-
1 cuadrado
adj.square, squared.m.square.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cuadrar.* * *1 square————————1→ link=cuadrar cuadrar► adjetivo1 (forma) square1 square\elevar al cuadrado to squaretenerlos cuadrados tabú to have balls* * *cuadrado, -a1. ADJ1) (Mat) square2) [objeto, superficie] square3) (=corpulento)estar cuadrado — to be well-built, be hefty *
5) And (=elegante) graceful, elegant6) LAm* (=poco flexible)8) Chile, Ven*2.SM / F (=persona poco inteligente) idiot3. SM1) (Mat, Geom) squarecinco (elevado) al cuadrado — five square(d), the square of five
2) (=regla) ruler, parallel ruler3) (Téc) die4) (Cos) gusset5) (Tip) quad, quadrat* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( de forma) squareb) (Mat) <metro/centímetro> square (before n)2) [estar] (fam) ( fornido) well-built, big, hefty (colloq)3) [ser] (AmL) ( cerrado de mente) (fam) inflexibleIImasculino square* * *= square, square-shaped.Ex. A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.Ex. Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular- shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.----* al chi cuadrado = chi-squared.* chi cuadrado = chi-square.* chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* metro cuadrado (m²) = square metre (sq. m.).* milímetro cuadrado = millimeter square.* milla cuadrada = square mile.* pie cuadrado = square foot (sq. ft.).* raíz cuadrada = square root.* test chi cuadrado = chi square test.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( de forma) squareb) (Mat) <metro/centímetro> square (before n)2) [estar] (fam) ( fornido) well-built, big, hefty (colloq)3) [ser] (AmL) ( cerrado de mente) (fam) inflexibleIImasculino square* * *= square, square-shaped.Ex: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.
Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular- shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.* al chi cuadrado = chi-squared.* chi cuadrado = chi-square.* chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* metro cuadrado (m²) = square metre (sq. m.).* milímetro cuadrado = millimeter square.* milla cuadrada = square mile.* pie cuadrado = square foot (sq. ft.).* raíz cuadrada = square root.* test chi cuadrado = chi square test.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* * *A1 (de forma) square22 metros cuadrados/kilómetros cuadrados 22 square meters/square kilometersBC1 (figura) square2 (de un número) square25 elevado al cuadrado 25 squared, the square of 25Compuesto:magic square* * *
Del verbo cuadrar: ( conjugate cuadrar)
cuadrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cuadrado
cuadrar
cuadrado 1◊ -da adjetivo
1
2 m2 cuadrados (read as: dos metros cuadrados) m2 (léase: two square meters)
2 [estar] (fam) ( fornido) well-built, big, hefty (colloq)
3 [ser] (AmL fam) ( cerrado de mente) inflexible
cuadrado 2 sustantivo masculino
square;
cuadrar ( conjugate cuadrar) verbo intransitivo
cuadrado con algo to fit in with sth, tally with sth
cuadrado para hacer algo to arrange to do sth
cuadrarse verbo pronominal
cuadrado,-a
I adjetivo
1 Geom square
dos metros cuadrados, two square metres
2 (musculoso, fornido) muscled, hefty, stocky: ¡está cuadrado!, he's hefty!
3 figurado (mente) rigid
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geom square
2 Mat square
elevar al cuadrado, to square
cuadrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (coincidir) to square, agree [con, with]
2 (las cuentas) to balance, tally
II verbo transitivo to balance
' cuadrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadrada
- elevar
- metro
- almohadón
- cuadro
English:
square
- the
* * *cuadrado, -a♦ adj1. [figura] square2. Mat square;metro/kilómetro cuadrado square metre/kilometreestar cuadrado to be muscly4. Am [estricto, cerrado] narrow-minded5. Am [torpe] thick, dumb♦ nm1. [figura] square2. Mat square;tres (elevado) al cuadrado three square(d)* * *I adj square;cabeza cuadrada fam bigotII m square;al cuadrado MAT squared;elevar al cuadrado MAT square* * *cuadrado, -da adj: squarecuadrado nm: squareelevar al cuadrado: to square (a number)* * *cuadrado1 adj squarecuadrado2 n square -
2 zancos
-
3 chorradas al cuadrado
Ex. In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.* * *Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
-
4 estupideces al cuadrado
Ex. In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.* * *Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
-
5 estupidez
f.1 stupidity.2 stupid idea, stupidity.3 stupid action, foolish action, foolish thing to do, stupidity.* * *► nombre femenino (pl estupideces)1 stupidity, stupid thing\cometer una estupidez to do something stupid, do something silly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) stupidity2) (=acto, dicho) stupid thinglo que hizo fue una estupidez — what he did was stupid, that was a stupid thing to do
deja de decir estupideces — stop talking rubbish * o nonsense
* * *a) ( cuálidad) stupidity, foolishnessb) ( dicho)c) ( acto)eso sería una estupidez — that would be stupid o foolish
* * *= foolishness, stupidity, balderdash.Ex. That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.Ex. The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.----* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* estupideces = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* estupidez descomunal = manifest absurdity, nonsense on stilts.* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.* * *a) ( cuálidad) stupidity, foolishnessb) ( dicho)c) ( acto)eso sería una estupidez — that would be stupid o foolish
* * *= foolishness, stupidity, balderdash.Ex: That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.
Ex: The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* estupideces = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk.* estupideces al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* estupidez descomunal = manifest absurdity, nonsense on stilts.* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.* * *1 (cuálidad) stupidity, foolishness2(bagatela): se gasta todo el dinero en estupideces he spends all his money on silly little things3(dicho): no digas estupideces don't talk nonsenselo que acabas de decir es una estupidez what you've just said is stupid4(acto): hizo la estupidez más grande de su vida al casarse con ese hombre she made the biggest mistake of her life when she married that mansería una estupidez dejar pasar esta oportunidad it would be stupid o foolish to let this opportunity go by o be missed* * *
estupidez sustantivo femenino
b) ( dicho):
c) ( acto):◊ eso sería una estupidez that would be stupid o foolish
estupidez sustantivo femenino stupidity: ¡nunca había oído semejante estupidez!, I've never heard anything so stupid !
' estupidez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- sinrazón
- chorrada
- huevada
- pendejada
- semejante
- soberano
English:
asinine
- rubbish
- stupidity
- stupidness
- all
- do
- height
- plain
- such
* * *estupidez nfstupidity;decir/hacer una estupidez to say/do something stupid;no dice más que estupideces all she ever talks is nonsense;hizo la estupidez de preguntarle al portero he made the foolish mistake of asking the caretaker;sería un estupidez negarlo it would be foolish to deny it;¿y por eso se enfada? ¡pues vaya una estupidez! she got annoyed about that? how stupid can you get!* * *f1 cualidad stupidity2 acción stupid thing* * *1) : stupidity2) : nonsense* * *1. (cualidad) stupidity2. (cosa estúpida) stupid thing -
6 estupidez descomunal
= manifest absurdity, nonsense on stiltsEx. It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.Ex. In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.* * *= manifest absurdity, nonsense on stiltsEx: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.
Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'. -
7 tonterías al cuadrado
Ex. In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.* * *Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
-
8 anidar
v.1 to nest.2 to nestle, to nest.El avecilla anida The little bird nestles.3 to harbor.La maldad anida corrupción Evil harbors corruption.4 to hold, to have.Ella anida odio en su corazón She holds hatred in her heart.5 to protect.La avecilla anidó al polluelo The little bird protected her chick.6 to dwell, to nestle.El bien anida en las almas nobles Good dwells in noble souls.* * *1 (pájaro) to nest, make one's nest2 figurado to live, dwell1 figurado to shelter* * *verb* * *1.VT to take in, shelter2. VI1) (Orn) to nest, make its nest; (Inform) to nest2) (=morar) to live, make one's home* * *el odio anidaba en su corazón — (liter) hatred dwelled in his heart (liter)
* * *= nest, nestle.Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.Ex. Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.* * *el odio anidaba en su corazón — (liter) hatred dwelled in his heart (liter)
* * *= nest, nestle.Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.* * *anidar [A1 ]vi«aves» to nest* * *
anidar ( conjugate anidar) verbo intransitivo [ aves] to nest
anidar verbo intransitivo to nest
' anidar' also found in these entries:
English:
nest
* * *anidar vi1. [pájaro] to nestla esperanza anidó en su corazón hope took root in her heart* * *v/i nest* * *anidar vi1) : to nest2) : to make one's home, to dwellanidar vt: to shelter -
9 ave de orilla
(n.) = shorebirdEx. Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.* * *(n.) = shorebirdEx: Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.
-
10 ave zancuda
f.wading bird, wader, shore bird.* * *wading bird, wader* * *(n.) = wader, wading bird, shorebirdEx. Among wading birds, wood storks stand out.Ex. Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.* * *wading bird, wader* * *(n.) = wader, wading bird, shorebirdEx: Among wading birds, wood storks stand out.Ex: Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age. -
11 avoceta
f.avocet, a wading bird.* * *1 avocet* * *= avocet.Ex. The creation of these freshwater wetlands has provided new breeding and foraging habitats for stilts and avocets.* * *= avocet.Ex: The creation of these freshwater wetlands has provided new breeding and foraging habitats for stilts and avocets.
* * *avocet* * *avoceta nfavocet -
12 chorradas
f.pl.nonsense, baloney, meaningless stuff, hogwash.* * *= baloney, blather, piffle, bollocks, crap, nonsense, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash, shite, bullshit.Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex. The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.Ex. The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.Ex. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.Ex. Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.Ex. For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.----* chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* * *= baloney, blather, piffle, bollocks, crap, nonsense, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash, shite, bullshit.Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.Ex: The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.* chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* decir chorradas = bullshit. -
13 cigoñuela
-
14 derecho básico
m.birthright.* * *(n.) = natural right, basic rightEx. In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.Ex. All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.* * *(n.) = natural right, basic rightEx: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
Ex: All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected. -
15 derecho natural
m.1 natural law, jus naturale, law of nature, lex naturale.2 equity law.* * *(n.) = natural right, natural lawEx. In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.Ex. Hobbes' purpose in devising his doctrine of natural law was admittedly the destruction of independent ecclesiastical law.* * *(n.) = natural right, natural lawEx: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
Ex: Hobbes' purpose in devising his doctrine of natural law was admittedly the destruction of independent ecclesiastical law. -
16 descomunal
adj.tremendous, enormous.* * *► adjetivo1 huge, enormous* * *adj.1) enormous, giant, huge* * *ADJ huge, enormous* * ** * *= ginormous, humongous [humungous], mammoth, colossal, show-stopping [showstopping], monstrous, a monster of a, larger-than-life, titanic, sky-high, gianormous.Ex. They have a ginormous share of the market!.Ex. The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.Ex. But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex. Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.Ex. The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.----* estupidez descomunal = nonsense on stilts.* * ** * *= ginormous, humongous [humungous], mammoth, colossal, show-stopping [showstopping], monstrous, a monster of a, larger-than-life, titanic, sky-high, gianormous.Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.
Ex: The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.Ex: But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.* estupidez descomunal = nonsense on stilts.* * *‹estatura/fuerza/suma› enormous, colossal; ‹apetito› huge, colossalun hombre de un tamaño descomunal an enormous man, a giant of a man* * *
descomunal adjetivo huge, massive
' descomunal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
* * *descomunal adjenormous, tremendous;un descomunal edificio a huge o an enormous building;era un tipo descomunal he was a huge guy;tengo un hambre descomunal I'm absolutely starving;tuvieron una bronca descomunal they had a tremendous argument* * *adj huge, enormous* * *descomunal adj1) enorme: enormous, huge2) extraordinario: extraordinary -
17 plumaje
m.1 plumage.2 plume (adorno).* * *1 (de ave) plumage* * *SM1) (Orn) plumage, feathers pl2) (=adorno) plume, crest3) (=penacho) bunch of feathers* * ** * *= plumage.Ex. Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.* * ** * *= plumage.Ex: Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.
* * *1 (de ave) plumage2 (en un casco) plume, crest* * *
plumaje sustantivo masculino ( de ave) plumage;
( en un casco) plume, crest
plumaje sustantivo masculino
1 (de ave) plumage
2 (adorno) plume, crest
' plumaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
collar
- jaspeado
English:
plumage
* * *plumaje nm1. [de ave] plumage2. [adorno] plume* * *m plumage* * *plumaje nm: plumage -
18 poste
m.1 post, pole.¡no te quedes ahí como un poste! (informal) don't just stand there!poste de alta tensión electricity pylonposte kilométrico kilometer marker, (similar) milepostposte telegráfico telegraph pole2 pylon, prop, post.3 picket, stake.* * *1 post\poste indicador signpostposte telefónico telegraph pole* * *noun m.1) pole2) post* * *SM (=palo) post, pole; (=columna) pillar; [de ejecución] stake; (Dep) post, uprightposte restante — LAm poste restante ( esp Brit), general delivery (EEUU)
* * *a) ( de alambrado) (fence) post; (de teléfono, telégrafo) polecomo un poste — (fam)
b) (Dep) post, upright* * *= stilt, goal post.Nota: De una portería.Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.Ex. If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.----* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.* poste de teléfonos = telephone pole.* poste de telégrafos = telegraph pole.* * *a) ( de alambrado) (fence) post; (de teléfono, telégrafo) polecomo un poste — (fam)
b) (Dep) post, upright* * *= stilt, goal post.Nota: De una portería.Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.
Ex: If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.* poste de teléfonos = telephone pole.* poste de telégrafos = telegraph pole.* * *1 (de un alambrado) fence post, post2 ( Dep) post, uprightCompuestos:(en baloncesto) high post(en baloncesto) low postelectricity pylonlamp postwinning poststarting posttelegraph polesignpost* * *
poste sustantivo masculino
(de teléfono, telégrafo) pole
poste sustantivo masculino
1 pole
2 Dep (de una portería) post
' poste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarradero
- atar
- chocar
- dar
- enderezar
- estaca
- farola
- fijar
- lateral
- palenque
- pegar
- rebote
English:
goal
- goalpost
- hitch
- Pole
- post
- signpost
- stake
- starting post
- telegraph pole
- upright
- wind
- bump
- general
- loop
- pole
- telegraph
- winning
* * *poste nm1. [madero] post, pole;Famno te quedes ahí como un poste don't just stand there!poste de alta tensión electricity pylon;poste kilométrico kilometre marker, ≈ milepost;Am poste restante Br poste restante, US general delivery;poste telegráfico telegraph pole2. [de portería] post3. [en baloncesto] centre* * *m1 post;centre* * *poste nm: post, poleposte de teléfonos: telephone pole* * *poste n1. (en general) pole2. (en deportes) post -
19 puntal
m.1 prop (madero).2 snack. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)* * *1 prop2 figurado support* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=soporte) (Arquit) prop, support; (Agr) prop; (Téc) strut2) (=persona) [que sirve de apoyo] chief supporter; [que ayuda a resistir] cornerstone; [que está al frente] leading light3) LAm snack* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex. IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
Ex: IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *3 (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *
puntal sustantivo masculinoa) (Const) prop
' puntal' also found in these entries:
English:
prop
- strut
* * *puntal nm1. [madero] prop2. [en mina] shore, leg3. [apoyo] mainstay;el sector agrario es uno de los puntales de la región farming is one of the mainstays of the regional economy4. Andes, CAm, Méx [aperitivo] snack* * *puntal nm1) : prop, support2) : stanchion -
20 soporte vertical
Страницы
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
Stilts — This article is about the poles. For the type of bird, see stilt. For other uses, see Stilts (disambiguation). Stilts are poles, posts or pillars used to allow a person or structure to stand at a distance above the ground. Walking stilts are… … Wikipedia
stilts — n. 1) (to walk) on stilts 2) a pair of stilts * * * (to walk) on stilts a pair of stilts … Combinatory dictionary
stilts — kojūkai statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Vaikščiojimo įtaisai iš medžio ar kitos patvarios medžiagos: įvairaus ilgio strypai su tam tikru aukštumu įtvirtintais skersiniais pėdai. Vaikščiojama diržais prisitvirtinus kojūkai… … Sporto terminų žodynas
stilts — stɪlt n. one of two poles with footrests that make it possible for the user to walk above the ground; high post used to support a structure above the surface of the ground or water; variety of wading bird … English contemporary dictionary
stilts — [stɪlts] [plural] 1) a pair of long pieces of wood that you stand on so that you can walk high above the ground 2) a set of posts that a house is built on in order to raise it above the ground or above water … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
STILTS — … Useful english dictionary
Crystal Stilts — Origin New York City, New York, USA Genres Noise pop, neo psychedelia, dream pop, garage rock Years active 2003 present … Wikipedia
Hector On Stilts — Infobox musical artist Name = Hector On Stilts Landscape = yes Background = group or band Origin = Tucson, Arizona, USA Genre = Rock Indie pop Years active = 1998–present Label = Independent URL = [http://www.hectoronstilts.com/ Official Website] … Wikipedia
The King's Stilts — Infobox Book | name = The King s Stilts title orig = translator = image caption = author = Dr. Seuss cover artist = Dr. Seuss country = USA language = English series = genre = Children s literature publisher = Random House pub date = 1939 media… … Wikipedia
on stilts — 1) supported by stilts 2) (of language) bombastic or stilted he is talking nonsense on stilts, and he knows it … Useful english dictionary
avocets and stilts — avocetiniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Recurvirostridae angl. avocets and stilts vok. Stelzenläufer rus. шилоклювковые pranc. récurvirostridés ryšiai: platesnis terminas – sėjikiniai paukščiai siauresnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
