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1 futurológico
adj.futurological.* * *Ex. The article 'Alternative information societies -- a futurological approach' presents a discussion about alternative information societies depending on the most appreciated type of knowledge of the societies: scientific, technical, narrative and sacred knowledge.* * *Ex: The article 'Alternative information societies -- a futurological approach' presents a discussion about alternative information societies depending on the most appreciated type of knowledge of the societies: scientific, technical, narrative and sacred knowledge.
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2 mutua
f.1 friendly society(British), mutual benefit society (United States).2 mutual benefit society.* * *1 mutual benefit society\mutua de seguros mutual insurance company* * *f., (m. - mutuo)* * *SF friendly society, benefit society (EEUU)* * *femenino benefit society (AmE), friendly society (BrE)* * *= friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society, mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.Ex. The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.Ex. Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex. Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.Ex. Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses.Ex. Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.----* mutua de accidentes = insurance company, mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.* mutua de seguros = mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.* * *femenino benefit society (AmE), friendly society (BrE)* * *= friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society, mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.Ex: Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses.Ex: Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.* mutua de accidentes = insurance company, mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.* mutua de seguros = mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.* * *Compuesto:mutual insurance company* * *
mutua sustantivo femenino
benefit society (AmE), friendly society (BrE)
mutuo,-a adjetivo mutual
' mutua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nacer
English:
understanding
* * *mutua nfBr friendly society, US mutual benefit society mutua de accidentes mutual accident insurance company;mutua de seguros mutual insurance company -
3 mutualidad
f.1 friendly society (British), mutual benefit society (United States) (asociation).2 mutuality.* * *1 (asociación) mutual benefit society2 (reciprocidad) mutuality* * *SF1) (=asociación) friendly society, benefit society (EEUU)2) (=reciprocidad) reciprocity, reciprocal nature3) (=ayuda) mutual aid, reciprocal aid* * *femenino benefit society (AmE), friendly society (BrE)* * *= friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society, mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.Ex. The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.Ex. Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex. Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.Ex. Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses.Ex. Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.* * *femenino benefit society (AmE), friendly society (BrE)* * *= friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society, mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.Ex: Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses.Ex: Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.* * ** * *
mutualidad sustantivo femenino mutual insurance company/society, mutual benefit society
* * *mutualidad nf1. [asociación] Br friendly society, US mutual benefit society2. [reciprocidad] mutuality* * *f benefit society, Brfriendly society -
4 biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación
(n.) = donor-endowed libraryEx. The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación.* * *(n.) = donor-endowed libraryEx: The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación.
Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación
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5 investigación científica
(n.) = academic research, scientific research, scientific enquiry, scholarly researchEx. However, there remains a considerable number of documents which enter the public domain and which provide invaluable raw material for academic research.Ex. There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.Ex. The purpose of scientific enquiry is the production and dissemination of original knowledge.Ex. The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación.* * *(n.) = academic research, scientific research, scientific enquiry, scholarly researchEx: However, there remains a considerable number of documents which enter the public domain and which provide invaluable raw material for academic research.
Ex: There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.Ex: The purpose of scientific enquiry is the production and dissemination of original knowledge.Ex: The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación. -
6 montepío
m.assistance fund, charitable fund.* * *1 (sociedad) friendly society, benefit society2 (depósito) welfare fund* * *SM1) (=sociedad) friendly society; (=fondo) charitable fund for dependents3) (=monte de piedad) pawnshop* * *1) ( monte de piedad) pawnshop2)a) ( mutualidad) fund ( collected by a benefit society for its members)b) ( pensión) pensionc) (Chi) (de huérfano, viuda) dependent's pension* * *= friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society.Ex. The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.Ex. Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex. Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.* * *1) ( monte de piedad) pawnshop2)a) ( mutualidad) fund ( collected by a benefit society for its members)b) ( pensión) pensionc) (Chi) (de huérfano, viuda) dependent's pension* * *= friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society.Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.* * *A (monte de piedad) pawnshopB2 (pensión) pension3 ( Chi) (de huérfano, viuda) dependent's pension* * *montepío nm1. [institución] mutual aid society2. [fondo] charitable fund [for workers and their dependents]3. [pensión] pension [from mutual aid society] -
7 sociedad científica
f.learned society.* * *(n.) = scientific society, scholarly academy, scholarly societyEx. By 1905 15 major scientific societies had been founded.Ex. The publication was not totally an abstracting journal since it served as a chronicle of events of concern to the scholarly academies, but it carried critical abstracts of books and other communications.Ex. This a checklist of books recently awarded honours by major American scholarly societies in the social sciences.* * *(n.) = scientific society, scholarly academy, scholarly societyEx: By 1905 15 major scientific societies had been founded.
Ex: The publication was not totally an abstracting journal since it served as a chronicle of events of concern to the scholarly academies, but it carried critical abstracts of books and other communications.Ex: This a checklist of books recently awarded honours by major American scholarly societies in the social sciences. -
8 sociedad de beneficiencia
(n.) = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit societyEx. The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.Ex. Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex. Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.* * *(n.) = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit societyEx: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans. -
9 sociedad de seguros mutuos
(n.) = provident society, mutual benefit societyEx. Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex. Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.* * *(n.) = provident society, mutual benefit societyEx: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.
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10 sociedad de socorros mutuos
(n.) = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit societyEx. The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.Ex. Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex. Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.* * *(n.) = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit societyEx: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans. -
11 sociedad histórica
(n.) = historical societyEx. The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación.* * *(n.) = historical societyEx: The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación.
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12 sociedad tecnológica
(n.) = technological societyEx. Information technologies, professional information societies, and the emerging information industry all attest to the growth of information as an essential component in modern technological societies.* * *(n.) = technological societyEx: Information technologies, professional information societies, and the emerging information industry all attest to the growth of information as an essential component in modern technological societies.
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13 sociedad
f.1 society.las hormigas viven en sociedad ants are social creaturesentrar o presentarse en sociedad to come out, to make one's debutalta sociedad high societynotas de sociedad society columnla sociedad civil civilian societysociedad de consumo consumer societyla sociedad de la información the information societyla sociedad del ocio the leisure society2 company (commerce) (empresa).sociedad de cartera portfolio companysociedad colectiva general partnershipsociedad comanditaria o en comandita general and limited partnershipsociedad industrial industrial societysociedad mercantil trading companysociedad (de responsabilidad) limitada private limited company* * *1 (gen) society2 COMERCIO company3 (asociación) society, association\presentarse en sociedad to make one's debutsociedad anónima limited company, US incorporated companysociedad comanditaria limited partnership, US silent partnershipsociedad de consumo consumer societySociedad de Jesús Society of Jesussociedad en comandita limited partnership, US silent partnershipsociedad limitada private limited company, US limited corporationsociedad mercantil company, trading companysociedad protectora de animales society for the prevention of cruelty to animals* * *noun f.1) society2) company•* * *SF1) (Sociol) society2) (=asociación) [gen] society, association; [oficial] bodysociedad de socorros mutuos — friendly society, provident society
3) (Com, Econ) (=empresa) [gen] company; [de socios] partnershipsociedad anónima — limited liability company, corporation (EEUU)
Sociedad Anónima — [en nombres de empresa] Limited, Incorporated (EEUU)
sociedad conjunta — (Com) joint venture
sociedad de beneficencia — friendly society, benefit association (EEUU)
sociedad instrumental, sociedad limitada — limited company, private limited company, corporation (EEUU)
4)alta o buena sociedad — high society
entrar en sociedad, presentarse en (la) sociedad — to come out, make one's debut
notas de sociedad — gossip column, society news column
5)* * *1) (Sociol) society2) (asociación, club) society3) (Der, Fin) company4) ( clase alta) (high) society* * *= membership, society, social fabric.Ex. The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.Ex. Although the distinction between ' societies' and 'institutions' lies at the heart of the code.Ex. Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.----* constituir como sociedad = incorporate.* crónica de sociedad = gossip column.* cronista de sociedad = gossip columnist.* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información = World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).* de servicio a la sociedad = public-spirited.* editor de sociedad cultural = learned society publisher.* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* integrarse en la sociedad = integrate into + society.* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.* marginado de la sociedad = social outcast.* más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.* parásito de la sociedad = parasite.* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.* prescrito por la sociedad = socially prescribed.* promovido por la sociedad = culture-led.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).* sociedad acomodada = affluent society.* sociedad adinerada = affluent society.* Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores = American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).* Sociedad Australiana de Archiveros = Australian Society of Archivists (ASA).* sociedad avanzada = advanced society.* sociedad basada en el conocimiento = knowledge based society.* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America = Bibliographical Society of America.* sociedad burocratizada = bureaucratised society.* sociedad capitalista = capitalist society.* sociedad científica = scientific society, scholarly academy, scholarly society.* sociedad científico-cultural = learned society.* sociedad civil = civil society.* sociedad civilizada = civilised society.* sociedad consumista = consumerist society, consumer society, consumer society.* sociedad cultural = learned society.* Sociedad de Archiveros Americanos = Society of American Archivists.* Sociedad de Archiveros Holandeses = Society of Dutch Archivists.* sociedad de beneficiencia = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society.* sociedad de consumo = consumer society, affluent society.* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.* sociedad de inversiones = investment trust.* sociedad de inversión mobiliaria = investment trust.* sociedad de la información, la = information society, the.* sociedad del conocimiento = knowledge society.* sociedad de lectores = book club.* sociedad del ocio = leisure society, leisured society.* sociedad del papel = paper society.* sociedad de seguros mutuos = provident society, mutual benefit society.* sociedad de socorros mutuos = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society.* sociedad de tradición escrita = literate society.* sociedad editorial = publishing corporation.* sociedad histórica = historical society.* Sociedad Ilimitada = Unlimited.* sociedad inclusiva = inclusive society.* sociedad industrial = industrial society.* sociedad industrializada = industrialised society.* sociedad informada = learning society.* sociedad integradora = inclusive society.* sociedad intelectual = learned society.* sociedad laica = secular society.* sociedad materialista = materialistic society.* sociedad medieval = mediaeval society.* sociedad mercantilista = mercantile society.* sociedad moderna = modern society.* Sociedad para el Conocimiento Global = Global Knowledge Partnership.* sociedad pluralista = pluralistic society.* sociedad postindustrial = post-industrial society.* sociedad preindustrial = pre-industrial society.* sociedad privada = private society.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* sociedad religiosa = religious society.* sociedad secreta = secret society, secret brotherhood.* sociedad sin libros = bookless society.* sociedad sin papel, la = paperless society, the.* sociedad tecnológica = technological society.* sociedad trabajadora = working society.* toda la sociedad = society at large.* * *1) (Sociol) society2) (asociación, club) society3) (Der, Fin) company4) ( clase alta) (high) society* * *= membership, society, social fabric.Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
Ex: Although the distinction between ' societies' and 'institutions' lies at the heart of the code.Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.* constituir como sociedad = incorporate.* crónica de sociedad = gossip column.* cronista de sociedad = gossip columnist.* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información = World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).* de servicio a la sociedad = public-spirited.* editor de sociedad cultural = learned society publisher.* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* integrarse en la sociedad = integrate into + society.* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.* marginado de la sociedad = social outcast.* más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.* parásito de la sociedad = parasite.* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.* prescrito por la sociedad = socially prescribed.* promovido por la sociedad = culture-led.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).* sociedad acomodada = affluent society.* sociedad adinerada = affluent society.* Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores = American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).* Sociedad Australiana de Archiveros = Australian Society of Archivists (ASA).* sociedad avanzada = advanced society.* sociedad basada en el conocimiento = knowledge based society.* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America = Bibliographical Society of America.* sociedad burocratizada = bureaucratised society.* sociedad capitalista = capitalist society.* sociedad científica = scientific society, scholarly academy, scholarly society.* sociedad científico-cultural = learned society.* sociedad civil = civil society.* sociedad civilizada = civilised society.* sociedad consumista = consumerist society, consumer society, consumer society.* sociedad cultural = learned society.* Sociedad de Archiveros Americanos = Society of American Archivists.* Sociedad de Archiveros Holandeses = Society of Dutch Archivists.* sociedad de beneficiencia = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society.* sociedad de consumo = consumer society, affluent society.* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.* sociedad de inversiones = investment trust.* sociedad de inversión mobiliaria = investment trust.* sociedad de la información, la = information society, the.* sociedad del conocimiento = knowledge society.* sociedad de lectores = book club.* sociedad del ocio = leisure society, leisured society.* sociedad del papel = paper society.* sociedad de seguros mutuos = provident society, mutual benefit society.* sociedad de socorros mutuos = friendly society, provident society, mutual benefit society.* sociedad de tradición escrita = literate society.* sociedad editorial = publishing corporation.* sociedad histórica = historical society.* Sociedad Ilimitada = Unlimited.* sociedad inclusiva = inclusive society.* sociedad industrial = industrial society.* sociedad industrializada = industrialised society.* sociedad informada = learning society.* sociedad integradora = inclusive society.* sociedad intelectual = learned society.* sociedad laica = secular society.* sociedad materialista = materialistic society.* sociedad medieval = mediaeval society.* sociedad mercantilista = mercantile society.* sociedad moderna = modern society.* Sociedad para el Conocimiento Global = Global Knowledge Partnership.* sociedad pluralista = pluralistic society.* sociedad postindustrial = post-industrial society.* sociedad preindustrial = pre-industrial society.* sociedad privada = private society.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* sociedad religiosa = religious society.* sociedad secreta = secret society, secret brotherhood.* sociedad sin libros = bookless society.* sociedad sin papel, la = paperless society, the.* sociedad tecnológica = technological society.* sociedad trabajadora = working society.* toda la sociedad = society at large.* * *A ( Sociol) societysociedad pluralista/democrática pluralistic/democratic societyel papel que cabe a la mujer en la sociedad the role of women in societyCompuestos:consumer societyprovident societyB (asociación, club) societyuna sociedad secreta a secret societysociedad deportiva sports clubCompuestos:Society of Jesus( Hist) League of NationsSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animalsformar una sociedad to set up o form a companyCompuestos:● sociedad comanditaria or en comanditalimited partnershiplisted company, quoted companyholding companyjoint ownership upon marriagemanagement companyinvestment companysecurities firmstate corporationfinance company o house( Esp) (que promueve) developer, development company; (que construye) construction company; (que administra) real estate ( AmE) o ( BrE) property management companyparent companytrading companyjoint venturesole proprietor, sole trader ( BrE)D (clase alta) society, high societypresentarse en sociedad to come out ( as a debutante)* * *
sociedad sustantivo femenino
1 (Sociol) society;
2 (asociación, club) society
3 (Der, Fin) company;
sociedad de responsabilidad limitada limited corporation ( in US), (private) limited company ( in UK);
sociedad inmobiliaria (Esp) ( que construye) construction company;
( que administra) real estate (AmE) o (BrE) property management company;
4 ( clase alta) (high) society
sociedad sustantivo femenino
1 society
sociedad industrial/medieval, industrial/medieval society
2 Fin company
sociedad anónima, public limited company
sociedad cooperativa, co-operative
sociedad limitada, limited company
2 (asociación) society
3 alta sociedad, (high) society
♦ Locuciones: presentarse en sociedad, to have one's coming out
sociedad civil, civil society
sociedad de consumo, consumer society
' sociedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agruparse
- alta
- alto
- anónima
- anónimo
- apreciarse
- baile
- clasista
- consumo
- eco
- estratificación
- gratuidad
- limitada
- limitado
- marginar
- protector
- protectora
- reintegrar
- S.A.
- S.L.
- academia
- agrario
- capa
- concientizar
- construir
- corromper
- corrompido
- crónica
- desmoronarse
- ejido
- elitista
- engranaje
- escoria
- espejo
- estamento
- evolución
- evolucionado
- evolucionar
- jai
- justo
- modernizar
- ojo
- posición
- regir
- retrasado
- secretario
- situación
English:
affluent
- association
- cliquey
- club
- consumer society
- corp.
- corporation
- dissolve
- drop out
- dropout
- fabric
- golf club
- HMO
- incorporated
- limited
- Ltd
- member
- monogamous
- partnership
- PLC
- progress
- Rotary Club
- scum
- section
- socialite
- society
- whole
- building
- consumer
- cream
- dregs
- element
- finishing
- fringe
- gossip
- high
- incorporate
- joint
- parent
- reintegrate
- savings
- stock
* * *sociedad nf1. [de seres vivos] society;las hormigas viven en sociedad ants are social creaturesla sociedad civil civil society;sociedad de consumo consumer society;sociedad de la información information society;la sociedad del ocio the leisure society;sociedad plural plural society;sociedad postindustrial post-industrial society2. [mundo elegante] society;alta sociedad high society;notas de sociedad society column3. [asociación] societysociedad deportiva sports club;sociedad gastronómica dining club, gourmet club;la Sociedad de Jesús the Society of Jesus;sociedad literaria literary society;sociedad médica private health care company;Hist la Sociedad de Naciones the League of Nations;4. Com & Fin [empresa] companysociedad anónima Br public (limited) company, US incorporated company;sociedad de cartera holding (company);sociedad colectiva general partnership;sociedad cooperativa cooperative;sociedad industrial industrial society;sociedad de inversión investment company;sociedad de inversión de capital variable ICVC, investment company with variable capital;sociedad de inversión mobiliaria investment trust;sociedad limitada private limited company;sociedad mercantil trading corporation;sociedad mixta joint venture;sociedad de responsabilidad limitada private limited company* * *f society;alta sociedad high society;presentar en sociedad present in society* * *sociedad nf1) : society2) : company, enterprise3)sociedad anónima : incorporated company* * *sociedad n -
14 acelerar
v.1 to speed up (proceso).2 to accelerate.El auto acelera para llegar primero The car accelerates to get there firstRicardo acelera el motor Richard accelerates the motor.3 to expedite.El muchacho acelera el trámite The boy expedites the procedure.4 to grow faster, to become faster.* * *1 to accelerate (paso) to quicken2 figurado to speed up1 figurado (azorarse) to be embarrassed2 figurado (apresurarse) to hasten, hurry up* * *verb1) to accelerate, speed up2) hasten3) hurry* * *1. VT1) (Aut) [+ coche] to accelerate; [+ motor] to rev, rev up2) (=apresurar) [+ cambio, proceso] to speed up; [+ acontecimiento] to hastenacelerar el paso — to quicken one's pace, speed up
3) (Fís) [+ partícula, velocidad] to accelerate2. VI1) (Aut) [coche, conductor] to accelerate2) * (=darse prisa) to get a move on *, hurry upvenga, acelera, que nos están esperando — come on, get a move on * o hurry up, they're waiting for us
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <coche/motor>aceleró el coche — ( en marcha) he accelerated; ( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)
b) <proceso/cambio> to speed up; < paso> to quicken2.acelerar via) (Auto) to accelerateb) (fam) ( darse prisa) to hurry (up)3.acelerarse v pron (AmL fam) to get overexcited, lose one's cool (colloq)* * *= accelerate, expedite, speed, speed up, hasten, pick up + speed, fast track, jump-start [jump start], 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.Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex. This type of checking can be delegated to the printer to speed publication of the abstracts journal.Ex. APIF makes it possible to determine whether an item is in stock and to speed up and improve processing techniques.Ex. Just as with all earth science literature, commercial publishers, societies, and government agencies have hastened to produce a wide range of data bases in CD-ROM format.Ex. This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.Ex. The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.Ex. Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.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.----* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.* acelerar el ritmo = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.* acelerar un proceso = hasten + process.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <coche/motor>aceleró el coche — ( en marcha) he accelerated; ( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)
b) <proceso/cambio> to speed up; < paso> to quicken2.acelerar via) (Auto) to accelerateb) (fam) ( darse prisa) to hurry (up)3.acelerarse v pron (AmL fam) to get overexcited, lose one's cool (colloq)* * *= accelerate, expedite, speed, speed up, hasten, pick up + speed, fast track, jump-start [jump start], 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.Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex: This type of checking can be delegated to the printer to speed publication of the abstracts journal.Ex: APIF makes it possible to determine whether an item is in stock and to speed up and improve processing techniques.Ex: Just as with all earth science literature, commercial publishers, societies, and government agencies have hastened to produce a wide range of data bases in CD-ROM format.Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.Ex: The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.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.* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.* acelerar el ritmo = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.* acelerar un proceso = hasten + process.* * *acelerar [A1 ]vt1 ‹coche/motor›2 ‹proceso/cambio› to speed up; ‹paso› to quickenacelera el paso, que es tarde walk a bit faster, it's getting lateel gobierno ha acelerado la marcha de las reformas the government has speeded up o stepped up the pace of the reforms3 ( Fís) to accelerate■ acelerarvi1 ( Auto) to accelerate2 ( fam) (darse prisa) to hurry, hurry upacelera, que vamos a llegar tarde hurry up o ( colloq) get a move on, we'll be late!* * *
acelerar ( conjugate acelerar) verbo transitivoa) ‹coche/motor›:
( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)
‹ paso› to quicken
verbo intransitivoa) (Auto) to accelerate
acelerar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to accelerate
' acelerar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- agilizar
- aligerar
- apresurar
- marcha
English:
accelerate
- expedite
- pick up
- quicken
- race
- rev
- speed
- speed up
- hasten
- hurry
- spurt
- suggestion
* * *♦ vt1. [proceso] to speed up2. [vehículo] to accelerate;[motor] to gun;tendremos que acelerar la marcha si no queremos llegar tarde we'll have to step up the pace if we don't want to be late♦ vi1. [conductor] to accelerate2. [darse prisa] to hurry (up);acelera, que llegamos tarde hurry up, we're late!* * *I v/t motor rev up; figspeed up;aceleró el coche she accelerated;acelerar el paso walk fasterII v/i accelerate* * *acelerar vt1) : to accelerate, to speed up2) agilizar: to expediteacelerar vi: to accelerate (of an automobile)* * *acelerar vb to accelerate -
15 acicalar
v.1 to do up.2 to embellish, to dress, to brush up, to adorn.* * *1 to smarten up1 to dress up, smarten up* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to dress up, bedeck2) [+ metal] to polish, burnish, shine2.See:* * *= spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.Ex. The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex. Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.Ex. Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.Ex. Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.* * *= spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex: Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.* * *♦ vtto do up, to spruce up* * *acicalar vt1) pulir: to polish2) : to dress up, to adorn -
16 adornar
v.1 to decorate.2 to adorn.Ellos adornaron la estancia They adorned the room.Ella adornó la verdad She adorned the truth.3 to be decorative.hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch* * *1 to adorn, decorate2 figurado to embellish* * *verb1) to adorn, decorate2) trim* * *VT1) (=decorar) to adorn, decorate (de with)(Cos) to trim (de with) (Culin) to garnish (de with)2) [+ persona] (=dotar) to endow, bless (de with)* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorateb) <relato/discurso> to embellishc) flores/banderas to adorn2.adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn* * *= embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.Ex. This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.Ex. Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex. The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex. The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorateb) <relato/discurso> to embellishc) flores/banderas to adorn2.adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn* * *= embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.* * *adornar [A1 ]vt1 «persona» ‹habitación› to decorate; ‹vestido/sombrero› to trim, decorate; ‹plato/comida› to garnish, decorateadornaron la iglesia con flores they decorated o ( liter) decked the church with flowers2 ‹relato/discurso› to embellish3 «flores/banderas» to adornlas banderas que adornan la fachada del hotel the flags which adorn the facade of the hotellas virtudes/cualidades que lo adornan ( liter); the virtues/qualities with which he is blessed ( liter)( refl):los domingos se adornan y salen de paseo on Sundays they get dressed up and go out for a strollse adornó los brazos con pulseras she adorned her arms with bracelets* * *
adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
' adornar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cinta
- peineta
- purpurina
English:
adorn
- deck
- decorate
- embellish
- embroider
- garnish
- hang
- trim
- festoon
* * *♦ vt1. [decorar] to decorate;adornó la habitación con cuadros she decorated o hung the room with paintings2. [aderezar] to adorn ( con with);adornó el relato con florituras del lenguaje she embellished the story with fancy language♦ vito be decorative;hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch* * *v/t decorate* * *adornar vtdecorar: to decorate, to adorn* * *adornar vb to decorate -
17 adornitos
Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.* * *Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
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18 ambiental
adj.1 ambient.2 environmental.* * *► adjetivo1 (del ambiente) environmental2 (de fondo) background* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=del aire)música 1)hay un 70% de humedad ambiental — there is 70% humidity
2) (=medioambiental) environmental* * *adjetivo environmental* * *= ambient.Ex. The author draws an analogy between the ambient consumerism of affluent societies and the consumption of information.----* condiciones ambiental = ambient conditions.* humedad ambiental = ambient humidity.* iluminación ambiental = ambient lighting.* música ambiental = ambient music.* seguridad ambiental = environmental security.* temperatura ambiental = air temperature.* temperatura ambiental del edificio = room temperature.* * *adjetivo environmental* * *= ambient.Ex: The author draws an analogy between the ambient consumerism of affluent societies and the consumption of information.
* condiciones ambiental = ambient conditions.* humedad ambiental = ambient humidity.* iluminación ambiental = ambient lighting.* música ambiental = ambient music.* seguridad ambiental = environmental security.* temperatura ambiental = air temperature.* temperatura ambiental del edificio = room temperature.* * *environmental* * *
ambiental adjetivo
environmental
ambiental adjetivo environmental
música ambiental, background music, piped music
' ambiental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impacto
- delito
- desodorante
- música
English:
ambient
- piped music
- air
- environmental
* * *ambiental adj1. [del medio ambiente] environmental2. [música, luz] background3. [físico, atmosférico] ambient* * *adj environmental* * *ambiental adj: environmental♦ ambientalmente adv* * *ambiental adj1. (del medio ambiente) environmental2. (del aire) atmospheric3. (de fondo) background -
19 amerindio
adj.American Indian, North-American-Indian, Amerind.* * *► adjetivo1 Amerindian, American Indian► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 Amerindian, American Indian* * *amerindio, -aADJ SM / F American Indian, Amerindian* * *- dia adjetivo/masculino, femenino American Indian, Amerindian* * *= Amerindian.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. The Amerindian societies in Canada used a lunar calendar of 10 months with 30 days in each month.* * *- dia adjetivo/masculino, femenino American Indian, Amerindian* * *= Amerindian.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: The Amerindian societies in Canada used a lunar calendar of 10 months with 30 days in each month.
* * *adj/m,fAmerican Indian, Amerindian* * *
amerindio◊ - dia adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
American Indian, Amerindian
amerindio,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Amerindian
' amerindio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amerindia
* * *amerindio, -a♦ adjAmerican Indian, Amerindian♦ nm,fAmerican Indian, Amerindian* * *I adj AmerindianII m, amerindia f Amerindian* * *: Amerindian -
20 anticuado
adj.old-fashioned, archaic, out-of-date, antiquated.f. & m.old-fashioned person, fuddy-duddy, fuddy, lame.past part.past participle of spanish verb: anticuar.* * *► adjetivo1 antiquated, old-fashioned, obsolete, out-of-date* * *(f. - anticuada)adj.old-fashioned, outdated* * *ADJ [maquinaria, infraestructura, tecnología] antiquated; [moda] old-fashioned, out-of-date; [técnica] obsolete* * *I- da adjetivo old-fashionedII- da masculino, femenino* * *= antiquated, backwater, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], stale, old-fashioned, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], timed, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], passé, atavistic, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], fuddy-duddy, daggy [daggier -comp., daggiest -sup], long in the tooth.Ex. Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.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. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.Ex. Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.Ex. Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex. According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.Ex. What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.----* estar anticuado = dated.* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* quedarse anticuado = date.* * *I- da adjetivo old-fashionedII- da masculino, femenino* * *= antiquated, backwater, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], stale, old-fashioned, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], timed, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], passé, atavistic, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], fuddy-duddy, daggy [daggier -comp., daggiest -sup], long in the tooth.Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.
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: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.Ex: What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* estar anticuado = dated.* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* quedarse anticuado = date.* * *‹persona/ideas› old-fashioned, antiquated; ‹ropa› old-fashioned; ‹sistema/aparato› antiquatedmasculine, feminineeres un anticuado you're so old-fashioned* * *
Del verbo anticuarse: ( conjugate anticuarse)
anticuado es:
el participio
anticuado◊ -da adjetivo
old-fashioned
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: eres un anticuado you're so old-fashioned
anticuado,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino old-fashioned, antiquated
' anticuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticuada
- apolillada
- apolillado
- antiguo
- atrasado
- pasado
- zanahoria
English:
antiquated
- date
- fuddy-duddy
- old
- old-fashioned
- outdated
- outmoded
- dated
- out
- time
* * *anticuado, -a♦ adj[persona, ropa] old-fashioned;esa técnica está anticuada that method is out of date;mi módem se ha quedado anticuado my modem is out of date♦ nm,fold-fashioned person;mi madre es una anticuada my mother is very old-fashioned* * *adj antiquated* * *anticuado, -da adj: antiquated, outdated* * *anticuado adj old fashioned
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societies — so·ci·e·ty || sÉ™ saɪətɪ n. group of people who have joined together to pursue a common interest or goal, association, organization; community; human beings and the relations between them; rich upper class; fellowship, companionship adj. of … English contemporary dictionary
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