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1 crisis
f. s.&pl.crisis.estar en crisis to be in crisiscrisis económica recessioncrisis energética energy crisiscrisis de identidad identity crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *1 (dificultad) crisis2 (ataque) fit, attack3 (escasez) shortage\estar en crisis to be in crisis, reach crisis pointcrisis de gobierno cabinet crisiscrisis financiera financial crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *noun f.* * *SF INV1) (Econ, Pol, Sociol) crisisla situación económica está pasando por una nueva crisis — the economy is undergoing o going through a new crisis
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lo que está en crisis es el propio sistema — the system itself is in crisisnuestro matrimonio está en crisis — our marriage is in crisis o going through a crisis
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hacer crisis — to reach crisis point, come to a head2) (Med)crisis cardíaca — cardiac arrest, heart failure
crisis epiléptica — epileptic fit, epileptic attack
* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex. An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.----* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *(pl crisis)1 (situación grave) crisisel país sufre/está atravesando una grave crisis energética the country has/is experiencing a serious energy crisisla crisis de la vivienda the housing crisis o shortagela economía está en crisis the economy is in crisiscrisis de fe crisis of faithsu relación está pasando por una etapa de crisis their relationship is going through a crisisla situación hizo crisis the situation came to a head, the situation reached crisis point o a crisis level2 ( Med) crisisla enfermedad hizo crisis al día siguiente the illness became critical the next day3 ( period) (remodelación ministerial) tbcrisis de Gobierno cabinet reshuffleCompuestos:heart failure, cardiac arrest● crisis crediticia or del créditocredit crunch, credit crisisidentity crisismidlife crisiscabinet crisis ( resulting in dismissals or resignations)nervous breakdownrespiratory failure* * *
crisis sustantivo femenino (pl◊ crisis)
crisis sustantivo femenino inv
1 (mala situación) crisis
2 Fin crisis
3 Med (ataque) fit, attack
' crisis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acentuarse
- actual
- álgida
- álgido
- depresión
- encarar
- frenar
- galopante
- ingresar
- pasar
- agudizar
- agudo
- atravesar
- causante
- desencadenar
- económico
- energético
- estallar
- perdurar
- sacar
English:
actual
- acute
- background
- breakdown
- carry through
- corner
- crack
- crisis
- flap
- identity crisis
- midlife
- nervous breakdown
- pull through
- religion
- break
- confront
- crunch
- deepen
- defuse
- depression
- develop
- hang
- head
- trouble
* * *crisis nf inv1. [situación difícil] crisis;la crisis del petróleo the oil crisis;la crisis del matrimonio the crisis affecting the institution of marriage;la crisis en el mercado de valores the stock market crisis;estar en crisis to be in crisis;atravesar una crisis to go through a crisis;entrar en una época de crisis to go into crisis, to enter a period of crisiscrisis económica economic crisis, recession;crisis energética energy crisis;crisis financiera financial crisis;crisis de identidad identity crisis;crisis ministerial cabinet crisis;Hist la crisis de los misiles [en Cuba] the Cuban Missile Crisis2. [médica] crisiscrisis cardiaca cardiac arrest;crisis epiléptica epileptic attack;crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *f inv crisis* * *crisis nf1) : crisis2)crisis nerviosa : nervous breakdown* * *crisis n2. (escasez) shortage3. (cambio brusco) attack / fit -
2 crisis de enormes proporciones
Ex. There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.* * *Ex: There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.
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3 proporción
f.1 proportion, rate, ratio.2 proportion, extent, degree.* * *1 proportion\en proporciones iguales in equal proportions* * *noun f.1) proportion2) ratio•* * *SF1) [gen] proportion; (Mat) ratio; (=relación) relationship; (=razón, porcentaje) rateuna máquina de proporciones gigantescas — a machine of huge size o proportions
se desconocen las proporciones del desastre — the size o extent o scope of the disaster is unknown
de proporciones — LAm (=enorme) huge, vast
3) (=oportunidad) chance, opportunity, right moment* * *1) ( relación) proportionguardar/no guardar proporción con algo — to be in/out of proportion to something
2) proporciones femenino plural ( dimensiones) proportions (pl)un incendio de grandes proporciones — a huge o massive fire
* * *= multiplication ratio, percentage, proportion, ratio, share, split.Ex. Would you have some ideas as to what the multiplication ratio of bibliographic records affected by those transactions was against the authority file?.Ex. But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex. For instance, a public library service might be said to have a 40:60 split in the provision of information and/or cultural materials, while an industrial library will be wholly information-based.----* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* de proporciones catastróficas = of catastrophic proportions.* de proporciones históricas = larger-than-life.* en proporción a = proportionate to, in proportion to.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* proporciones astronómicas = astronomical proportions.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* * *1) ( relación) proportionguardar/no guardar proporción con algo — to be in/out of proportion to something
2) proporciones femenino plural ( dimensiones) proportions (pl)un incendio de grandes proporciones — a huge o massive fire
* * *= multiplication ratio, percentage, proportion, ratio, share, split.Ex: Would you have some ideas as to what the multiplication ratio of bibliographic records affected by those transactions was against the authority file?.
Ex: But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex: For instance, a public library service might be said to have a 40:60 split in the provision of information and/or cultural materials, while an industrial library will be wholly information-based.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* de proporciones catastróficas = of catastrophic proportions.* de proporciones históricas = larger-than-life.* en proporción a = proportionate to, in proportion to.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* proporciones astronómicas = astronomical proportions.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* * *A (relación) proportionla cabeza no guarda proporción con el resto del cuerpo the head is out of proportion to the rest of the bodyla proporción es de tres vasos de agua por uno de limón the proportion is three glasses of water to one of lemon juicelos sueldos no suben en proporción a la inflación salaries are not keeping up with o keeping pace with inflation, salaries are not rising at the same rate as inflationse fijará en proporción a los ingresos it will be set in proportion to incomese agrega leche y harina en proporciones iguales add milk and flour in equal proportionsCompuestos:arithmetic proportion o ratiogeometric proportion o ratioel edificio es de grandes proporciones it is a large building, the building is of large proportionsel horno es de unas proporciones gigantescas the furnace is huge o immense o massive o of massive proportionsun incendio de grandes proporciones a huge o massive fire* * *
proporción sustantivo femenino
1 ( relación) proportion;
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proporción sustantivo femenino
1 (relación) proportion: su precio no guarda proporción con su calidad, the price is out of proportion to its quality
la proporción de nacimientos y muertes, the proportion of births to deaths 2 proporciones, (tamaño) size sing: un desastre de grandes proporciones, a huge disaster
3 Mat ratio
' proporción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
índice
- tasa
- a
- en
- medida
- por
English:
proportion
- proportionate
- ratio
- inverse
- odds
* * *proporción nf1. [relación] proportion;en proporción a in proportion to;guardar proporción (con) to be in proportion (to);los dos edificios no guardan proporción entre sí the two buildings are out of proportion2. Mat proportionproporción aritmética arithmetic proportion;proporción geométrica geometric proportion3.[importancia] extent, scale;proporciones [tamaño] size;un incendio de grandes proporciones a major fire;el escándalo alcanzó proporciones mayúsculas the scandal reached huge proportions;un desastre de proporciones gigantescas a massive disaster* * *f proportion;en proporción a in proportion to* * *proporción nf, pl - ciones1) : proportion2) : ratio (in mathematics)3) proporciones nfpl: proportions, sizede grandes proporciones: very large* * *proporción n proportion¿qué proporciones tiene la nevera? how big is the fridge? -
4 urbanizado
adj.built-up.past part.past participle of spanish verb: urbanizar.* * *ADJ built-up* * *- da adjetivo built-upesta zona está muy poco urbanizada/muy urbanizada — this area has hardly been developed/is heavily developed
* * *= urbanised [urbanized, -USA].Ex. There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.* * *- da adjetivo built-upesta zona está muy poco urbanizada/muy urbanizada — this area has hardly been developed/is heavily developed
* * *= urbanised [urbanized, -USA].Ex: There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.
* * *urbanizado -daesta zona está muy poco urbanizada/muy urbanizada this area has hardly been developed/is heavily developedviven en una zona urbanizada they live in a built-up area* * *
Del verbo urbanizar: ( conjugate urbanizar)
urbanizado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
urbanizado
urbanizar
urbanizado◊ -da adjetivo
built-up;
esta zona está muy urbanizada this area is heavily developed
urbanizar ( conjugate urbanizar) verbo transitivo ‹zona/terreno› to develop, urbanize;
una zona sin urbanizado an undeveloped area
urbanizar verbo transitivo to develop
' urbanizado' also found in these entries:
English:
built-up
- built
* * *urbanizado, -a adj[zona] built-up; [suelo] developed -
5 urbano
adj.1 urban, city.2 urbane, courteous.m.traffic policeman.* * *► adjetivo1 urban, city► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - urbana)adj.* * *ADJ2) (=educado) courteous, polite, urbane frm* * ** * *= urban, urbane, urbanised [urbanized, -USA].Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex. His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.Ex. There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.----* área urbana = urban area.* contribución urbana = tax rates, local rates, council tax, local taxes, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.* crecimiento urbano descontrolado = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.* dispersión urbana = suburban sprawl, urban sprawl.* entorno urbano = built environment.* expansión urbana = urban expansion, urban growth.* expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.* microclima urbano, el = urban canopy, the.* plan de ordenación urbana = town planning.* población urbana = urban population.* remodelación urbana = urban renewal.* seguridad urbana = urban safety, urban security.* transporte urbano = local transport.* transporte urbano público = local public transport.* vida urbana = city life, urban life.* * ** * *= urban, urbane, urbanised [urbanized, -USA].Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.Ex: There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.* área urbana = urban area.* contribución urbana = tax rates, local rates, council tax, local taxes, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.* crecimiento urbano descontrolado = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.* dispersión urbana = suburban sprawl, urban sprawl.* entorno urbano = built environment.* expansión urbana = urban expansion, urban growth.* expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.* microclima urbano, el = urban canopy, the.* plan de ordenación urbana = town planning.* población urbana = urban population.* remodelación urbana = urban renewal.* seguridad urbana = urban safety, urban security.* transporte urbano = local transport.* transporte urbano público = local public transport.* vida urbana = city life, urban life.* * *urbano -na‹núcleo/transporte› urban, city ( before n); ‹población› urban* * *
urbano
‹ población› urban
urbano,-a adjetivo urban: no le gusta la vida urbana, he doesn't like city life
' urbano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
finca
- guerillera
- guerillero
- mobiliario
- núcleo
- urbana
- casco
- centro
- ómnibus
- sitio
- tranvía
English:
town centre
- urban
- inner
- urbane
* * *urbano, -a adjurban, city;autobús urbano city bus;guardia urbano (local) policeman, f (local) policewoman* * *adj1 urban;guardia urbano local police officer2 ( cortés) courteous* * *urbano, -na adj1) : urban2) cortés: urbane, polite* * *urbano1 adj urbanurbano2 n
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