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21 particularidad
partikulari'đađfEigentümlichkeit f, Besonderheit fsustantivo femeninoparticularidadparticularidad [partikulari'ðadh]num1num (especialidad) Besonderheit femenino; (singularidad) Einzigartigkeit femenino; (peculiaridad) Außergewöhnliche(s) neutro; la particularidad de este método estriba en que... das Besondere an diesem Verfahren ist, dass...num3num (detalle) Detail neutro; (circunstancia) Umstand masculino; las particularidades del crimen die näheren Umstände des Verbrechens -
22 peculiaridad
pekulǐari'đađfEigenheit f, Eigentümlichkeit fsustantivo femenino1. [característica] Besonderheit diepeculiaridadpeculiaridad [pekuljari'ðadh] -
23 calidad
f.1 quality.un género de (buena) calidad a quality productla relación calidad-precio value (for money)calidad de imagen image qualitycalidad de vida quality of life2 class.3 nature.* * *1 quality2 (cualidad) kind, types3 (condición) rank, capacity\de calidad superior superiorde primera calidad first-classcalidad de vida quality of life* * *noun f.1) quality, grade2) position, status* * *SF1) [de objeto, material, producto] quality; [de servicio] quality, standardhan mejorado la calidad de la enseñanza — they have improved the quality o standard of education, they have raised standards in education
de (buena) calidad — good-quality, quality antes de s
fruta de (buena) calidad — good-quality fruit, quality fruit
de mala calidad — low-quality, poor-quality
2) (=condición) position, statussu calidad de presidente se lo prohíbe — his position o status as president prohibits him from doing so
en calidad de: te lo digo en calidad de amigo — I'm telling you as a friend
3) (Inform)calidad de borrador — draft quality, draft
calidad de carta, calidad de correspondencia — letter quality
* * *1) (de producto, servicio) qualityproductos de mala or baja calidad — poor-quality products
2) ( condición) statusen calidad de — (frml) as
* * *= excellence, quality, calibre [caliber, -USA], standard.Ex. The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.Ex. The overall standard of the book stock in particular is causing considerable concern to customers.----* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.* buena calidad = goodness.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.* calidad del aire = air quality.* calidad de los servicios = service quality.* calidad del papel = paper quality.* calidad del servicio = service quality.* calidad del sonido = sound quality.* calidad de vida = quality of life.* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.* condiciones laborales de calidad = quality of work life (QWL).* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* controlador de calidad = tester.* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.* dar calidad = deliver + value.* de alta calidad = high-quality.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de gran calidad = high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mediana calidad = in the middle range, medium-quality.* de primera calidad = premium, premier.* de primerísima calidad = top of the line, top-of-the-range.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).* gran calidad = high standard.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* mala calidad = badness.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sello de calidad = stamp of quality.* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.* tiempo de calidad = quality time.* trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* * *1) (de producto, servicio) qualityproductos de mala or baja calidad — poor-quality products
2) ( condición) statusen calidad de — (frml) as
* * *= excellence, quality, calibre [caliber, -USA], standard.Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.Ex: The overall standard of the book stock in particular is causing considerable concern to customers.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.* buena calidad = goodness.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.* calidad del aire = air quality.* calidad de los servicios = service quality.* calidad del papel = paper quality.* calidad del servicio = service quality.* calidad del sonido = sound quality.* calidad de vida = quality of life.* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.* condiciones laborales de calidad = quality of work life (QWL).* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* controlador de calidad = tester.* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.* dar calidad = deliver + value.* de alta calidad = high-quality.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de gran calidad = high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mediana calidad = in the middle range, medium-quality.* de primera calidad = premium, premier.* de primerísima calidad = top of the line, top-of-the-range.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).* gran calidad = high standard.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* mala calidad = badness.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sello de calidad = stamp of quality.* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.* tiempo de calidad = quality time.* trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* * *A (de un producto, servicio) qualityun artículo de primera calidad a top-quality productun vino de calidad superior a superior winecontrol de calidad quality controles una obra de calidad it is a work of high qualityCompuesto:quality of lifeB (condición) statuslos documentos que certifiquen su calidad de estudiante the documents that prove you are a student o that prove your student statusen calidad de ( frml): asistió a la reunión en calidad de observador he attended the meeting as an observeren su calidad de presidente electo in his capacity as president electel dinero que recibió en calidad de préstamo the money he received as a loan* * *
calidad sustantivo femenino
1 (de producto, servicio) quality;
productos de mala calidad poor-quality products;
calidad de vida quality of life
2 ( condición):
en su calidad de presidente in his capacity as president
calidad sustantivo femenino quality
♦ Locuciones: de calidad, high quality
de mala calidad, poor quality
de primera calidad, first-class
en calidad de, as: asistió al juicio en calidad de testigo, he appeared at the trial as a witness
' calidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
- como
- concepto
- condición
- control
- cutre
- desastre
- excepcional
- extra
- fina
- fino
- gratuidad
- grosera
- grosero
- índice
- inferior
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- inigualable
- lindeza
- lisura
- media
- mediana
- mediano
- medio
- primera
- primero
- proporción
- santidad
- singularidad
- telebasura
- test
- timo
- tintorro
- voto
- acreditar
- alto
- bajar
- bajo
- bien
- competir
- de
- decaer
- degradar
- desigual
- elevado
- insuperable
- intermedio
- ir
- loza
English:
absence
- adequate
- appalling
- capacity
- decline
- dodgy
- excellence
- fine
- grade
- high-end
- letter-quality
- membership
- money
- order
- par
- passable
- pathetic
- poor
- prime
- produce
- property
- quality
- quality control
- raise
- ropey
- ropy
- second-class
- shoddiness
- shoddy
- slip
- standard
- substandard
- superior
- third-rate
- top
- touch
- trashy
- unbeatable
- uneven
- up to
- value
- variable
- world-class
- advisory
- high-
- high
- inferior
- low
- second
* * *calidad nf1. [de producto, servicio] quality;una casa de calidad a luxury house;una edición de calidad a deluxe edition;un género de (buena) calidad a quality product;de primerísima calidad highest quality;una buena relación calidad-precio good value (for money)Informát calidad borrador draft quality;calidad de imagen image quality;calidad de vida quality of life2. [clase] classacudió en calidad de testigo he was present as a witness;fue contratado en calidad de experto jurídico he was employed as a legal expert;no le revisan el equipaje por su calidad de diplomático his luggage isn't searched due to his diplomatic status* * *f1 quality;de primera calidad top-quality atr ;de calidad inferior, de baja calidad poor-quality atr ;de calidad superior superior-quality atr, high-quality atr2:en calidad de médico as a doctor* * *calidad nf1) : quality, grade2) : position, status3)en calidad de : as, in the capacity of* * * -
24 especialidad
f.1 specialty (culinary).2 major (in studies) (United States).estudia la especialidad de derecho canónico she's specializing in canon laweste tema no es de mi especialidad this subject doesn't come into my specialist fieldson cinco años de carrera y tres de especialidad there are five years of university study and three years of specialization* * *1 (gen) speciality (US specialty)2 EDUCACIÓN main subject, specialized field* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=ramo) speciality, specialty (EEUU)ha elegido la especialidad de cirugía — he has chosen to specialize in surgery, he has chosen surgery as his speciality
las matemáticas no son precisamente mi especialidad — maths is not exactly my speciality o strong point
2) (Culin) speciality, specialty (EEUU)3) (Farm) (=preparado) medicine* * *1)a) (actividad, estudio) specialty (AmE), speciality(BrE)su especialidad es romper platos — (hum) he specializes in breaking plates (hum)
b) ( de restaurante) specialty (AmE), speciality (BrE)2) (frml) (Farm) medicine* * *= arena, field of endeavour, field of study, field of work, speciality, specialty, specialism, track, specialisation [specialization, -USA], stock-in-trade, field of enquiry, knowledge domain, subject domain, subject speciality, subject specialty.Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are the novel contributions to a given field of endeavour.Ex. For example, in an academic library, guides to literature searching in the various fields of study undertaken by the students in that institution are an effective means of explaining the use of various information retrieval tools.Ex. Client needs and preferences concerning relatively briefer or longer abstracts may depend upon the field of work or the ease of access to originals or to library and information services.Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.Ex. ERIC material is acquired and indexed in 16 clearinghouses, each with a subject specialty.Ex. Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.Ex. The Columbia program offers two different tracks in preservation education.Ex. There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.Ex. We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.Ex. Also, full-text searches tend to be better at finding specific topics, whereas index terms are better at finding documents relating to a field of enquiry.Ex. Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.Ex. However graphic design tend to focus on external aspects of representation that apply at a general level across a wide range of subject domains.Ex. Subject specialists are those who have a subject speciality and devote most time to collection development.Ex. Images and text are supplied by 2,000 doctors worldwide in 75 subject specialties.----* de varias especialidades = multispeciality [multi-speciality].* especialidad de la casa, la = house specialty, the.* especialidad del anticuario = antiquarianism.* especialidad de medicina = medical speciality, medical specialty.* especialidad médica = medical speciality, medical specialty.* * *1)a) (actividad, estudio) specialty (AmE), speciality(BrE)su especialidad es romper platos — (hum) he specializes in breaking plates (hum)
b) ( de restaurante) specialty (AmE), speciality (BrE)2) (frml) (Farm) medicine* * *= arena, field of endeavour, field of study, field of work, speciality, specialty, specialism, track, specialisation [specialization, -USA], stock-in-trade, field of enquiry, knowledge domain, subject domain, subject speciality, subject specialty.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are the novel contributions to a given field of endeavour.Ex: For example, in an academic library, guides to literature searching in the various fields of study undertaken by the students in that institution are an effective means of explaining the use of various information retrieval tools.Ex: Client needs and preferences concerning relatively briefer or longer abstracts may depend upon the field of work or the ease of access to originals or to library and information services.Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.Ex: ERIC material is acquired and indexed in 16 clearinghouses, each with a subject specialty.Ex: Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.Ex: The Columbia program offers two different tracks in preservation education.Ex: There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.Ex: We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.Ex: Also, full-text searches tend to be better at finding specific topics, whereas index terms are better at finding documents relating to a field of enquiry.Ex: Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.Ex: However graphic design tend to focus on external aspects of representation that apply at a general level across a wide range of subject domains.Ex: Subject specialists are those who have a subject speciality and devote most time to collection development.Ex: Images and text are supplied by 2,000 doctors worldwide in 75 subject specialties.* de varias especialidades = multispeciality [multi-speciality].* especialidad de la casa, la = house specialty, the.* especialidad del anticuario = antiquarianism.* especialidad de medicina = medical speciality, medical specialty.* especialidad médica = medical speciality, medical specialty.* * *Acomo especialidad eligió la pediatría she decided to specialize in pediatricsdespués de la carrera tiene que hacer dos años de especialidad after graduating she has to do two years' specializationsu especialidad es romper platos ( hum); he specializes in smashing plates ( hum), smashing plates is his forte ( hum)especialidad de la casa specialty o speciality of the houseC (singularidad) unusual nature, singularity ( frml)* * *
especialidad sustantivo femenino
especialidad sustantivo femenino speciality, US specialty: los daiquiris son su especialidad, daiquiris are her speciality
Educ main subject
' especialidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
- en
- fuerte
English:
special
- speciality
- specialty
- stock
* * *especialidad nf1. [culinaria] [en restaurante, de región] speciality, US specialtyespecialidad de la casa speciality o US specialty of the house2. [en estudios] US major, = main subject of degree;estudia la especialidad de derecho canónico she's specializing in canon law;este tema no es de mi especialidad this subject doesn't come into my specialist field;son cinco años de carrera y tres de especialidad there are five years of university study and three years of specialization3. [en actividad] speciality;Hummeter la pata es su especialidad she's an expert o a past master at putting her foot in it* * *f specialty, Brspeciality* * *especialidad nf: specialty* * *especialidad n speciality [pl. specialities] -
25 extrañeza
f.strangeness, weirdness.* * *1 strangeness2 (sorpresa) surprise, wonder, astonishment\causar extrañeza to surprise* * *SF1) (=rareza) strangeness, oddness2) (=asombro) surprise, amazement3) [de amigos] estrangement, alienation* * *femenino surprise* * *= uncanniness, eeriness.Ex. The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.Ex. The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.----* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.* * *femenino surprise* * *= uncanniness, eeriness.Ex: The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.
Ex: The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.* * *surprisesu reacción causó extrañeza entre quienes lo conocían his reaction surprised those who knew himpara mi extrañeza to my surpriseme miró con extrañeza she looked at me in surprise* * *
extrañeza sustantivo femenino
surprise;
extrañeza sustantivo femenino
1 (asombro) surprise, astonishment
2 (singularidad) strangeness
' extrañeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
eh
* * *extrañeza nf1. [sorpresa] surprise;nos miró con extrañeza he looked at us in surprise;la decisión causó extrañeza entre sus amigos the decision surprised her friends2. [rareza] strangeness* * *f1 strangeness, oddness2 ( sorpresa) surprise, astonishment* * *extrañeza nf1) : strangeness, oddness2) : surprise -
26 particularidad
f.1 distinctive characteristic, peculiarity (rasgo).2 particularity, characteristic, peculiarity, property.* * *1 (gen) peculiarity2 (singularidad) singularity, peculiarity3 (detalle) detail* * *SF1) (=propiedad) particularity, peculiarity; (=rasgo distintivo) special feature, characteristictiene la particularidad de que... — one of its special features is (that)..., it has the characteristic that...
2) (=amistad) friendship, intimacy* * *a) ( cualidad) peculiarityb) ( rasgo) special feature o characteristic* * *= particularity, distinctness, singularity, exceptionalism.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.Ex. To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.Ex. The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.* * *a) ( cualidad) peculiarityb) ( rasgo) special feature o characteristic* * *= particularity, distinctness, singularity, exceptionalism.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.
Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.* * *1 (cualidad) peculiarity2 (rasgo) special feature o characteristic* * *
particularidad sustantivo femenino
1 (característica) special feature
2 (pormenor) detail
' particularidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
circunstancia
* * *1. [rasgo] particular feature, peculiarity;tiene la particularidad de funcionar con energía solar a particular feature of it is that it runs on solar energy3.particularidades [pormenores] details, finer points* * *f peculiarity* * *: characteristic, peculiarity -
27 rareza
f.1 rarity.2 infrequency.3 idiosyncrasy, eccentricity (extravagancia).4 oddity, quirk, singularity, peculiarity.5 rare thing.6 uncommonness, infrequency.* * *1 (poco común) rarity, rareness2 (escasez) scarcity3 (peculiaridad) oddity4 (extravagancia) eccentricity* * *SF1) (=calidad) rarity2) (=objeto) rarity3) (=rasgo singular) oddity, peculiaritytiene sus rarezas — he has his peculiarities, he has his little ways
* * *a) ( peculiaridad) peculiaritytodos tenemos nuestras rarezas — we all have our little quirks o idiosyncrasies
b) ( cosa poco común) rarityc) ( cualidad) rareness* * *= oddity, rarity, strangeness, quirk, weirdness, uncanniness, eeriness, exoticism, rareness, geekiness, eccentricity.Ex. A brief description of the catalogue and some of its oddities and idiosyncrasies is given.Ex. This article provides a description of rare books and some criteria for their identification: rarity, monetary value, age, limited editions and association.Ex. There is no doubt that the 'strangeness' of some of the headings compared with natural language has militated against their widespread acceptance.Ex. Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex. As examples of this weirdness he points to such instances as the bombings in Nevada and the militias in Arizona.Ex. The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.Ex. The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.Ex. The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.Ex. Their supposed rareness seems to be due to a bias of sampling.Ex. We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.Ex. In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.* * *a) ( peculiaridad) peculiaritytodos tenemos nuestras rarezas — we all have our little quirks o idiosyncrasies
b) ( cosa poco común) rarityc) ( cualidad) rareness* * *= oddity, rarity, strangeness, quirk, weirdness, uncanniness, eeriness, exoticism, rareness, geekiness, eccentricity.Ex: A brief description of the catalogue and some of its oddities and idiosyncrasies is given.
Ex: This article provides a description of rare books and some criteria for their identification: rarity, monetary value, age, limited editions and association.Ex: There is no doubt that the 'strangeness' of some of the headings compared with natural language has militated against their widespread acceptance.Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex: As examples of this weirdness he points to such instances as the bombings in Nevada and the militias in Arizona.Ex: The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.Ex: The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.Ex: The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.Ex: Their supposed rareness seems to be due to a bias of sampling.Ex: We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.Ex: In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.* * *1 (peculiaridad) peculiaritytodos tenemos nuestras rarezas we all have our peculiarities o our little quirks2 (cosa poco común) rarityel libro es considerado una rareza the book is considered a rarity3 (cualidad) rareness, rarity* * *
rareza sustantivo femenino
rareza sustantivo femenino
1 (objeto) rarity
2 (cualidad) rareness
3 (manía) peculiarity: no soporto sus rarezas, I can't stand his irritating mannerisms
' rareza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
singularidad
English:
oddity
- peculiarity
- quaintness
- quirk
- rarity
* * *rareza nf1. [cualidad de raro] rareness, rarity2. [objeto raro] rarity3. [infrecuencia] infrequency4. [extravagancia] idiosyncrasy, eccentricity* * *f rarity* * *rareza nf1) : rarity2) : peculiarity, oddity -
28 único
adj.1 only, one-time, one, single.2 unique, one-of-a-kind, single, unusual.3 single, azygos, that is not one of a pair.* * *► adjetivo1 (solo) only, sole■ lo único es que... the thing is...2 (extraordinario) unique* * *1. (f. - única)noun2. (f. - única)adj.1) only, single, sole2) unique* * *ADJ1) (=solo) onlyfue el único sobreviviente — he was the sole o only survivor
sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system
la única dificultad es que... — the only difficulty is that...
es lo único que nos faltaba — iró that's all we needed
2) (=singular) unique¡eres único! solo a ti se te podía ocurrir algo así — you're amazing! only you could think of something like that
* * *I- ca adjetivo1) ( solo) onlylo único que quiero — the only thing I want, all I want
un sistema de partido único — a single-party o one-party system
un acontecimiento único — a once-in-a-lifetime o a unique event
2) ( extraordinario) extraordinaryIIeste hombre es único or es un caso único! — (fam) this guy is something else! (colloq)
- ca masculino, femeninoel único/las únicas que tengo — the only one/ones I have
* * *= all-through, distinctive, only, rare, single, sole, unique, unitary, one-time, single-source, flat, one-of-a-kind, unique unto itself, once in a lifetime.Ex. An all-through system of bibliographic control based on once-only generated short, reasonably accurate and quickly produced records is more appropriate than the present duplicated efforts.Ex. In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.Ex. The British unitary system of government impeded local efforts and a spirit of voluntarism.Ex. Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.Ex. Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.Ex. The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.Ex. Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.Ex. The article ' Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.----* autor personal único = single personal authorship.* cuota única = flat one-time fee.* de una única palabra = single-word.* ejemplar único = singleton.* el único = the one and only.* el único e incomparable = the one and only.* el único e inimitable = the one and only.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* experiencia única = experience of a lifetime.* hacer único = individualise [individualize, -USA].* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.* mercado único = single market.* Mercado Unico Europeo = Single European Market.* moneda única = single currency.* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.* pago único = one-time purchase, lump sum.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* postura única = unified voice.* servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.* sistema de entrada única = single entry system.* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.* un centro único = one stop shop.* única fuente = single-source.* * *I- ca adjetivo1) ( solo) onlylo único que quiero — the only thing I want, all I want
un sistema de partido único — a single-party o one-party system
un acontecimiento único — a once-in-a-lifetime o a unique event
2) ( extraordinario) extraordinaryIIeste hombre es único or es un caso único! — (fam) this guy is something else! (colloq)
- ca masculino, femeninoel único/las únicas que tengo — the only one/ones I have
* * *= all-through, distinctive, only, rare, single, sole, unique, unitary, one-time, single-source, flat, one-of-a-kind, unique unto itself, once in a lifetime.Ex: An all-through system of bibliographic control based on once-only generated short, reasonably accurate and quickly produced records is more appropriate than the present duplicated efforts.
Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.Ex: The British unitary system of government impeded local efforts and a spirit of voluntarism.Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.Ex: Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.Ex: The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.Ex: Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.Ex: The article ' Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.* autor personal único = single personal authorship.* cuota única = flat one-time fee.* de una única palabra = single-word.* ejemplar único = singleton.* el único = the one and only.* el único e incomparable = the one and only.* el único e inimitable = the one and only.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* experiencia única = experience of a lifetime.* hacer único = individualise [individualize, -USA].* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.* mercado único = single market.* Mercado Unico Europeo = Single European Market.* moneda única = single currency.* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.* pago único = one-time purchase, lump sum.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* postura única = unified voice.* servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.* sistema de entrada única = single entry system.* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.* un centro único = one stop shop.* única fuente = single-source.* * *A (solo) onlyes la única solución it's the only solutionel único sobreviviente the sole o only survivorlo único que quiero es … the only thing I want is …, all I want is …¡es lo único que faltaba! that's all we needed!un sistema de partido único a single-party system, a one-party systemsu único hijo their only childsoy hijo único I'm an only childes un ejemplar único it's unique, it's the only one of its kindun acontecimiento único a once-in-a-lifetime o a unique eventB (extraordinario) extraordinaryun actor único an extraordinary actormasculine, feminineonly onees el único que tengo it's the only one I haveel único que no está de acuerdo the only one o the only person who doesn't agreelas únicas que quedaban the only ones (that were) left* * *
único◊ -ca adjetivo
1
¡es lo único que faltaba! that's all we needed!
talla única one size
2 ( extraordinario) extraordinary
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:◊ el único/las únicas que tengo the only one/ones I have
único,-a adjetivo
1 (exclusivo) only: tengo un único problema, I only have one problem
talla única, one size
2 (fuera de lo común, extraordinario) unique: es una ocasión única, it is a unique opportunity
' único' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hijo
- ideal
- importar
- monetaria
- monetario
- salvarse
- señera
- señero
- sentida
- sentido
- singular
- singularidad
- sola
- solo
- única
- vicio
- ganar
- limpio
- pretender
- que
English:
all
- fault
- one
- one-way
- only
- single
- sole
- thing
- unique
- vice
- existence
- indulgence
- life
- out
* * *único, -a♦ adj1. [solo] only;[precio, función, moneda] single;es la única forma que conozco de hacerlo it's the only way I know of doing it;la única alternativa posible the only possible alternative;hijo único only child, only son;hija única only child, only daughter;su caso no es único his is not the only case;es lo único que quiero it's all I want;lo único es que… the only thing is (that)…, it's just that…;única y exclusivamente only, exclusivelyúnico propietario sole owner2. [excepcional] unique;una oportunidad única para conocer otros países a unique opportunity to get to know other countries;eres único you're one of a kind♦ pronel único/la única the only one* * *adj1 only;hijo único only child;su único hijo her only son;lo único que … the only thing that …es único it’s unique* * *único, -ca adj1) : only, sole2) : unique, extraordinaryúnico, -ca n: only onelos únicos que vinieron: the only ones who showed up* * *único1 adj1. (solo) only2. (especial) uniqueúnico2 n only one
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См. также в других словарях:
Singularidad — puede referirse a: Singularidad matemática, un punto donde una función tiende a infinito o está mal definida en otro sentido. Singularidad espaciotemporal, es el conjunto de puntos de un modelo astrofísico, en donde la curvatura del espacio… … Wikipedia Español
singularidad — sustantivo femenino 1. Característica y cualidad de ser singular o diferente: La singularidad de esa casa es que no necesita calefacción. Sinónimo: particularidad … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
singularidad — (Del lat. singularĭtas, ātis). 1. f. Cualidad de singular. 2. Distinción o separación de lo común … Diccionario de la lengua española
Singularidad — ► sustantivo femenino 1 Cualidad de lo que es singular y único. SINÓNIMO rareza 2 Persona o cosa extraordinaria, fuera de lo normal o poco frecuente: ■ su hermana ha llegado a ser una singularidad en el mundo de las finanzas. SINÓNIMO prodigio 3… … Enciclopedia Universal
singularidad — {{#}}{{LM S35874}}{{〓}} {{SynS36769}} {{[}}singularidad{{]}} ‹sin·gu·la·ri·dad› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Característica de lo que es singular. {{#}}{{LM SynS36769}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE S35874}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
singularidad — sustantivo femenino particularidad, peculiaridad, distinción, rareza. Todas las voces aluden a la cualidad o característica que hace diferente a una cosa, animal o persona, de las demás de su especie: la singularidad de su traje llamó mucho la… … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
Singularidad tecnológica — Para otros usos de este término, véase Singularidad. En futurología, la singularidad tecnológica (algunas veces llamada simplemente la Singularidad) es un acontecimiento futuro en el que se predice que el progreso tecnológico y el cambio social… … Wikipedia Español
Singularidad espaciotemporal — Para otros usos de este término, véase Singularidad. Una singularidad, de modo informal y desde un punto de vista físico, puede definirse como una zona del espacio tiempo donde no se puede definir alguna magnitud física relacionada con los campos … Wikipedia Español
Singularidad matemática — Para otros usos de este término, véase Singularidad. Dentro de la amplia variedad de funciones matemáticas existentes se encuentran algunas que presentan comportamientos extraños e inesperados cuando se le asignan determinados valores a la/s… … Wikipedia Español
Singularidad esencial — Gráfica de la función exp(1/z), centrada en la singularidad esencial en z = 0. La coloración representa el argumento complejo y la luminosidad el valor absoluto. Esta imagen muestra como acercandose a la singularidad desde diferentes… … Wikipedia Español
Singularidad desnuda — En la relatividad general, una singularidad desnuda es una singularidad gravitacional carente de horizonte de sucesos. Las singularidades en los agujeros negros están siempre circundadas por un área que impide la fuga de la luz y por esto es… … Wikipedia Español