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61 extenso

adj.

1 extensive, ample, lengthy, vast.

2 extensive, ample.

3 drawn-out, voluble, wordy, prolix.

4 comprehensive.

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extenso

► adjetivo

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

2 (largo) lengthy, long

■ una carta extensa a long letter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por extenso at length, in detail

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(f. - extensa)

adj.

1) extensive

2) vast

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ADJ

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

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

un extenso programa de conferencias — an extensive conference programme

3) (=detallado) full, detailed

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

en o por extenso — in full, at length

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ex. Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* bastante extenso = longish.

* en extenso = at length, in full.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* por extenso = at length.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ex: Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* bastante extenso = longish.

* en extenso = at length, in full.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* por extenso = at length.

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extenso -sa

adjective

1 ‹territorio/zona› extensive, vast

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

3 ‹vocabulario/conocimientos› extensive, wide

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extenso
◊ -sa adjetivo

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

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

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extenso, -a adj

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

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extenso

adj

1 extensive, vast; informe lengthy, long

2

:

por extenso in full

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extenso, -sa adj

1) : extensive, detailed

2) : spacious, vast

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extenso adj

1. (grande) extensive

2. (largo) long

Spanish-English dictionary > extenso
62 impresora

f.

printer (computing).

impresora de chorro de tinta inkjet printer

impresora láser laser printer

impresora matricial o de agujas dot matrix printer

impresora térmica thermal printer

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impresora

► nombre femenino

1 (máquina) printer

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1. noun f.
printer
2. f., (m. - impresor)
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SF (Inform) printer

impresora (de) calidad carta — letter-quality printer

impresora de chorro de tinta — ink-jet printer

impresora de impacto — impact printer

impresora de inyección de burbujas — bubble-jet printer

impresora (de) láser — laser printer

impresora de línea — line-printer

impresora de margarita — daisy-wheel printer

impresora de matriz de puntos — dot-matrix printer

impresora de no impacto — non-impact printer

impresora en paralelo — parallel printer

impresora matricial — dot-matrix printer

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= hard copy terminal, printer, computer printer.

Ex. They have to pay connect time and telecommunications charges while a lengthy list of references is printed out on a hard copy terminal.

Ex. An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.

Ex. This article presents laboratory test reports on 28 computer printers applicable to library use including: daisy wheel; dot-matrix and laser printers.

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= hard copy terminal, printer, computer printer.

Ex: They have to pay connect time and telecommunications charges while a lengthy list of references is printed out on a hard copy terminal.

Ex: An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.

Ex: This article presents laboratory test reports on 28 computer printers applicable to library use including: daisy wheel; dot-matrix and laser printers.

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impresora sustantivo femenino (Inf) printer;
impresora láser or de láser laser printer
impresor,-ora
I sustantivo masculino y femenino printer
II f Inform printer
impresora láser, laser printer
' impresora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impresor
- láser
- marcha
- margarita
English:
daisywheel
- ink-jet printer
- laser printer
- printer
- serial
- short
- throw in
- laser

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impresora nf
Informát printer
Comp
impresora de agujas dot matrix printer;
impresora de chorro de tinta inkjet printer;

impresora de inyección bubble-jet (printer);

impresora láser laser printer;

impresora matricial dot matrix printer;

impresora térmica thermal printer

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impresora

f INFOR, mujer printer

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impresora nf

: (computer) printer

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impresora n printer

Spanish-English dictionary > impresora
63 intergeneracional

ADJ intergenerational, between generations

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= intergenerational, cross-generational.

Ex. Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.

Ex. The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

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= intergenerational, cross-generational.

Ex: Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.

Ex: The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

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intergeneracional adj

intergenerational

Spanish-English dictionary > intergeneracional
64 margen

f.

bank.

m.

1 side.

2 margin.

3 margin (commerce).

margen de beneficio profit margin

4 leeway.

al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above this, there are other factors

al margen de la ley outside the law

dejar al margen to exclude

estar al margen de to have nothing to do with

mantenerse al margen de to keep out of

margen de error margin of error

margen de seguridad degree of certainty

5 outer edge, border, margin, fringe.

6 bank of the river, bank, riverbank.

7 spread, profit, difference between two given prices, mark-up.

8 acies, edge.

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margen

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (extremidad) border, edge

2 (de río) bank; (de camino) edge

► nombre masculino

1 (del papel) margin

2 (oportunidad) chance

3 COMERCIO margin

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al margen de... apart from..., out of...

al margen de la ley outside the law

dar margen para to give scope for

dejar algo al margen to leave something aside

dejar a alguien al margen to leave somebody out

mantenerse al margen not to get involved

margen de beneficios profit margin

margen de error margin of error

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noun m.

1) margin

2) border, edge

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1. SM

1) [de página] margin

una nota al margen — a marginal note, a note in the margin

un comentario al margen — an aside

2) (=espacio)

ganaron las elecciones por un escaso margen — they won the election by a narrow margin

existe un amplio margen para el fraude — there is plenty of scope for fraud

la victoria no daba margen para pensar que... — the victory did not give any reason to think that...

en un escaso margen de tiempo — in a short space of time

dejen un margen de una semana para la entrega — allow a week for delivery

margen de acción, margen de actuación — scope for action, room for manoeuvre, room for maneuver (EEUU)

margen de confianza, margen de credibilidad — credibility gap

margen de error — margin of error

margen de maniobra — = margen de acción

margen de seguridad — safety margin

3)

• al margen de — [+ opinión, resultado] regardless of, despite

al margen de lo que tú digas — regardless of o despite what you say

una vida al margen del sistema — a life on the fringes of society

al margen de la ley — outside the law

al margen de que las acusaciones sean o no fundadas — whether the accusations are true or not

• dejar algo al margen — to leave sth aside, set sth aside

dejando al margen nuestras creencias, la idea es muy buena — leaving o setting aside our beliefs, it's a very good idea

lo dejaron o mantuvieron al margen de las negociaciones — they excluded him from the negotiations, they left him out of the negotiations

• mantenerse o quedarse al margen de — [+ negociaciones, situación, escándalo] to keep out of, stay out of; [+ sociedad, vida pública] to remain on the sidelines of, remain on the fringes of

4) (Econ) (=beneficio) margin

la competencia ha reducido nuestros márgenes — our margins have been squeezed by the competition

margen bruto — gross margin

margen comercial — mark-up

margen de beneficio — profit margin

margen de explotación — trading profit

margen de fluctuación — rate of fluctuation

margen de ganancia(s) — profit margin

margen neto — net margin

2.

SF [de río] bank

la margen derecha del Tajo — the right bank of the Tagus

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I
femenino (a veces m) ( de río) bank; ( de carretera) side
II
masculino

1) ( de una página) margin

2)

al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said

3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land

4) ( holgura) margin

ganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin

eso nos da un margen de tiempo — that gives us some leeway

le han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido — they have left him very little leeway

un cierto margen de autonomía — a certain degree of autonomy

- margen de beneficio or ganancias

- margen de error

- margen de seguridad

- margen de tolerancia

5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)

dentro de ciertos márgenes — within certain limits

los márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos — the extent to which these polls can be believed

6) (Com) margin, profit

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= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.

Ex. The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.

Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.

Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex. The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.

Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex. They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.

Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

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* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.

* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.

* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.

* comentario al margen = tangential comment.

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.

* margen de edad = age group [age-group].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.

* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.

* margen del corte = outer margin.

* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.

* margen del lomo recortado = stub.

* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].

* margen derecho = right margin.

* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].

* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen inferior = bottom margin.

* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen izquierdo = left margin.

* margen superior = top margin.

* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.

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I
femenino (a veces m) ( de río) bank; ( de carretera) side
II
masculino

1) ( de una página) margin

2)

al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said

3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land

4) ( holgura) margin

ganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin

eso nos da un margen de tiempo — that gives us some leeway

le han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido — they have left him very little leeway

un cierto margen de autonomía — a certain degree of autonomy

- margen de beneficio or ganancias

- margen de error

- margen de seguridad

- margen de tolerancia

5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)

dentro de ciertos márgenes — within certain limits

los márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos — the extent to which these polls can be believed

6) (Com) margin, profit

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= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.

Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.

Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.

Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.

Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex: They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.

Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.

* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.

* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.

* comentario al margen = tangential comment.

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.

* margen de edad = age group [age-group].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.

* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.

* margen del corte = outer margin.

* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.

* margen del lomo recortado = stub.

* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].

* margen derecho = right margin.

* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].

* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen inferior = bottom margin.

* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.

* margen izquierdo = left margin.

* margen superior = top margin.

* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.

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margen¹

feminine

( a veces m)

(de un río) bank; (de la carretera) side

en la margen derecha/izquierda del río on the right/left bank of the river

fundada a las márgenes del río Mapocho founded on the banks of the Mapocho River

margen²

masculine

A (de una página) margin

cambiar los márgenes de un documento to change the margins of a document

B

al margen: ver nota al margen see marginal note

prefiero mantenerme al margen de ese enredo I prefer to keep out of that business

al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law

lo dejan al margen de todas las decisiones importantes they leave him out of all the important decisions

viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society, they live apart from society

al margen de algunos cambios menores apart from a few minor changes

C (franja de terreno) strip of land

D (holgura) margin

ganó por un amplio/estrecho margen he won by a comfortable/narrow margin

dame un margen razonable de tiempo give me a reasonable amount of time

le han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido they have left him very little room for maneuver, they have left him very little leeway

un margen de autonomía más amplio a greater degree of autonomy

Compuestos:

● margen de error

margin of error

● margen de seguridad

safety margin

● margen de tolerancia

tolerance

E márgenes mpl

(límites, parámetros): dentro de los márgenes normales within the normal range o limits

los márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos the extent to which these polls can be believed

F ( Com) margin, profit

Compuestos:

● margen comercial

profit margin, mark-up

● margen de beneficio

profit margin

● margen de explotación

trading profit

● margen de ganancias

profit margin

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margen sustantivo femenino ( a veces m) ( de río) bank;
( de carretera) side
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) margin;
margen de beneficio or ganancias profit margin;
◊ margen de error margin of error;

ver nota al margen see margin note;
al margen de apart from: al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law;
mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth;
dejar a algn al margen to leave sb out;
margen de acción/tiempo leeway
2
◊ márgenes sustantivo masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl);

dentro de ciertos márgenes within certain limits
margen
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de un libro) margin
2 (en un cálculo) margin
3 Com profit
4 (espacio) margin: me dan poco margen de maniobra, they give me little leeway
II mf (de un camino, terreno) border, edge
(de un río) bank
♦ Locuciones: mantenerse al margen, to keep out of/away from: nos mantuvimos al margen de la disputa, we didn't get involved in the dispute
' margen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desentenderse
- empeorar
- independientemente
- vera
- amplio
- amplitud
- dejar
English:
allow for
- close-run
- cold
- fringe
- margin
- marginal seat
- mark-up
- profit margin
- seat
- stand aside
- stand by
- edge
- leeway
- narrow
- periphery
- river
- stand

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margen

♦ nm

1. [de camino] side

2. [de página] margin;

deja un margen más amplio leave a wider margin;

ver nota al margen see note in the margin

3. Com margin;

este negocio deja mucho margen this business is very profitable

Comp
margen de beneficio(s) profit margin
4. [límite] margin;

ganaron por un margen de 1.000 votos they won by a margin of 1,000 votes;

tengo un margen de dos meses para acabar el trabajo I have two months to finish the work;

dar a alguien margen de confianza to allow sb to use his/her initiative

Comp
margen de actuación room for manoeuvre;
margen de error margin of error;

margen de maniobra room for manoeuvre;

margen de seguridad: [m5]puedo decir, con un margen de seguridad del 99 por ciento, que… I can say with a 99 percent degree of certainty that…

5. [ocasión]
dar margen a alguien para hacer algo to give sb the chance to do sth;

con su comportamiento dio margen a críticas his behaviour exposed him to criticism

♦ nf
[de río] bank
♦ al margen loc adv

lleva muchos años al margen del deporte she has spent many years on the fringes of the sport;

al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above that, there are other factors;

al margen de la polémica, ha hecho un buen trabajo irrespective of the controversy, she has done a good job;

al margen de la ley outside the law;

dejar al margen to exclude;

estar al margen de algo to have nothing to do with sth;

mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth

* * *

margen

1 m tb fig

margin;

al margen de eso apart from that;

mantenerse al margen keep out

margen

2 f de río bank

* * *

margen nf, pl márgenes : bank (of a river), side (of a street)

margen nm, pl márgenes

1) : edge, border

2) : margin

margen de ganancia: profit margin

* * *

margen n (en una página) margin

escribe notas en el margen she writes notes in the margin

mantenerse al margen to keep out [pt. & pp. kept] / not to get involved

me mantuve al margen durante la conversación I didn't get involved in the conversation

Spanish-English dictionary > margen
65 multivariable

adj.

multivariable, multivariate.

* * *

= multivariate.

Ex. This article discusses the use of multivariate techniques in information science research.

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* análisis multivariable = multivariate test, multivariate analysis.

* * *

= multivariate.

Ex: This article discusses the use of multivariate techniques in information science research.

* análisis multivariable = multivariate test, multivariate analysis.

* * *

multivariable adj
[en estadística] multivariate;
análisis multivariable multivariate analysis

Spanish-English dictionary > multivariable
66 multivariante

= multivariate.

Ex. This article discusses the use of multivariate techniques in information science research.

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* análisis multivariante = multivariate test, multivariate analysis.

* * *

= multivariate.

Ex: This article discusses the use of multivariate techniques in information science research.

* análisis multivariante = multivariate test, multivariate analysis.

Spanish-English dictionary > multivariante
67 operación de rescate

(n.) = salvage operation, salvaging operation, rescue operation

Ex. This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.

Ex. The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday.

Ex. The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child.

* * *

(n.) = salvage operation, salvaging operation, rescue operation

Ex: This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.

Ex: The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday.

Ex: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child.

Spanish-English dictionary > operación de rescate
68 operación de salvamento

(n.) = salvage operation, search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission, salvaging operation

Ex. This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.

Ex. The team consists of approximately 40 volunteers skilled in search and rescue operations in mountain, canyon and urban settings.

Ex. Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc.

Ex. The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday.

* * *

(n.) = salvage operation, search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission, salvaging operation

Ex: This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.

Ex: The team consists of approximately 40 volunteers skilled in search and rescue operations in mountain, canyon and urban settings.

Ex: Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc.

Ex: The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday.

Spanish-English dictionary > operación de salvamento
69 prueba in situ

(n.) = field test

Ex. This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.

* * *

(n.) = field test

Ex: This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.

Spanish-English dictionary > prueba in situ
70 prueba sobre el terreno

(n.) = field test, field trial

Ex. This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.

Ex. Telidon was first demonstrated in 1978, and small-scale field trials videotex and teletext started in 1980.

* * *

(n.) = field test, field trial

Ex: This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.

Ex: Telidon was first demonstrated in 1978, and small-scale field trials videotex and teletext started in 1980.

Spanish-English dictionary > prueba sobre el terreno
71 que afecta a varias generaciones

= cross-generational

Ex. The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

* * *

= cross-generational

Ex: The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

Spanish-English dictionary > que afecta a varias generaciones
72 regresión

f.

regression, retrogression.

* * *

regresión

► nombre femenino

1 (retroceso) regression

2 (disminución) drop, decrease

■ una regresión de la violencia a decrease in violence

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en vías de regresión on the decline

* * *

SF

1) (=acción) (tb Psic) regression

2) (=retroceso) [de productividad] fall, decrease; [de actividad cultural] decline

regresión demográfica — population decline, fall in population

* * *

femenino

a) ( retorno) return, regression

b) (retroceso, disminución)

una especie en regresión — a species in decline

regresión económica — economic recession

una regresión en la producción — a drop in production

c) (Mat) regression

* * *

= regression, step backward(s), step back.

Ex. In order to test the robustness of their univariate and multivariate tests, multiple regressions were performed on 3 criteria: scientific productivity, citation impact, and individual performance index.

Ex. This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.

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* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.

* regresión múltiple = multiple regression.

* * *

femenino

a) ( retorno) return, regression

b) (retroceso, disminución)

una especie en regresión — a species in decline

regresión económica — economic recession

una regresión en la producción — a drop in production

c) (Mat) regression

* * *

= regression, step backward(s), step back.

Ex: In order to test the robustness of their univariate and multivariate tests, multiple regressions were performed on 3 criteria: scientific productivity, citation impact, and individual performance index.

Ex: This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.

* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.

* regresión múltiple = multiple regression.

* * *

regresión

feminine

1 (retorno) return, regression

regresión a la infancia regression o return to childhood

2

(retroceso, disminución): una especie en regresión a species in decline

un período de regresión económica a period of economic recession o decline

una regresión en la producción a drop in production

3 ( Mat) regression

* * *

regresión nf

1. [de economía, exportaciones] downturn

2. [de epidemia] regression

3. Psi [en el tiempo] regression

* * *

regresión

f regression

* * *

regresión nf, pl - siones : regression, return

Spanish-English dictionary > regresión
73 simulacro de siniestro

(n.) = disaster exercise drill

Ex. This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.

* * *

(n.) = disaster exercise drill

Ex: This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.

Spanish-English dictionary > simulacro de siniestro
74 subibaja

m.

seesaw.

* * *

subibaja

► nombre masculino

1 seesaw

* * *

SM seesaw, teeter-totter (EEUU)

* * *

= teeter-totter, seesaw [see-saw].

Ex. The article has the title ' Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.

Ex. It includes a fun, hands-on activity that lets kids test these ideas themselves using an ordinary seesaw.

* * *

= teeter-totter, seesaw [see-saw].

Ex: The article has the title ' Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.

Ex: It includes a fun, hands-on activity that lets kids test these ideas themselves using an ordinary seesaw.

* * *

subibaja

masculine

seesaw

* * *

subibaja nm

seesaw

* * *

subibaja nm

: seesaw

Spanish-English dictionary > subibaja
75 tiempo de búsqueda

(n.) = search time

Ex. The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

* * *

(n.) = search time

Ex: The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

Spanish-English dictionary > tiempo de búsqueda
76 tira

f.

1 strip (banda cortada).

2 strap (tirante).

3 Tira.

4 lacinia.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tirar.

* * *

tira

► nombre femenino

1 (cinta, banda) strip

2 (de zapatos) strap

3 (de dibujos) comic strip

► locución la tira

1 (cantidad) a lot, loads; (mucho tiempo) for yonks, for ages

■ comimos la tira we ate loads

■ tardamos la tira en llegar it took us ages to get there

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

quitar la piel a tiras a alguien figurado to tear somebody to pieces

* * *

noun f.

band, strip

- tira cómica

* * *
I
1. SF

1) [de tela] strip; [de zapato] strap

cortar algo en tiras — to cut sth into strips

tira cómica — comic strip

tira de películas — film strip

tira publicitaria — flysheet, advertising leaflet

2) *

la tira * —

me gusta la tira — I love it

ganan la tira — they earn a packet *

de eso hace la tira — that was ages ago

la tira de — loads of *, masses of

estoy desde hace la tira de tiempo — I've been here for absolutely ages

2.

SM

tira y afloja — (=negociaciones) hard bargaining; (=concesiones) give and take, mutual concessions pl
II
1.

SF CAm, Méx * police, cops * pl

2.

SM Cono Sur * (plainclothes) cop *, detective

* * *
I
femenino (de papel, tela) strip; ( de zapato) strap

hacer tiras algo — (fam) < libro> to tear something to shreds; < vaso> to smash something to smithereens (colloq)

la tira — (Esp fam)

me divertí la tira — I had a whale of a time (colloq)

¿gastaste mucho? - si, la tira — did you spend a lot? - yes, I spent a fortune (colloq)

hace la tira de tiempo que... — it's ages since... (colloq)

- tira cómica
II
masculino y femenino

1)

a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)

b) (Per, RPl arg) ( detective infiltrado) police plant (colloq), undercover cop (colloq)

c) la tira femenino (Méx fam) ( cuerpo) the cops (colloq)

2) ver tira y afloja

* * *

= shred, strip.

Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.

Ex. Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.

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* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* desde hace la tira = for yonks.

* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks.

* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.

* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* tira adhesiva = adhesive strip.

* tira adhesiva antirrobo = adhesive security strip.

* tira cómica = comic strip.

* tira de cuero = thong.

* tira de filminas = filmstrip [film-strip].

* tira de prueba = test strip.

* tira de trapo = cloth strip.

* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.

* tiras cómicas = funnies.

* tira y afloja = tug of war.

* una tira de = a raft of.

* * *
I
femenino (de papel, tela) strip; ( de zapato) strap

hacer tiras algo — (fam) < libro> to tear something to shreds; < vaso> to smash something to smithereens (colloq)

la tira — (Esp fam)

me divertí la tira — I had a whale of a time (colloq)

¿gastaste mucho? - si, la tira — did you spend a lot? - yes, I spent a fortune (colloq)

hace la tira de tiempo que... — it's ages since... (colloq)

- tira cómica
II
masculino y femenino

1)

a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)

b) (Per, RPl arg) ( detective infiltrado) police plant (colloq), undercover cop (colloq)

c) la tira femenino (Méx fam) ( cuerpo) the cops (colloq)

2) ver tira y afloja

* * *

= shred, strip.

Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.

Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* desde hace la tira = for yonks.

* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks.

* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.

* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* tira adhesiva = adhesive strip.

* tira adhesiva antirrobo = adhesive security strip.

* tira cómica = comic strip.

* tira de cuero = thong.

* tira de filminas = filmstrip [film-strip].

* tira de prueba = test strip.

* tira de trapo = cloth strip.

* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.

* tiras cómicas = funnies.

* tira y afloja = tug of war.

* una tira de = a raft of.

* * *

tira¹

feminine

1 (de papel, tela) strip; (de un zapato) strap

cortar los pimientos a or en tiras cut the peppers into strips

hacer tiras algo ( fam); ‹libro› to tear sth to shreds;

‹vaso› to smash sth to smithereens ( colloq)

la tira ( fam): me divertí la tira I had a whale of a time ( colloq)

¿gastaste mucho? — si, la tira did you spend a lot? — yes, loads o yes, I spent a fortune ( colloq)

hace la tira de tiempo que no lo veo it's ages since I saw him ( colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) (prenda) rag ( colloq)

Compuesto:

tira cómica

comic strip, strip cartoon

tira²

masculine and feminine

A

1 (Chi, Méx fam) (agente) cop ( colloq)

2 (Per, RPl arg) (detective infiltrado) police plant ( colloq), undercover cop ( colloq)

3

la tira feminine ( Méx fam) (cuerpo) the cops ( colloq), the fuzz (sl)

B ver tira y afloja

* * *

Del verbo tirar: ( conjugate tirar)

tira es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
tira
tirar
tira sustantivo femenino (de papel, tela) strip;
( de zapato) strap;
◊ tira cómica comic strip, strip cartoon

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)

b) (Per, RPl arg) ( detective infiltrado) police plant (colloq), undercover cop (colloq)

c)

◊ la tira sustantivo femenino (Méx fam) ( cuerpo) the cops (colloq)

tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirale algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tira el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tira de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tira a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tira al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirase en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirase al agua to jump into the water;

tirase de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirase un pedo to fart (sl)

tira sustantivo femenino
1 (de tela, papel, adhesiva, etc) strip
2 (en periódico, revista) strip cartoon, comic strip
3 fam (gran cantidad) hace la tira que no le veo, I haven't seen him for ages
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- basura
- chiste
- correa
- los
- tirar
- aprovechar
- comic
English:
band
- cartoon
- pull
- shred
- strip
- comic
- cop
- draw
- litter
- slat
- strip cartoon
- tug

* * *

tira

♦ nf

1. [banda cortada] strip;

cortar algo en tiras to cut sth into strips;

hacer algo tiras [trapo, papel] to tear sth to pieces

2. [tirante] strap

3. [de viñetas]
tira (cómica) comic o cartoon strip

4. Comp
Fam
la tira: me gustó la tira I really loved it;

¿tienes juguetes? – ¡la tira! have you got any toys? – loads (of them)!;

la tira de loads of;

hace la tira que no viene por aquí it's ages since she's been here

5. Méx Fam
la tira [la policía] the law, US the heat

6. RP [de asado] short ribs

♦ nm

tira y afloja: firmaron el acuerdo tras meses de tira y afloja they signed the agreement after months of hard bargaining;

el tira y afloja que mantienen británicos y españoles en el tema de Gibraltar the wrangling between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar

♦ nmf

1. Méx [policía] cop

2. RP Fam [detective] plain-clothes cop

* * *

tira

I f

1 strip

2

:

la tira de fam loads of fam, masses of fam ;

hace la tira que no hablo con ella fam I haven’t spoken to her in a long time

3 Méx fam

:

la tira the cops pl

II m/f Méx fam

cop

* * *

tira nf

1) : strip, strap

2)

tira cómica : comic, comic strip

* * *

tira n (de papel, etc) strip

una tira de tela a strip of cloth

la tira a lot

tiene la tira de amigos he's got a lot of friends

Spanish-English dictionary > tira
77 un poco de

= a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of

Ex. Perhaps since they have only an inadequate measure of only one of the five characteristics, the schools ought to recognize their inability to deal with the problems and give up.

Ex. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.

Ex. Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex. In a classification scheme each subject is allocated a piece of notation, and that notation is used to represent the subject.

Ex. Test for acidity with a spot of chlorophenol solution (0-42 gm. chlorophenol in 1,000 ml. distilled water).

Ex. Woodlands are being brought to life with a splash of colour and sound with the warmer weather bringing a number of migratory birds.

Ex. I was amused with Weinberg's article and the hints of truth which are embedded with a bit of cynicism.

* * *

= a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of

Ex: Perhaps since they have only an inadequate measure of only one of the five characteristics, the schools ought to recognize their inability to deal with the problems and give up.

Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.

Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex: In a classification scheme each subject is allocated a piece of notation, and that notation is used to represent the subject.

Ex: Test for acidity with a spot of chlorophenol solution (0-42 gm. chlorophenol in 1,000 ml. distilled water).

Ex: Woodlands are being brought to life with a splash of colour and sound with the warmer weather bringing a number of migratory birds.

Ex: I was amused with Weinberg's article and the hints of truth which are embedded with a bit of cynicism.

Spanish-English dictionary > un poco de
78 fuego

intj.

1 there's a fire, something's burning.

2 fire, shoot.

m.

1 fire (llamas, hoguera).

atizar el fuego to poke the fire

hacer un fuego to make a fire

pegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to something

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers

jugar con fuego (figurative) to play with fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2 ring, burner.

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil

a fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat

3 fire (disparos).

abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open fire

estar entre dos fuegos (figurative) to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

fuego cruzado crossfire

4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion

5 gunfire.

6 ignis.

* * *

fuego

► nombre masculino

1 fire

2 (lumbre) light

3 (cocina) burner, ring

4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow oven

estar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea

hacer fuego MILITAR to open fire

¿me da fuego? have you got a light?

poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebody

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something

romper fuego MILITAR to open fire

fuego cruzado crossfire

fuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's fire

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lantern

fuego graneado sustained fire

fuego nutrido heavy fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

* * *

noun m.

1) fire

2) light

3) burner

* * *

SM

1) (=llamas) fire

buscamos un claro donde hacer fuego — we looked for a clearing to make a fire in

el fuego se declaró en el interior del almacén — the fire broke out inside the warehouse

¡fuego! — fire!

• apagar el fuego — to put out the fire

• atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up

• encender el fuego — to light the fire

• marcar algo a fuego — to brand sth

• pegar o prender fuego a algo — to set fire to sth, set sth on fire

prendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire

prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire

• sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fire

echar fuego por los ojos —

se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing

- jugar con fuego

fuego de artificio — firework

el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion

ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars

fuego fatuo — will-o'-the-wisp

fuegos artificiales — fireworks

2) [de cocina]

a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ring

una cocina de gas de cuatro fuegos — a four-ring gas cooker

b) (=calor) heat, flame

• a fuego lento — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

se mete en el horno a fuego lento — put in a low o slow oven

se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes

• a fuego suave — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

• a fuego vivo — on o over a high flame, on o over a high heat

3) [para cigarro] light

¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?

le pedí fuego — I asked him for a light

4) (Mil) fire

¡fuego! — fire!

• abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)

• ¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!

• hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)

• romper el fuego — to open fire

- estar entre dos fuegos

fuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack

fuego amigo — friendly fire

fuego artillero — artillery fire

fuego cruzado — crossfire

fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside

fuego de artillería — artillery fire

fuego de mortero — mortar fire

fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire

fuego real — live ammunition
alto II, 1., 1)
5) (=pasión) passion, fire

apagar los fuegos de algn — to dampen sb's ardour o (EEUU) ardor

6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire

7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sore

fuego pérsico — shingles pl

8) (=hogar) dwelling

un pueblo de 50 fuegos — a village of 50 dwellings

* * *

masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

* * *

masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

* * *

fuego¹

¹ = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.

Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.

Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.

* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.

* fuego arrasador = wildfire.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.

* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.

* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.

* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.

* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.

* fuego repentino = flash fire.

* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.

* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.

* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.

* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.

* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.

* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.

* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.

* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.

* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

fuego²

² = fire.

Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* alto del fuego = cease-fire.

* arma de fuego = firearm.

* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.

* cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.

* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].

* fuego cruzado = crossfire.

* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.

* fuego de mortero = mortar fire.

* fuego enemigo = enemy fire.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.

* * *

fuego

masculine

A fire

atizó el fuego she poked the fire

¡fuego! fire!

necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire

[ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the house

prendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documents

echar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignation

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Compuestos:

● fuego fatuo

will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus

● fuegos artificiales or de artificio

mpl fireworks (pl)

B

(para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?

me pidió fuego he asked me for a light

C ( Coc):

cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hour

poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burned

cocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three rings

D ( Mil) fire

preparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción fire at will

la policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstrators

alto³ (↑ alto (3))

Compuestos:

● fuego cruzado

crossfire

● fuego amigo

friendly fire

● fuego real

live ammunition

E ( Andes fam) (en los labios) cold sore

* * *

fuego sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) fire;

◊ ¡fuego! fire!;

le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)
b) ( para cigarrillo):

◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?

c) (Coc):

◊ cocinar a fuego lento to cook over a low heat;

( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
◊ poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
(eléctrica) plate
Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
' fuego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- arma
- arrasar
- arrimarse
- atizar
- avivar
- bengala
- carbonizarse
- castaña
- chimenea
- cohete
- discreción
- disparar
- encender
- encenderse
- extinguir
- extinguirse
- fatua
- fatuo
- fuelle
- hornillo
- humear
- inflamar
- inflamarse
- jugar
- leña
- lenta
- lento
- pegar
- prender
- propagarse
- prueba
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- resplandor
- sangre
- silenciador
- soplar
- tirar
- voraz
- abrir
- acercar
- alto
- arrimar
- astilla
- calcinar
- calor
- candela
- cese
English:
acid test
- bail out
- banger
- barrel
- beat out
- body
- boil over
- bore
- braise
- burn
- burner
- ceasefire
- come forward
- cracker
- crackle
- crossfire
- damp
- die down
- douse
- fan
- feed
- fire
- firearm
- firing line
- flak
- flameproof
- flare up
- fuse
- glow
- glowing
- go out
- gun
- gunfire
- hammer
- heat
- hit
- light
- low
- muzzle
- naked
- open
- out
- outlaw
- play
- poke
- poker
- put out
- quench
- recoil
- rekindle

* * *

fuego

♦ nm

1. [incandescencia] fire;

pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;

Comp

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;

Comp

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Comp
fuegos artificiales fireworks;
fuegos de artificio fireworks;

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2. [hoguera] fire;

atizar el fuego to poke the fire;

hacer un fuego to make a fire

3. [incendio] fire;

los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze

4. [para cigarrillo]
pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;

¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?

5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;
[eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;
una cocina de cuatro fuegos a stove o Br cooker with four rings;

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;

a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

6. [disparos] fire;

abrir o [m5] hacer fuego to fire, to open fire;

romper el fuego to open fire;

Comp

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

Comp
fuego cruzado crossfire
7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;

tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)

8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning

♦ interj

fire!

* * *

fuego

m

1 fire;

pegar o

prender fuego a set fire to;

jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire

2

:

a fuego lento/vivo cocinar over a low/high heat o flame

3

:

¿tienes fuego? para cigarro do you have a light?

4

:

romper o

abrir el fuego MIL open fire;

estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place

* * *

fuego nm

1) : fire

2) : light

¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?

3) : flame, burner (on a stove)

4) : ardor, passion

5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore

6)

fuegos artificiales nmpl : fireworks

* * *

fuego n

1. (en general) fire

los bomberos intentan apagar el fuego the firefighters are trying to put out the fire

2. (de una cocina) heat

aparta la olla del fuego take the pan off the heat

3. (para cigarro) light

¿tienes fuego? have you got a light?

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something [pt. & pp. set]

fuegos artificiales fireworks

Spanish-English dictionary > fuego
79 dificultad

f.

1 difficulty.

el grado de dificultad de los exámenes the degree of difficulty of the exams

2 problem.

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wet

encontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problems

pasar por dificultades to suffer hardship

3 hardness, not easiness.

imperat.

2^nd person plural (vosotros/ustedes) Imperative of Spanish verb: dificultar.

* * *

dificultad

► nombre femenino

1 difficulty

2 (obstáculo) obstacle; (problema) trouble, problem

* * *

noun f.

difficulty

* * *

SF

1) (=obstáculo) difficulty

sin dificultad alguna — without the least difficulty

2) (=problema) difficulty

no hay dificultad para aceptar que... — there is no difficulty about accepting that...

tuvieron algunas dificultades para llegar a casa — they had some trouble getting home

ha tenido dificultades con la policía — he's been in trouble with the police

camina con dificultad — he has difficulty walking

3) (=objeción) objection

poner dificultades — to raise objections

me pusieron dificultades para darme el pasaporte — they made it difficult o awkward for me to get a passport

* * *

femenino

a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficulty

un ejercicio de escasa dificultad — a fairly easy exercise

respira con dificultad — he has difficulty breathing

b) ( problema)

superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties

tiene dificultads en hacerse entender — she has difficulty in making herself understood

me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar — they made it very hard for me to get in

* * *

= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.

Ex. UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.

Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex. Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.

Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.

Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

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* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).

* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.

* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.

* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.

* con dificultades = in difficulties.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].

* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.

* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.

* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.

* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.

* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.

* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.

* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.

* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* en dificultades = stranded.

* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.

* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.

* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].

* ganar con dificultad = eke out.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* leer con dificultad = wade through.

* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.

* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* progresar con dificultad = thread through.

* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.

* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* sin dificultad = without difficulty.

* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.

* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.

* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.

* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.

* * *

femenino

a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficulty

un ejercicio de escasa dificultad — a fairly easy exercise

respira con dificultad — he has difficulty breathing

b) ( problema)

superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties

tiene dificultads en hacerse entender — she has difficulty in making herself understood

me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar — they made it very hard for me to get in

* * *

= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.

Ex: UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.

Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex: Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.

Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.

Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).

* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.

* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.

* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.

* con dificultades = in difficulties.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].

* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.

* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.

* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.

* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.

* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.

* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.

* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.

* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* en dificultades = stranded.

* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.

* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.

* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].

* ganar con dificultad = eke out.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* leer con dificultad = wade through.

* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.

* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* progresar con dificultad = thread through.

* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.

* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* sin dificultad = without difficulty.

* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.

* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.

* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.

* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.

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dificultad

feminine

1 (cualidad de difícil) difficulty

un ejercicio de escasa dificultad a fairly easy exercise

el grado de dificultad de la prueba the degree of difficulty of the test

respira con dificultad his breathing is labored, he has difficulty breathing

2 (problema) difficulty

superar or vencer dificultades to overcome difficulties

¿tuviste alguna dificultad para encontrar la casa? did you have any trouble o difficulty finding the house?

tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in o she has problems making herself understood

la dificultad está en hacerlo en el mínimo de tiempo the difficult o hard part is to do it in the shortest possible time

pasamos muchas dificultades, pero salimos adelante we had a lot of problems, but we came through it all

me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in

* * *

Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar)

dificultad es:

2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
dificultad
dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino
difficulty;
◊ respira con dificultad he has difficulty breathing;

tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood;
me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in;
meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo
to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems

' dificultad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coja
- cojo
- elevarse
- encarar
- escollo
- evadir
- fatiga
- impedimento
- infranqueable
- intríngulis
- necesidad
- nudo
- obstáculo
- pena
- remontar
- retroceder
- salir
- salvar
- tela
- tumbo
- vencer
- apuro
- complicación
- confrontar
- contra
- contrariedad
- encontrar
- esquivar
- insuperable
- miga
- ofrecer
- pantano
- pega
- pero
- presentar
- radicar
- sortear
- subsanar
- superar
- surgir
- traba
- tropezar
English:
difficulty
- experience
- extricate
- gasp
- hassle
- hitch
- hobble
- inarticulate
- iron out
- job
- manage
- painless
- squash in
- struggle
- struggle along
- struggle on
- tongue-tied
- trial
- trouble
- trudge
- considerable
- difficult
- grade
- hiccup
- pit
- scramble
- wheeze
- wriggle

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dificultad nf

1. [cualidad de difícil] difficulty;

caminaba con dificultad she walked with difficulty;

el grado o [m5] nivel de dificultad de los exámenes the degree o level of difficulty of the exams;

un ejercicio de gran dificultad a very difficult exercise

2. [obstáculo] problem;

todo son dificultades con ella she sees everything as a problem;

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wet;

encontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problems;

poner dificultades to raise objections;

nos puso muchas dificultades para entrevistarlo he put no end of obstacles in our way when we wanted to interview him;

superar o [m5] vencer las dificultades to overcome the difficulties;

¿tuviste alguna dificultad para dar con la calle? did you have any difficulty finding the street?

3. [penalidad]
pasar por dificultades to suffer hardship

* * *

dificultad

f difficulty;

sin dificultad easily;

con dificultades with difficulty;

poner dificultades make it difficult

* * *

dificultad nf

: difficulty

* * *

dificultad n

1. (concepto) difficulty [pl. difficulties]

2. (problema) problem

Spanish-English dictionary > dificultad
80 graduado

adj.

graduate, postgraduate, post-graduate.

f. & m.

graduate, postgraduate, graduate student, alumnus.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: graduar.

* * *

graduado

► participio pasado

1→ link=graduar graduar

► adjetivo

1 graduated

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 EDUCACIÓN graduate

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

gafas graduadas prescription glasses

graduado escolar certificate of elementary school studies

* * *
graduado, -a
1. ADJ

1) [escala] graduated

gafas graduadas — prescription glasses, glasses with prescription lenses

2) (Educ) graduate antes de s

3) [militar] commissioned

2.

SM / F (=estudiante) graduate

3.

SM pl graduado escolar Esp formerly, certificate of success in EGB course

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) <gafas/lentes> prescription (before n)

b) < termómetro> graduated
II
- da masculino, femenino (Educ) graduate

* * *

= scaled, graduate, graduated, grad (graduate).

Ex. This article reports on the nature of scaled, dichotomous relevance judgements which questioned the use of the mid-point in a scale as the break between relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex. In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.

Ex. The programme involves a graduated series of library assignments, with accompanying worksheets, and helps to reinforce and enhance the quality of student projects.

Ex. The article 'New directions for recent grads' surveys the employment of 1994 graduates of library schools in the USA.

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* gafas graduadas = prescription glasses.

* graduado escolar = grade-school education.

* recién graduado = newly-qualified.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) <gafas/lentes> prescription (before n)

b) < termómetro> graduated
II
- da masculino, femenino (Educ) graduate

* * *

= scaled, graduate, graduated, grad (graduate).

Ex: This article reports on the nature of scaled, dichotomous relevance judgements which questioned the use of the mid-point in a scale as the break between relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.

Ex: The programme involves a graduated series of library assignments, with accompanying worksheets, and helps to reinforce and enhance the quality of student projects.

Ex: The article 'New directions for recent grads' surveys the employment of 1994 graduates of library schools in the USA.

* gafas graduadas = prescription glasses.

* graduado escolar = grade-school education.

* recién graduado = newly-qualified.

* * *

graduado¹ -da

adjective

1 ‹gafas/lentes› prescription ( before n)

2 ‹termómetro› graduated

graduado² -da

masculine, feminine

A (estudiante) graduate

B

graduado masculine (título) (en Esp) tb graduado escolar primary education qualification

* * *

Del verbo graduar: ( conjugate graduar)

graduado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
graduado
graduar
graduado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹gafas/lentes› prescription ( before n)

b) ‹ termómetro› graduated

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Educ) graduate
graduar ( conjugate graduar) verbo transitivo
a) ( regular) to adjust

b) ( marcar) ‹instrumento/termómetro› to calibrate

graduarse verbo pronominal
a) (Educ) to graduate

b) (Mil) to take a commission

graduado,-a
I adjetivo he encargado unas gafas de sol graduadas, I ordered some prescription sunglasses
II mf graduate
graduar verbo transitivo
1 (calibrar) to regulate
(la vista) to test
(un termómetro) to graduate
2 Educ Mil to confer a degree o a rank on
' graduado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
graduada
English:
graduated

* * *

graduado, -a

♦ adj

1. [termómetro] graduated;

gafas graduadas prescription glasses;

recipiente graduado [jarra] measuring jug

2. [universitario] graduate

♦ nm,f
[persona] graduate
Comp
graduado social graduate in social work
♦ nm
Esp Educ graduado escolar [título] = certificate of primary education
* * *

graduado

I adj

1 aparato de medida graduated

2 lentes, gafas prescription atr

3 EDU graduate atr

II m, graduada f graduate

* * *

graduado, -da adj

1) : graduated

2)

lentes graduados : prescription lenses

graduado, -da n

: graduate

* * *

graduado n graduate

graduado escolar primary school certificate

Spanish-English dictionary > graduado

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