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1 autosuficiencia
f.1 self-sufficiency.2 self-help.* * *1 self-sufficiency* * *SF1) (Econ) self-sufficiency2) pey (=petulancia) smugness* * *a) (Econ) self-sufficiencyb) ( presunción) smugness* * *= self-reliance, self-sufficiency.Ex. Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.Ex. However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network.----* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* * *a) (Econ) self-sufficiencyb) ( presunción) smugness* * *= self-reliance, self-sufficiency.Ex: Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.
Ex: However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network.* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* * *1 ( Econ) self-sufficiency2 (presunción) smugness* * *
autosuficiencia sustantivo femenino
self-sufficiency
autosuficiencia sustantivo femenino
1 (independencia) self-sufficiency
2 (soberbia, orgullo) haughtiness, pride
' autosuficiencia' also found in these entries:
English:
self-sufficiency
- self
* * *1. [orgullo, soberbia] smugness2. [económica] self-sufficiency* * *f self-sufficiency; desp smugness* * *: self-sufficiency♦ autosuficiente adj -
2 autoabastecimiento
m.self-sufficiency.* * ** * *masculino self-sufficiency* * *masculino self-sufficiency* * *self-sufficiencyautoabastecimiento de petróleo self-sufficiency in oil* * *self-sufficiency;el autoabastecimiento energético energy self-sufficiency* * *m self-sufficiency -
3 suficiencia
f.1 proficiency.2 suitability.3 smugness, self-importance.4 sufficiency, adequacy.5 competence.* * *1 (capacidad) capacity2 (engreimiento) arrogance, smugness3 (conveniencia) suitability, competence* * *SF1) (=cabida) sufficiencycon suficiencia — sufficiently, adequately
una suficiencia de... — enough...
2) (=competencia) competencedemostrar su suficiencia — to prove one's competence, show one's capabilities
3) (Escol) proficiency* * *a) ( aptitud) aptitudeb) ( presunción) self-satisfaction, smugnesssonrió con suficiencia — she smiled smugly o complacently
* * *= sufficiency.Ex. One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.----* autosuficiencia = self-reliance, self-sufficiency.* * *a) ( aptitud) aptitudeb) ( presunción) self-satisfaction, smugnesssonrió con suficiencia — she smiled smugly o complacently
* * *= sufficiency.Ex: One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.
* autosuficiencia = self-reliance, self-sufficiency.* * *1 (aptitud) aptitudeprueba de suficiencia aptitude test2 (presunción) self-satisfaction, smugnesssonrió con suficiencia she smiled smugly o complacentlyaire de suficiencia air of self-satisfaction* * *
suficiencia sustantivo femenino
suficiencia sustantivo femenino
1 (presunción) arrogance, smugness, complacency
2 Educ aptitude
prueba de suficiencia, proficiency, aptitude test
' suficiencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
para
English:
smirk
- self
- smug
* * *suficiencia nf1. [capacidad] proficiency2. [idoneidad] suitability;[de medidas, esfuerzos] adequacy3. [presunción] smugness, self-importance;me miró con un aire de suficiencia he looked at me smugly* * *f ability, aptitude; figsmugness;aire de suficiencia smug air* * *suficiencia nf1) : adequacy, sufficiency2) : competence, fitness3) : smugness, self-satisfaction -
4 autarquía
f.autarchy, autarky, self-sufficiency, national self-efficiency.* * *1 (autocracia) autarchy————————1 (autosuficiencia) autarky.* * *SF1) (Pol) autarchy frm, self-government2) (Econ) autarky frm, national self-sufficiency* * *femenino autarky* * *femenino autarky* * *1 (autosuficiencia) self-sufficiency, autarky2 (autocracia) autocracy, autarchy* * *autarquía nf1. [económica] autarky, self-sufficiency2. [política] autarchy* * *f self-sufficiency -
5 alimento
m.food.alimentos grasos fatty foodsla lectura es un alimento para el espíritu reading improves your mindpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alimentar.* * *1 (comida) food2 (valor nutritivo) nutritional value, nourishment3 figurado fuel* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=comida) food2) (=apoyo) encouragement, support; (=incentivo) incentive; [de pasión] fuel* * *1) (frml) ( comida) food2) ( valor nutritivo)* * *= nourishment, sustenance.Ex. He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.Ex. The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.----* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.* alimento fresco = fresh food.* alimento graso = fatty food.* alimento natural = natural food.* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.* alimentos crudos = raw food.* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.* alimentos naturales = health food.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.* alimentos procesados = processed food.* alimentos refinados = refined food.* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.* alimentos sólidos = solid food.* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.* conservar alimentos = cure + food.* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.* curar alimentos = cure + food.* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.* fuente de alimentos = food supply.* industria de los alimentos = food industry.* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.* producción de alimentos = food production.* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.* suministro de alimentos = food supply.* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.* * *1) (frml) ( comida) food2) ( valor nutritivo)* * *= nourishment, sustenance.Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.
Ex: The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.* alimento fresco = fresh food.* alimento graso = fatty food.* alimento natural = natural food.* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.* alimentos crudos = raw food.* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.* alimentos naturales = health food.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.* alimentos procesados = processed food.* alimentos refinados = refined food.* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.* alimentos sólidos = solid food.* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.* conservar alimentos = cure + food.* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.* curar alimentos = cure + food.* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.* fuente de alimentos = food supply.* industria de los alimentos = food industry.* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.* producción de alimentos = food production.* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.* suministro de alimentos = food supply.* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.* * *lleva varios días sin tomar or ingerir alimentos she hasn't eaten anything o ( frml) taken any food for several dayses delicioso, pero como alimento es pobre it's delicious, but it has little nutritional valuela leche es un alimento completo milk is a complete foodalimentos para diabéticos diabetic foodsCompuestos:( AmL) junk foodwholefoodhealth foodB(valor nutritivo): es un plato de mucho alimento it's a very nutritious dishestos refrescos no tienen alimento ninguno these soft drinks have no nutritional value* * *
Del verbo alimentar: ( conjugate alimentar)
alimento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
alimentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
alimentar
alimento
alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
‹ ego› to boost
3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentose con or de algo to live on sth
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (frml) ( comida) food, nourishment;
alimentos naturales health food;
2 ( valor nutritivo):
de mucho alimento very nutritious
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (comida) food
2 (valor alimenticio) nutritional value
' alimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaramelada
- acaramelado
- baño
- carne
- carné
- cocerse
- comida
- conservación
- contaminar
- dosificar
- estropearse
- indigesta
- indigesto
- pan
- pasarse
- pasto
- rancia
- rancio
- repetir
- reposar
- reposo
- resto
- rica
- rico
- saborear
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sonda
- sustento
- tajada
- yantar
- abombado
- adulterar
- alterar
- astringente
- básico
- demasía
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- energético
- enfriar
- enriquecer
- fecha
- fritanga
- malo
- nutritivo
- óptimo
- precio
English:
best
- crisps
- fattening
- potato chips
- slimming
- staple
- swallow
- feed
- food
- junk food
- nourishment
- sustenance
* * *alimento nm1. [comestible] foodalimentos básicos basic foodstuffs;alimentos infantiles baby foods;alimentos transgénicos GM foodsel desempleo es un alimento para la delincuencia unemployment fuels crime* * *m1 ( comida) food2:tiene poco alimento it has little nutritional value* * *alimento nm: food, nourishment* * *alimento n food -
6 austeridad económica
(n.) = financial stringency, fiscal austerity, fiscal constraintsEx. However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network.Ex. In these times of fiscal austerity there is growing pressure for academic institutions to show positive results.Ex. Fiscal constraints looming large on the horizon for most libraries.* * *(n.) = financial stringency, fiscal austerity, fiscal constraintsEx: However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network.
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7 dar las cosas masticadas
(v.) = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed]Ex. However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.Ex. The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.* * *(v.) = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed]Ex: However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.
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8 equipo solar
(n.) = solar equipmentEx. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.* * *(n.) = solar equipmentEx: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.
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9 estudio de usuarios
(n.) = user study, marketing audit, user surveyEx. This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.Ex. Kotler defines the marketing audit as a 'comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of the library's total environment, objectives, strategies, activities, and resources in order to determine problem areas and opportunities and to recommend a plan of action'.Ex. One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.* * *(n.) = user study, marketing audit, user surveyEx: This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.
Ex: Kotler defines the marketing audit as a 'comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of the library's total environment, objectives, strategies, activities, and resources in order to determine problem areas and opportunities and to recommend a plan of action'.Ex: One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services. -
10 formación de usuarios
(n.) = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader educationEx. This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex. There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.Ex. Various recommendations are made for the improvement of the programmes, including the introduction of a course in library user education in the universities which will be taken by all first year students.Ex. Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction.Ex. It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.Ex. This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training.Ex. And as has often been pointed out, the increased provision of user instruction has tended to strengthen rather than dispel the myth of reader self-sufficiency.Ex. The project will measure the need for user training in the use of electronic journals.Ex. It has been found that the larger the library, the greater the tendency for both formal and informal patron instruction to occur = Se ha descubierto que mientras más grande es la biblioteca, mayor es la tendencia a que se ofrezcan cursos de formación de usuarios tanto formal como informal.Ex. The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years.* * *(n.) = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader educationEx: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.Ex: Various recommendations are made for the improvement of the programmes, including the introduction of a course in library user education in the universities which will be taken by all first year students.Ex: Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction.Ex: It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.Ex: This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training.Ex: And as has often been pointed out, the increased provision of user instruction has tended to strengthen rather than dispel the myth of reader self-sufficiency.Ex: The project will measure the need for user training in the use of electronic journals.Ex: It has been found that the larger the library, the greater the tendency for both formal and informal patron instruction to occur = Se ha descubierto que mientras más grande es la biblioteca, mayor es la tendencia a que se ofrezcan cursos de formación de usuarios tanto formal como informal.Ex: The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years. -
11 independencia
f.1 independence.con independencia de irrespective o regardless of2 self-sufficiency.* * *1 independence\con independencia de independently of* * *noun f.* * *SF independence* * *femenino independencecon independencia de... — independently of...
* * *= independence, governance, empowerment, self-reliance, self-direction, self-independence.Ex. This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.Ex. Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.Ex. The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.Ex. Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.Ex. The opposing view is that the nature of adult learning presuppoes free choice, self-direction, and internal motivation.Ex. The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.----* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* Guerra de la Independencia = War of Independence.* independencia económica = economic emancipation.* independencia nacional = national freedom, national independence.* obtener la independencia = gain + independence.* posterior a la independencia = post-independence.* * *femenino independencecon independencia de... — independently of...
* * *= independence, governance, empowerment, self-reliance, self-direction, self-independence.Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.
Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.Ex: Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.Ex: The opposing view is that the nature of adult learning presuppoes free choice, self-direction, and internal motivation.Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* Guerra de la Independencia = War of Independence.* independencia económica = economic emancipation.* independencia nacional = national freedom, national independence.* obtener la independencia = gain + independence.* posterior a la independencia = post-independence.* * *independencequiere conservar su independencia she wants to retain her independencecon independencia de lo que se pueda decidir posteriormente independently of what may be decided subsequently* * *
independencia sustantivo femenino
independence
independencia sustantivo femenino independence
' independencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
autosuficiencia
- saludar
- tributo
- vida
- autonomía
- declarar
- económico
English:
independence
- irrespective
- self-sufficiency
- self
* * *independence;con independencia de irrespective o regardless of;el ser soltero le da mucha independencia being single allows him to be very independent* * *f independence;con independencia de independently of* * *: independence* * *independencia n independence -
12 límite
m.1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.2 breaking point.3 limit, cap.4 ora, edge.* * *1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary2 (frontera) boundary\sin límites boundlesstodo tiene un límite there's a limit to everythinglímite de velocidad speed limit* * *noun m.1) limit2) border, boundary* * *1. SM1) [gen] limitpodrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit
eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit
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como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday•
poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participantsnos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend
pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos
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sin límites — limitless•
no tener límites — to know no boundslímite de crédito — (Com) credit limit
2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, borderlímite forestal — tree line, timber line
3) (Inform)4) (=final) end2.ADJ INV extreme, maximum* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundarylos límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the propertyB1 (cifra máxima) limitel límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limitel límite de velocidad the speed limitno puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limitpusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls2 (tope, extremo) limitmi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patiencesu generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o boundsbondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodnessla situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenableno te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limitsCompuestos:credit limitspending limitweight limittolerance levelC ( como adj inv):tiempo límite time limitsituación límite extreme situationes un caso límite it's a borderline casefecha límite final date, deadline, closing date* * *
Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)
limité es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
limite es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;
me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed
* * *límite nm1. [tope] limit;al límite at the limit;dentro de un límite within limits;tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;no hay límite de edad there's no age limitFin límite de crédito credit limit;límite de velocidad speed limit2. [confín] boundary;el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property3. Mat limit4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June* * *I m1 limit;sin límites limitlessII adj:situación límite extreme situation;caso límite borderline case* * *límite nm1) : boundary, border2) : limitel límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patiencelímite de velocidad: speed limit3)fecha límite : deadline* * *límite n1. (punto máximo) limit -
13 malacostumbrar
1 (malcriar) to spoil2 (viciar) to get into bad habits* * *VTmalacostumbrar a algn — [gen] to get sb into bad habits; (=consentir) to spoil sb
* * *1.verbo transitivo to spoil2.malacostumbrarsev pron to become spoilt* * *= spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].Ex. However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.Ex. The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.* * *1.verbo transitivo to spoil2.malacostumbrarsev pron to become spoilt* * *= spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].Ex: However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.
Ex: The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.* * *malacostumbrar [A1 ]vtto spoilto become spoilt* * *
malacostumbrar ( conjugate malacostumbrar) verbo transitivo
to spoil
malacostumbrarse verbo pronominal
to become spoilt
* * *♦ vtto spoil♦ See also the pronominal verb malacostumbrarse* * *: to spoil -
14 red de préstamo interbibliotecario
(n.) = interlibrary loan networkEx. However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network.* * *(n.) = interlibrary loan networkEx: However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network.
Spanish-English dictionary > red de préstamo interbibliotecario
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15 sustento
m.1 sustenance, bread and butter, livelihood, living.2 support.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sustentar.* * *1 (alimento) sustenance, food2 (apoyo) support\ganarse el sustento to earn one's living* * *noun m.1) sustenance2) livelihood* * *SM1) (=apoyo) support2) [para vivir] (=alimento) sustenance; (=manutención) maintenanceganarse el sustento — to earn one's living, earn a livelihood
* * *a) ( apoyo) means of supportganarse el sustento — (liter) to earn one's living, to support oneself
b) ( alimento) sustenance* * *= lifeline, livelihood, nourishment, sustenance, subsistence, backup [back-up].Ex. The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.Ex. Reference librarianship is 'as much a passion as a livelihood, less a profession than a privilege'.Ex. He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.Ex. The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.Ex. OCLC is self-supporting and does not require subsistence from outside funding.Ex. The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.* * *a) ( apoyo) means of supportganarse el sustento — (liter) to earn one's living, to support oneself
b) ( alimento) sustenance* * *= lifeline, livelihood, nourishment, sustenance, subsistence, backup [back-up].Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
Ex: Reference librarianship is 'as much a passion as a livelihood, less a profession than a privilege'.Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.Ex: The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.Ex: OCLC is self-supporting and does not require subsistence from outside funding.Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.* * *1 (apoyo) means of supportesa pequeña pensión es su único sustento that small pension is her only means of supportganarse el sustento ( liter); to earn one's living, to support oneself2 (alimento) sustenancelas bayas fueron su único sustento berries were his only (form of) sustenance* * *
Del verbo sustentar: ( conjugate sustentar)
sustento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
sustentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
sustentar
sustento
sustentar ( conjugate sustentar) verbo transitivo
sustento sustantivo masculino
sustentar verbo transitivo
1 (mantener) to support, maintain: gana lo suficiente para sustentar a la familia, she earns enough to support her family
2 (una opinión, una teoría) to uphold, maintain
3 (sujetar, soportar un peso) to support, hold up
sustento m (alimento) sustenance
ganarse el sustento, to earn one's living
' sustento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ganarse
- mantenimiento
- pan
English:
bread
- keep
- livelihood
- supportiveness
- sustenance
* * *sustento nm1. [alimento] sustenance;[mantenimiento] livelihood;ganarse el sustento to earn one's living2. [apoyo] support;su teoría carece de sustento her theory has no foundation* * *m means of support* * *sustento nm1) : means of support, livelihood2) : sustenance, food -
16 tope
adj.1 top, maximum.fecha tope deadline2 fab(informal) (great). (peninsular Spanish)adv.mega, really (informal) (muy).m.1 block (pieza).2 buffer (fail).3 limit.4 speed bump(for speed). (Mexican Spanish)pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: topar.* * *1 (límite) limit, end2 TÉCNICA stop, check3 (de ferrocarril) buffer, bumping post, bumper4 MARÍTIMO masthead► adjetivo1 figurado top, maximum■ ¡tope! smashing!2 argot (fantástico) fab, super► adverbio1 argot really, absolutely\a tope argot (al límite) flat out 2 (lleno) jam-packed, chock-a-block 3 (estupendo) terrific 4 (música) full blastestar hasta los topes figurado to be full upllegar al tope figurado to reach one's limitprecio tope top pricetope de puerta doorstop* * *noun m.1) limit, end2) stop* * *I1.ADJ INV (=máximo) maximum, topfecha tope — closing date, deadline
2. SM1) (=límite) limitestar a tope o hasta el tope o hasta los topes * —
voy a estar a tope de trabajo — I'm going to be up to my eyes o neck in work *
- vivir a tope2) (Náut) [del mastelero] masthead; (=vigía) lookout3.ADV Esp** (=muy) IISM1) (=golpe) [gen] bump, knock; [con la cabeza] butt2) (=riña) quarrel; (=pelea) scuffle3) (=objeto) stop, check; [de tren] buffer; [de coche] bumper, fender (EEUU); [de puerta] doorstop, wedge; [de revólver] catch; Méx [en una carretera] speed bump o hump4) (=dificultad) snag, problemahí está el tope — that's the problem, that's just the trouble
5) ** (=robo) burglary* * *1)a) ( límite) limithasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim; tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was full to bursting; el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed; estoy hasta el tope de trabajo — I'm snowed under with work
b)c) (como adj inv) <edad/precio> maximum (before n)2)a) ( para las puertas) doorstop; (en trenes, estaciones) bufferb) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump3) (Andes) ( cima) top4)a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bumpb) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo)* * *= ceiling.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.* estar a tope = overstretch.* funcionando a tope = overstretched.* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* lleno a tope = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* lleno hasta los topes = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* tope ficticio = glass ceiling.* * *1)a) ( límite) limithasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim; tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was full to bursting; el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed; estoy hasta el tope de trabajo — I'm snowed under with work
b)c) (como adj inv) <edad/precio> maximum (before n)2)a) ( para las puertas) doorstop; (en trenes, estaciones) bufferb) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump3) (Andes) ( cima) top4)a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bumpb) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo)* * *= ceiling.Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.
* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.* estar a tope = overstretch.* funcionando a tope = overstretched.* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* lleno a tope = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* lleno hasta los topes = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* tope ficticio = glass ceiling.* * *A1 (límite) limitestoy llegando al tope de mi paciencia my patience is running out, I'm reaching the limit of my patiencesu caradura no tiene tope the nerve she has is unbelievablehan establecido un tope máximo a ceiling o an upper limit has been sethasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brimtenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was stuffed full o was full to burstingel estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packedestoy hasta el tope de trabajo I'm up to the eyes o my eyes in work, I'm snowed under with workno podemos aceptar más pedidos, estamos hasta los topes we can't accept any more orders, we're snowed under2giró el volante a tope she turned the steering wheel as far as it would goel club estaba a tope the club was packed out ( colloq)lo pasamos a tope ( fam); we had a fantastic timeel personal trabaja a tope the staff are working to capacity o ( colloq) flat out3 ( como adj inv):la edad tope para este trabajo the maximum age for this jobel precio tope the top o maximum pricefecha tope deadlineB1 (para las puertas) doorstop2 (en trenes) buffer; (en las estaciones) bufferC ( Col) (de una montaña) topD1 ( Col) (golpe, choque) bumple di un tope al carro I had a bump o a shunt in the carse dieron un tope en el pasillo they ran o bumped into each other in the corridorlos ciervos se estaban dando topes the stags were butting each other2* * *
Del verbo topar: ( conjugate topar)
topé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
tope es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
topar
tope
tope sustantivo masculino
1
2
(Ferr) bufferb) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump
3 (Andes) ( cima) top
4
b) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo):
tope sustantivo masculino
1 (límite, extremo) limit
fecha tope, deadline
2 (pieza: en las puertas) doorstop
(: para el tren) buffer
♦ Locuciones: fig (lleno a rebosar) estar a tope o hasta los topes, to be full to bursting
(un estadio, el autobús, etc) to be packed (out), to be jam-packed
fam (al límite) a tope: estaba trabajando a tope, he was working very hard
viven a tope, they live life to the full
' tope' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
límite
- máxima
- máximo
- toparse
- fecha
English:
buffer
- bump into
- ceiling
- closing date
- deadline
- door stop
- door stopper
- full
- live
- seam
- time limit
- top up
- cap
- closing
- dead
- road
- solid
- speed
- top
* * *♦ nm1. [límite máximo] limit;[de plazo] deadline;pusieron como tope diez por persona each person was allowed no more than ten;un tope máximo de 20 millones a maximum of 20 million;Fama tope [de velocidad, intensidad] flat out;[lleno] packed;abrir el grifo a tope to turn the tap on full;la calefacción estaba a tope the heating was on full blast;estoy a tope de trabajo I'm up to my neck in work;disfrutar a tope to have a whale of a time;estar hasta los topes to be bursting at the seams2. Ferroc buffer4. [pieza] block;[para puerta] doorstop♦ adj inv1. [máximo] [sueldo, velocidad] top, maximum;[edad] maximum;fecha tope deadline♦ advEsp Fam [muy] mega, really;un bar tope enrollado a megacool bar* * *m1 limit;edad tope upper age limit;estar hasta los topes fam be bursting at the seams fam ;pasarlo a tope fam have a great time2 pieza stop* * *tope nm1) : limit, endhasta el tope: to the limit, to the brim2) : stop, check, buffertope de puerta: doorstop3) : bump, collision* * *tope1 adv really / absolutelytope2 n stop -
17 umbral
adj.of the threshold.m.1 threshold.2 threshold.el umbral de la pobreza the poverty line3 doorstep.4 limen.* * *1 threshold2 figurado threshold, outset\en el umbral de la muerte at death's door* * *noun m.doorstep, threshold* * *SM1) [de entrada] thresholdpasar o traspasar el umbral de algn — to set foot in sb's house
2) (=comienzo)estar en los umbrales de algo — to be on the threshold o verge of sth
eso está en los umbrales de lo imposible — that borders o verges on the impossible
3) (Com)* * *a) ( de puerta) thresholdb) (borde, frontera) tben el umbral or los umbrales de la muerte — at death's door
en el umbral or los umbrales de la locura — on the verge of madness
c) (Econ, Fin) threshold* * *= threshold, ceiling.Ex. But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* en el umbral de = on the threshold of.* pisar el umbral = cross + the threshold of.* umbral de la puerta = doorstep.* umbral de referencia conjunta = cocitation threshold.* umbral de rentabilidad = break-even, break-even point.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *a) ( de puerta) thresholdb) (borde, frontera) tben el umbral or los umbrales de la muerte — at death's door
en el umbral or los umbrales de la locura — on the verge of madness
c) (Econ, Fin) threshold* * *= threshold, ceiling.Ex: But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.
Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.* en el umbral de = on the threshold of.* pisar el umbral = cross + the threshold of.* umbral de la puerta = doorstep.* umbral de referencia conjunta = cocitation threshold.* umbral de rentabilidad = break-even, break-even point.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *1 (de una puerta) threshold2 (borde, frontera) tbumbrales thresholden el umbralor los umbrales de la muerte at death's dooren el umbral del nuevo siglo on the threshold of the new centuryen el umbralor los umbrales de la locura on the verge of madnessen los umbrales de la civilización at the dawn of civilizationCompuestos:pain threshold( Fin) break-even point* * *
umbral sustantivo masculino
b) (borde, frontera) tb
en los umbrales de la muerte at death's door;
en los umbrales de la civilización at the dawn of civilization
umbral sustantivo masculino
1 (de una puerta) threshold
2 fig (inicio, despertar) beginning: estamos en el umbral de una nueva era, we are at the dawn of a new age
(límite, borde) threshold
en el umbral de una guerra civil, on the verge of a civil war
3 Psic Med Fin threshold
' umbral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
misma
- mismo
- trasponer
- franquear
English:
doorstep
- threshold
- door
* * *umbral nm1. [de puerta] threshold;pisar el umbral to cross the threshold2. [principio] threshold;estamos en los umbrales de una nueva era we are on the threshold of a new era3. [nivel básico] threshold;llegar al umbral del pleno empleo to reach the threshold of full employmentumbral de audición hearing threshold;umbral del dolor pain barrier;umbral de la pobreza poverty line;Fin umbral de rentabilidad break-even point;umbral de sensibilidad sensitivity threshold* * *m figthreshold;en el umbral de on the threshold of* * *umbral nm: threshold, doorstep -
18 cantidad
adv.really (informal). (peninsular Spanish)me gusta cantidad I really like it a lotcorrimos cantidad we did a lot of runningf.1 quantity, amount (medida).¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?2 abundance, large number (abundancia).en cantidad in abundance3 number (number).sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together4 sum (of money) (suma de dinero).* * *1 (gen) quantity; (de dinero) amount, sum► adverbio1 familiar a lot\cantidad de familiar lots of, loads ofen cantidad familiar tons, loadscantidades industriales familiar tons, loads* * *noun f.1) quantity, amount2) sum* * *1. SF1) (=medida) amount, quantityhay que poner la misma cantidad de azúcar que de harina — you have to add the same amount o quantity of sugar as of flour
en cantidad: hemos recibido mercancía en cantidad — we have received huge amounts o quantities of stock
bebo café en cantidades industriales — I drink coffee by the bucketful o by the gallon
cantidad de movimiento — (Fís) momentum
2) [de personas, animales, cosas] number¿has visto la cantidad de discos que tienes? — do you realize just how many records you've got?
3) * (=gran cantidad)a)cantidad de — loads of *
b) LAmcualquier cantidad — * loads *
-¿había mucha gente? -¡cualquier cantidad! — "were there many people?" - "loads!" *
4) [de dinero] sum, amountpor una pequeña cantidad se lo enviamos a su domicilio — for a small sum o amount we'll deliver it to your house
pagaron cantidades millonarias por los derechos de la película — they paid millions for the film rights
5) [de sílaba] quantity2.ADV esp Esp**CANTIDAD Cantidad, como sustantivo, se puede traducir al inglés por amount, number, sum, quantity y figure. ► Cuando cantidad expresa cuánto tenemos, necesitamos u obtenemos de algo se traduce por amount, palabra que se usa en el contexto de nombres incontables: Le preocupaba la cantidad de trabajo que tenía que hacer He was worried about the amount of work he had to do NOTA: Se puede decir a large amount y a small amount, pero es incorrecto decir a big amount o a little amount. ► Cuando hablamos de una cantidad de personas, animales o cosas, (nombres en plural), cantidad se traduce por number. Con la expresión the number of el verbo va en singular y con a number of en plural: En los últimos 30 años la cantidad de consumidores de electricidad ha aumentado en un 50 por ciento In the last 30 years, the number of electricity consumers has risen by 50 per cent Me esperaban una gran cantidad de recibos sin pagar A large number of bills were waiting for me NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que con number también podemos utilizar large y small, pero no big ni little. ► Hablando de dinero, cantidad se traduce por sum. Puede aparecer con large, small o huge: Los fabricantes gastan enormes cantidades de dinero en anunciar sus productos Manufacturers spend huge sums of money on advertising their products ► Una cantidad que se puede medir o contar se puede traducir por quantity. Puede ir acompañado de large o small: Quiero un kilo de patatas y la misma cantidad de manzanas I'd like a kilo of potatoes and the same quantity of apples Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small quantity Amount también es posible en el contexto de sustancias incontables: Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small amount ► Una cantidad específica, expresada numéricamente, se traduce por figure, que puede aparecer con los adjetivos high y low: Al final se decidieron por una cantidad de veinte mil libras Finally, they decided on a figure of twenty thousand pounds Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradame gustas cantidad — I like you a lot, I think you're really cool **
* * *IIIsabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything
a) ( volumen) quantityb) ( suma de dinero) sum, amountc) (número, volumen impresionante)no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was
tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)
tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)
cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
* * *= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.Ex. The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.Ex. Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.Ex. Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.----* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].* cantidad global = lump sum.* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.* comprar en cantidad = stock up.* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.* en cantidad = bulk.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.* poca cantidad = trickle.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.* * *IIIsabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything
a) ( volumen) quantityb) ( suma de dinero) sum, amountc) (número, volumen impresionante)no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was
tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)
tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)
cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
* * *= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.Ex: Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].* cantidad global = lump sum.* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.* comprar en cantidad = stock up.* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.* en cantidad = bulk.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.* poca cantidad = trickle.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.* * *( fam):este suéter abriga cantidad this sweater is really warmme gustó el libro cantidad I really liked the book, I liked the book a lotcomimos cantidad we ate tons o loads ( colloq)A1 (volumen) quantityno ha calculado la cantidad de agua que se necesita he has not calculated how much water is needed, he has not calculated the quantity o amount of water that is needed2 (suma de dinero) sum, amountcantidad a abonar amount due3(número, volumen impresionante): había una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante there were an incredible number of mosquitoesno te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente que había you wouldn't believe how many people there weremira la cantidad de comida que hay look how much food there is, look at the amount of food there istiene amigos en cantidad she has lots o loads of friends ( colloq)compra chocolate en cantidades industriales ( fam); he buys loads of o massive quantities of o huge quantities of chocolate ( colloq)¿tenemos más folletos? — cantidad or cantidades ( fam); have we any more leaflets? — loads o tons ( colloq)B (de un sonido) length* * *
cantidad sustantivo femenino
d) ( volumen impresionante):
¡qué cantidad de gente/de comida había! there were so many people/there was so much food!;
tenemos cantidad or cantidades (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq);
cualquier cantidad de (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
cantidad
I sustantivo femenino
1 quantity
2 familiar (número o porción grande) lots of: tienes cantidad de libros, you have got thousands of books
3 (suma de dinero) amount, sum: puede fraccionar la cantidad a pagar, you can divide the payment
4 (cifra) figure
II adverbio familiar a lot: me duele la cabeza cantidad, my head aches terribly
♦ Locuciones: en cantidad, a lot
familiar cantidades industriales, loads, tons
' cantidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- alcanzar
- algo
- andar
- aproximada
- aproximado
- aumentar
- bárbara
- barbaridad
- bárbaro
- bestialidad
- burrada
- carga
- cien
- ciento
- colateral
- consignar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- diluvio
- disconforme
- disparate
- elevarse
- ser
- estimable
- exacta
- exacto
- exageración
- exagerada
- exagerado
- existente
- exorbitante
- fuerte
- gasto
- grande
- hasta
- importante
- indemnización
- inferior
- juntar
- kilo
- lágrima
- manta
- mar
- masa
- media
- menos
- miseria
English:
adequate
- allocation
- amount
- appreciable
- assess
- assessment
- awful
- bare
- by
- check
- commensurate
- dash
- decline
- double
- even
- fair
- fall off
- few
- flow
- generous
- gob
- growing
- host
- large
- less
- little
- measure
- measure out
- minus
- nominal
- number
- of
- pay in
- printing
- put away
- quantity
- rainfall
- readership
- respectable
- scoop
- sink
- small
- some
- sparingly
- sufficiency
- sum
- swell
- taste
- workload
- worth
* * *♦ nf1. [medida] quantity, amount;la cantidad de energía que se emite the amount of energy given off;¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?2. [abundancia] abundance, large number;Famhabía cantidad de colegas míos allí there were lots of my colleagues there;en cantidad in abundance;Famprepararon comida en cantidades industriales they made food in industrial quantities3. [número] number;sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together4. [suma de dinero] sum (of money)♦ advEsp Fam really;me gusta cantidad I really like it a lot;corrimos cantidad we did a lot of running;me duele cantidad it really hurts* * *I f quantity, amount;había cantidad de there was (pl were) a lot of;en cantidad in large amounts;tenemos seda en cantidad we have lots of o plenty of silkII adv:es cantidad de barato it’s really cheap;nos divertimos cantidad we had a really great time* * *ese carro me costó cantidad: that car cost me plentycantidad nf1) : quantity2) : sum, amount (of money)había cantidad de niños en el parque: there were tons of kids in the park* * *cantidad1 adv a lotcantidad2 n2. (número) number3. (de dinero) sum / amountcantidad de lots / loads -
19 suficiente
adj.1 enough (bastante).no llevo (dinero) suficiente I don't have enough (money) on meno tienes la estatura suficiente you're not tall enough2 smug, full of oneself (presuntuoso).m.pass (note).* * *► adjetivo1 (bastante) sufficient, enough2 (apto) suitable3 figurado (engreído) smug, complacent* * *adj.enough, sufficient* * *1. ADJ1) (=bastante) enoughahora no llevo suficiente dinero (como) para pagarte — I don't have enough money on me at the moment to pay you
2) (=petulante) smug, self-satisfied2.SM (Escol) ≈ C, pass mark, passing grade (EEUU)* * *Ia) ( bastante) enoughhay pruebas suficientes para condenarlo — there is enough o sufficient evidence to convict him
b) < persona> self-satisfied, smugII* * *= sufficient, enough.Ex. In a special scheme it is sufficient to identify the main subjects for the subject or application to be covered.Ex. Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.----* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con suficientes existencias = properly stocked.* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].* no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.* ser prueba suficiente = be proof enough.* ser suficiente = suffice, fit + the bill.* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].* suficiente para todos = enough to go round.* suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.* * *Ia) ( bastante) enoughhay pruebas suficientes para condenarlo — there is enough o sufficient evidence to convict him
b) < persona> self-satisfied, smugII* * *= sufficient, enough.Ex: In a special scheme it is sufficient to identify the main subjects for the subject or application to be covered.
Ex: Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con suficientes existencias = properly stocked.* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].* no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.* ser prueba suficiente = be proof enough.* ser suficiente = suffice, fit + the bill.* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].* suficiente para todos = enough to go round.* suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.* * *1 (bastante) enoughno tenemos suficiente dinero we don't have enough moneyno disponemos de recursos suficientes we do not have sufficient resourcescon esto hay más que suficiente there's more than enough herehay pruebas suficientes para condenarlo there is enough o sufficient evidence to convict himno tiene suficiente confianza en sí mismo he doesn't have enough confidence in himself2 ‹persona› self-satisfied, smug* * *
suficiente adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino
pass ( equivalent to a grade of 5 on a scale from 0-10)
suficiente
I adjetivo
1 enough ➣ Ver nota en bastante 2 (presuntuoso) smug, complacent
II m Educ pass, pass-mark
' suficiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alcanzar
- bastante
- decente
- digna
- digno
- liquidez
- llegar
- paliar
- sustentar
- tener
- vivir
- abrigo
- base
- bien
- dar
- edad
- entendimiento
- faltar
- justo
- motivo
English:
adequate
- ample
- do
- enough
- go around
- good
- insufficient
- last
- nowhere
- plenty
- raise
- see through
- shut down
- suffice
- sufficiency
- sufficient
- the
- short
* * *♦ adj1. [bastante] enough;[medidas, esfuerzos] adequate;no llevo (dinero) suficiente I don't have enough (money) on me;no tienes la estatura suficiente you're not tall enough;con 20 litros habrá más que suficiente 20 litres will be more than enough;¡ya es suficiente!, ¡silencio! that's enough! silence!2. [presuntuoso] smug, full of oneself♦ nm[nota] pass [between 5 and 5.9 out of 10]* * *I adj enough, sufficient;ser suficiente be enoughII m EDU pass* * *suficiente adj1) bastante: enough, sufficienttener suficiente: to have enough2) : suitable, fit3) : smug, complacent* * *suficiente1 adj pron enoughsuficiente2 n pass -
20 techo2
2 = ceiling.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* techo de cristal = glass ceiling.
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