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1 tabú
m.taboo, tabu, no-no.* * *1 taboo1 taboo* * *1.ADJ INV taboo2.SM(pl tabús, tabúes) taboo* * *Iadjetivo invariable tabooII* * *= taboo, unmentionable.Ex. The word 'censorship', now considered taboo by librarians, was frequently used in the pages of the professional literature.Ex. Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' ( unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *Iadjetivo invariable tabooII* * *= taboo, unmentionable.Ex: The word 'censorship', now considered taboo by librarians, was frequently used in the pages of the professional literature.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' ( unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *tabú1tabooen esta casa la política es un tema tabú politics is a taboo subject in this house, politics are taboo in this housetabú2taboo* * *
tabú adjetivo invariable
taboo
■ sustantivo masculino (pl
tabú adjetivo & mpl tabúes taboo
♦ Locuciones: para algunos el sexo es tabú, sex is taboo for some people
' tabú' also found in these entries:
English:
taboo
* * *♦ adjtaboo;es un tema tabú it's taboo subject♦ nmtaboo* * *m taboo* * *tabú adj: taboo -
2 intocable
adj.1 above criticism.2 untouchable, impalpable, unplayable, sacrosanct.m.untouchable.* * *► adjetivo1 untouchable* * *1. ADJ1) (=sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctla Constitución es intocable — the Constitution is sacred o sacrosanct
sigue líder intocable en los Campeonatos del Mundo — he is still the runaway leader in the World Championships
2) [tema] taboo2.SMF [en la India] untouchable* * *Ia) ( sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctb) < tema> tabooc) < casta> untouchableIImasculino y femenino (Sociol) untouchable* * *= harijan, untouchable.Ex. And similarly, for the LC heading 'UNTOUCHABLES' there is a perfectly acceptable Ghandi-endorsed name, harijans.Ex. Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.* * *Ia) ( sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctb) < tema> tabooc) < casta> untouchableIImasculino y femenino (Sociol) untouchable* * *= harijan, untouchable.Ex: And similarly, for the LC heading 'UNTOUCHABLES' there is a perfectly acceptable Ghandi-endorsed name, harijans.
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.* * *1 (sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctla figura del emperador era intocable the emperor was a sacred figure, the figure of the emperor was sacred o sacrosanct o untouchable2 ‹tema› tabooeste tema en mi casa es intocable this subject is taboo o this is a taboo subject in my house3 ‹casta› untouchable( Sociol) untouchable* * *
intocable adjetivo
intocable sustantivo femenino untouchable
' intocable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sagrado
English:
untouchable
* * *♦ adj1. [persona, institución] above criticism2. [tema] taboo♦ nmf[en India] untouchable* * *adj1 ( sagrado) sacrosanct2 tema taboo* * *intocable adj: untouchable -
3 obra de arte
work of art* * ** * *(n.) = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art workEx. Otlet gives as examples of documents natural objects, artifacts, objects bearing traces of human activity, and works of art.Ex. The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.Ex. Libraries lend many types of copyright works including books, music, artistic works, gramophone records and cassettes.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.* * ** * *(n.) = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art workEx: Otlet gives as examples of documents natural objects, artifacts, objects bearing traces of human activity, and works of art.
Ex: The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.Ex: Libraries lend many types of copyright works including books, music, artistic works, gramophone records and cassettes.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.* * *work of art -
4 vedar
v.to prohibit.* * *1 (prohibir) to prohibit, forbid, ban2 (impedir) to prevent3 (proyecto, idea) to veto* * *verbto ban, prohibit* * *VT (=prohibir) to prohibit, ban; (=impedir) to stop, prevent; [+ idea, plan] to veto* * *verbo transitivoa) <caza/pesca> to prohibit, ban ( during the closed season)b) ( prohibir) to banese tema está vedado — that subject is taboo o banned
* * *verbo transitivoa) <caza/pesca> to prohibit, ban ( during the closed season)b) ( prohibir) to banese tema está vedado — that subject is taboo o banned
* * *vedar [A1 ]vt1 ‹caza/pesca› to prohibit, ban ( during the closed season)a partir de mañana queda vedada la pesca the fishing season ends today, fishing is banned o prohibited as from tomorrow2 (prohibir) to banvedar el consumo de carne to ban the consumption of meattiene la entrada vedada en ese lugar he's been banned from thereen esta casa ese tema está vedado we don't mention that subject in this house, that subject is taboo o banned in this houseson placeres que les están vedados they are pleasures which are forbidden to them* * *
vedar ( conjugate vedar) verbo transitivo
vedar verbo transitivo to forbid, prohibit
* * *vedar vt1. [prohibir] to prohibit, to ban;tiene vedada la entrada al club he has been banned from the club;la política es un tema vedado en tales reuniones politics is a taboo subject in such meetings2. [impedir] to prevent;la valla veda el paso a la propiedad the fence bars the way into the estate3. [caza, pesca] to prohibit, to ban* * *v/t ban, prohibit* * *vedar vt1) : to prohibit, to ban2) impedir: to impede, to prevent -
5 abatido
adj.1 depressed, despondent, crestfallen, dejected.2 contemptible, despicable.3 devalued, fallen in price, depreciated.m.slating, boarding.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abatir.* * *1→ link=abatir abatir► adjetivo1 (deprimido) dejected, depressed2 (despreciable) despicable, low3 (fruta) fallen, drooping* * *(f. - abatida)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=deprimido) depressed, dejectedtener la cara abatida — to be crestfallen, look dejected
2) (=despreciable) despicable, contemptible3) (Com, Econ) depreciated* * *- da adjetivoa) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressedb) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited* * *= disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.Ex. This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.Ex. As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex. The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.----* abatidos, los = dismayed, the.* * *- da adjetivoa) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressedb) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited* * *= disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.* abatidos, los = dismayed, the.* * *abatido -da1 [ ESTAR] (deprimido, triste) depressedestá muy abatido por su muerte her death has left him very depressed o feeling very lowsiempre ha sido tan alegre y ahora lo veo tan abatido he's always been such a cheerful person and now he seems so dejected o downhearted o despondentla enfermedad lo tiene muy abatido he's feeling very low o very down because of his illness2 [ ESTAR] (desanimado) depressed, downhearted, dispirited, despondent* * *
Del verbo abatir: ( conjugate abatir)
abatido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abatido
abatir
abatido◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed;
( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
abatir ( conjugate abatir) verbo transitivo
1 ( derribar) ‹pájaro/avión› to bring down;
‹muro/edificio› to knock down;
‹ árbol› to fell;
2 (deprimir, entristecer):
no te dejes abatido por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down
3 ‹ asiento› to recline
abatirse verbo pronominal
1 ( deprimirse) to get depressed
2 (frml) abatidose sobre algo/algn [pájaro/avión] to swoop down on sth/sb;
[ desgracia] to befall sth/sb (frml);
abatido,-a adjetivo dejected, depressed, downhearted
abatir verbo transitivo
1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten: las malas noticias no nos abatieron, the bad news didn't discourage us
' abatido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatida
- aplanar
- desanimada
- desanimado
- deshecha
- deshecho
- polvo
- sombría
- sombrío
- abatir
English:
dejected
- despondent
- dishearten
- downcast
- glum
- grief-stricken
- mope
- prostrate
- depressed
- dispirited
- down
- miserable
* * *abatido, -a adjdejected, downhearted;está muy abatido por la muerte de su padre he's feeling very down because of his father's death;“no me quiere”, respondió abatido “she doesn't love me,” he said dejectedly o downheartedly* * *I adj depressedII part → abatir* * *abatido, -da adj: dejected, depressed -
6 abyecto
adj.1 vile, base, perverse, despicable.2 abjected, abject, cowering, groveling.* * *► adjetivo1 abject, wretched* * *ADJ wretched, abject* * *- ta adjetivo <persona/conducta> contemptible, despicable* * *= abject, abjected.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.* * *- ta adjetivo <persona/conducta> contemptible, despicable* * *= abject, abjected.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.* * *abyecto -ta‹persona/conducta› contemptible, despicableun crimen abyecto a heinous crime* * *
abyecto,-a adjetivo abject: cometió crímenes abyectos, he committed heinous crimes
' abyecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abyecta
English:
abject
- base
- heinous
* * *abyecto, -a adjFormal [despreciable] vile;un crimen abyecto a heinous crime* * *adj despicable* * *abyecto, -ta adj: despicable, contemptible -
7 caníbal
adj.cannibal, cannibalistic.f. & m.cannibal, man-eater.* * *► adjetivo1 cannibal2 figurado (hombre cruel) savage1 cannibal* * *1. ADJ1) (=antropófago) cannibal(istic), man-eating2) (=feroz) fierce, savage2.SMF cannibal* * *Ia) ( antropófago) cannibal (before n), man-eatingb) (Col fam) ( bruto)IImasculino y femeninoa) ( antropófago) cannibalb) (Col fam) ( bruto) savage, monster* * *= cannibal, cannibalistic, man-eater.Ex. The theme of the novel are facing your self and survival on your own in hostile surroundings, this time on a taboo island used by cannibals = El tema de la novela es cómo enfrentarte a ti mismo y sobrevivir en un entorno hostil, esta vez en una isla prohibida para los caníbales.Ex. The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.Ex. Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.* * *Ia) ( antropófago) cannibal (before n), man-eatingb) (Col fam) ( bruto)IImasculino y femeninoa) ( antropófago) cannibalb) (Col fam) ( bruto) savage, monster* * *= cannibal, cannibalistic, man-eater.Ex: The theme of the novel are facing your self and survival on your own in hostile surroundings, this time on a taboo island used by cannibals = El tema de la novela es cómo enfrentarte a ti mismo y sobrevivir en un entorno hostil, esta vez en una isla prohibida para los caníbales.
Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.Ex: Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.* * *1 (antropófago) cannibal ( before n), man-eating21 (antropófago) cannibal* * *
caníbal sustantivo masculino y femenino ( antropófago) cannibal
caníbal adjetivo & mf cannibal
' caníbal' also found in these entries:
English:
cannibal
* * *♦ adjcannibalistic♦ nmfcannibal* * *I adj cannibal atrII m/f cannibal* * *caníbal adj: cannibalisticcaníbal nmfantropófago: cannibal* * *caníbal n cannibal -
8 creación artística
(n.) = art workEx. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.* * *(n.) = art workEx: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
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9 del período
(adj.) = menstrualEx. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.* * *(adj.) = menstrualEx: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
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10 despreciable
adj.1 despicable, contemptible (indigno).2 insignificant, negligible, paltry, shitty.f. & m.contemptible person, wretch.* * *► adjetivo1 despicable, contemptible2 (sin importancia) negligible* * *adj.1) despicable2) negligible* * *ADJ1) [persona] despicable, contemptible2) (=sin valor) [objeto] worthless; [cantidad] negligible* * *a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptibleb)no/nada despreciable — <suma/número> not inconsiderable, significant
* * *= negligible, abject, abjected, despicable, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], lowdown.Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex. The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.----* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* * *a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptibleb)no/nada despreciable — <suma/número> not inconsiderable, significant
* * *= negligible, abject, abjected, despicable, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], lowdown.Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* * *1 ‹persona/conducta› despicable, contemptible2no/nada despreciable ‹suma/número› not inconsiderable, significantheredó una suma nada despreciable he inherited a not inconsiderable sum, he inherited a significant o considerable sum of money* * *
despreciable adjetivo
b)
despreciable adjetivo
1 (odioso) despicable, contemptible, worthless
2 (inapreciable, poco importante) negligible
' despreciable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carroña
- cerda
- cerdo
- ser
- escoria
- gusano
- indigna
- indigno
- mezquina
- mezquino
- miseria
- rata
- ridiculez
- ruin
- sabandija
- mierda
- pinche
- puerco
- rastrero
English:
contemptible
- despicable
- insignificant
- mean
- miserable
- worthless
- wretched
- contempt
* * *♦ adj1. [indigno] despicable, contemptible2. [de poca importancia] negligible;nada despreciable considerable, significant;la nada despreciable suma de $1.000 the not inconsiderable o insignificant sum of $1,000♦ nmfdespicable o contemptible person, wretch* * *adj1 comportamiento contemptible, despicablenada despreciable cantidad large, not inconsiderable* * *despreciable adj1) : despicable, contemptible2) : negligiblenada despreciable: not inconsiderable, significant -
11 en estado
= pregnant, in the family wayEx. For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself ' in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.* * *= pregnant, in the family wayEx: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself ' in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives. -
12 en estado de buena esperanza
= pregnant, in the family wayEx. For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself ' in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.* * *= pregnant, in the family wayEx: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself ' in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives. -
13 encinta
adj.pregnant.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: encintar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: encintar.* * *► adjetivo1 pregnant* * *adj.* * *ADJ pregnant; (Zool) with young* * *adjetivo expecting* * *= pregnant, in the family way.Ex. For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself ' in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.----* estar encinta = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* * *adjetivo expecting* * *= pregnant, in the family way.Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself ' in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.* estar encinta = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* * *expectingestaba encinta de tres meses she was three months pregnant* * *
Del verbo encintar: ( conjugate encintar)
encinta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
encinta adjetivo See Also→
encinta adjetivo pregnant
' encinta' also found in these entries:
English:
carry
* * *encinta adj invpregnant;estar encinta de ocho meses to be eight months pregnant;está encinta de su tercer hijo she is expecting her third child;dejar encinta a alguien to get sb pregnant;quedarse encinta to get pregnant* * *adj pregnant* * *encinta adjembarazada, preñada: pregnant, expecting -
14 enmudecimiento
m.silence.* * *Ex. Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.
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15 enviar
v.1 to send.te enviaré la información por correo electrónico I'll e-mail the information to you, I'll send you the information by e-mailenvíale mis saludos a tu madre give my regards to your motherEllos cursaron la mercadería They sent the merchandise.2 to send (person).lo enviaron de embajador they sent him as an ambassadorlo enviaron (a) por agua they sent him for water3 to send off, to send, to bundle off.* * *1 (gen) to send2 COMERCIO to dispatch, remit (por barco) to ship\* * *verb1) to send2) dispatch3) ship* * *VT to sendenviar un mensaje a algn — [por móvil] to text sb, send sb a text message
enviar por el médico — to send for the doctor, fetch the doctor
* * *verbo transitivoa) <carta/paquete> to send; <pedido/mercancías> to send, dispatchenvió el balón al fondo de las mallas — (period) he put the ball in the back of the net
b) < persona> to sendlo enviaron a Londres de agregado cultural — he was sent o posted to London as cultural attaché
enviar a alguien a + INF — to send somebody to + inf
* * *= deliver, despatch [dispatch], direct, dispatch [despatch], forward, post, route, send, ship, subject, send out, submit, remit, ship off.Ex. You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.Ex. The aim of the project is to refine selection procedures and improve the quality of books despatched to Africa.Ex. This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.Ex. Any surrogates and their arrangement and dispatch to users who can be expected to be interested in the associated document.Ex. It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.Ex. At the same time, a notice to the borrower is posted to the 'hold available' print queue.Ex. Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.Ex. Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.Ex. According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.Ex. Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.Ex. The claim category tells DOBIS/LIBIS how many days to allow in addition to the receipt lag before sending out a claim.Ex. Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.Ex. The Court has already ruled that it has power to hear and determine the matter without remitting it back to the lower court.Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.----* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* enviar + Alguien + a = refer + Alguien + to.* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.* enviar a un asesor experto = refer.* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].* enviar de vuelta = send back.* enviar en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* enviar información a = direct + output.* enviar información de un modo automático = push + information.* enviar por contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.* enviar por correo electrónico, mandar por correo electrónico, enviar un cor = e-mail [email], e-mail [email].* enviar una invitación = send + invitation, issue + invitation.* enviar una nota a Alguien = drop + Nombre + a note.* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].* enviar un documento = deliver + document.* enviar un mensaje = forward + message.* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.* enviar un mensaje de texto = text.* enviar un sms = text.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* término al que se envía = target term.* término del que se envía = referred-from term.* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].* * *verbo transitivoa) <carta/paquete> to send; <pedido/mercancías> to send, dispatchenvió el balón al fondo de las mallas — (period) he put the ball in the back of the net
b) < persona> to sendlo enviaron a Londres de agregado cultural — he was sent o posted to London as cultural attaché
enviar a alguien a + INF — to send somebody to + inf
* * *= deliver, despatch [dispatch], direct, dispatch [despatch], forward, post, route, send, ship, subject, send out, submit, remit, ship off.Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.
Ex: The aim of the project is to refine selection procedures and improve the quality of books despatched to Africa.Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.Ex: Any surrogates and their arrangement and dispatch to users who can be expected to be interested in the associated document.Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.Ex: At the same time, a notice to the borrower is posted to the 'hold available' print queue.Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.Ex: The claim category tells DOBIS/LIBIS how many days to allow in addition to the receipt lag before sending out a claim.Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.Ex: The Court has already ruled that it has power to hear and determine the matter without remitting it back to the lower court.Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* enviar + Alguien + a = refer + Alguien + to.* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.* enviar a un asesor experto = refer.* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].* enviar de vuelta = send back.* enviar en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* enviar información a = direct + output.* enviar información de un modo automático = push + information.* enviar por contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.* enviar por correo electrónico, mandar por correo electrónico, enviar un cor = e-mail [email], e-mail [email].* enviar una invitación = send + invitation, issue + invitation.* enviar una nota a Alguien = drop + Nombre + a note.* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].* enviar un documento = deliver + document.* enviar un mensaje = forward + message.* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.* enviar un mensaje de texto = text.* enviar un sms = text.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* término al que se envía = target term.* término del que se envía = referred-from term.* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].* * *vt1 ‹carta/paquete› to send; ‹pedido/mercancías› to send, dispatchpuede enviarlo por avión o por barco you can send it by air or by shipmi madre te envía recuerdos my mother sends you her regardslos corresponsales envían las crónicas por teléfono the correspondents phone in their reportsenvió el balón al fondo de las mallas ( period); he put the ball in the back of the net2 ‹persona› to sendme envió de intermediario she sent me as an intermediarylo enviaron a Londres de agregado cultural he was sent o posted to London as cultural attachéme envió por pan or ( Esp) a por pan she sent me out for bread o to get breadenviaron una delegación de diez personas they sent o dispatched a delegation of ten peopleenviar a algn A + INF to send sb to + INFenvió al chófer a buscarlo she sent the chauffeur to meet him* * *
enviar ( conjugate enviar) verbo transitivo
‹pedido/mercancías› to send, dispatch
enviar verbo transitivo to send: tengo que enviar un giro a Luisa, I've got to send a postal order to Luisa
' enviar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avión
- cable
- cursar
- expedir
- consignar
- giro
- mandar
- poner
English:
commit
- consign
- dispatch
- fraternal
- hospitalize
- mail
- pack off
- refer to
- route
- rush
- second-class
- send
- send away
- send in
- send off
- send on
- send out
- ship
- telex
- wire
- word
- forward
- post
- redirect
* * *enviar vt1. [mandar, remitir] to send;[por barco] to ship; [por fax] to fax;envían la mercancía por avión they send the goods by air;te enviaré la información por correo electrónico I'll e-mail the information to you, I'll send you the information by e-mail;envíale mis saludos a tu madre give my regards to your mother;envió el balón al fondo de la red he sent the ball into the back of the net2. [persona] to send;lo enviaron de embajador they sent him as an ambassador;lo enviaron (a) por agua they sent him for water;enviar a alguien a hacer algo to send sb to do sth;me enviaron a negociar contigo they sent me to negotiate with you* * *v/t send* * *enviar {85} vt1) : to send2) : to ship* * * -
16 excremento
m.excrement, stools, faeces, ordure.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: excrementar.* * *1 excrement* * *noun m.* * *SM excrement* * *masculino excrement* * *= faeces [feces, -USA], excrement, dung, scat, stool.Ex. The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.Ex. The results showed that the amphibian remains entered the cave deposits in the scats of a mammalian predator.Ex. Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.----* excrementos = waste.* * *masculino excrement* * *= faeces [feces, -USA], excrement, dung, scat, stool.Ex: The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.Ex: The results showed that the amphibian remains entered the cave deposits in the scats of a mammalian predator.Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.* excrementos = waste.* * *excrement* * *
excremento sustantivo masculino
excrement
excremento sustantivo masculino excrement
' excremento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caca
- deyección
- estiércol
- mierda
English:
excrement
- droppings
* * *excremento nmexcrement;un excremento de perro a piece of dog dirt;excrementos [de ave, conejo, oveja] droppings;[de persona] excrement* * *m excrement* * *excremento nm: excrement -
17 expedir
v.1 to send, to dispatch (carta, pedido).Ricardo expide los documentos Richard sends the documents.2 to issue, to provide.María expide los permisos Mary issues the permits.* * *1 (mercancías) to send, dispatch, ship; (correo) to send, dispatch2 (pasaporte, título) to issue3 (contrato, documento) to draw up* * *VT [+ mercancías] to send, ship off; [+ documento] to draw up; [+ orden, billete] to issue; [+ negocio] to deal with, dispatch* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( emitir) to issue2.expedirse v pron (RPl frml): he did not want to express an opinionaún no se han expedido sobre... — they have not yet announced their decision as to...
* * *= forward, ship, ship off.Ex. It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.Ex. According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( emitir) to issue2.expedirse v pron (RPl frml): he did not want to express an opinionaún no se han expedido sobre... — they have not yet announced their decision as to...
* * *= forward, ship, ship off.Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.
Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.* * *vtexpedido en Temuco, con fecha 5.5.1991 issued in Temuco on 5.5.1991el cajero automático expide el recibo de cada operación the autoteller ( AmE) o ( BrE) cash dispenser provides a record of each transaction( RPl): no quiso expedirse al respecto he did not want to express an opinion on the matteraún no se han expedido sobre … they have not yet announced their decision as to …* * *
expedir ( conjugate expedir) verbo transitivo ‹pasaporte/visa› to issue
expedir verbo transitivo
1 (un documento) to issue
2 (enviar) to send, dispatch
' expedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extender
English:
dispatch
- issue
* * *♦ vt1. [carta, pedido, mercancías] to send, to dispatch2. [pasaporte, certificado, decreto] to issue;[contrato, documento] to draw up;le fue expedido un visado she was issued with a visa♦ See also the pronominal verb expedirse* * *v/t1 documento issue2 mercancías send, dispatch* * *expedir {54} vt1) emitir: to issue2) despachar: to dispatch, to send* * *expedir vb2. (documento) to issue -
18 facturar
v.1 to check in (equipaje) (en aeropuerto).2 to turn over.facturaron 4.000 millones en 2003 they had a turnover of 4,000 million in 20033 to invoice, to bill, to charge, to check.María factura los servicios prestados Mary invoices the services rendered.María le facturó a Ricardo Mary invoiced Richard.* * *1 COMERCIO to invoice, charge for2 (equipaje) to register, check in* * *verb1) to invoice, bill2) check in* * *1. VT1) (Com) [+ géneros] to invoice (for), bill (for); [+ persona] to invoice, bill2) [+ volumen de ventas] to turn over, have a turnover ofla compañía facturó 500 millones en 1997 — the company turned over o had a turnover of 500 million in 1997
3) [+ equipaje] [en aeropuerto] to check in; [en puerto, estación] to register2.VI to check in* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Com)a) <mercancías/arreglo> to invoice for, bill forb) ( refiriéndose al volumen de ventas) to turn over, have a turnover of2) (Ferr) to register; (Aviac) to check in2.facturar vi (Ferr) to register; (Aviac) to check in* * *= bill, invoice, ship off, ship.Ex. The invoice record contains the amount billed and is the basis for the financial information in DOBIS/LIBIS.Ex. Similarly, if all the copies ordered have been invoiced, there will be no 'i' at the bottom of the screen.Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.Ex. According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.----* facturar a los clientes = bill + clients.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Com)a) <mercancías/arreglo> to invoice for, bill forb) ( refiriéndose al volumen de ventas) to turn over, have a turnover of2) (Ferr) to register; (Aviac) to check in2.facturar vi (Ferr) to register; (Aviac) to check in* * *= bill, invoice, ship off, ship.Ex: The invoice record contains the amount billed and is the basis for the financial information in DOBIS/LIBIS.
Ex: Similarly, if all the copies ordered have been invoiced, there will be no 'i' at the bottom of the screen.Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.* facturar a los clientes = bill + clients.* * *facturar [A1 ]vtA ( Com)1 ‹mercancías/arreglo› to invoice o bill forme facturaron la última remesa dos veces they invoiced o billed me twice for the last shipment, they sent me two invoices o bills for the last shipment2 (refiriéndose al volumen de ventas) to turn over, have a turnover ofla empresa factura más de $500 millones al año the company turns over o has a turnover of more than $500 million a yearB1 ( Ferr) to register2 ( Aviac) to check in■ facturarvi1 ( Ferr) to register2 ( Aviac) to check in* * *
facturar ( conjugate facturar) verbo transitivo
1 (Com)a) ‹mercancías/arreglo› to invoice for, bill for
2 (Ferr) to register;
(Aviac) to check in
verbo intransitivo (Ferr) to register;
(Aviac) to check in
facturar verbo transitivo
1 Com to invoice
2 Av (equipaje) to check in
' facturar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equipaje
English:
bill
- check in
- early
- invoice
- turn over
- check
* * *facturar vt1. [equipaje] [en aeropuerto] to check in;[en estación] to register2. [vender] to turn over;facturaron 4.000 millones en 1999 they had a turnover of 4,000 million in 1999* * *v/t1 COM invoice, bill3 AVIA check in* * *facturar vt1) : to bill, to invoice2) : to register, to check in* * *facturar vb (equipaje) to check in -
19 indecente
adj.1 indecent.2 miserable, wretched (indigno).f. & m.indecent person.* * *► adjetivo1 (impúdico) indecent; (indecoroso) improper2 (indigno) miserable; (cochambroso) filthy3 (vil) wretched* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=falto de decencia) indecent; (=obsceno) obscene¡indecente! — you brute!
2) (=asqueroso) filthy* * *Iadjetivo <persona/vestido> indecent; <película/lenguaje> obsceneIImasculino y femenino rude o shameless person* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], indecent, abject, abjected, obscene.Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex. Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.----* exposición indecente = indecent exposure.* * *Iadjetivo <persona/vestido> indecent; <película/lenguaje> obsceneIImasculino y femenino rude o shameless person* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], indecent, abject, abjected, obscene.Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.* exposición indecente = indecent exposure.* * *1 ‹persona› indecent; ‹vestido› indecent; ‹película/lenguaje› obscene2 (miserable) wretched, miserablerude o shameless person* * *
indecente adjetivo ‹persona/vestido› indecent;
‹película/lenguaje› obscene
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
rude o shameless person
indecente adjetivo
1 (obsceno, inmoral) indecent
2 (intolerable) dreadful: llegó a casa a una hora indecente, he arrived home very late
' indecente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sórdida
- sórdido
- deshonesto
- guarro
English:
filthy
- immodest
- improper
- indecent
- rude
- suggestive
* * *indecente adj1. [impúdico] indecent2. [indigno] miserable, wretched* * *adj indecent; película obscene* * *indecente adj: indecent, obscene* * *indecente adj1. (inmoral) indecent -
20 indecible
adj.indescribable, unspeakable.* * *► adjetivo1 indescribable\sufrir lo indecible to suffer unspeakably* * *ADJ unspeakable, indescribable* * *adjetivo indescribable* * *= inexpressible, unspeakable, unsayable.Ex. Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.Ex. The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex. Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *adjetivo indescribable* * *= inexpressible, unspeakable, unsayable.Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *indescribableha sufrido lo indecible con esa enfermedad he has suffered indescribable pain with that illnesshizo lo indecible por ayudarme she did her utmost to help mela indecible miseria de la droga the unspeakable o indescribable misery that drugs cause* * *indecible adjindescribable, unspeakable;sufrió lo indecible para llegar a la meta she suffered indescribable o unspeakable pain to reach the finishing line;hice lo indecible para convencerla I did my utmost to persuade her* * *adj indescribable, unspeakable* * *indecible adj: indescribable, inexpressible
См. также в других словарях:
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