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1 pequeño pedazo

m.

small section, slice.

Spanish-English dictionary > pequeño pedazo
2 apartado

adj.

1 remote, distant, far away, separate.

2 distant, isolated, reclusive.

3 reserved, set apart, laid apart.

m.

1 post office box, box number, P.O. Box.

2 paragraph, sidebar, subsection.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: apartar.

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apartado

► nombre masculino

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

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apartado

► participio pasado

1→ link=apartar apartar

► adjetivo

1 (alejado) remote, distant; (aislado) isolated, cut off

2 (retirado) retired

■ apartado de la política retired from politics

► nombre masculino apartado

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mantenerse apartado,-a de algo/alguien to keep away from something/somebody

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1. noun m.
section

- apartado de correos
- apartado postal 2. (f. - apartada)
adj.

1) remote, isolated

2) solitary

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1. ADJ

1) (=lejano) remote, isolated

un pueblo muy apartado — a very remote o isolated village

su casa está un poco apartada — her house is a bit out-of-the-way

apartado de — [lugar] far from; [persona] isolated from

donde vivía, estaba apartado de todos nosotros — where he lived he was isolated from us all

ha conseguido mantenerse apartado de los problemas — she's managed to keep out of the problems

2) (=solitario) [vida, persona] solitary

2. SM

1) (Correos) (tb: apartado de correos, apartado postal) Post Office box, P.O. Box, box number

apartado de correos 325 — P.O. Box 325

2) (=sección) (Literat) section; (Jur) section, sub-section

vamos a empezar por el apartado dedicado a la economía — let's begin with the section on the economy

en el apartado de sanidad han aumentado los gastos — in the area of health, costs have increased

3) (=sala) spare room, side room

apartado de localidades — ticket agency

4) (Metal) extraction

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I
- da adjetivo

a) <zona/lugar> isolated

b) < persona>

apartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
II
masculino

1) (Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box

2) (de artículo, capítulo) section

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= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.

Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.

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* apartado de comentarios = comments section.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* apartado postal = post office box.

* camino apartado = byway.

* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* rincón apartado = secluded spot.

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I
- da adjetivo

a) <zona/lugar> isolated

b) < persona>

apartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
II
masculino

1) (Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box

2) (de artículo, capítulo) section

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= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.

Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.

* apartado de comentarios = comments section.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* apartado postal = post office box.

* camino apartado = byway.

* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* rincón apartado = secluded spot.

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apartado¹ -da

adjective

1 ‹zona/lugar› isolated

2 ‹persona› apartado DE algo/algn:

se ha mantenido apartado de la vida pública he has stayed out of public life

vive muy apartado de la familia he has very little to do with his family

apartado²

masculine

A ( Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box

B (de un artículo, capítulo) section

en el apartado de seguridad social, los logros del gobierno han sido mucho menores as far as social security is concerned o as for social security, the government's achievements have been much smaller

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Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)

apartado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
apartado
apartar
apartado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹zona/lugar› isolated

b) ‹ persona›:

◊ se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life;

vive apartado de la familia he has little to do with his family
apartado 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) tb apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box
2 (de artículo, capítulo) section
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo apartadoon del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartado,-a
I adj (lugar alejado) remote, isolated: manténganse apartados de las vías, keep off the track
II sustantivo masculino
1 (párrafo) section, paragraph 2 apartado de correos, Post Office Box
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartada
- apdo.
- capítulo
- retirada
- retirado
- rincón
- sección
- rubro
English:
aloof
- isolated
- off
- Post Office Box
- set back
- solitary
- stand back
- track
- box
- by
- out
- secluded

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apartado, -a

♦ adj

1. [separado]
apartado de away from;

hoy día vive apartado del mundo del teatro nowadays he has very little to do with the theatre

2. [alejado] remote;

nuestra casa está bastante apartada del centro our house is quite far from the centre

♦ nm
[párrafo] paragraph; [sección] section
Comp
Col, Ecuad apartado aéreo Post Office box, PO Box;
apartado de correos Post Office box, PO Box;

apartado postal Post Office box, PO Box

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apartado

I adj isolated

II m section

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apartado nm

1) : section, paragraph

2)

apartado postal : post office box

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apartado¹ adj (lugar) remote

vivimos en un pueblo apartado we live in a remote village

apartado² n paragraph / section

leyó el primer apartado he read the first paragraph

apartado de correos post office box / PO box

Spanish-English dictionary > apartado
3 anuncio

m.

1 announcement.

2 sign, herald (presagio).

3 ad, commercial, insertion, advertisement.

4 signboard, shopsign.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: anunciar.

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anuncio

► nombre masculino

1 (aviso) announcement; (signo) sign

2 (publicidad) advertisement, advert, ad

■ pusimos un anuncio en el diario we put an ad in the paper

3 (valla publicitaria) hoarding, US billboard

4 (cartel) poster, notice

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FRASEOLOGÍA

anuncios económicos / anuncios clasificados classified adverts, small ads

anuncios por palabras classified adverts, small ads

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noun m.

1) advertisement, ad, commercial

2) announcement

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SM

1) (Com) [en un periódico] advertisement, advert, ad *; [en TV, radio] advertisement, advert, commercial; (=cartel) poster

poner un anuncio en un periódico — to put an advertisement o advert o ad * in a newspaper

prohibido fijar o pegar anuncios — post o stick no bills

hombre anuncio — sandwich-board man

anuncio publicitario — advertisement, advert, commercial

anuncios clasificados — classified ads *, classified advertisements, classifieds

anuncios de relax — personal services ads

anuncios por palabras — classified ads, small ads *
tablón
2) (=notificación) announcement

el anuncio de su muerte causó mucha tristeza — the announcement of her death caused great sadness

hoy se hará el anuncio de su boda — their wedding will be announced today

un anuncio de bomba — a bomb warning

3) (=presagio) omen, sign

fue un anuncio de las desgracias futuras — it was an omen o a sign of the misfortunes to come

es anuncio de un futuro mejor — it heralds a better future

esos nubarrones son anuncio de tormenta — those black clouds mean there is a storm coming

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masculino

1) ( de noticia) announcement; ( presagio) sign, omen

2) (Com, Marketing) ( en periódico) advertisement, ad (colloq); ( en televisión) commercial

insertar un anuncio en el periódico — to place o put an advertisement in the newspaper

prohibido fijar anuncios — bill stickers o posters will be prosecuted

•

- anuncios clasificados or por palabras

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= announcement, notice, spot, advert.

Nota: Abreviatura de advertisment.

Ex. Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex. Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex. There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.

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* anuncio comercial = commercial.

* anuncio de compra-venta = classified ad, classified advertisement.

* anuncio de empleo = job advertisement.

* anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.

* anuncio oficial = official announcement.

* anuncio personal = personal ad.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* anuncio publicitario = ad (advertisement), advertisement (ad), spot advertising.

* anuncio publicitario de la radio = radio commercial, sound bite, radio spot.

* anuncio publicitario de televisión = television commercial.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* anuncio publicitario por radio = radio spot, sound bite, radio commercial.

* anuncio publicitario por televisión = television spot.

* anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.

* mantenido por anuncios = ad-driven, advertisement driven.

* programas espía de anuncios = adware.

* sintonía de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* tablón de anuncios = noticeboard, bulletin board, message board, display board.

* tablón de anuncios electrónico = online bulletin board.

* tablón electrónico de anuncios = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

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masculino

1) ( de noticia) announcement; ( presagio) sign, omen

2) (Com, Marketing) ( en periódico) advertisement, ad (colloq); ( en televisión) commercial

insertar un anuncio en el periódico — to place o put an advertisement in the newspaper

prohibido fijar anuncios — bill stickers o posters will be prosecuted

•

- anuncios clasificados or por palabras

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= announcement, notice, spot, advert.

Nota: Abreviatura de advertisment.

Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.

* anuncio comercial = commercial.

* anuncio de compra-venta = classified ad, classified advertisement.

* anuncio de empleo = job advertisement.

* anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.

* anuncio oficial = official announcement.

* anuncio personal = personal ad.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* anuncio publicitario = ad (advertisement), advertisement (ad), spot advertising.

* anuncio publicitario de la radio = radio commercial, sound bite, radio spot.

* anuncio publicitario de televisión = television commercial.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* anuncio publicitario por radio = radio spot, sound bite, radio commercial.

* anuncio publicitario por televisión = television spot.

* anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.

* mantenido por anuncios = ad-driven, advertisement driven.

* programas espía de anuncios = adware.

* sintonía de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* tablón de anuncios = noticeboard, bulletin board, message board, display board.

* tablón de anuncios electrónico = online bulletin board.

* tablón electrónico de anuncios = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

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anuncio

masculine

A

1 (de una noticia) announcement

2 (presagio) sign, omen

un anuncio de muerte an augur of death ( liter)

B ( Com, Marketing) (en un periódico) advertisement, ad ( colloq); (en la televisión) commercial, advertisement ( BrE)

insertar un anuncio en el periódico to place o put an advertisement in the newspaper

puse un anuncio en la facultad I put an ad o ( BrE) advert up in the department

[ S ] prohibido fijar anuncios bill stickers o posters will be prosecuted, stick no bills

Compuestos:

● anuncio de envío

advice of dispatch

● anuncio destacado

display advertisement

● anuncios breves or clasificados

mpl classified advertisements (pl), classified section

● anuncios por palabras

mpl classified advertisements (pl), classified section

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Del verbo anunciar: ( conjugate anunciar)

anuncio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

anunció es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
anunciar
anuncio
anunciar ( conjugate anunciar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public;

‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast
b) (frml) ‹ persona› to announce

c) ‹ producto› to advertise, promote

anuncio sustantivo masculino
a) ( de noticia) announcement;

( presagio) sign, omen
b) ( en periódico) advertisement, ad (colloq);

( en televisión) commercial;
anuncios clasificados or por palabras classified advertisements (pl)
anunciar verbo transitivo
1 (promocionar un producto) to advertise
2 (notificar) to announce
anuncio sustantivo masculino
1 (publicitario) advertisment, advert, ad
2 (noticia) announcement
3 (cartel, letrero) notice, poster
' anuncio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
convenir
- fotolito
- insertar
- musiquilla
- necesitar
- presagio
- aviso
- comercial
- convocatoria
- lema
- pasar
- poner
- recortar
- spot
English:
ad
- advert
- advertise
- advertisement
- announcement
- bulletin
- capture
- commercial
- marriage
- notice
- sandwich-board
- sandwich-man
- short
- small ad
- spot
- spread
- stick up
- word
- bedlam
- fix
- go
- small

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anuncio nm

1. [de noticia] announcement

2. [cartel, aviso] notice;
[póster] poster
Comp
anuncio luminoso illuminated sign
3. [publicitario] [en prensa] advertisement, Br advert;
[en televisión] advertisement, commercial, Br advert
Comp
anuncios breves classified ads o adverts;
anuncios clasificados classified ads o adverts;

anuncios por palabras classified ads o adverts;

anuncio personal [por palabras] personal advert;

anuncio publicitario display advertisement

4. [presagio] sign, herald;

esas nubes son un anuncio de tormenta those clouds mean a storm is on its way;

el enfrentamiento era el anuncio de una cruenta guerra civil the clash was the prelude to a bloody civil war

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anuncio

m

1 announcement

2 ( presagio) sign

3 COM advertisement;

sección de anuncios advertisement section;

anuncio luminoso illuminated sign

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anuncio nm

1) : announcement

2) : advertisement, commercial

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anuncio n

1. (declaración) announcement

el anuncio nos cogió por sorpresa the announcement took us by surprise

2. (de publicidad) advertisement / advert

hay demasiados anuncios en la tele there are too many adverts on TV

Spanish-English dictionary > anuncio
4 sección de referencia

(n.) = reference section, reference department, reference division, reference area

Ex. Many students graduating from library school and seeking jobs profess disdain for administrative responsibilities not only within the reference section, but also within the library as a whole.

Ex. Her first positions were with the New York Public Library, South Bend Public Library, and the Free Library of Philadelphia in the Reference and Young Adult Department.

Ex. The situation described may have its physical locus in the reference division, the serial department, the adult services section, or the director's office.

Ex. All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.

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(n.) = reference section, reference department, reference division, reference area

Ex: Many students graduating from library school and seeking jobs profess disdain for administrative responsibilities not only within the reference section, but also within the library as a whole.

Ex: Her first positions were with the New York Public Library, South Bend Public Library, and the Free Library of Philadelphia in the Reference and Young Adult Department.

Ex: The situation described may have its physical locus in the reference division, the serial department, the adult services section, or the director's office.

Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.

Spanish-English dictionary > sección de referencia
5 zona

f.

1 zone, area (espacio).

¿vives por la zona? do you live around here? (por aquí)

ésta es la zona de copas de la ciudad this is the center of the city's nightlife

zona azul restricted parking zone (de estacionamiento)

zona de carga y descarga loading bay

zona catastrófica disaster area

zona comercial shopping area

zona erógena erogenous zone

zona de exclusión exclusion zone

zona euro euro zone

zona franca (commerce) free-trade zone

zona de guerra war zone

zona de libre comercio free-trade zone

zona peatonal pedestrian precinct

zona protegida conservation area (natural)

zona residencial residential area

zona verde park, green area; (grande) lawn (pequeña)

2 key.

3 zona.

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zona

► nombre femenino

1 area

2 (fronteriza, militar) zone

► nombre masculino

1 MEDICINA (herpes) shingles

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FRASEOLOGÍA

zona azul parking meter zone

zona edificada built-up area

zona fronteriza border zone

zona glacial frigid zone

zona templada temperate zone

zona tórrida torrid zone

zona verde green zone

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noun f.

area, district, zone

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SF

1) [en país, región] area

las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones — the areas affected by flooding

las zonas más ricas/remotas/deprimidas del país — the richest/remotest/most depressed areas o parts of the country

la zona norte/sur/este/oeste de la isla — the northern/southern/eastern/western part of the island

comimos en uno de los restaurantes típicos de la zona — we ate in a restaurant typical of the area, we ate in a typical local restaurant

• zonas costeras — coastal areas

• zona montañosa o de montaña — mountainous area, mountainous region

• zonas rurales — rural areas

• zonas turísticas — tourist areas

• zonas urbanas — urban areas

zona catastrófica — disaster area

zona de combate — combat zone

zona de conflicto — (Mil) conflict zone

zona de desarrollo — development area

zona de exclusión (aérea) — (air) exclusion zone

zona de guerra — war zone

zona de influencia — area of influence

zona de libre comercio — free-trade zone, free-trade area

zona de peligro — danger zone, danger area

zona de picnic — picnic area

zona de seguridad — security zone

zona desnuclearizada — nuclear-free zone

zona euro — Eurozone

los países de la zona euro — the Eurozone countries

zona franca — duty-free zone

zona fronteriza — [gen] border area; (Mil) border zone

zona húmeda — wetland

zona industrial — industrial area

zona militar — military zone, military area

zona roja — Esp Republican territory

zona segura — safe zone

2) [en ciudad] area

zona azul — Esp (Aut) ≈ pay-and-display area

zona centro — centre

los aparcamientos de la zona centro — city centre car parks

zona cero — Ground Zero

• zona comercial — [para negocios en general] commercial district; [solo de tiendas] shopping area

• zona de copas, ¿dónde está la zona de copas? — where do people go out to drink?

zona de ensanche — development area

• zona edificada — built-up area

zona marginada — CAm slum area

zona peatonal — pedestrian precinct

zona residencial — residential area

zona roja — LAm red-light district

zona rosa — Méx partly pedestrianized zone, so called because of its pink paving stones

zona verde — green space

3) [en edificio, recinto] area

las zonas comunes de la prisión — the communal areas of the prison

zona de no fumadores — no smoking area

zona ancha — (Dep) midfield

zona de castigo — (Dep) sin bin

zona de penumbra, zona de sombra — (lit) shaded area; (fig) area of secrecy

zona oscura, las zonas oscuras de la personalidad — the hidden areas of the personality

las zonas oscuras de la política — the shady o murky areas of politics

zona técnica — technical area

4) (Geog) zone

zona glacial — glacial zone

zona templada — temperate zone

zona tórrida — torrid zone

5) (Anat, Med) area

las zonas próximas a la columna vertebral — the areas around the spinal column

sentí un dolor por la zona del hombro — I felt a pain around my shoulder

zona erógena — erogenous zone

zona lumbar — lumbar region

6) (Baloncesto) free-zone lane

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femenino

1) (área, región) area

fue declarada zona neutral — it was declared a neutral zone

zona de influencia — sphere of influence

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

- zona catastrófica or de emergencia

- zona cero

- zona comercial

- zona de castigo

- zona del euro

- zona de libre comercio

- zona desnuclearizada or no nuclear

- zona de tolerancia

- zona franca

- zona industrial

- zona parachoque or tampón

- zona peatonal

- zona roja

- zona verde

2) ( en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area

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= area, zone, bit, radius, area, service area, tract.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex. The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex. The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex. Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex. The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

Ex. Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.

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* biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.

* biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.

* ciencia de las zonas polares = polar science.

* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* en la zona de = in the land of.

* en + Posesivo + zona = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* ser zona prohibida = be off limits.

* una zona de = a stretch of.

* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.

* zona abierta = open area.

* zona activa = hot spot.

* zona alejada = reaches.

* zona alveolar = alveolar region.

* zona bélica = war zone.

* zona béntica, la = benthic zone, the.

* zona central = midsection [mid-section].

* zona central de un Lugar = heartland.

* zona cero = ground zero.

* zona climática = climatic zone.

* zona comercial = business district, shopping area, shopping district.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

* zona con césped = grassy area.

* zona costera = seafront, coastal area.

* zona de amortiguamiento = buffer zone.

* zona de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area, landing area.

* sitio de aterrizaje = landing area.

* zona de bienestar = comfort zone.

* zona de captación = catchment area.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas = playground.

* zona de comodidad = comfort zone.

* zona de confort = comfort zone.

* zona de cultivo del trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de descanso = rest area.

* zona de desempleo = pocket of unemployment.

* zona de estudio = study area, study facilities.

* zona de exclusión aérea = no-fly zone.

* zona de guerra = war zone.

* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].

* zona del euro, la = euro zone, the, euro zone, the, euro area, the.

* zona del interior = hinterland.

* zona de los tres estados = tristate area.

* zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.

* zona de ocio = leisure facilities.

* zona de ocupación = zone of occupation, occupation zone.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* zona de producción de trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.

* zona de recreo = playground.

* zona desnuclearizada = nuclear-free zone, nuclear-free.

* zona despejada = open area.

* zona de transición = buffer zone.

* zona dolorida = sore point, sore spot.

* zona entre mareas = intertidal zone.

* zona geográfica = geographical area.

* zona gris = grey area [gray area].

* zona habitable = living area.

* zona húmeda = wetland.

* zona industrial = industrial area.

* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.

* zona junto a la playa = beachfront.

* zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.

* zona limítrofe = fringe area.

* zona marginada = deprived area.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* zona neutral = buffer zone.

* zona pantanosa = marshland, marsh, marshy area, fen.

* zona para casas móviles = mobile home park, trailer park.

* zona para sentarse = seating area.

* zona peligrosa = no-go area.

* zona penumbrosa = twilight zone.

* zona problemática = problem area.

* zona prohibida = no-go area.

* zona protegida = safe haven, safe harbour, protected area.

* zona pública = public area.

* zona residencial = residential area, suburban area, estate.

* zona rural = country, rural area, hinterland, countryside, rural region.

* zona sin cultivar = wildland.

* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.

* zonas más alejadas = outlying areas.

* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.

* zona suburbana = suburban area.

* zona tampón = buffer zone.

* zona tectónica = fault zone.

* zona templada, la = temperate zone, the.

* zona tórrida, la = torrid zone, the.

* zona urbana = urban area.

* zona verde = parkland area, grassy area.

* * *

femenino

1) (área, región) area

fue declarada zona neutral — it was declared a neutral zone

zona de influencia — sphere of influence

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

- zona catastrófica or de emergencia

- zona cero

- zona comercial

- zona de castigo

- zona del euro

- zona de libre comercio

- zona desnuclearizada or no nuclear

- zona de tolerancia

- zona franca

- zona industrial

- zona parachoque or tampón

- zona peatonal

- zona roja

- zona verde

2) ( en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area

* * *

= area, zone, bit, radius, area, service area, tract.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex: Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex: The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

Ex: Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.

* biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.

* biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.

* ciencia de las zonas polares = polar science.

* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* en la zona de = in the land of.

* en + Posesivo + zona = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* ser zona prohibida = be off limits.

* una zona de = a stretch of.

* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.

* zona abierta = open area.

* zona activa = hot spot.

* zona alejada = reaches.

* zona alveolar = alveolar region.

* zona bélica = war zone.

* zona béntica, la = benthic zone, the.

* zona central = midsection [mid-section].

* zona central de un Lugar = heartland.

* zona cero = ground zero.

* zona climática = climatic zone.

* zona comercial = business district, shopping area, shopping district.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

* zona con césped = grassy area.

* zona costera = seafront, coastal area.

* zona de amortiguamiento = buffer zone.

* zona de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area, landing area.

* sitio de aterrizaje = landing area.

* zona de bienestar = comfort zone.

* zona de captación = catchment area.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas = playground.

* zona de comodidad = comfort zone.

* zona de confort = comfort zone.

* zona de cultivo del trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de descanso = rest area.

* zona de desempleo = pocket of unemployment.

* zona de estudio = study area, study facilities.

* zona de exclusión aérea = no-fly zone.

* zona de guerra = war zone.

* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].

* zona del euro, la = euro zone, the, euro zone, the, euro area, the.

* zona del interior = hinterland.

* zona de los tres estados = tristate area.

* zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.

* zona de ocio = leisure facilities.

* zona de ocupación = zone of occupation, occupation zone.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* zona de producción de trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.

* zona de recreo = playground.

* zona desnuclearizada = nuclear-free zone, nuclear-free.

* zona despejada = open area.

* zona de transición = buffer zone.

* zona dolorida = sore point, sore spot.

* zona entre mareas = intertidal zone.

* zona geográfica = geographical area.

* zona gris = grey area [gray area].

* zona habitable = living area.

* zona húmeda = wetland.

* zona industrial = industrial area.

* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.

* zona junto a la playa = beachfront.

* zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.

* zona limítrofe = fringe area.

* zona marginada = deprived area.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* zona neutral = buffer zone.

* zona pantanosa = marshland, marsh, marshy area, fen.

* zona para casas móviles = mobile home park, trailer park.

* zona para sentarse = seating area.

* zona peligrosa = no-go area.

* zona penumbrosa = twilight zone.

* zona problemática = problem area.

* zona prohibida = no-go area.

* zona protegida = safe haven, safe harbour, protected area.

* zona pública = public area.

* zona residencial = residential area, suburban area, estate.

* zona rural = country, rural area, hinterland, countryside, rural region.

* zona sin cultivar = wildland.

* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.

* zonas más alejadas = outlying areas.

* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.

* zona suburbana = suburban area.

* zona tampón = buffer zone.

* zona tectónica = fault zone.

* zona templada, la = temperate zone, the.

* zona tórrida, la = torrid zone, the.

* zona urbana = urban area.

* zona verde = parkland area, grassy area.

* * *

zona

feminine

A (área, región) area

¿por qué zona viven? what area do they live in?

en la zona fronteriza in the border area o zone

zonas montañosas mountainous areas o regions

por esa zona no hay servicio de autobuses there is no bus service in that area

fue declarada zona neutral it was declared a neutral zone

zona de influencia sphere of influence

[ S ] zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only

Compuestos:

● zona azul

( Esp) limited-time parking zone, pay-and-display area ( BrE)

● zona catastrófica

disaster area

● zona cero

ground zero

● zona comercial

commercial district, business quarter o area

● zona de castigo

penalty area

● zona de combate

combat zone o area

● zona de crisis

crisis zone

● zona de embarque de pasajeros

boarding area

● zona de ensanche

( Esp) area of new development

● zona de escaramuza

line of scrimmage

● zona de exclusión

exclusion zone

● zona de exclusión aérea

no-fly zone

● zona de guerra

war zone

● zona del conflicto

war zone

● zona de libre comercio

free-trade zone

● zona de máxima seguridad

maximum security zone o area

● zona de peligro

danger area o zone

● zona de pruebas

test site, testing ground

● zona de salidas

departure lounge o area

● zona desnuclearizada

nuclear-free zone o area

● zona de tolerancia

red-light district

● zona erógena

erogenous zone

● zona euro

eurozone

● zona franca

duty-free zone

● zona industrial

industrial park, industrial estate ( BrE)

● zona militar

military zone o area

● zona nacional

( Esp) ( Hist) Nationalist-held territory

● zona no nuclear

nuclear-free zone o area

● zona parachoque

buffer zone

● zona peatonal

pedestrian precinct o zone o area

● zona roja

( AmL) (zona de prostitución) red-light district; ( Esp fam) (durante la guerra civil) Republican-held territory

● zona sin cobertura

( Telec) dead zone

● zona tampón

buffer zone

● zona templada

temperate zone o region

● zona tropical

tropical zone o region

● zona verde

park, green space

B (en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area

* * *

zona sustantivo femenino
1 (área, región) area;
◊ fue declarada zona neutral it was declared a neutral zone;

( on signs) zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only;
◊ zona comercial commercial district;

zona de castigo penalty area;
zona industrial industrial park;
zona peatonal pedestrian precinct;
zona roja (AmL) ( zona de prostitución) red-light district;
zona verde park, green space;
zona cero ( en Nueva York) ground zero
2 ( en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area
zona sustantivo femenino
1 zone
2 (de un territorio, gran extensión) area, region
zona de obras, work area
zona de operaciones, operational zone
zona militar, military zone
zona verde, park, green space
3 Dep zone
' zona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acampada
- antinuclear
- arrasar
- barrio
- cabaña
- ciudad
- comisionada
- comisionado
- concurrida
- concurrido
- construcción
- contingente
- deprimida
- deprimido
- desalojar
- este
- expolio
- franca
- franco
- francófona
- francófono
- glacial
- huerta
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- oasis
- pacificar
- peinar
- peinada
- peinado
- rastrear
- rastreo
- riego
- sombra
- teatro
- urbanización
- vecindario
- vinícola
- apartado
- azucarero
- bajío
- cabezón
- campo
- carga
- cargue
- combate
- comercial
- concreto
- conflictivo
- desértico
English:
area
- belt
- busing
- clearance
- coastal
- compound
- country
- danger area
- decline
- demonstrate
- disaster area
- enclose
- enclosure
- enter
- grey area
- industrial area
- local
- pedestrianize
- precinct
- scour
- seal off
- smokeless zone
- stricken
- testing ground
- unemployment
- waterfront
- well-known
- zone
- area code
- around
- canvass
- catchment area
- district
- diverse
- division
- extreme
- -free
- green
- ground
- high
- incoming
- industrial
- inner
- locally
- neighborhood
- no-fly zone
- off
- out
- pedestrian
- red

* * *

zona nf

1. [espacio, área] zone, area;

una zona montañosa/turística a mountainous/tourist area;

la zona norte/sur de la isla the northern/southern part of the island;

en las zonas más aisladas/pobres in the most remote/poorest areas;

¿vives por la zona? [por aquí] do you live around here?;

ésta es la zona de copas de la ciudad this is the centre of the city's nightlife

Comp
zona azul [de estacionamiento] restricted parking zone;
zona de carga y descarga loading bay o US zone;

zona catastrófica disaster area;

zona centro Br city centre, US downtown;

zona cero [en Nueva York] ground zero;

zona climática climatic zone;

zona comercial shopping area;

zona conflictiva trouble spot;

zona de conflicto [en guerra] war zone, battle zone;

zona edificada built-up area;

zona erógena erogenous zone;

zona euro euro zone;

zona de exclusión exclusion zone;
Com zona franca free-trade zone;
zona de no fumadores no-smoking area;

zona glacial glacial region;

zona de guerra war zone;

zona húmeda wetland area;

zona intermareal intertidal zone;
Meteo zona de inversión thermal o temperature inversion zone;
zona de libre comercio free-trade zone;

zona de marca [en rugby] in-goal area;

zona militar military area o zone;
Esp zona nacional [en la guerra] = the area controlled by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War;
zona peatonal pedestrian area o precinct;

zona protegida [natural] conservation area;

zona residencial residential area;

zona roja Esp [en la guerra] = term used by Nationalists to refer to Republican-controlled areas during the Spanish Civil War;
Am [de prostitución] red-light district;
Zona Rosa [en México DF] = elegant tourist and shopping area in Mexico City;

zona de seguridad [entre países] buffer zone;

zona templada temperate zone;
Am Anticuado zona de tolerancia red-light district;
zona tórrida tropics, Espec torrid zone;

zona de urgente reindustrialización = region given priority status for industrial investment, Br ≈ enterprise zone;

zona verde [grande] park, green area;
[pequeña] lawn
2. [en baloncesto] [área] key

3. [en baloncesto] [violación] three-seconds violation

* * *

zona

f

1 area, zone

2 en baloncesto: parte del campo key; violación three-seconds violation

* * *

zona nf

: zone, district, area

* * *

zona n

1. (área) area

es una zona muy tranquila it's a very quiet area

una zona comercial a commercial area

2. (militar, geográfica) zone

zona de guerra war zone

zona peatonal pedestrian zone

zona verde green space

Spanish-English dictionary > zona
6 fumador

m.

smoker.

* * *

fumador

► adjetivo

1 smoking

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 smoker

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FRASEOLOGÍA

los no fumadores nonsmokers

* * *

fumador, -a
SM / F smoker
no fumador — non-smoker

en la sección de no fumadores — in the no-smoking o non-smoking section

gran fumador — heavy smoker

fumador(a) de pipa — pipe smoker

fumador(a) pasivo/a — passive smoker

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino smoker

los fumadores de puros — cigar smokers

fumador pasivo — passive smoker

sección de fumadores/de no fumadores — smoking/no-smoking section

* * *

= smoker.

Ex. The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.

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* fumador empedernido = chain smoker.

* fumadores pasivos = passive smoking.

* fumador pasivo = passive smoker, second-hand smoker.

* no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.

* zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino smoker

los fumadores de puros — cigar smokers

fumador pasivo — passive smoker

sección de fumadores/de no fumadores — smoking/no-smoking section

* * *

= smoker.

Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.

* fumador empedernido = chain smoker.

* fumadores pasivos = passive smoking.

* fumador pasivo = passive smoker, second-hand smoker.

* no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.

* zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.

* * *

fumador¹ - dora

adjective

( Méx) ‹salón› smoking ( before n)

vagón fumador smoking car, smoker ( BrE)

fumador² - dora

masculine, feminine

smoker

los fumadores de puros cigar-smokers

fumador pasivo passive smoker

sección de fumadores/de no fumadores smoking/no-smoking section

* * *

fumador
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

smoker;
fumador pasivo passive smoker;
sección de fumadores/no fumadores smoking/no-smoking section
fumador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino smoker
los no fumadores, nonsmokers

' fumador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empedernida
- empedernido
- fumadora
English:
confirmed
- inhale
- nonsmoker
- smoker
- tobacconist

* * *

fumador, -ora nm,f

smoker;

no fumador nonsmoker;

¿quiere fumador o no fumador? would you like smoking or non-smoking?;

la zona de no fumadores the no-smoking area

Comp
fumador empedernido chain-smoker;
fumador pasivo passive smoker

* * *

fumador

I adj

:

las personas fumadoras smokers

II m, fumadora f smoker;

no fumador non-smoker

* * *

fumador, - dora n

: smoker

* * *

fumador n smoker

fumadores y no fumadores smokers and non smokers

Spanish-English dictionary > fumador
7 revista

f.

1 magazine.

revista del corazón gossip magazine

2 revue.

3 revision, review.

4 new trial, re-trial, retrial, rehearing.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: rever.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: revistar.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: revestir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: revistar.

* * *

revista

► nombre femenino

1 (publicación) magazine, review, journal

2 (inspección) inspection

3 MILITAR review

4 TEATRO revue

■ chica de revista chorus girl

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar revista a (inspeccionar) to inspect, review 2 (tratar) to review

revista de modas fashion magazine

revista del corazón gossip magazine

revista juvenil teenage magazine

revista semanal weekly review

* * *

noun f.

journal, magazine

* * *

SF

1) [de información general] magazine; [especializada] journal, review

revista científica — scientific journal

revista comercial — trade journal

revista de destape — † erotic magazine

revista de información general — current affairs magazine

revista del corazón — magazine featuring celebrity gossip and real-life romance stories

revista de moda — fashion magazine

revista gráfica — † illustrated magazine

revista juvenil — teenage magazine

revista literaria — literary review

revista semanal — weekly (magazine)

2) (=sección) section

revista de libros — books section

revista de toros — bullfighting news

3) (=inspección) inspection; (Mil, Náut) review, inspection

pasar revista a la tropa — to review o inspect the troops

ahora pasaremos revista a la actualidad deportiva — now we'll review today's sporting events

¿ya has pasado revista a todos los invitados? — * have you given all the guests the once-over, then? *

4) (Teat) variety show, revue

5) (Jur) retrial

6) And [del pelo] trim

* * *

femenino

1) ( publicación ilustrada) magazine; ( de profesión) journal; ( crítica) review section

- revista de chistes

- revista del corazón

- revista de modas

2) (Espec, Teatr) revue

teatro de revista — variety theater

3) ( inspección) review

pasar revista a las tropas — to inspect o review the troops

pasó revista a la situación — he reviewed the situation

pasé revista a los últimos detalles — I checked over the final details

* * *

= magazine, journal title, news magazine.

Ex. Trade literature, popular magazines, and newspapers do not abound with citations.

Ex. Results show that a relatively small number of journal titles supplied a majority of the articles sent.

Ex. Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.

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* cancelación de suscripción a revista = serials deselection, journal deselection.

* cese de publicación de una revista = title cessation.

* distribuidor de revistas = journal host.

* distribuidor de revistas electrónicas = e-journal host.

* edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.

* editor de revista científica = scholarly editor.

* editor de una revista científica = journal editor.

* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.

* factor de impacto de la revista = journal impact, journal impact factor.

* fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.

* fondos de revistas = journal holdings.

* material que no es revista científica = non-journal material.

* números recientes de las revistas = current journals.

* paquete de revistas = journal package.

* pasar revista = review.

* productividad de la revista = journal productivity.

* revista académica = academic journal.

* revista anual = annual journal.

* revista a un real = shilling magazine.

* revista científica = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journal.

* revista citada = cited journal.

* revista citante = citing journal.

* revista de actualidad = popular magazine, house magazine, entertainment magazine.

* revista de ciencias = science journal.

* revista de ciencia y tecnología = science and technology journal.

* revista de índices = indexing journal.

* revista de indización = indexing periodical.

* revista de investigación = research periodical.

* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.

* revista de media corona = half-crown magazine.

* revista de modas = fashion magazine.

* revista deportiva = sports magazine.

* revista de recensiones = reviewing journal.

* revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.

* revista divulgativa = trade journal, trade magazine.

* revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.

* revista electrónica = electronic journal (e-journal), electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), electronic newsletter.

* revista electrónica en línea = online journal.

* revista en curso = current journal.

* revista especializada = specialist journal, specialised journal.

* revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.

* revista evaluada por pares = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.

* revista impresa = print serial.

* revista interna = in-house journal.

* revista literaria = literary magazine.

* revista mensual = monthly.

* revista mensual de media corona = half-crown monthly magazine.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* revista popular = house magazine.

* revista pornográfica = pornographic magazine.

* revista primaria = primary journal.

* revista profesional = professional journal.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* revistas = journal material.

* revistas de informática = computer press, the.

* revista semanal = weekly.

* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.

* revista viva = active journal.

* revista web = electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), zine.

* solapamiento en la cobertura de las revistas = journal coverage overlap.

* título de la revista = journal title.

* vaciado de revistas = periodical indexing.

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femenino

1) ( publicación ilustrada) magazine; ( de profesión) journal; ( crítica) review section

- revista de chistes

- revista del corazón

- revista de modas

2) (Espec, Teatr) revue

teatro de revista — variety theater

3) ( inspección) review

pasar revista a las tropas — to inspect o review the troops

pasó revista a la situación — he reviewed the situation

pasé revista a los últimos detalles — I checked over the final details

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= magazine, journal title, news magazine.

Ex: Trade literature, popular magazines, and newspapers do not abound with citations.

Ex: Results show that a relatively small number of journal titles supplied a majority of the articles sent.

Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.

* cancelación de suscripción a revista = serials deselection, journal deselection.

* cese de publicación de una revista = title cessation.

* distribuidor de revistas = journal host.

* distribuidor de revistas electrónicas = e-journal host.

* edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.

* editor de revista científica = scholarly editor.

* editor de una revista científica = journal editor.

* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.

* factor de impacto de la revista = journal impact, journal impact factor.

* fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.

* fondos de revistas = journal holdings.

* material que no es revista científica = non-journal material.

* números recientes de las revistas = current journals.

* paquete de revistas = journal package.

* pasar revista = review.

* productividad de la revista = journal productivity.

* revista académica = academic journal.

* revista anual = annual journal.

* revista a un real = shilling magazine.

* revista científica = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journal.

* revista citada = cited journal.

* revista citante = citing journal.

* revista de actualidad = popular magazine, house magazine, entertainment magazine.

* revista de ciencias = science journal.

* revista de ciencia y tecnología = science and technology journal.

* revista de índices = indexing journal.

* revista de indización = indexing periodical.

* revista de investigación = research periodical.

* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.

* revista de media corona = half-crown magazine.

* revista de modas = fashion magazine.

* revista deportiva = sports magazine.

* revista de recensiones = reviewing journal.

* revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.

* revista divulgativa = trade journal, trade magazine.

* revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.

* revista electrónica = electronic journal (e-journal), electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), electronic newsletter.

* revista electrónica en línea = online journal.

* revista en curso = current journal.

* revista especializada = specialist journal, specialised journal.

* revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.

* revista evaluada por pares = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.

* revista impresa = print serial.

* revista interna = in-house journal.

* revista literaria = literary magazine.

* revista mensual = monthly.

* revista mensual de media corona = half-crown monthly magazine.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* revista popular = house magazine.

* revista pornográfica = pornographic magazine.

* revista primaria = primary journal.

* revista profesional = professional journal.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* revistas = journal material.

* revistas de informática = computer press, the.

* revista semanal = weekly.

* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.

* revista viva = active journal.

* revista web = electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), zine.

* solapamiento en la cobertura de las revistas = journal coverage overlap.

* título de la revista = journal title.

* vaciado de revistas = periodical indexing.

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revista

feminine

A

1 (publicación ilustrada) magazine

la revista del domingo the Sunday magazine o supplement

2 (crítica) review section

3 (de una profesión) journal

una revista científica a scientific review o journal

Compuestos:

● revista de chistes

( RPl) comic book ( AmE), comic ( BrE)

● revista del corazón

real-life o true-romance magazine

● revista de modas

fashion magazine

B ( Espec, Teatr) revue

teatro de revista variety theater

revista musical musical revue

C (inspección) review

pasará revista a las tropas he will inspect o review the troops

pasó revista a la situación he reviewed the situation

se entretenía pasando revista a los demás pasajeros she entertained herself by studying the other passengers

fui pasando revista a los últimos detalles I checked over the last details

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Del verbo revestir: ( conjugate revestir)

revista es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
revestir
revista
revestir ( conjugate revestir) verbo transitivo ( cubrir) ‹pared/suelo› to cover;
‹ cable› to sheathe, cover;
‹ tubería› ( con material aislante) to lag;
◊ paredes revestidas de madera wood-paneled walls

revista sustantivo femenino
a) ( publicación ilustrada) magazine;

( de profesión) journal;
◊ revista del corazón real-life o true-romance magazine

b) (Espec, Teatr) revue;

◊ teatro de revista variety theater

c) ( inspección) review;

◊ pasar revista a las tropas to inspect o review the troops

revestir verbo transitivo
1 (como protección o adorno) to cover [de, with]
2 (presentar un aspecto, cualidad, carácter) to have: el asunto revestía gran importancia, the matter was really serious
3 (encubrir) to disguise [de, in]
revista sustantivo femenino
1 magazine
(publicación técnica o especializada) journal
Esp revista del corazón, celebrity o romance magazine
revista pornográfica, pornographic magazine
2 Teat revue, variety show
3 Mil inspection
♦ Locuciones: pasar revista, to review: pasamos revista a la situación, we evaluated the situation
' revista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descafeinada
- descafeinado
- distribuir
- hojear
- ilustrada
- ilustrado
- número
- pasada
- pasado
- reseñar
- tira
- abonado
- abonar
- aparecer
- artículo
- categoría
- cochino
- coger
- colaborador
- colaborar
- comic
- consultorio
- contraportada
- corista
- coro
- director
- dirigir
- editar
- entrega
- espacio
- folletín
- mono
- portada
- público
- recorte
- reportaje
- salir
- tapa
English:
copy
- flick through
- girlie magazine
- issue
- journal
- magazine
- monthly
- newsmagazine
- number
- periodical
- review
- revue
- subscribe
- subscription
- weekly
- browse
- comic
- digest
- glossy
- inspect
- inspection
- music

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revista

♦ ver revestir

♦ nf

1. [publicación] magazine;
[académica] journal
Comp
CSur revista de chistes (children's) comic;
revista del corazón gossip magazine [with details of celebrities' lives];
Am revista de historietas (children's) comic;
revista pornográfica pornographic magazine

2. [espectáculo teatral] revue

Comp
revista musical musical revue
3. [inspección]
pasar revista a [tropas] to inspect, to review;

el informe pasa revista a la situación del sector agrícola the report reviews the situation of the farming sector;

un estudio que pasa revista a las transformaciones de final de siglo a study which reviews o looks at the transformations undergone at the turn of the century

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revista

f

1 magazine

2

:

pasar revista a MIL inspect, review; fig review

* * *

revista nf

1) : magazine, journal

2) : revue

3)

pasar revista : to review, to inspect

* * *

revista n (publicación) magazine

Spanish-English dictionary > revista
8 corte

f.

1 court.

las Cortes (Generales) the Spanish parliament (cámara legislativa) (peninsular Spanish)

2 court (tribunal). (especially Latin American Spanish)

corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Court

m.

1 cut (raja).

se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his knee

corte y confección dressmaking; (para mujeres) tailoring (para hombres)

corte de pelo haircut

2 length (retal de tela).

3 shape (contorno).

4 section.

5 style.

6 break (pausa).

corte publicitario commercial break

7 (cutting) edge (filo). (peninsular Spanish)

8 cut, cutback (reducción) (presupuestario, salarial). ( Latin American Spanish)

9 embarrassment (informal) (vergüenza).

dar corte a alguien to embarrass somebody

me da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him

10 put-down (informal) (respuesta ingeniosa).

dar o pegar un corte a alguien to cut somebody dead

11 court room.

12 piece of cloth.

13 cut of meat, cut.

14 haircut.

15 errand made for a fee.

16 break-up.

17 tendency, style.

18 slap in the face, put-down.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cortar.

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corte

► nombre femenino

1 (del rey etc) court

2 (séquito) retinue

3 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (tribunal) court

► nombre femenino plural las Cortes

1 the Spanish Parliament sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer la corte a to court, pay court to

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corte

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) cut

■ me he hecho un corte en el dedo I've cut my finger

2 (filo) edge

3 (sección) section

■ corte horizontal horizontal section

4 (de un libro) edge

5 (de pelo) cut, haircut

6 (de helado) wafer, US ice-cream sandwich

7 COSTURA (cantidad de tela) length

8 familiar figurado (réplica) rebuff

9 familiar figurado (vergüenza) embarrassment

■ le daba corte entrar y se quedó fuera he was too embarrassed to go in so he stayed outside

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un corte a alguien familiar to cut somebody dead

¡qué corte! familiar what a blow!

corte de mangas tabú V-sign

corte y confección dressmaking

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1. noun f.
court
2. noun m.
cut

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I
SM

1) (=incisión, herida) cut

le hizo un corte a la madera — he made a cut in the wood

tienes un pequeño corte en la pierna — you have a small cut on your leg

hacerse un corte — to cut o.s.

me he hecho un corte en el dedo — I've cut my finger

corte longitudinal — lengthwise section, longitudinal section

corte transversal — cross section

2) (tb: corte de pelo) cut, haircut

corte a navaja — razor cut

corte a tijera — scissor cut

3) (Cos) (=diseño) cut

un traje de corte muy moderno — a suit with a very modern cut

corte y confección — dressmaking

4) (=interrupción) cut

persisten los cortes de agua — the water keeps being cut off

la censura dejó la película sin cortes — the censor did not cut the film

corte de carretera — [para obras, accidente] road closure; [como protesta] roadblock

corte de corriente — power cut

corte de digestión — stomach cramp

corte de luz — power cut

corte publicitario — commercial break

5) (=estilo)

literatura de corte tradicional — traditional (type) literature

un discurso de corte fascista — a speech with fascist undertones

un sistema fiscal de corte occidental — a western-style taxation system

6) (=trozo)

corte de carne — cut of meat

corte (de helado) — wafer, ice cream sandwich (EEUU)

7) * (=respuesta contundente)

dar un corte a algn: ¡vaya corte que te dieron! — that was one in the eye for you, wasn't it!

dale un buen corte y no te molestará más — tell him where to go and he won't bother you any more *

corte de mangas — rude gesture made with the arm and hand which is the equivalent of giving the V-sign or, in the US, the finger

le hizo un corte de mangas a los fotógrafos — he made a o the V-sign at the photographers, he gave two fingers to the photographers, he gave the photographers the finger (EEUU)

sus declaraciones son un corte de mangas a la Constitución — his statements are a two-fingered salute to the Constitution

8) * (=vergüenza)

es un corte que te vean tus padres fumando — it's embarrassing when your parents see you smoking

¡qué corte, me besó delante de todos! — how embarrassing! he kissed me in front of everyone!

me da corte que me vean contigo — I'm embarrassed to be seen with you

me da mucho corte hablar en público — I get really embarrassed if I have to speak in public

llevarse un corte: me llevé un buen corte cuando supe que tenía novio — I felt really silly when I found out she had a boyfriend

9) (=borde) edge

con cortes dorados — with gilt edges

dar corte a algo — to sharpen sth, put an edge on sth

10) [de disco] track

11) (Min) stint

12) Cono Sur (=importancia)

darse cortes — to put on airs
II
SF

1) [de un rey] (=residencia) court; (=séquito) court, entourage, retinue

los ciudadanos de la corte — the court dwellers

corte celestial — heavenly court
villa 1)
2)

hacer la corte a algn — (=cortejar) to pay court to sb; (=halagar) to win favour with sb, lick sb's boots *, suck up to sb *

no deja de hacerme la corte a ver si le presto dinero — he keeps licking my boots o sucking up to me so that I'll lend him some money

3) (Jur) law court

Corte de Justicia — Court of Justice

Corte Suprema — Supreme Court

4) (=ciudad) capital, capital city

La Corte — Madrid

5)

las Cortes — (Pol) Spanish parliament

el Presidente disolvió las Cortes — the President dissolved Parliament

una manifestación frente a las Cortes — a demonstration outside the Parliament building

Cortes Constituyentes — constituent assembly

Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha — Regional Assembly of Castile and La Mancha

Cortes de Castilla y León — Regional Assembly of Castile and León

Cortes Generales — Parliament
CORTES GENERALES The Spanish parliament consists of a lower house, the Congreso de los Diputados, and an upper house, the Senado. Members of the lower house are called diputados and members of the Senado are senadores.
See:

ver nota culturelle CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS in congreso,

ver nota culturelle SENADO in senado

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( tajo) cut

se hizo un corte en la cabeza — he cut his head

b) ( de carne) cut, cut of meat

c) tb

corte de pelo — haircut, cut

- corte a navaja

- corte longitudinal/transversal

2) ( interrupción)

un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut

hemos tenido varios cortes de agua — the water has been cut off several times

se produjeron varios cortes de carretera — several roads were blocked

- corte de digestión

- corte de luz

- corte publicitario

3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)

darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody

4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut

5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut

6)

a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut

un traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit

- corte de mangas

- corte y confección

7) (tendencia, estilo)

canciones de corte romántico — songs of a romantic nature

un país de corte democrático — a country of democratic persuasion

8) (Esp fam)

a) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola — I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte — it's embarrassing

b) ( respuesta tajante)

menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)

9) (fam) (Audio) track

10) (RPl fam) ( atención)

darle corte a alguien — to take notice of somebody

darse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
II
femenino

1) ( del rey) court

una corte de aduladores — a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)

2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal

- Corte Marcial

- Corte Suprema

3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( tajo) cut

se hizo un corte en la cabeza — he cut his head

b) ( de carne) cut, cut of meat

c) tb

corte de pelo — haircut, cut

- corte a navaja

- corte longitudinal/transversal

2) ( interrupción)

un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut

hemos tenido varios cortes de agua — the water has been cut off several times

se produjeron varios cortes de carretera — several roads were blocked

- corte de digestión

- corte de luz

- corte publicitario

3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)

darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody

4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut

5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut

6)

a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut

un traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit

- corte de mangas

- corte y confección

7) (tendencia, estilo)

canciones de corte romántico — songs of a romantic nature

un país de corte democrático — a country of democratic persuasion

8) (Esp fam)

a) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola — I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte — it's embarrassing

b) ( respuesta tajante)

menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)

9) (fam) (Audio) track

10) (RPl fam) ( atención)

darle corte a alguien — to take notice of somebody

darse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
II
femenino

1) ( del rey) court

una corte de aduladores — a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)

2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal

- Corte Marcial

- Corte Suprema

3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

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corte¹

¹ = severance, cut, cut off [cutoff], break, slit, snip, nick, clipping.

Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.

Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.

Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex: In terms of the reference process a break in the chain has occurred between the information need and the initial question.

Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

Ex: With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.

Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

* alicates de corte = wire cutters.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* corte de voz = voice insert.

* corte temporal = time period.

* corte transversal = cross-section [cross section], sectional cutting.

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

corte²

² = outage, power shutdown.

Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function.

Ex: A reminder that the library is closed all day this Saturday due to a power shutdown in the building.

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corte de suministro = power shutdown.

* corte en el fluido eléctrico = power cut, power failure.

corte³

³ = court.

Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.

corte⁴

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

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corte¹

masculine

A

1 (tajo) cut

tenía varios cortes en la cara he had several cuts on his face

hazle un pequeño corte en la parte superior make a little cut o nick in the top

se hizo un corte en la cabeza he cut his head

2 (de carne) cut, cut of meat

3

tb corte de pelo haircut, cut

Compuestos:

● corte a (la) navaja

razor cut

● corte de helado

( Esp) ice cream sandwich ( AmE), wafer ( BrE)

● corte longitudinal

lengthwise section, longitudinal section ( tech)

● corte transversal

transverse section, cross section

B

(interrupción): un corte en el suministro de fluido eléctrico ( frml); an outage ( AmE) o ( BrE) a power cut

este verano hemos tenido varios cortes de agua the water has been cut off several times this summer

se produjeron cortes de carretera en toda la provincia roads were blocked all over the province

hubo un corte a una escena donde … it cut to a scene where …

Compuestos:

● corte comercial

( AmL) break, commercial break

● corte de digestión

stomach cramp

● corte de luz

outage ( AmE), power cut ( BrE)

● corte publicitario

commercial break, break

C ( Ven) (separación) ( fam) break-up, bust-up ( colloq)

le dio un corte a su novia he broke o split up with his girlfriend

D ( AmL) (en el presupuesto) cut

E ( Cin) (por la censura) cut

F

1 (de tela) length, length of material

2

(en costura): siempre lleva trajes de buen corte he always wears well-made o well-cut suits

Compuestos:

● corte de mangas

≈ V-sign ( in UK)

les hizo un corte de mangas he gave them the finger, he did o made a V-sign at them ( BrE)

● corte y confección

dressmaking

G

(tendencia, estilo): canciones de corte romántico songs of a romantic kind o nature, romantic songs

un discurso de neto corte nacionalista a speech with a clear nationalistic slant o bias o feeling to it

en cualquier país de corte democrático in any country of democratic persuasion

H ( Esp fam)

1 (vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte tener que pedírselo otra vez it's embarrassing having to ask him again

2

(respuesta tajante): ¡menudo corte! what a put-down! ( colloq)

le dieron un buen corte cuando le dijeron que … it was a real slap in the face for him o it was a real put-down when they told him that …

I ( fam) ( Audio) track

J

( RPl fam) (atención): darle corte a algn to take notice of sb

darse corte ( RPl fam); to show off

K (paso) dance step used in the tango

L ( Elec) cut-off

voltaje/frecuencia de corte cut-off voltage/frequency

corte² Cortes Generales (↑ corte a1)

feminine

A (del rey) court

vive rodeado de una corte de aduladores he is constantly surrounded by a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a algn (cortejar) ( ant); to woo sb ( datedor liter), to court sb ( dated); (halagar, agasajar) to lick sb's boots

villa

B ( esp AmL) ( Der) Court of Appeal

Compuestos:

● Corte Marcial

Military Appeal Court

● Corte Suprema (de Justicia)

( AmL) Supreme Court

C las Cortes fpl ( Pol) (en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

las Cortes generales se reunieron ayer Parliament met yesterday

frente a las Cortes opposite the Parliament building

Cortes Generales (↑ corte a1)

Compuesto:

cortes constituyentes

fpl constituent assembly

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Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)

corté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

corte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cortar
corte
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ corte algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

corte algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corte algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que corteme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corte sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) cut;
◊ se hizo un corte en la cabeza he cut his head;

corte de pelo haircut;
corte a (la) navaja razor cut;
un corte de luz a power cut;
tuvimos varios cortes de agua the water was cut off several times;
corte de digestión stomach cramp;
corte publicitario (RPl) commercial break
2
a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut;

◊ un traje de buen corte a well-made o well-cut suit;

corte y confección dressmaking
3 (Esp fam) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ me da corte ir sola I'm embarrassed to go by myself;

¡qué corte! how embarrassing!
4 (RPl fam) ( atención):
◊ darle corte a algn to take notice of sb

■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( del rey) court

b) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal;

◊ Ccorte Suprema (de Justicia) (AmL) Supreme Court

c)

◊ las Cortes sustantivo femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corte 1 sustantivo masculino
1 cut
corte de pelo, haircut
2 (interrupción de suministro eléctrico) power cut
(de agua) es el segundo corte de agua en una semana, the water has been cut off twice this week
3 Cost cut
corte y confección, dressmaking
4 (sección) section
5 familiar (respuesta ingeniosa) rebuff: le dio un corte estupendo a ese engreído, she really put that bighead in his place
6 (estilo) style
7 corte de digestión, stomach cramp
corte de mangas, GB V-sign
TV corte publicitario, commercial break
corte transversal, cross section
corte 2 sustantivo femenino
1 (residencia y compañía real) court
2 Las Cortes, (Spanish) Parliament sing
♦ Locuciones: hacerle la corte a alguien, to court sb
' corte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comer
- decir
- ir
- Tajo
- trasquiladura
- villa
- abertura
- cortar
- endurecer
- filete
- me
- melena
- practicar
- sección
- tajo
- transversal
- vidrio
English:
brownout
- court
- crew cut
- crop
- cut
- gash
- hack
- haircut
- length
- notch
- ragged
- section
- severance
- slit
- snip
- trim
- V
- V-sign
- cross
- hair
- layer
- line
- myself
- nick
- shut
- sirloin
- slash
- supreme
- wire

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corte

♦ nm

1. [raja] cut;
[en pantalones, camisa] tear;
tiene un corte en la mano she has cut her hand;

se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his knee

Comp
corte y confección [para mujeres] dressmaking; [para hombres] tailoring;
corte de pelo haircut

2. [retal de tela] length

3. [interrupción]
mañana habrá corte de agua de nueve a diez the water will be cut off tomorrow between nine and ten;

la sequía ha obligado a imponer cortes de agua the drought has forced the authorities to cut off the water supply for a number of hours each day;

corte de corriente o [m5] luz power cut

Comp
corte de digestión stomach cramps
4. [sección] section;

corte longitudinal lengthways section, Espec longitudinal section;

corte transversal cross-section

5. [concepción, estilo] style;

una chaqueta de corte clásico a jacket with a classic cut;

una novela de corte fantástico a novel with an air of fantasy about it;

un gobierno de corte autoritario a government with authoritarian tendencies

6. [pausa] break

Comp
corte publicitario commercial break
7. Esp [filo] (cutting) edge;

este corte está muy afilado this blade is very sharp

8. [en golf] cut;

meterse en o [m5] pasar el corte to make the cut

9. [en ciclismo] breakaway (group);

meterse en el corte to join the breakaway group

10. [helado] Br wafer, US ice-cream sandwich

11. [en baraja] cut

12. Am [reducción] cut, cutback

Comp
corte presupuestario budget cut;
corte salarial wage o pay cut

13. Cine [por la censura] cut

14. Fam [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him;

¡qué corte tener que hablar con ella! how embarrassing having to talk to her!

15. Fam [respuesta ingeniosa] put-down;

dar o [m5] pegar un corte a alguien to cut sb dead;

le di un buen corte y dejó de molestarme my put-down made him stop annoying me

16. corte de mangas = obscene gesture involving raising one arm with a clenched fist and placing one's other hand in the crook of one's elbow;

hacer un corte de mangas a alguien Br ≈ to stick two fingers up at sb, US ≈ to flip sb the bird

17. Fam [de disco] track

♦ nf

1. [del rey] court;

la corte celestial the Heavenly Host

2. [galanteo]
hacer la corte a alguien to court sb

3. [comitiva] entourage, retinue;

vino el ministro con toda su corte the minister arrived with his entourage

4. Esp
las Cortes (Generales) [cámara legislativa] the Spanish parliament

Comp
Cortes Constituyentes constituent assembly
5. esp Am [tribunal] court

Comp
Corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Court;
Corte Suprema de Justicia Supreme Court

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corte

1 m

1 con cuchillo cut

2

:

me da corte fam I’m embarrassed

3

:

hacerle un corte de mangas a alguien fam give s.o. the finger fam

corte

2 f

1 real court;

hacer la corte a alguien woo s.o.

2 L.Am.
JUR (law) court
3

:

las Cortes Spanish parliament

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corte nm

1) : cut, cutting

corte de pelo: haircut

2) : style, fit

corte nf

1) : court

corte suprema: supreme court

2)

hacer la corte a : to court, to woo

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corte n

1. (en general) cut

tiene un corte en la ceja he's got a cut on his eyebrow

se ha hecho un corte she's cut herself

un corte del suministro eléctrico a power cut

hay un corte de agua the water's cut off

2. (realeza) court

dar corte to be embarrassed

dar/pegar un corte a alguien to put somebody down [pt. & pp.> put]

corte de pelo haircut

corte y confección dressmaking

Spanish-English dictionary > corte
9 sección alfabética

(n.) = alphabetical section

Ex. Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: NAILS; NAILS, INGROWN; NAILS, MALFORMED.

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(n.) = alphabetical section

Ex: Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: NAILS; NAILS, INGROWN; NAILS, MALFORMED.

Spanish-English dictionary > sección alfabética
10 área

f.

1 area, surface, surface area.

2 domain, area, field, realm.

3 place, locality, region, area.

4 area, room, space.

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área

(Takes el in sing)

► nombre femenino

1 (zona) area, zone

2 (medida) are

3 (superficie) area

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

área de castigo DEPORTE penalty area

área de gol DEPORTE goal area

área de servicio (en autopista) service area

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noun f.

area

* * *

SF

1) (=zona, superficie) area

área de castigo — (Dep) penalty area

área de descanso — (Aut) rest area

área de gol, área de meta — goal area

área de penalty — (Dep) penalty area

área de servicio — (Aut) service area

2) (Inform)

área de excedentes — overflow area

3) (=campo)

en el área de los impuestos — in the field of taxation

4) (=medida) area ( 100 square metres)

5)

área metropolitana — metropolitan area, urban district

área verde — Caribe green area, park area

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femenino‡ area

- área chica or pequeña

- área de castigo

- área de reposo

- área de servicio

- área metropolitana

* * *

= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.

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

Ex. Present auguries on the resource front are not good.

Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex. But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex. The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex. The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex. Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex. Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.

Ex. The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

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* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.

* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.

* área clave = key area.

* área de acción = remit.

* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.

* área de aplicación comercial = niche.

* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* área de comunicación = communications area.

* área de conocimiento = area of study.

* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.

* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.

* área de descripción = area of description.

* área de descripción física = physical description area.

* área de edición = edition area.

* área de ejemplar = copy area.

* área de encabezamiento = header area.

* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.

* área de estudio = study area, study area.

* área de formación = teaching unit.

* área de influencia = remit.

* área de información = communications area.

* área de interés = field of interest.

* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.

* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.

* área de lectura = reading floor.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* área de notas = note area.

* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.

* área de préstamo = checkout area.

* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.

* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.

* área de serie = series area, series statement area.

* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.

* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.

* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* área específica = niche.

* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).

* área geográfica = geographical area.

* área marginada = deprived area.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.

* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.

* área rural = rural region.

* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.

* area temática específica = narrow subject area.

* área urbana = urban area.

* área útil = floor area, floor space.

* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.

* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.

* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.

* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.

* en las áreas de = in the areas of.

* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.

* examen de área = area scanning.

* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].

* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

femenino‡ area

- área chica or pequeña

- área de castigo

- área de reposo

- área de servicio

- área metropolitana

* * *

= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.

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

Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.

Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex: But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex: Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex: Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.

Ex: The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.

* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.

* área clave = key area.

* área de acción = remit.

* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.

* área de aplicación comercial = niche.

* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* área de comunicación = communications area.

* área de conocimiento = area of study.

* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.

* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.

* área de descripción = area of description.

* área de descripción física = physical description area.

* área de edición = edition area.

* área de ejemplar = copy area.

* área de encabezamiento = header area.

* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.

* área de estudio = study area, study area.

* área de formación = teaching unit.

* área de influencia = remit.

* área de información = communications area.

* área de interés = field of interest.

* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.

* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.

* área de lectura = reading floor.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* área de notas = note area.

* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.

* área de préstamo = checkout area.

* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.

* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.

* área de serie = series area, series statement area.

* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.

* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.

* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* área específica = niche.

* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).

* área geográfica = geographical area.

* área marginada = deprived area.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.

* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.

* área rural = rural region.

* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.

* area temática específica = narrow subject area.

* área urbana = urban area.

* área útil = floor area, floor space.

* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.

* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.

* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.

* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.

* en las áreas de = in the areas of.

* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.

* examen de área = area scanning.

* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].

* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

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área

f‡

A

1 ( Mat) area

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (medida agraria) area, square dekameter* ( 100m².)

B

1 (zona) area

las áreas más afectadas por las inundaciones the areas worst affected by the flooding

2 (campo, ámbito) area

un área de las ciencias donde ha habido poca investigación an area of science where little research has been carried out

3 ( Dep) tb

área de castigo or penalty penalty area

Compuestos:

● área chica

goal area

● área de reposo

rest area o stop ( AmE), lay-by ( BrE)

● área de servicio

service area, services (pl)

● área grande

penalty area

● área metropolitana

metropolitan area, city

● área pequeña

goal area

● área única de pagos en Europa

Single Euro Payments Area

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área feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
area;
área chica or pequeña goal area;
◊ área de castigo penalty area;

área de servicio service area, services (pl)
área sustantivo femenino
1 (espacio delimitado) area
área de servicio, service area
2 (medida de superficie) hundred square metres
3 (deportes) la falta se produjo dentro del área, the foul was committed inside the penalty area

' área' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- anticiclón
- antinuclear
- arrabal
- arrasar
- barriada
- barrio
- borrasca
- cabaña
- capítulo
- castigo
- circunscribirse
- comisionada
- comisionado
- concurrida
- concurrido
- construcción
- cuenca
- deprimida
- deprimido
- desarrollo
- expandir
- expolio
- extensión
- franca
- franco
- francófona
- francófono
- huerta
- inmediaciones
- interfluvio
- latitud
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- órbita
- parcela
- poblada
- poblado
- polígono
- prefijo
- propia
- propio
- radio
- rellano
- sector
- superficie
- tendedero
- trascender
- triangular
- vasta
English:
area
- area code
- belt
- danger area
- demonstrate
- disaster area
- enter
- extent
- grey area
- industrial area
- lay-by
- mark out
- metropolitan
- penalty area
- penalty box
- province
- restricted
- service area
- unemployment
- well-known
- bay
- brief
- built
- canvass
- catchment area
- center
- central
- comb
- constituency
- country
- cover
- depot
- depressed
- develop
- development
- diverse
- division
- enclose
- enlarge
- extensive
- field
- fringe
- incoming
- living
- moor
- narrow
- neighborhood
- nice
- out
- over

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área nf Takes the masculine articles el and un.

1. [zona] area

Comp
área de descanso [en carretera] Br lay-by, US rest area; Econ área (del) euro Euro zone; Econ área de libre comercio free trade area;
área metropolitana metropolitan area;

área protegida protected area;

área de servicio [en carretera] service area

2. [ámbito] area;

la investigación en áreas como la inteligencia artificial research in areas such as artificial intelligence;

una carrera del área de Ciencias a university course in a science subject;

el responsable del área económica del partido the person in charge of the party's economic policy

3. [medida] are, = 100 square metres

4. Geom [superficie] area

5. Dep
área (de penalty o [m5] castigo) (penalty) area

Comp
área grande eighteen-yard box, penalty area;
área pequeña six-yard box

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área

f area;

área de influencia area of influence

* * *

área nf

: area

* * *

área n

1. (en general) area

el área mediterránea the Mediterranean area

el área de un rectángulo the area of a rectangle

2. (en fútbol) penalty area

Spanish-English dictionary > área
11 pantalla

f.

1 screen.

la pequeña pantalla the small screen, television

la pantalla grande the big screen

mostrar en pantalla to show on the screen

una estrella de la pantalla a TV/movie star

pantalla (acústica) baffle

pantalla de cristal líquido liquid crystal display

pantalla gigante big screen

pantalla plana flat screen

pantalla de radar radar screen

pantalla táctil touch screen

2 lampshade.

3 fireguard.

4 front.

esta empresa les sirve de pantalla para sus actividades ilegales this company serves as a front for their illegal activities

5 monitor, visual display screen.

6 shade, screen.

7 lamp shade, lampshade.

8 fire screen.

* * *

pantalla

► nombre femenino

1 screen

2 (de lámpara) lampshade

3 figurado (tapadera) cover

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

la pequeña pantalla television

pantalla de humo smoke screen

* * *

noun f.

1) screen

2) monitor

* * *

SF

1) [de lámpara] shade, lampshade

2) (Cine) screen

los personajes de la pantalla — screen personalities

la pequeña pantalla — the small screen, the TV

llevar una historia a la pantalla — to film a story

pantalla acústica — baffle

pantalla de plasma — plasma screen

pantalla de televisión — television screen

pantalla de vídeo — video screen

pantalla grande — big screen

pantalla panorámica — wide screen

pantalla plana — flat screen

3) (Inform) screen, display

pantalla de ayuda — help screen

pantalla de cristal líquido — liquid crystal display

pantalla de radar — radar screen

pantalla de rayos — [en aeropuerto] X-ray security apparatus

pantalla táctil — touch screen

4) CAm (=abanico) fan

5) (fig) front; (=señuelo) decoy

servir de pantalla a algo — to be a front for sth

- hacer la pantalla

6) [de chimenea] fireguard

7) (=biombo) screen

8) LAm (=esbirro) henchman

9) CAm (=espejo) large mirror

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femenino

1) (TV, Cin) screen; (Inf) monitor

pantalla de radar — radar screen

llevar una novela a la pantalla — to do a screen adaptation of a novel

- pantalla chica

- pantalla gigante or grande

- pantalla táctil

2)

a) ( de lámpara) shade

b) ( de chimenea) fireguard

c) ( cobertura) front

hacer de pantalla (para algo) — to serve as a front (for something)

- pantalla acústica

3) (AmL) ( abanico) fan

* * *

femenino

1) (TV, Cin) screen; (Inf) monitor

pantalla de radar — radar screen

llevar una novela a la pantalla — to do a screen adaptation of a novel

- pantalla chica

- pantalla gigante or grande

- pantalla táctil

2)

a) ( de lámpara) shade

b) ( de chimenea) fireguard

c) ( cobertura) front

hacer de pantalla (para algo) — to serve as a front (for something)

- pantalla acústica

3) (AmL) ( abanico) fan

* * *

pantalla¹

¹ = display, display screen, screen, window, viewing screen, video display.

Ex: The number of documents indexed by each of the cross-reference terms is shown on the right side of the display.

Ex: A terminal consists of a display screen and a keyboard.

Ex: An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.

Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.

Ex: The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent.

Ex: Microforms can be read by means of optically magnifying reading devices, or by equipment which presents the magnified image on a video display.

* acceso directo en pantalla = online access.

* adaptar para la pantalla = adapt to + the screen.

* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.

* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* brillo intenso de la pantalla = screen glare.

* captura de pantalla = screen shot [screen-shot], screen capture.

* de pantalla completa = full-screen.

* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.

* desplazarse en pantalla = scroll.

* diseño de pantalla = skin.

* editor de pantalla = screen editor.

* en la pantalla = screen-based.

* en pantalla = on-screen, on view.

* filtro de pantalla = screen filter.

* formato de presentación en pantalla = display format, screen display format.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* imagen de pantalla = screen shot [screen-shot].

* menú en pantalla = menu screen.

* monitor de pantalla plana = flat-screen monitor, flatscreen display.

* mostrar en pantalla = display + on screen, screen.

* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.

* Pantalla de Bienvenida = Welcome Screen.

* pantalla de Configuración de Opciones = Setup Options screen.

* pantalla de cristal líquido = LCD [liquid crystal display].

* pantalla de información = frame, screen display.

* pantalla de información breve = short information display, short information screen.

* pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.

* pantalla del monitor = VDU screen.

* pantalla de plasma = plasma screen.

* pantalla de préstamo = charge-out screen.

* pantalla de referencias = reference display.

* pantalla de resumen de nombres = name summary screen.

* pantalla de televisión = television screen, TV screen.

* pantalla de televisión de plasma = plasma television screen.

* pantalla de televisión plana = flat television screen, flat TV screen.

* pantalla de títulos = title display.

* pantalla de vídeo = video screen.

* pantalla gráfica = graphics screen.

* pantalla plana = flat screen [flatscreen].

* pantalla-portada = title screen.

* pantalla resumen = summary screen.

* pantalla resumen del documento = document summary screen.

* pantalla resumen de notas = note summary screen.

* pantalla sensible al tacto = touch screen [touch-screen], touch-sensitive screen.

* pantalla susceptible al calor = sensitive screen.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pegado a la pantalla = riveted to the screen.

* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.

* presentación en pantalla = display, online display.

* presentar en pantalla = call up, print + online, bring up, screen.

* protector de pantalla = screensaver.

* realidad virtual en pantalla grande = big-screen reality.

* registro de las pantallas consultadas = screen log.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* tecla de borrado de pantalla = CLEAR key.

* televisión de pantalla de plasma = plasma screen television, plasma screen TV.

* televisión de pantalla plana = flat-screen television.

* televisión de pantalla plana = flat-screen TV.

* terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto = touch terminal.

* ver en pantalla = scroll.

* violencia en la pantalla = screen violence.

pantalla²

² = lampshade, light shade.

Ex: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.

Ex: I need some black on white damask light shades, but am having trouble finding some.

* pantalla acústica = baffle.

* pantalla separadora de cedazo = mesh screen.

* * *

pantalla

feminine

A

1 (TV) screen; ( Inf) monitor

pantalla de radar radar screen

aparecer en pantalla to appear on screen

hacer pantalla ( Col fam); to show off ( colloq)

2 ( Cin) screen

pantalla de proyección projection screen

llevar la novela a la pantalla to do a screen adaptation of the novel, to make a film of the novel

pequeño¹ (↑ pequeño (1))

Compuestos:

● pantalla chica

( AmL) small screen

● pantalla de ayuda

help screen

● pantalla de cristal líquido

liquid crystal display

● pantalla gigante

big screen

● pantalla grande

big screen

● pantalla plana

flat screen

● pantalla táctil

touch screen

B

1 (de una lámpara) shade

2 (de la chimenea) fireguard

3 (cobertura) front

la tienda hace de pantalla para sus negocios ilegales the store serves as a front for his illegal activities

Compuesto:

pantalla acústica

baffle

C ( AmL) (abanico) fan

* * *

pantalla sustantivo femenino
1 (Cin, Inf, TV) screen;
◊ pantalla de radar radar screen;

la pantalla chica (AmL) the small screen
2
a) ( de lámpara) shade

b) ( de chimenea) fireguard

c) ( cobertura) front

pantalla sustantivo femenino
1 Cine TV Inform screen
la pequeña pantalla, the small screen: es una producción que se realizó para la pequeña pantalla, they undertook the production for television
quieren llevar su vida a la pantalla, they want to make a film about his life
2 (de una lámpara) shade
3 (para ocultar algo) screen: el negocio era una pantalla para ocultar el dinero negro, they business was just a front for laundering hot money
crearon una pantalla de humo para desorientar a la prensa, they sent up a smoke screen to put the press off the scent
' pantalla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
monitor
- monitora
- borrar
- reflector
English:
blank
- blur
- lampshade
- liquid crystal display
- off-screen
- on-screen
- screen
- shade
- shield
- touch-sensitive
- unit
- cover
- flash
- front
- lamp
- liquid
- rivet
- scroll
- visual
- wide

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pantalla nf

1. [de cine, televisión, ordenador] screen;

la pantalla grande the big screen;

la pequeña pantalla the small screen, television;

van a llevar a la pantalla la vida de Zapata they're going to make a film about the life of Zapata;

mostrar en pantalla to show on the screen;

una estrella de la pantalla a TV/movie star

Comp
pantalla acústica [musical] baffle; [en carretera] acoustic screen, = roadside screen to reduce traffic noise; Informát pantalla de ayuda help screen; Am pantalla chica small screen;
pantalla de cristal líquido liquid crystal display;

pantalla gigante big screen;
Informát pantalla de matriz activa active matrix display;
pantalla plana flat screen;

pantalla de radar radar screen;
Informát pantalla táctil touch screen
2. [de lámpara] lampshade

3. [de chimenea] fireguard

4. [encubridor] front;

esta empresa les sirve de pantalla para sus actividades ilegales this company serves as a front for their illegal activities

5. Andes, RP [abanico] fan

6. Ven Fam [pose] sham;

su casamiento es pantalla his marriage is a sham

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pantalla

f

1 TELEC, INFOR screen, monitor; TV, de cine screen;

la pequeña pantalla fig the small screen;

la gran pantalla fig the big screen;

llevar a la pantalla make a movie o Br film of

2 de lámpara shade

3 fig

front, cover

* * *

pantalla nf

1) : screen, monitor

2) : lampshade

3) : fan

* * *

pantalla n

1. (en general) screen

la pantalla mide 22 pulgadas the screen is 22 inches wide

2. (de lámpara) lampshade

una pantalla de papel a paper lampshade

Spanish-English dictionary > pantalla
12 amplio

adj.

1 ample, extensive, broad, roomy.

2 ample, generous, broad, free-handed.

3 wide, diverse, varied.

4 liberal-minded, liberal, tolerant, all-round.

5 spacious, capacious.

6 free-ranging.

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amplio

► adjetivo

1 (extenso) large

■ amplia mayoría large majority

2 (espacioso) roomy, spacious

3 (ancho) wide, broad

4 (holgado) loose

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word

* * *

(f. - amplia)

adj.

ample, wide, spacious

* * *

ADJ

1) (=espacioso) [habitación, interior] spacious; [avenida, calle] wide

el terremoto afectó a una amplia zona del sur — the earthquake affected a wide area in the south

compró una amplia extensión de terreno — he bought a vast tract o stretch of land

2) [ropa] loose(-fitting), roomy *; [falda] full

3) [margen] wide

un amplio margen a ambos lados — a wide margin on each side

los socialistas ganaron las elecciones por amplia mayoría — the socialists won the election with a large majority

4) [conocimiento, vocabulario, poder, gama] wide, extensive

un amplio surtido de productos — a wide o extensive range of products

5) [sentido] broad

en el sentido amplio de la expresión — in the broad sense of the term

6) [repercusión] far-reaching

la noticia tuvo amplia difusión o amplio eco en la prensa — the news was widely o extensively reported

su novela tuvo amplia resonancia entre los intelectuales — his novel had great influence among the intellectuals

7) [informe] full, detailed

* * *

- plia adjetivo

a) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting

con una amplia sonrisa — with a broad smile

b) <criterio/sentido> broad

por amplia mayoría — by a large majority

una amplia gama de colores — a wide range of colors

el tema tuvo una amplia difusión — the issue received wide media coverage

c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.

Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.

Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex. This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.

Ex. With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.

Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex. The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.

Ex. Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.

Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.

Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

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* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.

* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.

* una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

- plia adjetivo

a) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting

con una amplia sonrisa — with a broad smile

b) <criterio/sentido> broad

por amplia mayoría — by a large majority

una amplia gama de colores — a wide range of colors

el tema tuvo una amplia difusión — the issue received wide media coverage

c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.

Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.

Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.

Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex: The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.

Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.

Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.

Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.

* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.

* una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

amplio - plia

adjective

1 ‹calle› wide; ‹valle› wide, broad; ‹casa› spacious; ‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting; ‹falda/manga› full

con una amplia sonrisa with a broad smile

2 ‹criterio› broad; ‹margen› wide

en el sentido amplio de la palabra in the broad sense of the word

por amplia mayoría by a large majority

tiene amplias facultades para decidir sobre este punto he has full authority to make a decision on this point

una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors

les ofrecemos las más amplias garantías we offer comprehensive guarantees o the fullest possible guarantees

un tema que tuvo una amplia difusión an issue that received wide media coverage

un amplio programa de reformas a full o wide-ranging o comprehensive program of reforms

* * *

Del verbo ampliar: ( conjugate ampliar)

amplío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amplió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
ampliar
amplio
ampliar ( conjugate ampliar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹local/carretera› to extend;

‹ negocio› to expand
b) ‹capital/personal› to increase

c) ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase;

‹ explicación› to expand (on);
‹ campo de acción› to widen, broaden;
◊ para amplio sus estudios to further her studies

d) ‹plazo/período› to extend

e) ‹ fotografía› to enlarge, blow up

amplio
◊ - plia adjetivo

a) ‹calle/valle/margen› wide;

‹ casa› spacious;
‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting;
‹ sonrisa› broad
b) ‹criterio/sentido› broad;

◊ por amplia mayoría by a large majority;

una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors
c) ‹garantías/programa› comprehensive

ampliar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más largo un plazo) to extend
2 (hacer más grande un edificio) to enlarge
3 (extender un negocio) to expand
4 (una fotografía) to enlarge, to blow up
5 (el campo de acción) to widen: los sindicatos proponen ampliar las sanciones a los defraudadores, the unions propose greater penalties for those committing fraud
amplio,-a adjetivo
1 large, roomy
2 (ancho, profundo, variado) wide, broad ➣ Ver nota en ancho
' amplio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amplia
- ancha
- ancho
- dilatada
- dilatado
- espectro
- nave
English:
ample
- extensive
- large
- roomy
- spacious
- sweep
- vocabulary
- wide
- all
- broad
- comfortable
- smock
- sweeping

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amplio, -a adj

1. [grande] [sala, maletero] roomy, spacious;
[avenida] wide;
una amplio sonrisa a broad smile

2. [ropa] loose

3. [extenso] [explicación, cobertura] comprehensive;
[ventaja, capacidad] considerable;
en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word;

ganaron por una amplia mayoría they won with a large majority;

hubo un amplio consenso there was a broad consensus;

ofrecen una amplia gama de servicios they offer a wide range of services;

gozan de una amplia aceptación they enjoy widespread approval;

tiene una amplia experiencia she has wide-ranging experience

4. [abierto]
una persona de amplias miras o [m5] amplia de miras a broad-minded person

* * *

amplio

adj casa spacious; gama, margen wide; falda full

* * *

amplio, - plia adj

: broad, wide, ample

♦ ampliamente adj

* * *

amplio adj

1. (gama, margen) wide

una amplia gama de productos a wide range of productos

un público muy amplio a very wide audience

2. (valor, cantidad) large

los laboristas ganaron por amplia mayoría Labour won by a large majority

3. (espacioso) spacious

una vivienda amplia a spacious house

4. (ropa) baggy [comp. baggier; superl. baggiest] / loose

una camisa amplia a loose shirt

Spanish-English dictionary > amplio
13 apertura

f.

1 opening.

2 kick-off (sport) (en rugby).

3 liberalization (politics) (liberalización).

4 opening move.

5 outspokenness, openness.

6 reading.

7 foramen, apertura.

* * *

apertura

► nombre femenino

1 (comienzo) opening, beginning

2 PLÍTICA liberalization

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sesión de apertura opening session

* * *

noun f.

1) opening

2) start, beginning

* * *

SF

1) (=acción) opening

la apertura de la caja torácica es una operación delicada — the opening of the rib cage is a delicate operation, opening the rib cage is a delicate operation

la apertura del cajón activó la bomba — opening the box set off the bomb

la apertura de la cuenta bancaria requiere tiempo — opening a bank account takes time

la apertura de las puertas es automática — the doors open automatically

2) (=comienzo) start, beginning

hoy se celebra la apertura del curso académico — today is the start o beginning of the new academic year

la apertura del plazo de matrícula se ha aplazado — the starting date for enrolment has been postponed

la apertura del juicio se realiza hoy — the trial opens today

ceremonia de apertura — opening ceremony

sesión de apertura — opening session

3) (Fot) aperture

4) (Pol) (=liberalización) opening-up

la apertura política tras la muerte de Franco — the political opening-up after Franco's death

5) (Jur) [de testamento] reading

apertura de un juicio hipotecario — foreclosure

6) (Ajedrez) opening

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de caja, sobre) opening

caja fuerte con apertura retardada — strongbox with time-delay mechanism

b) ( de cuenta bancaria) opening; ( de testamento) reading

c) (comienzo, inauguración) opening

la sesión de apertura — the opening session

la apertura del plazo de matrícula — the opening date for registration

la apertura del diálogo con la guerrilla — the commencement of talks with the guerrillas

d) (Fot) aperture

e) ( en ajedrez) opening

2) ( actitud abierta) openness; ( proceso) opening-up

apertura a nuevas ideas — this opening-up to new ideas

* * *

= opening, window, openness, slot, ostium, slit, opening day.

Ex. Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.

Ex. In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.

Ex. The more productive companies were found to be characterised by greater openness to outside information.

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex. Each sinus is connected to the nose by a small opening called an ostium.

Ex. To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.

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* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.

* apertura hidrotermal = hydrothermal vent, hydrothermal venting.

* ceremonia de apertura = opening ceremony.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* día de la apertura = opening day.

* discurso de apertura = keynote address, opening address, opening speech, keynote presentation.

* especial apertura = opening special.

* fiesta de apertura = opening party.

* hora de apertura = opening time.

* horario de apertura = opening hours, opening time, opening day, shopping hours, office hours, hours of operation.

* horario de apertura al público = banking hours.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* horas de apertura = business hours.

* índice de apertura = openness index.

* mecanismo de apertura = opening mechanism.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* recepción de apertura = opening reception.

* sesión de apertura = opening session.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de caja, sobre) opening

caja fuerte con apertura retardada — strongbox with time-delay mechanism

b) ( de cuenta bancaria) opening; ( de testamento) reading

c) (comienzo, inauguración) opening

la sesión de apertura — the opening session

la apertura del plazo de matrícula — the opening date for registration

la apertura del diálogo con la guerrilla — the commencement of talks with the guerrillas

d) (Fot) aperture

e) ( en ajedrez) opening

2) ( actitud abierta) openness; ( proceso) opening-up

apertura a nuevas ideas — this opening-up to new ideas

* * *

= opening, window, openness, slot, ostium, slit, opening day.

Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.

Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.

Ex: The more productive companies were found to be characterised by greater openness to outside information.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex: Each sinus is connected to the nose by a small opening called an ostium.

Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.

* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.

* apertura hidrotermal = hydrothermal vent, hydrothermal venting.

* ceremonia de apertura = opening ceremony.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* día de la apertura = opening day.

* discurso de apertura = keynote address, opening address, opening speech, keynote presentation.

* especial apertura = opening special.

* fiesta de apertura = opening party.

* hora de apertura = opening time.

* horario de apertura = opening hours, opening time, opening day, shopping hours, office hours, hours of operation.

* horario de apertura al público = banking hours.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* horas de apertura = business hours.

* índice de apertura = openness index.

* mecanismo de apertura = opening mechanism.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* recepción de apertura = opening reception.

* sesión de apertura = opening session.

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apertura

feminine

A

1 (de una caja, un sobre) opening

[ S ] caja fuerte con apertura retardada strongbox with time-delay mechanism

2 (de una cuenta bancaria) opening; (de un testamento) reading

3 (comienzo, inauguración) opening

en la sesión de apertura del festival during the opening session of the festival

todavía no se ha anunciado la apertura del plazo de matrícula the opening date for registration hasn't been announced as yet

la apertura de una nueva etapa en las negociaciones de paz the beginning of a new stage in the peace talks

la apertura del diálogo con la guerrilla the commencement of talks between the government and the guerrillas

4 ( Fot) aperture

5 (en ajedrez) opening

B

1 (actitud abierta) openness

2 (proceso) opening-up

la apertura de España a nuevas ideas Spain's opening-up to new ideas

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apertura sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de caja, sobre, cuenta) opening

b) ( inauguración) opening;

◊ la sesión de apertura the opening session

c) (de curso, año académico) beginning, start

d) (Fot) aperture

2 ( actitud abierta) openness;
( proceso) opening-up
apertura sustantivo femenino
1 (comienzo) opening
2 Pol liberalization
' apertura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retardado
English:
delay
- opening
- pop-top
- rip cord
- aperture
- rip

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apertura

♦ nf

1. [acción de abrir] [de caja, cuenta corriente, investigación, tienda] opening;

se ha anunciado la apertura de negociaciones con la guerrilla it has been announced that negotiations with the guerrillas have been started;

han pedido la apertura de un expediente disciplinario they have requested that disciplinary action be taken

2. [inauguración] [de año académico, temporada] start;

el Presidente acudió a la apertura de la nueva fábrica the President attended the opening of the new factory

3. Dep [pase] through ball;
[saque] kick-off
4. [en ajedrez] opening (move)

5. [tolerancia] openness, tolerance

6. [en política, economía]
el nuevo ministro es partidario de la apertura política the new minister is in favour of a more open regime;

buscan la apertura de mercados en Asia they are seeking to open up markets in Asia

Comp
apertura económica economic liberalization
7. Fot apertura de campo field aperture

♦ nmf
[en rugby] fly-half
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apertura

f

1 opening

2 FOT aperture

3 POL opening up

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apertura nf

1) : opening, aperture

2) : commencement, beginning

3) : openness

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apertura n

1. (en general) opening

la apertura del aeropuerto de Málaga the opening of Málaga airport

2. (comienzo) beginning

la apertura de la temporada the beginning of the season

Spanish-English dictionary > apertura
14 bote

m.

1 jar.

bote de la basura rubbish bin (AmBr), garbage can, trash can (United States)

bote de humo smoke canister

2 boat.

bote de remos rowing boat

bote salvavidas lifeboat

3 jump.

dar botes to jump up and down; (saltar) to bump up and down; (tren, coche)

pegar un bote to jump, to give a start (de susto)

4 bounce.

dar un bote, dar botes to bounce

5 tips.

el cambio, para el bote keep the change

6 rollover jackpot.

7 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (jail). (Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

8 canister, can.

9 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.

10 butt, buttocks, rear end.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: botar.

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bote

FRASEOLOGÍA

de bote en bote jam-packed

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bote

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO small boat

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bote salvavidas lifeboat

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bote

► nombre masculino

1 (lata) tin, can

2 (tarro) jar

3 (para propinas) jar for tips, box for tips

4 (fondo) kitty

5 (premio) jackpot

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener a alguien en el bote to have somebody eating out of one's hand

bote de humo smoke canister

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bote

► nombre masculino

1 (salto) bounce

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a bote pronto off the top of one's head

dar botes (persona) to jump up and down 2 (pelota) to bounce

dar botes de alegría to jump for joy

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noun m.

1) bounce

2) can, tin, jar, container

3) boat

•

- bote salvavidas

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I
SM

1) [de pelota] bounce

dar un bote — to bounce

2) Esp (=salto) [de persona, caballo] jump

se levantó de un bote — he jumped up, he leapt to his feet

dar o pegar un bote — [persona] to jump; [coche] to bump, jolt

- a bote pronto

- dar el bote a algn

- darse el bote

- de bote y voleo

3) (=arremetida) [con un arma] thrust; [con el cuerpo] lunge
II
SM

1) (=recipiente) [de vidrio] jar; [de plástico] container; [de metal] [para conservas, pintura] can, tin; [para bebidas] can

un bote de colonia — a bottle of cologne

de bote — canned, tinned

esta sopa es de bote — this is canned o tinned soup

es rubia de bote — * she's a fake blonde

- chupar del bote

- estar de bote en bote

- estar en el bote

- meterse a algn en el bote

- pegarse el bote con algn

- tener algo en el bote

- tener a algn metido en el bote

bote de basura — Méx dustbin, trash can (EEUU)

bote de cerveza — Esp [lleno] can of beer; [vacío] beer can

bote de cuestación — collecting tin

bote de humo — smoke canister

2) [como propina]

hoy hemos sacado un bote de 40 euros — we got 40 euros in tips today

un euro para el bote — a euro for the tips box

bote — tips

3) (=fondo común) kitty

poner un bote — to have a kitty

pusimos un bote de diez libras cada uno — we each put ten pounds into the kitty

4) [en lotería, quiniela] jackpot

hay un bote de 300 millones — the jackpot is 300 million

5) CAm, Méx, Ven ** (=cárcel) jail, nick *, can (EEUU) *
III
SM (=barca) [de pesca] boat; [deportivo] skiff

bote de a ocho — racing eight

bote de carrera — skiff

bote de paseo — rowing boat, rowboat (EEUU)

bote de paso — ferryboat

bote de remos — rowing boat, rowboat (EEUU)

bote de salvamento — lifeboat

bote hinchable — inflatable dinghy

bote neumático — rubber dinghy

bote patrullero — patrol boat

bote salvavidas — lifeboat

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masculino

1) (Náut) boat

- bote de or a remos

- bote salvavidas

2)

a) ( envase - de lata) (Esp) can, tin (BrE); (- de vidrio) jar

un bote de mermelada — a jar of jelly (AmE) o (BrE) jam

chupar del bote — (Esp fam) to feather one's nest, line one's pocket

de bote en bote — packed

b) ( recipiente - de lata) tin; (- de vidrio, plástico) storage jar

el bote de la basura — (Méx) the trash can (AmE), the rubbish bin (BrE)

c) (para gastos comunes, en juegos) kitty; (en bar, restaurante) box ( for tips)

- bote de humo

3) (Méx arg) jail, slammer (sl)

4)

a) ( salto) jump

dio or pegó un bote de alegría — he jumped for joy

se levantó de un bote — she leapt to her feet

a bote pronto — (Esp) off the top of one's head (colloq)

b) ( de pelota) bounce

dio dos botes — it bounced twice

c) (Col) (vuelta, giro)

dar el bote — canoa to capsize; persona to (do a) somersault

* * *

= bottle, jar, dinghy.

Ex. It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.

Ex. She wrote the following article 'Of books, manuscripts and jars of snakes: reference service in the museum, archives and records management section'.

Ex. The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.

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* bote de pegamento = glue pot.

* bote salvavidas = lifeboat.

* chupar del bote = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.

* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.

* * *

masculino

1) (Náut) boat

- bote de or a remos

- bote salvavidas

2)

a) ( envase - de lata) (Esp) can, tin (BrE); (- de vidrio) jar

un bote de mermelada — a jar of jelly (AmE) o (BrE) jam

chupar del bote — (Esp fam) to feather one's nest, line one's pocket

de bote en bote — packed

b) ( recipiente - de lata) tin; (- de vidrio, plástico) storage jar

el bote de la basura — (Méx) the trash can (AmE), the rubbish bin (BrE)

c) (para gastos comunes, en juegos) kitty; (en bar, restaurante) box ( for tips)

- bote de humo

3) (Méx arg) jail, slammer (sl)

4)

a) ( salto) jump

dio or pegó un bote de alegría — he jumped for joy

se levantó de un bote — she leapt to her feet

a bote pronto — (Esp) off the top of one's head (colloq)

b) ( de pelota) bounce

dio dos botes — it bounced twice

c) (Col) (vuelta, giro)

dar el bote — canoa to capsize; persona to (do a) somersault

* * *

= bottle, jar, dinghy.

Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.

Ex: She wrote the following article 'Of books, manuscripts and jars of snakes: reference service in the museum, archives and records management section'.

Ex: The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.

* bote de pegamento = glue pot.

* bote salvavidas = lifeboat.

* chupar del bote = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.

* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.

* * *

bote

masculine

A ( Náut) boat

Compuestos:

● bote de or a remos

rowboat ( AmE), rowing boat ( BrE)

● bote inflable

inflatable dinghy

● bote salvavidas

lifeboat

B

1 (envase — de lata) ( Esp) can, tin ( BrE); (— de vidrio) jar

un bote de mermelada a jar of jelly ( AmE) o ( BrE) jam

un bote de yogur a carton of yogurt

¿la salsa es casera o de bote? is the sauce homemade or did it come out of a tin/jar/bottle?

chupar del bote ( Esp fam); to feather one's nest, line one's pocket

de bote en bote packed

estaba de bote en bote it was packed

llenaron de bote en bote la sala they packed the room

tener a algn (metido) en el bote ( Esp fam): lo tiene metido en el bote she's got him twisted around her little finger o in the palm of her hand

tiene al jefe de la policía en el bote he's got the chief of police in his pocket

tener algo en el bote ( Esp fam): tenemos el contrato en el bote the contract's in the bag ( colloq)

2 (recipiente — de lata) tin; (— de vidrio, plástico) storage jar

ponlo en el bote de las galletas put it in the biscuit tin o barrel o ( AmE) the cookie jar

el bote de la basura ( Méx); trash can ( AmE), rubbish bin ( BrE)

3 (para gastos comunes, en juegos) kitty; (en un bar, restaurante) box ( for tips)

Compuestos:

● bote de gas lacrimógeno

tear gas canister

● bote de humo

smoke bomb, smoke grenade

C (Méx, Ven arg) jail, slammer (sl)

D

1 (salto) jump

dio or pegó un bote de alegría he jumped for joy

se levantó de un bote she leapt to her feet

la piedra rodó dando botes montaña abajo the stone went bouncing down the mountainside

a bote pronto off the top of one's head ( colloq)

darse el bote ( Esp arg); to beat it ( colloq), to split ( colloq)

2 (de una pelota) bounce

dio dos botes it bounced twice

3

( Col) (vuelta, giro): dar el bote «canoa» to capsize;

«persona» to somersault, do a somersault

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Del verbo botar: ( conjugate botar)

boté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

bote es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
botar
bote
botar ( conjugate botar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ barco› to launch
2 ‹ pelota› to bounce
3 (AmL exc RPl) ( tirar) to throw … out;
◊ no lo botes al suelo don't throw it on the ground;

bótalo a la basura chuck o throw it out (colloq);
bote el dinero to throw your money away
4 (AmL exc RPl fam)
a) ( echar — de lugar) to throw … out (colloq);

(— de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq)
b) ( abandonar) ‹novio/novia› to chuck (colloq), to ditch (colloq);

‹marido/esposa› to leave;
◊ el tren nos dejó botados we missed the train

5 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( derribar) ‹puerta/árbol› to knock down;
‹botella/taza› to knock over;
◊ no empujes que me botas stop pushing, you're going to knock me over

6 (AmL exc RPl) ( perder) ‹aceite/gasolina› to leak
verbo intransitivo (Esp) [ pelota] to bounce
botarse verbo pronominal (AmL exc CS fam)
a) ( apresurarse) to rush

b) ( arrojarse) to jump

bote sustantivo masculino
1 (Náut) boat;
bote de or a remos rowboat (AmE), rowing boat (BrE);
◊ bote salvavidas lifeboat

2 ( recipiente — de lata) tin;
(— de vidrio, plástico) storage jar;
(— de cerveza) (Esp) can;
(— de mermelada) (Esp) jar;
◊ el bote de la basura (Méx) the trash can (AmE), the rubbish bin (BrE);

de bote en bote packed
3 ( de pelota) bounce;
◊ dio dos botes it bounced twice

botar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una persona) to jump
2 (un objeto) to bounce
II verbo transitivo
1 Náut to launch
2 (un balón, pelota) to bounce
3 LAm (echar de un lugar, despedir) to throw o chuck out
bote 1 sustantivo masculino
1 jump, bound
2 (de pelota) bounce, rebound
♦ Locuciones: dar botes, to jump up and down
dar un bote, (asustarse) to give a start
(de alegría) to jump for joy
bote 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (de lata) can, tin, canister
(de vidrio) jar
(para propinas) jar o box for tips
2 (en lotería) jackpot
3 bote de humo, teargas canister
♦ Locuciones: familiar chupar del bote, to scrounge, to be on the make
en el bote, in the bag: ya los tengo en el bote, they are eating out of my hand
bote 3 m Náut boat
bote de salvamento, lifeboat
bote 4
♦ Locuciones: estar de bote en bote, to be packed o to be full to bursting
' bote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lata
- limonada
- salvavidas
- tarro
- lancha
- patín
- remar
English:
can
- canister
- dinghy
- disclaimer
- fit on
- jam jar
- jar
- launch
- lifeboat
- paint pot
- rowboat
- rowing boat
- screw top
- sea
- bin
- boat
- boating
- garbage
- jack
- jam
- kitty
- life
- pedal bin
- pleasure
- pot
- row
- rubbish
- swing
- tin
- trash

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bote nm

1. [envase] [tarro] jar;
Esp [lata] can, Br tin; [de champú, pastillas] bottle;
los guisantes ¿son naturales o de bote? are the peas fresh or tinned?

Comp
Am bote de la basura Br rubbish bin, US garbage can, trash can;
bote de humo smoke canister

2. [barca] boat

Comp
bote de remos esp Br rowing boat, US rowboat;
bote salvavidas lifeboat

3. [caja para propinas] tips box;

el cambio, para el bote keep the change

4. [salto] jump;

dar botes [saltar] to jump up and down;
[vehículo] to bump up and down;
pegar un bote [de susto] to jump, to give a start;

dio un bote de alegría she jumped for joy

5. [de pelota] bounce;

tienes que dejar que dé un bote you have to let it bounce;

dar botes to bounce;

a bote pronto on the half volley

6. [en lotería] rollover jackpot

7. Méx, Ven Fam [cárcel] Br nick, US joint

8. Ven [escape] leak

9. Comp

a bote pronto [sin pensar] off the top of one's head;
Esp Fam
chupar del bote to feather one's nest;
Fam
darse el bote Br to scarper, US to split;

de bote en bote chock-a-block;
Esp
meter en el bote a alguien to win sb over;
Esp
tener en el bote a alguien to have sb eating out of one's hand;
Fam
¡tonto del bote! stupid halfwit!

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bote

m

1 ( barco) boat

2 de pelota bounce;

pegar un bote de persona jump;

a bote pronto off the top of one’s head;

darse el bote Esp fam take off

3 L.Am. ( lata) can, Br tb

tin

4 ( tarro) jar;

tener a alguien en el bote fam have s.o. in one’s pocket fam ;

chupar del bote fig fam line one’s pockets fam ;

de bote en bote packed out

5 para propinas kitty

6 Méx fam ( cárcel) slammer pop

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bote nm

1) : small boat

bote de remos: rowboat

2) : can, jar

3) : jump, bounce

4) Mex fam : jail

* * *

bote n

1. (de vidrio) jar

un bote de café a jar of coffee

2. (de lata) can / tin

un bote de tomate a tin of tomatoes

3. (barca) boat

un bote de remos a rowing boat

4. (salto de persona) jump

cuando lo vi, di botes when I saw him, I jumped up and down

5. (salto de pelota) bounce

de bote en bote packed

el metro iba de bote en bote the underground was packed

bote salvavidas lifeboat

Spanish-English dictionary > bote
15 deformado

adj.

deformed, distorted, misshapen, out of shape.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: deformar.

* * *

deformado

► participio pasado

1→ link=deformar deformar

► adjetivo

1→ link=deforme deforme

* * *

ADJ [cuerpo, rostro] deformed; [imagen, vista] distorted

* * *

= deformed, warped, malformed, distorted, disfigured.

Ex. Most of these experiments resulted in badly deformed still-births = La mayoría de estos experimentos dieron como resultado bebés que nacieron muertos y muy deformados.

Ex. This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.

Ex. Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: NAILS; NAILS, INGROWN; NAILS, malformed.

Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.

Ex. In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.

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* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.

* * *

= deformed, warped, malformed, distorted, disfigured.

Ex: Most of these experiments resulted in badly deformed still-births = La mayoría de estos experimentos dieron como resultado bebés que nacieron muertos y muy deformados.

Ex: This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.

Ex: Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: NAILS; NAILS, INGROWN; NAILS, malformed.

Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.

Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.

* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.

* * *

deformado, -a adj

1. [cuerpo, figura, miembro] deformed

2. [objeto] misshapen

3. [imagen] distorted

4. [verdad, realidad] distorted

Spanish-English dictionary > deformado
16 en realidad

en realidad

actually, in fact

* * *

= actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, in reality, in truth, to all intents and purposes, in point of fact, in actuality, in a very real sense, in actual practice, in actual fact, for all intents and purposes, for that matter, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in all reality

Ex. Dr. Richmond actually has had two careers.

Ex. As a matter of fact, the record of the change is retained in at least the OCLC files and is, I am told, available to libraries.

Ex. However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

Ex. In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media.

Ex. But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex. To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.

Ex. In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

Ex. In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials.

Ex. In a very real sense, library administration is only an extension of public administration.

Ex. The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources.

Ex. Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.

Ex. In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan.

Ex. A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.

Ex. If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Ex. If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. In all reality, the power now lies with serious buyers who know they have more room to negotiate when making offers.

* * *

= actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, in reality, in truth, to all intents and purposes, in point of fact, in actuality, in a very real sense, in actual practice, in actual fact, for all intents and purposes, for that matter, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in all reality

Ex: Dr. Richmond actually has had two careers.

Ex: As a matter of fact, the record of the change is retained in at least the OCLC files and is, I am told, available to libraries.

Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

Ex: In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media.

Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.

Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

Ex: In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials.

Ex: In a very real sense, library administration is only an extension of public administration.

Ex: The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources.

Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.

Ex: In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan.

Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.

Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.

Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: In all reality, the power now lies with serious buyers who know they have more room to negotiate when making offers.

Spanish-English dictionary > en realidad
17 engaño

m.

1 deceit, deception, trickery, cheating.

2 lie, hoax, trick, take-in.

3 fraudulence, deceitfulness.

4 delusion, false impression.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: engañar.

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engaño

► nombre masculino

1 deceit, deception

2 (estafa) fraud, trick, swindle

3 (mentira) lie

4 (error) mistake

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en un engaño to be mistaken

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noun m.

1) deception

2) trick

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SM

1) (=acto) [gen] deception; (=ilusión) delusion

todo es engaño — it's all a sham

llamarse a engaño — to protest that one has been cheated

que nadie se llame a engaño — let nobody say he wasn't warned

aquí no hay engaño — there is no attempt to deceive anybody here, it's all on the level *

2) (=trampa) trick, swindle

3) (=malentendido) mistake, misunderstanding

padecer engaño — to labour under a misunderstanding, labor under a misunderstanding (EEUU)

no haya engaño — let there be no mistake about it

4) pl engaños (=astucia) wiles, tricks

5) [de pesca] lure

6) Cono Sur (=regalo) small gift, token

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masculino

1)

a) ( mentira) deception

fue víctima de un cruel engaño — she was the victim of a cruel deception o swindle

vivía en el engaño pensando que la amaba — she was under the delusion that he loved her

llamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived

b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)

c) ( ardid) ploy, trick

se vale de todo tipo de engaños — he uses all kinds of tricks

2) (Taur) cape

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= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.

Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.

Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex. The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.

Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex. The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.

Ex. Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.

Ex. Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.

Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.

Ex. The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.

Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex. Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.

Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

Ex. This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.

Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.

Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.

Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.

Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.

Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.

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* autoengaño = self-deception.

* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.

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masculino

1)

a) ( mentira) deception

fue víctima de un cruel engaño — she was the victim of a cruel deception o swindle

vivía en el engaño pensando que la amaba — she was under the delusion that he loved her

llamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived

b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)

c) ( ardid) ploy, trick

se vale de todo tipo de engaños — he uses all kinds of tricks

2) (Taur) cape

* * *

= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.

Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.

Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex: The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.

Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex: The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.

Ex: Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.

Ex: Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.

Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.

Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.

Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.

Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.

Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.

Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.

Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.

Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.

Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.

* autoengaño = self-deception.

* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.

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engaño

masculine

A

1 (mentira) deception

lo que más me duele es el engaño it was the deceit o deception that upset me most

fue víctima de un cruel engaño she was the victim of a cruel deception o swindle, she was cruelly deceived o taken in

vivió en el engaño durante años for years she lived in complete ignorance of his deceit

es un engaño, no es de oro it's a con, this isn't (made of) gold ( colloq)

2 (ardid) ploy, trick

se vale de todo tipo de engaños para salirse con la suya he uses all kinds of tricks o every trick in the book to get his own way

llamarse a engaño to claim one has been cheated o deceived

para que luego nadie pueda llamarse a engaño so that no one can claim o say that they were deceived/cheated

B ( Taur) cape ( used by the matador to confuse the bull)

C ( Dep) fake

hacer un engaño to fake

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Del verbo engañar: ( conjugate engañar)

engaño es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

engañó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
engañar
engaño
engañó
engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead;

◊ me engañó la vista my eyes deceived me;

tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engaño a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engaño sustantivo masculino
a) ( mentira) deception

b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)

c) ( ardid) ploy, trick

engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
engaño sustantivo masculino
1 (mentira, trampa) deception, swindle
(estafa) fraud
(infidelidad) unfaithfulness
2 (ilusión, equivocación) delusion: deberías sacarle del engaño, you should tell him the truth
♦ Locuciones: llamarse a engaño, to claim that one has been duped
' engaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañarse
- farsa
- maña
- montaje
- tramar
- trampear
- coba
- descubrir
- desengañar
- engañar
- tapadera
- tranza
English:
deceit
- deception
- delusion
- double-cross
- game
- guile
- impersonation
- put over
- ride
- sham
- unfaithful
- hoax

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engaño nm

1. [mentira] deception, deceit;

se ganó su confianza con algún engaño she gained his trust through a deception;

lo obtuvo mediante engaño she obtained it by deception;

todo fue un engaño it was all a deception;

Comp

llamarse a engaño [engañarse] to delude oneself;
[lamentarse] to claim to have been misled;
que nadie se llame a engaño, la economía no va bien let no one have any illusions about it, the economy isn't doing well;

no nos llamemos a engaño, el programa se puede mejorar let's not delude ourselves, the program could be improved;

para que luego no te llames a engaño so you can't claim to have been misled afterwards

2. [estafa] swindle;

ha sido víctima de un engaño en la compra del terreno he was swindled over the sale of the land

3. [ardid] ploy, trick;

de nada van a servirte tus engaños your ploys will get you nowhere;

las rebajas son un engaño para que la gente compre lo que no necesita sales are a ploy to make people buy things they don't need

4. Taurom bullfighter's cape

5. [para pescar] lure

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engaño

m

1 ( mentira) deception, deceit

2 ( ardid) trick;

llamarse a engaño claim to have been cheated

* * *

engaño nm

1) : deception, trick

2) : fake, feint (in sports)

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engaño n

1. (mentira) lie

2. (trampa) trick

3. (timo) swindle

Spanish-English dictionary > engaño
18 escenario

m.

1 stage (tablas, escena).

2 scene.

el escenario del crimen/accidente the scene of the crime/accident

3 scenario.

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escenario

► nombre masculino

1 TEATRO stage

2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA scenario

3 figurado scene, setting

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noun m.

1) stage

2) scene, setting

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SM

1) (Teat) stage

en el escenario — on (the) stage

2) (Cine) setting

3) [uso figurado] scene

el escenario del crimen — the scene of the crime

el escenario político — the political scene

la ceremonia tuvo por escenario el auditorio — the ceremony took place in the auditorium

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masculino

a) (Teatr) stage

salir al escenario — to go on stage

b) (period) ( de suceso) scene

llegaron al escenario de los hechos — they arrived on the scene

* * *

= stage, playing area, set and prop.

Ex. If the pieces cannot be named concisely, add 'various pieces' and optionally give the details of the pieces in a note; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) - Note: Contains 1 small stage and 1 easel.

Ex. The tone then abruptly changed from comedy to ritual as the music started, and the actors streamed into the playing area carrying torches and lighting more candles.

Ex. The second section of the paper discusses general methods for preparing corrugated materials for set and prop construction.

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* en el escenario = on stage.

* en el escenario mundial = on the world stage.

* escenario de la guerra = theatre [theater, -USA], theatre of war.

* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.

* escenario de operaciones = scene of operations, theatre of operations.

* estrella del escenario = stage star.

* fuera del escenario = off stage.

* miedo al escenario = stage fright.

* tarima de escenario = stage platform.

* * *

masculino

a) (Teatr) stage

salir al escenario — to go on stage

b) (period) ( de suceso) scene

llegaron al escenario de los hechos — they arrived on the scene

* * *

= stage, playing area, set and prop.

Ex: If the pieces cannot be named concisely, add 'various pieces' and optionally give the details of the pieces in a note; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) - Note: Contains 1 small stage and 1 easel.

Ex: The tone then abruptly changed from comedy to ritual as the music started, and the actors streamed into the playing area carrying torches and lighting more candles.

Ex: The second section of the paper discusses general methods for preparing corrugated materials for set and prop construction.

* en el escenario = on stage.

* en el escenario mundial = on the world stage.

* escenario de la guerra = theatre [theater, -USA], theatre of war.

* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.

* escenario de operaciones = scene of operations, theatre of operations.

* estrella del escenario = stage star.

* fuera del escenario = off stage.

* miedo al escenario = stage fright.

* tarima de escenario = stage platform.

* * *

escenario

masculine

1 ( Teatr) stage

había varios niños en el escenario there were several children on (the) stage

tenía cinco años cuando subió al escenario por primera vez she was five years old when she first went on (the) stage

2 ( period) (de un suceso) scene

los bomberos llegaron al escenario de los hechos the firefighters arrived on the scene

la ceremonia tuvo por escenario la catedral the ceremony was held in the cathedral

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escenario sustantivo masculino (Teatr) stage
escenario sustantivo masculino
1 Teat stage
2 (entorno) scenario
(de suceso) scene
(ambientación) setting
' escenario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delirio
- escena
- irrumpir
- monada
- tabla
- tablado
- tablao
- teatro
- transmitir
- encuerarse
- iluminar
English:
alive
- boo
- bottom
- chicken out
- gyrate
- scenario
- scene
- set
- setting
- stage
- whoop
- locale
- off
- view

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escenario nm

1. [tablas, escena] stage;

el autor subió al escenario a saludar the author went up on stage to take a bow

2. [ambientación] setting;

la película tiene como escenario el Berlín de los años treinta the movie o Br film is set in thirties Berlin

3. [de suceso, hecho, acto] scene;

una ambulancia acudió al escenario del suceso an ambulance went to the scene of the incident;

el escenario del crimen the scene of the crime, the crime scene;

la cumbre tuvo por escenario la capital mexicana the summit took place in the Mexican capital

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escenario

m stage; fig

scene

* * *

escenario nm

1) escena: stage

2) : setting, scene

el escenario del crimen: the scene of the crime

* * *

escenario n stage

Spanish-English dictionary > escenario
19 evitar

v.

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

* * *

evitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

* * *

verb

1) to avoid

2) prevent

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1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

quiero evitar ese riesgo — I want to avoid that risk

intento evitar a Luisa — I'm trying to avoid Luisa

no pude evitarlo — I couldn't help it

evitar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth

María evita a toda costa encontrarse con él — María avoids bumping into him at all costs

2) (=ahorrar) to save

esto nos evitará muchos problemas — this will save us a lot of problems

me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

2.

See:

evitarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

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* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* * *

evitar [A1 ]

vt

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

■ evitarse

v pron

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

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Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

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evitar

♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

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evitar

v/t

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

* * *

evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

* * *

evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

el político quiso evitar un escándalo the politician wanted to avoid a scandal

2. (impedir) to prevent

limpia la herida para evitar que se infecte clean the wound to prevent it from getting infected

3. (ahorrar) to save

eso me evitará muchos problemas that will save me a lot of problems

no poder evitar hacer algo not to be able to help doing something

no lo pude evitar I couldn't help it

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar
20 uña

adj.

one.

art.

1 one.

2 sole, only.

3 closely resembling the same (idéntico).

4 it is used relatively or to supply a name.

Uno a otro one another, reciprocally

Todo es uno it is all the same; it is foreign to the point

Uno a uno one by one

Uno por uno one and then another: used to mark the distinction more forcibly

Váyase uno por otro let one go for the other

Una cosa a thing undetermined

Una y no más never, no more

Ser para en una to be well matched: applied to a married couple

Ir a una to act of the same accord, or to the same end

Cada uno a la suyo everyone should mind his own business

Uno nunca sabe qué hacer one never knows what to do

Uno dijo it was said, or one said.

5 an, a.

pron.

one, oneself, one woman.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: unir.

* * *

uña

► nombre femenino

1 nail (del dedo) fingernail; (del dedo del pie) toenail

2 (garra) claw; (pezuña) hoof

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

arreglarse las uñas to manicure one's nails

estar de uñas figurado to be at daggers drawn

hacerse las uñas to do one's nails

ser uña y carne to be inseparable

* * *
1. f., (m. - uno) 2. = un 3. = uno
* * *

PRON

1)

es la una — (=hora) it's one o'clock

¡a la una, a las dos, a las tres! — [antes de empezar algo] one, two, three!; [en subasta] going, going, gone!; (Dep) ready, steady, go!

- una de dos

- todos a una

2) [enfático]

a) (=pelea, paliza)

armar una — to kick up a fuss

te voy a dar una que verás — I'm going to give you what for

- no dar una

b) (=mala pasada)

hacerle una a algn — to play a dirty trick on sb

3) [enfático]

¡había una de gente! — what a crowd there was!

* * *

pronombre ( ver tb un, uno)

a) (fam) ( mala pasada)

me hizo una gordísima — she played a really dirty trick on me (colloq)

b) (fam) (paliza, bofetada, etc)

te voy a dar una — you're going to get a good thumping (o whack etc) (colloq)

c) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

había una de gente...! — there was such a crowd (colloq)

d)

a una — together

e)

a la una, a las dos, a las tres! — ready, steady, go!

* * *

= claw, nail, fingernail.

Ex. The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.

Ex. Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: nails; nails, INGROWN; nails, MALFORMED.

Ex. One quarter inch fingernail size receiver holds 50 times more optical and electronic components than ever previously assembled on a chip.

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* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.

* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.

* esmalte de uñas = fingernail polish, nail polish.

* lima de uñas = emery board, nail file.

* luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.

* morderse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* mordiéndose las uñas = on tenterhooks.

* uña del pie = toenail.

* uña encarnada = ingrown (toe)nail.

* * *

pronombre ( ver tb un, uno)

a) (fam) ( mala pasada)

me hizo una gordísima — she played a really dirty trick on me (colloq)

b) (fam) (paliza, bofetada, etc)

te voy a dar una — you're going to get a good thumping (o whack etc) (colloq)

c) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

había una de gente...! — there was such a crowd (colloq)

d)

a una — together

e)

a la una, a las dos, a las tres! — ready, steady, go!

* * *

= claw, nail, fingernail.

Ex: The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.

Ex: Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: nails; nails, INGROWN; nails, MALFORMED.

Ex: One quarter inch fingernail size receiver holds 50 times more optical and electronic components than ever previously assembled on a chip.

* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.

* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.

* esmalte de uñas = fingernail polish, nail polish.

* lima de uñas = emery board, nail file.

* luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.

* morderse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* mordiéndose las uñas = on tenterhooks.

* uña del pie = toenail.

* uña encarnada = ingrown (toe)nail.

* * *

una

pronoun

(ver tb un, uno¹ (↑ uno (1)), uno² (↑ uno (2)))

1 ( fam)

(mala pasada): me hizo una gordísima she played a really dirty trick on me ( colloq)

2 ( fam)

(paliza, bofetada, etc): te voy a dar una you're going to get a good thumping ( o whack etc) ( colloq)

3 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): ¡había una de gente …! there was such a crowd!, there were so many people!

4

a una together

tiremos todos a una let's all pull together

5

a la una, a las dos, ¡a las tres! ready, steady, go!

* * *

Del verbo unir: ( conjugate unir)

una es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
una
unir
uña
una pronombre ( ver tb
◊ un, uno): a la uña, a las dos, ¡a las tres! ready, steady, go!

unir ( conjugate unir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cables› to join;

(con cola, pegamento) to stick … together;
‹ esfuerzos› to combine
b) [sentimientos/intereses] to unite

c) ‹características/cualidades/estilos› to combine;

uña algo a algo to combine sth with sth
2 ( comunicar) ‹ lugares› to link
3 ( fusionar) ‹empresas/organizaciones› to merge
unirse verbo pronominal
1 ( aliarse) [personas/colectividades] to join together;
◊ se unió a nuestra causa he joined our cause

2 ( juntarse) [ caminos] to converge, meet
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/organizaciones] to merge
uña sustantivo femenino
a) (Anat) ( de la mano) nail, fingernail;

( del pie) nail, toenail;
arreglarse or hacerse las uñas ( refl) to do one's nails;
( caus) to have one's nails done
b) (de oso, gato) claw;

(de caballo, oveja) hoof
uno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cardinal) one
una manzana y dos limones, one apple and two lemons
necesito unas zapatillas, I need a pair of slippers
unos árboles, some trees
2 (ordinal) first
el uno de cada mes, the first of every month
II pron one: falta uno más, we need one more
hubo uno que dijo que no, there was one person who said no
vi unas de color verde, I saw some green ones
uno de ellos, one of them
unos cuantos, a few: unos cuantos nos arriesgamos, some of us took the chance
el uno al otro, each other
III sustantivo femenino
1 (hora) comimos a la una, we had lunch at one o'clock
2 (impers) you, one: uno tiene que..., you have to...
IV m Mat one
un, una
I art indet
1 a
una azafata, a hostess
(antes de vocal) an
un paraguas, an umbrella
2 unos,-as, some: pasamos unos días en la playa, we spent some days by the sea
II adj (cardinal) one: solo queda una, there is only one
un kilo de azúcar, one kilo of sugar ➣ tb uno,-a
unir verbo transitivo
1 (cables, conexiones) to join, unite
2 (esfuerzos, intereses) to join
(asociar, fusionar) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (comunicar) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages
uña sustantivo femenino
1 (de una persona) nail
(de la mano) fingernail
(del pie) toenail
2 (de animal: en la garra, la zarpa) claw
(casco, pezuña) hoof
♦ Locuciones: defender con uñas y dientes, to defend tooth and nail o to defend firmly
ponerse de uñas con alguien, to get very angry with sb
familiar ser uña y carne, to be as thick as thieves
' uña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abanderar
- abandonar
- abatimiento
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismal
- abogar
- abono
- abordar
- aborregarse
- abotargarse
- abotonar
- abrir
- abrazar
- abrazarse
- abreviar
- abrigar
- abrigada
- abrigado
- abrigo
- abrochar
- abultar
- aburrirse
- abusar
- abusiva
- abusivo
- academia
- acaparar
- acartonarse
- accidentada
- accidentado
- accionariado
- aceitunada
- aceitunado
- acento
- achantarse
- aclimatarse
- acoger
- acogerse
- acogida
- acolchar
- acometer
- acompañar
- acordar
- acta
- actitud
English:
A
- abandon
- ablaze
- about
- absent
- absurd
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- account
- account for
- accumulate
- accusation
- acknowledge
- acoustic
- acquire
- act
- act on
- activity
- acute
- add on
- addicted
- address
- adjourn
- adjust
- adjustment
- administration
- admire
- admit
- adopt
- advance
- advantage
- after
- again
- against
- agency
- agent
- aggressive
- alleged
- alliance
- allow
- allowance
- alone
- aloud
- amass
- ambush
- amenities
- amid
- amorphous
- announce
- annoy

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una²

♦ nf

1.
la una [hora] one o'clock;
ver también tres
2.
a una [a la vez, juntos] together;

todos a una [a la vez] everyone at once

♦ pron
Fam [con valor enfático]
lleva paraguas, que está cayendo una… take your umbrella, Br it's tipping (it) down o US it's pouring rain;

dijo una de tonterías she talked such a load of rubbish;

te va a caer una buena como no apruebes you'll really be in for it if you fail;
ver también uno
* * *

un, una

art indet a; antes de vocal y h muda an;

unos coches/pájaros some cars/birds

* * *

uña nf

1) : fingernail, toenail

2) : claw, hoof, stinger

* * *

uña n

1. (de la mano) nail / fingernail

se muerde las uñas she bites her nails

2. (del pie) nail / toenail

tengo que cortarme las uñas del pie I must cut my toenails

3. (de gato) claw

4. (de caballo) hoof [pl. hooves]

ser uña y carne to be as thick as thieves

Spanish-English dictionary > uña

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