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61 comic
m.comic book, comic.* * *1 comic* * *noun m.* * *['komik]SM (pl cómics) ['komik] comic* * *['komik]* * *= strip cartoon, comic book, trade comic, comic.Nota: Nombre.Ex. A strip cartoon is a story in pictures usually accompanied by a short text.Ex. Like European and Japanese prototypes, these new-wave comic books may appear in magazine or quality paperback format, often called 'graphic novels'.Ex. The author describes the potential of trade comics in attracting reluctant or disinterested readers.Ex. Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.----* colección de comics = comics collection.* coleccionista de comics = comic collector.* recopilación de cómics = book-length comic.* * *['komik]* * *= strip cartoon, comic book, trade comic, comic.Nota: Nombre.Ex: A strip cartoon is a story in pictures usually accompanied by a short text.
Ex: Like European and Japanese prototypes, these new-wave comic books may appear in magazine or quality paperback format, often called 'graphic novels'.Ex: The author describes the potential of trade comics in attracting reluctant or disinterested readers.Ex: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.* colección de comics = comics collection.* coleccionista de comics = comic collector.* recopilación de cómics = book-length comic.* * */ˈkomik/,(tira ilustrada) comic strip; (tebeo) comic* * *
Multiple Entries:
comic
cómic
comic /'komik/,
( revista) comic
cómic sustantivo masculino comic: es un dibujante de cómics muy popular, he a popular cartoonist
' cómic' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cómica
- cómico
- dibujante
- graciosa
- gracioso
- historieta
- humorista
- sainete
- tebeo
- tira
- underground
- álbum
- burlesco
- chiste
- chistoso
- comic
- mono
English:
comic
- stand-up comic
- comedy
- droll
* * *1. [viñetas] comic strip2. [revista] (adult) comic* * *m comic* * *comic orcómic nm: comic strip, comic book* * * -
62 compañero
adj.accompanying.m.1 companion, comrade, friend, pal.2 associate, affiliate, partner.3 live-in lover.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (sentimental, pareja) partner2 (colega) companion, mate; (camarada) comrade3 figurado (guante, zapato, etc) the other one, the one that goes with this one\compañero,-a de armas comrade-in-armscompañero,-a de colegio schoolmatecompañero,-a de equipo team-matecompañero,-a de fatigas fellow sufferercompañero,-a de habitación roommatecompañero,-a de piso flatmatecompañero,-a de trabajo workmate, colleaguecompañero,-a de viaje travelling companion* * *(f. - compañera)nouncompanion, fellow* * *compañero, -aSM / F1) [gen] companion; (Dep, Naipes) partner; (Dep) [de equipo] team-matecompañero/a de armas — comrade-in-arms
compañero/a de baile — dancing partner
compañero/a de cama — bedfellow
compañero/a de candidatura — running mate
compañero/a de clase — schoolmate, classmate
compañero/a de cuarto — roommate
compañero/a de infortunio — companion in misfortune
compañero/a de juego — playmate
compañero/a de piso — flatmate, roommate (EEUU)
compañero/a de rancho — messmate
compañero/a de trabajo — [en fábrica] workmate, fellow worker; [en oficina] colleague
compañero/a de viaje — fellow traveller, fellow traveler (EEUU)
compañero/a sentimental — partner
2)dos calcetines que no son compañeros — two odd socks, two socks which do not match
¿dónde está el compañero de este? — where is the one that goes with this?, where is the other one (of the pair)?
3) (Pol) brother/sister¡compañeros! — comrades!
* * *- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( en actividad)compañero de cuarto or habitación — roommate
compañero de juegos/de clase/de trabajo — playmate/classmate/workmate
b) (pareja sentimental, en juegos) partnerc) (fam) (de guante, calcetín) pair¿dónde está el compañero de este guante? — where's the other glove?
d) ( Pol) comrade* * *= bedfellow, colleague, companion, fellow, partner, helpmate, mate, partner, male partner, sexual partner, matching.Ex. I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Ex. In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.Ex. Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.Ex. Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.Ex. This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.Ex. According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.Ex. Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.Ex. By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.----* compañero de casa = housemate.* compañero de casa, compañero de piso = housemate.* compañero de clase = classmate.* compañero de equipo = teammate.* compañero de estudios = co-student.* compañero de fatigas = brother in arms.* compañero de habitación = roommate.* compañero de juego = teammate.* compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.* compañero de piso = flatmate, housemate.* compañero de profesión = colleague.* compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.* compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.* compañero de vida = lifemate.* compañeros = peer group.* compañero sentimental = male partner.* enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.* tutorías por compañeros = peer coaching.* * *- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( en actividad)compañero de cuarto or habitación — roommate
compañero de juegos/de clase/de trabajo — playmate/classmate/workmate
b) (pareja sentimental, en juegos) partnerc) (fam) (de guante, calcetín) pair¿dónde está el compañero de este guante? — where's the other glove?
d) ( Pol) comrade* * *= bedfellow, colleague, companion, fellow, partner, helpmate, mate, partner, male partner, sexual partner, matching.Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.Ex: According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.Ex: By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.* compañero de casa = housemate.* compañero de casa, compañero de piso = housemate.* compañero de clase = classmate.* compañero de equipo = teammate.* compañero de estudios = co-student.* compañero de fatigas = brother in arms.* compañero de habitación = roommate.* compañero de juego = teammate.* compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.* compañero de piso = flatmate, housemate.* compañero de profesión = colleague.* compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.* compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.* compañero de vida = lifemate.* compañeros = peer group.* compañero sentimental = male partner.* enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.* tutorías por compañeros = peer coaching.* * *compañero -ramasculine, feminine1(en una actividad): un compañero de equipo a fellow team member, another member of the teames una compañera que trabaja en la fábrica she works with me at the factory, she's a worker from the factory ( AmE), she's a workmate of mine at the factorycompañero de clase classmatemi compañero de banco or pupitre the boy who sits next to me at schoolfuimos compañeros de universidad we were at college togetheréramos compañeras de clase we were schoolmates, we were at school togethercompañero de cuarto or habitación roommatecompañero de trabajo (en una fábrica) workmate, fellow worker, coworker ( AmE) (en una oficina) colleague, workmate, coworker ( AmE)2 (en naipes) partnersiempre que jugamos de compañeros perdemos every time we play together o as partners we lose3 (pareja) partner4 ( fam) (de un guante, calcetín) pair¿dónde está el compañero de este guante/pendiente? where's the pair for this glove/earring?, where's the glove/earring that goes with this one?Compuestos:comrade-in-arms(en un viaje) traveling* companion; ( Pol) fellow traveler** * *
compañero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( en actividad):
fuimos compañeros de universidad we were at college together;
compañero de clase/de trabajo classmate/workmate
(de guante, calcetín) (fam) pair
compañero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 companion: fuimos compañeros de colegio, we were school friends
(de piso) flatmate
(de habitación) roommate
2 (pareja sentimental) partner
' compañero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amiga
- amigo
- compadre
- compañera
- pareja
- parejo
- socia
- socio
- compinche
- cuñado
English:
associate
- brother
- cellmate
- classmate
- colleague
- companion
- comrade
- escort
- fellow
- flatmate
- match
- mate
- partner
- playmate
- roommate
- team-mate
- workmate
- class
- coworker
- flat
- man
- play
- room
- team
* * *compañero, -a nm,f1. [pareja, acompañante] partner;la actriz asistió junto a su actual compañero the actress was accompanied by her current partner2. [colega] colleague;compañero (de clase) classmate;fue compañero mío en la universidad he was at university with me;hemos sido compañeros de aventuras we've done lots of things togethercompañero de apartamento Br flatmate, US roommate;compañero de armas comrade-in-arms;compañero de casa housemate;compañero de cuarto roommate;compañero de equipo team-mate;Esp compañero de piso Br flatmate, US roommate;compañero de viaje travelling companion3. [en juegos por parejas] partner4. [par]el compañero de este guante/calcetín the glove/sock that goes with this one5. [camarada] comrade;el compañero Rodríguez comrade Rodríguez* * ** * *: companion, mate, partner* * *1. (amigo) companion2. (pareja) partner3. (de trabajo) colleague -
63 decidirse
1 to make up one's mind* * ** * *VPR to decide, make up one's mindno me he decidido todavía — I haven't decided o made up my mind yet
¡decídete ya, que se hace tarde! — make up your mind! it's getting late
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decidirse a hacer algo — to decide to do sth, make up one's mind to do sthsi me decido a marcharme de París... — if I decide to o make up my mind to leave Paris...
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decidirse por algo — to decide on sth* * *(v.) = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind upEx. Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.Ex. The problem was that the Government could not make their mind up and agonised about it for many months.* * *(v.) = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind upEx: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.
Ex: The problem was that the Government could not make their mind up and agonised about it for many months.* * *
■decidirse verbo reflexivo to make up one's mind: se decidió a escribir una novela, she made up her mind to write a novel
me decido por el negro, I'll choose the black one
' decidirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- aclararse
- lanzarse
- optar
- decidir
- final
English:
decide
- mind
- settle on
- agonize
- go
- plump
- settle
* * *vprto decide, to make up one's mind;aún no se ha decidido he still hasn't decided o made up his mind;¡decídete de una vez! make up your mind!;decidirse a hacer algo to decide to do sth;al final, me decidí a estudiar inglés in the end, I decided to study English;si te decides a venir, llámame if you decide to come, give me a ring;decidirse por to decide on, to choose;no sabía por qué color decidirme I couldn't decide which colour to go for;me decidí por el más barato I decided on o decided to go for the cheapest* * *v/r make up one’s mind, decide* * *vr: to make up one's mind* * *decidirse vb to make up your mind¡decídete! make up your mind! -
64 decidirse por uno mismo
(v.) = make up + Posesivo + (own) mindEx. Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.* * *(v.) = make up + Posesivo + (own) mindEx: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.
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65 destacar
v.1 to emphasize, to highlight (poner de relieve).cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mentionElla destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.Ella destacó su importancia She emphasized its importance.2 to station (tropas).3 to stand out.destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out among her other novels for o because of its humorSus logros destacan His achievements stand out.4 to put on the front, to deploy, to detach, to put at the front line.Ricardo destacó al alumno Richard put the student on the front.* * *1 (despuntar) to stand out1 MILITAR to detach2 (en pintura) to highlight, make stand out3 figurado (dar énfasis) to point out, emphasize1 to stand out* * *verb1) to highlight, emphasize2) stand out* * *1. VT1) (=hacer resaltar) to emphasizequiero destacar que... — I wish to emphasize that...
2) (Mil) to detach, detail3) (Inform) to highlight2.VISee:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out3)a) (Mil) < tropas> to postdestacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf
b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send2.destacar vi to stand outdestacar en algo — to excel at o in something
el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture
* * *= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex. Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex. Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex. The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex. There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.----* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* destacar en = pull off on.* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* hay que destacar = importantly.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out3)a) (Mil) < tropas> to postdestacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf
b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send2.destacar vi to stand outdestacar en algo — to excel at o in something
el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture
* * *= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* destacar en = pull off on.* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* hay que destacar = importantly.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* * *destacar [A2 ]vtA (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stressdestacó la gravedad de la situación he underlined o stressed o emphasized the gravity of the situationB ( Art) to highlight, bring outC1 (enviar) ‹tropas› to postfueron destacados para defender el puente they were detailed to defend the bridge2 ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send■ destacarvito stand outel trabajo destaca por su originalidad the work is remarkable for o stands out because of its originalityel marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro the frame further enhances the beauty of the picturedestacó como autor teatral he was an outstanding playwrighta lo lejos destacaba el campanario de la iglesia the church tower stood out in the distancenunca destacó como estudiante he never excelled o shone as a studentdestaca entre los de su edad por su estatura he stands out from others of his age because of his heightdestacar vi* * *
destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
‹color/plano› to bring out
3
verbo intransitivo
to stand out;
destacar en algo to excel at o in sth
destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
' destacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillar
- despuntar
- destacarse
- perfilarse
- realzar
- resaltar
- sobresalir
- subrayar
English:
angular
- detail
- highlight
- shine
- stand out
- crowd
- excel
- heighten
- stand
- tower
* * *♦ vt1. [poner de relieve] to emphasize, to highlight;debo destacar lo importante que es la operación I must stress o emphasize how important the operation is;cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…;hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention2. [tropas] to station;[corresponsales] to assign, to send♦ vi[sobresalir] to stand out;tiene afán por destacar she is keen to excel;destacó como concertista de piano he was an outstanding concert pianist;hay una alumna que destaca de los demás/entre todos there is one student who stands out from the others/from all the others;destaca en sus estudios she is an outstanding student;destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out from her other novels for o because of its humour;destaca mucho por su imponente físico he really stands out because of his impressive physique;un pueblo que no destaca por nada en particular a town that is not remarkable for anything in particular, a rather unremarkable town* * *I v/i stand outII v/t emphasize* * *destacar {72} vt1) enfatizar, subrayar: to emphasize, to highlight, to stress2) : to station, to postdestacar vi: to stand out* * *destacar vb1. (resaltar) to point out / to emphasize -
66 diálogo de historieta gráfica
(n.) = cartoon blurbEx. When a user types a sentence on the keyboard, it appears next to the avatar representing the user a bit like a cartoon blurb, and all other users in the proximity can see the text.* * *(n.) = cartoon blurbEx: When a user types a sentence on the keyboard, it appears next to the avatar representing the user a bit like a cartoon blurb, and all other users in the proximity can see the text.
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67 extinguirse
1 (fuego etc) to go out2 (especie etc) to become extinct, die out3 (amor) to die away4 (plazo) to expire, run out* * *VPR1) [fuego] to go out2) (Bio) to die out, become extinct3) [contrato, plazo] to expire* * *(v.) = die out, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), become + extinct, peter outEx. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex. Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.* * *(v.) = die out, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), become + extinct, peter outEx: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.
Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex: Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct.Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.* * *
■extinguirse verbo reflexivo
1 (el fuego) to go out
2 (una especie) to become extinct, die out: los lémures se están extinguiendo, lemurs are dying out
' extinguirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extinguir
English:
die
- die down
- die out
* * *vpr1. [fuego, incendio, luz] to go out;[volcán] to become extinct2. [animal, raza] to become extinct, to die out3. [ruido] to die away4. [afecto, entusiasmo, esperanzas] to die5. [plazo] to expire* * *v/r1 BIO, ZO become extinct, die out2 de fuego go out3 de plazo expire* * *vr1) apagarse: to go out, to fade out2) : to die out, to become extinct* * *extinguirse vb1. (fuego) to go out -
68 imprimir
v.1 to print (libro, documento).María imprimió su huella Mary imprinted her mark.María imprimió los volantes Mary printed the fliers.2 to impress.3 to impart, to transmit.* * *(pp imprimido,-a o impreso,-a)1 (gen) to print2 (dejar huella) to stamp4 (dar) to give\imprimir estilo to leave one's markimprimir un ritmo to set the pacemáquina de imprimir printing machine* * *verb* * *(pp (como ADJ) impreso) VT1) (Tip) [+ libro, folleto, billetes] to print"impreso en Montevideo" — "printed in Montevideo"
2) (Inform) [+ documento, página] to print out3) (=marcar) [+ nombre, número] to print4) (=transmitir) [+ estilo] to stamp; [+ ritmo] to set; [+ velocidad] to introduceel equipo no ha encontrado la forma de imprimir velocidad a su juego — the team have not found a way to speed up their game
haber vivido en Madrid le ha imprimido carácter — living in Madrid has been a character-building experience (for him) o has been character-building for him
sus lecturas infantiles han imprimido carácter en su obra — his childhood reading has given character to his work
5) (Bio) to imprint (a on)* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Impr) to printb) < huella>2) (comunicar, dar) (frml) to giveexperiencias que imprimen carácter — character-forming o character-building experiences
* * *= print, print out, run off, impress, pull, come off + the press.Ex. Accessions lists contain information about the documents received since the last time the list was printed.Ex. Like the stop-list, the go-list can also be displayed or printed out for consideration prior to updating or other modification.Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.Ex. A typical opening of the book shows two pages of text with the unfamiliar long 'f' often heavily impressed into a rough-looking paper.Ex. Until the later seventeenth century a special form of piecework payment was common in French and English houses, whereby journeymen contracted with the master to set so many pages or pull so many sheets in a day.Ex. The number of copies of an edition which have come off the press at any one time is known as the size of the edition.----* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.* encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine-minder.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.* que se puede imprimir = printable.* reimprimir = reprint.* volver a imprimir = reprint.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Impr) to printb) < huella>2) (comunicar, dar) (frml) to giveexperiencias que imprimen carácter — character-forming o character-building experiences
* * *= print, print out, run off, impress, pull, come off + the press.Ex: Accessions lists contain information about the documents received since the last time the list was printed.
Ex: Like the stop-list, the go-list can also be displayed or printed out for consideration prior to updating or other modification.Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.Ex: A typical opening of the book shows two pages of text with the unfamiliar long 'f' often heavily impressed into a rough-looking paper.Ex: Until the later seventeenth century a special form of piecework payment was common in French and English houses, whereby journeymen contracted with the master to set so many pages or pull so many sheets in a day.Ex: The number of copies of an edition which have come off the press at any one time is known as the size of the edition.* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.* encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine-minder.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.* que se puede imprimir = printable.* reimprimir = reprint.* volver a imprimir = reprint.* * *vtA1 ( Impr) to printimpreso en Perú printed in Peru2 ‹huella/marca›dejó sus huellas impresas en el barro he left his footprints in the mudB (comunicar, dar)imprimió excesiva velocidad al vehículo he drove the vehicle at excessive speedimprimió un trotecito corto a la yegua he brought the mare to a brisk trotimprimió a sus caderas un leve balanceo she swung her hips slightly as she walked2 ( frml); ‹orientación› to giveesas experiencias imprimen carácter those are character-forming o character-building experiencesle imprimió su estilo propio al personaje he stamped his own style on the character, he stamped the character with his own style* * *
imprimir ( conjugate imprimir) verbo transitivo (Impr) to print;
imprimir verbo transitivo
1 Impr Inform to print
2 (dejar una huella) to stamp, impress: imprime su estilo a todo lo que hace, he stamps his mark on everything he does
3 (comunicar, transmitir) to give: le imprimió mucha velocidad a la pelota, he makes the ball go very fast
le imprimió un efecto extraño a la pelota, he put spin on the ball
' imprimir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
blanca
- blanco
- estampar
- impreso
English:
impress
- italicize
- output
- print
- print out
- imprint
- press
* * *♦ vt1. [libro, documento] to print;imprimir algo a todo color to print sth in full colour;impreso en México printed in Mexico2. [huella, paso] to leave, to make;imprimió sus pisadas en la alfombra she left footprints on the carpetel atleta mexicano imprimió un ritmo endiablado a la carrera the Mexican athlete set a fiendish pace in the race4. [dar] [carácter]imprimió a su novela un carácter revolucionario she imbued her work with a revolutionary spirit;imprimió a su gobierno un toque progresista he brought a progressive touch to his government;imprimieron al acuerdo un carácter conciliador they made the agreement conciliatory in tone;sus dibujos imprimen carácter al libro her illustrations lend character to the book;su voz imprime un sello propio al grupo his voice gives the group its own distinctive quality♦ vito print* * *<part impreso> v/t tbINFOR print; figtransmit* * *imprimir {42} vt1) : to print2) : to imprint, to stamp, to impress* * *imprimir vb to print -
69 intercalar
v.1 to insert, to put in.2 to intercalate, to interpolate, to insert, to intersperse.* * *1 to insert* * *VT1) (=insertar) [+ pausa, ejemplo] to put in, include; [+ comentarios, cultivos] to intersperse, alternate; [+ actividad] to fit in, combinedeberías intercalar algún ejemplo — you should put in o include the odd example
hemos intercalado unas imágenes con otras — we have interspersed o alternated some images with others
intercala en su obra ideas innovadoras con recuerdos de su pasado — in her work she alternates innovative ideas with memories of her past
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intercalar algo en algo — to insert sth into sthen el texto se han intercalado bastantes fotografías — a number of photographs have been inserted into the text
intercaló unas palabras de agradecimiento en su discurso — he incorporated a few words of thanks into his speech
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intercalar algo entre — [+ imágenes, objetos] to insert sth between; [+ cultivos] to intersperse sth between, alternate sth withintercalaba pétalos entre las páginas de los libros — he inserted o put petals between the pages of the books
2) (Inform) [+ archivos, texto] to merge* * *verbo transitivointercalar algo en algo — < en texto> to insert something into something
* * *= intercalate, interfile, interject, interpolate, interleaf.Ex. Another feature of UDC is the ability to intercalate certain concepts in compound class numbers.Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.Ex. I'd like to interject a comment at this point.Ex. A word should be interpolated here about `made-up' copies.Ex. Maps, interleafed with blotters, were laid out on tables in a drying-out location.----* intercalar mal = misfile.* * *verbo transitivointercalar algo en algo — < en texto> to insert something into something
* * *= intercalate, interfile, interject, interpolate, interleaf.Ex: Another feature of UDC is the ability to intercalate certain concepts in compound class numbers.
Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.Ex: I'd like to interject a comment at this point.Ex: A word should be interpolated here about `made-up' copies.Ex: Maps, interleafed with blotters, were laid out on tables in a drying-out location.* intercalar mal = misfile.* * *intercalar [A1 ]vtintercalar algo EN algo:intercaló algunas citas en su discurso she interspersed her speech with some quotationshay que intercalar estos gráficos en el texto these diagrams have to be inserted into the textintercalar algo ENTRE algo to place sth AMONG sthintercaló las servilletas rojas entre las verdes he placed the red napkins among the green onesintercalaban las ilustraciones entre las páginas del libro they interleaved the plates into the bookintercalar algo CON algo to alternate sth WITH sthcoloca los ramilletes intercalados con las velas place the bouquets so that they alternate with o are interspersed with the candles* * *
intercalar ( conjugate intercalar) verbo transitivo intercalar algo en algo ‹ en texto› to insert sth into sth;
intercala uno rojo cada dos azules put a red one between every two blue ones
intercalar verbo transitivo to insert
' intercalar' also found in these entries:
English:
inset
- intersperse
* * *intercalar vtto insert, to put in;intercala los banderines rojos con los verdes alternate red flags with green ones;intercaló canciones de su nuevo disco con clásicos she interpersed songs from her new album with old favourites;intercaló varios chistes en el discurso she interspersed her speech with a number of jokes;intercaló la postal entre las demás he inserted o put the postcard between the others* * *v/t insert* * *intercalar vt: to intersperse, to insert -
70 introductor
adj.introductory.m.introducer.* * *► adjetivo1 introductory► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 introducer* * *introductor, -a1.ADJ introductory2.SM / Ffue la introductora de esa técnica en Latinoamérica — she was the one who introduced that technique in Latin America
introductor(a) de embajadores — head of Protocol in the Foreign Affairs Department
* * *= introducer.Ex. Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.----* introductor de datos en un ordenador = inputter.* * *= introducer.Ex: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.
* introductor de datos en un ordenador = inputter.* * *introductor, -ora♦ adjintroductory;el país introductor de esta moda the country that brought in this fashion♦ nm,fintroducer* * *adj introductory -
71 noticia
f.news.su hijo le dio la noticia his son broke the news to himme enteré de la noticia ayer I heard the news yesterdaytener noticias to have news¿tienes noticias suyas? have you heard from him?las noticias the newsnoticias de última hora the latest newspres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: noticiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: noticiar.* * *1 (información) news plural■ acaba de llegarnos la noticia de que... news is just coming in of...■ ¿has tenido noticias de Laura? have you had any news from Laura?, have you heard anything from Laura?2 (conocimiento) idea1 the news\dar la noticia to break the news¡primera noticia! that's news to me!ser noticia to be in the newsnoticia bomba bombshell* * *noun f.- noticias* * *SF1) (=información) news¿hay alguna noticia? — any news?
estar atrasado de noticias — to be behind the times, lack up-to-date information
¡noticias frescas! — iró tell me a new one!
noticia bomba — * bombshell *
noticia de portada — front-page news, headline news
2) (=conocimiento)NOTICIA ► Para traducir la palabra noticia al inglés, hay que tener en cuenta que el sustantivo news es incontable y lleva el verbo en singular: Las noticias de hoy no son nada buenas Today's news isn't very good Cuando recibió la noticia se puso a llorar When she received the news she burst into tears ► Cuando queremos precisar que se trata de una noticia en particular o de un número determinado de noticias utilizamos la expresión piece/ pieces of news: Había dos noticias que nos parecieron preocupantes There were two pieces of news that we found worrying Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *a) ( informe)buenas/malas noticias — good/bad news
¿quién le va a dar la noticia? — who's going to break the news to him?
hacer noticia — to hit the headlines
b) noticias femenino plural ( referencias) newsno tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him
c) (información, conocimiento)* * *= announcement, news, newswire, news item, item of news, news story, bit of information, news broadcast.Ex. Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.Ex. Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable, even though the prospect of war was on nobody's mind at the time.Ex. The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.Ex. From January 1981, the name will be 'Current Technology Index,' and the coverage will be increased, both in terms of journals indexed and other items included, eg news items.Ex. This item of news penetrated his heart like a stab = Esta noticia penetró su corazón como una puñalada.Ex. This a cross-cultural experiment on how well audiences remember news stories from newspaper, computer, television, and radio sources.Ex. Outside the portacabin there is a board with a few useful bits of information, such as the temperature of the water, visibility, and opening/closing times.Ex. They include books, letters, historical documents, photographs, news broadcasts, press statements and audiotapes of speeches = Contienen libros, cartas, documentos históricos, fotografías, noticias, conferencias de prensa, y casetes de discurso.----* acaparar las noticias = grab + the headlines, hit + the headlines.* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.* agencias de noticias = news media.* agente de noticias web = newsbot.* boletín de noticias = newsletter.* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.* buenas noticias = glad tidings.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.* conocer la noticia = learn + the news.* dar la noticia = give + the news.* difundir la noticia = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* difundir noticias = broadcast + news.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.* foro de noticias = newsgroup [news group].* impresión de noticias = news-printing.* indizador de noticias web = newsbot.* la buena noticia = the good news.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* noticia de periódico = newspaper account.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticia por cable = newswire.* noticias = news, news information.* noticias de actualidad = current events, current news events, current news.* noticias deportivas = sports news, sports score, sports results.* noticias de radio y/o televisión = broadcast news.* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* noticias diarias de interés = daily news alerts.* noticias + difundirse = news + spread.* noticias por cable = cable news.* noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* programa de noticias = news programme.* publicación de una noticia dos veces = crossposting [cross-posting].* publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo = cross post [cross-post].* que no haya noticas es buena señal = no news is good news.* recibir noticias de = hear from.* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* retransmitir noticias = broadcast + news.* servicio de noticias = news service.* tablón electrónico de noticias = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).* tener noticias de = hear from.* tipo noticias = news-type.* titular de noticias = news headline.* * *a) ( informe)buenas/malas noticias — good/bad news
¿quién le va a dar la noticia? — who's going to break the news to him?
hacer noticia — to hit the headlines
b) noticias femenino plural ( referencias) newsno tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him
c) (información, conocimiento)* * *= announcement, news, newswire, news item, item of news, news story, bit of information, news broadcast.Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.
Ex: Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable, even though the prospect of war was on nobody's mind at the time.Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.Ex: From January 1981, the name will be 'Current Technology Index,' and the coverage will be increased, both in terms of journals indexed and other items included, eg news items.Ex: This item of news penetrated his heart like a stab = Esta noticia penetró su corazón como una puñalada.Ex: This a cross-cultural experiment on how well audiences remember news stories from newspaper, computer, television, and radio sources.Ex: Outside the portacabin there is a board with a few useful bits of information, such as the temperature of the water, visibility, and opening/closing times.Ex: They include books, letters, historical documents, photographs, news broadcasts, press statements and audiotapes of speeches = Contienen libros, cartas, documentos históricos, fotografías, noticias, conferencias de prensa, y casetes de discurso.* acaparar las noticias = grab + the headlines, hit + the headlines.* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.* agencias de noticias = news media.* agente de noticias web = newsbot.* boletín de noticias = newsletter.* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.* buenas noticias = glad tidings.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.* conocer la noticia = learn + the news.* dar la noticia = give + the news.* difundir la noticia = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* difundir noticias = broadcast + news.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.* foro de noticias = newsgroup [news group].* impresión de noticias = news-printing.* indizador de noticias web = newsbot.* la buena noticia = the good news.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* noticia de periódico = newspaper account.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticia por cable = newswire.* noticias = news, news information.* noticias de actualidad = current events, current news events, current news.* noticias deportivas = sports news, sports score, sports results.* noticias de radio y/o televisión = broadcast news.* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* noticias diarias de interés = daily news alerts.* noticias + difundirse = news + spread.* noticias por cable = cable news.* noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* programa de noticias = news programme.* publicación de una noticia dos veces = crossposting [cross-posting].* publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo = cross post [cross-post].* que no haya noticas es buena señal = no news is good news.* recibir noticias de = hear from.* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* retransmitir noticias = broadcast + news.* servicio de noticias = news service.* tablón electrónico de noticias = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).* tener noticias de = hear from.* tipo noticias = news-type.* titular de noticias = news headline.* * *1(informe): las noticias son alarmantes the news is alarming¡qué noticia más deprimente! what a depressing piece of news!, what depressing news!la noticia de su muerte the news of his deathtraigo buenas/malas noticias I have some good/bad newstengo que darte una mala noticia I have some bad news for you¿quién le va a dar la noticia? who's going to break the news to him?nos llega una noticia de última hora or de último momento some late news has just come inla última noticia del programa the final item on the newsestar atrasado de noticias to be out of touch, be behind with the newshacer noticia to make news, hit the headlinesya hace un mes que se fue y seguimos sin noticias she left a month ago and we still haven't heard anything o had any newshace meses que no tenemos noticias suyas (provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him for months; (provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him for months3(información, conocimiento): no tenía noticia de que hubiera problemas I had no idea o I didn't know (that) there were problemsCompuesto:( fam):lo de su divorcio fue una noticia bomba the news of their divorce was a real bombshell ( colloq)traigo una noticia bomba I have some amazing o incredible news for you* * *
noticia sustantivo femenino
1 ( información):◊ una noticia a piece o an item of news;
buenas/malas noticias good/bad news;
la última noticia del programa the final item on the news;
una noticia de última hora a late o last-minute news item
2◊ noticias sustantivo femenino plural
( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of himb) (Rad, TV) news
noticia sustantivo femenino
1 news sing: es una buena/mala noticia, it's good/bad news
mañana le daré la noticia, tomorrow I'll break the news to him
2 voy a ver las noticias, I'm going to watch the news
' noticia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abultar
- alcance
- aliento
- anuncio
- callar
- cobertura
- conmocionar
- dar
- desplomarse
- divulgarse
- ensombrecerse
- escopetazo
- evidenciar
- excesivamente
- expandirse
- filtrar
- filtración
- filtrarse
- halagüeña
- halagüeño
- helada
- helado
- improviso
- inflar
- pregonar
- producir
- propagar
- recibir
- resonancia
- respiración
- resumir
- ruidosa
- ruidoso
- rumor
- sensación
- sentar
- silenciar
- sumir
- transmitir
- última
- último
- voz
- a
- acoger
- acogida
- actualidad
- afectar
- aguardar
- anunciar
- aturdimiento
English:
announcement
- bedlam
- bit
- blue
- bombshell
- brief
- buckle
- deny
- development
- earthshattering
- encouraging
- flash
- flinch
- front-page
- get
- get about
- get out
- headline
- hit
- impact
- item
- juicy
- lead story
- let out
- me
- news
- newsflash
- out
- outrage
- overjoyed
- piece
- public
- red-hot
- release
- report
- rock
- sensational
- shatter
- shock
- shocking
- sink in
- slant
- spread
- spring
- story
- stunning
- suppress
- thunderbolt
- unreliable
- unwelcome
* * *noticia nf1. [información, hecho] news [singular];una noticia a piece of news;tengo una buena/mala noticia I've got some good/bad news;me enteré de la noticia ayer I heard the news yesterday;su hijo le dio la noticia his son broke the news to him;noticias de última hora the latest newsFam noticia bomba bombshell;¡noticia bomba!, ¡nos van a subir el sueldo! shock! horror! we're getting a pay Br rise o US raise!2.las noticias [en televisión] the news3. [conocimiento]¿tienes noticias suyas? have you heard from him?;no tengo noticia de que se haya cambiado la fecha I haven't heard anything about the date being changed* * *f piece of news; en noticiario news story, item of news;tener noticia de algo have news of sth;noticias pl news sg ;no tengo noticias de él I haven’t had any news from him* * *noticia nf1) : news item, piece of news2) noticias nfpl: news* * *noticia n1. (en general) news¿quién firma la noticia? who wrote the story? -
72 parado
adj.1 stationary, motionless, at a standstill, still.2 standing, upright, on one's feet.3 unemployed, out-of-work, workless.4 steep.5 stuck-up.6 foolishly sentimental, drippy.7 placed in a vertical position, standing, up-ended, upended.past part.past participle of spanish verb: parar.* * *1→ link=parar parar► adjetivo1 (quieto) still, motionless3 (sin trabajo) unemployed► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 unemployed person\estar parado,-a to be unemployedsalir bien parado,-a to come off wellsalir mal parado,-a to come off badly* * *1. (f. - parada)noun2. (f. - parada)adj.1) motionless2) still3) unemployed* * *parado, -a1. ADJ1) (=detenido)¿por qué no nos echas una mano en vez de estar ahí parado? — can't you give us a hand instead of just standing there o around?
no le gusta estar parado, siempre encuentra algo que hacer — he doesn't like to be idle o doing nothing, he always finds himself something to do
¿qué hace ese coche ahí parado? — what's that car doing standing there?
la producción estuvo parada durante unos meses — production was at a standstill o stopped for a few months
salida parada — (Dep) standing start
2) Esp (=sin trabajo) unemployedllevo dos años parada — I've been out of work o unemployed for two years
3) (=desconcertado)me dejó parado con lo que me dijo — what he said really took me aback, I was really taken aback by what he said
4) LAm (=de pie) standing (up)- caer parado como los gatos5) Esp*ser parado — (=ser tímido) to be tongue-tied; (=tener poca iniciativa) to be a wimp *
7)bien/mal parado: en este libro la mujer queda muy bien parada — women are shown in a good light in this book, women come out well in this book
salir bien/mal parado: salió mejor parado de lo que cabía esperar — he came out of it better than could be expected
la imagen del partido ha salido muy mal parada de todo este escándalo — the party's image has suffered because of this scandal
9) Méx, Col12) Chile (=en huelga) (out) on strike2.SM / F Esp unemployed personMiguel López, un parado de 27 años... — Miguel López, an unemployed, 27-year-old man...
el número de parados — the number of people out of work o the number of unemployed
3. SM1) Ven2) Méx (=parecido) air, look, resemblance* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( detenido)no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme — don't just stand there, come and help me
un coche parado en medio de la calle — a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street
la producción está parada — production has stopped o is at a standstill
b) (esp Esp) ( desconcertado)se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir — he was taken aback and didn't know what to say
2) (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed3)a) (AmL) ( de pie)estar parado — to stand, be standing
b) (AmL) ( erguido)c) (Chi) <cuesta/subida> steep4)bien/mal parado: salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed; salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident; salió mal parado de su última inversión he lost a lot of money on his last investment; ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation; estar bien parado con alguien (AmL) to be (well) in with somebody (colloq); es el que mejor parado ha salido — he's the one who's done (the) best out
5)a) (CS fam) ( engreído) stuck upb) (Esp fam) ( soso)IIno seas parada — don't be such a drip (colloq)
- da masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed personlos parados — the unemployed, the people out of work
* * *= stuck, stagnating, unmoving, motionless, stationary.Ex. Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.Ex. Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.Ex. The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.Ex. In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.Ex. In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.----* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.* parados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the, unwaged, the.* permanecer parado = stand + still.* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.* tasa de parados = jobless rate.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) ( detenido)no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme — don't just stand there, come and help me
un coche parado en medio de la calle — a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street
la producción está parada — production has stopped o is at a standstill
b) (esp Esp) ( desconcertado)se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir — he was taken aback and didn't know what to say
2) (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed3)a) (AmL) ( de pie)estar parado — to stand, be standing
b) (AmL) ( erguido)c) (Chi) <cuesta/subida> steep4)bien/mal parado: salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed; salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident; salió mal parado de su última inversión he lost a lot of money on his last investment; ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation; estar bien parado con alguien (AmL) to be (well) in with somebody (colloq); es el que mejor parado ha salido — he's the one who's done (the) best out
5)a) (CS fam) ( engreído) stuck upb) (Esp fam) ( soso)IIno seas parada — don't be such a drip (colloq)
- da masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed personlos parados — the unemployed, the people out of work
* * *= stuck, stagnating, unmoving, motionless, stationary.Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
Ex: Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.* parados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the, unwaged, the.* permanecer parado = stand + still.* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.* tasa de parados = jobless rate.* * *A1(detenido, inmóvil): no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme don't just stand there, come and help me¿qué hace ese coche parado en medio de la calle? what's that car doing sitting o stopped in the middle of the street?la producción está parada por falta de materia prima production has stopped o is at a standstill because of a lack of raw materials2(confuso, desconcertado): se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir he was taken aback and didn't know what to sayB ( Esp) (desempleado) unemployedestá parado he's unemployed o out of workC1tuve que viajar parado I had to stand for the whole journeyno lo dejes ahí parado don't leave him standing there2escuchaba con las orejas paradas she was all ears, she listened carefully3 ( Chi) ‹cuesta/subida› steepD(en una situación): bien/mal parado: salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accidentsalió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed o unhurtsalió mal parado del último negocio en que se metió he lost a lot of money on his last business ventureha quedado muy mal parada ante la opinión pública she has been made to look bad in the eyes of the publiccon esas declaraciones ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas by saying those things he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situationes el que mejor parado ha salido del reparto he's the one who's done (the) best out of the share-outE ‹persona›no seas parada don't be such a drip o wimpmasculine, feminine( Esp) unemployed personel número de parados the number of (people) unemployed, the number of people out of work* * *
Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)
parado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
parado
parar
parado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( detenido):◊ un coche parado en medio de la calle a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street;
no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme don't just stand there, come and help me
2 (AmL)a) ( de pie):
b) ( erguido):
ver tb See Also→ parar verbo transitivo 2b
3 (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed
4◊ salir (de algo) bien/mal parado (de pelea, discusión) to come off well/badly (in sth);
es el que mejor parado ha salido he's the one who's come off best
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed person;
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
ir/venir a parado to end up;
fue a parado a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a parado aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a parado! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
ha estado lloviendo sin parado it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
parado DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
[coche/motor] to stall;
2
se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes parado de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
( en los lados) to stick out
parado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (máquina, vehículo, etc) stopped, stationary
(persona) still: ¡no te quedes parada, haz algo!, don't just stand there, do something!
2 (sin trabajo) unemployed, out of work
3 fig (sin iniciativa) slow
4 (desconcertado) stunned
5 LAm (de pie) standing
II sustantivo masculino y femenino unemployed person
♦ Locuciones: salir bien/mal parado, to come off well/ badly
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
' parado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parada
- seca
- seco
- caer
- quedar
English:
dole
- idle
- jobless
- stand about
- stand around
- stationary
- unemployed
- work
- foot
- go
- have
- relief
- stand
- standing
- stick
- stop
- well
* * *parado, -a♦ adj1. [inmóvil] [vehículo] stationary;[persona] still, motionless; [fábrica, proyecto] at a standstill o halt;¡no te quedes ahí parado! don't just stand there!tu hermano es muy parado your brother lacks initiativeestar parado to be unemployed4. Am [en pie] standing;estar parado to be standing;caer parado to land on one's feet5. Am [en posición vertical] standing;tenía los pelos parados her hair was on end;muy Famtenerlo parado, tenerla parada to have a stiffie;Méx Famestar parado de pestañas to be in high dudgeon6. Chile, PRico [orgulloso] vain, conceited7. CompAmestá bien parado con el jefe he's well in with the boss;salir bien/mal parado de algo: el actual campeón salió muy bien parado en el sorteo the current holder of the title had a lucky draw;fue el que mejor parado salió del accidente he was the one who came off best in the accident;el conductor salió muy mal parado the driver was badly hurt o injured;la imagen de la empresa ha salido muy mal parada the company's image has suffered a serious blow♦ nm,fEsp [desempleado] unemployed person;los parados the unemployed;los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed* * *I adj1 unemployed2 L.Am. (de pie) standing (up)3:quedarse parado stand still;salir bien/mal parado come off well/badly;II m, parada f unemployed person;los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed* * *parado, -da adj1) : motionless, idle, stopped2) : standing (up)3) : confused, bewildered4)bien (mal) parado : in good (bad) shapesalió bien parado: it turned out well for him* * *parado1 adj1. (desempleado) unemployed2. (que no se mueve) not movingparado2 n (desempleado) unemployed person -
73 poner de manifiesto
to make evident* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + upEx. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.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. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.Ex. Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.Ex. The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex. This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + upEx: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.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: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it. -
74 poner de relieve
figurado to emphasize, highlight, underline————————to emphasize* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, revealEx. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.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. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, revealEx: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.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: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes. -
75 presentador
adj.presenting.m.1 master of ceremonies, anchorman, front man, host.2 presenter, master of ceremonies in charge a presenting awards.3 presenter, petitioner, applier, applicant.4 presenter, speaker.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 presenter* * *(f. - presentadora)noun* * *presentador, -aSM / F1) [de acto] host/hostess, presenter2) (TV, Radio) [de debate, documental, informativo] presenter; [de programa de variedades, concurso] host/hostess, presenter* * *- dora masculino, femenino presenter* * *= show host, presenter, introducer.Ex. He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.Ex. The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/ presenter of the paper.Ex. Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.----* presentador de radio = radio show host, broadcaster.* presentador de televisión = talking head, broadcaster.* * *- dora masculino, femenino presenter* * *= show host, presenter, introducer.Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/ presenter of the paper.Ex: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.* presentador de radio = radio show host, broadcaster.* presentador de televisión = talking head, broadcaster.* * *masculine, femininepresenterCompuesto:* * *
presentador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
presenter
presentador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 presenter
2 (de un concurso, etc) (hombre) host, (mujer) hostess
3 (de un informativo) newsreader
' presentador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalada
- presentadora
English:
anchor
- host
- newsreader
- presenter
- broadcaster
- news
* * *presentador, -ora nm,fpresenter* * *m, presentadora f TV presenter* * *presentador, - dora n: newscaster, anchorman m, anchorwoman f* * *presentador n presenter -
76 pulsación
f.pulsation, palpitation, beat, pulse.* * *1 pulsation2 (de corazón) beat3 (en mecanografía) stroke■ ¿cuántas pulsaciones tienes por minuto? how many words a minute can you type?* * *SF1) (=latido) beat2) [de tecla] (Tip, Inform) keystrokepulsación doble — (Inform) strikeover
3) [de pianista, mecanógrafo] touch* * *1) ( latido) beat2) ( en mecanografía) keystroke¿cuántas pulsaciones piden por minuto? — ≈how many words a minute do they want?
* * *= key stroke, pulse.Ex. Then, with one key stroke, they can display the appropriate images and, by pressing another key, print those images.Ex. Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.----* pulsación de tecla = keystroke.* pulsaciones = pulse rate, heart rate, pulse beat.* pulsación, ritmo cardíaco = pulse.* * *1) ( latido) beat2) ( en mecanografía) keystroke¿cuántas pulsaciones piden por minuto? — ≈how many words a minute do they want?
* * *= key stroke, pulse.Ex: Then, with one key stroke, they can display the appropriate images and, by pressing another key, print those images.
Ex: Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.* pulsación de tecla = keystroke.* pulsaciones = pulse rate, heart rate, pulse beat.* pulsación, ritmo cardíaco = pulse.* * *A (latido) beatB (en mecanografía) keystroke¿cuántas pulsaciones piden por minuto? ≈ how many words a minute do they want?Compuesto:click* * *
pulsación sustantivo femenino
1 ( latido) beat
2 ( en mecanografía) keystroke;◊ ¿cuántas pulsaciones piden por minuto? ≈ how many words a minute do they want?
pulsación sustantivo femenino
1 (latido, etc) pulsation, beat
2 (en mecanografía) keystroke
' pulsación' also found in these entries:
English:
pulsation
- throbbing
- pulse
* * *pulsación nf1. [del corazón] beat;100 pulsaciones por minuto 100 beats per minute, 100 bpm;le aumentaron las pulsaciones her heart rate went up2. [en máquina de escribir] keystroke, tap;[en piano] touch;pulsaciones por minuto keystrokes per minute* * *f1 ( latido) beat* * *1) : beat, pulsation, throb2) : keystroke -
77 pulsación, ritmo cardíaco
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78 pulso
m.1 pulse (latido).tomar el pulso a alguien to take somebody's pulsetomar el pulso a algo/alguien (figurative) to sound something/somebody out2 battle of wills.las negociaciones se han convertido en un pulso entre patronal y sindicatos the negotiations have turned into a battle of wills between management and the unions3 pulse rate, quantity of heartthrobs per minute.4 trial of strength.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pulsar.* * *1 (presión sanguínea) pulse2 (firmeza en la mano) steady hand3 figurado (prudencia) care, tact\echar un pulso to arm-wrestleecharse un pulso con alguien to have an arm-wrestle with somebodyganarse algo a pulso to work hard for somethinglevantar algo a pulso to lift something with one's bare handstomarle el pulso a la opinión pública to sound out public opinion* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Anat) pulsetomar el pulso a algn — to take sb's pulse, feel sb's pulse
perder el pulso de algo —
tomar el pulso a algo —
2) (=seguridad en la mano)tener pulso — Cono Sur to have a good aim
3)a pulso: levantar algo a pulso — to lift sth with one hand
4) (=pelea)•
echar un pulso — to arm-wrestle5) (=contienda) trial of strength, showdownel pulso entre el gobierno y la oposición — the confrontation o showdown between the government and the opposition
echar un pulso a algn — (=contender) to have a trial of strength with sb; (=desafiar) to challenge sb
6) (=tacto) tact* * *a) (Med) pulsetomarle el pulso a la opinión pública — to gauge o sound out public opinion
b) ( firmeza en la mano)* * *= pulse.Ex. Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.----* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.* * *a) (Med) pulsetomarle el pulso a la opinión pública — to gauge o sound out public opinion
b) ( firmeza en la mano)* * *= pulse.Ex: Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.
* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.* * *1 ( Med) pulsele tomó el pulso she took his pulsetomarle el pulso a algo to gauge sthpara tomarle el pulso a la opinión pública in order to gauge o sound out public opinion2(firmeza en la mano): tengo muy mal pulso I have a very unsteady handpara este trabajo hace falta tener muy buen pulso this job requires a very steady handme temblaba el pulso my hand was shaking3(sin ayuda): lo levantó a pulso he lifted it with his bare handsuna línea hecha a pulso a line drawn without a ruler o drawn freehandganarse algo a pulso to deserve sthy que conste que se lo ha ganado a pulso and he's really earned it o worked for it, I can tell you4 (prueba) arm-wrestling matchechar un pulso to arm wrestleun pulso entre reformadores y tradicionalistas a trial of strength between reformers and traditionalists* * *
Del verbo pulsar: ( conjugate pulsar)
pulso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pulsó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pulsar
pulso
pulsar ( conjugate pulsar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ tecla› to press
‹ timbre› press, ring
2 ‹opinión/situación› to gauge, assess
pulso sustantivo masculinoa) (Med) pulse;
tomarle el pulso a algo to gauge sthb) ( firmeza en la mano):
me temblaba el pulso my hand was shaking;
a pulso ‹ levantar› with one's bare hands;
‹ dibujar› freehand
pulsar verbo transitivo
1 (timbre) to ring
(botón) to press
2 Mús (una tecla) to press
(una cuerda) to pluck
3 (la opinión) to sound out
pulso sustantivo masculino
1 pulse
tomar el pulso a alguien, to take sb's pulse
2 (mano firme) steady hand
le temblaba el pulso, his hand was shaking
un dibujo a pulso, a freehand drawing
♦ Locuciones: echar un pulso, to arm-wrestle
fig (desafiar) to challenge
ganarse algo a pulso, to deserve o earn sthg
levantar algo a pulso, to lift sthg up
tomar el pulso a la situación, to size up the situation
' pulso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
temblar
- trémula
- trémulo
- alterar
- firme
English:
arm wrestle
- manhandle
- pulse
- race
- man
- steady
* * *pulso nm1. [latido] pulse;tomar el pulso a alguien to take sb's pulse;Figtomar el pulso a algo/alguien to sound sth/sb outlevantaron el piano a pulso they lifted up the piano with their bare hands;dibujar a pulso to draw freehand;se lo ha ganado a pulso [algo bueno] he's earned it;[algo malo] he deserves it Figmantener un pulso con alguien to be locked in struggle with sb;Figlas negociaciones se han convertido en un pulso entre patronal y sindicatos the negotiations have turned into a battle of wills between management and the unions4. [cuidado] tact5. Tel pulse6. Col, Cuba, Méx [pulsera] bracelet* * *m1 pulse;tomar el pulso a alguien take s.o.’s pulse;tomar el pulso a algo fig take the pulse of sth2 figsteady hand;tener buen pulso have a steady hand3:echar un pulso a alguien tb fig armwrestle s.o.;ganarse algo a pulso earn sth (by one’s own efforts)* * *pulso nm1) : pulsetomarle el pulso a alguien: to take someone's pulsetomarle el pulso a la opinión: to sound out opinion2) : steadiness (of hand)dibujo a pulso: freehand sketch* * *pulso n1. (latido arterial) pulse2. (mano firme) steady hand -
79 revoltijo
m.scramble, hodgepodge, hodge-podge, mishmash.* * *1 (mezcla) mess, clutter, jumble2 figurado (confusión) mess, chaos* * *revoltillo masculino1) (fam) ( desorden) mess, jumble2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex. The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.Ex. It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.Ex. ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.----* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.* * *revoltillo masculino1) (fam) ( desorden) mess, jumble2) (fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *= mixed bag, mess, jumble and squeeze, jumble, hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], cobbling together, mash-up, mishmash, melange.Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex: It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.Ex: It argues that Genesis is a unified text rather than a clumsy cobbling together of disparate materials.Ex: ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.* hacer un revoltijo = cobble together.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.* * *revoltijo, revoltilloA ( fam) (desorden) mess, jumbleB ( fam) (comida, bebida) mixture, concoction* * *
revoltijo,◊ revoltillo sustantivo masculino (fam)
revoltijo sustantivo masculino
1 (de cosas) jumble, clutter
2 (situación) chaos, mess
' revoltijo' also found in these entries:
English:
clutter
- jumble
- mishmash
* * *revoltijo, revoltillo nmjumble* * *m mess, jumble* * *revoltijo nm1) fárrago: mess, jumble* * *revoltijo n jumble -
80 ritmo cardíaco
m.heart rate, cardiac rhythm.* * *(n.) = heart rate, pulse beat, pulseEx. This is a relaxation technique used to teach patients to control their heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and other involuntary functions.Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex. Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.* * *(n.) = heart rate, pulse beat, pulseEx: This is a relaxation technique used to teach patients to control their heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and other involuntary functions.
Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex: Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.
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