizó una magnífica labor she did a magnificent job

b) ‹ambiciones/ilusiones› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}, realize

realizarse verbo pronominal [sueños/ilusiones] to come true, be realized;
[ persona] to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} oneself
realizar verbo transitivo
1 (llevar a cabo) to carry out: realizaron un buen trabajo, they did a good job
2 (un sueño, deseo) to achieve fulfil, US fulfill
3 Cine to direct
TV to produce
' realizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- andar
- comenzar
- dar
- estanca
- estanco
- fortificación
- pegar
- pegarse
- acordar
- hacer
- practicar
English:
achieve
- act
- carry out
- equipment
- execute
- field trip
- fruition
- fulfil
- fulfill
- level
- outgoing
- produce
- realize
- attain
- conduct
- harvest
- perform

* * *

realizar

♦ vt

1. [ejecutar] [esfuerzo, viaje, inversión] to make;
[operación, experimento, trabajo] to perform; [encargo] to carry out; [plan, reformas] to implement; [desfile] to organize
2. [hacer real] to fulfil, to realize;

realizó su sueño he fulfilled his dream

3. Fin [bienes] to sell off, Espec to realize;

realizar beneficios to realize one's profits

4. [película] to direct;
[programa] to edit
♦ See also the pronominal verb realizarse

* * *

realizar

v/t

1 tarea carry out

2 RAD, TV produce

3 COM realize

* * *

realizar {21} vt

1) : to carry out, to execute

2) : to produce, to direct (a film or play)

3) : to fulfill, to achieve

4) : to realize (a profit)

♦ See also the reflexive verb realizarse

* * *

realizar vb

1. (llevar a cabo) to carry out [pt. & pp. carried]

realizó estudios importantes en el campo de la medicina he carried out important studies in the field of medicine

2. (hacer) to do / to make

realizó una buena labor he did a good job

el AVE realizó su primer viaje entre Madrid y Sevilla en menos de tres horas the AVE made its first journey between Madrid and Seville in under three hours

3. (convertir en realidad) to achieve / to fulfil [pt. & pp. fulfilled]

pudo realizar su sueño de hacerse médico he was able to fulfil his dream of becoming a doctor

Spanish-English dictionary > realizar
19 seguir

v.

1 to follow.

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind

seguir algo de cerca to follow o monitor something closely (desarrollo, resultados)

Ellos siguen la caravana They follow the convoy.

Eso es lo que sigue That is what follows.

2 to follow.

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed

3 to continue, to resume.

Me sigue el dolor My pain persists.

4 to continue, to go on.

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!

aquí se baja él, yo sigo he's getting out here, I'm going on (al taxista)

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong

sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?

5 to keep on, to go along, to carry on, to continue.

María se sigue haciendo daño Mary keeps on hurting herself.

6 to continue to be, to continue being, to keep, to keep being.

Las chicas siguen testarudas The girls continue to be stubborn.

7 to obey, to keep.

Las chicas siguen las reglas The girls obey the rules.

8 to imitate, to follow.

Los fanáticos siguen al cantante The fans imitate the singer.

9 to come afterwards, to come next, to come after, to come along.

Algo bueno sigue Something good comes afterwards.

* * *

SEGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen.

Past Indicative

seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron.

Present Subjunctive

siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigáis, sigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

siguiera, siguieras, siguiera, siguiéramos, siguierais, siguieran;

siguiese, siguieses, siguiese, siguiésemos, siguieseis, siguiesen.

Future Subjunctive

siguiere, siguieres, siguiere, siguiéremos, siguiereis, siguieren.

Imperative

sigue (tú), siga (él/Vd.), sigamos (nos.), seguid (vos.), sigan (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to follow

2) keep on

3) pursue

4) remain

* * *

1. VT

1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursue

tú ve primero que yo te sigo — you go first and I'll follow you

ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador

nos están siguiendo — we're being followed

seguía todos sus pasos — I followed his every step

la seguía con la mirada — his eyes followed her

me sigue como un perrito faldero — he's always tramping at my heels

2) (=estar atento a) [+ programa de TV] to watch, follow; [+ programa de radio] to listen to, follow; [+ proceso, progreso] to monitor, follow up; [+ satélite] to track

seguir los acontecimientos de cerca — to monitor events closely

estaba ocupada y no he seguido la conversación — I was busy and didn't follow the conversation

esta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step

3) (=hacer caso de) [+ consejo] to follow, take; [+ instrucciones, doctrina, líder] to follow

siguió el ejemplo de su padre — he followed his father's example

seguir los pasos de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

sigue la tradición de la familia — he follows in the family tradition

4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to follow

seguimos el curso del río — we followed the course of the river

siga la flecha — follow the arrow

siga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end

• seguir su camino — to continue on one's way

sigue su camino de cineasta independiente — he continues in his path of independent film-maker

el mercado sigue su camino alcista — the market is continuing on its upward trend

• seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) course

la enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course

que la justicia siga su curso — let justice take its course

5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow

es un razonamiento muy difícil de seguir — it's an argument which is rather hard to follow

¿me sigues? — are you with me?

6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do

7) † [+ mujer] to court †

2. VI

1) (=continuar) to go on, carry on

¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?

¡siga! — (=hable) go on!, carry on; LAm (=pase) come in

¡síguele! — Méx go on!

"sigue" — [en carta] P.T.O.; [en libro] continued

la carretera sigue hasta el pueblo — the road goes on as far as the town

siga por la carretera hasta el cruce — follow the road up to the crossroads

seguir por este camino — to carry on along this path

2)

• seguir adelante — [persona] to go on, carry on; [acontecimiento] to go ahead

los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
adelante 1)
3) [en estado, situación] to be still

sigue enfermo — he's still ill

sigue en Caracas — she's still in Caracas

el ascensor sigue estropeado — the lift's still not working

sigue soltero — he's still single

¿cómo sigue? — how is he?

que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself

seguir con una idea — to go on with an idea

seguía en su error — he continued in his error

• seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone

sigo sin noticias — I still haven't heard anything

sigo sin comprender — I still don't understand

esas preguntas siguen sin respuesta — those questions remain unanswered

4)

• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth

siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her

siguió hablando con nosotros — he went on speaking to us

el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working

sigo pensando lo mismo — I still think the same

sigue lloviendo — it's still raining

5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow on

como sigue — as follows

lo que sigue es un resumen — what follows is a summary

entre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out

mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue — I'll now move on to mention several cases

• seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy

a la conferencia siguió un debate — the lecture was followed by a discussion

3.

See:

seguirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

* * *

= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex. So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

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. These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex. An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex. Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex. All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex. Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex. In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

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* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

* * *

= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

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: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex: Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex: In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *

seguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to follow

sígame, por favor follow me, please

la hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

siga (a) ese coche follow that car!

creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followed

la siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyes

le venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for months

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

B ‹camino/ruta›

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridge

continuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coast

me paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my way

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal course

el tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivar

siguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicine

C (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sb

los disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstration

el hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in Asunción

D

1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to follow

tienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience

2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to follow

en su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classification

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founder

E

1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie diet

se seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license

2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to take

estoy siguiendo un cursillo de fotografía I'm doing o taking a short photography course

¿qué carrera piensas seguir? what are you thinking of studying o reading?

F

1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

me cuesta seguir una conversación en francés I find it hard to follow a conversation in French

¿me siguen? are you with me?

2

(permanecer atento a): no sigo ese programa I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

sigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closely

sigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's life

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely

■ seguir

vi

A

1 (por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

el tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Salto

desde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule

2

seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry on

llueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans

3

( Col) (entrar): siga por favor come in, please

B

(en un lugar, un estado): ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well

¿sigues con la idea de mudarte? do you still intend to move?, are you still thinking of moving?

sigo sin entender I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as ever

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

C

1

«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crime

sigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weather

si siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist

2 seguir + GER:

sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone

sigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsa

si sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you out

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)

D

1

(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter

me bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stop

sigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music

2 «historia/poema» to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?

[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows

■ seguirse

v pron

( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sth

de esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental

* * *

seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- continuar
- escala
- golpe
- impulsar
- juego
- profesar
- rastrear
- ritmo
- sino
- suceder
- trece
- adelante
- bordear
- camino
- cauce
- cerca
- línea
- llevar
- moda
- paso
- perro
- racha
- separar
- siga
- sigo
- trazar
- ver
English:
act on
- advice
- along
- carry on
- closely
- continue
- despite
- ensue
- fight on
- follow
- follow up
- forge
- get on
- go ahead
- go on
- go through with
- hope
- hotly
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- march on
- monitor
- move on
- obey
- pick up
- play on
- play upon
- practice
- practise
- press ahead
- proceed
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- rattle on
- reasoning
- run on
- send on
- shadow
- soldier on
- stalk
- stand
- stay out
- struggle on
- succeed
- tail
- take
- track
- trail

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seguir

♦ vt

1. [ir detrás de, tomar la ruta de] to follow;

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind;

síganme, por favor follow me, please;

la generación que nos sigue o [m5] que sigue a la nuestra the next generation, the generation after us;

sigue este sendero hasta llegar a un bosque follow this path until you come to a forest;

seguir el rastro de alguien/algo to follow sb's/sth's tracks;

siga la flecha [en letrero] follow the arrow

2. [perseguir] to follow;

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed;

seguir a alguien de cerca to tail sb;

parece que le siguen los problemas trouble seems to follow him around wherever he goes;

Prov

el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way

3. [estar atento a, imitar, obedecer] to follow;

seguían con la vista la trayectoria de la bola they followed the ball with their eyes;

no seguimos ese programa we don't follow that programme;

seguir algo de cerca [su desarrollo, sus resultados] to follow o monitor sth closely;

siempre sigue los dictámenes de la moda she always follows the latest fashion;

los que siguen a Keynes followers of Keynes;

el cuadro sigue una línea clásica the painting is classical in style;

seguir las órdenes/instrucciones de alguien to follow sb's orders/instructions;

sigue mi consejo y habla con ella take my advice and talk to her;

siguiendo sus indicaciones, hemos cancelado el pedido we have cancelled the order as instructed

4. [reanudar, continuar] to continue, to resume;

yo seguí mi trabajo/camino I continued with my work/on my way;

él siguió su discurso he continued o resumed his speech

5. [comprender] [explicación, profesor, conferenciante] to follow;

me costaba seguirle I found her hard to follow;

¿me sigues? do you follow?, are you with me?

6. [mantener, someterse a] to follow;

hay que seguir un cierto orden you have to follow o do things in a certain order;

seguiremos el procedimiento habitual we will follow the usual procedure;

es difícil seguirle (el ritmo), va muy deprisa it's hard to keep up with him, he goes very quickly;

los aspirantes elegidos seguirán un proceso de formación the chosen candidates will receive o undergo training

7. [cursar]
sigue un curso de italiano he's doing an Italian course;

sigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine

♦ vi

1. [proseguir, no detenerse] to continue, to go on;

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!;

aquí se baja él, yo sigo [al taxista] he's getting out here, I'm going on;

siga con su trabajo carry on with your work;

el sendero sigue hasta la cima the path continues o carries on to the top;

"sigue la crisis en la bolsa de Tokio" Tokyo stock market crisis continues;

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it;

¿vas a seguir intentándolo? are you going to keep trying?;

se seguían viendo de vez en cuando they still saw each other from time to time, they continued to see each other from time to time;

seguir adelante (con algo) [con planes, proyectos] to go ahead (with sth)

2. [mantenerse, permanecer]
sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital;

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?;

todo sigue igual everything's still the same, nothing has changed;

sigue el buen tiempo en el sur del país the good weather in the south of the country is continuing;

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory;

¿la sigues queriendo? do you still love her?;

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong;

sigue habiendo dudas sobre… doubts remain about…;

¡buen trabajo, sigue así! good work, keep it up!;

si seguimos jugando así, ganaremos la liga if we carry on o keep playing like that, we'll win the league;
Fam
a seguir bien [como despedida] take care, look after yourself;

de seguir así las cosas, si las cosas siguen así if things go on like this, the way things are going

3. [tomar un camino]
el resto siguió por otro camino the rest went another way;

seguiremos hacia el este we'll go east then;

siga todo recto go straight on;

siga hasta el siguiente semáforo carry on till you get to the next set of traffic lights

4. [sucederse, ir después] to follow;

lo que sigue es una cita del Corán the following is a quotation from the Koran;

seguir a algo to follow sth;

la lluvia siguió a los truenos the thunder was followed by rain;

¿cómo sigue el chiste? how does the joke go on o continue?;

el proceso de selección se realizará como sigue:… the selection process will be carried out as follows:…;

sigue en la página 20 [en periódico, libro] continued on page 20

5. Col [para dar permiso] please do;

con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do

♦ See also the pronominal verb seguirse

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seguir

I v/t

1 consejo, camino, moda etc follow;

seguir a alguien follow s.o.

2 ( permanecer)

:

seguir fiel a alguien remain faithful to s.o.

II v/i continue, carry on;

seguir con algo continue with sth, carry on with sth;

seguir haciendo algo go on doing sth, continue to do sth;

sigue cometiendo los mismos errores he keeps on making the same mistakes;

sigue enfadado conmigo he’s still angry with me;

¡a seguir bien! take care!, take it easy!

* * *

seguir {75} vt

1) : to follow

el sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rain

seguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your advice

me siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes

2) : to go along, to keep on

seguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highway

siguió hablando: he kept on talking

seguir el curso: to stay on course

3) : to take (a course, a treatment)

seguir vi

1) : to go on, to keep going

sigue adelante: keep going, carry on

2) : to remain, to continue to be

¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?

sigue con vida: she's still alive

3) : to follow, to come after

la frase que sigue: the following sentence

* * *

seguir vb

1. (en general) to follow

ese perro me sigue a todas partes that dog follows me everywhere

el jueves sigue al miércoles Thursday follows Wednesday

2. (cursar estudios) to do

sigue un curso de informática he's doing a computing course

3. (recorrer) to go on

siga todo recto hasta la plaza go straight on until you get to the square

¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!

4. (continuar) to be still

sigue enfermo he's still ill

sigo viviendo en el mismo sitio I'm still living in the same place

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