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1 reducir el papeleo
(v.) = slash + red tapeEx. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to ' slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.* * *(v.) = slash + red tapeEx: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to ' slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
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2 reducir la burocracia
(v.) = slash + red tapeEx. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to ' slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.* * *(v.) = slash + red tapeEx: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to ' slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
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3 imprudente
adj.1 careless, rash.2 reckless, careless, imprudent, tactless.3 presumptuous, excessively forward.f. & m.rash or reckless person.* * *► adjetivo1 imprudent, careless1 (imprudente) imprudent person, careless person; (indiscreto) indiscreet person* * *adj.imprudent, rash* * *ADJ1) (=irreflexivo) imprudent, rash2) (=indiscreto) indiscreet3) [conductor] careless* * *fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo — it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
* * *= unwise, rash, injudicious, reckless, ill-judged, foolhardy, indiscreet.Ex. It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex. The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* ser imprudente = be reckless.* * *fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo — it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
* * *= unwise, rash, injudicious, reckless, ill-judged, foolhardy, indiscreet.Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.
Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex: The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* ser imprudente = be reckless.* * *(que actúa sin cuidado) imprudent, careless; (temerario) recklessfuiste muy imprudente al decírselo it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell himes un imprudente he's very reckless* * *
imprudente adjetivo ( que actúa sin cuidado) imprudent, careless;
( temerario) reckless;◊ fuiste muy imprudente al decírselo it was very rash o imprudent of you to tell him
imprudente adjetivo imprudent, unwise
' imprudente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
temeridad
- alocado
English:
careless
- foolish
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- imprudent
- jaywalker
- rash
- reckless
- short-sighted
- unguarded
- unwary
- unwise
- foolhardy
- jay
* * *♦ adj[en los actos] careless, rash; [en los comentarios] indiscreet;es muy imprudente al conducir he's a reckless driver♦ nmf1. [en los actos] reckless person;es un auténtico imprudente he's very reckless2. [en los comentarios] indiscreet person;es un imprudente he's very indiscreet* * *adj reckless, rash* * *imprudente adjindiscreto: imprudent, indiscreet♦ imprudentemente adv* * *imprudente adj1. (acción) rash2. (persona) careless -
4 precipitado
adj.1 precipitate, breakneck, sudden, hasty.2 abrupt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: precipitar.* * *1→ link=precipitar precipitar► adjetivo1 (apresurado) hasty, rash* * *(f. - precipitada)adj.1) hasty2) rash* * *1.ADJ [huida] headlong; [partida] hasty, sudden; [conducta] hasty, rash2.SM (Quím) precipitate* * *I IImasculino (Quím) precipitate* * *= abrupt, hurried, rushed, rash, hasty, untethered, precipitous, precipitate, precipitate.Ex. There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.Ex. 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or freewheeling additions to the collection.Ex. In chemistry, increasing the gravitational force on a test tube will cause the precipitate to gather on the bottom.Ex. This was all compounded by the fact that the wedding itself was somewhat precipitate, done when it was for practical reasons.----* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.* * *I IImasculino (Quím) precipitate* * *= abrupt, hurried, rushed, rash, hasty, untethered, precipitous, precipitate, precipitate.Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or freewheeling additions to the collection.Ex: In chemistry, increasing the gravitational force on a test tube will cause the precipitate to gather on the bottom.Ex: This was all compounded by the fact that the wedding itself was somewhat precipitate, done when it was for practical reasons.* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.* * *‹decisión› hasty, hurried, precipitate ( frml)fue un viaje tan precipitado que no tuve tiempo de avisar a nadie the trip came up so suddenly that I didn't have time to tell anyoneprecipitate* * *
Del verbo precipitar: ( conjugate precipitar)
precipitado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
precipitado
precipitar
precipitado◊ -da adjetivo ‹decisión/actuación› hasty;
‹ juicio› snap ( before n)
precipitado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con prisa) hasty, hurried
2 (sin pensar) rash
II sustantivo masculino Quím precipitate
precipitar verbo transitivo
1 (una acción, un acontecimiento) to hurry, rush
2 (un objeto) to throw, hurl
3 Quím to precipitate
' precipitado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
precipitada
- atarantado
- atrabancado
- lanzado
- súbito
English:
breakneck
- dash
- hasty
- ill-considered
- precipitate
- rash
- panicky
- snap
* * *precipitado, -a♦ adjhasty;no seas precipitado, reflexiona un poco don't be too hasty, think it over a little♦ nmQuím precipitate* * *I adj hasty, suddenII m QUÍM precipitate* * *precipitado, -da adj1) : hasty, sudden2) : rash♦ precipitadamente adv* * * -
5 proteger
v.to protect.proteger algo de algo to protect something from somethingla roca nos protegía del viento the rock protected us against the windLa avecilla anidó al polluelo The little bird protected her chick.* * *(g changes to j before a and o)Present Indicativeprotejo, proteges, protege, protegemos, protegéis, protegen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to protect2) preserve* * *1. VT1) (=resguardar) to protect (contra, de against, from)la policía protegió al árbitro de las iras del público — the police protected o shielded the referee from the wrath of the public
proteger contra grabación o escritura — (Inform) to write-protect
2) [+ artista] to act as patron to2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/ciudad> to protect; <derecho/propiedad> to protect, defendproteger algo/a alguien DE or CONTRA algo/alguien — to protect something/somebody from o against something/somebody
b) <industria/producto> to protectc) < artes> to champion, patronize; <pintor/poeta> to act as patron to2.protegerse v pron (refl)protegerse DE or CONTRA algo — to protect oneself from o against something
se protegió la cara del golpe — he protected o shielded his face from the blow
* * *= protect, safeguard, guard (against), cushion, stand + Nombre + in good stead, shield, guard against.Ex. It is important to protect your password and change it frequently.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.Ex. The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.Ex. The management of Britannica failed to perceive the true threat of electronic publishing, thinking that their history would stand them in good stead.Ex. Both types of printer are noisy and will have to placed away from public areas and/or shielded with an acoustic cover (which can be very expensive).Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.----* para protegerse = protectively.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.* proteger con tablas = board up.* proteger contra el sol = shade.* proteger de = insulate from, protect against.* proteger de daños = protect from + damage.* proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.* proteger demasiado = overprotect.* proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.* proteger por ley = protect by + law.* proteger + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.* protegerse = be on guard (against).* protegerse contra = hedge against.* protegerse de los efectos de Algo = ward off + effects.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/ciudad> to protect; <derecho/propiedad> to protect, defendproteger algo/a alguien DE or CONTRA algo/alguien — to protect something/somebody from o against something/somebody
b) <industria/producto> to protectc) < artes> to champion, patronize; <pintor/poeta> to act as patron to2.protegerse v pron (refl)protegerse DE or CONTRA algo — to protect oneself from o against something
se protegió la cara del golpe — he protected o shielded his face from the blow
* * *= protect, safeguard, guard (against), cushion, stand + Nombre + in good stead, shield, guard against.Ex: It is important to protect your password and change it frequently.
Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.Ex: The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.Ex: The management of Britannica failed to perceive the true threat of electronic publishing, thinking that their history would stand them in good stead.Ex: Both types of printer are noisy and will have to placed away from public areas and/or shielded with an acoustic cover (which can be very expensive).Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.* para protegerse = protectively.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.* proteger con tablas = board up.* proteger contra el sol = shade.* proteger de = insulate from, protect against.* proteger de daños = protect from + damage.* proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.* proteger demasiado = overprotect.* proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.* proteger por ley = protect by + law.* proteger + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.* protegerse = be on guard (against).* protegerse contra = hedge against.* protegerse de los efectos de Algo = ward off + effects.* * *proteger [E6 ]vt1 ‹persona/ciudad› to protect; ‹derecho/propiedad› to protect, defendlos guardaespaldas que la protegían the bodyguards who were protecting herel cerco de seguridad que los protegía the security cordon around themlas fortificaciones que protegen la ciudad the fortifications which protect o defend the cityse protegió la cara con los brazos he shielded o protected his face with his armsproteger algo/a algn DE or CONTRA algo/algn to protect sth/sb FROM o AGAINST sth/sblos árboles nos protegían del sol the trees protected us from the sun, the trees provided shelter from the sun, the trees kept the sun off usnos protegieron de los soldados they protected us from the soldiersestos guantes te protegerán del frío these gloves will protect you from the cold2 ‹industria/producto› to protect3 ‹artes/letras› to champion, patronize; ‹pintor/poeta› to act as patron to( refl) protegerse DE or CONTRA algo to protect oneself FROM o AGAINST sthpara protegerse contra los ataques del enemigo to protect themselves against o from enemy attacks, to defend themselves against enemy attackssirve para protegerse contra las picaduras de mosquito it offers protection o it protects against mosquito bitesprotegerse de la lluvia to shelter from the rainse protegió la cara del golpe he protected o shielded his face from the blow* * *
proteger ( conjugate proteger) verbo transitivo
proteger algo/a algn DE or CONTRA algo/algn to protect sth/sb from o against sth/sb
‹pintor/poeta› to act as patron to
protegerse verbo pronominal ( refl) protegerse DE or CONTRA algo to protect oneself from o against sth;
proteger verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to protect
2 (un derecho, una propiedad) to defend, protect
3 (a un artista) to act as patron to
' proteger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoger
- barniz
- manguito
- sobretodo
- templete
- amparar
- cobijar
- preservar
English:
cover
- cushion
- escort
- guard
- keep off
- protect
- safeguard
- screen
- secure
- shade
- shelter
- shield
- conserve
- damp
* * *♦ vt1. [persona, animal, objeto] to protect (de o contra from o against);el sombrero me protege del sol the hat protects me from the sun, the hat keeps the sun off me;la roca nos protegía del viento the rock protected us against the wind;los guardaespaldas la protegieron de los fans the bodyguards shielded her from the fans;un organismo para proteger la fauna an organization set up to protect wildlife, a wildlife organization3. Informát to protect* * *v/t protect (de from)* * *proteger {15} vt: to protect, to defend* * *proteger vb to protect -
6 temerario
adj.1 reckless, bold, audacious, brash.2 reckless, breakneck, suicidal.3 cock-brained.* * *► adjetivo1 reckless, rash* * *(f. - temeraria)adj.* * *ADJ1) [persona, acto] (=imprudente) rash, reckless; (=audaz) bold2) [juicio] hasty, rash* * *- ria adjetivo bold* * *= daring, reckless, rash, foolhardy, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* * *- ria adjetivo bold* * *= daring, reckless, rash, foolhardy, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* * *‹persona› rash, bold; ‹acto/empresa› rash* * *
temerario,-a adj (acción, modo de conducir) reckless, (comentario, hipótesis, acusación) rash
' temerario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriesgada
- arriesgado
- colgada
- colgado
- temeraria
- imprudente
English:
daredevil
- reckless
- risktaker
- dare
* * *temerario, -a adj[persona, conducta] rash, reckless; [juicio, opinión] rash;conducción temeraria careless o reckless driving* * *adj rash, reckless* * *: reckless, rash♦ temerariamente adv* * *temerario adj reckless -
7 salvaguardar
v.to safeguard.* * *1 to safeguard (de, from), protect (de, from)* * *verb* * *VT1) (=defender) to safeguard2) (Inform) to back-up, make a backup copy of* * *verbo transitivo to safeguard* * *= safeguard, police, keep + watch upon, cushion.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers.Ex. The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.----* salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.* salvaguardar la reputación = save + Posesivo + reputation.* * *verbo transitivo to safeguard* * *= safeguard, police, keep + watch upon, cushion.Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex: It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers.Ex: The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.* salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.* salvaguardar la reputación = save + Posesivo + reputation.* * *salvaguardar [A1 ]vtto safeguard* * *
salvaguardar ( conjugate salvaguardar) verbo transitivo
to safeguard
salvaguardar verbo transitivo to safeguard [de, from]
' salvaguardar' also found in these entries:
English:
form
- protect
- safeguard
* * *salvaguardar vtto safeguard* * *v/t safeguard, protect* * *salvaguardar vt: to safeguard -
8 en alguna parte de + Nombre
= some way down + NombreEx. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.* * *= some way down + NombreEx: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
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9 papeleo
m.paperwork, red tape.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: papelear.* * *1 familiar red tape, paperwork* * *SM (=trámites) paperwork; pey red tape* * *masculino (fam) red tape, paperwork* * *= paperwork, red tape, paper flow.Ex. However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.Ex. This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.Ex. Computers have facilitated the paper flow within the organization -- a formerly arduous and staff-intensive effort = Los ordenadores han facilitado el papeleo en las organizaciones, un esfuerzo que antes era arduo y que necesitaba bastante dedicación de personal.----* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* * *masculino (fam) red tape, paperwork* * *= paperwork, red tape, paper flow.Ex: However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.
Ex: This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.Ex: Computers have facilitated the paper flow within the organization -- a formerly arduous and staff-intensive effort = Los ordenadores han facilitado el papeleo en las organizaciones, un esfuerzo que antes era arduo y que necesitaba bastante dedicación de personal.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* * *( fam)red tape, paperwork* * *
papeleo sustantivo masculino (fam) red tape, paperwork
papeleo m fam paperwork
' papeleo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
English:
paperwork
- red tape
- paper
- red
* * *papeleo nmpaperwork, red tape;ya he acabado todo el papeleo del préstamo I've done all the paperwork for the loan* * *m paperwork* * *papeleo nm: paperwork, red tape -
10 burocracia
f.1 bureaucracy.ya no hay tanta burocracia para sacarse el pasaporte there isn't so much red tape involved in getting a passport any more2 bureaucratic procedure.* * *1 bureaucracy2 peyorativo red tape* * *noun f.* * *SF bureaucracy* * *femenino administration, bureaucracy; (pey) bureaucracy (pej), red tape (pej)* * *= bureaucracy, paperwork, red tape.Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex. However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.Ex. This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.----* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* * *femenino administration, bureaucracy; (pey) bureaucracy (pej), red tape (pej)* * *= bureaucracy, paperwork, red tape.Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
Ex: However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.Ex: This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* * ** * *
burocracia sustantivo femenino
bureaucracy
burocracia sustantivo femenino bureaucracy
' burocracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
English:
administration
- bureaucracy
- cumbersome
* * *burocracia nfbureaucracy;ya no hay tanta burocracia para sacarse el pasaporte there isn't so much red tape involved in getting a passport any more* * *f bureaucracy* * *burocracia nf: bureaucracy -
11 reducir
v.1 to reduce.nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cutreducir algo a algo to reduce something to somethingreducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of somethingElla redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).4 to set (medicine).5 to shorten, to shrink.Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.8 to hydrogenate.* * *1 (gen) to reduce2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on3 (vencer) to subdue4 MEDICINA to set5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *verb1) to reduce, cut2) decrease3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir)a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessenmedidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed
han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists
el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down
el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%
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reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sthtenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%
b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reducehan reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months
sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months
c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten2)•
reducir algo a algo —a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sthredujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government
b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm•
reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm5) (Quím) to reduce6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *2.VI (Aut) to change down3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *reducir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reducehemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of casesredujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reducedhan prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxescon esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infectionejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistlinereducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sthhan reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pagesle han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two yearsla población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former sizereducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o formel suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothingreducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sthpretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduceB1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligramsreducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominatorquedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashestodas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered2 ( Quím) to reduceC (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpowerreducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slaveryD ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)■ reducirviA ( Coc) to reduce, boil downdejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reducereducirse A algo:todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figurestodo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river* * *
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
2a) ( transformar):
quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift
' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir] to reduce;[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum2. [fotocopia] to reduce3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower6. Quím to reduce8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]♦ vireduce a tercera change down into third (gear)* * *v/t1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear2 MIL overcome* * *reducir {61} vt1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut2) : to subdue3) : to boil down* * *reducir vb to reduce -
12 Parlamento Europeo
m.European Parliament.* * *Ex. The European Parliament has no powers to slash red tape; it can only persuade others to do so.* * *Ex: The European Parliament has no powers to slash red tape; it can only persuade others to do so.
* * *European Parliament
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