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  • 1 grandeza

    f.
    1 (great) size.
    en toda su grandeza in all its splendor o grandeur
    2 generosity, graciousness.
    3 greatness, grandeur, magnitude, majesty.
    4 largeness, bigness, magnitude.
    * * *
    1 (tamaño) size
    2 (importancia) greatness
    3 (generosidad) generosity
    \
    grandeza de alma magnanimity
    grandeza de ánimo moral courage
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    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=nobleza) nobility

    la grandeza de su acción humanitaria — the nobility o greatness of his humanitarian action

    grandeza de alma o espíritu — magnanimity

    2) [de artista etc] greatness
    3) (=esplendidez) grandness, impressiveness; (=ostentación) grandeur, magnificence
    4) (=personas) grandees pl
    5) (=rango) status of grandee
    6) (=tamaño) size; (=gran tamaño) bigness; (=magnitud) magnitude
    * * *
    1) (excelencia, nobleza) nobility
    2)
    a) ( dignidad de Grande) rank of grandee
    * * *
    Ex. Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness.
    ----
    * antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.
    * darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.
    * * *
    1) (excelencia, nobleza) nobility
    2)
    a) ( dignidad de Grande) rank of grandee
    * * *

    Ex: Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness.

    * antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.
    * darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.

    * * *
    A (excelencia, nobleza) nobility
    Compuestos:
    ( liter); magnanimity
    ( liter); courage, valor* ( liter)
    B
    1 (dignidad de Grande) rank of grandee
    2
    (conjunto de Grandes): la grandeza the (Spanish) nobility, the (Spanish) grandees
    * * *

    grandeza sustantivo femenino
    1 (excelencia, nobleza) nobility;

    grandeza de ánimo (liter) valor( conjugate valor) (liter)
    2


    ◊ la grandeza the (Spanish) nobility o grandees

    grandeza sustantivo femenino
    1 (altura moral, generosidad) greatness
    2 (majestad y poder) grandeur
    delirios de grandeza, delusions of grandeur
    ' grandeza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    delirio
    - aire
    English:
    delusion
    - grandeur
    - greatness
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    1. [de tamaño] (great) size
    2. [esplendor] magnificence, grandeur;
    en toda su grandeza in all its splendour o grandeur
    3. [de sentimientos] generosity, graciousness;
    aceptó su derrota con grandeza he accepted defeat graciously, he was gracious in defeat;
    grandeza de espíritu generosity of spirit, magnanimity
    4. Esp [dignidad] rank of grandee
    5. Esp [nobles]
    la grandeza the Spanish nobility
    * * *
    f greatness
    * * *
    1) magnitud: greatness, size
    2) : nobility
    3) : generosity, graciousness
    4) : grandeur, magnificence

    Spanish-English dictionary > grandeza

  • 2 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 3 inca

    adj.
    Inca.
    f. & m.
    Inca.
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    1 Inca
    1 Inca
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    SMF Inca
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    I
    adjetivo Inca, Incaic
    II
    masculino y femenino Inca
    •• Cultural note:
    Founded in the twelfth century in the region of Lake Titicaca, the Andean empire of the Quechua-speaking Incas grew until by the fifteenth century it extended from southern Colombia in the north to Argentina and central Chile in the south. Their society was rigidly divided into classes: the nobility, their servants, and the common people. The Incas worshipped the sun and the moon, and believed that Manco Capac, their first emperor or inca, was descended from the sun. An extensive network of roads was built to facilitate control over the empire from its capital in Cuzco. The Incas left an impressive heritage of monuments, including the palace complex of Machu Picchu. The empire collapsed in 1533 when the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro had the emperor Atahualpa executed and occupied Cuzco
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    = Inca.
    Ex. Men in the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires all wore loincloths, the most basic form of male clothing in many ancient cultures.
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    I
    adjetivo Inca, Incaic
    II
    masculino y femenino Inca
    •• Cultural note:
    Founded in the twelfth century in the region of Lake Titicaca, the Andean empire of the Quechua-speaking Incas grew until by the fifteenth century it extended from southern Colombia in the north to Argentina and central Chile in the south. Their society was rigidly divided into classes: the nobility, their servants, and the common people. The Incas worshipped the sun and the moon, and believed that Manco Capac, their first emperor or inca, was descended from the sun. An extensive network of roads was built to facilitate control over the empire from its capital in Cuzco. The Incas left an impressive heritage of monuments, including the palace complex of Machu Picchu. The empire collapsed in 1533 when the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro had the emperor Atahualpa executed and occupied Cuzco
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    = Inca.

    Ex: Men in the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires all wore loincloths, the most basic form of male clothing in many ancient cultures.

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    Inca, Incaic
    Incas (↑ inca a1)
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    inca sustantivo masculino y femenino
    Inca
    inca adjetivo & mf Inca
    ' inca' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    incaico
    English:
    Inca
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    Inca
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    Inca
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    : Inca

    Spanish-English dictionary > inca

  • 4 grande

    adj.
    1 big, large.
    un gran artista a great artist
    el gran favorito the firm favorite
    una gran figura a big name
    una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…
    una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility
    a lo grande in a big way, in style
    grandes almacenes department store
    Gran Bretaña Great Britain
    el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon
    gran danés great Dane
    gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)
    los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes
    la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)
    el gran público the general public
    2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)
    3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)
    4 magnus, Mag, magnum.
    5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.
    m.
    grandee (noble).
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    1 (tamaño) large, big
    2 (fuerte, intenso) great
    3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big
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    a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way
    estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody
    pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time
    vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style
    Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1
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    adj.
    1) big
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    1. ADJ
    ( antes de sm sing gran)
    1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

    ¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

    en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

    grandísimo — enormous, huge

    un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

    ¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

    hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

    2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big
    3) (=mucho, muy) great

    se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

    4) [en edad]
    (=mayor)

    ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

    ¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

    5)

    ¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

    2. SMF
    1) (=personaje importante)
    2) LAm (=adulto) adult
    3. SF
    1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize
    2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail
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    I
    adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]
    1)
    a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big
    b) ( en demasía) too big

    me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

    quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

    2) ( alto) tall
    3) (Geog)
    4) ( en edad)

    los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

    a) (notable, excelente) great

    un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

    b) ( poderoso) big
    6)
    a) (en intensidad, grado) great

    me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

    una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

    7)
    a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

    la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

    b) ( elevado)

    a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

    en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

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    II
    masculino, femenino
    1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name
    2)
    a) ( mayor)

    quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

    b) ( adulto)
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    = vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.
    Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
    Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.
    Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.
    Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
    Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
    Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.
    Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
    Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
    Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.
    Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
    Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.
    Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.
    Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
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    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.
    * avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.
    * bastante grande = largish.
    * calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.
    * con gran capacidad = capacious.
    * con gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * con gran densidad de población = densely populated.
    * con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.
    * con gran esplendor = grandly.
    * con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.
    * con gran motivación = highly-motivated.
    * con gran sentimiento = earnestly.
    * conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.
    * con una gran cultura = well-read.
    * con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.
    * con una gran tradición = long-standing.
    * con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.
    * con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * crear con gran destreza = craft.
    * dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran belleza = scenic.
    * de gran calibre = high-calibre.
    * de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.
    * de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.
    * de gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * de gran corazón = big-hearted.
    * de gran efecto = wide-reaching.
    * de gran éxito comercial = high selling.
    * de gran formato = oversized.
    * de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].
    * de gran influencia = seminal.
    * de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de gran potencia = high-powered.
    * de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de gran venta = high selling.
    * demasiado grande = oversized.
    * describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.
    * desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.
    * en gran cantidad = prodigiously.
    * en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.
    * en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.
    * en gran formato = oversize, oversized.
    * en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.
    * en gran número = numerously.
    * en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.
    * en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.
    * en un gran apuro = in dire straits.
    * esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.
    * gran altura = high altitude.
    * gran aumento = heavy increase.
    * gran bebedor = heavy drinker.
    * gran belleza = scenic beauty.
    * Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.
    * gran calidad = high standard.
    * gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.
    * gran categoría = high standard.
    * gran cosa = big deal.
    * gran danés = Great Dane.
    * Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.
    * grandes almacenes = department store.
    * grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.
    * grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.
    * grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.
    * grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.
    * grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.
    * grandes y pequeños = great and small.
    * grande y tenebroso = cavernous.
    * gran ducado = grand-duchy.
    * gran espectáculo = extravaganza.
    * gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.
    * gran grupo = constellation.
    * gran mentira = big fat lie.
    * gran nivel = high standard.
    * gran número de = great numbers of.
    * gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.
    * gran parte = much.
    * gran parte de = much of.
    * gran peso = heavy weight.
    * gran placer = great pleasure.
    * gran potencia = great power.
    * gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.
    * gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.
    * gran titular = headline banner.
    * hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.
    * hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.
    * hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
    * hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.
    * IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).
    * influir en gran medida = become + a force.
    * jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.
    * jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * más grande = greater.
    * muy grande = big time.
    * Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.
    * Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.
    * pensar a lo grande = think + big.
    * Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.
    * por un gran margen = by a huge margin.
    * producir con gran destreza = craft.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.
    * ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran avance = be half the battle.
    * ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.
    * taza grande = mug.
    * tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.
    * tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.
    * tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.
    * tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.
    * tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.
    * una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.
    * una gran extensión de = a sea of.
    * una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.
    * una gran pérdida = a great loss.
    * una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * un gran espectro de = a wide band of.
    * un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.
    * un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].
    * un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.
    * venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.
    * WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]
    1)
    a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big
    b) ( en demasía) too big

    me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

    quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

    2) ( alto) tall
    3) (Geog)
    4) ( en edad)

    los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

    a) (notable, excelente) great

    un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

    b) ( poderoso) big
    6)
    a) (en intensidad, grado) great

    me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

    una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

    7)
    a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

    la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

    b) ( elevado)

    a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

    en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

    •
    II
    masculino, femenino
    1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name
    2)
    a) ( mayor)

    quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

    b) ( adulto)
    •
    * * *
    = vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

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

    Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.
    Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.
    Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
    Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
    Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.
    Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
    Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
    Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.
    Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
    Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.
    Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.
    Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.
    * avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.
    * bastante grande = largish.
    * calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.
    * con gran capacidad = capacious.
    * con gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * con gran densidad de población = densely populated.
    * con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.
    * con gran esplendor = grandly.
    * con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.
    * con gran motivación = highly-motivated.
    * con gran sentimiento = earnestly.
    * conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.
    * con una gran cultura = well-read.
    * con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.
    * con una gran tradición = long-standing.
    * con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.
    * con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * crear con gran destreza = craft.
    * dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran belleza = scenic.
    * de gran calibre = high-calibre.
    * de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.
    * de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.
    * de gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * de gran corazón = big-hearted.
    * de gran efecto = wide-reaching.
    * de gran éxito comercial = high selling.
    * de gran formato = oversized.
    * de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].
    * de gran influencia = seminal.
    * de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de gran potencia = high-powered.
    * de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de gran venta = high selling.
    * demasiado grande = oversized.
    * describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.
    * desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.
    * en gran cantidad = prodigiously.
    * en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.
    * en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.
    * en gran formato = oversize, oversized.
    * en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.
    * en gran número = numerously.
    * en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.
    * en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.
    * en un gran apuro = in dire straits.
    * esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.
    * gran altura = high altitude.
    * gran aumento = heavy increase.
    * gran bebedor = heavy drinker.
    * gran belleza = scenic beauty.
    * Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.
    * gran calidad = high standard.
    * gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.
    * gran categoría = high standard.
    * gran cosa = big deal.
    * gran danés = Great Dane.
    * Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.
    * grandes almacenes = department store.
    * grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.
    * grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.
    * grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.
    * grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.
    * grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.
    * grandes y pequeños = great and small.
    * grande y tenebroso = cavernous.
    * gran ducado = grand-duchy.
    * gran espectáculo = extravaganza.
    * gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.
    * gran grupo = constellation.
    * gran mentira = big fat lie.
    * gran nivel = high standard.
    * gran número de = great numbers of.
    * gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.
    * gran parte = much.
    * gran parte de = much of.
    * gran peso = heavy weight.
    * gran placer = great pleasure.
    * gran potencia = great power.
    * gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.
    * gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.
    * gran titular = headline banner.
    * hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.
    * hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.
    * hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
    * hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.
    * IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).
    * influir en gran medida = become + a force.
    * jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.
    * jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * más grande = greater.
    * muy grande = big time.
    * Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.
    * Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.
    * pensar a lo grande = think + big.
    * Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.
    * por un gran margen = by a huge margin.
    * producir con gran destreza = craft.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.
    * ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran avance = be half the battle.
    * ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.
    * taza grande = mug.
    * tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.
    * tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.
    * tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.
    * tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.
    * tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.
    * una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.
    * una gran extensión de = a sea of.
    * una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.
    * una gran pérdida = a great loss.
    * una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * un gran espectro de = a wide band of.
    * un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.
    * un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].
    * un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.
    * venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.
    * WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

    * * *
    A
    1 (en dimensiones) large, big
    se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house
    sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes
    un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy
    una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)
    tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose
    2 (en demasía) too big
    ¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?
    estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me
    quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb
    B (alto) tall
    ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!
    C ( Geog):
    el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao
    D
    1
    ( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own
    ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself
    cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer
    mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now
    2
    ( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman
    está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy
    1 (notable, excelente) great
    un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine
    la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater
    los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists
    los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords
    a lo grande in style
    3
    (en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends
    grandes fumadores heavy smokers
    F ( fam)
    (increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!
    ¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)
    G
    1 (en intensidad, grado) great
    me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness
    me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy
    comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily
    un día de gran calor a very hot day
    los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47
    me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright
    para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment
    se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion
    es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me
    ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season
    no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent
    las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint
    2
    (uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true
    ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard
    ¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)
    H
    1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big
    la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters
    dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research
    esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …
    2
    (elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed
    volar a gran altura to fly at a great height
    un edificio de gran altura a very tall building
    un gran número de personas a large number of people
    objetos de gran valor objects of great value
    en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    masculine wide-angle lens
    el gran capital big business
    masculine Great Dane
    la Gran Depresión the Great Depression
    ( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang
    la Gran Guerra the Great War
    masculine Big Brother
    el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you
    masculine Grand Master
    masculine grand master
    masculine international grand master
    feminine grand opera
    masculine Grand Prix
    el gran público the general public
    el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system
    feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)
    mpl department store
    masculine, feminine
    A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player
    uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry
    B ( esp AmL)
    1
    (mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls
    la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married
    2 (adulto) grown-up
    Compuesto:
    (Spanish) grandee o nobleman
    ( RPl)
    la grande the big prize, the jackpot
    sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot
    se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband
    * * *

     

    grande adjetivo
    ◊ gran is used before singular nouns

    1
    a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;


    unos grande almacenes a department store


    c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

    ‹ clase› big;
    la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
    2
    a) ( alto) tall;

    ◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

    b) ( en edad):


    ya son grandes they are all grown up now
    3 (Geog):

    4 ( delante del n)
    a) (notable, excelente) great;


    b) ( poderoso) big;


    a lo grande in style
    5
    a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

    ‹ explosión› powerful;
    ◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

    una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
    son grandes amigos they're great friends;
    eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
    ¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
    b) ( elevado):

    ◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

    volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
    un gran número de personas a large number of people;
    objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
    en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) ( mayor):


    b) ( adulto):


    grande adjetivo
    1 (tamaño) big, large
    grandes almacenes, department stores
    2 (cantidad) large
    3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
    ♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
    figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
    ' grande' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abarcar
    - alfombra
    - ampliar
    - ampliación
    - armatoste
    - así
    - bastante
    - bestial
    - bloque
    - buena
    - bueno
    - cabezón
    - cabezona
    - cabezudo
    - cajón
    - calabacín
    - campeonato
    - cantidad
    - canto
    - ciudad
    - colosal
    - consideración
    - fenomenal
    - formidable
    - gran
    - hermosa
    - hermoso
    - incalculable
    - ingeniosa
    - ingenioso
    - mía
    - mío
    - monstruosa
    - monstruoso
    - monumental
    - nuestra
    - nuestro
    - pila
    - puerta
    - quedar
    - señor
    - suficientemente
    - suma
    - sumo
    - terraza
    - tirada
    - tremenda
    - tremendo
    - venir
    - bailar
    English:
    abnormally
    - above
    - ample
    - army
    - awful
    - bag
    - baggy
    - bay
    - big
    - boat
    - border
    - box
    - breaker
    - brush
    - bulk
    - carve
    - cauldron
    - cushion
    - deposit
    - enough
    - extend
    - grand
    - great
    - grow
    - hers
    - in
    - integrate
    - large
    - lion
    - manufacturer
    - marrow
    - mighty
    - mine
    - outrank
    - overgrown
    - paving stone
    - place
    - roller
    - set on
    - set upon
    - slight
    - spanking
    - style
    - tablespoonful
    - tea urn
    - temptation
    - terrific
    - time
    - to
    - tub
    * * *
    grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).
    ♦ adj
    1. [de tamaño] big, large;
    este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;
    el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
    Fig
    el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
    Fam
    pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note
    grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
    la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;
    Gran Bretaña Great Britain;
    gran danés Great Dane;
    Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
    gran ducado grand duchy;
    la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;
    la Gran Guerra the Great War;
    los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;
    gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
    Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
    la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
    Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
    gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
    Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
    2. [de altura] tall;
    ¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!
    3. [en importancia] great;
    una gran mujer a great woman;
    los grandes bancos the major banks;
    la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;
    el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts
    4. [en intensidad] great;
    es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;
    ¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!
    5. Fam [adulto]
    cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;
    me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet
    6. Méx, RP [de edad]
    cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;
    siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people
    7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant
    8. RP Irónico [genial] great;
    ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!
    9. Comp
    Fam
    hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;
    vivir a lo grande to live in style;
    pasarlo en grande to have a great time
    ♦ nm
    1. [noble] grandee
    Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
    2. [persona, entidad importante]
    uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;
    los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;
    uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature
    3. Fam
    grandes [adultos] grown-ups
    ♦ nf
    RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
    sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;
    se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;
    con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that
    ♦ interj
    RP Fam [fantástico] great!
    * * *
    I adj
    1 big, large;
    me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;
    el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him
    2
    :
    a lo grande in style;
    pasarlo en grande have a great time
    II m/f
    1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;
    grandes y pequeños young and old
    2 ( mayor) eldest
    * * *
    1) : large, big
    un libro grande: a big book
    2) alto: tall
    3) notable: great
    un gran autor: a great writer
    con gran placer: with great pleasure
    5) : old, grown-up
    hijos grandes: grown children
    * * *
    grande adj
    1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]
    ¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?
    2. (número, cantidad) large
    3. (importante) great

    Spanish-English dictionary > grande

  • 5 comedia

    f.
    1 comedy.
    comedia musical musical (comedy)
    2 stand-up comedy.
    * * *
    1 TEATRO comedy, play
    2 figurado farce, pretence (US pretense)
    \
    hacer comedia familiar to put on an act
    comedia de costumbres comedy of manners
    comedia musical musical, musical comedy
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Teat) (=obra cómica) comedy
    2) (Teat) (=obra dramática) play
    3) (TV)

    comedia de situación — situation comedy, sitcom *

    4) (=fingimiento) play-acting

    ¡déjate ya de tanta comedia! — stop your play-acting!

    ¡deja de hacer comedia y di la verdad! — stop play-acting o pretending and tell the truth!

    COMEDIA The Spanish comedias written by dramatists of the Golden Age, or Edad de Oro, were five-act plays performed in open-air theatres. They involved stock characters similar to those of the Italian Commedia dell'Arte: a beautiful lady, her suitor, servants and go-betweens. In these comedias, which were not always comical in nature, action and a moral theme took precedence over character. Cloak and dagger episodes were built around plots involving disguises and mistaken identity. They dealt primarily with affairs of the nobility, while peasants were there to provide comic relief or to enhance particular pastoral themes. One of the most prolific comedia writers was Lope de Vega, who wrote on religious, historical and social themes. Other major comedia writers were Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina, from whose pen came the figure of the archetypal seducer, Don Juan, in El Burlador de Sevilla y Convidado de Piedra (1630).
    * * *
    a) (Teatr) ( obra) play; ( cómica) comedy
    b) ( serie cómica) comedy series
    c) (AmL) ( telenovela) soap opera, soap; ( radionovela) radio serial
    * * *
    = comedy, funny story, farce.
    Ex. To take a fairly simple example, we can imagine a user who is searching for information about a particular edition of Dante's 'Divine comedy'.
    Ex. The article 'Every picture tells a story' describes a new labelling system for the categorisation of library materials which includes a star-shaped badge for Westerns, a flower for gardening and plants, a tank for war, and a clown's face for ' funny stories'.
    Ex. University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.
    ----
    * comedia de humor negro = black comedy.
    * comedia musical = musical.
    * comedia romántica = romantic comedy.
    * de la comedia = comedic.
    * Divina Comedia, La = Divine Comedy, The.
    * sobre la comedia = comedic.
    * * *
    a) (Teatr) ( obra) play; ( cómica) comedy
    b) ( serie cómica) comedy series
    c) (AmL) ( telenovela) soap opera, soap; ( radionovela) radio serial
    * * *
    = comedy, funny story, farce.

    Ex: To take a fairly simple example, we can imagine a user who is searching for information about a particular edition of Dante's 'Divine comedy'.

    Ex: The article 'Every picture tells a story' describes a new labelling system for the categorisation of library materials which includes a star-shaped badge for Westerns, a flower for gardening and plants, a tank for war, and a clown's face for ' funny stories'.
    Ex: University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.
    * comedia de humor negro = black comedy.
    * comedia musical = musical.
    * comedia romántica = romantic comedy.
    * de la comedia = comedic.
    * Divina Comedia, La = Divine Comedy, The.
    * sobre la comedia = comedic.

    * * *
    1 ( Teatr) (obra) play; (cómica) comedy
    2 (serie cómica) comedy series
    3 ( AmL) (telenovela) soap opera, soap; (radionovela) radio serial
    Compuestos:
    cloak-and-dagger drama
    comedy of manners
    comedy of intrigue
    musical
    * * *

    Del verbo comedirse: ( conjugate comedirse)

    me comedía es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo

    se comedía es:

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

    comedia sustantivo femenino
    a) (Teatr) ( obra) play;

    ( cómica) comedy;



    ( radionovela) radio serial
    comedia sustantivo femenino
    1 Teat comedy
    2 familiar (farsa) act: tu llanto es pura comedia, your crying is just an act
    ' comedia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    delirante
    - golpe
    - telecomedia
    - picante
    English:
    comedy
    - pantomime
    - sitcom
    - play
    - situation
    - soap
    * * *
    1. [obra humorística] comedy;
    [obra dramática] play;
    hacer (la) comedia to put on an act;
    no me vengas con comedias don't start your play-acting
    Lit comedia de capa y espada = play about chivalry, typical of Spanish 17th century theatre;
    comedia costumbrista comedy of manners;
    comedia de enredo comedy of intrigue;
    comedia musical musical (comedy);
    comedia romántica romantic comedy
    2. [película] comedy;
    [serie televisiva] comedy series comedia de situación situation comedy, sitcom
    3. [género] comedy
    4. [engaño] farce;
    su cansancio es pura comedia her tiredness is just an act
    5. Am [telenovela, radionovela] soap opera
    * * *
    f
    1 comedy;
    hacer comedia fig put on an act
    2 L.Am. ( telenovela) soap
    * * *
    : comedy
    * * *
    comedia n comedy [pl. comedies]
    hacer comedia to put on an act [pt. & pp. put]

    Spanish-English dictionary > comedia

  • 6 Incas

    Founded in the twelfth century in the region of Lake Titicaca, the Andean empire of the Quechua-speaking Incas grew until, by the fifteenth century, it extended from southern Colombia in the north to Argentina and central Chile in the south. Their society was rigidly divided into classes: the nobility, their servants, and the common people. The Incas worshipped the sun and the moon, and believed that Manco Capac, their first emperor or inca, was descended from the sun. An extensive network of roads was built to facilitate control over the empire from its capital in Cuzco. The Incas left an impressive heritage of monuments, including the palace complex of Machu Picchu (↑ machucón A1). The empire collapsed in 1533 when the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro had the emperor Atahualpa executed and occupied Cuzco.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Incas

  • 7 nobleza

    f.
    nobility.
    * * *
    1 (cualidad) nobility, honesty, uprightness
    2 (los nobles) nobility
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cualidad) nobility
    2) (=aristocracia) nobility
    * * *
    1) ( clase) nobility

    nobleza obliga — (fr hecha) noblesse oblige

    2) ( de persona) nobility; ( de material) quality
    * * *
    = nobility, peerage.
    Ex. Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
    Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
    ----
    * pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.
    * * *
    1) ( clase) nobility

    nobleza obliga — (fr hecha) noblesse oblige

    2) ( de persona) nobility; ( de material) quality
    * * *
    = nobility, peerage.

    Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.

    Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
    * pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.

    * * *
    A (clase) nobility
    nobleza obliga ( fr hecha); noblesse oblige
    B
    1 (de una persona) nobility
    * * *

    nobleza sustantivo femenino
    nobility
    nobleza sustantivo femenino nobility
    ' nobleza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    grandeza
    English:
    gentry
    - lady
    - lord
    - nobility
    - peerage
    - title
    * * *
    nobility;
    nobleza obliga noblesse oblige
    * * *
    f nobility
    * * *
    1) : nobility
    2) honradez: honesty, integrity

    Spanish-English dictionary > nobleza

  • 8 carta

    f.
    1 letter (escrito).
    carta de agradecimiento letter of thanks, thank you letter
    carta de amor love letter
    carta bomba letter bomb
    carta de recomendación reference (letter)
    carta urgente express letter
    2 (playing) card (naipe).
    jugar a las cartas to play cards
    3 menu.
    a la carta à la carte; (menú) pay-per-view (televisión, programación)
    comer a la carta to eat à la carte
    carta de vinos wine list
    4 map (mapa).
    carta astral star chart
    5 charter (document).
    cartas credenciales letters of credence
    carta de naturaleza naturalization papers
    carta de trabajo work permit
    carta verde green card
    * * *
    1 (misiva) letter
    2 (naipe) card
    3 (minuta) menu
    5 (mapa) chart
    \
    a la carta à la carte
    dar carta blanca a alguien to give somebody a free hand, give somebody carte blanche
    echar una carta to post a letter, US mail a letter
    echar las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune
    jugárselo todo a una carta figurado to put all one's eggs in one basket
    poner las cartas sobre la mesa figurado to put one's cards on the table
    tomar cartas en un asunto figurado to take part in an affair
    carta abierta open letter
    carta blanca carte blanche
    carta certificada registered letter
    carta de naturaleza / carta de ciudadanía naturalization papers plural
    carta de navegación navigation chart
    carta de presentación / carta de recomendación letter of introduction
    carta de vinos wine list
    carta urgente express letter
    'Cartas al director' (de un periódico) "Letters to the editor"
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) card
    4) map
    5) menu
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Correos) letter

    • echar una carta (al correo) — to post a letter

    carta de despido — letter of dismissal, pink slip (EEUU) *

    carta de recomendación — [para un trabajo] letter of recommendation; [como presentación] letter of introduction

    carta postal — LAm postcard

    2) (Jur, Com) (=documento)

    tener carta blanca — to have a free hand, have carte blanche

    carta de pago — receipt, discharge in full

    carta de pedido — (Com) order

    carta verde — (Aut) green card, certificate of insurance (EEUU)

    3) (=estatuto) charter

    Carta Magna — (=constitución) constitution; Brit ( Hist) Magna Carta

    4) (Naipes) card

    • echar las cartas a algn — to tell sb's fortune ( with cards)

    • jugar a las cartas — to play cards

    5) (Culin) menu

    • a la carta — à la carte

    6) (=mapa) (Geog) map; (Náut) chart

    carta de navegación, carta de viaje, carta de vuelo — flight plan

    carta geográfica, carta marítima — chart

    carta meteorológica — weather chart, weather map

    carta náutica, carta naval — chart

    7) (TV)
    * * *
    1) (Corresp) letter

    ¿hay carta para mí? — are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?

    echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter

    carta de despido/renuncia — letter of dismissal/resignation

    2) ( naipe) card

    a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene

    3) ( de organización) charter; ( de país) constitution
    4) ( en restaurante) menu
    5) (ant) ( mapa) map
    •
    * * *
    = card, envelope, letter, charter.
    Ex. Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.
    Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
    Ex. Thus, where the text of an article is interspersed amongst advertisements, letters and other contributions, only those pages on which parts of the article are printed are listed.
    Ex. Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.
    ----
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * baraja de cartas = pack of playing cards, deck of playing cards, deck of cards.
    * carta abierta = open letter.
    * carta adjunta = covering letter.
    * carta aeronáutica = aeronautical chart.
    * carta autógrafa = autograph letter.
    * carta blanca = free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
    * carta bomba = letter bomb.
    * carta certificada = registered letter.
    * carta comercial = business letter.
    * carta de adhesión = letter of support.
    * carta de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you letter.
    * carta de amor = love letter.
    * carta de apoyo = letter of support.
    * carta de baraja = playing card.
    * carta de barras de color = colour bar.
    * carta de derechos = charter of rights.
    * carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.
    * carta de intenciones = letter of intent.
    * carta de invitación = letter of invitation, invitation letter.
    * Carta de la ONU, la = UN charter, the.
    * carta de navegación = aeronautical chart, navigational chart.
    * carta de nombramiento = letter of appointment.
    * carta de pedido = order letter.
    * carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.
    * carta de privilegios = charter.
    * carta de recomendación = testimonial, letter of recommendation, letter of reference, reference letter.
    * carta de referencia = reference.
    * carta de rescate = ransom note.
    * carta de servicios = service offer.
    * carta de vinos = wine list.
    * carta interminable = epistle.
    * Carta Magna, la = Magna Carta, the.
    * carta marina = navigational chart.
    * carta modelo = model letter.
    * carta náutica = nautical chart.
    * carta personal = personal letter.
    * carta real = charter.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * carta verde = green card.
    * contestar una carta = answer + letter.
    * darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
    * envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.
    * escritura de cartas = letter writing.
    * franquear una carta = frank + letter.
    * juego de cartas = euchre.
    * jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.
    * jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
    * libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].
    * poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.
    * poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * redacción de cartas = letter writing.
    * registro de salida de cartas = outward letterbook.
    * tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.
    * tomar carta en = get + stuck into.
    * * *
    1) (Corresp) letter

    ¿hay carta para mí? — are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?

    echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter

    carta de despido/renuncia — letter of dismissal/resignation

    2) ( naipe) card

    a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene

    3) ( de organización) charter; ( de país) constitution
    4) ( en restaurante) menu
    5) (ant) ( mapa) map
    •
    * * *
    = card, envelope, letter, charter.

    Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.

    Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
    Ex: Thus, where the text of an article is interspersed amongst advertisements, letters and other contributions, only those pages on which parts of the article are printed are listed.
    Ex: Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * baraja de cartas = pack of playing cards, deck of playing cards, deck of cards.
    * carta abierta = open letter.
    * carta adjunta = covering letter.
    * carta aeronáutica = aeronautical chart.
    * carta autógrafa = autograph letter.
    * carta blanca = free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
    * carta bomba = letter bomb.
    * carta certificada = registered letter.
    * carta comercial = business letter.
    * carta de adhesión = letter of support.
    * carta de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you letter.
    * carta de amor = love letter.
    * carta de apoyo = letter of support.
    * carta de baraja = playing card.
    * carta de barras de color = colour bar.
    * carta de derechos = charter of rights.
    * carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.
    * carta de intenciones = letter of intent.
    * carta de invitación = letter of invitation, invitation letter.
    * Carta de la ONU, la = UN charter, the.
    * carta de navegación = aeronautical chart, navigational chart.
    * carta de nombramiento = letter of appointment.
    * carta de pedido = order letter.
    * carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.
    * carta de privilegios = charter.
    * carta de recomendación = testimonial, letter of recommendation, letter of reference, reference letter.
    * carta de referencia = reference.
    * carta de rescate = ransom note.
    * carta de servicios = service offer.
    * carta de vinos = wine list.
    * carta interminable = epistle.
    * Carta Magna, la = Magna Carta, the.
    * carta marina = navigational chart.
    * carta modelo = model letter.
    * carta náutica = nautical chart.
    * carta personal = personal letter.
    * carta real = charter.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * carta verde = green card.
    * contestar una carta = answer + letter.
    * darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
    * envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.
    * escritura de cartas = letter writing.
    * franquear una carta = frank + letter.
    * juego de cartas = euchre.
    * jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.
    * jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
    * libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].
    * poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.
    * poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * redacción de cartas = letter writing.
    * registro de salida de cartas = outward letterbook.
    * tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.
    * tomar carta en = get + stuck into.

    * * *
    A ( Corresp) letter
    ¿hay carta para mí? are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?
    carta de despido/renuncia letter of dismissal/resignation
    carta de solicitud letter of application
    Compuestos:
    open letter
    carte blanche
    le dieron carta blanca she was given carte blanche o a free hand
    letter bomb
    registered letter
    circular
    ( frml) letter of recommendation, reference
    thank-you letter
    love letter
    reference, letter of recommendation
    naturalization papers (pl)
    tradiciones que ya han adquirido carta de ciudadanía en nuestro país traditions which have been adopted o which are now totally accepted in our country
    letter of credit
    letter of intent
    letter of introduction
    ● carta de nacionalización or de naturaleza
    naturalization papers (pl)
    receipt, official receipt
    letter of condolence
    bill of lading, manifest
    letter of introduction
    reference, letter of recommendation
    pastoral
    fpl credentials (pl)
    special-delivery letter
    green card
    B (naipe) card
    baraja de cartas deck o ( BrE) pack of cards
    jugar a las cartas to play cards
    barajar/dar las cartas to shuffle/deal the cards
    a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely and utterly honest
    es un caballero a carta cabal he's a perfect o real gentleman
    echarle las cartas a algn to tell sb's fortune
    fue a que le echaran las cartas he went to have his fortune told
    jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right
    jugarse la última carta to play one's last card
    todavía no me he jugado la última carta I still have one card up my sleeve o left to play
    jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw
    no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think, I don't know which story ( o version etc) to believe
    poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table
    tomar cartas en algo to intervene in sth
    voy a tener que tomar cartas en el asunto I'm going to have to step in o intervene
    Compuestos:
    ● cartas de tarot or del Tarot
    fpl Tarot cards (pl)
    fpl Spanish playing cards (pl) (suits: bastos, espadas, copas, oros)
    ● cartas francesas or de póker
    fpl French playing cards (pl) (suits: spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds)
    C (de una organización) charter; (de un país) constitution
    Compuestos:
    ● Carta Constitucional or Fundamental
    ( frml); Constitution
    human rights charter, charter of human rights
    UN Charter
    United Nations Charter
    (UE) Charter of Fundamental Rights
    ( Hist) Magna Carta; (constitución) ( frml) constitution
    (UE) social chapter o charter
    comer a la carta to eat à la carte
    Compuesto:
    wine list
    E ( ant) (mapa) map
    Compuestos:
    astral chart
    test card
    color* chart
    flowchart
    astral chart
    chart
    chart
    chart
    flight plan
    chart
    weather chart
    * * *

     

    carta sustantivo femenino
    1 (Corresp) letter;
    ◊ ¿hay carta para mí? are there any letters for me?;

    echar una carta al correo to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter;
    carta adjunta or explicatoria covering letter;
    carta blanca carte blanche;
    carta certificada registered letter;
    carta de amor love letter;
    carta de recomendación reference, letter of recommendation;
    carta urgente special-delivery letter
    2 ( naipe) card;

    dar las cartas to deal the cards;
    echarle las cartas a algn to tell sb's fortune;
    poner las cartas sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table
    3 ( en restaurante) menu;

    carta de vinos wine list
    carta sustantivo femenino
    1 letter
    carta abierta, open letter
    carta certificada, registered letter
    carta de presentación, letter of introduction
    2 (de un restaurante) menu: comeremos a la carta, we'll eat à la carte
    carta de vinos, wine list
    3 Naipes card
    jugar a las cartas, to play cards
    4 Av Náut chart
    5 (documento oficial) papers
    carta blanca, carte blanche
    carta de naturaleza, naturalization papers 6 carta magna, constitution
    ♦ Locuciones: figurado adquirir carta de naturaleza, to become widely accepted
    echarle las cartas a alguien, to tell somebody's fortune
    no saber a qué carta quedarse, not to know what to think about sthg
    figurado poner las cartas sobre la mesa, to put o lay one's cards on the table
    tomar cartas en un asunto, to intervene in an affair
    ' carta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abierta
    - abierto
    - acompañar
    - anónima
    - anónimo
    - astral
    - atentamente
    - avión
    - certificar
    - desalentador
    - desalentadora
    - destilar
    - destinataria
    - destinatario
    - dictar
    - disimulo
    - don
    - encabezamiento
    - estimada
    - estimado
    - grafológica
    - grafológico
    - jugarse
    - olvidarse
    - personal
    - recomendación
    - sacar
    - saludar
    - sellar
    - señora
    - servidor
    - servidora
    - tenor
    - a
    - anexo
    - borrador
    - buzón
    - cerrado
    - certificado
    - cifrar
    - comercial
    - comodín
    - contenido
    - contestar
    - corazón
    - correo
    - de
    - despachar
    - destinado
    - difamatorio
    English:
    acknowledge
    - acknowledgement
    - address
    - answer
    - apologetic
    - attachment
    - bear
    - best
    - bomb
    - card
    - carte blanche
    - chain letter
    - chart
    - charter
    - compose
    - convey
    - cover letter
    - covering
    - date
    - direct
    - egg
    - express
    - faithfully
    - forget
    - formality
    - from
    - get
    - gram
    - heading
    - include
    - insufficient
    - leeway
    - letter
    - letter bomb
    - letterhead
    - look forward to
    - love
    - manage
    - menu
    - missive
    - notepaper
    - on
    - penfriend
    - post
    - postmark
    - receive
    - receiver
    - recipient
    - redirect
    - reference
    * * *
    carta nf
    1. [escrito] letter;
    echar una carta to Br post o US mail a letter
    carta abierta open letter;
    carta de agradecimiento letter of thanks, thank you letter;
    carta de amor love letter;
    carta blanca carte blanche;
    dar carta blanca a alguien to give sb carte blanche o a free hand;
    tiene carta blanca para conceder un crédito she is solely responsible for deciding whether or not to give somebody a loan;
    carta bomba letter bomb;
    carta certificada Br recorded o US certified letter;
    carta pastoral pastoral letter;
    carta de pésame letter of condolence;
    Am carta postal postcard;
    carta de presentación [para un tercero] letter of introduction;
    [con un currículum] Br covering letter, US cover letter;
    carta de recomendación reference (letter);
    carta urgente express letter
    2. [naipe] (playing) card;
    baraja de cartas pack o deck of cards;
    jugar a las cartas to play cards;
    echar las cartas a alguien to tell sb's fortune [with cards];
    voy a ir a que me echen las cartas I'm going to have my fortune told;
    carta sobre la mesa, pesa once you've played a card, you can't change your mind;
    enseñar las cartas to show one's hand;
    jugar a cartas vistas [con honradez] to act openly;
    [con certeza] to act with certainty;
    jugar bien sus cartas to play one's cards right;
    jugarse la última carta to play one's last card;
    jugarse todo a una carta to put all one's eggs in one basket;
    poner las cartas boca arriba o [m5] sobre la mesa to put one's cards on the table
    carta falsa low card
    3. [menú] menu;
    a la carta [menú] à la carte;
    [televisión, programación] pay-per-view;
    comer a la carta to eat à la carte;
    no tienen menú del día y hay que comer a la carta they don't have a set menu, you have to choose from the à la carte menu;
    un servicio a la carta a tailor-made service
    carta de vinos wine list
    4. [mapa] map;
    Náut chart carta astral star chart, astrological chart;
    carta de marear sea chart;
    carta marina sea chart;
    5. [documento] charter
    Náut carta de contramarca letter of reprisal;
    cartas credenciales letters of credence;
    Com carta de crédito letter of credit; Com carta de crédito documentaria documentary letter of credit; Náut carta de fletamento charter party;
    carta fundacional founding charter;
    carta general form letter;
    carta de hidalguía letters patent of nobility;
    Dep carta de libertad:
    dar la carta de libertad a alguien to give sb a free transfer;
    Carta Magna [constitución] constitution;
    Náut carta de marca letters-of-marque;
    carta de naturaleza naturalization papers;
    Com carta de pago receipt; Com carta de pedido order;
    la Carta Social the Social Charter;
    carta de trabajo work permit;
    Com carta de venta bill of sale;
    carta verde green card [for international car insurance]
    6. TV carta de ajuste Br test card, US test pattern
    7. Comp
    a carta cabal through and through;
    es un hombre íntegro a carta cabal he's honest through and through;
    adquirir o [m5] tomar carta de naturaleza [costumbre, práctica] to become widely accepted;
    tomar cartas en un asunto to intervene in a matter
    * * *
    f
    1 letter
    2 GASTR menu;
    a la carta à la carte
    3 ( naipe) playing card;
    jugar a las cartas play cards;
    jugar a cartas vistas play straight;
    jugarse todo a una carta risk everything on one throw;
    tomar cartas en el asunto intervene in the matter;
    poner las cartas boca arriba fig put one’s cards on the table;
    honrado a carta cabal utterly honest;
    no saber a qué carta quedarse not know what to do;
    echar las cartas a alguien tell s.o.’s fortune
    4 ( mapa) chart
    * * *
    carta nf
    1) : letter
    2) naipe: playing card
    3) : charter, constitution
    4) menú: menu
    5) : map, chart
    6)
    tomar cartas en : to intervene in
    * * *
    1. (escrito) letter
    2. (naipe) card / playing card

    Spanish-English dictionary > carta

  • 9 noble

    adj.
    noble.
    los nobles the nobility
    m.
    1 nobleman, man of nobility, noble.
    2 noblewoman, woman of nobility.
    * * *
    1 (gen) noble; (madera) fine
    1 (hombre) nobleman; (mujer) noblewoman
    1 the nobility sing
    * * *
    1. noun mf.
    nobleman / noblewoman
    2. adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=aristocrático) noble
    2) (=honrado) noble
    3) [madera] fine
    2.
    SMF nobleman/noblewoman

    los nobles — the nobility sing, the nobles

    * * *
    I
    a) <familia/ascendencia> noble

    un caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)

    b) ( bondadoso) noble
    c) < animal> noble
    d) < madera> fine
    II
    (m) nobleman; (f) noblewoman

    los noble — the nobles, the nobility

    * * *
    = noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].
    Ex. The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.
    Ex. Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
    Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
    Ex. The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
    Ex. The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.
    Ex. The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
    Ex. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.
    Ex. It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.
    ----
    * gas noble = noble gas.
    * * *
    I
    a) <familia/ascendencia> noble

    un caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)

    b) ( bondadoso) noble
    c) < animal> noble
    d) < madera> fine
    II
    (m) nobleman; (f) noblewoman

    los noble — the nobles, the nobility

    * * *
    = noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].

    Ex: The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.

    Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
    Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
    Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
    Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.
    Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
    Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.
    Ex: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.
    * gas noble = noble gas.

    * * *
    1 ‹familia/ascendencia› noble
    un caballero de noble linaje ( liter); a knight of noble lineage ( liter)
    2 (magnánimo) noble
    un gesto muy noble a very noble gesture
    3 ‹animal› noble
    4 ‹madera› fine
    Compuesto:
    el noble bruto the horse
    palmeó al noble bruto he patted his noble steed ( liter)
    masculine, feminine
    A ( masculine) nobleman
    los noble the nobles, the nobility
    B ( feminine) noblewoman
    * * *

    noble adjetivo


    b) ‹ madera› fine

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) nobleman;
    (f) noblewoman;

    noble
    I adjetivo
    1 (aristocrático) noble
    2 (sincero, honrado) honest, noble
    II mf (hombre) nobleman
    (mujer) noblewoman

    ' noble' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    elevada
    - elevado
    - par
    - proceder
    - señorial
    - solar
    - solariega
    - solariego
    - altivo
    - hermoso
    - metal
    - sangre
    - sublime
    English:
    baron
    - count
    - countess
    - lofty
    - noble
    - nobleman
    - noblewoman
    - dowager
    - lord
    - title
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [de la nobleza] noble
    2. [sentimiento, causa] noble;
    fue un gesto muy noble it was a very noble gesture
    3. [animal] noble
    4. [metal] noble;
    [madera] fine
    5. [gas] noble
    ♦ nmf
    noble;
    los nobles the nobility
    * * *
    m/f & adj noble
    * * *
    noble adj
    : noble
    ♦ noblemente adv
    noble nmf
    : nobleman m, noblewoman f
    * * *
    noble adj n noble

    Spanish-English dictionary > noble

  • 10 título

    m.
    1 title, caption, headline, heading.
    2 diploma, title, degree, qualification.
    3 investment certificate, security.
    4 titer.
    * * *
    1 (de obra) title
    3 (dignidad) title
    4 (persona noble) noble (person)
    5 EDUCACIÓN (licenciatura) degree; (diploma) certificate, diploma
    6 (documento) title
    8 (banca) bond, security
    1 (titulación) qualifications; (méritos) qualities
    \
    título de nobleza nobility title
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) degree, qualification
    3) diploma, certificate
    4) bond
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de libro, película] title; [en periódico] headline; (Jur) heading
    2) [de campeón] title
    3) (Educ) (=diploma) certificate; (=licenciatura) degree; (=calificación) qualification; Caribe (Aut) driving licence, driver's license (EEUU)
    pl títulos qualifications
    4) (=dignidad) title; (=persona) titled person

    casarse con un título — to marry into the nobility, marry a titled person

    5) (=cualidad) quality

    tiene varios títulos honrosos — he has several noble qualities, he has a number of worthy attributes

    6) [en presupuesto] item
    7)

    a título de — (=a modo de) by way of; (=en calidad de) in the capacity of

    a título de ejemplo,... — by way of example,..., for example,...

    a título particular o personal — in a personal capacity, in an unofficial capacity

    8) [de bienes] title
    9) (Econ) (=bono) bond
    10) (=derecho) right
    * * *
    1) (de libro, película) title, name; ( de capítulo) heading, title; ( de una ley) title

    un poema que lleva por título... — a poem called o (frml) entitled...

    2) (Educ) degree; ( diploma) certificate
    3) (que refleja honor, mérito, etc) title
    4) tb
    5) ( en locs)

    a título: esto lo digo a título personal I'm speaking personally here; les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea; a título de ( a manera de) by way of; ( en calidad de): asiste a título de observador he's here as an observer; lo recibió a título de préstamo he received it as a loan; ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? — (fam) what are you telling me that for now?

    6) (Der) title, (Econ, Fin) security, bond
    •
    * * *
    = address, degree, title, title, certification, diploma.
    Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. The title of a work is a word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in an item, naming the item or the work contained in it.
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
    Ex. The guidelines can be used as a tool for the recognition of LIS diplomas and degrees beyond a country's border.
    ----
    * acceso a la información por el título = title approach.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.
    * asiento de título = title unit entry.
    * asiento secundario de título = added title entry.
    * asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.
    * asiento secundario por título = title added entry.
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * bloque funcional de títulos relacionados = related title block.
    * boletín de títulos = titles bulletin.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * búsqueda de títulos = title search.
    * búsqueda por autor = author/title search.
    * búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.
    * cambiar el título = retitle.
    * cambio de título = title change.
    * catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos = title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos abreviados = short title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos sin abreviar = long-title catalogue.
    * ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.
    * clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.
    * conceder un título = bestow + title.
    * con el título = entitled.
    * dar título = title.
    * encabezamiento de título = title entry.
    * encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.
    * entrada por el título = title main entry.
    * entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * ganar un título = win + title.
    * índice de títulos = title index.
    * índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.
    * índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).
    * índice permutado de títulos = permuted title index.
    * índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.
    * indización permutada de títulos = permuted title indexing.
    * indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.
    * indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.
    * inferior al título = sub-degree [subdegree].
    * lucha por el título = title race.
    * mención de título = title statement.
    * obtener un título = gain + a degree in.
    * ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.
    * otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.
    * otorgar un título = confer + degree, bestow + title.
    * palabra del título = title word, title term.
    * pantalla de títulos = title display.
    * porcentaje de títulos servidos = title fill rate.
    * poseer un título = hold + degree.
    * presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.
    * referencia de autor y título = author-title reference, name-title reference.
    * relacionado con la obtención de títulos = credential-granting.
    * sin título = untitled.
    * subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.
    * título abreviado = catch-title, abbreviated title.
    * título académico = professional degree, academic degree.
    * título alternativo = alternative title.
    * título buscado por el usuario = sought title.
    * título clave = key title.
    * título colectivo = collective title.
    * título comercial = trade title.
    * título común = common title.
    * título de cabecera = caption title.
    * título de cubierta = binder's title.
    * título de doctor = doctor's degree, doctoral degree.
    * título de la cubierta = cover title.
    * título de la funda = sleeve title.
    * título de la publicación periódica = serial title.
    * título de la revista = journal title.
    * título de la serie = series title.
    * título de la signatura = docket title.
    * título del capítulo = chapter heading.
    * título del lomo = spine title.
    * título del lomo descendente = descending spine title.
    * título de lord = peerage.
    * título de peluquero = hairdressing certificate.
    * título de publicación periódica = periodical title.
    * título de reconocimiento = honorary scroll.
    * título facticio = supplied title.
    * título honorífico = title of honour, honorific, honorific title.
    * título honoris causa = honorary degree, honoris causa.
    * título informativo = informative title.
    * título nobiliario = title of nobility.
    * título original = original title.
    * título paralelo = parallel title.
    * título por línea = title-a-line.
    * título profesional = professional degree, professional qualification.
    * título propiamente dicho = title proper.
    * título provisional = working title.
    * título repetido = running title.
    * título superior = advanced degree.
    * título uniforme = uniform title.
    * título universitario = university degree.
    * * *
    1) (de libro, película) title, name; ( de capítulo) heading, title; ( de una ley) title

    un poema que lleva por título... — a poem called o (frml) entitled...

    2) (Educ) degree; ( diploma) certificate
    3) (que refleja honor, mérito, etc) title
    4) tb
    5) ( en locs)

    a título: esto lo digo a título personal I'm speaking personally here; les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea; a título de ( a manera de) by way of; ( en calidad de): asiste a título de observador he's here as an observer; lo recibió a título de préstamo he received it as a loan; ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? — (fam) what are you telling me that for now?

    6) (Der) title, (Econ, Fin) security, bond
    •
    * * *
    = address, degree, title, title, certification, diploma.

    Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: The title of a work is a word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in an item, naming the item or the work contained in it.
    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
    Ex: The guidelines can be used as a tool for the recognition of LIS diplomas and degrees beyond a country's border.
    * acceso a la información por el título = title approach.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.
    * asiento de título = title unit entry.
    * asiento secundario de título = added title entry.
    * asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.
    * asiento secundario por título = title added entry.
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * bloque funcional de títulos relacionados = related title block.
    * boletín de títulos = titles bulletin.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * búsqueda de títulos = title search.
    * búsqueda por autor = author/title search.
    * búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.
    * cambiar el título = retitle.
    * cambio de título = title change.
    * catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos = title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos abreviados = short title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos sin abreviar = long-title catalogue.
    * ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.
    * clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.
    * conceder un título = bestow + title.
    * con el título = entitled.
    * dar título = title.
    * encabezamiento de título = title entry.
    * encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.
    * entrada por el título = title main entry.
    * entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * ganar un título = win + title.
    * índice de títulos = title index.
    * índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.
    * índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).
    * índice permutado de títulos = permuted title index.
    * índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.
    * indización permutada de títulos = permuted title indexing.
    * indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.
    * indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.
    * inferior al título = sub-degree [subdegree].
    * lucha por el título = title race.
    * mención de título = title statement.
    * obtener un título = gain + a degree in.
    * ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.
    * otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.
    * otorgar un título = confer + degree, bestow + title.
    * palabra del título = title word, title term.
    * pantalla de títulos = title display.
    * porcentaje de títulos servidos = title fill rate.
    * poseer un título = hold + degree.
    * presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.
    * referencia de autor y título = author-title reference, name-title reference.
    * relacionado con la obtención de títulos = credential-granting.
    * sin título = untitled.
    * subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.
    * título abreviado = catch-title, abbreviated title.
    * título académico = professional degree, academic degree.
    * título alternativo = alternative title.
    * título buscado por el usuario = sought title.
    * título clave = key title.
    * título colectivo = collective title.
    * título comercial = trade title.
    * título común = common title.
    * título de cabecera = caption title.
    * título de cubierta = binder's title.
    * título de doctor = doctor's degree, doctoral degree.
    * título de la cubierta = cover title.
    * título de la funda = sleeve title.
    * título de la publicación periódica = serial title.
    * título de la revista = journal title.
    * título de la serie = series title.
    * título de la signatura = docket title.
    * título del capítulo = chapter heading.
    * título del lomo = spine title.
    * título del lomo descendente = descending spine title.
    * título de lord = peerage.
    * título de peluquero = hairdressing certificate.
    * título de publicación periódica = periodical title.
    * título de reconocimiento = honorary scroll.
    * título facticio = supplied title.
    * título honorífico = title of honour, honorific, honorific title.
    * título honoris causa = honorary degree, honoris causa.
    * título informativo = informative title.
    * título nobiliario = title of nobility.
    * título original = original title.
    * título paralelo = parallel title.
    * título por línea = title-a-line.
    * título profesional = professional degree, professional qualification.
    * título propiamente dicho = title proper.
    * título provisional = working title.
    * título repetido = running title.
    * título superior = advanced degree.
    * título uniforme = uniform title.
    * título universitario = university degree.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un libro, una película) title, name; (de un capítulo) heading, title
    2 (de una ley) title
    Compuesto:
    credits (pl)
    B ( Educ) degree; (diploma) certificate
    Compuestos:
    academic qualification
    university degree, college degree ( AmE)
    C (que refleja una dignidad, un mérito, etc) title
    se ganó el título de Miss Mundo she won the Miss World title
    D
    E
    (en locs): a título: esto lo digo a título personal, no en mi calidad de empleado de la empresa this is my personal view o I'm speaking personally here and not as an employee of the company
    a título informativo, éstas son las fechas de las reuniones for your information, these are the dates of the meetings
    a título anecdótico comentó que … by way of an anecdote he said that …
    les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea
    a título de by way of
    a título de introducción by way of introduction
    en las tierras vivían a título de arrendatarias 352 familias 352 families lived on the land as tenants
    ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? ( fam); what are you telling me that for now?
    F (de un bien) title
    G ( Econ, Fin) security, bond
    Compuestos:
    bearer bond
    credit instrument
    title deed, document of title
    * * *

     

    Del verbo titular: ( conjugate titular)

    titulo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    tituló es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    titular    
    título
    titular 1 adjetivo ‹médico/profesor› permanent
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (de pasaporte, cuenta, cargo) holder
    ■ sustantivo masculino

    b) (Rad, TV) main story;


    titular 2 ( conjugate titular) verbo transitivo ‹ obra›:
    ◊ su novela titulada `Julia' his novel called o (frml) entitled `Julia'

    titularse verbo pronominal
    1 [obra/película] to be called, be entitled (frml)
    2 (Educ) to graduate, get one's degree;
    títulose EN/DE algo to graduate in/as sth
    título sustantivo masculino
    1 ( en general) title;
    ◊ un poema que lleva por título … a poem called o (frml) entitled …;

    el título de campeón juvenil the junior title;
    título nobiliario title;
    a título de: a título de introducción by way of introduction;
    asiste a título de observador he's attending as an observer
    2 (Educ) degree;
    ( diploma) certificate;

    título universitario university degree, college degree (AmE)
    título sustantivo masculino
    1 (de una obra, una ley) title
    2 Educ (cualificación) qualification
    (universitario) degree
    (documento impreso) degree certificate 3 título nobiliario, title
    4 Cine títulos de crédito, credits
    ♦ Locuciones: a título de, by way of
    a título de curiosidad, as a matter of interest
    ' título' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    concepto
    - conquistar
    - detentar
    - ducado
    - excelencia
    - existente
    - infante
    - nobiliaria
    - nobiliario
    - ostentar
    - poner
    - subtítulo
    - aspirante
    - barón
    - calificar
    - capacitar
    - ceder
    - conseguir
    - convalidar
    - despojar
    - dignidad
    - diplomarse
    - disputar
    - el
    - goce
    - grado
    - habilitar
    - heredar
    - llamar
    - pasar
    - poseedor
    - poseer
    - renunciar
    - revalidar
    - rótulo
    - tratamiento
    - usurpar
    English:
    approval
    - defending champion
    - degree
    - esquire
    - heading
    - honourable
    - knighthood
    - lady
    - liability
    - qualification
    - qualify
    - rubric
    - saint
    - second
    - share certificate
    - sir
    - title
    - title track
    - unqualified
    - caption
    - cost
    - dame
    - date
    - debar
    - defending
    - elevate
    - fellowship
    - graduate
    - knight
    - QC
    - right
    - succeed
    - untrained
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [de obra, película] title
    Cine títulos de crédito credits;
    título de página running head, page title
    2. [licenciatura] degree;
    [diploma] diploma;
    tiene muchos títulos she has a lot of qualifications
    título académico academic degree;
    títulos profesionales professional qualifications;
    título universitario university degree
    3. [de concurso, competición] title;
    el título de la liga/de campeón the league/championship title
    4. [de derecho, obligación] [documento] deed;
    5. Fin security
    título de acción Br share o US stock certificate;
    título de deuda pública government bond;
    títulos del Estado government stock;
    títulos de renta fija fixed-income securities;
    títulos no cotizados unlisted securities
    7. [derecho] title, right
    ♦ a título (de) loc prep
    a título de amigo as a friend;
    a título de ejemplo podemos destacar… by way of example we can point to…;
    participar a título individual to take part on an individual basis;
    lo digo a título individual I'm speaking purely for myself;
    a título orientativo by way of guidance, for your guidance
    * * *
    m
    1 nobiliario, de libro title
    2 universitario degree;
    tener muchos títulos be highly qualified
    3 JUR title
    4 COM bond
    5
    :
    a título de introducción as an introduction, by way of introduction;
    a título de representante as a representative
    * * *
    1) : title
    2) : degree, qualification
    3) : security, bond
    4)
    a título de : by way of, in the capacity of
    * * *
    1. (nombre) title / name
    ¿cuál es el título de la película? what's the name of the film?
    2. (premio) title
    3. (estudios) degree
    4. (documento) certificate

    Spanish-English dictionary > título

  • 11 casorio

    m.
    1 wedding (informal). (peninsular Spanish)
    2 marriage ceremony.
    * * *
    1 familiar wedding
    * * *
    masculino (fam & hum)
    * * *
    = knot, the, marriage ceremony, marriage.
    Ex. The article ' The Knot: Weddings for the Real World' describes a new web site covering all aspects of planning a wedding.
    Ex. According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
    Ex. Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
    * * *
    masculino (fam & hum)
    * * *
    = knot, the, marriage ceremony, marriage.

    Ex: The article ' The Knot: Weddings for the Real World' describes a new web site covering all aspects of planning a wedding.

    Ex: According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
    Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.

    * * *
    mañana estamos de casorio we've got a wedding on tomorrow ( colloq)
    ¿cuándo es el casorio ? when's the big day? ( colloq)
    * * *
    Fam
    1. [boda] wedding
    2. Esp [boda inconveniente] unwise marriage
    * * *
    wedding

    Spanish-English dictionary > casorio

  • 12 elevación

    f.
    1 elevation, height, rise.
    2 elevation, lifting, raising.
    3 elevation view, front view.
    4 elevation, elevated state.
    5 elevation, elevated place.
    6 elevation, loftiness, ecstasy, rapture.
    7 promontory.
    * * *
    1 (de terreno) elevation, rise
    2 (precios) rise, raising, increasing; (voz, tono) raising; (peso) raising, lifting
    3 MATEMÁTICAS raising
    4 RELIGIÓN elevation
    * * *
    noun f.
    elevation, height
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de objeto, brazo] raising
    2) (=aumento) [de precios, tipos] rise, increase; [de nivel, temperatura] rise
    3) (=montículo) hill, elevation frm
    4) (=ascenso) elevation
    5) (Jur) presentation, submission

    la elevación de un recurso al Tribunal Supremo — the presentation o submission of an appeal to the High Court

    6) (=sublimidad) [de estilo] elevation, loftiness; [de sentimientos] nobility
    7) (Rel) [en la misa] elevation
    * * *
    1) (frml)
    a) ( acción de levantar) raising
    b) la Elevación (Relig) the Elevation
    2) (frml) ( aumento) rise, increase
    3) ( a dignidad) elevation
    4) (frml) (de protesta, recurso) presentation, submission
    5) (Geog) (colina, altura) elevation
    6) (frml) (de pensamiento, sentimiento) nobility; ( de estilo) loftiness, elevation (frml)
    * * *
    = uplift, elevation, heightening.
    Ex. His goal was to contribute to the ' uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
    Ex. In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..
    Ex. The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.
    * * *
    1) (frml)
    a) ( acción de levantar) raising
    b) la Elevación (Relig) the Elevation
    2) (frml) ( aumento) rise, increase
    3) ( a dignidad) elevation
    4) (frml) (de protesta, recurso) presentation, submission
    5) (Geog) (colina, altura) elevation
    6) (frml) (de pensamiento, sentimiento) nobility; ( de estilo) loftiness, elevation (frml)
    * * *
    = uplift, elevation, heightening.

    Ex: His goal was to contribute to the ' uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.

    Ex: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..
    Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.

    * * *
    A ( frml)
    2
    la Elevación ( Relig) the Elevation
    B ( frml) (aumento) rise, increase
    C (a una dignidad) elevation
    D (de una protesta, un recurso) presentation, submission
    E ( Geog)
    1 (colina, punto elevado) high point, elevation
    2 (altura, nivel) elevation
    F ( frml) (de un pensamiento, sentimiento) nobility; (de un estilo) loftiness, elevation ( frml)
    * * *

    elevación sustantivo femenino
    1 elevation
    2 (del terreno) rise (in the ground)
    ' elevación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alta
    - alto
    English:
    elevation
    - rise
    * * *
    1. [de pesos, objetos] lifting
    2. [de nivel, altura, precios] rise
    3. [de terreno] elevation, rise
    4. [de cargo] promotion (a to)
    5. [nobleza] loftiness
    6. [de queja, recurso] lodging, presentation;
    [de propuesta] submission, presentation
    * * *
    f GEOG elevation
    * * *
    elevación nf, pl - ciones : elevation, height

    Spanish-English dictionary > elevación

  • 13 denominación

    f.
    1 denomination, name.
    2 sect.
    * * *
    1 (acción) denomination, naming
    2 (nombre) denomination, name
    \
    denominación de origen (vinos) guarantee of origin, ≈ appellation d'origine contrôlée
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acto) naming
    2) (=nombre) name, designation

    denominación social — Méx official company name

    3) [de billete] denomination

    moneda de baja denominación — LAm low value coin

    DENOMINACIÓN DE ORIGEN The Denominación de Origen, abbreviated to D.O., is a prestigious product classification which is awarded to food products such as wines, cheeses, sausages and hams that are produced in designated Spanish regions according to stringent production criteria. D.O. labels serve as a guarantee of quality.
    * * *
    a) (frml) ( nombre) name
    b) ( acción) naming
    * * *
    = designation, label, labelling [labeling, -USA], appellation, denomination.
    Ex. The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.
    Ex. There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
    Ex. Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
    Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex. This paper presents a survey of denominations used by industrial property offices for the various kinds of patent documents published by them.
    ----
    * Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
    * denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.
    * Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
    * denominación general = umbrella term.
    * * *
    a) (frml) ( nombre) name
    b) ( acción) naming
    * * *
    = designation, label, labelling [labeling, -USA], appellation, denomination.

    Ex: The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.

    Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
    Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
    Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex: This paper presents a survey of denominations used by industrial property offices for the various kinds of patent documents published by them.
    * Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
    * denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.
    * Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
    * denominación general = umbrella term.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( frml) (nombre) name
    Compuestos:
    company name
    2 (acción) naming
    B ( AmL) ( Fin) denomination
    billete de baja denominación small-denomination bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note
    * * *

     

    denominación sustantivo femenino denomination
    denominación de origen, (vinos y alimentos) guarantee of origin
    ' denominación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    origen
    English:
    appellation
    - champagne
    - denomination
    * * *
    1. [nombre] name
    denominación de origen = certification that a product (e.g. wine) comes from a particular region and conforms to certain quality standards
    2. [confesión religiosa] denomination
    3. Am [valor] low denomination note
    DENOMINACIÓN DE IGEN
    Originally designed as a guarantee of the place of origin and quality of wine, the Denominación de Origen is now also used for other products such as cheeses, vegetables, olive oil, fruit and meat, especially where the production of a particular region is highly regarded (as in the case of olive oil from Jaén, Manchego cheese, or Jabugo cured ham). EU law now regulates the use of such labelling.
    * * *
    f name
    * * *
    1) : name, designation
    2) : denomination (of money)

    Spanish-English dictionary > denominación

  • 14 matrimonio

    m.
    1 marriage (boda).
    contraer matrimonio to get married
    matrimonio civil civil marriage
    matrimonio de conveniencia marriage of convenience
    2 married couple (pareja).
    3 matrimony, husband and wife, couple, husband-wife.
    4 wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: matrimoniar.
    * * *
    1 (estado) marriage, matrimony
    2 (pareja) married couple
    \
    consumar el matrimonio to consummate one's marriage
    matrimonio civil civil marriage
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=institución) marriage, matrimony frm

    hacer uso del matrimonio — hum to make love

    matrimonio de conveniencia, matrimonio de interés — marriage of convenience

    matrimonio homosexual — homosexual marriage, gay marriage

    2) (=pareja) (married) couple

    el matrimonio García — the Garcías, Mr and Mrs García

    * * *
    a) ( institución) marriage, matrimony (frml)

    contraer matrimonio — (frml) to marry

    b) ( pareja) (married) couple

    el matrimonio Garrido — Mr and Mrs Garrido, the Garridos

    c) (AmS exc RPl) ( boda) wedding
    * * *
    = marriage, matrimony, wedlock, married couple.
    Ex. Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
    Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex. Furthermore, parental divorce raises the likelihood of teenage marriage, but if the children of divorce remain single past age 20 they are disproportionately likely to avoid wedlock.
    Ex. Married couples with children now occupy fewer than one in every four American households.
    ----
    * cama de matrimonio = double bed.
    * ceremonia del matrimonio = marriage ceremony.
    * fuera del matrimonio = out of wedlock.
    * habitación de matrimonio = double room.
    * institución del matrimonio = institution of marriage.
    * matrimonio civil = civil marriage.
    * matrimonio de conveniencia = marriage of convenience.
    * matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo = same-sex marriage.
    * matrimonio interracial = cross-marriage.
    * matrimonio mixto = intermarriage.
    * niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio = children born out of the wedlock.
    * prometer en matrimonio = betroth.
    * proponer matrimonio = pop + the question.
    * unirse en matrimonio = tie + the knot.
    * violación en el matrimonio = marital rape.
    * * *
    a) ( institución) marriage, matrimony (frml)

    contraer matrimonio — (frml) to marry

    b) ( pareja) (married) couple

    el matrimonio Garrido — Mr and Mrs Garrido, the Garridos

    c) (AmS exc RPl) ( boda) wedding
    * * *
    = marriage, matrimony, wedlock, married couple.

    Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.

    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex: Furthermore, parental divorce raises the likelihood of teenage marriage, but if the children of divorce remain single past age 20 they are disproportionately likely to avoid wedlock.
    Ex: Married couples with children now occupy fewer than one in every four American households.
    * cama de matrimonio = double bed.
    * ceremonia del matrimonio = marriage ceremony.
    * fuera del matrimonio = out of wedlock.
    * habitación de matrimonio = double room.
    * institución del matrimonio = institution of marriage.
    * matrimonio civil = civil marriage.
    * matrimonio de conveniencia = marriage of convenience.
    * matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo = same-sex marriage.
    * matrimonio interracial = cross-marriage.
    * matrimonio mixto = intermarriage.
    * niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio = children born out of the wedlock.
    * prometer en matrimonio = betroth.
    * proponer matrimonio = pop + the question.
    * unirse en matrimonio = tie + the knot.
    * violación en el matrimonio = marital rape.

    * * *
    1 (institución) marriage, matrimony ( frml)
    matrimonio de conveniencia marriage of convenience
    nació fuera del matrimonio he was born out of wedlock
    2 (pareja) (married) couple
    el matrimonio Garrido Mr and Mrs Garrido, the Garridos
    3 ( AmS exc RPl) (boda) wedding
    Compuestos:
    open marriage
    ● matrimonio civil/religioso
    civil/church wedding
    ● matrimonio consensual or de hecho
    common-law marriage
    ● matrimonio in artículo mortis or in extremis
    marriage in articulo mortis
    marriage by proxy
    * * *

     

    Del verbo matrimoniar: ( conjugate matrimoniar)

    matrimonio es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    matrimonió es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    matrimoniar    
    matrimonio
    matrimonio sustantivo masculino




    c) (AmS exc RPl) ( boda) wedding;

    ◊ matrimonio civil/religioso civil/church wedding

    matrimonio sustantivo masculino
    1 (pareja casada) married couple: éramos tres matrimonios a cenar, we were three couples for dinner
    cama de matrimonio, double bed
    2 (institución) marriage
    contraer matrimonio, to get married
    ' matrimonio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antediluviana
    - antediluviano
    - anular
    - anulación
    - balance
    - cama
    - casar
    - consumada
    - consumado
    - contraer
    - embalarse
    - interioridad
    - ruptura
    - separarse
    - unión
    - vínculo
    - acta
    - argolla
    - boda
    - compromiso
    - destrozar
    - disolución
    - disolver
    - lazo
    - marchar
    - prometer
    - proposición
    - remedio
    - separación
    - separar
    English:
    annul
    - bombshell
    - break up
    - broken
    - bust up
    - couple
    - double bed
    - failure
    - fall apart
    - interfaith
    - interfere
    - intermarriage
    - marriage
    - marriage certificate
    - marry
    - matrimony
    - nuptial
    - offer
    - partner
    - propose
    - proxy marriage
    - rock
    - two-timer
    - unconsummated
    - unhappy
    - break
    - double
    - give
    - happily
    - king
    - married
    - wedding
    * * *
    1. [institución] marriage;
    consumar el matrimonio to consummate one's marriage;
    contraer matrimonio to get married;
    fuera del matrimonio out of wedlock;
    cama de matrimonio double bed
    matrimonio civil civil wedding;
    matrimonio de conveniencia marriage of convenience;
    matrimonio homosexual gay marriage, Br ≈ civil partnership, civil union;
    matrimonio religioso church wedding
    2. [pareja] married couple
    3. Andes, Carib [boda] wedding
    * * *
    m
    1 ( unión conyugal) marriage;
    pedir a alguien en matrimonio ask for s.o.’s hand in marriage
    2 boda wedding
    * * *
    1) : marriage, matrimony
    2) : married couple
    * * *
    1. (en general) marriage
    2. (pareja) married couple

    Spanish-English dictionary > matrimonio

  • 15 apodo

    m.
    nickname.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: apodar.
    * * *
    1 nickname
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM (=mote) nickname; (Jur) false name, alias
    * * *
    masculino nickname
    * * *
    = monicker [moniker], sobriquet, nickname, agnomen.
    Ex. Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.
    Ex. Typically, the subelements will fall within the following categories: forename, patronymic, family name, sobriquet, and dynastic name.
    Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'His Occupational Agnomen'.
    * * *
    masculino nickname
    * * *
    = monicker [moniker], sobriquet, nickname, agnomen.

    Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

    Ex: Typically, the subelements will fall within the following categories: forename, patronymic, family name, sobriquet, and dynastic name.
    Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'His Occupational Agnomen'.

    * * *
    nickname
    * * *

    Del verbo apodar: ( conjugate apodar)

    apodo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    apodó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    apodar    
    apodo
    apodar ( conjugate apodar) verbo transitivo
    to nickname, call
    apodo sustantivo masculino
    nickname
    apodar verbo transitivo to nickname
    apodo sustantivo masculino nickname
    ' apodo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despiste
    - llamar
    - mote
    - poner
    English:
    apt
    - nickname
    - pet
    * * *
    apodo nm
    nickname
    * * *
    m nickname
    * * *
    apodo nm
    sobrenombre: nickname
    * * *
    apodo n nickname

    Spanish-English dictionary > apodo

  • 16 casamiento

    m.
    wedding, marriage.
    * * *
    1 (contrato) marriage
    2 (ceremonia) wedding
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM (=unión) marriage; (=ceremonia) wedding, wedding ceremony
    * * *
    masculino ( unión) marriage; ( boda) wedding
    * * *
    = marriage, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony.
    Ex. Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
    Ex. During the wedding ceremony he trembled like a leaf, and made the wrong responses to the clergyman.
    Ex. According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
    ----
    * casamiento concertado = arranged marriage.
    * casamiento de penalti = shotgun wedding.
    * * *
    masculino ( unión) marriage; ( boda) wedding
    * * *
    = marriage, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony.

    Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.

    Ex: During the wedding ceremony he trembled like a leaf, and made the wrong responses to the clergyman.
    Ex: According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
    * casamiento concertado = arranged marriage.
    * casamiento de penalti = shotgun wedding.

    * * *
    (unión) marriage; (boda) wedding
    casamiento de conveniencia marriage of convenience
    * * *

    casamiento sustantivo masculino ( unión) marriage;
    ( boda) wedding
    ' casamiento' also found in these entries:
    English:
    wedding
    - marriage
    * * *
    wedding, marriage
    * * *
    m marriage
    * * *
    1) : marriage
    2) boda: wedding

    Spanish-English dictionary > casamiento

  • 17 linaje

    m.
    lineage.
    * * *
    1 (ascendencia) lineage
    2 figurado (clase) kind, sort
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=familia) lineage, descent

    de linaje de reyes — descended from royalty, of royal descent

    2) (=clase) class, kind
    3) pl linajes (=familias) (local) nobility sing, noble families
    * * *
    masculino descent, lineage (frml)
    * * *
    = lineage, parentage, ancestry, birth, stock.
    Ex. The lineage of PRECIS indexing: PRECIS indexing has roots in faceted classification.
    Ex. The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.
    Ex. These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).
    Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.
    Ex. It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.
    * * *
    masculino descent, lineage (frml)
    * * *
    = lineage, parentage, ancestry, birth, stock.

    Ex: The lineage of PRECIS indexing: PRECIS indexing has roots in faceted classification.

    Ex: The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.
    Ex: These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).
    Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.
    Ex: It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.

    * * *
    descent, lineage ( frml)
    de noble linaje of noble lineage o descent o origin
    una familia de linaje an old family
    * * *

    linaje sustantivo masculino
    descent, lineage (frml)
    linaje sustantivo masculino lineage
    ' linaje' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    casta
    - cuna
    - rancia
    - rancio
    - ascendencia
    - noble
    - sangre
    - solar
    English:
    blood
    - lineage
    - pedigree
    - stock
    * * *
    linaje nm
    lineage;
    de noble linaje of noble lineage
    * * *
    m lineage
    * * *
    linaje nm
    abolengo: lineage, ancestry

    Spanish-English dictionary > linaje

  • 18 gente

    adj.
    f.
    1 people (people).
    toda la gente everyone, everybody
    son buena gente they're good people
    gente bien well-to-do people
    gente de bien decent folk
    gente de la calle ordinary people
    la gente corriente the common people
    la gente guapa the beautiful people, the smart set (peninsular Spanish)
    * * *
    1 people plural
    2 (familia) family, folks plural, people plural
    3 (personal) staff
    4 MILITAR troops plural
    \
    gente baja low-class people
    la gente bien peyorativo the well-to-do, the well-off
    gente de bien honest people
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    1. SF
    1) (=personas) people pl

    Juan es buena gente — * Juan is a nice guy *

    gente bien — (=los ricos) well-off people, well-to-do people; (=los decorosos) decent people

    gente bonita — Méx beautiful people

    gente de bien — = gente bien

    gente de capa parda — †† country folk

    gente de color — coloured people, colored people (EEUU)

    gente de la cuchilla — †† butchers pl

    gente de medio pelo — people of limited means, common people

    ¡gente de paz! — (Mil) friend!

    gente de pelo — †† well-to-do people

    gente de pluma — †† clerks pl, penpushers pl

    gente de trato — †† tradespeople

    gente gorda — Esp * well-to-do people, rich people

    gente guapa, gente linda — LAm beautiful people

    gente natural — CAm Indians pl, natives pl

    gente perdida — † riff-raff

    gente principal — nobility, gentry

    don I, 1)
    2) Méx (=persona) person
    3) * (=parientes) family, folks * pl

    mi gente — my family, my folks *

    4) (=nación) nation
    5) (Mil) men pl, troops pl
    6) (=séquito) retinue
    7) LAm upper-class people pl
    2.
    ADJ

    es muy gente — * Chile he's very decent *; Méx he's very kind

    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable; ( amable) kind, good
    II
    adverbio (Chi, Méx)
    III
    1)
    a) ( personas) people (pl)

    había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people

    ¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?

    ¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?

    como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)

    ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)

    b) (Méx) ( persona) person
    2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)
    * * *
    = humans, people, folk, public, peeps.
    Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.
    Ex. The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.
    Ex. There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.
    Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
    Ex. There is no single public of library users; there are several publics.
    Ex. There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.
    ----
    * ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.
    * atraer gente = draw + people.
    * campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * caterva de gente = throng of people.
    * círculo cerrado de gente = clique.
    * concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.
    * conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.
    * contador de gente = people counter.
    * contratar gente = take on + people.
    * dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.
    * dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.
    * formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].
    * ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.
    * gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.
    * gente común = pleb [plebe].
    * gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.
    * gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.
    * gente con éxito = successful people.
    * gente corriente, la = ordinary people.
    * gente de a pie = ordinary people.
    * gente de color = coloured people.
    * gente de éxito = successful people.
    * gente de la ciudad = townspeople.
    * gente del circo = circus performer.
    * gente de negocios = business people.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.
    * gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.
    * gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.
    * gente famosa = famous people.
    * gente influyente = powerful people.
    * gente, la = public, the.
    * gente lectora = reading people.
    * gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.
    * gente mayor = elderly people.
    * gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.
    * gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.
    * gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.
    * gente sin hogar = homeless people.
    * gente sin techo = homeless people.
    * gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.
    * hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.
    * influir en la gente = influence + people.
    * la gente decía que = rumour had it that.
    * la gente dice que = rumour has it that.
    * la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.
    * marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.
    * menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
    * mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
    * mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
    * mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.
    * orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.
    * orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.
    * para alguna gente = to some people.
    * paso de la gente = flow of people.
    * pensado para la gente = people-driven.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.
    * tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.
    * un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.
    * un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.
    * violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable; ( amable) kind, good
    II
    adverbio (Chi, Méx)
    III
    1)
    a) ( personas) people (pl)

    había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people

    ¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?

    ¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?

    como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)

    ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)

    b) (Méx) ( persona) person
    2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)
    * * *
    la gente
    = public, the

    Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.

    = humans, people, folk, public, peeps.
    Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.

    Ex: The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.

    Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.
    Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
    Ex: There is no single public of library users; there are several publics.
    Ex: There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.
    * ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.
    * atraer gente = draw + people.
    * campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * caterva de gente = throng of people.
    * círculo cerrado de gente = clique.
    * concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].
    * concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.
    * conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.
    * contador de gente = people counter.
    * contratar gente = take on + people.
    * dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.
    * dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.
    * formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].
    * ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.
    * gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.
    * gente común = pleb [plebe].
    * gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.
    * gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.
    * gente con éxito = successful people.
    * gente corriente, la = ordinary people.
    * gente de a pie = ordinary people.
    * gente de color = coloured people.
    * gente de éxito = successful people.
    * gente de la ciudad = townspeople.
    * gente del circo = circus performer.
    * gente de negocios = business people.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.
    * gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.
    * gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.
    * gente famosa = famous people.
    * gente influyente = powerful people.
    * gente, la = public, the.
    * gente lectora = reading people.
    * gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.
    * gente mayor = elderly people.
    * gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.
    * gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.
    * gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.
    * gente sin hogar = homeless people.
    * gente sin techo = homeless people.
    * gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.
    * hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.
    * influir en la gente = influence + people.
    * la gente decía que = rumour had it that.
    * la gente dice que = rumour has it that.
    * la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.
    * marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.
    * menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
    * mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
    * mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
    * mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.
    * orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.
    * orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.
    * para alguna gente = to some people.
    * paso de la gente = flow of people.
    * pensado para la gente = people-driven.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.
    * tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.
    * un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.
    * un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.
    * violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.

    * * *
    ( AmL)
    1 (de buenas maneras) respectable
    es una familia muy or bien gente they're a very decent o respectable family
    2 (amable) kind, good
    (Chi, Méx): se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to me
    Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = the people are very nice there
    Cuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday
    A
    (personas) people (pl)
    había mucha/muy poca/tanta gente there were a lot of/very few/so many people
    ¿qué va a decir la gente? what will people say?
    tengo ganas de conocer gente nueva I want to meet some new people
    estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente I'm spending this Christmas with my family o ( colloq) folks
    ¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? how's everyone back home?
    toda la gente del cine everyone in the movie o film world
    como la gente (CS fam); ‹regalo/camisa› decent ( colloq);
    ‹hablar› properly
    metido a gente ( Chi fam): es un roto metido a gente he's a jumped-up little nobody o a pretentious little upstart
    ser buena gente to be nice ( o kind etc)
    son muy buena gente they're very nice
    es buena gente ( AmL); he's nice
    ser gente ( AmS); to behave (properly)
    Compuestos:
    la gente bien no actúa de esa manera respectable people don't behave like that
    sólo se relaciona con la gente bien she only mixes with the right kind of people o with people of a certain class
    donde veranea la gente bien where well-to-do people spend their summer vacation ( AmE), where posh people spend their summer holidays ( BrE humor pej)
    la gente de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary citizen
    usa una jerga incomprensible para la gente de a pie he uses jargon which is incomprehensible to the layperson o to the layman o to the man in the street o to the average person
    ( Esp fam): la gente gorda the fat cats (pl), the bigwigs (pl)
    ● gente linda or ( Esp) guapa
    la gente linda or ( Esp) guapa the beautiful people (pl)
    la gente menuda the children (pl), the kids (pl) ( colloq)
    B gentes fpl ( liter) (habitantes) people (pl)
    * * *

     

    gente sustantivo femenino
    ◊ Nota:

    Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday
    a) ( personas) people (pl);


    había muy poca/tanta gente there were very few/so many people;
    gente bien ( de respeto) respectable people;

    ( adinerada) well-to-do people;

    ser buena gente to be nice (o kind etc);
    ser gente (AmS) to behave (properly)
    b) (Méx) ( persona) person

    ■ adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable;
    ( amable) kind, good
    ■ adverbio (Chi, Méx):
    ◊ se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to me

    gente sustantivo femenino
    1 people pl
    gente menuda, children
    2 (familia) folks pl: lo celebrará con su gente, she'll celebrate it with her family
    3 (persona) person: ese Manuel es muy mala gente, there's something dodgy about Manuel
    ♦ Locuciones: LAm ser gente, to be good, kind o respectable

    ' gente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - aborregar
    - agolparse
    - alternar
    - calaña
    - casa
    - cuánta
    - cuánto
    - demás
    - demasiada
    - demasiado
    - desarraigar
    - empujar
    - enferma
    - enfermo
    - enjuiciar
    - familia
    - galería
    - haber
    - hacinarse
    - hospitalaria
    - hospitalario
    - infestar
    - juego
    - lugar
    - mayoría
    - menuda
    - menudo
    - multitud
    - pelaje
    - peña
    - poblar
    - pulular
    - qué
    - rebosar
    - remolino
    - repleta
    - repleto
    - rozarse
    - sesgada
    - sesgado
    - tipo
    - trajín
    - vivir
    - acomodado
    - aglomeración
    - ambiente
    - apestado
    - apiñarse
    English:
    all
    - anxiety
    - batch
    - body
    - busload
    - bustling
    - circle
    - congested
    - congregate
    - crush
    - derive
    - disorderly
    - draw
    - drift
    - empathize
    - few
    - fill
    - flock
    - folk
    - frisk
    - gather
    - get on
    - good
    - goodwill
    - grating
    - half
    - handle
    - hold back
    - hold up
    - hover
    - humorous
    - jam-packed
    - join
    - like
    - lot
    - magnificent
    - mill about
    - mill around
    - mob
    - most
    - nice
    - nowadays
    - onrush
    - onslaught
    - outgoing
    - overcrowded
    - people
    - play on
    - play upon
    - polite
    * * *
    gente1 adj inv
    Am [amable] decent;
    son muy gente they're very decent folk
    gente2 nf
    1. [personas] people;
    acudió muy poca gente very few people went;
    toda la gente everyone, everybody;
    son buena gente they're good people;
    David es buena gente David is a good guy;
    CSur Fam
    como la gente: hacer algo como la gente to do sth properly;
    gente bien well-to-do people;
    el barrio donde vive la gente bien the part of town where the well-to-do o Br posh people live;
    gente de bien decent folk;
    Méx Fam gente bonita beautiful people;
    gente de la calle ordinary people;
    Esp Fam gente guapa beautiful people; Andes, RP Fam gente linda beautiful people;
    2. Fam [grupo de amigos] crowd;
    ahora se ve con otra gente she goes around with a different crowd now
    3. Fam [familia] folks
    4.
    gentes [habitantes] people;
    las gentes del lugar the local people, the locals
    * * *
    f
    1 people pl ;
    buena gente good o respectable people pl ;
    ser buena gente be nice;
    la gente mayor grown-ups pl ; ancianos elderly people pl, old people pl ;
    mi gente my family
    2 L.Am. ( persona) person
    * * *
    gente nf
    1) : people
    2) : relatives pl, folks pl
    3)
    gente menuda fam : children, kids pl
    4)
    ser buena gente : to be nice, to be kind
    * * *
    1. (en general) people
    2. (familia) family [pl. families]

    Spanish-English dictionary > gente

  • 19 alteza

    f.
    1 loftiness.
    Su alteza Real His/Her Royal Highness
    2 highness.
    * * *
    1 Highness
    \
    Su Alteza Real (hombre) His Royal Highness 2 (mujer) Her Royal Highness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=altura) height
    2) (=título)

    Su Alteza Real — His/Her Royal Highness

    sí, Alteza — yes, your Highness

    3) (=elevación) sublimity
    * * *
    1) (liter) (de sentimientos, pensamientos) nobility, nobleness
    2) Alteza ( tratamiento) Highness

    sí, (su) Alteza — yes, your Highness

    su Alteza real — His/Her/Your Royal Highness

    * * *
    1) (liter) (de sentimientos, pensamientos) nobility, nobleness
    2) Alteza ( tratamiento) Highness

    sí, (su) Alteza — yes, your Highness

    su Alteza real — His/Her/Your Royal Highness

    * * *
    A ( liter) (de sentimientos, pensamientos) nobility, nobleness
    B
    sí, (su) Alteza yes, your Highness
    su Alteza real His/Her/Your Royal Highness
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    Alteza    
    alteza
    Alteza sustantivo masculino y femenino ( tratamiento) Highness;
    ◊ sí, (su) alteza yes, your Highness

    alteza sustantivo femenino Highness: Su Alteza Real Doña Cristina asistió al concierto inaugural, Her Royal Highness the Princess Cristina attended the opening concert

    ' alteza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    S.A.R.
    - Alteza
    English:
    Highness
    - royal
    * * *
    alteza nf
    1. [de sentimientos] loftiness
    2.
    Alteza [tratamiento] Highness;
    Su Alteza Real His/Her Royal Highness;
    su Alteza el Príncipe His Highness the Prince
    * * *
    f título Highness
    * * *
    alteza nf
    1) : loftiness, lofty height
    2)
    Alteza : Highness
    * * *
    alteza n Highness

    Spanish-English dictionary > alteza

  • 20 ascenso

    m.
    1 promotion.
    2 ascent (a montaña).
    3 rise.
    4 climbing, ascension, escalation, mounting.
    * * *
    1 (subida) climb, ascent
    2 (aumento) rise (de, in)
    3 (promoción) promotion
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) ascent, rise
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=subida) [a montaña] ascent; [al poder] rise
    2) (=aumento) [de temperatura, precio, popularidad] rise; [de beneficios, impuestos] increase

    habrá un ascenso general de las temperaturas — temperatures will go up o rise everywhere, there will be a rise in temperatures everywhere

    temperaturas en ascenso — rising temperatures, temperatures on the rise

    la Bolsa experimentó un ascenso de 4,5 puntos — shares on the Stock Exchange rose by 4.5 points

    3) (=mejora) rise

    preocupa el ascenso electoral de los neofascistas — the increased popularity o the rise in popularity of the neo-fascists is giving cause for concern

    4) [de empleado, militar, equipo] promotion (a to)
    * * *
    a) (subida - de temperatura, precios) rise; (- a montaña) ascent
    b) (de empleado, equipo) promotion; (Mil) promotion
    * * *
    = ascendancy, elevation, upward mobility, upward job mobility, career advancement, climb up, upward spiral, professional advancement, ascent.
    Ex. During his ascendancy he was accused of sycophancy by other staff members.
    Ex. Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
    Ex. These institutions, bringing higher education to many families for the first time, offered a new channel for upward mobility.
    Ex. Upward job mobility, if it leads to geographical relocation, is unacceptable to the majority of professionals.
    Ex. This article studies job mobility of men and women librarians and how it affects career advancement.
    Ex. Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.
    Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex. Race was identified in previous studies as a perceived barrier to professional advancement.
    Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
    ----
    * ascenso en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * ascenso laboral = job promotion.
    * ascenso social = upward mobility, upward social mobility.
    * ascenso vertiginoso = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].
    * describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.
    * * *
    a) (subida - de temperatura, precios) rise; (- a montaña) ascent
    b) (de empleado, equipo) promotion; (Mil) promotion
    * * *
    = ascendancy, elevation, upward mobility, upward job mobility, career advancement, climb up, upward spiral, professional advancement, ascent.

    Ex: During his ascendancy he was accused of sycophancy by other staff members.

    Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
    Ex: These institutions, bringing higher education to many families for the first time, offered a new channel for upward mobility.
    Ex: Upward job mobility, if it leads to geographical relocation, is unacceptable to the majority of professionals.
    Ex: This article studies job mobility of men and women librarians and how it affects career advancement.
    Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.
    Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex: Race was identified in previous studies as a perceived barrier to professional advancement.
    Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
    * ascenso en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * ascenso laboral = job promotion.
    * ascenso social = upward mobility, upward social mobility.
    * ascenso vertiginoso = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].
    * describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.

    * * *
    1 (subida — de temperatura, precios) rise; (— de una montaña) ascent
    se producirá un ascenso de las temperaturas temperatures will rise, there will be a rise in temperatures
    una industria en ascenso a growing industry, an industry on the rise ( AmE) o ( BrE) on the up and up
    2 (de un empleado) promotion; ( Mil) promotion
    el equipo logró el ascenso a primera división the team was promoted to o achieved promotion to o went up to the first division
    * * *

    ascenso sustantivo masculino
    a) (de temperatura, precios) rise



    c) (de empleado, equipo, oficial) promotion

    ascenso sustantivo masculino
    1 promotion
    2 (subida a un monte) ascent
    (de precios) rise
    ' ascenso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alcance
    - camiseta
    - efectiva
    - efectivo
    - estar
    - expectativa
    - felicidad
    - representar
    - revolver
    - promoción
    English:
    advancement
    - bungle
    - climb
    - deserve
    - glad
    - promotion
    - rise
    - upward
    - ascent
    - come
    - there
    * * *
    1. [a montaña] ascent
    2. [de precios, temperaturas] rise;
    se espera un ascenso de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to rise;
    el uso de Internet continúa en ascenso Internet use continues to rise o is still on the rise
    3. [de político, rey]
    tras su ascenso al poder after she came to power
    4. [en empleo, deportes] promotion;
    consiguieron el ascenso del equipo a primera división the team achieved promotion to the first division
    * * *
    m
    1 de temperatura, precios rise (de in)
    2 de montaña ascent
    3 DEP, en trabajo promotion
    * * *
    1) : ascent, rise
    2) : promotion
    * * *
    1. (de empleado, equipo) promotion
    2. (de temperatura, precio) rise
    3. (de montaña) ascent

    Spanish-English dictionary > ascenso

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