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1 строковый тип данных

Microsoft: String data type

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > строковый тип данных
2 символьный тип данных

character type

родовой тип данных; данные родового типа — generic data type

данные типа строки символов — character string data

основной тип данных — fundamental data type

абстрактный тип данных — abstract data type

абстрактный тип данный — abstract data type

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > символьный тип данных
3 простой тип данных

1) General subject: primitive data type (тип данных, не являющийся подтипом никакого другого типа данных. В ЯВУ к простым типам данных относят следующие типы: integer, Boolean, character, real, string, а также перечислимые типы ( enumeration type). Обы)

2) Programming: simple data type (простые типы данных делятся на две основные категории: порядковые типы (ordinal type) и вещественные типы (real type))

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > простой тип данных
4 строковые данные

1. line data

широкополосная сеть передачи данных — broadband data network

функция манипулирования данными — data manipulation function

узкополосная передача данных — narrow-band data transmission

спецификация данных; определение данных — data specification

совокупность данных; данные объединенные в пул — pooled data

2. string data

бит данных — data bit

данные — balance data

имя данных — data name

тип данных — data type

эти данные — this data

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > строковые данные
5 insertar

v.

to insert (gen) & (computing).

Ricardo encajó unos ladrillos Richard inserted some bricks.

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insertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to insert (en, into)

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verb

to insert

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VT to insert

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verbo transitivo to insert

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= embed [imbed, -USA], insert, nest, put into, store, type, slot, type in, slip in between, build in, graft, sandwich, intromit.

Ex. String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.

Ex. Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.

Ex. Searching facilities include Boolean logic, with nesting to as many levels as required.

Ex. If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press < Enter>.

Ex. He selects a medical textbook library, slots the disc into his book player and starts to read, pausing occasionally to write in comments with a stylus.

Ex. The following qualifiers may be added to any search by tabbing over to the appropriate heading and typing in the desired data.

Ex. At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.

Ex. The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.

Ex. During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.

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* insertar aguja = needle.

* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.

* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* insertar disco en disquetera = load + disc into drive.

* insertar en = lump + Nombre + into.

* insertar entre = go between.

* insertar mediante el teclado = keyboarding.

* mapa que se inserta en otro documento = inclusion map.

* posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces = linkability.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

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verbo transitivo to insert

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= embed [imbed, -USA], insert, nest, put into, store, type, slot, type in, slip in between, build in, graft, sandwich, intromit.

Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.

Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.

Ex: Searching facilities include Boolean logic, with nesting to as many levels as required.

Ex: If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press < Enter>.

Ex: He selects a medical textbook library, slots the disc into his book player and starts to read, pausing occasionally to write in comments with a stylus.

Ex: The following qualifiers may be added to any search by tabbing over to the appropriate heading and typing in the desired data.

Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.

Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.

Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.

* insertar aguja = needle.

* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.

* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* insertar disco en disquetera = load + disc into drive.

* insertar en = lump + Nombre + into.

* insertar entre = go between.

* insertar mediante el teclado = keyboarding.

* mapa que se inserta en otro documento = inclusion map.

* posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces = linkability.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

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insertar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹pieza/párrafo› to insert

insertar a los jóvenes en el trabajo to find employment for young people, to place young people in employment

2 ‹anuncio› to place, insert

■ insertarse

v pron

insertarse EN algo to fall WITHIN sth

un problema que se inserta en el marco de la pobreza generalizada a problem which falls within o is found in situations of widespread poverty

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insertar ( conjugate insertar) verbo transitivo
to insert
insertar verbo transitivo to insert: inserté el anuncio el sábado, I placed the ad on Saturday
' insertar' also found in these entries:
English:
insert
- inset
- introduce
- put in

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insertar

♦ vt

1. [pieza] to insert;

insertar algo en algo to insert sth into sth

2. [texto, párrafo] to insert

3. [anuncio] to insert, to place

4. [preso] to integrate;

insertar a jóvenes en el mercado laboral to get young people into work

♦ See also the pronominal verb insertarse

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insertar

v/t insert

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insertar vt

: to insert

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insertar vb to insert

Spanish-English dictionary > insertar
6 elemento

m.

1 element (sustancia).

elemento químico chemical element

estar (uno) en su elemento to be in one's element

2 factor.

el elemento sorpresa the surprise factor

3 individual (en equipo, colectivo) (person).

4 item, entry.

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elemento

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) element

2 (parte) component, part

3 (individuo) type, sort

► nombre masculino plural elementos

1 (atmosféricos) elements

2 (fundamentos) rudiments, basic principles

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar uno en su elemento figurado to be in one's element

¡menudo elemento! / ¡vaya elemento! familiar he's a right one!

elementos de juicio facts of the case

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noun m.

element

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SM

1) (=parte) element

la integridad es un elemento importante de su carácter — integrity is an important element in his character

los elementos de una máquina — the parts of a machine

el elemento narrativo — the narrative element

el elemento sorpresa — the element of surprise

elemento constituyente — constituent

2) (Fís, Quím) element

elemento radioactivo — radioactive element

3) (Elec) element; [de pila] cell

4) (=ambiente)

estar en su elemento — to be in one's element

5) (=persona)

vino a verle un elemento — LAm someone came to see you

elementos subversivos — subversive elements

¡menudo elemento estás hecho, Pepe! — Esp * you're a proper little terror Pepe!

su marido es un elemento de cuidado — Esp * her husband is a nasty piece of work *

6) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=imbécil) dimwit *

7) Caribe (=tipo raro) odd person, eccentric

8) pl elementos (=nociones) elements, basic principles

elementos de geometría — elements of geometry, basic geometry sing

9) pl elementos (=fuerzas naturales) elements

los cuatro elementos — the four elements

quedó a merced de los elementos — liter she was left at the mercy of the elements

10)

elementos de juicio — data sing, facts

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I
masculino

1) (Elec, Fís, Quím) element; ( fuerza natural)

los elementos — the elements

2)

a) ( componente) element

el elemento sorpresa — the element of surprise

b) ( medio)

los elementos básicos para llevarlo a cabo — the basic resources with which to carry it out

- elementos de juicio

3) ( ambiente)

está/se siente en su elemento — he's in his element

4) elementos masculino plural elements (pl)

elementos de física — elements of physics, basic physics

5) (de secador, calentador) element

6)

a) ( persona)

es un elemento pernicioso — he's a bad influence

elementos subversivos — subversive elements

b) (RPl) ( tipo de gente) crowd

el elemento que va a ese club — the crowd that goes o the people who go to that club
II
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey)

es una elementa de cuidado — she's a nasty piece of work (colloq)

su hijo está hecho un elemento — her son is a little monster o brat (colloq)

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= component, data element, element, element, item, building block.

Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).

Ex. The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.

Ex. In order to support these three elements it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of bibliographic information and forming part of an area (q.v.) of the description.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.

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* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.

* elemento afín = nearest neighbour.

* elemento bibliográfico = bibliographic element.

* elemento clave = key element, building block.

* elemento de absorción = absorber.

* elemento de búsqueda ficticio = rogue string.

* elemento de cambio = agent of(for) change.

* elemento de entrada = entry element.

* elemento destacado = standout.

* elemento esencial = essential, kingpin.

* elemento importante = major force.

* elemento intangible = intangible.

* elemento integrante = fixture.

* elemento que se repite = repeater.

* elementos del marketing, los = marketing mix, the.

* enfrentarse a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* luchar contra los elementos = brave + the elements.

* subelemento = sub-element [subelement].

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I
masculino

1) (Elec, Fís, Quím) element; ( fuerza natural)

los elementos — the elements

2)

a) ( componente) element

el elemento sorpresa — the element of surprise

b) ( medio)

los elementos básicos para llevarlo a cabo — the basic resources with which to carry it out

- elementos de juicio

3) ( ambiente)

está/se siente en su elemento — he's in his element

4) elementos masculino plural elements (pl)

elementos de física — elements of physics, basic physics

5) (de secador, calentador) element

6)

a) ( persona)

es un elemento pernicioso — he's a bad influence

elementos subversivos — subversive elements

b) (RPl) ( tipo de gente) crowd

el elemento que va a ese club — the crowd that goes o the people who go to that club
II
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam & pey)

es una elementa de cuidado — she's a nasty piece of work (colloq)

su hijo está hecho un elemento — her son is a little monster o brat (colloq)

* * *

= component, data element, element, element, item, building block.

Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).

Ex: The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.

Ex: In order to support these three elements it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of bibliographic information and forming part of an area (q.v.) of the description.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.

* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.

* elemento afín = nearest neighbour.

* elemento bibliográfico = bibliographic element.

* elemento clave = key element, building block.

* elemento de absorción = absorber.

* elemento de búsqueda ficticio = rogue string.

* elemento de cambio = agent of(for) change.

* elemento de entrada = entry element.

* elemento destacado = standout.

* elemento esencial = essential, kingpin.

* elemento importante = major force.

* elemento intangible = intangible.

* elemento integrante = fixture.

* elemento que se repite = repeater.

* elementos del marketing, los = marketing mix, the.

* enfrentarse a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* luchar contra los elementos = brave + the elements.

* subelemento = sub-element [subelement].

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elemento¹

masculine

A

1 ( Fís, Quím) element

2

(fuerza natural): los elementos the elements

luchar contra los elementos to struggle against the elements

líquido² (↑ líquido (2))

B

1 (componente) element

los distintos elementos de la oración the different elements of the sentence

el elemento dramático de una novela the dramatic element in a novel

introdujo un elemento de tensión en las relaciones it brought an element of tension into the relationship

el elemento sorpresa the element of surprise

2

(medio): no disponemos de los elementos básicos para llevar a cabo la tarea we lack the basic resources with which to carry out the task

Compuesto:

elementos de juicio

mpl facts (pl)

carezco de elementos de juicio para opinar I do not have sufficient information o facts o data to be able to form an opinion ( frml)

C

(ambiente): en el museo está/se siente en su elemento he's in his element at the museum

me han sacado de mi elemento y no sé lo que hago I'm out of my element and I don't know what I'm doing

D elementos mpl elements (pl)

elementos de física elements of physics, basic physics

E (CS) (de un secador, calentador) element

F

1

(persona): es un elemento pernicioso he's a bad influence

elementos subversivos subversive elements

2 ( RPl) (tipo de gente) crowd

no me gusta el elemento que va a ese club I don't like the crowd that goes o the people who go to that club

elemento² -ta

masculine, feminine

( Esp fam pey): es una elementa de cuidado she's a really nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)

su hijo está hecho un elemento her son has turned into a little monster o horror o terror o brat ( colloq)

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elemento sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) element;

◊ se siente en su elemento he's in his element;

los elementos ( fuerzas naturales) the elements
b) ( persona):

◊ un elemento pernicioso a bad influence;

elementos subversivos subversive elements;
es un elemento de cuidado (Esp fam &
pey) he's a nasty piece of work
c) (RPl) ( tipo de gente) crowd

elemento sustantivo masculino
1 element
2 (parte integrante) component, part
3 fam (tipo, sujeto) type, sort: ¡menudo e. estás tú hecho!, you are a real handful! 4 elementos, elements
(nociones básicas) rudiments: no tengo elementos de juicio, I haven't enough information
5 (medio vital) habitat: cuando va a una fiesta está en su elemento, she's in her element at parties
' elemento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
componente
- disuasiva
- disuasivo
- disuasoria
- disuasorio
- nunca
- clasificar
- dato
- detalle
- estaño
- metal
- pieza
English:
air
- deterrent
- element
- fire
- lifeblood
- solid
- troublemaking
- unit
- constituent
- creep
- essential
- fixture
- ingredient

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elemento¹

♦ nm

1. [sustancia] element;

elemento (químico) (chemical) element;

los cuatro elementos the four elements

2. [medio natural] element;

el agua es el elemento de estos animales water is these animals' natural element;

Comp

en su elemento in one's element;

entre niños está en su elemento he's in his element when he's with children;

le quitaron el puesto de bibliotecario y lo sacaron de su elemento he was removed from his post as librarian and taken out of his element

3. [parte, componente] element;

el elemento clave en el proceso de fabricación es la materia prima the key element in the manufacturing process is the raw material;

cada elemento del motor debe estar bien ajustado every part of the engine must be fitted tightly

4. [factor] factor;

un elemento decisivo en el triunfo electoral a decisive factor in the election victory;

un elemento de distensión en las negociaciones a certain easing of tension in the negotiations;

el elemento sorpresa the element of surprise

5. [persona]
tiene muy buenos elementos trabajando para él he has very good people working for him;

elementos incontrolados provocaron graves destrozos unruly elements caused serious damage

♦ elementos nmpl

1. [fuerzas atmosféricas] elements;

se desataron los elementos the force of the elements was unleashed;

Comp

luchar contra los elementos to struggle against the elements

2. [nociones básicas] rudiments, basics

3. [medios, recursos] resources, means;

carece de los elementos mínimos indispensables para la tarea he lacks the minimum resources necessary for the task;

no tenemos elementos de juicio para pronunciarnos we don't have sufficient information to give an opinion

elemento², -a nm,f

1. Esp Fam Pey [persona]
un elemento de cuidado a bad lot;

¡vaya elemento que está hecho! he's a prize specimen!, he's a real piece of work!

2. Chile, Perú, PRico [torpe] dimwit, blockhead

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elemento

m element;

estar en su elemento fig be in one’s element

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elemento nm

: element

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elemento n

1. (en general) element

los elementos se clasifican en la tabla periódica the elements are classified in the periodic table

2. (persona) little horror / little devil

¡menudo elemento es tu hijo! your son's a little horror!

Spanish-English dictionary > elemento
7 carácter

m.

1 character, temperament, personality, temper.

2 trait, strain.

3 symbol, character, typeface.

4 character, fiber, guts, moral strength.

5 aspect, character, guise, type.

6 character, persona, fiction character.

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carácter

► nombre masculino (pl caracteres)

1 (personalidad) character

■ es una mujer de mucho carácter she's got a strong character

2 (condición) nature, kind

■ este proyecto es de carácter científico this project is of a scientific nature

■ asistió en carácter de observador he attended as an observer

3 (imprenta) letter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener buen carácter to be good-natured

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

caracteres de imprenta type sing, typeface sing

caracteres góticos Gothic type sing

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noun m.

1) character

2) nature

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SM
(pl caracteres)
1) [de persona] character

tiene un carácter muy fuerte — he has a strong personality

no tiene carácter — he lacks character, he's a weak character

• tener el carácter abierto — to be open, have an open nature

• tener buen carácter — to be good-natured

• persona de carácter — person of o with character

una persona de mucho carácter — person with a strong character o a lot of personality

• de carácter duro — hard-natured

• imprimir carácter — to be character-building, build up character

pasé un año en el ejército y eso imprime carácter — I spent a year in the army, and that builds up character

• tener mal carácter — to be ill-tempered

• tener el carácter reservado — to be of a quiet o reserved disposition

2) [de edificio, estilo] character

una casa con mucho carácter — a house with a lot of character

3) (=índole) nature

algunos datos de carácter biográfico — some biographical data

problemas de carácter general — problems of a general nature

una visita con carácter oficial/privado — an official/private visit

información de carácter reservado — information of a confidential nature

la despenalización tiene carácter retroactivo — the decriminalization will be applied retrospectively

un aumento de sueldo con carácter retroactivo — a backdated pay rise

la estación se utilizará para trenes de carácter urbano — the station will be used by trains serving the city

con carácter de urgencia — as a matter of urgency

4) (Bio) trait, characteristic

carácter adquirido — acquired characteristic

carácter dominante — dominant trait, dominant characteristic

carácter hereditario — hereditary trait

carácter recesivo — recessive trait

5) (Tip) character

una pintada con caracteres árabes — (a piece of) graffiti written in Arabic

está escrito con caracteres góticos — it is written in Gothic (script)

caracteres de imprenta — block letters

carácter de letra — handwriting

6) (Inform) character

carácter alfanumérico — alphanumeric character

carácter comodín — wild character

carácter de cambio de página — form feed character

carácter de petición — prompt

carácter libre — wildcard character

7) LAm (Literat, Teat) character

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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carácter¹

¹ = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.

Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.

Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.

Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* carácter aleatorio = randomness.

* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter consultivo = consultative status.

* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.

* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.

* carácter fortuito = randomness.

* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.

* carácter irlandés = Irishness.

* carácter judío = Jewishness.

* carácter moral = moral character.

* carácter reciente = recentness.

* carácter sagrado = sacredness.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.

carácter²

² = character, script, sorts, sort.

Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.

Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.

* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.

* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* carácter de control = control character.

* carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.

* carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face].

* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.

* caracteres alfabéticos = alphabetic characters.

* caracteres modernos = modern face.

* carácter tipográfico = type.

* codificación de caracteres = character encoding.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* juego de caracteres = character set.

* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.

* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres) = OCR (optical character recognition).

* reconocimiento de caracteres = character recognition.

* secuencia de caracteres = text string.

* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.

* * *

carácter

masculine

(pl - racteres)

A

1 (modo de ser) character

el carácter latino the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person

tiene un carácter muy abierto he has a very open nature

es muy débil de carácter he is a very weak character

2 (firmeza, genio) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

3 (originalidad, estilo) character

una casa antigua con mucho carácter an old house with a lot of character

B

1 (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado a visit of an official/a private nature, an official/private visit

el carácter superficial del estudio the superficial nature o the superficiality of the survey

con carácter gratuito free of charge

con carácter retroactivo retroactively

heridas de carácter leve ( period); minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro it lent the painting a special quality

con carácter devolutivo (Col, Ven fam hum): te lo presto, pero con carácter devolutivo I'll let you have it, but it's strictly on loan

2 ( Biol) characteristic

Compuestos:

● carácter adquirido

acquired characteristic

● carácter dominante

dominant characteristic

● carácter heredado

inherited characeristic o feature

● carácter recesivo

recessive characteristic

C (Col, Méx) (personaje) character

D ( Impr, Inf) character

escríbalo en caracteres de imprenta write it in block letters o print it

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos written in the Cyrillic alphabet/in Gothic script

Compuestos:

● carácter alfanumérico

alphanumeric character

● carácter comodín

wildcard character

● carácter de petición

prompt

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carácter sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ - racteres)

a) ( en general) character;

◊ tenemos un carácter muy distinto we have very different characters;

el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character;
une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character;
una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person;
un carácter abierto an open nature;
tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper
b) (índole, naturaleza) nature;

◊ una visita de carácter oficial a visit of an official nature;

heridas de carácter leve (period) minor wounds
c) (Biol) characteristic

d) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character
' carácter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- accesible
- acto
- agriar
- amorfa
- amorfo
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- áspera
- áspero
- blanda
- blando
- cambiante
- cardo
- de
- débil
- debilidad
- dramatizar
- empañarse
- endurecer
- fortaleza
- genio
- humildad
- humilde
- imposible
- índole
- moldear
- nervio
- ni
- prudente
- radical
- rasgo
- rebelde
- revestir
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- sombra
- sosegada
- sosegado
- suavizar
- suavidad
- suavizarse
- talante
- teatralidad
- temperamento
- tinte
- tipismo
- trato
- variable
English:
character
- close
- colour
- deviousness
- disposition
- elusiveness
- good-natured
- make-up
- mold
- mould
- nature
- nice
- rugged
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
- serious
- sliminess
- solid
- spineless
- spirit
- technical hitch
- temper
- temperamentally
- tough-minded
- type
- versatility
- weak
- weakness
- wimpish
- forceful
- intimate
- make
- mellow

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carácter (pl caracteres) nm

1. [personalidad, modo de ser] character;

tener buen carácter to be good-natured;

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

2. [genio] character, personality;

una mujer de carácter a woman of character;

tener mucho carácter to have a strong personality;

tener poco carácter not to have much personality

3. [índole, naturaleza] character;

una reunión de carácter privado/oficial a private/an official meeting;

un artículo de carácter satírico a satirical article;

el carácter accidentado del terreno the ruggedness of the terrain;

solicitaron ayuda con carácter de urgencia they requested urgent assistance

4. [de imprenta] character;

escriba en caracteres de imprenta [en impreso] please print

Comp
caracteres alfanuméricos alphanumeric characters
5. Biol carácter adquirido acquired characteristic;

carácter dominante dominant character;

carácter heredado inherited characteristic;

carácter ligado al sexo sex-linked characteristic;

carácter recesivo recessive characteristic

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carácter

m

1 character

2 INFOR,TIP character;

caracteres de imprenta block letters

3 ( naturaleza) nature

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carácter nm, pl caracteres

1) índole: character, kind, nature

2) temperamento: disposition, temperament

3) : letter, symbol

caracteres chinos: Chinese characters

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carácter n

1. (en general) character

tiene un carácter muy agradable she's got a very pleasant character

tiene mucho carácter he's got a strong personality

2. (índole) nature

no es propio de su carácter it's not in his nature

una visita de carácter social a social visit

Spanish-English dictionary > carácter
8 escribir

v.

to write.

hace mucho que no me escribe she hasn't written to me for a long time

todavía no ha aprendido a escribir he still hasn't learned (how) to write

escribir a lápiz to write in pencil

escribir a mano to write by hand

escribir a máquina to type

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escribir

(pp escrito,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to write

■ escribe novelas en sus ratos libres he writes novels in his spare time

2 (deletrear) to spell, write

■ ni siquiera sabe escribir su nombre he can't even write his name

► verbo intransitivo

1 to write

► verbo pronominal escribirse

1 (deletrear) to spell, be spelt

■ ¿cómo se escribe? how do you spell it?

2 (uso recíproco) to write to each other

■ se escriben cada quince días they write to each other every fortnight

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

escribir a mano to write in longhand, write by hand

escribir a máquina to type

* * *

verb

to write

- escribir a máquina

* * *
( pp escrito)
1. VT VI

1) [+ palabra, texto] to write

escribir a mano — to write in longhand

escribir a máquina — to type

el que esto escribe — [gen] the present writer; (Prensa) this correspondent

2) [en ortografía] to spell

"voy" se escribe con "v" — "voy" is spelled with a "v"

¿cómo se escribe eso? — how is that spelled?, how do you spell that?

3) [+ cheque] to write out, make out

4) [+ música] to compose, write

2.

See:

escribirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( anotar) to write

escríbelo antes de que se te olvide — write it down before you forget it

escríbelo con lápiz — write it in pencil

b) ( ser autor de) <libro/canción/carta> to write

2) (pas) ( deletrear)

no sé cómo se escribe — I don't know how you spell it

se escribe sin acento — it's written without an accent
2.
escribir vi to write

escribir a máquina — to type

nunca le escribe — she never writes him (AmE) o (BrE) writes to him
3.
escribirse v pron (recípr)

nos escribimos — we write to each other

me escribo con ella — we write to each other

se escribe con un peruano — she has a Peruvian penfriend o penpal

* * *

= put down, set down, spell, tap out, transcribe, type, write, write down, write up, pen, put + pen to paper, set + pen to paper, register in, drop + a line, script, take down.

Ex. Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.

Ex. Set the components down as an ordered string of symbols, according to the filing value of the role operator.

Ex. For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.

Ex. When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.

Ex. With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.

Ex. To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press < Enter>.

Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex. On other occasions, where the search must be specified with a number of interacting concepts and other parameters, it will be necessary to write the concepts down.

Ex. Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience.

Ex. His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.

Ex. Some writers of fiction write because they cannot do otherwise they have an almost uncontrollable urge to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard.

Ex. Once pen was set to paper, the graphic record superseded the need to retain large amounts of information within human memory.

Ex. Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.

Ex. The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.

Ex. The program was designed and scripted using the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard software.

Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.

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* arte de escribir = penmanship.

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* brazo de silla para escribir = writing board arm.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* escribir a mano = handletter.

* escribir a máquina = type.

* escribir como negro = ghost, ghosting.

* escribir con sentido = write + sense.

* escribir con tiza = chalk.

* escribir en coautoría = co-author [coauthor].

* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].

* escribir mal = misspell.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* escribir rápidamente = dash off.

* escribir un artículo = write + a paper, write + piece.

* escribir un trabajo = write + essay.

* forma de escribir = writing style.

* máquina de escribir = typewriter.

* máquina de escribir de margarita = daisy-wheel typewriter.

* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.

* máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter, electronic typewriter.

* papel de escribir = writing paper.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas = unshifted.

* saber leer y escribir = be literate.

* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].

* sobreescribir = type over.

* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas = SHIFT key.

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( anotar) to write

escríbelo antes de que se te olvide — write it down before you forget it

escríbelo con lápiz — write it in pencil

b) ( ser autor de) <libro/canción/carta> to write

2) (pas) ( deletrear)

no sé cómo se escribe — I don't know how you spell it

se escribe sin acento — it's written without an accent
2.
escribir vi to write

escribir a máquina — to type

nunca le escribe — she never writes him (AmE) o (BrE) writes to him
3.
escribirse v pron (recípr)

nos escribimos — we write to each other

me escribo con ella — we write to each other

se escribe con un peruano — she has a Peruvian penfriend o penpal

* * *

= put down, set down, spell, tap out, transcribe, type, write, write down, write up, pen, put + pen to paper, set + pen to paper, register in, drop + a line, script, take down.

Ex: Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.

Ex: Set the components down as an ordered string of symbols, according to the filing value of the role operator.

Ex: For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.

Ex: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.

Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.

Ex: To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press < Enter>.

Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex: On other occasions, where the search must be specified with a number of interacting concepts and other parameters, it will be necessary to write the concepts down.

Ex: Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience.

Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.

Ex: Some writers of fiction write because they cannot do otherwise they have an almost uncontrollable urge to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard.

Ex: Once pen was set to paper, the graphic record superseded the need to retain large amounts of information within human memory.

Ex: Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.

Ex: The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.

Ex: The program was designed and scripted using the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard software.

Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.

* arte de escribir = penmanship.

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* brazo de silla para escribir = writing board arm.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* escribir a mano = handletter.

* escribir a máquina = type.

* escribir como negro = ghost, ghosting.

* escribir con sentido = write + sense.

* escribir con tiza = chalk.

* escribir en coautoría = co-author [coauthor].

* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].

* escribir mal = misspell.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* escribir rápidamente = dash off.

* escribir un artículo = write + a paper, write + piece.

* escribir un trabajo = write + essay.

* forma de escribir = writing style.

* máquina de escribir = typewriter.

* máquina de escribir de margarita = daisy-wheel typewriter.

* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.

* máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter, electronic typewriter.

* papel de escribir = writing paper.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas = unshifted.

* saber leer y escribir = be literate.

* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].

* sobreescribir = type over.

* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas = SHIFT key.

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* * *

escribir [ I34 ]

vt

A

1 (anotar) to write

escribe el resultado aquí write the answer here

escríbelo antes de que se te olvide write it down before you forget it

lo escribió con tiza en la puerta she chalked it on the door

había algunos comentarios escritos con lápiz en el margen somebody had penciled in some comments o had written some comments in pencil in the margin

escribe esta frase cien veces write this sentence out one hundred times

2 (ser autor de) ‹libro/canción/carta› to write

esta victoria escribe una nueva página de nuestra historia with this victory a new chapter has been written in our history

3 (Inf) ‹programa› to write

B ( pas)

(deletrear): se escribe como se pronuncia it's written o spelled as it's pronounced

no sé cómo se escribe su apellido I don't know how you spell his surname

estas palabras se escriben sin acento these words are written without an accent, these words don't have an accent

■ escribir

vi

to write

no sabe leer ni escribir she can't read or write

escribir a máquina to type

mi hermano nunca me escribe my brother never writes me ( AmE) o ( BrE) writes to me

■ escribirse

v pron

( recípr):

nos escribimos desde hace años we've been writing to each other o we've been corresponding for years

escribirse CON algn:

me escribo con ella we write to each other

se escribe con un peruano she has a Peruvian penfriend o penpal

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escribir ( conjugate escribir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( anotar) to write;

◊ escríbelo aquí write it down here

b) ( ser autor de) ‹libro/canción/carta› to write

2 ( ortográficamente) to write;
◊ la escribió sin acento she wrote it without an accent;

no sé cómo se escribe I don't know how you spell it;
se escribe sin acento it's written without an accent
verbo intransitivo
to write;
◊ nunca le escribe she never writes him (AmE) o (BrE) writes to him;

escribir a máquina to type
escribirse verbo pronominal ( recípr): me escribo con ella we write to each other;
se escribe con un peruano she has a Peruvian penfriend o penpal
escribir verbo transitivo to write
(a máquina, en el ordenador) to type

' escribir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- anotar
- apuntar
- carro
- cinta
- de
- decidirse
- don
- escritura
- gustar
- letra
- máquina
- margarita
- número
- pluma
- tabulador
- teclado
- teclear
- velocidad
- acentuar
- comer
- dictado
- dorso
- garabatear
- maquinilla
- plumilla
- poner
- rodillo
- tinta
English:
antiquated
- chalk
- contribute
- daisywheel
- formality
- inspiration
- intend
- keep
- literate
- make out
- neatly
- paint in
- pen
- print
- put
- quill pen
- spell
- toss off
- type
- typewriter
- waffle
- write
- write in
- write out
- writing
- can
- dash
- get
- loss
- review
- rewrite
- skill
- state
- stencil
- whichever
- writer

* * *

escribir

♦ vt

1. [carta, novela, canción] to write;

le escribí una carta I wrote him a letter, I wrote a letter to him;

escribió unas notas a lápiz she wrote some notes in pencil;

escriba las instrucciones en un papel write the instructions on a piece of paper;

se ha escrito mucho sobre este tema much has been written on this subject;

ha escrito una página brillante en la historia del ciclismo he has added a glorious page to cycling history

2. [a persona, institución] to write;

hace mucho que no me escribe she hasn't written to me for a long time;

nos han escrito muchos oyentes protestando many listeners have written in complaining;

¡escríbenos cuando llegues! write to us when you get there!;

escribir a casa to write home

♦ vi

to write;

todavía no ha aprendido a escribir he still hasn't learnt (how) to write;

escribe muy mal y no se le entiende nada he has terrible handwriting and you can't understand a word of it;

escribir a lápiz to write in pencil;

escribir a mano to write by hand;

escribir a máquina to type;

¡no te olvides de escribir! don't forget to write!

♦ See also the pronominal verb escribirse

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escribir

<part escrito>

I v/t

1 write;

escribir a mano hand-write, write by hand;

escribir a máquina type

2 ( deletrear) spell

II v/i write

* * *

escribir {33} v

1) : to write

2) : to spell

♦ See also the reflexive verb escribirse

* * *

escribir vb

1. (en general) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written]

te escribiré una carta desde Londres I'll write you a letter from London

nos escribimos todas las semanas we write to each other every week

2. (deletrear) to spell [pt. & pp. spelt]

¿sabes escribirlo? can you spell it?

¿cómo se escribe? how do you spell it?

3. (pintar) to work / to write [pt. wrote; pp. written]

este boli no escribe this pen doesn't work

escribir a máquina to type

Spanish-English dictionary > escribir
9 extenso

adj.

1 extensive, ample, lengthy, vast.

2 extensive, ample.

3 drawn-out, voluble, wordy, prolix.

4 comprehensive.

* * *

extenso

► adjetivo

1 (amplio) extensive, vast; (grande) large

2 (largo) lengthy, long

■ una carta extensa a long letter

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

por extenso at length, in detail

* * *

(f. - extensa)

adj.

1) extensive

2) vast

* * *

ADJ

1) (=amplio) [superficie, objeto] extensive; [capítulo, documento] long, lengthy

2) (=completo) [estudio, tratado] extensive; [conocimientos, vocabulario] extensive, wide

un extenso programa de conferencias — an extensive conference programme

3) (=detallado) full, detailed

estuvo muy extenso en sus explicaciones — his explanations were very detailed, he gave full o detailed explanations

en o por extenso — in full, at length

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- sa adjetivo <territorio/zona> extensive, vast; <informe/análisis> lengthy, extensive; <vocabulario/conocimientos> extensive, wide

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], comprehensive, full-blown, full-length, lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, ample, widespan, extended, epidemic, pandemic, fully blown, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.].

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

Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.

Ex. Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.

Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex. Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.

Ex. Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.

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

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

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

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

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

Ex. The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".

Ex. Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.

Ex. This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.

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

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* bastante extenso = longish.

* en extenso = at length, in full.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* por extenso = at length.

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- sa adjetivo <territorio/zona> extensive, vast; <informe/análisis> lengthy, extensive; <vocabulario/conocimientos> extensive, wide

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], comprehensive, full-blown, full-length, lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, ample, widespan, extended, epidemic, pandemic, fully blown, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.].

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

Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.

Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.

Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex: Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.

Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.

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

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

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

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

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

Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".

Ex: Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.

Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.

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

* bastante extenso = longish.

* en extenso = at length, in full.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* por extenso = at length.

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extenso -sa

adjective

1 ‹territorio/zona› extensive, vast

2 ‹informe/análisis› long, lengthy, full, extensive

3 ‹vocabulario/conocimientos› extensive, wide

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extenso
◊ -sa adjetivo

extensive
extenso,-a adjetivo (en superficie, variedad) extensive, vast: delante de nosotros estaba la extensa sabana, the vast grassland lay in front of us
(en tiempo, desarrollo) long: la quinta etapa del Tour es la más extensa, the fifth stage of the Tour is the longest

' extenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extensa
- prolijo
English:
ample
- broad
- comprehensive
- extensive
- large
- protracted
- wide
- widespread
- spacious
- vast

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extenso, -a adj

1. [terreno, solar] large, extensive;
[país, región, desierto] vast
2. [duración, periodo, libro, película] long;
[informe, discurso] long, lengthy
3. [conocimientos, vocabulario] extensive

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extenso

adj

1 extensive, vast; informe lengthy, long

2

:

por extenso in full

* * *

extenso, -sa adj

1) : extensive, detailed

2) : spacious, vast

* * *

extenso adj

1. (grande) extensive

2. (largo) long

Spanish-English dictionary > extenso
10 amplio

adj.

1 ample, extensive, broad, roomy.

2 ample, generous, broad, free-handed.

3 wide, diverse, varied.

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

5 spacious, capacious.

6 free-ranging.

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amplio

► adjetivo

1 (extenso) large

■ amplia mayoría large majority

2 (espacioso) roomy, spacious

3 (ancho) wide, broad

4 (holgado) loose

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

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

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(f. - amplia)

adj.

ample, wide, spacious

* * *

ADJ

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

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

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

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

3) [margen] wide

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

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

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

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

5) [sentido] broad

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

6) [repercusión] far-reaching

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

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

7) [informe] full, detailed

* * *

- plia adjetivo

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

con una amplia sonrisa — with a broad smile

b) <criterio/sentido> broad

por amplia mayoría — by a large majority

una amplia gama de colores — a wide range of colors

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

c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive

* * *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

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

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

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

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

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

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

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

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

* * *

- plia adjetivo

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

con una amplia sonrisa — with a broad smile

b) <criterio/sentido> broad

por amplia mayoría — by a large majority

una amplia gama de colores — a wide range of colors

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

c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive

* * *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

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

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

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

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

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

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

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

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

* * *

amplio - plia

adjective

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

con una amplia sonrisa with a broad smile

2 ‹criterio› broad; ‹margen› wide

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

por amplia mayoría by a large majority

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

una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors

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

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

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

* * *

Del verbo ampliar: ( conjugate ampliar)

amplío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amplió es:

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

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

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

c) ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase;

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

d) ‹plazo/período› to extend

e) ‹ fotografía› to enlarge, blow up

amplio
◊ - plia adjetivo

a) ‹calle/valle/margen› wide;

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

◊ por amplia mayoría by a large majority;

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

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

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amplio, -a adj

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

2. [ropa] loose

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

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

hubo un amplio consenso there was a broad consensus;

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

gozan de una amplia aceptación they enjoy widespread approval;

tiene una amplia experiencia she has wide-ranging experience

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

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amplio

adj casa spacious; gama, margen wide; falda full

* * *

amplio, - plia adj

: broad, wide, ample

♦ ampliamente adj

* * *

amplio adj

1. (gama, margen) wide

una amplia gama de productos a wide range of productos

un público muy amplio a very wide audience

2. (valor, cantidad) large

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

3. (espacioso) spacious

una vivienda amplia a spacious house

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

una camisa amplia a loose shirt

Spanish-English dictionary > amplio
11 de

prep.

1 of.

el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car

es de ella it's hers

la pata de la mesa the table leg

La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]

2 from (procedencia, distancia).

salir de casa to leave home

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment

3 (made) of (materia).

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

un reloj de oro a gold watch

4 about (asunto).

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you

libros de historia history books

5 as.

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman

6 from (time) (since).

trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five

de madrugada early in the morning

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day

7 with (causa, modo).

morirse de hambre to die of hunger

llorar de alegría to cry with joy

de una patada with a kick

de una sola vez in one go

de tres en tres three at a time

8 if.

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it

9 to.

Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.

f.

1 letter d.

2 SD, standard deviation.

3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.

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de

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter d

————————

de

► preposición

1 (posesión, pertenencia) of

■ el libro de Juan Juan's book

■ el coche de mis padres my parents' car

■ el hermano de mi padre my father's brother

■ la mesa de mi habitación the table in my bedroom

2 (procedencia, origen) from

■ soy de Córdoba I'm from Córdoba

■ viene de Barcelona she comes from Barcelona

3 (descripción) with

■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl

■ el señor del abrigo azul the man in the blue coat

4 (tema) of, on, about

■ hablaron del tiempo they talked about the weather

5 (materia) made of, of

■ una mesa de madera a wooden table

■ un anillo de oro a gold ring

■ lo hicieron de plástico they made it out of plastic

6 (contenido) of

■ un vaso de agua a glass of water

7 (uso) for

■ aguja de calcetar knitting needle

■ gallo de pelea fighting cock

8 (oficio) by, as

■ trabaja de profesor he works as a teacher

■ es médico de profesión he's a doctor by profession

9 (modo) on, in, as

■ de pie standing up

■ estar de moda to be in fashion

10 (tiempo) at, by, in

■ de día by day, during the day

■ de noche at night

■ a las diez de la mañana at ten in the morning

11 (lugar) varias traducciones

■ la vecina de arriba our upstairs neighbour

■ el lavabo de abajo the downstairs toilet

■ la ventana de la derecha the window on the right

■ la puerta de la calle the street door

12 (precio) at

■ manzanas de dos euros el kilo apples at two euros a kilo

13 (medida) measuring

■ una botella de dos litros a two litre bottle

■ una mesa de un metro de ancho a metre-wide table

14 (causa) with, because of, of

■ llorar de alegría to cry with joy

■ morir de frío to die of cold

15 (agente) by

■ es una obra de Lope a play by Lope

16 (con superlativo) in, of

■ el mejor de España the best in Spain

■ el mayor de los tres the eldest of the three

17 (suposición) if

■ de haberlo dicho if he had told us

18 (en una aposición) of

■ la ciudad de Barcelona the city of Barcelona Table 1 NOTA See also del/Table 1

* * *

prep.

1) of

2) from

3) in, at

4) than

5) by

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PREPOSITION

1) [relación] of

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

2) [pertenencia]

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

3) [característica, material]

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

4) [contenido]

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema
de... a...
vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

6) [causa]

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

7) [manera]

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go
de... en...
iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

8) (=respecto de)

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

9) [tema] about

un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

10) [uso]

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

11) [cantidad, medida, valor]

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

12) [con horas y fechas]

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

13) [tiempo]

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

14) [proporción]

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

15) [uso partitivo] of

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

16) [autoría] by

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

17) [como complemento agente] by

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

19) [en comparaciones] than

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people

20) [con superlativos] in

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

21) + infin

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read
ser de ({+ infin}8})
es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

23) [uso condicional] if

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

de no — LAm (=si no) otherwise

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de †frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

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

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

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

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

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

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

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

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

* * *

de¹

prep

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

Sentido I

A

(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday

el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues

no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted ( frml); your father

un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's

es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend

un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student

el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson

la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table

la correa del perro the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets

la subida de los precios the rise in prices

al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting

B

1 (introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport

el mes de enero the month of January

el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother

el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!

¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)

C

(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado

las señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

D

( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's

Sentido II

A

1

(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank

es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá

lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America

he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia

un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda as he left the store

DE … A …:

de aquí a tu casa from here to your house

2 (en el tiempo) from

un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend

data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century

la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period

lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales

de un día para otro from one day to the next

DE … A …:

está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five

de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet

B

(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age

verde de envidia green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much

eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little

Sentido III

A

(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience

un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste

objetos de mucho valor objects of great value

un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish

¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored

ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother

tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child

una botella de un litro a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child

déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo

la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat

la señora de azul the lady in blue

un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair

un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]

B

(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish

son de plástico they're (made of) plastic

un curso de secretariado a secretarial course

nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne

una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps

un millón de dólares a million dollars

C

(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!

¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!

D

(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it

aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button

E

1

(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

2 (en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29

3

(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time

de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually

4

(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours

entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente² m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]

F (en calidad de) as

está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school

le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor

hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play

le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man

G

1

(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face

es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered

es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide

2

(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child

H

(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]

I

(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush

el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver

lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses

dales algo de comer give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]

J (introduciendo el complemento agente) by

una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel

seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family

una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees

viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice

acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife

Sentido IV

A

1 (sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine

el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children

un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink

2

(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all

la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world

B

(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night

duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning

ver tb mañana³ f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), etc

Sentido V (con sentido condicional)

A DE + INF:

de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier

de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered

de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists

B SER DE + INF

(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …

no son de fiar they are not to be trusted

es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note

C

de no ( AmL); if not

de²

feminine

name of the letter D

* * *

Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dé trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dé un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dé en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
◊ con eso me déía por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1
a) (pertenencia, posesión):

◊ la casa dé dé mis padres my parents' house;

el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
b) ( con un nombre en aposición) of;

◊ la ciudad dé Lima the city of Lima;

el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
b) (material, contenido, composición):

◊ son dé plástico they're (made of) plastic;

una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars
c) (causa, modo):

◊ murió dé viejo he died of old age;

dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
d) ( en oraciones pasivas) by;

◊ un poema dé Neruda a poem by Neruda;

rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3
a) (cualidades, características):

◊ de gran inteligencia of great intelligence;

objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue
b) (al definir, especificar):

◊ el botón dé abajo the bottom button;

tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4
a) ( con cifras):

◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than;

◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;

pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo):

◊ es el más caro dé todos it's the most expensive one;

la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
d) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día):

◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;

dé madrugada early in the morning
5
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ trabaja dé secretaria she works as a secretary;

hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):

◊ dé mal humor in a bad mood;

estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):

◊ el cepillo dé la ropa the clothes brush;

copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
◊ dé haberlo sabido if I had known, had I known;

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see
◊ dar

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test

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de prep de combines with the article el to form the contraction del (e.g. del hombre of the man).

1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;

el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;

es de ella it's hers;

la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;

el padre de la niña the girl's father;

el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;

la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;

un equipo de segunda división a second division team;

la comida del gato the cat's food;

el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;

la pata de la mesa the table leg;

una subida de precios a price rise;

los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro

2. [procedencia, distancia] from;

salir de casa to leave home;

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;

no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;

estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;

el rey de España the king of Spain;

tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;

b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona

3. [en razonamiento]
de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;

del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work

4. [con nombre en aposición]
la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;

el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;

el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;

el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena

5. [en descripciones]
una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;

la señora de verde the lady in green;

el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;

una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;

¿de qué tamaño? what size?;

un político de fiar a trustworthy politician

6. [materia] (made) of;

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;

un reloj de oro a gold watch;

una mesa de madera a wooden table

7. [contenido]
un vaso de agua a glass of water;

un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils

8. [precio]
he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;

un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp

9. [uso]
una bici de carreras a racing bike;

ropa de deporte sportswear;

una máquina de escribir a typewriter;

una máquina de coser a sewing machine;

esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes

10. [asunto] about;

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;

libros de historia history books

11. [en calidad de] as;

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;

aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;

estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;

al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade

12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
[durante] in;
trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;

vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;

de madrugada early in the morning;

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;

¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;

un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
Urug
de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
Urug
de noche at night;
Urug
ayer salimos de noche we went out last night

13. [causa] with;

morirse de hambre to die of hunger;

llorar de alegría to cry with joy;

temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;

eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much

14. [manera, modo] with;

de una patada with a kick;

rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;

de una sola vez in one go;

lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;

de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
CSur
de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;

de fácil manejo user-friendly;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

15. [con valor partitivo] of;

uno de los nuestros one of ours;

varios de nosotros several of us;

¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?

16. Literario [sobre]
de la paz y la guerra of war and peace

17. [en valoración]
lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar

18. [en lugar de]
yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;

yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her

19. [en comparaciones]
más/menos de… more/less than…;
[con superlativos]
el mejor de todos the best of all;

el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;

la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;

la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market

20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;

de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;

la buena de Susana good old Susana;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;

una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening

23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
he de trabajar más I have to work harder;

has de gastar menos you should spend less

24. (antes de complemento agente)
una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;

vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family

25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;

la fila de delante the front row

♦ de no loc conj
Am otherwise;
dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you

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de

prp

1 origen from;

de Nueva York from New York;

de … a from … to

2 posesión of;

el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car

3 material (made) of;

un anillo de oro a gold ring

4 contenido of;

un vaso de agua a glass of water

5 cualidad

:

una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman

6 causa with;

temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear

7 hora

:

de noche at night, by night;

de día by day

8 en calidad de as;

trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;

de niño as a child

9 agente by;

de Goya by Goya

10 condición if;

de haberlo sabido if I’d known

11 en aposición

:

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

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de prep

1) : of

la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house

un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy

2) : from

es de Managua: she's from Managua

salió del edificio: he left the building

3) : in, at

a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning

salen de noche: they go out at night

4) : than

más de tres: more than three

dé dar

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de prep

1. (posesión de alguien) 's

el coche de Alberto Alberto's car

los gatos de Emma Emma's cats

la profesora de Marta Marta's teacher

es de mi hermano it's my brother's

2. (posesión de algo) of

la ciudad de Roma the city of Rome

el mes de noviembre the month of November

el teléfono del colegio the school phone

los árboles del jardín the trees in the garden

3. (materia)

un balón de cuero a leather ball

muebles de madera wooden furniture

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

4. (contenido) of

una botella de agua a bottle of water

un paquete de arroz a packet of rice

un vaso de leche a glass of milk

5. (materia, tema)

profesor de inglés English teacher

novela de aventuras adventure story

película de terror horror film

6. (origen, procedencia) from

es de Asturias he's from Asturias

esta carretera va de Salamanca a Zamora this road goes from Salamanca to Zamora

7. (descripción) with / in

la chica del pelo largo the girl with long hair

el hombre de negro the man in black

un chico de doce años a twelve year old boy

8. (agente) by

un libro de Rosa Montero a book by Rosa Montero

9. (con expresiones de tiempo)

es la una de la tarde it's one o'clock in the afternoon

el tren de las diez the ten o'clock train

abren de nueve a siete they open from nine until seven

nunca viajamos de noche we never travel at night

de niño when I was a child

10. (con números, una parte) than / of

había más de mil personas there were more than a thousand people

pesa menos de 5 kilos it weighs less than 5 kilos

un trozo de pan a piece of bread

Spanish-English dictionary > de
12 линия

arc, branch ж.-д., circuit, strip line, line, pin

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ли́ния ж.
line; ( на графике) curve
по ли́нии — in the line of …

располага́ться на одно́й ли́нии — be in line [be lined up] with one another

ли́нии расхо́дятся — lines diverge

ли́нии схо́дятся — lines converge

абоне́нтская ли́ния — subscriber's [individual, exchange] line, subscriber's loop

абоне́нтская ли́ния заво́дится в многокра́тное по́ле [в по́ле остальны́х коммута́торов] — each subscriber's line appears in multiple at several operator's positions

абоне́нтская, возду́шная ли́ния — customer open wire line, open wire loop

абоне́нтская, индивидуа́льная ли́ния — individual [direct exchange] line, one-party telephone

ли́ния а́бриса картогр. — planimetric line

ли́ния АВ ( электрокаротаж) — energizing [current, power] line

автомати́ческая ли́ния маш. — (automatic) transfer line, transfer machine

автомати́ческая, жестяноба́ночная ли́ния — automatic can-making line

автомати́ческая, ко́мплексная ли́ния маш. — integrated transfer line; integrated manufacturing system

автомати́ческая, перенала́живаемая ли́ния маш. — versatile transfer line

автомати́ческая, n [m2]-позици́онная ли́ния маш. — n -station transfer line

автомати́ческая, прямолине́йная ли́ния маш. — in-line transfer machine

автомати́ческая ли́ния с ги́бкой свя́зью маш. — non-synchronous transfer line

автомати́ческая ли́ния с жё́сткой свя́зью маш. — synchronous transfer line

автомати́ческая ли́ния со спу́тниками маш. — pallet type transfer line

автомати́ческая, стано́чная ли́ния — transfer line

автомати́ческая ли́ния с управле́нием от ЭВМ маш. — computer-controlled transfer line

агони́ческая ли́ния геод. — zero [agonic] line

ли́ния а́зимута — azimuth line

акусти́ческая ли́ния — acoustic line

антисто́ксова ли́ния — anti-Stokes line

ли́ния апси́д астр. — line of apsides

атмосфе́рная ли́ния тепл. — air evacuation line

ба́зисная ли́ния

1. мат. reference line

2. опт. base-line

бесконе́чная ли́ния

1. мат. line at infinity

2. эл. infinite line

ва́куумная (отка́чная) ли́ния — vacuum pump line

ли́ния вало́в — line of shafting

ли́ния верши́н зу́бьев шестерни́ — face line of teeth

ли́ния взлё́тно-поса́дочной полосы́, осева́я — runway centre line

ли́ния ви́димого горизо́нта — sky-line, horizon line

ли́ния ви́димого ко́нтура ( на чертеже) — object line

визи́рная ли́ния ( логарифмической линейки) — hair-line, indicator hair-line

ли́ния визи́рования геод. — axis [line] of sight, observing [sight(ing) ] line

винтова́я ли́ния — helical line, helix, spiral

дви́гаться по винтово́й ли́нии — move in a helix [in a spiral]

винтова́я, кони́ческая ли́ния — conical helix

вихрева́я ли́ния мат. — vortex [whirl] line

вихрева́я, за́мкнутая ли́ния мат. — closed vortex line

ли́ния влия́ния — influence line

ли́ния вну́тренней свя́зи — inland circuit

ли́ния возмуще́ний — Mach line

ли́ния впа́дин шестерни́ — line of dents [dedendum line] of a gear

ли́ния вса́сывания — suction line

входна́я ли́ния вчт. — input line

ли́ния входя́щей свя́зи — incoming [inward] line

ли́ния вы́борки вчт. — select (ion) line

выносна́я ли́ния ( на чертеже) — extension line

выпускна́я ли́ния — exhaust line

ли́ния выру́ливания ( со стоянки) ав. — lead-off line

ли́ния вы́ходов горн. — outcrop line

га́зовая ли́ния — gas line

ли́ния генера́ции ( лазера) — lasing line

геодези́ческая ли́ния — geodetic [geodesic] line

ли́ния горизо́нта — sky-line, horizon line

горизонта́льная ли́ния — level [horizontal] line

горлова́я ли́ния мат. — striction line, line of striction (of a ruled surface)

гребе́нчатая ли́ния элк. — comb (transmission) line

ли́ния давле́ния — pressure line

ли́ния да́льности рлк. — range line

ли́ния движе́ния (частиц, электрона и т. п.) — trajectory

ли́ния двоя́кой кривизны́ — line of double curvature, double-curved line

ли́ния действи́тельного горизо́нта — true-horizon line

ли́ния де́йствия — line of action

ли́ния де́йствия си́лы — line of action of a force

ли́ния де́йствия си́лы тя́жести — gravitational vertical

ли́ния де́йствия тя́ги — thrust line, axis of thrust

ли́ния де́йствующих забо́ев — line of active faces

диагра́ммная ли́ния — (X-ray) diagram line

ли́ния дислока́ций — dislocation line

ли́ния дислока́ций выхо́дит на пове́рхность криста́лла — the dislocation line terminates at the surface of the crystal

дифракцио́нная ли́ния — diffraction [diffracted] line

дрена́жная ли́ния ( на самолёте) — vent line

ли́ния ду́плекса, бала́нсная свз. — duplex artificial line

железнодоро́жная, грузонапряжё́нная ли́ния — heavy-traffic line

железнодоро́жная, двухпу́тная ли́ния — double-track railway line

железнодоро́жная, однопу́тная ли́ния — single-track railway line

ли́ния жё́сткой тя́ги — pipe-line

жи́рная ли́ния — heavy [heavily drawn] line

ли́ния забо́ев — faces line

ли́ния забо́ев, дугообра́зная — arched line of faces, arched faces line

ли́ния забо́ев, искривлё́нная — bowed faces line

ли́ния загоризо́нтной свя́зи — beyond-the-horizon [over-the-horizon] communication link

ли́ния за́данного пути́ [ЛЗП] ав. — брит. required [intended] track, track required, Tr. Req.; амер. course (line)

ли́ния заде́ржки — delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, акусти́ческая — acoustic [sonic] delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки без поте́рь — dissipationless delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, водяна́я — water delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, герметизи́рованная — potted delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, иску́сственная — artificial delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, ка́бельная — cable delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, ква́рцевая — quartz delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, компенси́рованная — equalized delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, магнитострикцио́нная — magnetostrictive delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, многокра́тная — multiple delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, ни́келевая — nickel delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, поло́сковая — strip delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, про́волочная — wire delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, регули́руемая — variable delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, рту́тная — mercury delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, спира́льная — helical [spiral] delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки с распределё́нными пара́метрами — distributed-constant delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки с сосредото́ченными пара́метрами — lumped-constant delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, твердоте́льная — solid-state (delay) line, solid delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, ультразвукова́я — ultrasonic delay line

ли́ния заде́ржки, электромагни́тная — electromagnetic delay line

ли́ния заказна́я ли́ния тлф. — record operator's line, record circuit

ли́ния залё́та топ. — flight line

ли́ния запасны́х забо́ев — line of reserved faces

запрещё́нная ли́ния — forbidden line

ли́ния зару́ливания ( на стоянку) ав. — lead-in line

заря́женная ли́ния — line of charge

ли́ния застро́йки — building line

ли́ния зацепле́ния голо́вок — head-line of contact, top line of action

ли́ния зацепле́ния но́жек зу́бьев — dedendum line of contact

зна́ковая ли́ния мат. — directed line

золоспускна́я ли́ния — sluice discharge pipe-line

ли́ния зубча́того зацепле́ния — line of action

ли́ния изги́ба ж.-д. — curvature line

ли́ния излуче́ния ла́зера — laser emission line

измери́тельная ли́ния элк. — slotted [measuring] line, standing-wave meter

и́мпульсная ли́ния ( в гидравлических и пневматических системах) — impulse line

ли́ния инфильтра́ции — line of percolation

ли́ния искажё́нных масшта́бов — zero line

иску́сственная ли́ния эл. — artificial line

ли́ния исходя́щей свя́зи тлф. — outward [outgoing] line

ли́ния кали́бра, нейтра́льная прок. — neutral line of a groove

ли́ния каса́ния — line of contact

ли́ния каче́ния — line of rolling contact

коаксиа́льная ли́ния — coaxial line

коаксиа́льная, жё́сткая ли́ния — rigid coaxial line

ли́ния кольцева́ния ав. — cross-feed line

кома́ндная ли́ния рлк. — command link

кома́ндная, проводна́я ли́ния рлк. — wire command link

конверсио́нная ли́ния — conversion line

конта́ктная ли́ния эл. — contact-wire line

контро́льная ли́ния геод. — check(ing) [control, test] line

ко́нтурная ли́ния (напр. на карте) — contour line

ли́ния концентра́ции возмуще́ния — Mach line

короткоза́мкнутая ли́ния — short-circuited line

котида́льная ли́ния навиг. — co-tidal line

ли́ния крити́ческих то́чек аргд. — stagnation line

ли́ния ку́рса ав. — брит. course (line); амер. heading

ли́ния ку́рса курсово́го маяка́ — localizer course

курсова́я ли́ния ав. — heading line

ла́зерная ли́ния — laser line

ло́маная ли́ния — open polygon, broken [polygonal] line

ли́ния Лю́дерса метал. — Lьder(s) [slip] line

магистра́льная ли́ния — trunk [main] line

ли́ния магни́тной инду́кции — line of magnetic flux, magnetic line of flux

ма́зерная ли́ния — maser line

ли́ния Ма́ки кфт. — Mackie line

меридиа́нная ли́ния — meridian line

ме́рная ли́ния мор. — trial course

ли́ния метео́рной свя́зи — meteor-burst [meteor-scatter] link

ли́ния нагнета́ния — discharge [delivery] line

нагру́женная ли́ния эл., радио — loaded line

назе́мная ли́ния — land [ground] line

ли́ния наибо́льшего ска́та мат. — line of maximum inclination, steepest line (in a plane), line of greatest declivity

ли́ния наиме́ньшего сопротивле́ния — line of least resistance

ли́ния напла́вки — line of fusion

напо́рная ли́ния ( в гидравлических и пневматических системах) — pressure line

ли́ния направле́ния съё́мки афс. — course of flight

направля́ющая ли́ния — directrix

ли́ния насыще́ния — saturation line

ли́ния нача́ла отсчё́та — fiducial (reference, zero, datum) line

ли́ния неви́димого ко́нтура ( на чертеже) — invisible [hidden] line

недиагра́ммная ли́ния — non-diagram (X-ray) line, X-ray satellite

нейтра́льная ли́ния — neutral line

неодноро́дная ли́ния свз. — non-uniform [heterogeneous] line

непересека́ющаяся ли́ния — skew line

неразрешё́нная ли́ния физ. — unresolved peak

несимметри́чная ли́ния свз. — unbalanced line

несо́бственная ли́ния мат. — ideal line

нивели́руемая ли́ния — line of levels

нулева́я ли́ния — zero [null] line

ли́ния нулево́го склоне́ния геод. — zero [agonic] line

ли́ния нулевы́х значе́ний геод. — zero [agonic] line

обво́дная ли́ния ( в гидравлических и пневматических системах) — by-pass line

ли́ния обмета́ния ( гребного винта) — sweep line

обра́тная ли́ния ( в гидравлических и пневматических системах) — return line

ли́ния обруше́ния горн. — line of caving

ли́ния обтека́ния — streamline

одноро́дная ли́ния свз. — uniform line

осева́я ли́ния — axis, centre line

ли́ния основа́ния зу́бьев ( шестерни) — bottom line of teeth

ли́ния основа́ния карти́ны топ. — axis of homology, axis of perspective, perspective axis, ground line

осно́вная ли́ния мор. — base-line

ли́ния отве́са геод. — plumb (bob) line

отве́сная ли́ния — tire vertical (line)

отве́сная ли́ния задаё́тся отве́сом — the vertical [line] is assumed as a plumb-line

ли́ния отде́лочных клете́й прок. — finishing mill train

ли́ния отко́са — shoulder [slope] line

ли́ния отсчё́та — reference [dation] line

ли́ния паде́ния горн. — line of dip

ли́ния па́лубы ( на теоретическом чертеже) — deck line, (на боковой проекции теоретического чертежа) sheer line

ли́ния пе́ленга — bearing line, line of bearing

ли́ния переда́чи эл., радио — (transmission) line

включа́ть ли́нию (переда́чи) на, напр. согласо́ванную нагру́зку — terminate a (transmission) line into, e. g., a matched load

закора́чивать ли́нию переда́чи — short-circuit a (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи излуча́ет эне́ргию — a (transmission) line radiates

ли́ния переда́чи без поте́рь — loss-free [lossless] line

ли́ния переда́чи да́нных вчт. — data line

ли́ния переда́чи, дли́нная — long (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, закры́тая — close (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, коаксиа́льная — coaxial (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, многопроводна́я — multiwire (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, опти́ческая — optical transmission line

ли́ния переда́чи, откры́тая — open (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, печа́тная элк. — printed line

ли́ния переда́чи, пневмати́ческая — airpressure line

ли́ния переда́чи, поло́сковая — strip (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, поло́сковая несимметри́чная — microstrip (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, поло́сковая, симметри́чная — strip (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, полуволно́вая — half wave (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, разо́мкнутая на конце́ — open-ended (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи с больши́м затуха́нием — lossy line

ли́ния переда́чи, сверхпроводя́щая — superconducting (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи с поте́рями — lossy line

ли́ния переда́чи, трё́хпластинчатая — tri-plate line

ли́ния переда́чи, узкополо́сная — narrowband (transmission) line

ли́ния переда́чи, широкопо́лосная — wideband (transmission) line

ли́ния перели́ва — overflow line

ли́ния пересече́ния — line of intersection

ли́ния перспекти́вы топ. — perspective line, perspective ray

ли́ния пита́ния — supply [power] line

пита́ющая ли́ния — incoming transmission line, feeder

ли́ния погруже́ния, преде́льная мор. — margin line

подводя́щая ли́ния ( в гидравлических и пневматических системах) — feeding line

ли́ния полё́та — flight path

ли́ния положе́ния [ЛП] навиг. — line of position, position line, LP

выходи́ть на ли́нию положе́ния — arrive at [strike] an LP

оцифро́вывать ли́нию положе́ния коли́чеством микросеку́нд ра́зности вре́мени — identify a position line by its time-difference in ms

ли́ния положе́ния, высо́тная — Sumner (position) line

ли́ния положе́ния самолё́та [ЛПС] — aircraft-position line, APL

полу́денная ли́ния геод. — magnetic north [meridian] line

ли́ния по́ля — line of force, field line, line of field

ли́ния постоя́нной интенси́вности ви́хрей — isocurlus

ли́ния постоя́нной ско́рости — isovel

пото́чная ли́ния — (continuous) production [flow] line

сходи́ть с пото́чной ли́нии ( с конвейера) — roll off a production [flow] line

по́ясная ли́ния ( кузова мобиля) — waistline

ли́ния проги́ба — deflection [bending] line

ли́ния прока́тки — rolling [mill] train

ли́ния промежу́точного перегре́ва, горя́чая тепл. — hot reheat line

ли́ния промежу́точного перегре́ва, холо́дная тепл. — cold reheat line

ли́ния промерза́ния стр. — frost line

ли́ния простира́ния горн. — strike line

пряма́я ли́ния — straight line

дви́гаться по прямы́м ли́ниям — move [travel] in straight lines

ли́ния прямо́й ви́димости — line-of-sight

пункти́рная ли́ния — dotted line

ли́ния пути́ — track line, course line (Примечание. на практике в английской литературе наблюдается смешение track с course.)

рабо́чая ли́ния проце́сса хим. — operating line

ли́ния ра́вного потенциа́ла — co-potential line

ли́ния равноде́нствия — equinoctial line

ли́ния ра́вных высо́т геод. — line of equal elevation

ли́ния ра́вных пе́ленгов самолё́та [ЛРПС] — line of bearings

получа́ть ли́нии ра́вных пе́ленгов самолё́та — develop lines of bearings

ли́ния ра́вных скоросте́й — isotach

радиопроводна́я ли́ния — combined radio and wire link

ли́ния радиосвя́зи — radio link, radio circuit

ли́ния радиосвя́зи, реле́йная — microwave line-of-signal, radio link

ли́ния радиосвя́зи, реле́йная бли́жняя — short-haul radio link

ли́ния радиосвя́зи, реле́йная да́льняя — long-haul radio link

радиотелеметри́ческая ли́ния — radio-telemetry link

ли́ния радиотелефо́нной свя́зи — radiotelephone circuit

ли́ния развё́ртки рлк., тлв. — beam trace, sweep-trace, scan(ning) trace

ли́ния разде́ла — boundary (line)

разме́рная ли́ния ( на чертеже) — dimension line

ли́ния разре́за ( на чертеже) — cutting line

разрешё́нная ли́ния

1. resolved peak

2. permissible [allowed] line

ли́ния разъё́ма моде́ли литейн. — parting [joint] line of a pattern

ли́ния разъё́ма фо́рмы литейн. — parting [joint] line of a mould

ли́ния разъё́ма шта́мпа — die [flash] line

распада́ющаяся ли́ния мат. — decomposed line

ли́ния распростране́ния — line of propagation

расто́почная ли́ния тепл. — start-up line

ли́ния расшире́ния — expansion line

реги́стровая ли́ния свз. — sender link

ли́ния регре́ссии — regression line, line of regression

ли́ния ре́зания горн. — cutting line, cutting horizon

резона́нсная ли́ния — resonance line

ре́перная ли́ния — datum line

ли́ния рециркуля́ции тепл. — recirculation line

ли́ния сбро́са горн. — fault line

ли́ния сверхрешё́тки крист. — superlattice line

сверхструкту́рная ли́ния — superstructure line

ли́ния свя́зи — communication line, communication link

демонти́ровать ли́нию свя́зи — dismantle a (communication) line

освобожда́ть ли́нию свя́зи ( об абоненте) — get off [clear] the (communication) line

передава́ть ли́нию свя́зи в эксплуата́цию — open a [the] (communication) line [circuit] for traffic

посыла́ть (сигна́л) в ли́нию свя́зи — transmit to a (communication) line

ли́ния свя́зи испо́льзуется для, напр. телефони́и — the (communication) line carries, e. g., telephony

уплотня́ть ли́нию свя́зи — use a (communication) line for multichannel operation

уплотня́ть ли́нию свя́зи, напр. 10 кана́лами — multiplex [derive], e. g., 10 channels on a (communication) line

уплотня́ть ли́нию свя́зи с вре́менным разделе́нием сигна́лов — time-multiplex a (communication) line, use a line for time-division multiplex

уплотня́ть ли́нию свя́зи с часто́тным разделе́нием сигна́лов — frequency-multiplex a (communication) line, use a line for frequency-division multiplex

уплотня́ть ли́нию свя́зи фанто́мной це́лью — phantom a (communication) line, set up [derive] a phantom circuit on a (communication) line

ли́ния свя́зи, возду́шная — aerial line

ли́ния связи́, двухпроводна́я — two-wire line, two-wire circuit

ли́ния свя́зи, двухце́пная — double-circuit line

ли́ния свя́зи, ка́бельная — cable line

ли́ния свя́зи, комбини́рованная — composite communication link

ли́ния свя́зи, ме́стная — local circuit

ли́ния свя́зи, объединя́ющая тлф., телегр. — concentration line

ли́ния свя́зи, однопроводна́я — single-wire circuit, single-wire line

ли́ния свя́зи, одноцепна́я — single-circuit line

ли́ния свя́зи, отходя́щая — offgoing line

ли́ния свя́зи, при́городная тлф., телегр. — suburban line, short-haul toll circuit

ли́ния свя́зи, пупинизи́рованная — coil-loaded line

ли́ния свя́зи, радиореле́йная — microwave relay [radio-relay] link

ли́ния свя́зи, ретрансляцио́нная — relay link

ли́ния свя́зи, служе́бная — order circuit, engineers order wire

ли́ния свя́зи, спа́ренная — two-party line

ли́ния свя́зи, спу́тниковая — satellite communication link

ли́ния свя́зи, столбова́я — pole line

ли́ния свя́зи, тропосфе́рная — troposcatter [tropospheric-scatter] link

ли́ния свя́зи, уплотнё́нная — multiplexed [multichannel] line

ли́ния сгора́ния — combustion [ignition] line

секу́щая ли́ния — secant

ли́ния се́тки координа́т — grid line

ли́ния сжа́тия — compression line

силова́я ли́ния — line of force, field line, line of field

силова́я, магни́тная ли́ния — magnetic line of force

ли́ния скачка́ уплотне́ния — shock line

ли́ния скольже́ния

1. glide line

2. метал. slip line

сливна́я ли́ния — drain line

слоева́я ли́ния крист. — layer line

сма́зочная ли́ния — lubrication line

ли́ния сме́ны дат — date line

ли́ния смеще́ния — displacement line

соедини́тельная ли́ния ( между коммутационными узлами) тлф. — брит. junction (route), (inter-exchange) junction circuit; амер. trunk

назнача́ть соедини́тельную ли́нию — allot a junction (route), assign a trunk

соедини́тельная, входя́щая ли́ния тлф. — incoming junction (route)

соедини́тельная, исходя́щая ли́ния тлф. — outgoing junction (route)

соедини́тельная, транзи́тная ли́ния тлф. — through-traffic junction (route), tandem [built-up] trunk

ли́ния сопротивле́ния, расчё́тная — calculated line of resistance

спектра́льная ли́ния — spectral [spectrum] line

выделя́ть спектра́льную, ли́нию — isolate a spectral line

спектра́льная ли́ния раздва́ивается — the spectral line splits

спектра́льные ли́нии сближа́ются — (the) spectral lines crowd together

спектра́льные ли́нии сгуща́ются — (the) spectral lines crowd together

спектра́льные ли́нии характеризу́ют [позволя́ют определя́ть] веще́ства — substances are identified by spectral lines

спектра́льная, враща́тельная ли́ния — rotational spectral line

спектра́льная, интенси́вная ли́ния — strong spectral line

спектра́льная, колеба́тельная ли́ния — vibrational spectral line

спектра́льная, ло́жная ли́ния — ghost spectral line

спектра́льная ли́ния поглоще́ния — absorption spectral line

спектра́льная, размы́тая ли́ния — diffuse spectral line

спектра́льная, рентге́новская ли́ния — X-ray spectral line

спектра́льная, сла́бая ли́ния — faint spectral line

спира́льная ли́ния — spiral (line), helix

ли́ния сплавле́ния — (weld-)fusion line

сплошна́я ли́ния ( на чертеже) — full [solid] line

спра́вочная ли́ния тлф. — information [inquiry] circuit

сре́дняя ли́ния валко́в прок. — roll parting line

сре́дняя ли́ния про́филя прок. — camber line

сре́дняя ли́ния трапе́ции — median of a trapezoid

ли́ния степене́й то́чности — line of precision

сто́ксова ли́ния ( спектра) — Stokes line

стрикцио́нная ли́ния — gorge [striction] line, line of striction

ли́ния сходи́мости — convergence line

ли́ния теку́чести — flow line

телеметри́ческая ли́ния — telemetry link

телефо́нная ли́ния — ( совокупность технических устройств) telephone line; ( в переносном значении) connection

занима́ть (телефо́нную) ли́нию — hold the connection

освободи́ть (телефо́нную) ли́нию — clear the line

прове́рить (телефо́нную) ли́нию на за́нятость — test a line for the engaged condition

(телефо́нная) ли́ния занята́ ( ответ оператора) — the line is busy [engaged]

теорети́ческая ли́ния мор. — moulded line

технологи́ческая ли́ния — production line

ли́ния то́ка

1. аргд. stream-line

визуализи́ровать [де́лать ви́димой] ли́нию то́ка — visualize the stream-line

2. ( векторного поля) line of flow

ли́ния то́ка, визуализи́рованная — traced stream-line

ли́ния то́ка в крити́ческой то́чке — stagnation stream-line

ли́ния то́ка, крити́ческая — stagnation stream-line

ли́ния то́ка, раздели́тельная — discriminating [dividing] stream-line

то́лстая ли́ния ( на чертеже) — heavy line

трансмиссио́нная ли́ния — transmission line, continuous line of shafting

ли́ния труб — run of pipes

ли́ния тя́ги — draft line

ли́ния уда́ра — line of impact

узлова́я ли́ния — nodal line

уравни́тельная ли́ния тепл. — equalizing line

ли́ния у́ровня мат. — contour [level] line, level curve

ли́ния факти́ческого пути́ ав. — брит. track made good, TMG; амер. track

фока́льная ли́ния — focal line

ли́ния фо́кусов аргд. — aerodynamic centre line

форва́куумная ли́ния — roughing-down line

ли́ния форм релье́фа геод. — form [landform] line

фраунго́феровы ли́нии — Fraunhofer-lines

характеристи́ческая ли́ния — characteristic line

ходова́я ли́ния геод., топ. — computation course, computation line, route

холоста́я ли́ния эл. — unloaded line

ли́ния хо́рды ав. — chord line

ли́ния це́нтров — line of centres, centre line

ли́ния це́нтров давле́ния — centre-of-pressure line

цепна́я ли́ния мат. — catenary, catenary curve, catenary line

ли́ния четырёхвалко́вых клете́й прок. — quarto train

чистова́я петлева́я ли́ния прок. — looping finishing train

ли́ния широты́ навиг. — line of latitude

ли́ния шри́фта — type line

ли́ния шри́фта, ве́рхняя — top line of type face

ли́ния шри́фта, ни́жняя — bottom line of type face

штрихпункти́рная ли́ния — dash-dot line

эквипотенциа́льная ли́ния — equipotential line

ли́ния электропереда́чи [ЛЭП] — (electric) power line

меня́ть ли́нию электропереда́чи — re-string a power line

наве́шивать ли́нию электропереда́чи — string a (power) line

осуществля́ть высокочасто́тную обрабо́тку ли́нии электропереда́чи — install carrier-frequency trapping and coupling equipment on a power line

ли́ния электропереда́чи (нахо́дится) под напряже́нием — the power line is hot [live]

ли́ния электропереда́чи, возду́шная — aerial power line

ли́ния электропереда́чи высо́кого напряже́ния — high-voltage power lire

ли́ния электропереда́чи, грозоупо́рная — lightning-resistant power line

ли́ния электропереда́чи, ка́бельная — cable power line

ли́ния электропереда́чи, подзе́мная — underground [buried] power line

этало́нная ли́ния — standard line

ли́ния этало́нной заде́ржки — standard delay line

Русско-английский политехнический словарь > линия
13 кольцевая сеть

1. ring

взрывная сеть — firing circuit

порт кольцевой сети — ring port

сеть с кольцевой топологией — ring network

сеть с ослабленной посадкой полотнища — string net

агентурная сеть, шпионская организация — espionage ring

2. ring network

тип сети — network type

узел сети — network node

сток в сети — network sink

общая сеть — shared network

сеть ЭВМ — computer network

3. ring-topology network

сторона сети — network side

узловая сеть — mesh network

дан в сети — data in network

связанный в сеть — networked

сервер сети — network server

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > кольцевая сеть

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Abstract data type — In computing, an abstract data type (ADT) is a specification of a set of data and the set of operations that can be performed on the data. Such a data type is abstract in the sense that it is independent of various concrete implementations. The… … Wikipedia
Decimal data type — Some programming languages provide a built in (primitive) or library decimal data type to represent non repeating decimal fractions like 0.3 and 1.17 without rounding, and to do arithmetic on them. Examples are the decimal.Decimal type of Python … Wikipedia
Opaque data type — In computer science, an opaque data type is a user defined data type used like built in data type. It is incompletely defined in an interface, so that ordinary client programs can only manipulate data of that type by calling procedures that have… … Wikipedia
Complex data type — Some programming languages provide a complex data type for complex number storage and arithmetic as a built in (primitive) data type. In some programming environments the term complex data type (in contrast to primitive data types) is a synonym… … Wikipedia
Composite data type — In computer science, a composite data type is any data type which can be constructed in a program using its programming language s primitive data types and other composite types. The act of constructing a composite type is known as composition.… … Wikipedia
Data domain — For other uses, see Data domain (disambiguation). In data management and database analysis, a data domain refers to all the unique values which a data element may contain. The rule for determining the domain boundary may be as simple as a data… … Wikipedia
Type system — Type systems Type safety Inferred vs. Manifest Dynamic vs. Static Strong vs. Weak Nominal vs. Structural Dependent typing Duck typing Latent typing Linear typing Uniqueness typing … Wikipedia
Data profiling — is the process of examining the data available in an existing data source (e.g. a database or a file) and collecting statistics and information about that data. The purpose of these statistics may be to: Find out whether existing data can easily… … Wikipedia

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