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61 poniente
adj.setting.m.West (occidente).* * *1 (dirección) west2 (viento) west wind, westerly wind* * *1.ADJ west, western2. SM1) (=oeste) west2) (=viento) west wind* * ** * *----* sol poniente = setting sun.* * ** * ** sol poniente = setting sun.* * *1 (occidente) west2 (viento) west wind* * *
poniente sustantivo masculino ( occidente) west;
( viento) west wind
poniente sustantivo masculino
1 (oeste) West
2 (viento) westerly (wind)
' poniente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
levante
* * *poniente nm1. [occidente] West2. [viento] west wind;viento de poniente west wind* * *m west* * *poniente nm1) occidente: west2) : west wind -
62 reducción
f.1 reduction, decrease, decline, fall.2 curtailment, deescalation, cut, cutback.* * *1 reduction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=disminución)a) [de cantidad, precios, consumo, tamaño] reductionuna reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending
estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff
b) [de tiempo] reductionla reducción a cinco años del mandato presidencial — the reduction of the presidential term to five years
los sindicatos piden la reducción de la jornada laboral — they unions are calling for a shorter working day
2) (Mat) (=conversión) [de unidades, medidas] conversion; [de ecuaciones] reduction3) [de rebeldes] defeat4) (Med) setting, reduction frm6) LAm ( Hist) settlement of Christianized Indians* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex. The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.
Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *A1(disminución): reducción de gastos reduction in costsla reducción del precio del pan the reduction in o lowering of the price of breadno habrá reducción de los impuestos there will be no tax cuts o no reduction in taxesuna reducción del personal a reduction o cutback in the workforcese ha producido una reducción en el consumo de tabaco there has been a reduction o drop in tobacco consumptionuna reducción de tres horas semanales a reduction of three hours a weekse solicitó la reducción de la pena they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced2 ( Fot) reductionB1 ( Mat) reduction2 ( Quím) reductionC (de una ciudad) conquest; (de los rebeldes, enemigos) defeatD2 ( Chi) (de indígenas) reservationE (de una fractura) setting, reduction ( tech)* * *
reducción sustantivo femenino
reduction;◊ reducción de impuestos tax cuts, reduction in taxes;
una reducción de personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce
reducción sustantivo femenino reduction
reducción de plantilla, streamlining
' reducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapartida
- polvareda
- rebaja
- despedir
English:
cut
- cutback
- decrease
- reduction
- redundant
- remission
- retrenchment
- board
* * *reducción nf1. [disminución] reduction;piden la reducción de la jornada laboral they are asking for working hours to be shortened;se ha producido una reducción de los precios de 5 puntos porcentuales prices have gone down o fallen by 5 percentreducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;reducción de condena remission;reducción de gastos cost cutting;han anunciado una reducción de gastos they have announced that they are going to cut costs;reducción de jornada: [m5] estar en reducción de jornada to work part-time;reducción de precios [acción] price-cutting;[resultado] price cut;reducción tributaria tax cut2. [sometimiento] [de rebelión] suppression;[de ejército] defeat4. Quím reduction5. Hist = settlement of Indians converted to Christianity6. RP [de cadáver] exhumation [for reburial of bones in smaller container]* * *f1 reduction;reducción de empleo job cuts pl ;reducción de impuestos tax cut;reducción de la jornada laboral shortening of the working day;plantilla cutbacks pl, job cuts pl2 MED setting* * ** * *reducción n reduction -
63 encuadre
m.1 composition (photography).2 framework, framing, mat, matte.3 frame.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: encuadrar.* * *1 framing* * *SM (Fot) setting, background, frame; (fig) setting* * *masculino framing* * *masculino framing* * *framing* * *
Del verbo encuadrar: ( conjugate encuadrar)
encuadré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
encuadre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
encuadrar
encuadre
encuadrar ( conjugate encuadrar) verbo transitivo
encuadrar verbo transitivo
1 Fot Cine to frame
2 (incluir, clasificar) to include, classify: yo encuadraría su obra en el surrealismo, I'd place her work among the surrealists
encuadre m Cine Fot framing
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64 Camerún
m.Cameroon, Cameroun, United Republic of Cameroon.* * *1 Cameroon* * *SM Cameroon* * *= Cameroon.Ex. The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.* * *= Cameroon.Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.
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65 Eire
m.Eire (history).* * *1 Eire* * *SM Eire* * *= Eire.Nota: República de Irlanda.Ex. This article describes the setting up of a permanent exhibition in the newly-created Clinical Research Unit Library at University College Galway, Eire.* * *= Eire.Nota: República de Irlanda.Ex: This article describes the setting up of a permanent exhibition in the newly-created Clinical Research Unit Library at University College Galway, Eire.
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66 Filadelfia
f.Philadelphia.* * *1 Philadelphia* * *SF Philadelphia* * *= Philadelphia.Ex. Even the ablest compositors made mistakes, as is shown by Benjamin Franklin's account of setting up Willem Sewel's 'History of the Quakers' in Philadelphia in 1728.* * *= Philadelphia.Ex: Even the ablest compositors made mistakes, as is shown by Benjamin Franklin's account of setting up Willem Sewel's 'History of the Quakers' in Philadelphia in 1728.
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67 Ghana
1 Ghana* * *SF Ghana* * *= Ghana.Ex. The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.* * *= Ghana.Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.
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68 INTRO
m.enter (key), return (key) (computing).darle al intro to press enter o return* * *= ENTER, RETURN.Nota: Tecla de un teclado de ordenador que se utiliza para finalizar una orden o introducir una nueva línea.Ex. When you've completed typing in the search criteria, press < Enter>.Ex. To use the 'default,' or built-in command setting, simply press RETURN.* * *= ENTER, RETURN.Nota: Tecla de un teclado de ordenador que se utiliza para finalizar una orden o introducir una nueva línea.Ex: When you've completed typing in the search criteria, press < Enter>.
Ex: To use the 'default,' or built-in command setting, simply press RETURN.* * *return, enter* * *intro nmInformát enter (key), return (key);darle al intro to press enter o return -
69 Juegos Olímpicos
m.Olympic Games, Olympian games, The Olympics.m.pl.Olympic Games, Olympian games, The Olympics.* * *Olympic Games* * ** * *masculino plural Olympic Games (pl), Olympics (pl)* * *Ex. The article has the title 'On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic games Library'.* * *masculino plural Olympic Games (pl), Olympics (pl)* * *Ex: The article has the title 'On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic games Library'.
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70 Liberia
1 Liberia* * *SF Liberia* * *= Liberia.Ex. The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.* * *= Liberia.Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.
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71 Preparados, listos, ya
= On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!Ex. The article has the title ' On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic Games Library'.Ex. The article 'Outsourcing: ready, set, go! A cataloger's perspective' considers the issues involved in outsourcing library cataloguing.* * *= On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!Ex: The article has the title ' On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic Games Library'.
Ex: The article 'Outsourcing: ready, set, go! A cataloger's perspective' considers the issues involved in outsourcing library cataloguing. -
72 República de Irlanda
Ex. The article 'An Irish gem in an emerald setting' describes the new university library building at Maynooth, Republic of Ireland = El artículo "Una joya irlandesa en un entorno esmeralda" describe el nuevo edificio de la biblioteca universitaria en Mainooth, República de Irlanda.* * *Ex: The article 'An Irish gem in an emerald setting' describes the new university library building at Maynooth, Republic of Ireland = El artículo "Una joya irlandesa en un entorno esmeralda" describe el nuevo edificio de la biblioteca universitaria en Mainooth, República de Irlanda.
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73 a medida
adj.custom-made, tailored, tailor-made.* * *(adj.) = custom, bespokeEx. Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation.Ex. The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.* * *(adj.) = custom, bespokeEx: Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation.
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74 acometer
v.1 to attack.le acometió el sueño he was overcome by tirednessEl maleante acometió a Silvia ayer The mugger attacked Silvia yesterday.2 to undertake.Mario acomete una empresa Mario undertakes a venture.3 to undertake to, to begin to.Alicia acometió poner la obra en escena Alice undertook to stage the play.4 to rush against, to dash against.Los soldados acometieron el fuerte The soldiers rushed against the fort.5 to be suddenly assailed by, to feel, to be suddenly overcome by.Le acometió un mal presentimiento He was suddenly assailed by a bad...* * *1 (embestir) to attack2 (emprender) to undertake3 (empezar repentinamente) to be seized by* * *verb1) to undertake, tackle2) attack* * *VT1) (=atacar) to attack, set upon; [toro] to charge2) [+ tarea] to undertake, attempt; [+ asunto] to tackle, deal with; [+ construcción] to begin, start on3) [sueño] to overcome; [miedo] to seize, take hold of; [dudas] to assail; [enfermedad] to attackle acometieron dudas — he was assailed by doubts, he began to have doubts
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atacar) to attack2) <empresa/proyecto> to undertake, tackle; < reforma> to undertake3) ( asaltar) temor/deseo to take hold of2.acometer vi to attackacometer contra algo/alguien — to attack something/somebody
* * *= attack, come to + grips with, embark on/upon, go about, assail, get to + grips with, set out on, get + a grip on.Ex. Some of the deficiencies in our catalogs are the result of very practical factors in personnel resources; some are probably a fault in the way that we attack subject headings and put them in the catalog.Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex. Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex. However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.----* acometer un problema = attack + problem.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atacar) to attack2) <empresa/proyecto> to undertake, tackle; < reforma> to undertake3) ( asaltar) temor/deseo to take hold of2.acometer vi to attackacometer contra algo/alguien — to attack something/somebody
* * *= attack, come to + grips with, embark on/upon, go about, assail, get to + grips with, set out on, get + a grip on.Ex: Some of the deficiencies in our catalogs are the result of very practical factors in personnel resources; some are probably a fault in the way that we attack subject headings and put them in the catalog.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.* acometer un problema = attack + problem.* * *acometer [E1 ]vtA (atacar) to attackB ‹empresa/proyecto› to undertake, tackle; ‹reforma› to undertakeC (asaltar) «temor/deseo» to seize, take hold ofme acometió el sueño sleep came over mede repente me acometió la duda I was suddenly assailed by doubt■ acometervito attack acometer CONTRA algo/algn to attack sth/sb* * *
acometer ( conjugate acometer) verbo intransitivo
to attack;
acometer contra algo/algn to attack sth/sb
acometer verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea) to undertake
2 (agredir) to attack
3 (sobrevenir, asaltar) to be struck by: me acometían serias dudas sobre su honestidad, I was struck by doubts about his honesty
' acometer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arremeter
English:
attack
- go
- set
* * *♦ vt1. [atacar] to attack2. [emprender] to undertake;acometió la tarea con ilusión she took on the task with enthusiasmme acometió el sueño I was overcome by sleepiness♦ vi[embestir] to attack;acometer contra to attack, to charge at* * *I v/t1 attackII v/i attack;acometer contra algo attack sth* * *acometer vt1) atacar: to attack, to assail2) emprender: to undertake, to beginacometer viacometer contra : to rush against* * *acometer vb to attack -
75 adaptado a unas circunstancias particulares
(adj.) = customEx. Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation.* * *(adj.) = customEx: Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation.
Spanish-English dictionary > adaptado a unas circunstancias particulares
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76 aferrarse
pron.v.1 to grasp one another strongly. (Nautical)2 to persist obstinately in an opinion. (Metaphorical)* * *verb* * *VPR1) (=agarrarse) to cling, hang on2)aferrarse a o en — (=obstinarse en) to stick to, stand by
3) (Náut) [barco] to anchor, moor* * *(v.) = seize on/uponEx. Librarians may seize on this book thinking it is going to offer them practical guidelines for setting up a system in their own libraries.* * *(v.) = seize on/uponEx: Librarians may seize on this book thinking it is going to offer them practical guidelines for setting up a system in their own libraries.
* * *
aferrarse ( conjugate aferrarse) verbo pronominal: aferrarsese a algo/algn to cling (on) to sth/sb
■aferrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (asirse a un objeto) to clutch, cling [a, to]
2 fig (a una idea, una creencia) Paco se aferra a la esperanza de que le reconozcan sus méritos, Paco clings to the hope that his merits will be recognized
' aferrarse' also found in these entries:
English:
cling
- fasten on to
- straw
* * *vpr1.aferrarse a algo [a objeto] to cling to sth2. [a idea, opinión]se aferran a un plan que está condenado al fracaso they are clinging on to a plan that is destined to fail;se aferró a su familia para superar la crisis she clung to her family to get through the crisis* * *v/r figcling (a to)* * *aferrarse {55} vr: to cling, to hold on -
77 ajuste
m.1 fitting.ajuste de cuentas settling of scores2 adjustment, setting, fix, adjusting.3 fit.4 final touch, smoothing.5 imposition, enactment.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ajustar.* * *1 (unión) adjustment, fitting2 TÉCNICA assembly3 COMERCIO settlement, fixing4 (tipografía) make-up, composition\ajuste de cuentas figurado settling of scores* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Téc) adjustmentcarta 7)¿cómo se hace el ajuste del brillo en este televisor? — how do you adjust the brightness on this television?
2) (=adaptación) adjustmentajuste de plantilla — Esp redeployment of labour o (EEUU) labor
ajuste laboral — redeployment of labour o (EEUU) labor
3) (=pacto)4) (Cos)5) (Tip) composition, make-up6) (Jur) (=honorarios) retaining fee; (=sobrepaga) bonus7) Méx [de motor] overhaul* * *1)a) ( apretamiento) tightening (up)b) ( regulación) adjustment2) (de gastos, horarios) readjustment; ( de sueldos) adjustment3) ( de precio) fixing•* * *= adjustment, alignment, customisation [customization, -USA], fine tuning [fine-tuning], tightening up, tweaking, tailoring, tweak, tightening, refinement.Ex. Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex. The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.Ex. A second important purpose was to facilitate the initial ' fine tuning' of the system following its initial deployment.Ex. This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.Ex. The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.Ex. To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.Ex. This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.Ex. Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.Ex. Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.----* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* ajuste de la componente estacional = seasonal adjustment.* ajuste estacional = seasonal adjustment.* buen ajuste = good fit.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* * *1)a) ( apretamiento) tightening (up)b) ( regulación) adjustment2) (de gastos, horarios) readjustment; ( de sueldos) adjustment3) ( de precio) fixing•* * *= adjustment, alignment, customisation [customization, -USA], fine tuning [fine-tuning], tightening up, tweaking, tailoring, tweak, tightening, refinement.Ex: Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex: The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.Ex: A second important purpose was to facilitate the initial ' fine tuning' of the system following its initial deployment.Ex: This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.Ex: To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* ajuste de la componente estacional = seasonal adjustment.* ajuste estacional = seasonal adjustment.* buen ajuste = good fit.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* * *A1 (apretamiento) tightening (up)2 (regulación) adjustment3 (de páginas) makeup, compositionCompuesto:( Inf) word wrapB1 (de gastos, horarios) readjustmentajuste de plantilla redeployment of labor/staff2 (de sueldos) adjustmentC (de precio) fixingsólo falta el ajuste del precio all that remains is to fix the priceCompuesto:settling of scores* * *
Del verbo ajustar: ( conjugate ajustar)
ajusté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ajuste es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ajustar
ajuste
ajustar ( conjugate ajustar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( en costura) to take in
3a) ‹gastos/horarios› ajuste algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
4 ( concertar) to fix, set
5 ‹ cuentas› ( sacar el resultado de) to balance;
( saldar) to settle
verbo intransitivo
to fit
ajustarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹ cinturón de seguridad› to adjust
2 [ piezas] to fit
ajustar verbo transitivo
1 to adjust
2 (apretar) to tighten
(encajar) to fit
3 Fin (cuenta) to settle
♦ Locuciones: figurado ¡ya te ajustaré las cuentas!, I'll get even with you!
ajuste sustantivo masculino
1 adjustment
2 (económico) settlement
figurado ajuste de cuentas, settling of scores
' ajuste' also found in these entries:
English:
adjust
- adjustment
- fit
- setting
* * *ajuste nm1. [de pieza] fitting;[de mecanismo] adjustment2. [ecónomico]ajuste de plantilla downsizing;las medidas de ajuste económico propuestas por el gobierno the economic measures proposed by the governmentajustes presupuestarios budget adjustments;ajuste salarial wage adjustment3. RDom, Ven [pago único] = agreed payment for a piece of workle va mal porque no hizo ajuste con los poderosos de turno it's going badly for him because he didn't square things o do a deal with those in power at the time5. Fig ajuste de cuentas:los ajustes de cuentas son frecuentes entre bandas rivales the settling of scores is common amongst rival gangs;murió en un ajuste de cuentas he died in a tit-for-tat killing* * *m adjustment;ajuste de cuentas settling of scores* * *ajuste nm1) : adjustment2) : tightening* * *ajuste n adjustment -
78 alegría de vivir
joie de vivre* * ** * *Ex. It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.* * ** * *Ex: It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.
* * *joie de vivre, ebullience -
79 algo difícil
adj.a little hard.* * *(n.) = tall orderEx. It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.* * *(n.) = tall orderEx: It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.
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80 alinear
v.1 to line up.2 to include in the starting line-up (sport) (seleccionar).3 to align, to range.Yo alineo los rieles I align the rails.4 to straighten, to put straight.Yo alineo las piezas de dominó I straighten the domino pieces.5 to range in rows, to set in line, to line up, to put in line.Ella alinea las latas del estante She ranges the shelf cans in rows.* * *1 (poner en línea) to align, line up2 DEPORTE to pick, select3 MILITAR to form up2 MILITAR to fall in* * *verb* * *1.VT (Téc) to align; [+ alumnos] to line up, put into line; [+ soldados] to form up; (Dep) [+ equipo] to select, pick ( con with)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <equipo/jugador> to select, pick2) (poner en fila, línea) to line up3) (Tec) to align, line up2.alinearse v prona) tropa to fall in; niños/presos to line upb) (Pol, Rels Labs)alinearse con algo/alguien — to align oneself with something/somebody
* * *= align, line up, justify, estrange (from).Ex. Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.Ex. When an object appears in that square, it is lined up for its picture.Ex. The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.Ex. These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.----* alinear a la derecha = justify + right.* alinearse a = align.* sin alinear = unjustified.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <equipo/jugador> to select, pick2) (poner en fila, línea) to line up3) (Tec) to align, line up2.alinearse v prona) tropa to fall in; niños/presos to line upb) (Pol, Rels Labs)alinearse con algo/alguien — to align oneself with something/somebody
* * *= align, line up, justify, estrange (from).Ex: Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.
Ex: When an object appears in that square, it is lined up for its picture.Ex: The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.* alinear a la derecha = justify + right.* alinearse a = align.* sin alinear = unjustified.* * *alinear [A1 ]vtA ‹equipo/jugador› to select, pickB (poner en fila, línea) ‹personas› to line up; ‹objetos› to line up, arrange ( o put etc) … in a lineC ( Tec) to align, line upalinear la dirección or las ruedas del coche to align the wheels of the car1 «tropa» ( Mil) to fall in; «niños/presos» to line uppaíses no alineados nonaligned countries* * *
alinear ( conjugate alinear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹equipo/jugador› to select, pick
2
alinearse verbo pronominal [ tropa] to fall in;
[niños/presos] to line up
alinear verbo transitivo
1 (poner en línea) to line up, align
2 Dep (a un jugador) to select
' alinear' also found in these entries:
English:
align
- line up
- range
- draw
- line
* * *♦ vt1. [colocar en línea] to line up2. [ruedas] to align* * *v/t1 line up, align2 DEP select3:países no alineados POL non-aligned countries* * *alinear vt1) : to align2) : to line up
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