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1 escollos
= rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrowsEx. Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.Ex. In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.Ex. But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.* * *= rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrowsEx: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.
Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes. -
2 escollo
m.1 reef.2 hindrance, difficulty, pitfall, obstacle.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: escollar.* * *1 MARÍTIMO reef, rock2 figurado difficulty, pitfall, snag* * *SM1) (=arrecife) reef, rock2) (=obstáculo oculto) [en el camino] pitfall, stumbling block; [en actividad] hidden danger* * *masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle* * *= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.Ex. The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.----* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* * *masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle* * *= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* * *1 ( Náut) reef2 (dificultad) obstacle, hurdlese ha superado el escollo más importante the most serious obstacle has been overcome* * *
escollo sustantivo masculino (Náut) reef;
( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
escollo sustantivo masculino
1 (roca) reef
2 (dificultad, obstáculo) pitfall, handicap: los escollos de la burocracia son algo habitual, bureaucratic red tape is commonplace
' escollo' also found in these entries:
English:
pitfall
- rock
- stumbling-block
- reef
- stumbling block
* * *escollo nm1. [en el mar] reef2. [obstáculo] stumbling block;* * *m1 MAR reef2 ( obstáculo) hurdle, obstacle* * *escollo nm1) : reef2) obstáculo: obstacle -
3 partes beligerantes
(n.) = warring factions, warring partiesEx. John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements.Ex. But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.* * *(n.) = warring factions, warring partiesEx: John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements.
Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes. -
4 partes de un conflicto
(n.) = warring factions, warring partiesEx. John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements.Ex. But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.* * *(n.) = warring factions, warring partiesEx: John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements.
Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes. -
5 partes enfrentadas
(n.) = warring factions, warring partiesEx. John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements.Ex. But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.* * *(n.) = warring factions, warring partiesEx: John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements.
Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes. -
6 estrecho
adj.1 narrow, tight, close, constrained.2 intimate.m.strait, sound, channel connecting two seas, straits.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estrechar.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco ancho) narrow3 (habitación) cramped, poky, small4 (sin espacio) packed, jam-packed5 figurado (amistad etc) close, intimate6 figurado (mezquino) mean7 figurado (estricto) narrow, rigid\ser estrecho,-a de miras figurado to be narrow-mindedel Estrecho de Gibraltar the Straits of Gibraltar————————* * *adj.1) narrow, tight2) close* * *estrecho, -a1. ADJ1) (=angosto) [calle, pasillo] narrow; [zapato, ropa] tightes muy estrecho de hombros — he's very narrow-shouldered, he's got very narrow shoulders
estábamos muy estrechos en el asiento trasero — it was a tight squeeze o we had to squeeze up tight in the back seat
2) [amistad, relación] closetrabajan en estrecha colaboración con el comité — they work in close collaboration with the committee
la sometieron a una estrecha vigilancia — they kept her under close supervision o a close watch
3) [sexualmente] prudish, prim4) [de mentalidad] narrow-mindedestrecho de miras o mente — narrow-minded
2. SM1) (Geog) strait, straits pl2) † (=aprieto) predicamental estrecho — by force, under compulsion
3.SM / F * prude* * *I- cha adjetivo1)b) ( apretado) tight2) <amistad/colaboración/vigilancia> closeIImasculino (Geog) strait, straits (pl)* * *I- cha adjetivo1)b) ( apretado) tight2) <amistad/colaboración/vigilancia> closeIImasculino (Geog) strait, straits (pl)* * *estrecho11 = sound, strait.Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.* Estrecho de Bering, el = Bering Straits, the.* estrecho de Gibraltar, el = Strait of Gibraltar, the.estrecho22 = cramped, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.].Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.* estrecho de mente = narrow-minded.* estrecho de miras = narrow-minded.* muy estrecho = poky [pokier -comp., pokiest -sup.].* * *A1 (angosto) ‹calle/pasillo› narrow; ‹falda› tightes estrecha de caderas she has narrow hips2 (apretado) tightla falda me queda estrecha de cintura the skirt's too tight around the waistíbamos muy estrechos it was very cramped, we were very crampedB ‹amistad/vínculo› close; ‹colaboración/vigilancia› closemantienen estrechas relaciones con la organización they maintain close ties with the organizationeste tema guarda una estrecha relación con el anterior this topic is closely linked to the previous oneC1 (limitado) ‹criterio› narrow; ‹persona› narrow-mindedtiene horizontes muy estrechos he has a very limited o narrow outlook on life2 ( fam) (mojigato) prudish, straitlaced( Geog) strait, straits (pl)el Estrecho de Gibraltar the Strait(s) of Gibraltarel Estrecho de Magallanes the Strait of Magellan, the Magellan Strait* * *
Del verbo estrechar: ( conjugate estrechar)
estrecho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estrechó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estrechar
estrecho
estrechar ( conjugate estrechar) verbo transitivo
1a) ‹falda/pantalones› to take … in;
‹ carretera› to make … narrower
2 (abrazar, apretar):
me estrechó la mano he shook my hand
estrecharse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( recípr) ( apretarse):
se estrechoon la mano they shook hands
estrecho 1◊ - cha adjetivo
1 ‹calle/pasillo› narrow;
‹ falda› tight;
2 ‹amistad/colaboración/vigilancia› close
3 ( limitado) ‹ criterio› narrow;
estrecho 2 sustantivo masculino (Geog) strait, straits (pl);
estrechar verbo transitivo
1 to make narrow
2 (la mano) to shake
3 (entre los brazos) to hug
4 el Gobierno estrechará lazos con Cuba, the Government will strengthen bonds with Cuba
estrecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (espacio) narrow
2 (indumentaria) tight: esos pantalones te están estrechos, those trousers are too tight for you
3 (íntimo) close, intimate
II m Geog strait, straits pl; Estrecho de Gibraltar, the Strait(s) of Gibraltar
' estrecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camino
- estrecha
- nado
- encajonar
- estrechar
- mira
- provinciano
English:
bottleneck
- channel
- close
- cramped
- insular
- intimate
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- small-minded
- sound
- strait
- tight
- blinkered
- clasp
- liaise
- slender
- slim
* * *estrecho, -a♦ adj1. [de poca anchura] narrow;[ropa] tight;es estrecho de caderas he is narrow-hipped;desde que he engordado toda la ropa me está estrecha since I put on weight, all my clothes have been too tight for me;aquí se está muy estrecho it's very cramped in here;íbamos muy estrechos en el autobús our bus was packed2. [íntimo] close;tengo una estrecha relación con él I have a close relationship with him;el asunto tiene una estrecha relación con los juicios a la mafia the affair is closely tied up with the mafia trials;ambos países mantienen estrechos lazos de amistad the two countries have close ties of friendship3. [tacaño] miserly, mean4. [rígido] strict;serán sometidos a estrecha vigilancia they will be kept under close o strict surveillance;estrecho de miras narrow-minded♦ nm,fFam Pey [reprimido] prude♦ nm[entre dos mares] strait(s) el Estrecho de Bering the Bering Strait(s);el Estrecho de Bonifacio the Strait of Boniface;el Estrecho de Dardanelos the Dardanelles;el Estrecho de Gibraltar the Strait(s) of Gibraltar;el Estrecho de Magallanes the Strait(s) of Magellan;el Estrecho de Mesina the Strait(s) of Messina;el Estrecho de Ormuz the Strait(s) of Hormuz* * *I adj1 narrow;estrecho de miras narrow-minded2 ( apretado) tight;el vestido me queda estrecho the dress is too tight3 amistad close4:estar oir estrechos be cramped (for space)II m strait, straits pl ;el Estrecho de Gibraltar the Strait(s) of Gibraltar;Estrecho de Magallanes Magellan Straits* * *1) : tight, narrow2) íntimo: close♦ estrechamente advestrecho nm: strait, narrows* * *estrecho1 adj1. (en general) narrow2. (ropa, zapato) tight3. (amistad) closeestrecho2 n strait / straits
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