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41 oscilar
v.1 to swing (moverse) (péndulo).2 to fluctuate.el precio oscila entre los mil y los dos mil euros the price can be anything between one and two thousand euros3 to oscillate, to bob, to quiver, to swing.* * *1 (variar) to vary, fluctuate2 FÍSICA to oscillate* * *VI1) [péndulo] to swing, oscillate2) [luz] to wink, blink; [llama] to flicker3) [precio, peso, temperatura] to fluctuate ( entre between)[calidad, diseño] to vary ( entre between) [distancia, intensidad] to range ( entre between)la distancia oscila entre los 100 y 500m — the distance ranges between 100 and 500m o from 100 to 500m
4) (=dudar) to hesitate ( entre between)waver ( entre between)* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( fluctuar)sus edades oscilaban entre... — their ages ranged between...
la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 — the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92
oscila entre la depresión y la euforia — he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria
* * *= swing, dangle, pendulum + swing back and forth, oscillate, sway.Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex. The pendulum has swung back and forth between emphasis on rehabilitation and punishment.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex. The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.----* oscilar entre... y = ricochet between... and.* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( fluctuar)sus edades oscilaban entre... — their ages ranged between...
la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 — the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92
oscila entre la depresión y la euforia — he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria
* * *= swing, dangle, pendulum + swing back and forth, oscillate, sway.Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex: The pendulum has swung back and forth between emphasis on rehabilitation and punishment.Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.* oscilar entre... y = ricochet between... and.* * *oscilar [A1 ]viA1 «péndulo» to swing, oscillate ( tech); «aguja» to oscillate2 «torre/columna» to swayB«precios/temperatura»: sus edades oscilaban entre los 10 y los 15 años their ages ranged between 10 and 15 years old o from 10 to 15la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92C«persona/humor»: oscila entre la depresión y la euforia he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria* * *
oscilar ( conjugate oscilar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ péndulo] to swing, oscillate (tech);
[ aguja] to oscillate;
[torre/columna] to sway
2 ( fluctuar) [cotización/valores] to fluctuate;◊ sus edades oscilaban entre … their ages ranged between …
oscilar verbo intransitivo
1 Fís to oscillate, swing
(la luz de una vela) to flicker
2 (variar) to vary, fluctuate: en verano la temperatura oscila entre los 25 y los 35 grados centígrados, summer temperatures range from 25 to 35 degrees centigrade
' oscilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
English:
oscillate
- range
- reciprocate
- seesaw
- swing
- vary
- dangle
- pulsate
- vacillate
* * *oscilar vi1. [moverse] [péndulo] to swing;[torre] to sway; [llama] to flicker2. Fís to oscillate3. [variar] to vary, to fluctuate;el precio oscila entre los mil y los dos mil pesos the price ranges between one and two thousand pesos;la temperatura osciló entre los 20° y los 30° the temperature fluctuated between 20° and 30°;la longitud de estas serpientes oscila entre cinco y siete metros these snakes vary o range in length between five and seven metres4. [vacilar] to vacillate, to waver;oscila entre el pesimismo y la esperanza she fluctuates between pessimism and hope* * *v/i oscillate; de precios fluctuate* * *oscilar vi1) balancearse: to swing, to sway, to oscillate2) fluctuar: to fluctuate3) : to vacillate, to waver* * *oscilar vb -
42 ramificarse
pron.v.to branch out.* * *1 to ramify, branch (out)* * *verb* * *VPR to branch, branch out, ramify frm* * *verbo pronominal1)a) árbol/plantas/nervios to branch, ramify (tech)b) carretera/ciencia to branch2) problema to ramify (frml), to become complex* * *(v.) = branch out (into), branch intoEx. The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.Ex. The book also examines the epistemological, theoretical, socio-technical, and practice directions that social work has branched into.* * *verbo pronominal1)a) árbol/plantas/nervios to branch, ramify (tech)b) carretera/ciencia to branch2) problema to ramify (frml), to become complex* * *(v.) = branch out (into), branch intoEx: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.
Ex: The book also examines the epistemological, theoretical, socio-technical, and practice directions that social work has branched into.* * *ramificarse [A2 ]A1 «árbol/planta» to branch, branch out, ramify ( tech)2 «venas/nervios» to branch, ramify ( tech)3 «carretera/ciencia» to branchB «problema» to ramify ( frml), to become complex* * *
ramificarse ( conjugate ramificarse) verbo pronominal
ramificarse verbo reflexivo to ramify, branch
' ramificarse' also found in these entries:
English:
branch
* * *ramificarse vpr1. [árbol] to branch out2. [arterias, nervios] to branch3. [cordillera] to branch;[ferrocarril, carretera] to branch* * *v/r branch out* * *ramificarse {72} vr: to branch out, to divide into branches -
43 raquítico
adj.1 rickety, anorexic, rachitic.2 weak.3 stunted.4 paltry, measly.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA rachitic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rachitic person* * *ADJ1) (Med) rachitic2) [cantidad, sueldo] paltry, miserly3) [árbol] stunted* * *- ca adjetivoa) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stuntedb) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *- ca adjetivoa) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stuntedb) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *raquítico -ca1 ‹niño/animal› rickety, rachitic ( tech)2 ‹árbol› stunted* * *
raquítico
‹ árbol› stunted
raquítico,-a adjetivo
1 fam (una cantidad) small, paltry: le dan un sueldo raquítico, they pay him a pittance
2 fam (una planta, un árbol) stunted
3 fam (una persona) skinny, emaciated
4 Med rachitic
' raquítico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
raquítica
English:
stunted
* * *raquítico, -a♦ adj1. [canijo] scrawny2. [escaso] miserable3. Med rachitic♦ nm,fMed rickets sufferer* * *adj figrickety* * *raquítico, -ca adj1) : scrawny, weak2) : measly, skimpy -
44 retardar
v.1 to delay.La medicina retarda su aparición The medicine delays its appearance.2 to thwart.Elsa retardó los planes Elsa thwarted the plans.* * *1 (detener) to slow down; (retrasar) to delay2 (posponer) to postpone1 to be delayed, be held up, be late* * *VT (=frenar) to slow down, slow up; [+ marcha] to hold up; [+ tren] to delay, make late* * ** * *= retard.Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.----* retardar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* * ** * *= retard.Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.
* retardar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* * *retardar [A1 ]vt2 (posponer) to postponeto be late* * *
retardar ( conjugate retardar) verbo transitivo ( frenar) to delay, hold up, retard (tech);
( posponer) to postpone
retardar vtr (retrasar, posponer) to delay, put off: el mal tiempo retardó nuestra salida, the bad weather delayed our departure
' retardar' also found in these entries:
English:
retard
* * *♦ vt1. [retrasar] to delay2. [frenar] to hold up, to slow down* * *v/t delay* * *retardar vt1) retrasar: to delay, to retard2) : to postpone -
45 sepia
adj.sepia (color).f.1 cuttlefish (molusco).2 sepia.* * *1 (pez) cuttlefish► adjetivo1 (color) sepia1 (color) sepia* * *1.ADJ SM INV (=color) sepia2. SF1) (=pez) cuttlefish2) (Arte) sepia* * *Ia) (Coc, Zool) cuttlefish, sepia (tech)b) ( en pintura) sepiaII* * *= sepia, cuttlefish.Ex. Ammonia-developed copy paper is capable of producing images in black, blue, sepia or reddish-brown.Ex. Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.----Ex. In 1999 the SEPIA (Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access) project was set up aimed at the long-term preservation of all kind of photographic materials, and defining the role of new technology in collection management.* * *Ia) (Coc, Zool) cuttlefish, sepia (tech)b) ( en pintura) sepiaII* * *= sepia, cuttlefish.Ex: Ammonia-developed copy paper is capable of producing images in black, blue, sepia or reddish-brown.
Ex: Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.Ex: In 1999 the SEPIA (Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access) project was set up aimed at the long-term preservation of all kind of photographic materials, and defining the role of new technology in collection management.* * *2 (en pintura) sepia[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( gen inv):tonos sepia or sepias sepia tones(color) sepia* * *
sepia sustantivo femenino
■ sustantivo masculino ( color) sepia
sepia
I f Zool cuttlefish
II adjetivo & m (color) sepia
* * *♦ adj[color] sepia♦ nm[color] sepia♦ nf[molusco] cuttlefish* * *f1 ZO cuttlefish2 ( color) sepia* * *sepia adj & nm: sepiasepia nf: cuttlefish* * * -
46 servicio técnico
(n.) = technical service, technical support, tech supportEx. This article considers the impact of cooperation on collections and technical services in school resource centres belonging to multistate, multitype library network.Ex. The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.Ex. When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.* * *(n.) = technical service, technical support, tech supportEx: This article considers the impact of cooperation on collections and technical services in school resource centres belonging to multistate, multitype library network.
Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.Ex: When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support. -
47 simio
m.ape, simian, monkey.* * *1 simian, monkey* * *SM ape, simian frm* * *masculino ape, simian (tech)* * *= ape.Ex. Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of 'Tarzan of the Apes', is one of America's most popular writers of genre fiction = Edgar Rice Burroughs, mejor conocido como el creador de "Tarzán de los monos" es uno de los escritories más populares americanos de literatura narrativa.----* Planeta de los Simios = Planet of the Apes.* * *masculino ape, simian (tech)* * *= ape.Ex: Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of 'Tarzan of the Apes', is one of America's most popular writers of genre fiction = Edgar Rice Burroughs, mejor conocido como el creador de "Tarzán de los monos" es uno de los escritories más populares americanos de literatura narrativa.
* Planeta de los Simios = Planet of the Apes.* * *ape, simian ( tech)* * *
simio sustantivo masculino
ape, simian (tech)
simio,-a m,f Zool ape
' simio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simia
English:
ape
* * *simio, -a nm,fsimian, ape* * *m ZO ape* * *simio nm: ape* * *simio n ape -
48 tecnología educativa
f.educational technology.* * *Ex. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.* * *Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
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49 tecnológico
adj.technological, technologic.* * *► adjetivo1 technological* * *(f. - tecnológica)adj.* * *ADJ technological* * *- ca adjetivo technological* * *= technological, technology-based, tech, techno.Nota: Abreviatura.Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss the technological environment created by library automation in the 1970s.Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex. The conference discussed tech trends in the information age.Ex. The article 'Word in your ear: a techno assisted revival of an ancient art' discusses the substantial market for talking or audiobooks in the UK and the USA.----* científico-tecnológico = scientific-technological.* con una formación tecnológica digital = digitally-oriented.* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.* cultura tecnológica = technology culture.* élite tecnológica, la = technical elite, the.* era tecnológica = technological age.* progreso tecnológico = technological progress.* vigilancia tecnológica = technological surveillance.* * *- ca adjetivo technological* * *= technological, technology-based, tech, techno.Nota: Abreviatura.Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss the technological environment created by library automation in the 1970s.
Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex: The conference discussed tech trends in the information age.Ex: The article 'Word in your ear: a techno assisted revival of an ancient art' discusses the substantial market for talking or audiobooks in the UK and the USA.* científico-tecnológico = scientific-technological.* con una formación tecnológica digital = digitally-oriented.* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.* cultura tecnológica = technology culture.* élite tecnológica, la = technical elite, the.* era tecnológica = technological age.* progreso tecnológico = technological progress.* vigilancia tecnológica = technological surveillance.* * *tecnológico -catechnological* * *
tecnológico◊ -ca adjetivo
technological
tecnológico,-a adjetivo technological
' tecnológico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tecnológica
English:
technological
* * *tecnológico, -a adjtechnological* * *adj technological* * *tecnológico, -ca adj: technological♦ tecnológicamente adv* * *tecnológico adj technological -
50 tenia
f.tapeworm.* * *1 tapeworm* * *SF tapeworm* * *femenino (Med) tapeworm, taenia (tech)* * *= tapeworm.Ex. If asked for statistics on the incidence of tapeworms he would first want to know whether national figures or world figures are wanted.* * *femenino (Med) tapeworm, taenia (tech)* * *= tapeworm.Ex: If asked for statistics on the incidence of tapeworms he would first want to know whether national figures or world figures are wanted.
* * *2 ( Arquit) taenia* * *
Del verbo tener: ( conjugate tener)
tenía es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo
Del verbo teñir: ( conjugate teñir)
teñía es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tener
tenia
teñir
tener ( conjugate tener) verbo transitivo El uso de `got' en frases como `I've got a new dress' está mucho más extendido en el inglés británico que en el americano. Este prefiere la forma `I have a new dress'
1
◊ ¿tienen hijos? do they have any children?, have they got any children?;
no tenemos pan we don't have any bread, we haven't got any bread;
tiene el pelo largo she has o she's got long hair
◊ ¿tiene hora? have you got the time?
◊ tengo invitados a cenar I have o I've got some people coming to dinner;
tengo cosas que hacer I have o I've got things to do
2
tiene un metro de largo it is one meter long;
le lleva 15 años — ¿y eso qué tiene? (AmL fam) she's 15 years older than he is — so what does that matter?
◊ ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;
tengo veinte años I'm twenty (years old)
3
b) ( tomar):◊ ten la llave take o here's the key
4a) ( sentir):◊ tengo hambre/frío I'm hungry/cold;
le tengo mucho cariño I'm very fond of him;
tengo el placer de … it gives me great pleasure to …
◊ tengo dolor de cabeza I have o I've got a headache
5 ( refiriéndose a actitudes):
ten paciencia/cuidado be patient/careful;
tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful
6 (indicando estado, situación):
tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty;
tienes el cinturón desabrochado your belt's undone;
me tiene muy preocupada I'm very worried about it
tenia v aux
1 tenia que hacer algo
◊ tengo que estudiar hoy I have to o I must study today;
tienes que comer más you ought to eat moreb) (expresando propósito, recomendación):
tendrías que llamarlo you should ring himc) ( expresando certeza):
¡tú tenías que ser! it had to be you!
2 ( con participio pasado):◊ tengo entendido que sí viene I understand he is coming;
te tengo dicho que … I've told you before (that) …;
teníamos pensado irnos hoy we intended leaving today
3 (AmL) ( en expresiones de tiempo):
tenía un año sin verlo she hadn't seen him for a year
tenerse verbo pronominal ( sostenerse):
no teniase de sueño to be dead on one's feet
tenia sustantivo femenino (Med) tapeworm, taenia (tech)
teñir ( conjugate teñir) verbo transitivo
teñirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹pelo/zapatos› to dye
tener
I verbo transitivo
1 (poseer, disfrutar) to have, have got: tengo muy buena memoria, I have a very good memory
no tiene coche, he hasn't got a car
tiene dos hermanas, he has two sisters
tiene mucho talento, he's very talented
no tenemos suficiente dinero, we don't have enough money
(ser dueño de) to own: tiene una cadena de hoteles, he owns a chain of hotels ➣ Ver nota en have 2 (contener) to contain: esta bebida no tiene alcohol, this drink doesn't contain alcohol
3 (asir, sujetar) to hold: la tenía en brazos, she was carrying her in her arms
4 (hospedar) tiene a su suegra en casa, his mother-in-law is staying with them
5 (juzgar, considerar) la tengo por imposible, I regard her as a hopeless case
nos tienen por tontos, they think we are stupid
tenlo por seguro, you can be sure
6 (pasar el tiempo de cierta manera) to have: he tenido un día espantoso, I've had a dreadful day
7 (padecer, sentir) tiene celos, he's jealous
tengo hambre/sed, I'm hungry/thirsty
ten paciencia conmigo, be patient with me
tengo un dolor de cabeza terrible, I have a terrible headache
8 (profesar) to have: me tiene cariño, he is very fond of me
no le tengo ningún respeto, I have no respect for him
9 (años, tiempo) to be: el bebé tiene ocho días, the baby is eight days old
(medidas) la cama tiene metro y medio de ancho, the bed is one and a half metres wide
10 (mantener) to keep: no sabe tener la boca cerrada, she can't keep her mouth shut
nos tuvo dos horas esperando, he kept us waiting for two hours
tiene su habitación muy ordenada, he keeps his room very tidy
me tiene preocupada, I'm worried about him
11 ( tener que + infinitivo) tengo que hacerlo, I must do it
tienes que tomarte las pastillas, you have to take your pills
tendrías que habérselo dicho, you ought to have told her ➣ Ver nota en must
II verbo aux to have: mira que te lo tengo dicho veces, I've told you time and time again
Tener tiene dos traducciones básicas: to have o to have got. Esta segunda se usa casi únicamente para expresar posesión y solo en el presente: Tengo un coche nuevo. I have got a new car.
La primera se usa en sentido más general: Va a tener un problema. He's going to have a problem. Recuerda que la forma interrogativa de I have got es have I got?, mientras que la forma interrogativa de I have es do I have?
Cuando tener significa sentir, se traduce por el verbo to be: Tengo hambre. I am hungry.
tenia sustantivo femenino
1 Zool tapeworm
2 Arquit taenia
teñir verbo transitivo
1 (una prenda) to dye: teñiré la falda de azul, I'll dye my skirt blue
(el pelo) to tint, dye
2 fig (impregnar) to tinge with
' tenia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- absolutamente
- antediluviana
- antediluviano
- calcada
- calcado
- carne
- carné
- carraspera
- cita
- corpórea
- corpóreo
- cruzada
- cruzado
- desperdicio
- despojar
- empacho
- enchufe
- encima
- exigua
- exiguo
- floripondio
- frunce
- golfa
- golfo
- grasienta
- grasiento
- greca
- hogar
- idea
- inexpresiva
- inexpresivo
- jirón
- logia
- nudo
- pedal
- probabilidad
- raja
- relevancia
- rematar
- sabor
- segundón
- segundona
- solitaria
- sueño
- tal
- tela
- tener
- volar
English:
accent
- accommodate
- allergy
- array
- calculate
- complexion
- concede
- conceited
- consistency
- courtyard
- craggy
- craving
- curious
- doleful
- eat
- fleck
- flowerpot
- following
- foreboding
- goodness
- grave
- hold
- inkling
- justifiably
- like
- lost
- maybe
- minor
- misjudge
- neck
- overlay
- overwhelming
- part with
- penny
- pretence
- pretense
- remember
- scary
- spoilt
- stare
- swear by
- tapeworm
- tip
- ulterior
- vacantly
- aged
- blast
- bound
- brim
- bristle
* * *tenia nftapeworm* * *f ZO tapeworm* * *tenia nfsolitaria: tapeworm -
51 tortícolis
f. s.&pl.stiff neck, torticollis, stiffness of the neck, stiffness in the neck.* * *1 stiff neck, crick in the neck* * *SF INV stiff neckme levanté con tortícolis — I got up with a stiff neck o a crick in my neck
* * *femenino stiff neck, torticollis (tech)* * *= stiff neck, crick in the neck, neck crick.Ex. Older people are especially prone to stiff necks caused by open car or bedroom windows.Ex. Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.Ex. Neck cricks are extremely common, affecting about 50% of adults per year, ranging in severity from trivial to crippling.* * *femenino stiff neck, torticollis (tech)* * *= stiff neck, crick in the neck, neck crick.Ex: Older people are especially prone to stiff necks caused by open car or bedroom windows.
Ex: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.Ex: Neck cricks are extremely common, affecting about 50% of adults per year, ranging in severity from trivial to crippling.* * *stiff neck, torticollis ( tech)tener tortícolis to have a stiff neck, to have a crick in one's neck* * *
tortícolis sustantivo femenino
stiff neck, torticollis (tech)
tortícolis f inv stiff neck
' tortícolis' also found in these entries:
English:
crick
- stiff
* * *tortícolis, tortículis nf invtener tortícolis to have a stiff neck, to have a crick in one's neck* * *m MED crick in the neck* * *tortícolis n stiff neck -
52 técnico1
1 = technician, techie, tech, tech guy, technie.Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.Ex. The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.Ex. Dell had me jumping through hoops for two and a half days to no avail and ultimately sent a human tech here to fix my system.Ex. Our tech guys are currently working on a solution.Ex. The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.----* técnico de audiovisuales = audiovisual technician.* técnico de sonido = sound technician.* técnico encargado del proceso de datos = data-processing professional.* técnico informático = data-processing professional, computer technician. -
53 vertical
adj.1 vertical (Mat).el respaldo estaba casi vertical the back was almost verticalponer en posición vertical to place in an upright position2 portrait.f.vertical (line) (Mat).m.vertical circle (astronomy).* * *► adjetivo1 vertical1 vertical, vertical line1 vertical* * *adj.vertical, upright* * *1.ADJ [línea, plano] vertical; [postura, piano] uprightdespegue vertical — (Aer) vertical take-off
2. SF1) (Téc, Mat) vertical line, vertical2) (Dep)3.SM (Astron) vertical circle* * *I1)a) <línea/madero> verticalen posición vertical — in an upright o a vertical position
b) ( en crucigramas)2) (Pol, Rels Labs) verticalIIa) (Mat, Tec) vertical line, vertical (tech)b) (Dep) handstandIIImasculino (Dep) post, upright* * *= upright, vertical.Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex. Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.----* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* soporte vertical = stilt.* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.* * *I1)a) <línea/madero> verticalen posición vertical — in an upright o a vertical position
b) ( en crucigramas)2) (Pol, Rels Labs) verticalIIa) (Mat, Tec) vertical line, vertical (tech)b) (Dep) handstandIIImasculino (Dep) post, upright* * *= upright, vertical.Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (|).* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* soporte vertical = stilt.* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.* * *A1 ‹línea/madero› verticalestaba en posición vertical it was in an upright o a vertical position2(en crucigramas): el tres vertical three downtrazar una vertical to draw a vertical lineuna caída en vertical a sheer drop2 ( Dep) handstandA ( Astron) vertical circleB ( Dep) post, upright* * *
vertical adjetivo
1
b) ( en crucigramas):
2 (Pol, Rels Labs) vertical
■ sustantivo femenino
b) (Dep) handstand
vertical adjetivo & sustantivo femenino vertical
' vertical' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abandonar
- abdominal
- abominar
- abonada
- abonado
- aborigen
- abortar
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrillantador
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstemia
- abstemio
- absurda
- absurdo
- abultar
- abusón
- abusona
- acá
- acabar
- acabada
- acabado
- acaparador
- acaparadora
- acaso
- accesoria
- accesorio
- accidentada
- accidentado
- acertar
- acertante
- ácida
- ácido
- aclarar
- acorazada
- acorazado
- acorde
- acostumbrar
- activa
- activo
- acuífera
- acuífero
- acusada
- acusado
- adelantar
- adelante
- adelgazar
- adelgazante
English:
abandon
- aboard
- abort
- above-board
- abrasive
- absent
- absolutely
- abstract
- abuse
- academic
- accept
- access
- acclaim
- accord
- accumulate
- ache
- aching
- acid
- acoustic
- across
- act
- acting
- adapt
- add
- add up
- address
- adept
- adhesive
- adjourn
- adjust
- adrift
- adult
- advance
- advertise
- advertising
- advocate
- aerial
- affirmative
- afloat
- after
- against
- age
- aged
- ageing
- agitate
- agree
- aid
- aim
- air
- alarm
* * *♦ adj1. Geom vertical2. [derecho] [línea, despegue] vertical;el respaldo estaba casi vertical the back was almost vertical;poner en posición vertical to place in an upright position;en vertical: se hace una incisión en vertical a vertical incision is made3. [en crucigrama] down;3 vertical 3 down4. [formato, orientación] portrait5. [estructura] hierarchical♦ nmAstron vertical circle♦ nfGeom vertical (line);forma un ángulo recto con la vertical it forms a right angle to the vertical* * *I adj verticalII f vertical (line)* * *vertical adj & nf: vertical♦ verticalmente adv* * *vertical adj vertical -
54 ¿qué pasará a continuación?
= What's next?, What's next?, What next?, What next?Ex. The article is entitled 'Seventy five years of sci-tech reference: What's next?'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Seventy five years of sci-tech reference: What's next?'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Mass deacidification: now that it is a reality, What next?'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Mass deacidification: now that it is a reality, What next?'.* * *= What's next?, What's next?, What next?, What next?Ex: The article is entitled 'Seventy five years of sci-tech reference: What's next?'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Seventy five years of sci-tech reference: What's next?'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Mass deacidification: now that it is a reality, What next?'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Mass deacidification: now that it is a reality, What next?'. -
55 órbita
f.1 orbit.2 eye socket, socket.* * *1 (de un astro) orbit2 (del ojo) socket3 (ámbito) field\órbita de actuación field of activity* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [gen] orbit2) (Anat) [ocular] socket, eye-socket* * *1) (Astron) orbit2) (Anat) (eye) socket, orbit (tech)3) (ámbito, esfera) field* * *= orbit.Ex. Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.----* órbita elíptica = elliptical orbit.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* * *1) (Astron) orbit2) (Anat) (eye) socket, orbit (tech)3) (ámbito, esfera) field* * *= orbit.Ex: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
* órbita elíptica = elliptical orbit.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* * *A ( Astron) orbitentró en órbita it went into o entered orbitel satélite que pusieron en órbita the satellite they put into orbitponer a algn en órbita ‹astronauta› to put sb into orbit;‹artista/cantante› to launch sbte voy a dar una bofetada que te va a poner en órbita ( fam); I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week ( colloq)Compuesto:transfer orbitse le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were almost popping out of their sockets o were coming out on stalksC (ámbito, esfera) field* * *
Del verbo orbitar: ( conjugate orbitar)
orbita es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
órbita sustantivo femenino
1 (Astron) orbit;
2 (Anat) (eye) socket, orbit (tech)
órbita sustantivo femenino
1 orbit
2 Anat eye socket
3 fig (área de influencia) ascendió a los ejecutivos que estaban en su órbita, he promoted the executives that were under his control
' órbita' also found in these entries:
English:
boost
- orbit
- socket
* * *órbita nf1. [de astro] orbit;órbita terrestre Earth's orbit;entrar/poner en órbita to go/put into orbit;le pegó tal bofetón que casi le pone en órbita he gave him such a slap he nearly knocked him into the middle of next weekal verla casi se le salen los ojos de las órbitas his eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw her3. [ámbito] sphere, realm* * *f orbit;colocar oponer en órbita put into orbit* * *órbita nf1) : orbit2) : eye socket3) ámbito: sphere, field* * *órbita n orbit -
56 auscultar
v.1 to auscultate, to examine, to auscult.2 to auscultate, to look into, to hear intently, to perceive.* * *1 to sound (with a stethoscope)* * *verb* * *VT to sound, auscultate frm* * *verbo transitivo to auscultate (tech)* * *verbo transitivo to auscultate (tech)* * *auscultar [A1 ]vtto auscultate ( tech)el médico me auscultó the doctor listened to my chest (with a stethoscope)auscultar el sentir de la nación to sound out o gauge national opinion, to feel the pulse of the nation ( journ)* * *
auscultar ( conjugate auscultar) verbo transitivo
to auscultate (tech);
auscultar verbo transitivo to sound with a stethoscope
* * *auscultar vtle auscultó el pecho she listened to his chest2. [sondear] to sound out* * *v/t:auscultar a alguien listen to s.o.’s chest -
57 cónico
adj.conical, cone-shaped, conic, coniform.* * *► adjetivo1 conical2 (en geometría) conic* * *ADJ [forma] conical; [sección] conic* * ** * ** * *cónico -ca‹pieza/forma› conical, conic ( tech); ‹sección› conic* * *
cónico
‹ sección› conic
cónico,-a adjetivo
1 (en forma de cono) conical
2 Geom conic
' cónico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cónica
* * *cónico, -a adjconical* * *adj conical;sección cónica conic section* * *cónico, -ca adj: conical, conic -
58 impermeable
adj.waterproof.m.1 raincoat.2 raincoat, mac, mack, mackintosh.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) impermeable, impervious; (tejido, ropa) waterproof2 figurado impervious1 raincoat* * *1. ADJ1) [al agua] waterproof2) (=impenetrable) impermeable (a to)impervious2. SM1) [prenda] raincoat, mac *2) ** (=preservativo) French letter ** * *Ia) <material/tela> waterproof, impermeable (tech)b) < persona>IImasculino (Indum) raincoat* * *Ia) <material/tela> waterproof, impermeable (tech)b) < persona>IImasculino (Indum) raincoat* * *impermeable11 = slicker, raincoat.Ex: An example is a scene of two men, dressed in yellow slickers, in a rowboat rescuing people during a flood.
Ex: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.* impermeable para la lluvia = rainwear.impermeable2= impermeable, waterproof, water-repellent.Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.
Ex: The next step is to minimise the effects of any possible disaster by using waterproof ownership stamps.Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.* * *1 ‹tela/material› waterproof, impermeable ( tech)2 ‹persona› impermeable A algo impervious TO sthes impermeable a la crítica she's impervious to criticismse mostró impermeable a todas las presiones he proved to be immune to all the pressuressoy impermeable a su literatura his work leaves me cold o does nothing for me ( colloq)A* * *
impermeable adjetivo ‹material/tela› waterproof, impermeable (tech)
■ sustantivo masculino (Indum) raincoat
impermeable
I adjetivo
1 (tejido) waterproof
2 (individuo) impervious: es impermeable a los consejos, he doesn't listen to good advice
II sustantivo masculino raincoat, mac
' impermeable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hule
- piloto
English:
impervious
- mac
- macintosh
- mackintosh
- proof
- raincoat
- rainproof
- repellent
- showerproof
- waterproof
- ground
- impermeable
- rain
- weather
* * *♦ adj1. [al líquido] waterproof;es impermeable al agua it's waterproof2. [insensible] impervious;es impermeable a las críticas he's impervious to criticism;permaneció impermeable a las presiones políticas she remained impervious to political pressure♦ nm1. [prenda] raincoat, Br mac* * *I adj waterproofII m raincoat* * *impermeable adj1) : impervious2) : impermeable, waterproofimpermeable nm: raincoat* * *impermeable1 adj waterproofimpermeable2 n raincoat / mac -
59 léxico
adj.lexical.m.1 lexicon.2 vocabulary, wording.* * *► adjetivo1 lexical1 (diccionario) lexicon2 (vocabulario) vocabulary————————1 (diccionario) lexicon2 (vocabulario) vocabulary* * *noun m.* * *1.ADJ lexical2.SM (=lexicón) lexicon; (=diccionario) dictionary; (=vocabulario) vocabulary; (=lista de palabras) word list* * *I- ca adjetivo lexicalIImasculino ( vocabulario) vocabulary, lexis (tech); ( diccionario) lexicon; ( glosario) glossary, lexicon* * *I- ca adjetivo lexicalIImasculino ( vocabulario) vocabulary, lexis (tech); ( diccionario) lexicon; ( glosario) glossary, lexicon* * *léxico11 = lexicon.Ex: The problem of lexicon creation and updating for large textual data bases is particularly difficult for research fields where the terminology evolves rapidly.
léxico22 = lexical.Ex: This article discusses the style of scientific and technical writing from the point of view of its lexical, semantic, and use characteristics.
* análisis léxico = lexical analysis.* entrada léxica = lexical entry.* * *lexical1 (vocabulario) range of vocabulary, vocabulary, lexis ( tech)2 (diccionario) lexicon; (glosario) glossary, lexicon* * *
léxico 1◊ -ca adjetivo
lexical
léxico 2 sustantivo masculino ( vocabulario) vocabulary, lexis (tech);
( diccionario) lexicon;
( glosario) glossary, lexicon
léxico,-a
I m Ling
1 (vocabulario) vocabulary, word list
2 (diccionario) lexicon
II adjetivo lexical
' léxico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
léxica
English:
lexical
* * *léxico, -a♦ adjlexical♦ nm1. [vocabulario] vocabulary;Ling lexis2. [diccionario] lexicon* * *m lexicon* * *léxico, -ca adj: lexicalléxico nm: lexicon, glossary -
60 menisco
m.meniscus (anatomy).* * *1 meniscus* * *SM meniscus* * *masculino cartilage, meniscus (tech)* * *masculino cartilage, meniscus (tech)* * *1 ( Fís) meniscus* * *
menisco sustantivo masculino
cartilage, meniscus (tech)
menisco m Anat meniscus
* * *menisco nm1. Anat meniscus2. Fís meniscus* * *m ANAT cartilage* * *menisco nm: meniscus, cartilage
См. также в других словарях:
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