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  • 21 club deportivo

    m.
    health club.
    * * *
    (n.) = sporting club, sport(s) club
    Ex. I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
    Ex. The rowing clubs which typified the sports clubs of this period were imported from the English tradition.
    * * *
    (n.) = sporting club, sport(s) club

    Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.

    Ex: The rowing clubs which typified the sports clubs of this period were imported from the English tradition.

    * * *
    sports club

    Spanish-English dictionary > club deportivo

  • 22 composición

    f.
    1 composition, work, piece, opus.
    2 composition, article, essay, paper.
    3 make-up, constitution, conformation, formation.
    4 setting-up.
    * * *
    1 (gen) composition
    2 (acuerdo) agreement
    3 (arreglo) arrangement
    4 (en impresión) setting, composition
    \
    hacer composición de lugar (decidirse) to make a plan of action 2 (formarse una idea) to get a picture of a situation
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Mús, Quím, Arte) composition
    2) (Educ) essay
    3)

    composición de lugar — stocktaking, inventory

    4) (Tip) typesetting
    5) [de desacuerdo] settlement; [de personas] reconciliation

    composición procesal — (Jur) out-of-court settlement

    6) (=arreglo) arrangement
    * * *
    1)
    a) (de grupo, equipo) composition, makeup
    b) ( de sustancia) composition
    2) (Art, Fot, Mús) composition; (Educ) ( redacción) composition

    hacerse una composición de lugar: para que te hagas una composición de composición, la cocina es alargada just to give you an idea, the kitchen is long and narrow; se hizo una composición de composición y decidió irse — he took stock of the situation and decided to leave

    •
    * * *
    = composition, essay, make, setting, writing, make-up [makeup], constitution.
    Ex. In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.
    Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
    Ex. Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.
    Ex. A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.
    Ex. This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.
    Ex. Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
    Ex. The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
    ----
    * composición de canciones = songwriting [song-writing].
    * composición de imágenes = image setting.
    * composición demográfica = demographic composition.
    * composición musical = musical composition.
    * composición musical manida = war horse.
    * composición original = creative writing.
    * composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.
    * composición tipográfica = typesetting [type-setting].
    * composición tipográfica automatizada = computerised typesetting.
    * composición tipográfica por ordenador = computer typesetting.
    * sala de composición = composing room.
    * taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.
    * técnicas de composición escrita = writing skills.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (de grupo, equipo) composition, makeup
    b) ( de sustancia) composition
    2) (Art, Fot, Mús) composition; (Educ) ( redacción) composition

    hacerse una composición de lugar: para que te hagas una composición de composición, la cocina es alargada just to give you an idea, the kitchen is long and narrow; se hizo una composición de composición y decidió irse — he took stock of the situation and decided to leave

    •
    * * *
    = composition, essay, make, setting, writing, make-up [makeup], constitution.

    Ex: In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.

    Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
    Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.
    Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.
    Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.
    Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
    Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
    * composición de canciones = songwriting [song-writing].
    * composición de imágenes = image setting.
    * composición demográfica = demographic composition.
    * composición musical = musical composition.
    * composición musical manida = war horse.
    * composición original = creative writing.
    * composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.
    * composición tipográfica = typesetting [type-setting].
    * composición tipográfica automatizada = computerised typesetting.
    * composición tipográfica por ordenador = computer typesetting.
    * sala de composición = composing room.
    * taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.
    * técnicas de composición escrita = writing skills.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un grupo, equipo) composition, makeup
    la actual composición de la junta the present composition o makeup of the board
    2 (de una sustancia) composition
    B
    1 (obra) composition, work
    2 ( Mús) (disciplina) composition
    3 (ejercicio) composition
    4 ( Art, Fot) composition
    hacerse una composición de lugar: para que te hagas una composición de composición, la cocina es la cuarta parte de ésta just to give you an idea o to help you picture it, the kitchen is a quarter of the size of this one
    se hizo una composición de composición y decidió irse he took stock of o sized up the situation and decided to leave
    Compuesto:
    typesetting
    * * *

     

    composición sustantivo femenino
    composition
    composición sustantivo femenino composition
    ' composición' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    concierto
    - ser
    - movimiento
    - tarantela
    - baile
    - consistir
    - coro
    - de
    - dúo
    - falla
    - redactar
    - tema
    - terreno
    English:
    composition
    - layout
    - make-up
    - sketch
    - typesetting
    - essay
    - sum
    * * *
    1. [de sustancia, producto] composition
    composición química chemical composition
    2. [de equipo, comité] composition, make-up
    3. [obra literaria] work;
    [obra musical] composition, work composición musical composition;
    composición poética poetic composition, poem
    4. [técnica musical] composition
    5. [redacción] essay, composition ( sobre on)
    6. [en fotografía, pintura] composition;
    hacerse una composición de lugar to size up the situation;
    no me hago una composición de lugar, ¿cómo es la casa? I can't quite visualize it, what's the house like?
    7. Ling compounding, combination
    8. [en imprenta] typesetting
    * * *
    f composition
    * * *
    1) obra: composition, work
    2) : makeup, arrangement
    * * *
    composición n composition

    Spanish-English dictionary > composición

  • 23 comprensión

    f.
    understanding, comprehension, grasp, insight.
    * * *
    1 understanding
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) understanding, comprehension
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=entendimiento) understanding
    2) (=actitud comprensiva) understanding
    * * *
    femenino understanding

    un texto de difícil/fácil comprensión — a text which is difficult/easy to understand

    * * *
    = awareness, comprehensibility, comprehension, grasp, insight, understanding.
    Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
    Ex. Such terms contribute to brevity and ought to used to maximum effect, but they must be used with care if comprehensibility is to be maintained.
    Ex. Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.
    Ex. It may be necessary to read some documents more than once before a satisfactory grasp of their content is achieved.
    Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
    Ex. We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.
    ----
    * capacidad de comprensión = listening skills, understanding capacity.
    * comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.
    * con comprensión = sympathetically.
    * ejercicio de comprensión = comprehension exercise.
    * falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.
    * * *
    femenino understanding

    un texto de difícil/fácil comprensión — a text which is difficult/easy to understand

    * * *
    = awareness, comprehensibility, comprehension, grasp, insight, understanding.

    Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

    Ex: Such terms contribute to brevity and ought to used to maximum effect, but they must be used with care if comprehensibility is to be maintained.
    Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.
    Ex: It may be necessary to read some documents more than once before a satisfactory grasp of their content is achieved.
    Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
    Ex: We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.
    * capacidad de comprensión = listening skills, understanding capacity.
    * comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.
    * con comprensión = sympathetically.
    * ejercicio de comprensión = comprehension exercise.
    * falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

    * * *
    1 (de una idea, un texto) understanding
    un texto de difícil/fácil comprensión a text which is difficult/easy to understand
    2 (de personas, actitudes) understanding
    Compuesto:
    listening comprehension
    * * *

     

    comprensión sustantivo femenino
    understanding;

    comprensión auditiva listening comprehension
    comprensión sustantivo femenino understanding: la comprensión del problema es necesaria para resolverlo, you need to understand the problem before you can solve it

    ' comprensión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    error
    - nacer
    - oscurecer
    - inteligencia
    English:
    appreciation
    - comprehension
    - grasp
    - realization
    - supportively
    - supportiveness
    - sympathetic
    - sympathy
    - understanding
    - sympathetically
    * * *
    1. [acción] understanding;
    las fotografías ayudan a la comprensión del texto the photographs help you to understand the text;
    un niño con problemas de comprensión oral a child with problems understanding speech;
    de fácil/difícil comprensión easy/difficult to understand
    2. [actitud] understanding;
    tienes que mostrar más comprensión con él you have to be more understanding with him
    * * *
    f
    1 understanding
    2 de texto, auditiva comprehension
    * * *
    1) : comprehension, understanding, grasp
    2) : understanding, sympathy
    * * *
    comprensión n understanding

    Spanish-English dictionary > comprensión

  • 24 crisis económica

    f. s.&pl.
    economic crisis, slump, depression, financial crisis.
    * * *
    economic crisis, recession
    * * *
    (n.) = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums
    Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex. During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books.
    Ex. In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order.
    Ex. The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession.
    Ex. With rare exceptions, law firms prosper during good and bad economic times.
    Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Book acquisition programme in libraries and information centres under the financial crunch'.
    Ex. The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.
    Ex. This sector has been something of a social 'shock absorber' in recent difficult economic times.
    Ex. Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.
    Ex. People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.
    * * *
    (n.) = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums

    Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.

    Ex: During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books.
    Ex: In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order.
    Ex: The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession.
    Ex: With rare exceptions, law firms prosper during good and bad economic times.
    Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Book acquisition programme in libraries and information centres under the financial crunch'.
    Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.
    Ex: This sector has been something of a social 'shock absorber' in recent difficult economic times.
    Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.
    Ex: People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > crisis económica

  • 25 de primera clase

    (adj.) = first class, first-rate, tip-top
    Ex. The preparation of a critical abstract requires first class abstracting skills.
    Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
    Ex. It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.
    * * *
    (adj.) = first class, first-rate, tip-top

    Ex: The preparation of a critical abstract requires first class abstracting skills.

    Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
    Ex: It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de primera clase

  • 26 discernimiento

    m.
    1 discernment.
    2 accountability.
    * * *
    1 discernment, judgement
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino discernment

    obró con discernimiento — he was very discerning, he acted wisely

    * * *
    = judgement [judgment], discrimination, discernment.
    Ex. In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.
    Ex. A few were great establishments with ten or more presses, run by masters of discrimination and learning, but many were poky little shops with one, two, or three presses (and eight or ten workmen in all) with masters lacking all but the most rudimentary skills.
    Ex. He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
    ----
    * sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.
    * * *
    masculino discernment

    obró con discernimiento — he was very discerning, he acted wisely

    * * *
    = judgement [judgment], discrimination, discernment.

    Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.

    Ex: A few were great establishments with ten or more presses, run by masters of discrimination and learning, but many were poky little shops with one, two, or three presses (and eight or ten workmen in all) with masters lacking all but the most rudimentary skills.
    Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
    * sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.

    * * *
    discernment
    obró con discernimiento he was very discerning, he used his judgment, he acted wisely
    * * *
    discernment;
    * * *
    m discernment
    * * *
    : discernment

    Spanish-English dictionary > discernimiento

  • 27 en armonía con

    = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with
    Ex. It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex. A good leader must have a vision in harness with practical political and communication skills.
    Ex. This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex. There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex. The output files were always named in sequence starting on 1, not necessarily in sync with the image file names.
    * * *
    = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with

    Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.

    Ex: A good leader must have a vision in harness with practical political and communication skills.
    Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex: The output files were always named in sequence starting on 1, not necessarily in sync with the image file names.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en armonía con

  • 28 en ciernes

    = developing, budding, in the making
    Ex. I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
    Ex. The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
    Ex. What you are witnessing is a disaster in the making - not only for Lebanon but for the United States, which stands exposed once again as a prejudiced hypocrite.
    * * *
    = developing, budding, in the making

    Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.

    Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
    Ex: What you are witnessing is a disaster in the making - not only for Lebanon but for the United States, which stands exposed once again as a prejudiced hypocrite.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en ciernes

  • 29 en vías de desarrollo

    (adj.) = in course of development, emergent, developing
    Ex. International organizations play a key role in debates about such matters as the maintenance of peaceful relations between nations, the preservation of order in the international economic system and the provision of aid to countries in course of development.
    Ex. Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.
    Ex. I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
    * * *
    (adj.) = in course of development, emergent, developing

    Ex: International organizations play a key role in debates about such matters as the maintenance of peaceful relations between nations, the preservation of order in the international economic system and the provision of aid to countries in course of development.

    Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.
    Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en vías de desarrollo

  • 30 formación

    f.
    1 formation, creation, constitution.
    2 formation, training, education, up-bringing.
    3 formation, line-up, order.
    * * *
    1 (gen) formation
    2 (educación) upbringing
    3 (enseñanza) education, training
    \
    en formación MILITAR in formation
    formación musical musical training
    formación profesional vocational training
    formación universitaria university education
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=creación) [gen] formation

    para prevenir la formación de hielo — to prevent ice (from) forming, to prevent the formation of ice frm

    2) (=aprendizaje) [en un campo concreto] training; [en conocimientos teóricos] education

    tenía una formación musical clásica — she trained as a classical musician, she had a classical musical training

    formación laboral, formación ocupacional — occupational training

    3) (=grupo) [político] party; [militar] group; [musical] group, band; [de jugadores] squad
    4) (Mil)

    en formación de combate — in battle o combat formation

    5) (Geol, Bot) formation
    * * *
    1) (de rocas, gobierno, palabras) formation
    2) (Geol) (conjunto, masa) formation
    3) (Mil) formation
    4) ( educación recibida) education; ( para trabajo) training
    •
    * * *
    = formation, instruction, training, schooling, coaching, fashioning, seasoning, grooming, upbringing.
    Ex. In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.
    Ex. Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.
    Ex. The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.
    Ex. Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.
    Ex. Proofreaders are trained by coaching, as are editors.
    Ex. The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
    Ex. All the artists were influenced by their seasoning as commercial illustrators.
    Ex. Let's face it, personal grooming is the key to success, in business or in your social life.
    Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
    ----
    * área de formación = teaching unit.
    * beca de formación = in-service training.
    * bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.
    * con cierta formación = educated.
    * con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.
    * conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.
    * con una formación tecnológica digital = digitally-oriented.
    * curso de formación = training course.
    * curso de formación continua = continuing education course.
    * departamento de formación = teaching unit.
    * escuela de formación = training school.
    * escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.
    * formación académica = academic background, formal education.
    * formación básica en tecnología = technical literacy.
    * formación continua = continuing education (CE), continuous education, continuing training, continuing professional development, continuing professional education, professional development.
    * formación continuada = continuing education (CE), continuing training.
    * formación continua del personal = staff development.
    * formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.
    * formación continua en medicina = CME (Continuing Medical Education).
    * formación de ampollas = blistering.
    * formación de burbujas = blistering.
    * formación de grumos = caking.
    * formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.
    * formación de hielo = icing.
    * formación de la colección = collection building.
    * formación del personal = staff training, professional development.
    * formación del profesorado = teacher-training, teacher education.
    * formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.
    * formación de piquetes = picketing.
    * formación de postgrado = postgraduate education, postgraduate training.
    * formación de profesorado en prácticas = in-service teacher training.
    * formación de un núcleo = nucleation.
    * formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.
    * formación documental = information education.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * formación en el mundo real = real-world training.
    * formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.
    * formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * formación en enfermería = nursing education.
    * formación en informática = computer literacy.
    * formación en prácticas = in-service.
    * formación geológica = geological formation.
    * formación in situ = in-service training, in-service.
    * formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.
    * formación nubosa = cloud cover.
    * formación ocupacional = work education.
    * formación paternal = parenting education.
    * formación permanente = lifelong learning, lifelong education.
    * formación profesional = vocational training, professional education, professional training, further education.
    * formación reglada = formal education.
    * formación requerida = job specs.
    * instituto de formación profesional = technical school.
    * los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.
    * para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.
    * proceso de formación = instructional process.
    * programa de formación = training programme, training scheme, instructional programme.
    * programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).
    * servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.
    * sin formación = ill-educated.
    * sin formación previa = untrained.
    * * *
    1) (de rocas, gobierno, palabras) formation
    2) (Geol) (conjunto, masa) formation
    3) (Mil) formation
    4) ( educación recibida) education; ( para trabajo) training
    •
    * * *
    = formation, instruction, training, schooling, coaching, fashioning, seasoning, grooming, upbringing.

    Ex: In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.

    Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.
    Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.
    Ex: Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.
    Ex: Proofreaders are trained by coaching, as are editors.
    Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
    Ex: All the artists were influenced by their seasoning as commercial illustrators.
    Ex: Let's face it, personal grooming is the key to success, in business or in your social life.
    Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
    * área de formación = teaching unit.
    * beca de formación = in-service training.
    * bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.
    * con cierta formación = educated.
    * con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.
    * conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.
    * con una formación tecnológica digital = digitally-oriented.
    * curso de formación = training course.
    * curso de formación continua = continuing education course.
    * departamento de formación = teaching unit.
    * escuela de formación = training school.
    * escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.
    * formación académica = academic background, formal education.
    * formación básica en tecnología = technical literacy.
    * formación continua = continuing education (CE), continuous education, continuing training, continuing professional development, continuing professional education, professional development.
    * formación continuada = continuing education (CE), continuing training.
    * formación continua del personal = staff development.
    * formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.
    * formación continua en medicina = CME (Continuing Medical Education).
    * formación de ampollas = blistering.
    * formación de burbujas = blistering.
    * formación de grumos = caking.
    * formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.
    * formación de hielo = icing.
    * formación de la colección = collection building.
    * formación del personal = staff training, professional development.
    * formación del profesorado = teacher-training, teacher education.
    * formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.
    * formación de piquetes = picketing.
    * formación de postgrado = postgraduate education, postgraduate training.
    * formación de profesorado en prácticas = in-service teacher training.
    * formación de un núcleo = nucleation.
    * formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.
    * formación documental = information education.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * formación en el mundo real = real-world training.
    * formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.
    * formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * formación en enfermería = nursing education.
    * formación en informática = computer literacy.
    * formación en prácticas = in-service.
    * formación geológica = geological formation.
    * formación in situ = in-service training, in-service.
    * formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.
    * formación nubosa = cloud cover.
    * formación ocupacional = work education.
    * formación paternal = parenting education.
    * formación permanente = lifelong learning, lifelong education.
    * formación profesional = vocational training, professional education, professional training, further education.
    * formación reglada = formal education.
    * formación requerida = job specs.
    * instituto de formación profesional = technical school.
    * los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.
    * para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.
    * proceso de formación = instructional process.
    * programa de formación = training programme, training scheme, instructional programme.
    * programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).
    * servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.
    * sin formación = ill-educated.
    * sin formación previa = untrained.

    * * *
    1 (de las rocas, nubes) formation
    2 (de un grupo, gobierno) formation
    3 (de palabras, frases) formation
    B ( Geol) (conjunto, masa) formation
    C ( Mil) formation
    formación de combate combat formation
    la formación del carácter the formation of the character
    el período de formación the training period
    tiene una buena formación literaria she has had a good literary education
    Compuesto:
    formación profesional or (CS) vocacional
    professional o vocational training
    estudiantes de formación profesional or vocacional ≈ students at technical college
    Formación Profesional - FP (↑ formación a1)
    * * *

     

    formación sustantivo femenino
    1 ( en general) formation;

    2 ( educación recibida) education;
    ( para trabajo) training;
    formación profesional or (CS) vocacional professional o vocational training
    formación sustantivo femenino
    1 formation
    2 (crianza) upbringing
    3 (instrucción) training
    formación profesional, vocational training, occupational training
    ' formación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enseñanza
    - FP
    - práctica
    - preparación
    English:
    background
    - development
    - formation
    - on-the-job
    - shall
    - should
    - staff training
    - teacher-training
    - training
    - training course
    - training manual
    - vocational
    - parade
    - teacher
    - technical
    - untrained
    * * *
    1. [creación] formation;
    la formación de un gobierno the formation of a government;
    Ling
    2. [educación] training;
    la formación de los jóvenes es prioritaria para combatir el desempleo it is extremely important to train young people in order to combat unemployment;
    recibió una formación clásica he received a traditional education;
    sin formación académica with little formal education
    formación en alternancia sandwich courses;
    formación continua in-service training;
    formación de formadores training of trainers;
    formación ocupacional vocational o occupational training;
    formación pedagógica teacher training;
    formación profesional [ocupacional] = vocational o occupational training;
    [ciclo educativo] = vocationally orientated secondary education in Spain for pupils aged 14-18, currently being phased out
    3. [equipo] team;
    [alineación] line-up;
    formación política political party
    4. Mil formation;
    marchar en formación to march in formation
    5. Geol formation;
    una formación rocosa a rock formation;
    esta zona presenta formaciones calcáreas there are limestone formations in this area
    * * *
    f
    1 de palabras, asociación formation
    2 ( entrenamiento) training;
    alumno de formación profesional student doing a vocational course
    * * *
    formación nf, pl - ciones
    1) : formation
    2) : training
    formación profesional: vocational training
    * * *
    1. (proceso) formation
    2. (enseñanza) education

    Spanish-English dictionary > formación

  • 31 incipiente

    adj.
    1 incipient (inicial).
    una democracia incipiente a fledgling democracy
    una amistad incipiente a budding friendship
    2 commencing.
    f. & m.
    neophyte, novice, newbie.
    * * *
    1 incipient
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo (frml o liter) incipient (liter)
    * * *
    = burgeoning, emerging, nascent, inchoate, fledging, fledgling [fledgeling], incipient, developing, undeveloped, budding.
    Ex. It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
    Ex. We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.
    Ex. Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
    Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.
    Ex. Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.
    Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
    Ex. They are also helpful in the revision of existing systems that show signs of incipient weakness.
    Ex. I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
    Ex. I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
    Ex. The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
    ----
    * barba incipiente = stubble, stubble beard.
    * barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.
    * * *
    adjetivo (frml o liter) incipient (liter)
    * * *
    = burgeoning, emerging, nascent, inchoate, fledging, fledgling [fledgeling], incipient, developing, undeveloped, budding.

    Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.

    Ex: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.
    Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
    Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.
    Ex: Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.
    Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
    Ex: They are also helpful in the revision of existing systems that show signs of incipient weakness.
    Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
    Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
    Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
    * barba incipiente = stubble, stubble beard.
    * barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.

    * * *
    ( frml o liter)
    1 ‹barba/bigote› incipient ( liter)
    2 ‹mejoría/síntoma› incipient ( frml)
    una incipiente amistad a newly found friendship
    esta incipiente democracia this incipient o infant democracy
    * * *

    incipiente adjetivo incipient, budding
    ' incipiente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    naciente
    English:
    incipient
    * * *
    1. [calvicie] incipient;
    lucía una barba incipiente [de joven] he was starting to get a beard;
    [sin afeitar] his chin was covered in stubble
    2. [inicial] incipient;
    [democracia] fledgling; [amistad, talento] budding
    * * *
    adj incipient
    * * *
    : incipient

    Spanish-English dictionary > incipiente

  • 32 increíblemente

    adv.
    incredibly, amazingly, unbelievably, strikingly.
    * * *
    1 incredibly
    * * *
    ADV incredibly, unbelievably
    * * *
    = unbelievably, beyond belief, amazingly, stunningly.
    Ex. Yet expenditure on formal education has multipled unbelievably because of a growing general conviction about the social necessity of a progressive and egalitarian education system.
    Ex. His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.
    Ex. The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.
    Ex. This is a stunningly intelligent and deeply moving account of the autobiographies of 33 women.
    ----
    * increíblemente + Adjetivo = incredibly + Adjetivo, fantastically + Adjetivo, shockingly + Adjetivo.
    * * *
    = unbelievably, beyond belief, amazingly, stunningly.

    Ex: Yet expenditure on formal education has multipled unbelievably because of a growing general conviction about the social necessity of a progressive and egalitarian education system.

    Ex: His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.
    Ex: The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.
    Ex: This is a stunningly intelligent and deeply moving account of the autobiographies of 33 women.
    * increíblemente + Adjetivo = incredibly + Adjetivo, fantastically + Adjetivo, shockingly + Adjetivo.

    * * *
    incredibly, unbelievably
    * * *
    incredibly, unbelievably
    * * *
    increíblemente adv unbelievably

    Spanish-English dictionary > increíblemente

  • 33 mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor

    = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground
    Ex. To understand books and their function in the social mechanism is to have a very delicate ear to the ground and to discern when turning points are reached.
    Ex. The article ' Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    * * *
    = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground

    Ex: To understand books and their function in the social mechanism is to have a very delicate ear to the ground and to discern when turning points are reached.

    Ex: The article ' Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor

  • 34 mejorar

    v.
    to improve, to get better.
    María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.
    Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.
    Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer
    * * *
    1 to improve
    1 to improve, get better
    1 to get better
    ■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade
    2)

    mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

    2. VI
    1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

    han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

    2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.
    Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    ----
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

    Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

    * * *
    mejorar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve
    este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away
    tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting
    intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record
    2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase
    los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer
    ■ mejorar
    vi
    «tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better
    mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better
    ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better
    tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better
    han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world
    el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement
    1 «enfermo» to get better
    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *

     

    mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
    ‹ marca› to improve on, beat;

    verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

    [ persona] (Med) to get better;

    mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    mejorar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
    2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
    II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
    su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

    ' mejorar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enriquecer
    - ganar
    - perfeccionar
    - potenciar
    - refacción
    - superar
    English:
    ameliorate
    - better
    - existence
    - get along
    - improve
    - improve on
    - improvement
    - look up
    - pick up
    - progress
    - raise
    - security
    - technique
    - turn
    - upgrade
    - brighten
    - enhance
    - go
    - look
    - matter
    - out
    - perk
    - pick
    - rise
    - room
    - smarten up
    - up
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer mejor] to improve;
    mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;
    su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance
    2. [enfermo] to make better;
    estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better
    3. [superar] to improve;
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;
    mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record
    ♦ vi
    1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;
    el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;
    necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics
    2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;
    tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;
    después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up
    * * *
    I v/t improve
    II v/i improve
    * * *
    : to improve, to make better
    : to improve, to get better
    * * *
    mejorar vb to improve

    Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar

  • 35 primerizo

    adj.
    novice.
    m.
    beginner, novice.
    * * *
    1 (gen) novice; (madre) first-time
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 beginner
    * * *
    primerizo, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=novato) green, inexperienced
    2) (=primero) first
    2.
    SM / F (=principiante) beginner
    3.
    SF (Med) first time mother
    * * *
    I
    - za adjetivo
    a) (fam) ( poco experto) green (colloq), inexperienced
    b) (Med)
    II
    - za masculino, femenino novice, beginner
    * * *
    = first-time, first-timer, developing, budding.
    Ex. Ideally, this reference manual should provide step-by-step guidance for the non-technical, first-time user.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Penmanship: impressions of a first-timer'.
    Ex. I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
    Ex. The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
    ----
    * madre primeriza = new mother.
    * * *
    I
    - za adjetivo
    a) (fam) ( poco experto) green (colloq), inexperienced
    b) (Med)
    II
    - za masculino, femenino novice, beginner
    * * *
    = first-time, first-timer, developing, budding.

    Ex: Ideally, this reference manual should provide step-by-step guidance for the non-technical, first-time user.

    Ex: The article has the title 'Penmanship: impressions of a first-timer'.
    Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
    Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
    * madre primeriza = new mother.

    * * *
    primerizo1 -za
    1 ( fam) (poco experto) green ( colloq), inexperienced
    es primerizo en la venta de seguros he's a bit green o inexperienced when it comes to selling insurance
    un texto para lectores primerizos a text for the lay person o for the uninitiated
    2 ( Med):
    madre primeriza first-time mother, primigravida ( tech), primipara ( tech)
    primerizo2 -za
    masculine, feminine
    novice, beginner
    * * *

    primerizo
    ◊ -za sustantivo masculino, femenino


    b)

    ◊ primeriza sustantivo femenino

    first-time mother
    ' primerizo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    first-time
    * * *
    primerizo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [principiante] novice;
    es primerizo en el vuelo en ala delta he's a novice at hang-gliding
    2. [embarazada] first-time
    ♦ nm,f
    [principiante] beginner
    * * *
    I adj ( principiante) inexperienced, green fam ; madre new, first-time
    II m, primeriza f novice, greenhorn fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > primerizo

  • 36 reformado

    adj.
    reformed, altered, modified, made-over.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: reformar.
    * * *
    * * *
    = renovated, converted, furbished.
    Ex. The old is a renovated Georgian style building with formal rooms containing fireplaces, carved woodwork and English oak panelling.
    Ex. A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
    Ex. The newly furbished library now offers opportunities for lifelong learners to improve and build on their library skills.
    * * *
    = renovated, converted, furbished.

    Ex: The old is a renovated Georgian style building with formal rooms containing fireplaces, carved woodwork and English oak panelling.

    Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
    Ex: The newly furbished library now offers opportunities for lifelong learners to improve and build on their library skills.

    * * *
    reformado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [modificado] altered
    2. [mejorado] improved
    3. [rehecho] reformed
    ♦ nm,f
    Protestant

    Spanish-English dictionary > reformado

  • 37 remodelado

    = refurbished, reengineered [re-engineered], converted, furbished, renovated, revamped.
    Ex. 4 part-time libraries were closed and staff, stock and a refurbished vehicle used to start the new service.
    Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
    Ex. A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
    Ex. The newly furbished library now offers opportunities for lifelong learners to improve and build on their library skills.
    Ex. The old is a renovated Georgian style building with formal rooms containing fireplaces, carved woodwork and English oak panelling.
    Ex. This is a newly revamped site where you can search for information across a large number of databases from a single search box.
    * * *
    = refurbished, reengineered [re-engineered], converted, furbished, renovated, revamped.

    Ex: 4 part-time libraries were closed and staff, stock and a refurbished vehicle used to start the new service.

    Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
    Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
    Ex: The newly furbished library now offers opportunities for lifelong learners to improve and build on their library skills.
    Ex: The old is a renovated Georgian style building with formal rooms containing fireplaces, carved woodwork and English oak panelling.
    Ex: This is a newly revamped site where you can search for information across a large number of databases from a single search box.

    Spanish-English dictionary > remodelado

  • 38 sistema de turnos

    (n.) = rota system
    Ex. Legal advice centres have two main drawbacks: the limited capacity to provide follow-up or other skills, such as social work, and the lack of continuity that results from the use of a rota system.
    * * *

    Ex: Legal advice centres have two main drawbacks: the limited capacity to provide follow-up or other skills, such as social work, and the lack of continuity that results from the use of a rota system.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sistema de turnos

  • 39 sorprendentemente

    adv.
    surprisingly, astonishingly, astoundingly, stunningly.
    * * *
    1 surprisingly
    * * *
    * * *
    = surprisingly enough, surprisingly, staggeringly, tellingly, amazingly, shockingly.
    Ex. Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.
    Ex. The 2nd family, dealing with amino acid residues covalently bound in soil organic matter, yielded documents having surprisingly little overlap with those retrieved from Chemical Abstracts (CA).
    Ex. Not surprisingly, there is a staggeringly low take-up of welfare benefits, estimated at between 350 million pounds and 650 million pounds a year.
    Ex. It points to a doctrine of value which tellingly has no relation either to human accomplishment or to social interaction.
    Ex. The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.
    Ex. Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.
    * * *
    = surprisingly enough, surprisingly, staggeringly, tellingly, amazingly, shockingly.

    Ex: Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.

    Ex: The 2nd family, dealing with amino acid residues covalently bound in soil organic matter, yielded documents having surprisingly little overlap with those retrieved from Chemical Abstracts (CA).
    Ex: Not surprisingly, there is a staggeringly low take-up of welfare benefits, estimated at between 350 million pounds and 650 million pounds a year.
    Ex: It points to a doctrine of value which tellingly has no relation either to human accomplishment or to social interaction.
    Ex: The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.
    Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.

    * * *

    sorprendentemente adverbio surprisingly
    ' sorprendentemente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    surprisingly
    - unusually
    - remarkably
    * * *
    surprisingly

    Spanish-English dictionary > sorprendentemente

  • 40 trabajadores

    m.pl.
    workpeople, labour, labor, workmen.
    * * *
    (n.) = labour [labor, -USA], work group, work-force [workforce], shop floor, labour force, working people
    Ex. Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.
    Ex. They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose.
    Ex. Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.
    Ex. The system requires close cooperation between the library and shop floor.
    Ex. The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century.
    Ex. The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people.
    * * *
    (n.) = labour [labor, -USA], work group, work-force [workforce], shop floor, labour force, working people

    Ex: Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.

    Ex: They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose.
    Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.
    Ex: The system requires close cooperation between the library and shop floor.
    Ex: The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century.
    Ex: The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trabajadores

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