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the clamour

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1 clamor

m.

clamor.

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clamor

► nombre masculino

1 (griterío) shouting, din, noise

2 (voces de protesta o queja) clamour (US clamor), outcry

■ hubo un clamor popular contra esa ley there was a public outcry against the law

3 (toque de campanas) knell, toll

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SM

1) (=griterío) clamour, clamor (EEUU), roar

el clamor de los espectadores — the clamour o roar of the spectators

2) (=protesta) outcry

un gran clamor contra la corrupción — a great outcry against corruption

este poema es un clamor contra la violencia — this poem is a protest against death

3) [de campana] toll

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masculino clamor*

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= clamour [clamor, -USA], roar.

Ex. The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

Ex. All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

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masculino clamor*

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= clamour [clamor, -USA], roar.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

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clamor

masculine

clamor*

el clamor de la multitud the clamor o roar of the crowd

el clamor de los aplausos llenaba el teatro thunderous applause filled the theater

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clamor sustantivo masculino
clamor^{( conjugate clamor)}
clamor sustantivo masculino clamour, US clamor
' clamor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clamar
- griterío
- vocerío
English:
clamor
- clamour
- roar
- quieten

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clamor nm

clamour;

un clamor de voces pedía la dimisión del presidente a chorus of voices called on the president to resign;

hay un clamor popular en favor de la subida de las pensiones people are clamouring for an increase in pensions

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clamor

m roar; fig

clamor, Br

clamour

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clamor nm

: clamor, outcry

Spanish-English dictionary > clamor
2 clamar

v.

1 to cry out for (exigir) (protestar).

clamar justicia to cry out for justice

es como clamar en el desierto (figurative) it's like talking to a brick wall

2 to appeal.

3 to clamor to.

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clamar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to clamour (US clamor) ( por, for), cry out ( por, for)

■ clamar por la justicia to cry out for justice

► verbo transitivo

1 to cry out for

■ clamar ayuda to cry out for help

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FRASEOLOGÍA

esto clama al cielo figurado this is crying out for a solution

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1.

VT [+ justicia, venganza] to clamour for, clamor for (EEUU), cry out for; [+ inocencia] to proclaim

2.

VI (=protestar) to protest

clamar contra — to protest against, cry out against

clamar por — to clamour for, clamor for (EEUU), to cry out for

- clamar al cielo o a Dios

una injusticia que clama al cielo — an absolutely outrageous injustice

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1.
verbo intransitivo

clamar contra algo — to protest against something

clamar por algo — to clamor* for something, cry out for something
2.
clamar vt

clamar venganza — to cry out for vengeance

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= bay.

Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

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* clamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

clamar contra algo — to protest against something

clamar por algo — to clamor* for something, cry out for something
2.
clamar vt

clamar venganza — to cry out for vengeance

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= bay.

Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

* clamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

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clamar [A1 ]

vi

clamar CONTRA algo to protest AGAINST sth

clamaban contra la sentencia/semejante atropello they protested against the sentence/such an outrage

clamar POR algo to clamor* FOR sth, cry out FOR sth

clamaban por el fin de la guerra they clamored for o cried out for an end to the war

■ clamar

vt

clamar venganza to cry out for vengeance

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clamar ( conjugate clamar) verbo intransitivo clamar contra algo to protest against sth;
clamar por algo to clamor^{( conjugate clamor)} for sth, cry out for sth
verbo transitivo:
◊ clamar venganza to cry out for vengeance

clamar verbo transitivo to cry out for, clamour o US clamor for

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clamar

♦ vt
[exigir] to cry out for;
clamar justicia to cry out for justice

♦ vi

1. [implorar] to appeal;

los agricultores claman por más ayudas farmers are appealing for more help

2. [protestar] to cry out;

Comp

clamar al cielo: clama al cielo que no nos haya llamado todavía it's disgraceful that he hasn't called us yet;

la decisión del juez clama al cielo the judge's decision is outrageous;

Comp

es como clamar en el desierto it's like talking to a brick wall

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clamar

v/i

:

clamar por algo clamor for sth, Br clamour for sth, cry out for sth;

clamar al cielo fig be an outrage

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clamar vi

: to clamor, to raise a protest

clamar vt

: to cry out for

Spanish-English dictionary > clamar
3 fragor

m.

1 clamor.

2 rumble, din, noise, great noise.

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fragor

► nombre masculino

1 din, roar (de trueno) crash

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noun m.

roar, noise

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SM [gen] din, clamour, clamor (EEUU); [de trueno] crash, clash; [de máquina] roar

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masculino (liter) clamor* (liter)

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= roar.

Ex. All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

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masculino (liter) clamor* (liter)

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= roar.

Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

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fragor

masculine

( liter)

clamor* ( liter)

el fragor de la batalla the din o clamor of battle

el fragor del oleaje the roar o thundering of the waves

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fragor sustantivo masculino din: se olvidó su sombrero en el fragor de la discusión, she forgot her hat in the heat of the argument

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fragor nm
[de batalla] clamour; [de trueno] crash; [de tormenta] roar, raging
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fragor

m clamor, Br

clamour, din

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fragor nm

: clamor, din, roar

Spanish-English dictionary > fragor
4 reclamar

v.

1 to demand, to ask for.

le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes me

la multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamored for her to sing another song

2 to demand, to require.

el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention

3 to ask for.

te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office

4 to protest.

5 to claim, to ask for, to demand, to lay claim to.

Ellos reclaman su premio They claim their prize.

6 to reclaim, to recover, to recuperate.

Reclamaron mucha tierra junto al mar They reclaimed a lot of land by the sea

7 to complain.

Ellos reclaman siempre They always complain.

8 to file a claim, to lodge a claim.

Ellos reclamaron hace un mes They filed a claim about a month ago.

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reclamar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir) to demand, claim

2 (exigir) to require, demand

► verbo intransitivo

1 (protestar) to protest ( contra, against)

■ reclamaron contra aquella medida they protested against the measure

2 DERECHO to appeal

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verb

1) to demand

2) claim

3) complain

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1. VT

1) [+ herencia, tierras] to claim; [+ derechos] to demand

reclama su parte de los beneficios — he is claiming his share of the profits

reclamar daños y perjuicios — to claim damages

reclaman mejores condiciones de trabajo — they're demanding better working conditions

reclamar una deuda — to demand payment of a debt

reclamaron su presencia ante el tribunal — they demanded him to appear before the court

2) [+ atención, solución] to demand

esto reclama toda nuestra atención — this demands our full attention

3) [+ aves] to call to

2.

VI (=quejarse) to complain

fui a reclamar al director — I went and complained to the manager

reclamar contra algo — to complain about sth

reclamar contra una sentencia — (Jur) to appeal against a sentence

3.

See:

reclamarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demand

reclamó su parte — he claimed his share

reclaman el derecho al voto — they demand the right to vote

b) situación/problema to require, demand
2.
reclamar vi to complain

reclamó ante los tribunales — she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa — I appealed against the fine

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= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.

Ex. Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.

Ex. To send a recall, display the circulation status of the copy to be recalled.

Ex. If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex. Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex. The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.

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* reclamar daños = claim + damages.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demand

reclamó su parte — he claimed his share

reclaman el derecho al voto — they demand the right to vote

b) situación/problema to require, demand
2.
reclamar vi to complain

reclamó ante los tribunales — she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa — I appealed against the fine

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= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.

Ex: Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.

Ex: To send a recall, display the circulation status of the copy to be recalled.

Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex: Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.

* reclamar daños = claim + damages.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

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reclamar [A1 ]

vt

1 «persona» ‹derecho/indemnización› to claim; (con insistencia) to demand

si no reclama el pago dentro de seis meses if you do not claim payment within six months

reclamó su parte de los beneficios he claimed his share of the profits

los manifestantes reclamaban el derecho al voto the demonstrators were demanding the right to vote

el enfermo reclamaba constantemente atención the patient was constantly demanding attention

2 «situación/problema» to require, demand

la situación reclama mucho tacto the situation calls for o requires a great deal of tact

estos problemas reclaman soluciones inmediatas these problems need to be sorted out immediately, these problems require o demand immediate solutions

■ reclamar

vi

to complain

tiene derecho a reclamar si no está satisfecho you have the right to complain o to make a complaint if you are not satisfied

reclamó ante los tribunales she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa I appealed against the fine

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reclamar ( conjugate reclamar) verbo transitivo
a) [ persona] ‹derecho/indemnización› to claim;

( con insistencia) to demand
b) [situación/problema] to require, demand

verbo intransitivo
to complain;
◊ reclamó ante los tribunales she took the matter to court

reclamar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un derecho, una propiedad) to claim, demand
2 (requerir) to call: la empresa lo reclama en la sede central, the company have summoned him to the headquarters
Jur (a un testigo, inculpado) to summon
3 (exigir) este trabajo reclama nuestra paciencia, this work demands our patience
II verbo intransitivo
1 to complain, protest [contra, against]
2 Jur to appeal

' reclamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reivindicar
English:
claim
- demand
- reclaim
- stake

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reclamar

♦ vt

1. [pedir, exigir] to demand, to ask for;

le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes me;

reclamó ante un tribunal una indemnización she went to court to claim compensation;

la multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamoured for her to sing another song

2. [necesitar] to demand, to require;

el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention;

este conflicto reclama una solución inmediata this conflict calls for an immediate solution

3. [llamar] to ask for;

te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office

4. Der
reclamar a alguien to summon sb to appear before the court

♦ vi
[quejarse] to make a complaint;
reclamaron por los malos tratos recibidos they made a complaint about the ill-treatment they had received;

reclamó contra la sanción he made a formal protest against the suspension

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reclamar

I v/t claim, demand

II v/i complain

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reclamar vt

1) exigir: to demand, to require

2) : to claim

reclamar vi

: to complain

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reclamar vb

1. (protestar) to complain

fui a la tienda a reclamar I went to the shop to complain

2. (exigir) to demand / to claim

los trabajadores reclaman el dinero que se les debe the workers demand the money owed to them

Spanish-English dictionary > reclamar
5 demandar

v.

1 to ask for, to seek.

2 to demand, to ask for, to claim, to request.

Ella demanda atención She demands attention.

Ella demandó ayuda She called for assistance.

3 to sue, to file a claim, to bring a lawsuit, to file a charge.

Ricardo demandó sin demora Richard sued quickly.

Ricardo demandó a María Richard sued Mary.

4 to require, to require to, to entail, to entail to.

La necesidad demanda proceder Need requires proceeding.

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demandar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir) to request, ask for; (desear) to desire

■ los lectores demandaban nuevas aventuras the readers asked for new adventures

2 DERECHO to sue

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verb

1) to sue

2) sue, file a lawsuit

3) call for

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VT

1) (=exigir) to demand

2) (Jur) to sue, file a lawsuit against

demandó al periódico por difamación — he sued the paper for libel

demandar a algn por daños y perjuicios — to sue sb for damages

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verbo transitivo

1) (Der) to sue

lo demandé por daños y perjuicios — I sued him for damages

2) (AmL) ( requerir) to require

un trabajo que demanda mucha dedicación — a job which requires great dedication

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= demand, sue, clamour for [clamor, -USA], bring + a suit against, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings, exact.

Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.

Ex. If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.

Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.

Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

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* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.

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verbo transitivo

1) (Der) to sue

lo demandé por daños y perjuicios — I sued him for damages

2) (AmL) ( requerir) to require

un trabajo que demanda mucha dedicación — a job which requires great dedication

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= demand, sue, clamour for [clamor, -USA], bring + a suit against, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings, exact.

Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.

Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.

Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.

Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.

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demandar [A1 ]

vt

A ( Der) to sue

lo demandé por daños y perjuicios I sued him o I brought a lawsuit against him for damages

B

1 (pedir, exigir) to demand

que Dios y la Patria me lo demanden ( frml); ≈ so help me God ( formula used in certain oaths)

2 ( AmL) (requerir) to require

un trabajo que demanda mucha dedicación a job which calls for o requires great dedication

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demandar ( conjugate demandar) verbo transitivo
1 (Der) to sue
2 (AmL) ( requerir) to require
demandar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to sue
2 (pedir) to demand
' demandar' also found in these entries:
English:
action
- court
- sue

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demandar vt

1. [legalmente]
demandar a alguien (por) to sue sb (for);

demandar a alguien por daños y perjuicios to sue sb for damages;

demandar a alguien por difamación to sue sb for libel;

los demandaremos ante el juez we'll take them to court

2. [pedir, requerir] to ask for, to seek;

los sindicatos demandan una mejora salarial the unions are demanding a wage rise;

este deporte demanda mucha disciplina this sport calls for o requires a lot of discipline

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demandar

v/t JUR sue

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demandar vt

1) : to demand

2) requerir: to call for, to require

3) : to sue, to file a lawsuit against

Spanish-English dictionary > demandar
6 devoto

adj.

1 devoted, adoring, devotional, devout.

2 dedicated, devoted, assiduous.

m.

1 devotee, worshiper, worshipper.

2 member of a sect, sectary.

3 churchgoer.

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devoto

► adjetivo

1 (piadoso) devout, pious

2 (digno de devoción) devotional

3 figurado (dedicado) devoted

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 RELIGIÓN pious person, devout person

2 figurado (seguidor) devoted follower, devotee, admirer

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devoto, -a
1. ADJ

1) (Rel) [persona] devout; [obra] devotional

ser muy devoto de un santo — to have a special devotion to a saint

- ser devoto de la Virgen del puño

2) (=apegado, fiel) devoted (de to)

su devoto amigo — your devoted friend

su devoto servidor — frm your devoted servant

es muy devoto de ese café — he is a big fan of that café

2. SM / F

1) (Rel) devout person

los devotos — the faithful; [en iglesia] the congregation sing

2) (=aficionado) devotee

la artista y sus devotos — the artist and her devotees o fans

los devotos del ajedrez — devotees of chess

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I
- ta adjetivo < persona> devout; <lugar/obra> devotional

es muy devoto de la Virgen — he's a devout follower of the Virgin
II
- ta masculino, femenino

a) (Relig)

devoto de alguien — devotee of somebody

b) ( aficionado)

devoto de algo — devotee of something

devoto de alguien — admirer of somebody

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= devotee, devout, devotional, sectary, prayerful, devoted, loyal (to), pious, God-fearing.

Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

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

Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.

Ex. Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.

Ex. He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.

Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

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* judío devoto = devout Jew.

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I
- ta adjetivo < persona> devout; <lugar/obra> devotional

es muy devoto de la Virgen — he's a devout follower of the Virgin
II
- ta masculino, femenino

a) (Relig)

devoto de alguien — devotee of somebody

b) ( aficionado)

devoto de algo — devotee of something

devoto de alguien — admirer of somebody

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= devotee, devout, devotional, sectary, prayerful, devoted, loyal (to), pious, God-fearing.

Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

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

Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.

Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.

Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.

Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

* judío devoto = devout Jew.

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devoto¹ -ta

adjective

‹persona› devout; ‹estampa/lugar/obra› devotional

es muy devoto de la Virgen he's a devout follower of the Virgin

devoto² -ta

masculine, feminine

1 ( Relig) devoto DE algn devotee OF sb

es un devoto de San Juan he is a devotee of Saint John

2 (aficionado) devoto DE algo devotee OF sth

los devotos de la música clásica devotees of classical music

devoto DE algn admirer OF sb

los devotos del famoso tenor admirers of the famous tenor

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devoto
◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ persona› devout;

‹lugar/obra› devotional
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (Relig) devoto de algn devotee of sb

b) ( aficionado) devoto de algo/algn devotee of sth/admirer of sb

devoto,-a
I adjetivo
1 Rel pious, devout
2 (admirador) es un devoto lector de Dostoievski, he's an ardent reader of Dostoevski
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Rel pious person
2 (admirador) devotee
' devoto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
devota
- piadosa
- piadoso
English:
devotee
- devout
- worshipper
- devoted

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devoto, -a

♦ adj

1. [piadoso] devout;

ser devoto de to have a devotion for

2. [admirador] devoted (de to)

3. [imagen, templo, lugar] devotional

♦ nm,f

1. [beato] devout person;

es un devoto de San Antonio he has a special devotion to St Anthony;

los devotos the faithful

2. [admirador] devotee (de of);
buenas noticias para los devotos del cine de ciencia ficción good news for fans of science fiction movies o Br films

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devoto

I adj devout

II m, devota f devotee (de of)

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devoto, -ta adj

: devout

♦ devotamente adv

devoto, -ta n

: devotee, admirer

Spanish-English dictionary > devoto
7 exigir

v.

1 to demand.

exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer

exigir algo de o a alguien to demand something from somebody

exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree

Ella demandó ayuda She called for assistance.

2 to call for, to require.

este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration

3 to be demanding.

4 to demand to, to urge to.

Exigimos saber el por qué We demand to know why.

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exigir

Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir por derecho) to demand

2 (pedir con energía) to insist on, demand

3 figurado (necesitar) to require, call for

■ esta planta exige muchos cuidados this plant requires a lot of care

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FRASEOLOGÍA

exigir demasiado to be very demanding

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verb

1) to demand, require

2) exact

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VT

1) [persona] [gen] to demand; [+ dimisión] to demand, call for

exijo una compensación — I demand compensation

exigió hablar con el encargado — he demanded to speak to the manager

exigen al gobierno una bajada de los impuestos — they're demanding that the government lowers taxes

la maestra nos exige demasiado — our teacher is too demanding, our teacher asks too much of us

exigen tres años de experiencia — they're asking for o they require three years' experience

exija que le den un recibo — insist on getting a receipt

exigir responsabilidades a algn — to call sb to account

2) [situación, trabajo] to demand, require, call for

ese puesto exige mucha paciencia — this job demands o requires o calls for a lot of patience

el conflicto exige una pronta solución — the conflict requires o calls for a quick solution

3) Ven (=demandar)

exigir algo — to ask for sth, request sth

exigir a algn — to beg sb, plead with sb

4) † [+ impuestos] to exact, levy (a from)

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verbo transitivo

a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

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= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.

Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

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* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.

* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* exigir un rescate = ransom.

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verbo transitivo

a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

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= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.

Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.

Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.

* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* exigir un rescate = ransom.

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exigir [I7 ]

vt

1 ‹pago/indemnización› to demand

¡exijo una respuesta! I demand an answer!

exigen dos años de experiencia they insist on o require two years' experience

exigir QUE + SUBJ:

exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak

exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

2 (requerir) to call for, demand

la situación exige una solución inmediata the situation calls for o demands an immediate solution

un trabajo que exige mucha concentración a job which requires o demands o calls for great concentration

3

(esperar de algn): le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school

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exigir ( conjugate exigir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹pago/respuesta/disciplina› to demand;

◊ exigió que se retiraran he demanded that they leave

b) ( requerir) ‹concentración/paciencia› to call for, demand

c) ( esperar de algn) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school

exigir verbo transitivo to demand
' exigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cobrar
- condición
- fiar
- reclamar
- reivindicar
- requerir
English:
absorb
- call
- call for
- claim
- demand
- exact
- expect
- levy
- necessitate
- need
- press
- ransom
- require
- command
- over
- waive

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exigir

♦ vt

1. [pedir] to demand;

exigimos nuestros derechos we demand our rights;

exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree;

exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer;

¡exijo que venga el encargado! I demand to see the manager!;

exigió que estuviera presente su abogado she demanded that her lawyer be present;

exigir algo de o [m5] a alguien to demand sth from sb;

de tí se exigirá una conducta ejemplar you will be expected to show exemplary behaviour;

no le exijas tanto, que acaba de empezar you shouldn't demand so much of him, he's only just started

2. [requerir, necesitar] to call for, to require;

este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration;

si el guión lo exige if the script requires it

♦ vi

to be demanding

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exigir

v/t

1 demand

2 ( requirir) call for, demand

3

:

le exigen mucho they ask a lot of him

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exigir {35} vt

1) : to demand, to require

2) : to exact, to levy

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exigir vb

1. (pedir) to demand

los manifestantes exigían justicia the demonstrators demanded justice

2. (necesitar) to require

exige mucho trabajo it requires a lot of work

Spanish-English dictionary > exigir
8 petición

f.

petition, appeal, entreaty, request.

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petición

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) request

2 DERECHO plea, petition

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a petición de at the request of

petición de gracia appeal for clemency

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noun f.

petition, request

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SF

1) (=solicitud) [gen] request; (=documento) petition

con referencia a su petición del 20 de mayo — with reference to your request of 20 May

vamos a oír las peticiones de los oyentes — we are going to hear the listeners' requests

a petición popular — by popular request

a petición de la familia — at the request of the family

consulta previa petición de cita — consultation by appointment

una petición firmada por cinco mil personas — a petition signed by five thousand people

petición de divorcio — petition for divorce

petición de extradición — request for extradition

petición de indulto — appeal for a reprieve

petición de mano — proposal (of marriage)

petición de orden — (Inform) prompt

2) (Jur) (=alegato) plea; (=reclamación) claim

una petición de 12 años de condena — a recommendation to serve 12 years

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femenino

a) ( acción) request

a petición del público — by popular request o demand

a petición fiscal — at the prosecutor's request

consulta previa petición de hora — consultation by appointment

b) ( escrito) petition

- petición de divorcio

- petición de extradición

- petición de mano

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= exhortation, request, demand, plea, pleading, exigency, petition, clamour [clamor, -USA], solicitation, behest.

Ex. Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.

Ex. Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.

Ex. The pleading should be done by the representatives of the public, on the library board or the appropriating authority.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. After a 23,000 signature petition the proposals for a new library were reconsidered.

Ex. Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.

Ex. Individual solicitation enabled 480 reciprocal agreements to be put in place.

Ex. Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".

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* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* atender a una petición = service + request.

* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.

* conceder una petición = grant + request.

* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.

* formulario de petición = request form.

* hacer una petición = frame + request, place + request, pose + request.

* hacer una petición de = place + request for.

* la petición de = a call for.

* papeleta de petición = request form.

* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea = online search request form.

* papeleta de petición de fotocopias = photocopy request form.

* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request form.

* petición de búsqueda = search request.

* petición de documentos = document delivery.

* petición de documentos por el lector = document request.

* petición de impresión = print request.

* petición de información de referencia = reference enquiry.

* petición del depósito = stack request.

* petición de material = material-finding enquiry.

* petición de préstamo = loan request.

* petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request.

* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].

* peticiones = demand load.

* presentar una petición = submit + petition.

* redactar una petición de subvención = write + proposal.

* satisfacer una petición = meet + request, fill + request.

* satisfacer una petición de reserva = satisfy + hold request.

* servicio de petición de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* sistema de petición de documentos = document delivery system.

* tramitar una petición = process + order request.

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femenino

a) ( acción) request

a petición del público — by popular request o demand

a petición fiscal — at the prosecutor's request

consulta previa petición de hora — consultation by appointment

b) ( escrito) petition

- petición de divorcio

- petición de extradición

- petición de mano

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= exhortation, request, demand, plea, pleading, exigency, petition, clamour [clamor, -USA], solicitation, behest.

Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.

Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.

Ex: The pleading should be done by the representatives of the public, on the library board or the appropriating authority.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: After a 23,000 signature petition the proposals for a new library were reconsidered.

Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.

Ex: Individual solicitation enabled 480 reciprocal agreements to be put in place.

Ex: Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* atender a una petición = service + request.

* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.

* conceder una petición = grant + request.

* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.

* formulario de petición = request form.

* hacer una petición = frame + request, place + request, pose + request.

* hacer una petición de = place + request for.

* la petición de = a call for.

* papeleta de petición = request form.

* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea = online search request form.

* papeleta de petición de fotocopias = photocopy request form.

* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request form.

* petición de búsqueda = search request.

* petición de documentos = document delivery.

* petición de documentos por el lector = document request.

* petición de impresión = print request.

* petición de información de referencia = reference enquiry.

* petición del depósito = stack request.

* petición de material = material-finding enquiry.

* petición de préstamo = loan request.

* petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request.

* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].

* peticiones = demand load.

* presentar una petición = submit + petition.

* redactar una petición de subvención = write + proposal.

* satisfacer una petición = meet + request, fill + request.

* satisfacer una petición de reserva = satisfy + hold request.

* servicio de petición de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* sistema de petición de documentos = document delivery system.

* tramitar una petición = process + order request.

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petición

feminine

1 (acción) request

a petición del público by popular request o demand

respondiendo a su petición, le enviamos la correspondiente información in reply to your request, we enclose the relevant information

[ S ] consulta previa petición de hora consultation by appointment

2 (escrito) petition

Compuestos:

● petición de divorcio

petition for divorce

● petición de extradición

application for extradition, extradition request

● petición de mano

act of asking for a woman's hand in marriage

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petición sustantivo femenino
a) ( acción) request;

◊ a petición del público by popular request o demand;

a petición fiscal at the prosecutor's request
b) ( escrito) petition;

◊ petición de divorcio petition for divorce;

petición de extradición application for extradition
petición sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) request
petición de aumento de sueldo, wage demand
lo hicieron a petición suya, they did it at her request
2 (escrito, solicitud) petition
petición de divorcio, divorce petition
' petición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consulta
- demanda
- derecha
- derecho
- instancia
- otorgar
- rechazo
- reclamación
- requerimiento
- denegar
- faltar
- ruego
English:
allow
- call
- disinterested
- pander
- petition
- plea
- request
- should
- tack on
- turn down
- unheard
- approach
- bidding
- demand
- popular

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petición nf

1. [acción] request;

el país formuló una petición de ayuda al exterior the country made an appeal for foreign aid;

a petición de at the request of;

a petición del público habrá dos representaciones más by popular request there will be two further performances;

el presidente compareció ante la cámara a petición propia the president appeared before the house at his own request;

certificado expedido a petición del interesado certificate issued at the request of the person concerned

Comp
petición de extradición extradition request;
petición de indulto appeal for a reprieve;

petición de mano = act of formally asking a woman's parents for her hand in marriage

2. Der [escrito] petition

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petición

f request;

a petición de at the request of

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petición nf, pl - ciones : petition, request

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petición n

1. (acción) request

a petición del presidente at the president's request

2. (documento escrito) petition

petición de divorcio petition for divorce

Spanish-English dictionary > petición
9 desvincularse

desvincularse

► verbo pronominal

1 to cut oneself off (de, from), break away (de, from), dissociate oneself (de, from)

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VPR

1) (=aislarse) to be cut off

2) (=alejarse) to cut o.s. off (de from)

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(v.) = dissociate, distance, disassociate

Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex. They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.

Ex. Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.

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(v.) = dissociate, distance, disassociate

Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.

Ex: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.

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desvincularse ( conjugate desvincularse) verbo pronominal desvincularsese de algn/algo to dissociate oneself from sth/sb;
◊ está desvinculado de la política he is no longer involved in politics

■desvincularse verbo reflexivo to cut oneself off, dissociate oneself [de, from]: me quiero desvincular de todos vuestros tejemanejes, I'd like to dissociate myself from all of your scheming

' desvincularse' also found in these entries:
English:
dissociate
- distance

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vpr

to dissociate oneself (de from);
me he desvinculado por completo del fútbol I no longer have any involvement in football;

se desvinculó de sus amigos al acabar la universidad he lost touch with his friends after he left university

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desvincularse

v/r dissociate o.s. (de from)

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vr

Spanish-English dictionary > desvincularse
10 disociarse

VPR to dissociate o.s. (de from)

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(v.) = dissociate, disassociate

Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex. Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.

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(v.) = dissociate, disassociate

Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.

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vpr

1. [desentenderse] to dissociate oneself (de from)

2. Quím to dissociate

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disociarse

v/r fig

:

disociarse de alguien/algo dissociate o.s. from s.o./sth

Spanish-English dictionary > disociarse
11 prosélito

m.

proselyte, convert.

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prosélito

► nombre masculino

1 proselyte

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prosélito, -a
SM / F convert, proselyte frm
hacer prosélitos — to win over converts

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- ta masculino, femenino convert, proselyte (frml)

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= proselyte, sectary.

Ex. Samule S Green in 1876 warned sternly: 'The librarian who uses his position to make proselytes prostitutes his calling'.

Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

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* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

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- ta masculino, femenino convert, proselyte (frml)

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= proselyte, sectary.

Ex: Samule S Green in 1876 warned sternly: 'The librarian who uses his position to make proselytes prostitutes his calling'.

Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

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prosélito -ta

masculine, feminine

convert, proselyte ( frml)

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prosélito, -a nm,f

proselyte

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prosélito, -ta n

: proselyte

Spanish-English dictionary > prosélito
12 sectario

adj.

denominational, factious, sectarian.

m.

member of a sect, sectarian, sectary.

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sectario

► adjetivo

1 sectarian

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sectario, -a
1.

ADJ sectarian

no sectario — (Pol) non-sectarian; (Rel) non-denominational

2.

SM / F sectarian

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- ria adjetivo sectarian

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= sectarian, sectary.

Ex. Muslim authors were made up of the following elements: ism (given name), nasab (patronymic), nisbah (an adjective indicating tribal, geographical or sectarian origin or allegiance).

Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

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- ria adjetivo sectarian

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= sectarian, sectary.

Ex: Muslim authors were made up of the following elements: ism (given name), nasab (patronymic), nisbah (an adjective indicating tribal, geographical or sectarian origin or allegiance).

Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

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sectario - ria

adjective

sectarian

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sectario
◊ - ria adjetivo

sectarian
sectario,-a
I adjetivo sectarian
II sustantivo masculino y femenino sectarian, sectary

' sectario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sectaria
English:
sectarian

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sectario, -a

♦ adj

sectarian

♦ nm,f

1. [miembro de secta] sect member

2. [fanático] fanatic

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sectario

adj sectarian

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sectario, - ria adj & n

: sectarian

Spanish-English dictionary > sectario
13 proselitismo

m.

proselytism.

hacer proselitismo to proselytize

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proselitismo

► nombre masculino

1 proselytism

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer proselitismo to proselytize

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SM proselytism

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masculino (Relig) proselytism (frml); (Pol) propaganda

hacer proselitismo — to proselytize (frml)

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= proselytising [proselytizing, -USA], proselytising [proselytizing, -USA].

Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex. Proselytizing is stigmatized as cultural supremacy.

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* hacer proselitismo = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* * *

masculino (Relig) proselytism (frml); (Pol) propaganda

hacer proselitismo — to proselytize (frml)

* * *

= proselytising [proselytizing, -USA], proselytising [proselytizing, -USA].

Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.

Ex: Proselytizing is stigmatized as cultural supremacy.

* hacer proselitismo = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* * *

proselitismo

masculine

( Relig) proselytism ( frml); ( Pol) propaganda

hacer proselitismo to proselytize ( frml)

* * *

proselitismo sustantivo masculino proselytism
hacer proselitismo, to proselytize
' proselitismo' also found in these entries:
English:
proselytize
- proselytizm

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proselitismo nm

proselytism;

hacer proselitismo to proselytize

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proselitismo

m proselytism

Spanish-English dictionary > proselitismo
14 pedir

v.

1 to ask for.

pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for something

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do something

pedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)

pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebody

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike

Yo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.

2 to order.

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3 to demand.

4 to call for, to need.

5 to beg.

6 to ask to, to request to.

Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.

7 to require.

El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.

* * *

pedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to ask for

■ me pidió el teléfono he asked me for my phone number

■ me pidió que la acompañara she asked me to go with her

2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order

■ lo pedí por teléfono I ordered it over the phone

■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?

3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for

■ este suelo está pidiendo a gritos un fregado this floor is crying out to be washed

► verbo intransitivo

1 (por la calle) to beg

■ siempre hay gente pidiendo there are always people begging

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a pedir de boca just right, perfectly

pedir la cuenta to ask for the bill

pedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage

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verb

1) to ask for, request

2) order

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1. VT

1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for

¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?

lo único que pido es que no llueva mañana — all I ask is that it doesn't rain tomorrow

necesito pedirte consejo — I need to ask your advice

a ti nadie te ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked your opinion

estuve pidiendo auxilio durante un buen rato — I was calling for help for some time

una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages

llamé para pedir que me pusieran una canción — I phoned to request a song

• pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb

• pedir algo a Dios — to pray to God for sth

• pedir disculpas — to apologize

• pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myself

te lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me

• pedir hora — to make an appointment

• pedir limosna — to beg

• pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord

• pedir perdón — (=disculparse) to apologize; [suplicando] to beg (for) forgiveness

• pedir permiso — to ask (for) permission

- te lo pido por Dios

- ¿qué más se puede pedir?

2) (Com) (=encargar) to order

he pedido unos zapatos por correo — I've ordered some shoes by post

tengo pedidos varios libros — I've got some books on order

3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, order

de primero hemos pedido sopa — we've ordered soup as a starter

hemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea

4) [para casarse] to propose to

fue a su casa a pedirla — he went to her house to propose to her

mis dos hermanas ya están pedidas — my two sisters are already spoken for

• pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand

• pedir a algn en matrimonio — to ask for sb's hand in marriage

5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for

el fiscal pidió siete años de cárcel — the prosecution asked for a seven-year sentence

6) (=requerir) to need

esta planta pide mucho sol — this plant needs lots of sunlight

ese sofá pide una cortina azul — that sofa needs a blue curtain to go with it

• pedir algo a gritos o voces — to be crying out for sth

la casa está pidiendo a voces que la pinten — the house is crying out to be painted

7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrow

tengo que pedirte unos libros — I need to borrow some books off you

me pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car

2. VI

1) (=rogar)

este niño está todo el día pidiendo — that child is always asking for things

• pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb

pido a Dios por los difuntos — I pray to God for the dead

- por pedir que no quede

2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money

iba pidiendo por los vagones — he went begging from carriage to carriage

piden para una buena causa — they are collecting money for a good cause

3) [en un bar, restaurante] to order

¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
boca 1., 3)
3.

See:

pedirse
PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

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= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

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* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

* * *

= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

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pedir [ I14 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave

me pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advice

pide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church door

préstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to me

si no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicely

pedir algo prestado ver prestado:

nadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had done

pídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father

¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak

pide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accused

es un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's ideal

está haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can ask

pedir QUE + SUBJ:

me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaper

pidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred

boca

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

pedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second course

pide la cuenta y nos vamos ask for o get the check ( AmE) o ( BrE) bill and we can go

B ( Com)

1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth

¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

2 ‹mercancías› to order

C

(para casarse): pedir a una mujer en matrimonio to ask for a woman's hand in marriage ( frml)

le pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughter

vino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sister

D (requerir) to need

este pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wine

ese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heel

está pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slap

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered

■ pedir

vi

1 (mendigar) to beg

pide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands

■ pedirse

v pron

( leng infantil); to have dibs on ( AmE colloq), to bags ( BrE colloq)

me pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk

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pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for;

◊ pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan;

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) ‹plato/bebida› to order;

‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)
a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;

◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

b) ‹ mercancías› to order

verbo intransitivo
a) (en bar, restaurante) to order

b) ( mendigar) to beg

pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge

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pedir

♦ vt

1. [solicitar] to ask for;

pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;

me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;

pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;

le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;

le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;

pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);

pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;

no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;

Comp
CAm, Méx
pedir raid to hitch a ride o Br lift

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3. [mercancías] to order;

pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb

4. [exigir] to demand;

¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;

le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;

la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years

5. [requerir] to call for, to need;

los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;

esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it

♦ vi

1. [mendigar] to beg;

hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?

3. [rezar]
pedir por el alma de alguien to pray for sb's soul

♦ See also the pronominal verb pedirse

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pedir

I v/t

1 ask for;

pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;

me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;

te lo pido I beg you

2 ( necesitar) need

3 en bar, restaurante order

II v/i

1 ( mendigar) beg

2 en bar, restaurante order

* * *

pedir {54} vt

1) : to ask for, to request

le pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan

2) : to order (food, merchandise)

3)

pedir disculpas or

pedir perdón : to apologize

pedir vi

1) : to order

2) : to beg

* * *

pedir vb

1. (en general) to ask for

ha pedido una bicicleta a los Reyes Magos he's asked Father Christmas for a bicycle

¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?

2. (un favor) to ask

te tengo que pedir un favor I've got to ask you a favour

3. (en restaurante) to order

¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course?

pedir disculpas to apologize

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir / pedir limosna to beg [pt. & pp. begged]

pedir perdón to apologize

pedir prestado to borrow

Spanish-English dictionary > pedir
15 demanda

f.

1 request.

demanda salarial wage claim

en demanda de asking for

2 demand (economics).

La ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand.

3 lawsuit (law).

presentar una demanda contra to take legal action against

demanda de divorcio petition for a divorce

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: demandar.

* * *

demanda

► nombre femenino

1 (petición) petition, request

2 (pregunta) inquiry

3 COMERCIO (pedido de mercancías) demand

■ este verano la demanda de ventiladores ha aumentado this summer the demand for fans has increased

4 DERECHO lawsuit

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en demanda de asking for

estimar una demanda to allow a claim

presentar una demanda contra alguien to take legal action against somebody

la ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand

* * *

noun f.

1) demand

2) lawsuit

3) request

* * *

SF

1) (=solicitud) request (de for)
[exigiendo] demand (de for)
escribir en demanda de ayuda — to write asking for help

ir en demanda de algo — to go in search of sth, go looking for sth

- morir en la demanda

demanda de extradición — extradition request

demanda del Santo Grial — quest for the Holy Grail

demanda de pago — demand for payment

2) esp LAm (=pregunta) inquiry

3) (Com) demand

hay una gran demanda de profesores — teachers are in great demand

tener demanda — to be in demand

ese producto no tiene demanda — there is no demand for that product

demanda de mercado — market demand

demanda final — final demand

demanda indirecta — derived demand
oferta 2)
4) (Teat) call

5) (Elec) load

demanda máxima — peak load

6) (Jur) action, lawsuit

entablar demanda — to bring an action, sue

presentar demanda de divorcio a algn — to sue sb for divorce

demanda civil — private prosecution

demanda judicial — legal action

* * *

femenino

1) (Com) demand

la ley de la oferta y la demanda — the law of supply and demand

tiene mucha demanda — it's in great demand

2)

a) (Der) lawsuit

presentar una demanda contra alguien — to bring a lawsuit against somebody

interponer una demanda — to bring a lawsuit, to file suit (AmE)

b) ( petición) request

accedí a su demanda — I agreed to his request

se volvió hacia ella en demanda de ayuda — he turned to her for help

se manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo — they demonstrated for better working conditions

* * *

femenino

1) (Com) demand

la ley de la oferta y la demanda — the law of supply and demand

tiene mucha demanda — it's in great demand

2)

a) (Der) lawsuit

presentar una demanda contra alguien — to bring a lawsuit against somebody

interponer una demanda — to bring a lawsuit, to file suit (AmE)

b) ( petición) request

accedí a su demanda — I agreed to his request

se volvió hacia ella en demanda de ayuda — he turned to her for help

se manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo — they demonstrated for better working conditions

* * *

demanda¹

= demand, pressure, push towards, request, exigency, clamour [clamor, -USA].

Ex: The best indexing system can respond to these various demands.

Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.

Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.

* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.

* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* demanda comercial = market demand, commercial demand.

* demanda de mercado = market demand.

* demanda de temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda estacional = seasonal demand.

* demanda fija = inelastic demand.

* demanda masiva = mass market.

* demanda popular = public demand.

* demandas = demand load.

* demanda según la temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.

* edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* en demanda = in-demand.

* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.

* existir una demanda de = there + be + call for.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.

* indización según la demanda = request-oriented indexing.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.

* nivel de demanda = level of demand.

* oferta y demanda = supply and demand.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* publicación según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* satisfacer una demanda = meet + demand, satisfy + demand.

demanda²

² = appeal, plea, claim, demand.

Ex: Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.

Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.

Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

* demanda colectiva = class action suit, class action.

* demanda colectiva de los inversionistas = securities class action.

* demanda judicial = litigation, legal action, legal proceedings.

* entablar una demanda = bring + a suit against, file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* interponer demanda = face + legal action.

* interponer una demanda = bring + a suit against.

* notificación de demanda = notice of demand.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* * *

demanda

feminine

A ( Com) demand

la ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand

un producto que tiene mucha demanda a product which is in great demand

días de mayor demanda days when demand is greatest

B

1 ( Der) lawsuit

ha presentado una demanda contra ellos he is suing them, he has brought a lawsuit against them

interponer una demanda to bring a lawsuit, to file suit ( AmE)

2

(petición): lo siento mucho, pero no puedo acceder a su demanda I am very sorry but I cannot agree to your request

plantearon su demanda al gobierno they presented their demands to the government

se volvió hacia ella en demanda de ayuda he turned to her for help

se manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo they held a demonstration to demand o they demonstrated for better working conditions

me miró, como en demanda de una explicación she looked at me, as if asking for an explanation

C ( liter)

(empresa): morir or perecer en la demanda to die o ( frml) perish in the attempt

* * *

Del verbo demandar: ( conjugate demandar)

demanda es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
demanda
demandar
demanda sustantivo femenino
1 (Com) demand;
◊ tiene mucha demanda it's in great demand

2
a) (Der) lawsuit;

◊ presentar una demanda contra algn to bring a lawsuit against sb

b) ( petición) request;

◊ accedí a su demanda I agreed to his request

demandar ( conjugate demandar) verbo transitivo
1 (Der) to sue
2 (AmL) ( requerir) to require
demanda sustantivo femenino
1 Jur lawsuit
2 Com demand
3 (petición, solicitud) demand: nadie atendió sus demandas de ayuda, nobody paid any attention to his pleas for help
demandar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to sue
2 (pedir) to demand
' demanda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
denegar
- oferta
- atender
- caída
- cubrir
- desistir
- ley
- reclamación
- reivindicación
English:
action
- call
- claim
- complaint
- demand
- file
- lawsuit
- market demand
- peak
- run
- rush
- seasonal
- seek after
- slacken off
- slander
- snowball
- supply
- surge
- couple
- petition
- sought
- sue

* * *

demanda nf

1. [petición] request;
[reivindicación] demand;
atender las demandas de los trabajadores to respond to the workers' demands;

en demanda de asking for;

irán a la huelga en demanda de una mejora salarial they will go on strike in support of their demands for better pay

Comp
demanda de ayuda request for help;
demanda de empleo [solicitud] job application;

demanda de extradición extradition request;

demanda salarial wage claim

2. [en economía] demand;

hay mucha demanda de informáticos there is a great demand for computer specialists;

ha crecido la demanda de productos reciclables there has been an increase in demand for recyclable products;

la demanda de trabajo en el sector turístico es muy alta jobs in the tourist industry are in high demand;

la oferta y la demanda supply and demand

3. [en derecho] lawsuit;
[por daños y perjuicios] claim;
interponer o [m5] presentar una demanda contra to take legal action against;

presenté una demanda contra la constructora por daños y perjuicios I sued the builders for damages;

una demanda por difamación a libel suit

* * *

demanda

f

1 demand (de for);

en demanda de (asking) for

2 COM demand;

tener mucha demanda be very popular;

tiene poca demanda there’s not much demand for it, it’s not very popular

3 JUR lawsuit, claim;

presentar o

interponer una demanda contra alguien take legal action against s.o.

* * *

demanda nf

1) : demand

la oferta y la demanda: supply and demand

2) : petition, request

3) : lawsuit

* * *

demanda n

1. (de productos) demand

la oferta y la demanda supply and demand

2. (acción judicial) lawsuit

Spanish-English dictionary > demanda
16 demanda1

= demand, pressure, push towards, request, exigency, clamour [clamor, -USA].

Ex. The best indexing system can respond to these various demands.

Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.

Ex. In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

Ex. Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.

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* a demanda = pro re nata.

* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.

* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.

* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* demanda comercial = market demand, commercial demand.

* demanda de mercado = market demand.

* demanda de temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda estacional = seasonal demand.

* demanda fija = inelastic demand.

* demanda masiva = mass market.

* demanda popular = public demand.

* demandas = demand load.

* demanda según la temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.

* edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* en demanda = in-demand.

* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.

* existir una demanda de = there + be + call for.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.

* indización según la demanda = request-oriented indexing.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.

* nivel de demanda = level of demand.

* oferta y demanda = supply and demand.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* publicación según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* satisfacer una demanda = meet + demand, satisfy + demand.

Spanish-English dictionary > demanda1
17 turbulencia

f.

1 turbulence.

2 uproar, clamor (alboroto).

* * *

turbulencia

► nombre femenino

1 turbulence

* * *

SF

1) (Meteo) turbulence

2) [de río, aguas] turbulence

3) (=desorden) [de época] turbulence; [de reunión] storminess

4) (=inquietud) restlessness

* * *

femenino

a) ( de las aguas) turbulence

b) (Aviac, Meteo) turbulence

c) (confusión, disturbios) turmoil

* * *

= wind shear, turbulence, whitewater, turbulent waters.

Ex. Find conference papers that discuss wind shear and aircraft.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex. The article 'Navigating permanent ' whitewater' of organizational change' explores the influence of organizational change on campus libraries.

Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

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* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.

* * *

femenino

a) ( de las aguas) turbulence

b) (Aviac, Meteo) turbulence

c) (confusión, disturbios) turmoil

* * *

= wind shear, turbulence, whitewater, turbulent waters.

Ex: Find conference papers that discuss wind shear and aircraft.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex: The article 'Navigating permanent ' whitewater' of organizational change' explores the influence of organizational change on campus libraries.

Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.

* * *

turbulencia

feminine

1 (de las aguas) turbulence

2 ( Aviac, Meteo) turbulence

3 (confusión, disturbios) turmoil

* * *

turbulencia sustantivo femenino
turbulence
turbulencia sustantivo femenino
1 Av Meteor turbulence
2 Soc disorder
' turbulencia' also found in these entries:
English:
turbulence

* * *

turbulencia nf

1. [de fluido] turbulence

2.
turbulencia (atmosférica) turbulence;

una zona de turbulencias an area of turbulence

3. [de época, situación] turbulence;
[de sentimientos] turmoil
4. [alboroto] uproar, clamour

* * *

turbulencia

f turbulence

* * *

turbulencia nf

: turbulence

* * *

turbulencia n turbulence

Spanish-English dictionary > turbulencia
18 griterío

m.

shouting, uproar, yelling, outcry.

* * *

griterío

► nombre masculino

1 shouting, uproar

* * *

SM shouting, uproar

* * *

masculino shouting, clamor*

* * *

= hue and cry.

Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

* * *

masculino shouting, clamor*

* * *

= hue and cry.

Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

* * *

griterío

masculine

shouting, clamor*

* * *

griterío sustantivo masculino
shouting, clamor^{( conjugate clamor)}
griterío sustantivo masculino clamour: no puedo pensar con tanto griterío, I can't think with so much shouting going on
' griterío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escandaloso
English:
shouting

* * *

griterío nm

screaming, shouting

* * *

griterío

m shouting

Spanish-English dictionary > griterío

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