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  • 61 cuestión

    f.
    issue, matter, problem, subject.
    * * *
    1 (pregunta) question
    2 (asunto) business, matter, question
    3 (discusión) dispute, quarrel, argument
    \
    en cuestión in question
    en cuestión de... (tiempo) in just a few..., in a matter of...
    eso es otra cuestión that's a whole different matter
    la cuestión es que... the thing is that...
    ser cuestión de vida o muerte figurado to be a matter of life or death
    cuestión candente burning question
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=asunto) matter, question

    ¡sigue gritando, la cuestión es no dejarme tranquilo! — iró * carry on shouting, don't mind me!

    no sé por qué, pero la cuestión es que ahora soy más pobre — * I don't know why, but the fact is that I'm poorer now than I was

    • cuestión de, una cuestión de honor — a matter of honour

    todo es cuestión de proponérselo — it's all a matter o question of telling yourself you can do it

    puedes beber, pero no es cuestión de que te emborraches — you can have a drink or two, but there's no need to get drunk

    • en cuestión — in question

    quid, vida 1)
    2) (=pregunta) question
    3) (=duda)

    poner algo en cuestión — to call sth into question, raise doubts about sth

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    1)
    a) (tema, problema) question, matter

    otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

    la cuestión es... — the thing is...

    la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy

    es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes

    si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

    todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...

    2) ( duda)
    3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)
    * * *
    = affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.
    Ex. And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
    Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
    Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.
    Ex. The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.
    Ex. One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.
    Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
    Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
    Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
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    * aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.
    * adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.
    * analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.
    * cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.
    * cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.
    * cuestión científica = scientific issue.
    * cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.
    * cuestión crítica = critical issue.
    * cuestión debatible = debatable point.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.
    * cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.
    * cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.
    * cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.
    * cuestiones = matters.
    * cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.
    * cuestiones clave = key issues.
    * cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.
    * cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.
    * cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.
    * cuestión específica = topical issue.
    * cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].
    * cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.
    * cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.
    * cuestiones sociales = social affairs.
    * cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.
    * cuestión ética = ethical issue.
    * cuestión financiera = financial issue.
    * cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.
    * cuestión histórica = historical issue.
    * cuestión imprescindible = imperative.
    * cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión laboral = work-related issue.
    * cuestión legal = legal issue.
    * cuestión negociable = negotiable point.
    * cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.
    * cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.
    * cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.
    * cuestión política = political issue.
    * cuestión práctica = practicality.
    * cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.
    * cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.
    * cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.
    * cuestión técnica = technical issue.
    * cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.
    * debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.
    * dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.
    * desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.
    * discutir una cuestión = air + issue.
    * el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
    * eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.
    * en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.
    * en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.
    * en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.
    * en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.
    * en cuestiones de = in matters of.
    * enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.
    * en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.
    * esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.
    * esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.
    * estado de la cuestión = state of the art.
    * estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.
    * estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * exponer una cuestión = raise + point.
    * informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.
    * la cuestión es que = the thing is.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.
    * llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.
    * llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.
    * llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.
    * mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.
    * meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.
    * no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.
    * partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.
    * plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.
    * plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.
    * poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.
    * poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.
    * proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.
    * quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.
    * relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.
    * resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.
    * resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.
    * responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.
    * sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.
    * ser cuestión de = come down to.
    * ser la cuestión = be the point.
    * ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.
    * ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.
    * ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.
    * surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.
    * suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.
    * tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.
    * tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.
    * tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.
    * tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.
    * una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.
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    1)
    a) (tema, problema) question, matter

    otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

    la cuestión es... — the thing is...

    la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy

    es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes

    si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

    todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...

    2) ( duda)
    3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)
    * * *
    = affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.

    Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

    Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
    Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.
    Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.
    Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.
    Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
    Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
    Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
    * aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.
    * adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.
    * analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.
    * cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.
    * cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.
    * cuestión científica = scientific issue.
    * cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.
    * cuestión crítica = critical issue.
    * cuestión debatible = debatable point.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.
    * cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.
    * cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.
    * cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.
    * cuestiones = matters.
    * cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.
    * cuestiones clave = key issues.
    * cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.
    * cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.
    * cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.
    * cuestión específica = topical issue.
    * cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].
    * cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.
    * cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.
    * cuestiones sociales = social affairs.
    * cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.
    * cuestión ética = ethical issue.
    * cuestión financiera = financial issue.
    * cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.
    * cuestión histórica = historical issue.
    * cuestión imprescindible = imperative.
    * cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión laboral = work-related issue.
    * cuestión legal = legal issue.
    * cuestión negociable = negotiable point.
    * cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.
    * cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.
    * cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.
    * cuestión política = political issue.
    * cuestión práctica = practicality.
    * cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.
    * cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.
    * cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.
    * cuestión técnica = technical issue.
    * cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.
    * debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.
    * dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.
    * desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.
    * discutir una cuestión = air + issue.
    * el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
    * eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.
    * en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.
    * en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.
    * en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.
    * en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.
    * en cuestiones de = in matters of.
    * enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.
    * en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.
    * esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.
    * esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.
    * estado de la cuestión = state of the art.
    * estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.
    * estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * exponer una cuestión = raise + point.
    * informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.
    * la cuestión es que = the thing is.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.
    * llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.
    * llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.
    * llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.
    * mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.
    * meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.
    * no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.
    * partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.
    * plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.
    * plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.
    * poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.
    * poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.
    * proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.
    * quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.
    * relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.
    * resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.
    * resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.
    * responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.
    * sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.
    * ser cuestión de = come down to.
    * ser la cuestión = be the point.
    * ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.
    * ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.
    * ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.
    * surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.
    * suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.
    * tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.
    * tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.
    * tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.
    * tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.
    * una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.

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    A
    1 (tema, problema) question, matter
    es experto en cuestiones de derecho internacional he is an expert on matters o questions of international law
    otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter
    llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matter o issue, to get to the root of the problem
    2 ( en locs):
    en cuestión in question
    el museo en cuestión va a ser clausurado the museum in question is going to be closed
    en cuestión de in a matter of
    aprendió inglés en cuestión de meses she learnt English in a matter of months
    la cuestión es … the thing is …
    la cuestión es que no tengo tiempo the problem o thing is that I don't have time
    la cuestiónes divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves
    pide por pedir, la cuestión es molestar she asks just for the sake of asking, she only does it to annoy
    ser cuestión de to be a matter o question of
    es una cuestión de principios it's a matter o question of principle
    en taxi es cuestión de diez minutos it's only a ten-minute taxi ride
    si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem
    todo es cuestión de darle tiempo al tiempo it's just a question of waiting
    todo es cuestión de poner atención it's just o all a question of concentrating, it's just o all a matter of concentration
    será cuestión de planteárselo y ver we'll just have to put it to him and see
    tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos there's no need to get in a flap ( colloq)
    ayúdala, pero tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú help her by all means, but there's no reason why you should do it all yourself
    B
    (duda): poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question, to raise questions o doubts about sth
    este descubrimiento pone en cuestión la validez del método this discovery raises questions about o raises doubts about o calls into question the validity of the method
    C ( fam)
    1 (problema) disagreement, problem
    2 (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* ( colloq)
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    cuestión sustantivo femenino
    a) (tema, problema) question, matter;

    ◊ cuestiones de derecho internacional matters o questions of international law;

    llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matter
    b) ( en locs)


    en cuestión de in a matter of;
    la cuestión es … the thing is …;
    la cuestión es divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves;
    ser cuestión de to be a matter of;
    todo es cuestión de … it's just a question of …
    cuestión sustantivo femenino
    1 (asunto) matter, question
    2 (pregunta) question
    ♦ Locuciones: en cuestión, in question: el muchacho en cuestión, the boy in questión
    en cuestión de unas horas, in just a few hours
    poner en cuestión algo, to doubt sthg
    si te cansas de conducir, es cuestión de parar en cualquier lado, if you get tired of driving, we can stop anywhere
    ' cuestión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discutir
    - inaccesible
    - indecisa
    - indeciso
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - palpitante
    - quid
    - radicar
    - resolverse
    - seno
    - soslayar
    - tratar
    - volar
    - asunto
    - chabolismo
    - delicado
    - empezar
    - fondo
    - plantear
    - tema
    - vida
    English:
    arise
    - burning
    - cast
    - crux
    - issue
    - matter
    - morality
    - nitty-gritty
    - open
    - pose
    - principle
    - proceed
    - question
    - raise
    - stake
    - undecided
    - vexed
    - whip on
    - come
    - point
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    1. [pregunta] question
    2. [problema] problem;
    no es cuestión de tamaño sino de peso it's a question o matter of weight not size
    3. [asunto] matter, issue;
    una cuestión de honor/de principios a matter of honour/principle;
    los investigadores quieren llegar al fondo de la cuestión the investigators want to get to the bottom of the matter;
    la cuestión es que no he tenido tiempo the thing is, I haven't had time;
    en cuestión in question;
    el candidato en cuestión es venezolano the candidate in question is Venezuelan;
    tenemos que discutir el tema en cuestión we must discuss the matter at hand;
    en cuestión de [en materia de] as regards;
    en cuestión de una hora in no more than an hour;
    el edificio se hundió en cuestión de segundos the building collapsed in a matter of seconds;
    es cuestión de un par de días it is a matter of a couple of days;
    ya acabo, es cuestión de cinco minutos I'm nearly finished, I'll only be five minutes;
    es cuestión de trabajar más it's a question of working harder;
    será cuestión de ir yéndose it's time we were on our way;
    será cuestión de esforzarnos más we'll just have to work harder;
    no es cuestión de que el abuelo se ponga a hacerlo there's no need for grandad to have to do it
    4.
    poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question
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    f
    1 question
    2 ( asunto) matter, question;
    en cuestión de dinero as far as money is concerned;
    no es cuestión de dinero it’s not a question of money;
    en cuestión in question;
    la cuestión es que the thing is
    * * *
    cuestión nf, pl - tiones asunto, tema: matter, affair
    * * *
    1. (asunto) matter
    2. (pregunta) question

    Spanish-English dictionary > cuestión

  • 62 curso escolar

    m.
    school year, academical year.
    * * *
    (n.) = school year
    Ex. At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year.
    * * *

    Ex: At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year.

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    academic year

    Spanish-English dictionary > curso escolar

  • 63 de utilidad inmediata

    Ex. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.
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    Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de utilidad inmediata

  • 64 dedicar

    v.
    1 to devote.
    2 to use.
    este solar se dedicará a viviendas this land will be used for housing
    3 to dedicate (libro, monumento).
    dedicó al público unas palabras de agradecimiento he addressed a few words of thanks to the audience
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (una dedicatoria) to dedicate, inscribe
    2 (tiempo, dinero) to devote (a, to)
    3 (palabras) to address
    4 (tener admiración, atenciones, etc) to show, have
    5 RELIGIÓN to dedicate, consecrate
    1 to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)
    ■ se dedica a la enseñanza she's a teacher, she teaches
    ■ ¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ obra, canción] to dedicate

    quisiera dedicar unas palabras de agradecimiento a... — I should like to address a few words of thanks to...

    2) [+ tiempo, espacio, atención] to devote, give; [+ esfuerzo] to devote

    dedico un día a la semana a ordenar mis papeles — I devote o give one day a week to organizing my paperwork

    ha dedicado toda su vida a los derechos humanos — she has dedicated o devoted her whole life to human rights

    3) (Rel) to dedicate, consecrate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a)

    dedicar algo a algo/+ inf — <tiempo/esfuerzos> to devote something to something/-ing

    dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres — she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor

    b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) <obra/canción> to dedicate
    c) (Relig) to dedicate
    2.
    dedicarse v pron

    dedicarse a algo/+ inf — to devote oneself to something/-ing

    b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión)

    ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? — what does your father do?

    se dedica a la investigación/a enseñar — he does research/he teaches

    * * *
    = cover, dedicate, devote, lavish, give over, set + apart, put + aside.
    Ex. The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.
    Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
    Ex. A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.
    Ex. The physical nature of the book is the aspect on which the major amount of study is likely to be lavished.
    Ex. Part III and Part V of the present work are given over to descriptions of such schemes.
    Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.
    Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
    ----
    * Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.
    * dedicar atención = devote + attention.
    * dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.
    * dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.
    * dedicar energía = expend + energy.
    * dedicar esfuerzo = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.
    * dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).
    * dedicarse = break into, tackle.
    * dedicarse a = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
    * dedicarse a lo de Uno = go about + Posesivo + business.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a un hobby = pursue + hobby.
    * dedicarse a un negocio = enter + a business.
    * dedicarse de lleno a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.
    * dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time.
    * dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * dedicar un gran número de = pour (in/into).
    * dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes, take + a few moments.
    * dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.
    * instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.
    * madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.
    * que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.
    * siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a)

    dedicar algo a algo/+ inf — <tiempo/esfuerzos> to devote something to something/-ing

    dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres — she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor

    b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) <obra/canción> to dedicate
    c) (Relig) to dedicate
    2.
    dedicarse v pron

    dedicarse a algo/+ inf — to devote oneself to something/-ing

    b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión)

    ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? — what does your father do?

    se dedica a la investigación/a enseñar — he does research/he teaches

    * * *
    = cover, dedicate, devote, lavish, give over, set + apart, put + aside.

    Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

    Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
    Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.
    Ex: The physical nature of the book is the aspect on which the major amount of study is likely to be lavished.
    Ex: Part III and Part V of the present work are given over to descriptions of such schemes.
    Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.
    Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
    * Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.
    * dedicar atención = devote + attention.
    * dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.
    * dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.
    * dedicar energía = expend + energy.
    * dedicar esfuerzo = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.
    * dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).
    * dedicarse = break into, tackle.
    * dedicarse a = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
    * dedicarse a lo de Uno = go about + Posesivo + business.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a un hobby = pursue + hobby.
    * dedicarse a un negocio = enter + a business.
    * dedicarse de lleno a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.
    * dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time.
    * dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * dedicar un gran número de = pour (in/into).
    * dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes, take + a few moments.
    * dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.
    * instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.
    * madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.
    * que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.
    * siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.

    * * *
    dedicar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 ‹esfuerzos/tiempo› dedicar algo A algo to devote sth TO sth
    dedico mucho tiempo a la lectura I devote a lot of time to reading
    ha dedicado su vida entera a esta causa she has dedicated o devoted her whole life to this cause
    2 (destinar) ‹habitación/campo› dedicar algo A algo to give sth over TO sth
    vamos a dedicar este cuarto a archivo we're going to set this room aside for o give this room over to the files
    3 (ofrendar, ofrecer) to dedicate
    le dedicó la obra a su profesor she dedicated the play to her teacher
    quisiera dedicar esta canción a … I'd like to dedicate this song to …
    me regaló una copia dedicada she gave me a signed copy
    4 ( Relig) to dedicate
    dedicarse A algo to devote oneself TO sth
    ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? what does your father do?
    dejó de trabajar para dedicarse a sus hijos she gave up work to devote herself to the children
    dedicarse A + INF:
    se dedica a pintar en sus ratos libres she spends her free time painting, she paints in her free time
    se dedica a hacerme la vida imposible he does his best to make my life impossible
    * * *

     

    dedicar ( conjugate dedicar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( consagrar) dedicar algo a algo/hacer algo ‹tiempo/esfuerzos› to devote sth to sth/doing sth;

    ◊ dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor

    b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) ‹obra/canción› to dedicate

    dedicarse verbo pronominal
    a) ( consagrarse) dedicarse a algo/hacer algo to devote oneself to sth/doing sth

    b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión):

    ◊ ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? what does your father do?;

    se dedica a la investigación she does research;
    se dedica a pintar en sus ratos libres she spends her free time painting
    dedicar verbo transitivo
    1 to dedicate: dedicó la película a su hija, she dedicated the film to her daughter
    2 (destinar tiempo, esfuerzos) to devote [a, to]: dedica una hora diaria a la pintura, she spends an hour a day painting
    ' dedicar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consagrar
    - consignar
    - entregar
    English:
    autograph
    - dedicate
    - devote
    - give up
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [tiempo, dinero, energía] to devote (a to);
    he dedicado todos mis esfuerzos a esta novela I've put everything I could into this novel;
    dedicó sus ahorros a comprar una nueva casa he used his savings to buy a new house
    2. [espacio, cuarto, solar] to use;
    dedicaron la bodega a almacén they used the wine cellar as a storeroom;
    este solar se dedicará a viviendas this land will be used for housing
    3. [libro, monumento] to dedicate;
    tengo una copia dedicada de su libro I have a signed copy of his book;
    dedicó al público unas palabras de agradecimiento he addressed a few words of thanks to the audience
    4. [templo, ofrenda] to dedicate
    * * *
    v/t dedicate; esfuerzo devote
    * * *
    dedicar {72} vt
    consagrar: to dedicate, to devote
    * * *
    1. (tiempo) to devote
    2. (una obra) to dedicate

    Spanish-English dictionary > dedicar

  • 65 dedicarse

    1 to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)
    ■ se dedica a la enseñanza she's a teacher, she teaches
    ■ ¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?
    * * *
    VPR
    1) [como profesión]

    dedicarse a: se dedica a la enseñanza — he is a teacher, he's in teaching

    ¿a qué se dedica usted? — what do you do (for a living)?

    2) [como afición]

    dedicarse a: se dedica a ver la tele todo el día — he spends the whole day watching TV

    ¡dedícate a lo tuyo! — mind your own business!

    3) (=entregarse)

    dedicarse a — to devote o.s. to

    * * *
    (v.) = break into, tackle
    Ex. This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.
    Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
    * * *
    (v.) = break into, tackle

    Ex: This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.

    Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

    * * *

     

    ■dedicarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (tener como profesión) ¿a qué se dedica su suegro?, what does her father-in-law do for a living?
    se dedica a la enseñanza, he teaches (for a living)
    2 (como entretenimiento) los domingos se dedica a arreglar el jardín, she spends Sundays doing the garden
    se dedica a criticar a los demás, she spends all her time complaining about everyone
    ' dedicarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abogacía
    - consagrarse
    - consagrar
    - dedicar
    - entregar
    - lleno
    - negocio
    - volcar
    English:
    apply
    - decide on
    - devote
    - engage in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - nursing
    - address
    - deal
    - engage
    - go
    - raise
    * * *
    vpr
    1.
    dedicarse a [una profesión] [m5]¿a qué se dedica usted? what do you do for a living?;
    se dedica a la enseñanza she works as a teacher
    2.
    dedicarse a [actividad, persona] to spend time on;
    los domingos me dedico al estudio I spend Sundays studying;
    dejé la empresa para dedicarme a mi familia I left the company so that I could spend more time with my family;
    se dedica a perder el tiempo he spends his time doing nothing useful;
    se dedica a quejarse sin aportar soluciones all she does is complain without offering any constructive suggestions
    * * *
    v/r
    1 devote o.s. (a to)
    2
    :
    ¿a qué se dedica? what do you do (for a living)?
    * * *
    vr
    dedicarse a : to devote oneself to, to engage in
    * * *
    dedicarse vb to do for a living
    ¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?

    Spanish-English dictionary > dedicarse

  • 66 delincuencia

    f.
    1 crime.
    está aumentando la delincuencia crime is on the increase
    delincuencia juvenil juvenile delinquency
    2 delinquency, crime.
    * * *
    1 delinquency
    * * *

    delincuencia de menores, delincuencia juvenil — juvenile delinquency

    * * *
    femenino crime, delinquency (frml)
    * * *
    = crime, criminality, delinquency.
    Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
    Ex. Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
    Ex. Libraries can play a role in countering social problems such as gangsterism, delinquency, illiteracy and vagrancy.
    ----
    * delincuencia callejera = street crime.
    * delincuencia juvenil = juvenile delinquency.
    * hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.
    * luchar contra la delincuencia = take + a bite out of crime.
    * relacionado con la delincuencia = crime-related.
    * * *
    femenino crime, delinquency (frml)
    * * *
    = crime, criminality, delinquency.

    Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.

    Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
    Ex: Libraries can play a role in countering social problems such as gangsterism, delinquency, illiteracy and vagrancy.
    * delincuencia callejera = street crime.
    * delincuencia juvenil = juvenile delinquency.
    * hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.
    * luchar contra la delincuencia = take + a bite out of crime.
    * relacionado con la delincuencia = crime-related.

    * * *
    crime, delinquency ( frml)
    la delincuencia sigue en aumento crime is on the increase
    Compuestos:
    juvenile delinquency
    petty crime
    * * *

    delincuencia sustantivo femenino
    crime, delinquency (frml);

    delincuencia sustantivo femenino delinquency, crime

    ' delincuencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    juvenil
    - hervidero
    - semillero
    English:
    breeding ground
    - crime
    - delinquency
    - exhaustive
    - growing
    - juvenile delinquency
    - war
    * * *
    crime;
    delincuencia informática computer crime;
    delincuencia juvenil juvenile delinquency;
    delincuencia organizada organized crime
    * * *
    f crime
    * * *
    : delinquency, crime
    * * *
    delincuencia n crime

    Spanish-English dictionary > delincuencia

  • 67 desigualdad

    f.
    1 inequality.
    acabar con las desigualdades regionales to put an end to inequalities between the regions
    2 difference, inequality, big difference, disparity.
    3 inequity.
    * * *
    1 (gen) inequality, difference
    2 (irregularidad) unevenness
    3 (terreno) unevenness, roughness
    4 (inconstancia) changeability
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Econ, Pol) inequality
    2) [de carácter, tiempo] unpredictability
    3) (=desnivel) [de terreno] roughness; [de escritura] unevenness
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diferencia) inequality
    b) ( desequilibrio) inequality, disparity
    2) ( de superficie) unevenness
    3) (Mat) inequality
    * * *
    = inequality, inequitability, asymmetry, unevenness, imbalance, unbalance.
    Ex. The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
    Ex. The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
    Ex. Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.
    Ex. Database suppliers argue that the present unevenness of the European legal protection setting creates an uncertain and risky environment which is not conductiveto investment.
    Ex. This results in an imbalance of error tolerance.
    Ex. Unbalance occurs when the center of gravity of a rotating object is not aligned with its center of rotation.
    ----
    * desigualdad de género = gender inequality.
    * desigualdad de ingresos = income inequality.
    * desigualdad entre los sexos = gender inequality.
    * erradicar una desigualdad = eradicate + inequality.
    * estar en desigualdad = be under par.
    * sentido de desigualdad = sense of inequality.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diferencia) inequality
    b) ( desequilibrio) inequality, disparity
    2) ( de superficie) unevenness
    3) (Mat) inequality
    * * *
    = inequality, inequitability, asymmetry, unevenness, imbalance, unbalance.

    Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.

    Ex: The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
    Ex: Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.
    Ex: Database suppliers argue that the present unevenness of the European legal protection setting creates an uncertain and risky environment which is not conductiveto investment.
    Ex: This results in an imbalance of error tolerance.
    Ex: Unbalance occurs when the center of gravity of a rotating object is not aligned with its center of rotation.
    * desigualdad de género = gender inequality.
    * desigualdad de ingresos = income inequality.
    * desigualdad entre los sexos = gender inequality.
    * erradicar una desigualdad = eradicate + inequality.
    * estar en desigualdad = be under par.
    * sentido de desigualdad = sense of inequality.

    * * *
    A
    1 (diferencia) inequality
    no debería existir desigualdad ante la ley everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law
    2 (desequilibrio) inequality, disparity
    la desigualdad de fuerzas the inequality of o disparity in forces
    B (de una superficie) unevenness
    C ( Mat) inequality
    * * *

    desigualdad sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( de superficie) unevenness
    desigualdad sustantivo femenino
    1 inequality
    2 (del suelo) unevenness
    ' desigualdad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desventaja
    - desequilibrio
    English:
    inequality
    * * *
    1. [diferencia] difference;
    trataba a sus hijos con desigualdad he didn't treat all his children in the same way
    2. [de carácter] changeability;
    [de actuación, rendimiento] inconsistency, erratic nature; [del terreno] unevenness
    3. [económica, social, racial] inequality;
    acabar con las desigualdades regionales to put an end to inequalities between the regions
    4. Mat inequality
    * * *
    f inequality
    * * *
    1) : inequality
    2) : unevenness
    * * *
    1. (en general) difference
    2. (social) inequality [pl. inequalities]

    Spanish-English dictionary > desigualdad

  • 68 diferencias de sexo

    (n.) = gender
    Ex. The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
    * * *
    (n.) = gender

    Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.

    Spanish-English dictionary > diferencias de sexo

  • 69 echar un rapapolvo

    (v.) = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up
    Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex. Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school.
    Ex. A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work.
    Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    * * *
    (v.) = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up

    Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

    Ex: Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school.
    Ex: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work.
    Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > echar un rapapolvo

  • 70 echar una bronca

    (v.) = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up
    Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex. Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school.
    Ex. A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work.
    Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    * * *
    (v.) = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up

    Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

    Ex: Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school.
    Ex: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work.
    Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > echar una bronca

  • 71 eliminar

    v.
    to eliminate.
    El líquido eliminó las manchas The liquid eliminated the stains.
    El mafioso eliminó al testigo The mobster eliminated the witness.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to eliminate, exclude
    2 (esperanzas, miedos, etc) to get rid of, cast aside
    3 familiar (matar) to kill, eliminate
    * * *
    verb
    3) kill
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=hacer desaparecer) [+ mancha, obstáculo] to remove, get rid of; [+ residuos] to dispose of; [+ pobreza] to eliminate, eradicate; [+ posibilidad] to rule out

    eliminar un directorio — (Inform) to remove o delete a directory

    2) [+ concursante, deportista] to knock out, eliminate

    fueron eliminados de la competición — they were knocked out of o eliminated from the competition

    3) euf (=matar) to eliminate, do away with *
    4) [+ incógnita] to eliminate
    5) (Fisiol) to eliminate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove
    b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)
    d) < residuos> to dispose of
    2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate
    3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate
    * * *
    = abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.
    Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
    Ex. The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.
    Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
    Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex. List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.
    Ex. Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
    Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex. Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
    Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex. The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.
    Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
    Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
    Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.
    Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.
    Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex. This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex. Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.
    Ex. Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.
    Ex. But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
    Ex. Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
    Ex. 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
    Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
    Ex. Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
    Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
    Ex. Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.
    Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
    Ex. Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.
    Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex. Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
    Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
    Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex. His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
    Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex. It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
    Ex. It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.
    Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
    Ex. My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
    ----
    * ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.
    * eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.
    * eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.
    * eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.
    * eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.
    * eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.
    * eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.
    * eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.
    * eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.
    * eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar por etapas = phase out.
    * eliminar progresivamente = phase out.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * eliminar puliendo = buff out.
    * eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.
    * eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove
    b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)
    d) < residuos> to dispose of
    2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate
    3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate
    * * *
    = abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.

    Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

    Ex: The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.
    Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
    Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.
    Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
    Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
    Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.
    Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
    Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
    Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.
    Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.
    Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex: Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.
    Ex: Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.
    Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
    Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
    Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
    Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
    Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
    Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
    Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.
    Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
    Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.
    Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
    Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
    Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
    Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
    Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.
    Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
    Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
    * ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.
    * eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.
    * eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.
    * eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.
    * eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.
    * eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.
    * eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.
    * eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.
    * eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.
    * eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar por etapas = phase out.
    * eliminar progresivamente = phase out.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * eliminar puliendo = buff out.
    * eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.
    * eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

    * * *
    eliminar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹obstáculo› to remove; ‹párrafo› to delete, remove
    para eliminar las cucarachas to get rid of o exterminate o kill cockroaches
    2 ‹equipo/candidato› to eliminate
    fueron eliminados del torneo they were knocked out of o eliminated from the tournament
    3 ( euf) (matar) to eliminate ( euph), to get rid of ( euph)
    B ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate
    C ( Mat) ‹incógnita› to eliminate
    * * *

     

    eliminar ( conjugate eliminar) verbo transitivo

    ‹ párrafo› to delete, remove

    (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)


    e) ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate

    eliminar verbo transitivo to eliminate
    ' eliminar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabar
    - cortar
    - descalificar
    - michelín
    - quitar
    - sonda
    - terminar
    - tranquilizar
    English:
    cut out
    - debug
    - eliminate
    - face
    - hit list
    - knock out
    - liquidate
    - obliterate
    - remove
    - weed
    - cut
    - delete
    - do
    - knock
    - take
    - zap
    * * *
    1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] to eliminate (de from);
    el que menos puntos consiga queda eliminado the person who scores the lowest number of points is eliminated;
    lo eliminaron en la segunda ronda he was eliminated o knocked out in the second round
    2. [acabar con] [contaminación] to eliminate;
    [grasas, toxinas] to eliminate, to get rid of; [residuos] to dispose of; [manchas] to remove, to get rid of; [fronteras, obstáculos] to remove, to eliminate;
    eliminó algunos trozos de su discurso he cut out some parts of his speech
    3. Mat [incógnita] to eliminate
    4. Euf [matar] to eliminate, to get rid of
    * * *
    v/t
    1 eliminate
    2 desperdicios dispose of
    3 INFOR delete
    * * *
    1) : to eliminate, to remove
    2) : to do in, to kill
    * * *
    1. (en general) to eliminate
    2. (manchas) to remove

    Spanish-English dictionary > eliminar

  • 72 eliminar barreras

    (v.) = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries
    Ex. The article is titled 'The information crisis that flattens social barriers'.
    Ex. As part of the process of tackling such technical barriers to trade, the Commission may organize conferences and seminars and commission studies in order to examine the scientific and technical aspects.
    Ex. Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.
    * * *
    (v.) = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries

    Ex: The article is titled 'The information crisis that flattens social barriers'.

    Ex: As part of the process of tackling such technical barriers to trade, the Commission may organize conferences and seminars and commission studies in order to examine the scientific and technical aspects.
    Ex: Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.

    Spanish-English dictionary > eliminar barreras

  • 73 enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara

    (v.) = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex. The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex. Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
    * * *
    (v.) = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on

    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

    Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex: The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex: Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara

  • 74 espontáneo

    adj.
    1 spontaneous, candid, natural, not posed.
    2 idiopathic.
    * * *
    1 (cosa) spontaneous; (discurso) impromptu, unprepared
    2 (persona) natural, unaffected
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 spectator who spontaneously joins in the bullfight
    * * *
    (f. - espontánea)
    adj.
    * * *
    espontáneo, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin reflexión) spontaneous
    2) (=improvisado) [discurso, representación] impromptu; [persona] natural
    2. SM / F
    1) (Taur) spectator who rushes into the ring and attempts to take part
    2) † (=bombero) volunteer fireman/firewoman
    * * *
    I
    - nea adjetivo <persona/gesto/ayuda> spontaneous; < actuación> impromptu; < vegetación> spontaneous
    II
    * * *
    = off-the-cuff, unplanned, autonomic, impromptu, spontaneous, unconstrained, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
    Ex. In fact, it is exactly these unplanned events that give him an insight into the country which he could not get from written sources.
    Ex. A search for literature on the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and speech was performed on four data bases.
    Ex. Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.
    Ex. The results indicate that students regard book theft as a spontaneous and individual act.
    Ex. Libraries need to tackle issues that can ensure that their clients will have an unconstrained access to electronic information.
    Ex. Pricing trends for periodicals are discussed with reference to charts not reproduced in the article 'Publishing policies, off the top of my head' but shown at the conference session.
    ----
    * acto espontáneo de = random act of.
    * * *
    I
    - nea adjetivo <persona/gesto/ayuda> spontaneous; < actuación> impromptu; < vegetación> spontaneous
    II
    * * *
    = off-the-cuff, unplanned, autonomic, impromptu, spontaneous, unconstrained, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

    Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

    Ex: In fact, it is exactly these unplanned events that give him an insight into the country which he could not get from written sources.
    Ex: A search for literature on the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and speech was performed on four data bases.
    Ex: Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.
    Ex: The results indicate that students regard book theft as a spontaneous and individual act.
    Ex: Libraries need to tackle issues that can ensure that their clients will have an unconstrained access to electronic information.
    Ex: Pricing trends for periodicals are discussed with reference to charts not reproduced in the article 'Publishing policies, off the top of my head' but shown at the conference session.
    * acto espontáneo de = random act of.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/gesto› spontaneous; ‹ayuda/donación› spontaneous, unsolicited
    2 ‹actuación› impromptu
    3 ‹vegetación› spontaneous combustión, generación
    masculine, feminine
    * * *

    espontáneo
    ◊ - nea adjetivo ‹persona/gesto/ayuda› spontaneous;


    ‹ actuación› impromptu
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: spectator who jumps into the ring to join in the bullfight
    espontáneo,-a
    I adjetivo spontaneous
    II sustantivo masculino spectator: saltó a la escena un espontáneo, a spectator jumped on stage
    ' espontáneo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aborto
    - espontánea
    - forzada
    - forzado
    - abierto
    - barrio
    - natural
    English:
    impromptu
    - miscarriage
    - off-the-cuff
    - singsong
    - spontaneous
    * * *
    espontáneo, -a
    ♦ adj
    spontaneous;
    son hierbas que crecen de forma espontánea they're plants that grow in the wild
    ♦ nm,f
    = spectator who tries to join in an event (e.g. by jumping into the bullring or climbing on stage at a concert)
    * * *
    adj spontaneous
    * * *
    : spontaneous
    * * *
    1. (por impulso) spontaneous
    2. (natural) natural

    Spanish-English dictionary > espontáneo

  • 75 estar informado puntualmente sobre

    (v.) = monitor + information on
    Ex. The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
    * * *
    (v.) = monitor + information on

    Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar informado puntualmente sobre

  • 76 fauna y flora marina

    (n.) = marine wildlife, marine life
    Ex. The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife.
    Ex. An underwater mountain with some of the richest diversity of marine life in the Caribbean has been found by scientists.
    * * *
    (n.) = marine wildlife, marine life

    Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife.

    Ex: An underwater mountain with some of the richest diversity of marine life in the Caribbean has been found by scientists.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fauna y flora marina

  • 77 firma digital

    f.
    digital signature.
    * * *
    Ex. The author examines the potential of biometric authentication of a person and digital signature technologies to tackle these problems.
    * * *

    Ex: The author examines the potential of biometric authentication of a person and digital signature technologies to tackle these problems.

    Spanish-English dictionary > firma digital

  • 78 grupo marginado

    (n.) = deprived group, marginalised group
    Ex. It is at least arguable that libraries ought to encourage other organisations to tackle the very different needs of various underpriviliged and deprived groups.
    Ex. The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.
    * * *
    (n.) = deprived group, marginalised group

    Ex: It is at least arguable that libraries ought to encourage other organisations to tackle the very different needs of various underpriviliged and deprived groups.

    Ex: The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > grupo marginado

  • 79 género

    m.
    1 kind, sort.
    2 fabric.
    3 genre, gender.
    4 race, genus.
    5 gender.
    * * *
    1 (clase) kind, sort
    2 (tela) cloth
    3 (mercancía) article, piece of merchandise
    4 GRAMÁTICA gender
    5 BIOLOGÍA genus
    6 (literario) genre
    \
    género chico light opera
    géneros de punto knitted goods
    * * *
    noun m.
    3) kind, sort
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=clase) kind, type

    personas de ese género — people of that kind o type, people like that

    género humano — human race, mankind

    2) (Arte, Literat) genre, type

    género chico — (=sainetes) (genre of) short farces; (=zarzuela) Spanish operetta

    género narrativo — novel genre, fiction

    3) (Ling) gender
    4) (Bio) (=especie) genus
    5) pl géneros (Com) (=productos) goods; (=mercancías) commodities
    6) (=tela) cloth, material
    * * *
    1)
    a) (clase, tipo) kind, type
    b) (Biol) genus
    c) (Lit, Teatr) genre
    2) (Ling) gender
    3) ( mercancías) tb

    géneros — merchandise, goods (pl)

    4) ( tela) cloth, material
    * * *
    = gender, genus, sex.
    Nota: Plural sexes.
    Ex. The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
    Ex. Semantic relationships show aspects of the genus-species relationships and are expected to reflect assumed and widely accepted subject relationships.
    Ex. Examination of the LCSH list reveals that considerations of nationality, ethnic background, religion, and sex have been factors which have entered into the construction, over the years, of LC's hypothetical reader.
    ----
    * análisis por género = gender analysis.
    * contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.
    * demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * desigualdad de género = gender inequality.
    * diferencia debida al género = gender gap.
    * diferencia de género = gender difference.
    * dimensión de género = gender dimension.
    * discriminación de género = gender discrimination.
    * distribución en función del género = gender distribution.
    * estudios de género = gender studies.
    * evaluación del impacto en función del género = gender-impact assessment.
    * falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.
    * género humano = humankind.
    * género literario = genre.
    * género musical = music genre.
    * géneros de punto = knitwear.
    * igualdad de género = gender equality, sex equality, sexual equality.
    * insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.
    * insulto de género = sexual insult.
    * integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.
    * justicia de género = gender justice.
    * modelo en su género = showpiece.
    * perspectiva de género = gender perspective.
    * pertinencia con respecto al género = gender relevance.
    * planificación sensible al género = gender planning.
    * relaciones de género = gender relations.
    * relación género = genus/species relationship.
    * sensible con respecto al género = gender sensitive.
    * sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.
    * sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.
    * sistema de géneros = sex/gender system.
    * violencia de género = sexual violence, gender-related violence, gender violence, gender-based violence, domestic violence.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (clase, tipo) kind, type
    b) (Biol) genus
    c) (Lit, Teatr) genre
    2) (Ling) gender
    3) ( mercancías) tb

    géneros — merchandise, goods (pl)

    4) ( tela) cloth, material
    * * *
    = gender, genus, sex.
    Nota: Plural sexes.

    Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.

    Ex: Semantic relationships show aspects of the genus-species relationships and are expected to reflect assumed and widely accepted subject relationships.
    Ex: Examination of the LCSH list reveals that considerations of nationality, ethnic background, religion, and sex have been factors which have entered into the construction, over the years, of LC's hypothetical reader.
    * análisis por género = gender analysis.
    * contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.
    * demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * desigualdad de género = gender inequality.
    * diferencia debida al género = gender gap.
    * diferencia de género = gender difference.
    * dimensión de género = gender dimension.
    * discriminación de género = gender discrimination.
    * distribución en función del género = gender distribution.
    * estudios de género = gender studies.
    * evaluación del impacto en función del género = gender-impact assessment.
    * falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.
    * género humano = humankind.
    * género literario = genre.
    * género musical = music genre.
    * géneros de punto = knitwear.
    * igualdad de género = gender equality, sex equality, sexual equality.
    * insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.
    * insulto de género = sexual insult.
    * integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.
    * justicia de género = gender justice.
    * modelo en su género = showpiece.
    * perspectiva de género = gender perspective.
    * pertinencia con respecto al género = gender relevance.
    * planificación sensible al género = gender planning.
    * relaciones de género = gender relations.
    * relación género = genus/species relationship.
    * sensible con respecto al género = gender sensitive.
    * sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.
    * sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.
    * sistema de géneros = sex/gender system.
    * violencia de género = sexual violence, gender-related violence, gender violence, gender-based violence, domestic violence.

    * * *
    A
    1 (clase, tipo) kind, type
    es de lo mejor que hay dentro de su género it's among the best of its kind
    2 ( Biol) genus
    3 ( Lit, Teatr) genre
    Compuestos:
    el género chico 19th century light, often musical theatrical works
    el género humano the human race, mankind, humankind
    el género lírico ( Teatr) opera, zarzuela, etc;
    ( Lit) lyric poetry
    B ( Ling) gender
    tb géneros merchandise, goods (pl)
    todos nuestros géneros son de la mejor calidad all our merchandise is o all our goods are of the highest quality
    Compuesto:
    mpl ( Esp) knitwear
    D (tela) cloth, material
    * * *

     

    Del verbo generar: ( conjugate generar)

    genero es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    generó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    generar    
    género
    generar ( conjugate generar) verbo transitivo
    to generate
    género sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (clase, tipo) kind, type;


    b) (Biol) genus

    c) (Lit, Teatr) genre;


    d) (Ling) gender

    2 ( tela) cloth, material
    generar verbo transitivo to generate: el nuevo plan generará cientos de puestos de trabajo, the new scheme will create hundreds of jobs
    género sustantivo masculino
    1 (clase, tipo) kind, sort
    2 Arte Lit Mús genre
    3 (mercancía) article, goods
    (tejido, paño) fabric
    4 Ling gender
    5 Biol genus
    el género humano, mankind
    ' género' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    clase
    - congénere
    - hombre
    - poesía
    - suerte
    - verso
    - western
    - burlesco
    - cómico
    - épica
    - narciso
    - narrativa
    - peletería
    English:
    fancy
    - gender
    - genre
    - male
    - sex
    - verse
    - worth
    - cloth
    - mankind
    - material
    - race
    * * *
    1. [clase] kind, type;
    es el mejor de su género it's the best of its kind;
    sin ningún género de dudas absolutely without a doubt;
    el género humano the human race
    2. [literario, cinematográfico] genre
    el género chico = type of short, often musical farce, popular in Spain at the turn of the 20th century;
    3. Gram gender;
    de género ambiguo = that may be either masculine or feminine
    género femenino feminine gender;
    género masculino masculine gender;
    género neutro neuter gender
    4. Biol genus
    5. [productos] merchandise, goods
    6. [tejido] cloth, material
    Esp géneros de punto knitwear
    * * *
    m
    1 ( tipo) type
    2 PINT, de literatura genre;
    pintura de género genre painting
    3 GRAM gender
    4 COM goods pl, merchandise
    4 BIO genus;
    el género humano the human race
    * * *
    1) : genre, class, kind
    el género humano: the human race, mankind
    2) : gender (in grammar)
    3) géneros nmpl
    : goods, commodities
    * * *
    1. (clase) kind
    2. (mercancía) goods
    3. (tela) material

    Spanish-English dictionary > género

  • 80 hacer frente

    v.
    to cope, to face it.
    * * *
    (v.) = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage
    Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.
    Ex. The huge upsurge in publishing activity outran the rudimentary abilities of libraries and contemporary bibliographers to contain it.
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex. The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex. Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
    Ex. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.
    * * *
    (v.) = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage

    Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.

    Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.
    Ex: The huge upsurge in publishing activity outran the rudimentary abilities of libraries and contemporary bibliographers to contain it.
    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex: The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex: Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
    Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer frente

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