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  • 101 de forma errática

    Ex. This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
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    Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de forma errática

  • 102 de forma irregular

    Ex. This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
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    Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de forma irregular

  • 103 de modo errático

    Ex. This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
    * * *

    Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de modo errático

  • 104 de modo irregular

    Ex. This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
    * * *

    Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de modo irregular

  • 105 de sabor desagradable

    (adj.) = unpalatable
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unpalatable

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de sabor desagradable

  • 106 debilitado

    adj.
    weakened, enervate, enfeebled, debilitated.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: debilitar.
    * * *
    ADJ (Med) [persona] run-down; [sistema inmunológico] weakened, damaged
    * * *
    Ex. The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.
    ----
    * papel debilitado = brittle paper.
    * * *

    Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.

    * papel debilitado = brittle paper.

    Spanish-English dictionary > debilitado

  • 107 decano

    m.
    dean, executive, superintendent, doyen.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (cargo) dean
    2 (miembro más antiguo) senior member; (hombre) doyen; (mujer) doyenne
    * * *
    (f. - decana)
    noun
    1) dean
    * * *
    decano, -a
    SM / F
    1) (Univ) dean
    2) [de junta, grupo] (=de mayor edad) senior member; (=de más antigüedad) doyen/doyenne
    * * *
    - na masculino, femenino
    a) ( de una facultad) dean
    b) (de una profesión, un grupo) senior member

    el decano/la decana de nuestros críticos de cine — the doyen/doyenne of our movie critics

    * * *
    = dean.
    Ex. The librarian is also a member of the Board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as dean of the School for a period of three years.
    * * *
    - na masculino, femenino
    a) ( de una facultad) dean
    b) (de una profesión, un grupo) senior member

    el decano/la decana de nuestros críticos de cine — the doyen/doyenne of our movie critics

    * * *
    = dean.

    Ex: The librarian is also a member of the Board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as dean of the School for a period of three years.

    * * *
    decano -na
    masculine, feminine
    2 (de una profesión, un grupo) senior member
    son los decanos del grupo they're the senior members of the group
    el decano/la decana de nuestros críticos de cine the doyen/doyenne of our movie critics
    * * *

    decano
    ◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de una facultad) dean;


    (de una profesión, un grupo) senior member
    decano,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Univ dean
    2 (miembro más antiguo) doyen, doyenne f, senior member
    ' decano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    decana
    English:
    dean
    * * *
    decano, -a nm,f
    1. [de facultad] dean;
    [de colegio profesional] secretary, chairman, f chairwoman
    2. [veterano] senior member, doyen, f doyenne;
    el decano de la prensa escrita española the elder statesman of the Spanish press
    * * *
    m, decana f dean
    * * *
    decano, -na n
    1) : dean
    2) : senior member

    Spanish-English dictionary > decano

  • 108 delicioso

    adj.
    delicious, delightful, tasty, very tasty.
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    1 delightful, charming (una comida) delicious
    * * *
    (f. - deliciosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [momento, sonido] delightful
    2) [comida, bebida] delicious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <comida/bebida/sabor> delicious
    b) < tiempo> delightful

    ¿no te bañas? el agua está deliciosa — aren't you going to have a swim? the water's lovely

    * * *
    = delicious, delightful, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, mouth-watering, flavourful [flavorful, -USA].
    Ex. This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and ' delicious' ways.
    Ex. Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex. It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex. End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
    Ex. Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <comida/bebida/sabor> delicious
    b) < tiempo> delightful

    ¿no te bañas? el agua está deliciosa — aren't you going to have a swim? the water's lovely

    * * *
    = delicious, delightful, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, mouth-watering, flavourful [flavorful, -USA].

    Ex: This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and ' delicious' ways.

    Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex: End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
    Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.

    * * *
    1 ‹comida/bebida/sabor› delicious; ‹perfume› exquisite
    2 ‹tiempo/velada› delightful
    ¿no te bañas? el agua está deliciosa aren't you going to have a swim? the water's lovely
    3 ‹chica/niño/sonrisa› charming, delightful
    * * *

     

    delicioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹comida/bebida/sabor› delicious;


    ‹ tiempo› delightful
    delicioso,-a adj (sabor) delicious
    (sonido, espectáculo) delightful: fue una velada deliciosa, it was a great evening
    ' delicioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    canela
    - deliciosa
    English:
    beautiful
    - delicious
    - delightful
    - delectable
    - mouth
    * * *
    delicioso, -a adj
    1. [comida, bebida] delicious;
    [aroma, sabor] delicious
    2. [persona, sonrisa, lugar, clima] lovely, delightful
    * * *
    adj delightful; comida delicious
    * * *
    delicioso, -sa adj
    1) rico: delicious
    2) : delightful
    * * *
    delicioso adj delicious

    Spanish-English dictionary > delicioso

  • 109 demoler

    v.
    1 to demolish, to pull down (edificio).
    Los arquitectos demolieron la casa The architects demolished the house.
    2 to rout, to demolish.
    Los Vaqueros demolieron a los Delfines The Cowboys routed the Dolphins.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover
    1 to demolish, pull down, tear down
    2 figurado to demolish, tear to pieces
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT [+ edificio] to demolish, pull down; [+ argumento, teoría] to demolish
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < edificio> to demolish, pull down
    b) <mito/teoría> (fam) to debunk, demolish
    * * *
    = demolish, tear down, bulldoze, wreck, knock out, raze.
    Ex. Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.
    Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
    Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.
    Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
    Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
    Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.
    ----
    * demoler aparatosamente = bring + crashing down.
    * demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < edificio> to demolish, pull down
    b) <mito/teoría> (fam) to debunk, demolish
    * * *
    = demolish, tear down, bulldoze, wreck, knock out, raze.

    Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.

    Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
    Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.
    Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
    Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
    Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.
    * demoler aparatosamente = bring + crashing down.
    * demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

    * * *
    demoler [E9 ]
    vt
    1 ‹edificio› to demolish, pull down
    2 ‹organización/sistema› to do away with, destroy
    3 ‹mito/teoría› ( fam); to debunk, demolish
    * * *

    demoler ( conjugate demoler) verbo transitivo

    b) ‹mito/teoría› (fam) to debunk, demolish

    demoler verbo transitivo to demolish
    ' demoler' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tirar
    English:
    demolish
    - level
    - bull
    - devastate
    - wreck
    * * *
    1. [edificio] to demolish, to pull down
    2. [organización, sistema] to destroy
    3. [argumentos, teorías] to demolish
    * * *
    v/t demolish
    * * *
    demoler {47} vt
    derribar, derrumbar: to demolish, to destroy

    Spanish-English dictionary > demoler

  • 110 derribar

    v.
    1 to knock down, to demolish.
    Ella derribó la puerta She knocked down the door.
    2 to overthrow.
    El pueblo derribó al tirano The country overthrew the tyrant.
    3 to down, to bring down.
    Ella derriba las paredes She downs the walls.
    4 to blow down, to blow over.
    5 to crush.
    * * *
    1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down
    ■ derribar un edificio to demolish a building, knock down a building
    3 (avión, enemigo) to shoot down, bring down
    4 (una puerta) to batter down
    5 figurado (gobierno) to overthrow; (ministro) to topple
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=derrumbar) [+ edificio] to knock down, pull down; [+ puerta] to batter down; [+ barrera] to tear down

    el huracán derribó varias casas — the hurricane blew down o brought down a number of houses

    2) [+ persona] to knock down; (Boxeo) to floor
    3) (Aer) to shoot down, bring down
    4) (Caza) to shoot, bag
    5) [+ gobierno] to bring down, topple
    6) [+ pasión] to subdue
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break down
    b) < avión> to shoot down, bring down
    c) < persona> to floor, knock... down; < novillo> to knock... over
    d) viento to bring down
    e) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple
    * * *
    = knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.
    Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
    Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
    Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
    Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.
    Ex. The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.
    Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.
    Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
    Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
    Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.
    Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
    ----
    * derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.
    * derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break down
    b) < avión> to shoot down, bring down
    c) < persona> to floor, knock... down; < novillo> to knock... over
    d) viento to bring down
    e) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple
    * * *
    = knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.

    Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

    Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
    Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
    Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.
    Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.
    Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.
    Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
    Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
    Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.
    Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
    * derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.
    * derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

    * * *
    derribar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down, pull down; ‹puerta› to break down
    2 ‹avión› to shoot down, bring down, down ( colloq)
    3 ‹persona› to floor, knock … down, lay … out ( colloq); ‹novillo› to knock … over
    4 «viento» to bring down
    el viento derribó varios árboles the wind brought down several trees
    5 ‹gobierno› to overthrow
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    derribar    
    derribar algo
    derribar ( conjugate derribar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down;

    ‹ puerta› to break down

    c) ‹ persona› to floor, knock … down;

    ‹ novillo› to knock … over


    derribar verbo transitivo
    1 (un edificio) to pull down
    (a una persona) to knock down
    (un avión) to shoot down
    2 (un gobierno) to bring down
    ' derribar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abatir
    - echar
    - tirar
    - botar
    English:
    blow down
    - blow over
    - bowl over
    - break down
    - bring down
    - bulldoze
    - demolish
    - fell
    - floor
    - kick down
    - knock down
    - pull down
    - shoot down
    - tear down
    - bowl
    - bring
    - down
    - knock
    - shoot
    - topple
    - unseat
    * * *
    1. [construcción, edificio, muro, pared] to knock down, to demolish;
    [puerta] to break down, to smash down;
    derribó el castillo de naipes she knocked down the house of cards
    2. [árbol] [sujeto: leñador] to cut down, to fell;
    [sujeto: viento, tormenta] to uproot
    3. [avión, jugador, res] to bring down;
    [púgil, luchador] to knock down, to floor; [jinete] to unseat
    4. [gobierno, gobernante] to overthrow
    5. [en equitación] [obstáculo] to knock over o down
    * * *
    v/t
    1 edificio, persona knock down
    2 avión shoot down
    3 POL bring down
    * * *
    1) demoler, derrumbar: to demolish, to knock down
    2) : to shoot down, to bring down (an airplane)
    3) derrocar: to overthrow
    * * *
    1. (edificio) to demolish / to pull down
    2. (persona) to knock down

    Spanish-English dictionary > derribar

  • 111 desagradable

    adj.
    1 unpleasant.
    2 disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant, displeasing.
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    1 disagreeable, unpleasant
    * * *
    adj.
    unpleasant, disagreeable
    * * *
    ADJ unpleasant, disagreeable más frm
    * * *
    adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horrible
    * * *
    = off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.
    Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
    Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
    Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
    Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
    Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.
    Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex. In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.
    Ex. In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.
    Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.
    Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.
    Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.
    Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
    Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
    ----
    * algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.
    * darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.
    * de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.
    * desagradable a la vista = eyesore.
    * encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.
    * esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.
    * lo desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.
    * * *
    adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horrible
    * * *
    = off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.

    Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

    Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
    Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
    Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
    Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.
    Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.
    Ex: In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.
    Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.
    Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.
    Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.
    Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
    Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
    * algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.
    * darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.
    * de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.
    * desagradable a la vista = eyesore.
    * encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.
    * esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.
    * lo desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.

    * * *
    ‹respuesta/comentario› unkind; ‹sabor/ruido/sensación› unpleasant, disagreeable; ‹escena› horrible
    estuvo realmente desagradable conmigo he was really unpleasant to me
    ¡no seas tan desagradable! dale una oportunidad don't be so mean o unkind! give him a chance
    ¡qué tiempo más desagradable! what nasty o horrible weather
    hacía un día bastante desagradable the weather was rather unpleasant, it was a rather unpleasant day
    se llevó una sorpresa desagradable she got a nasty o an unpleasant surprise
    * * *

     

    desagradable adjetivo
    unpleasant;
    ‹respuesta/comentario› unkind
    desagradable adjetivo unpleasant, disagreeable: hay un olor desagradable, there's an unpleasant smell
    es una persona muy desagradable, he's really disagreeable
    ' desagradable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escopetazo
    - fresca
    - fresco
    - graznido
    - grosera
    - grosero
    - gustillo
    - horrorosa
    - horroroso
    - impresión
    - marrón
    - palma
    - sensación
    - terrible
    - terrorífica
    - terrorífico
    - chocante
    - ingrato
    - mal
    - shock
    English:
    bullet
    - business
    - creep
    - dirty
    - disagreeable
    - distasteful
    - emptiness
    - filthy
    - hard
    - ill-natured
    - miserable
    - nasty
    - off
    - off-putting
    - rude
    - thankless
    - ugly
    - unkind
    - unpleasant
    - unsavory
    - unsavoury
    - unwelcome
    - why
    - home
    - objectionable
    - offensive
    - painful
    - peevish
    - unpalatable
    - unwholesome
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [sensación, tiempo, escena] unpleasant;
    no voy a salir, la tarde está muy desagradable I'm not going to go out, the weather's turned quite nasty this afternoon;
    una desagradable sorpresa an unpleasant o a nasty surprise
    2. [persona, comentario, contestación] unpleasant;
    está muy desagradable con su familia he's very unpleasant to his family;
    no seas desagradable y ven con nosotros al cine don't be unsociable, come to the cinema with us
    ♦ nmf
    son unos desagradables they're unpleasant people
    * * *
    adj unpleasant, disagreeable
    * * *
    : unpleasant, disagreeable
    * * *
    desagradable adj unpleasant

    Spanish-English dictionary > desagradable

  • 112 diferente

    adj.
    different.
    una casa diferente de o a la mía a house different from mine
    yo soy muy diferente de o a él I'm very different from him
    por diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasons
    adv.
    differently.
    se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)
    * * *
    1 different
    ■ es diferente de/a todos it's different to/from them all
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=distinto) different

    ser diferente de o a algn/algo — to be different to o from sb/sth

    mi enfoque es diferente del o al tuyo — my approach is different to o from yours

    eso me da igual, diferente sería que no me invitaran a la fiesta — I don't mind about that, it would be different if they didn't invite me to the party

    2)

    diferentes — (=varios) various, several

    por aquí han pasado diferentes personalidades — various o several celebrities have been here

    * * *
    a) ( distinto) different

    ser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something

    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours

    b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.
    Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
    Ex. It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex. A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex. Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
    Ex. There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
    Ex. If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.
    Ex. A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
    Ex. The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
    Ex. To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    Ex. Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
    Ex. The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
    Ex. This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
    Ex. The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex. It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
    ----
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * algo diferente de = something other than.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * como diferente a = as distinct from.
    * con diferentes variaciones = in variation.
    * conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * diferente de = different to, other than.
    * diferentes ocasiones = at different times.
    * en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].
    * seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.
    * seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * * *
    a) ( distinto) different

    ser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something

    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours

    b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.

    Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

    Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
    Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
    Ex: If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.
    Ex: A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
    Ex: The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
    Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
    Ex: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
    Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
    Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * algo diferente de = something other than.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * como diferente a = as distinct from.
    * con diferentes variaciones = in variation.
    * conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * diferente de = different to, other than.
    * diferentes ocasiones = at different times.
    * en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].
    * seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.
    * seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

    * * *
    1 (distinto) different ser diferente A or DE algn/algo:
    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya my family is different from o to yours
    su versión es diferente a or de la tuya her version is different from o to o ( AmE) than yours
    es un lugar diferente de todos los que he visitado hasta ahora it is unlike any other place I have visited so far
    2 (en pl, delante del n) ‹motivos/soluciones/maneras› various
    diferentes personas manifestaron esa misma opinión various (different) people expressed the same opinion
    existen diferentes enfoques del problema there are a variety o a number of (different) ways of looking at the problem, there are various (different) ways of looking at the problem
    nos hemos encontrado en diferentes ocasiones we've met several times o on several o on various occasions
    por diferentes razones for a variety o a number of reasons, for various reasons
    * * *

     

    diferente adjetivo

    ser diferente a or de algn/algo to be different from sb/sth
    b) (en pl, delante del n) ‹motivos/soluciones/maneras› various;


    diferente
    I adjetivo different [de, from]
    II adverbio differently: ¿no crees que deberíamos atacar el problema de una forma diferente?, don't you think that we should approach the problem differently?
    ' diferente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discrepar
    - otra
    - otro
    - separada
    - separado
    - desigual
    - dispar
    - distinto
    - diverso
    English:
    differ
    - different
    - distinct
    - off-beat
    - unalike
    - unlike
    - alternative
    - dissimilar
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [distinto] different (de o a from o to);
    una casa diferente de o [m5] a la mía a house different from mine;
    yo soy muy diferente de o [m5] a él I'm very different from him;
    fue una experiencia diferente it was something different
    2.
    diferentes [varios] various;
    se oyeron diferentes opiniones al respecto various opinions were voiced on the subject;
    por diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasons;
    ocurre en diferentes lugares del planeta it happens in various different places around the world
    ♦ adv
    differently;
    se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)
    * * *
    adj different
    * * *
    distinto: different
    * * *
    diferente adj different

    Spanish-English dictionary > diferente

  • 113 director

    adj.
    director, directing.
    m.
    1 director, leader, principal.
    2 superintendent, manager, officer.
    3 conductor, orchestra conductor.
    4 warden.
    5 headmaster, head teacher.
    * * *
    1 directing, managing
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 director, manager
    2 (de colegio - hombre) headmaster; (mujer) headmistress
    5 (de cárcel) governor
    6 (de orquesta) conductor
    \
    director,-ra de cine film director
    director,-ra de escena stage manager
    director espiritual father confessor
    director,-ra gerente managing director
    * * *
    (f. - directora)
    noun
    director, manager, head, headmaster
    * * *
    director, -a
    1.
    ADJ [consejo, junta] governing; [principio] guiding
    2. SM / F
    1) (=responsable) [de centro escolar] headteacher, headmaster/headmistress, principal; [de periódico, revista] editor; (Cine, TV) director; [de orquesta] conductor; [de hospital] manager, administrator; [de prisión] governor, warden (EEUU)

    director(a) artístico/a — artistic director

    director(a) de departamento — (Univ) head of department

    director(a) de funeraria — undertaker, funeral director, mortician (EEUU)

    director(a) de interiores — (TV) studio director

    director(a) de tesis — thesis supervisor, research supervisor

    2) (Com) (=gerente) manager; [de mayor responsabilidad] director

    director(a) adjunto/a — assistant manager

    director(a) ejecutivo/a — executive director, managing director

    director(a) técnico/a — technical manager

    3.
    SM
    (Rel)
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.
    Ex. As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
    Ex. Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex. The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex. Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex. She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex. Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex. The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex. This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex. Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex. Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    ----
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    el director

    Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.

    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.

    Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.

    Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex: Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex: The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de una escuela) ( masculine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmaster ( BrE); ( feminine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmistress ( BrE); (de un periódico, una revista) editor, editor in chief; (de un hospital) administrator; (de una prisión) warden ( AmE), governor ( BrE)
    2 ( Com) (gerente) manager; (miembro de la junta directiva) director, executive
    3 ( Cin, Teatr) director
    Compuestos:
    ● director adjunto, directora adjunta
    masculine, feminine deputy director
    ● director/directora de división
    masculine, feminine divisional director
    ● director/directora de escena
    masculine, feminine stage manager
    ● director/directora de orquesta
    masculine, feminine conductor
    ● director/directora de ventas
    masculine, feminine sales manager o director
    ● director ejecutivo, directora ejecutiva
    masculine, feminine executive director
    masculine father confessor
    ● director/directora general
    masculine, feminine (de una empresa) general manager; (de un organismo oficial) director-general
    ● director/directora gerente
    masculine, feminine managing director
    ● director técnico, directora técnica
    masculine, feminine ( AmL) head coach ( AmE), manager ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    director
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE);

    (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE);
    (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief);
    ( de hospital) administrator;
    ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager;

    ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive;

    c) (Cin, Teatr) director;


    director,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 director
    (de un colegio) head teacher, US principal
    (de un periódico) editor
    2 (de una película, musical) director
    (de orquesta) conductor
    ' director' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    achuchar
    - cineasta
    - consejera
    - consejero
    - definitivamente
    - desear
    - dirección
    - directiva
    - directivo
    - directora
    - dtor
    - entrante
    - fiscal
    - galerista
    - general
    - proyecto
    - realizador
    - realizadora
    - sazón
    - script
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - adjunto
    - interino
    - jefe
    - llegar
    - secretario
    - señor
    English:
    advertise
    - climax
    - conductor
    - deputy
    - director
    - dismiss
    - distrust
    - film
    - film maker
    - governor
    - head
    - headmaster
    - hook
    - manager
    - managing
    - MD
    - meeting
    - mgr
    - Postmaster General
    - president
    - principal
    - producer
    - put through
    - showman
    - stage director
    - stage manager
    - superintendent
    - act
    - ask
    - coach
    - controller
    - editor
    - editorial
    - elevate
    - funeral
    - instigation
    - managing director
    - mortician
    - movie
    - stage
    - take
    - warden
    * * *
    director, -ora nm,f
    1. [de empresa] director;
    [de hotel, hospital, banco] manager, f manageress; [de periódico] editor; [de colegio] Br headmaster, f headmistress, US principal; [de cárcel] Br governor, US warden director adjunto associate o deputy director;
    director comercial marketing manager;
    director ejecutivo executive director;
    director espiritual spiritual director;
    director financiero finance o financial director, US chief financial officer;
    director en funciones acting manager;
    director general general manager;
    director gerente managing director, chief executive, esp US chief executive officer;
    director de recursos humanos human resources manager;
    director técnico [en fútbol] director of football;
    director de tesis supervisor;
    director de ventas sales director o manager
    2. [de obra artística] director
    director artístico artistic director;
    director de cine movie o Br film director;
    director de circo ringmaster;
    director de escena producer, stage manager;
    director de fotografía director of photography;
    director musical musical director;
    * * *
    I adj leading
    II m, directora f
    1 de empresa manager
    2 EDU principal, Br
    head (teacher)
    3 TEA, de película director
    * * *
    1) : director, manager, head
    2) : conductor (of an orchestra)
    * * *
    1. (de cine) director
    2. (de empresa, banco) manager
    3. (de colegio) head / headteacher
    4. (de periódico) editor

    Spanish-English dictionary > director

  • 114 director de museo

    (n.) = curator
    Ex. In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
    * * *
    (n.) = curator

    Ex: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.

    Spanish-English dictionary > director de museo

  • 115 discurso político

    (n.) = political discourse, political speech, spin
    Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.
    Ex. Whilst political speech enjoys the highest possible protection under the First Amendment to the US Constitution, 'speech' concerning child pornography and obscenity is allowed none.
    Ex. The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.
    * * *
    (n.) = political discourse, political speech, spin

    Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

    Ex: Whilst political speech enjoys the highest possible protection under the First Amendment to the US Constitution, 'speech' concerning child pornography and obscenity is allowed none.
    Ex: The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > discurso político

  • 116 discurso religioso

    Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.
    * * *

    Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

    Spanish-English dictionary > discurso religioso

  • 117 divisible

    adj.
    1 divisible.
    2 partitionable.
    * * *
    1 dividable
    2 MATEMÁTICAS divisible
    * * *
    * * *
    * * *
    = divisible, fissiparous.
    Ex. There relationships are broadly divisible into two types.
    Ex. Certainly the public is likely to be better served by one comprehensive library than by a fissiparous group of specialist agencies.
    * * *
    * * *
    = divisible, fissiparous.

    Ex: There relationships are broadly divisible into two types.

    Ex: Certainly the public is likely to be better served by one comprehensive library than by a fissiparous group of specialist agencies.

    * * *
    divisible POR algo divisible BY sth
    * * *

    divisible adjetivo divisible por algo divisible by sth
    ' divisible' also found in these entries:
    English:
    divisible
    - even
    * * *
    divisible ( por by)
    * * *
    adj divisible
    * * *
    : divisible

    Spanish-English dictionary > divisible

  • 118 durante la búsqueda

    Ex. Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.
    * * *

    Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.

    Spanish-English dictionary > durante la búsqueda

  • 119 eficacia de consumo de combustible

    Ex. The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.
    * * *

    Ex: The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.

    Spanish-English dictionary > eficacia de consumo de combustible

  • 120 ejercer de

    v.
    to work as.
    * * *
    (v.) = serve as
    Ex. In her previous vocation she served as Curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
    * * *
    (v.) = serve as

    Ex: In her previous vocation she served as Curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ejercer de

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  • Served — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • served — de·served; re·served; served; un·served; …   English syllables

  • served out his sentence — fulfilled his penalty, was punished, served out his jail term …   English contemporary dictionary

  • served — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dressed, prepared, offered, apportioned, dealt, furnished, supplied, provided, dished up* …   English dictionary for students

  • served — adj. offered, presented sÉœrv /sɜːv n. opening stroke or hit of the ball (Sports) v. tend to, attend; work, perform a duty or task; worship; function as; offer, present; fulfill a term (of punishment, military service, etc.); deliver, provide;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • served as — was used as, had the function of, worked as, filled the role of …   English contemporary dictionary

  • served — versed …   Anagrams dictionary

  • served — past of serve …   Useful english dictionary

  • Served quire — Сфальцованный печатный лист …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • served as a catalyst — made something faster, urged, spurred …   English contemporary dictionary

  • served as a model — was used as an example …   English contemporary dictionary

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