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the lack

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1 falta de pruebas

= lack of evidence to the contrary

Ex. Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.

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= lack of evidence to the contrary

Ex: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.

Spanish-English dictionary > falta de pruebas
2 ausencia de

= lack of

Ex. Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.

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= lack of

Ex: Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.

Spanish-English dictionary > ausencia de
3 carencia de

= lack of

Ex. Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.

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= lack of

Ex: Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.

Spanish-English dictionary > carencia de
4 falta de

= lack of

Ex. Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.

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= lack of

Ex: Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.

Spanish-English dictionary > falta de
5 falta

f.

1 lack (carencia).

hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work

a falta de in the absence of

por falta de for want o lack of

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence

es una falta de educación it's bad manners

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect

2 absence (ausencia).

nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence

echar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)

sin falta without fail

el lunes sin falta on Monday without fail

3 fault.

sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/something

falta de ortografía spelling mistake

4 foul (sport) (infracción).

lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kick

falta libre directa direct free kick offense

falta personal personal foul

5 offense (law).

falta grave/leve serious/minor offense

6 missed period.

7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.

8 need, want.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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falta

► nombre femenino

1 (carencia) lack

■ falta de sensibilidad lack of sensitivity

2 (escasez) shortage

■ existe una falta de agua there is a water shortage

3 (ausencia) absence

4 (error) mistake

■ has hecho una falta de ortografía you've made a spelling mistake

5 (defecto) fault, defect

6 (mala acción) misdeed

7 MEDICINA missed period

8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)

9 DEPORTE (fútbol) foul; (tenis) fault

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...

coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

echar en falta to miss

hacer falta to be necessary

■ hizo falta un martillo we needed a hammer

no hace falta que... there is no need for...

pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

poner falta a alguien to mark somebody absent

por falta de...→ link=a a falta de

sacar faltas a to find fault with

sacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

sin falta without fail

tirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

¡falta hacía! and about time too!

falta de educación bad manners plural

falta de pago nonpayment

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noun f.

1) lack, want

2) fault, error

3) foul

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SF

1) (=carencia)

a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lack

los candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation

es evidente su falta de voluntad negociadora — it is clear that they have no wish to negotiate

• falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respect

la falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas

¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!

b)

• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of

a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information

a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer

• a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system

• a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the end

a falta de 40kms para la meta el ciclista se retiró — the cyclist withdrew 40kms from the finish

- a falta de pan, buenas son tortas

c)

• por falta de — for lack of

se absolvió al acusado por falta de pruebas — the defendant was acquitted for lack of evidence

el rosal se murió por falta de luz — the rose died due to lack of light

d)

• echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sb

echo en falta a mis amigos — I miss my friends

durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
educación 3)
2)

• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car

a este plato le hace falta sal — this dish needs more salt

lo que hace falta aquí es más disciplina — what's needed here is stricter discipline

aquí no haces falta — you're not needed here

no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else

es el hombre que hacía falta — he is the right man for the job

¡falta hacía! — and about time too!

si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go

• hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurse

no hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion

ahora lo que te hace falta es recuperar las fuerzas — what you need now is to regain your strength

¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!

• hacer falta que + subjun —

hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling

si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call

no hace falta que se lo digas — there's no need for you to tell him

ni falta que hace iró —

-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *

3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence

• poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent

falta de asistencia — absence

tiene cinco faltas de asistencia — he has been absent five times

4) (=infracción)

a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)

• falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct

• falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)

b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) fault

ha sido falta — it was a foul o fault

va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw

• cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb

• lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick

falta personal — personal foul

5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault

• sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb

siempre le está sacando faltas a todo lo que hago — she's always picking holes in everything I do

• sin falta — without fail

mañana sin falta recibirá nuestro informe — you will get our report tomorrow without fail

falta de ortografía — spelling mistake

6) [por estar embarazada] missed period

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femenino

1) (carencia, ausencia)

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

por falta de fondos — owing to a lack of funds

falta de personal — staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it

no es por falta de ganas — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo — she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor — for want of a better name

a falta de más información — in the absence of more information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing

2) ( inasistencia) tb

falta de asistencia — absence

le pusieron falta — they marked her down as absent

tienes 30 faltas — you have been absent 30 times

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

es mi segunda falta — I've missed two periods

4)

hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

lo traigo el jueves sin falta — I'll bring it on Thursday without fail

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

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= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.

Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.

Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.

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* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* falta de = lack of.

* falta de acceso = unavailability.

* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.

* falta de actualidad = datedness.

* falta de adecuación = misfit.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falta de alineación = misalignment.

* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.

* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.

* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.

* falta de certeza = uncertainty.

* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.

* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.

* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.

* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

* falta de comunicación = poor communication.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* falta de concienciación = unawareness.

* falta de confianza en = disbelief.

* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.

* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.

* falta de dirección = indirection.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.

* falta de educación = impoliteness.

* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.

* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.

* falta de esmero = sloppiness.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.

* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.

* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.

* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.

* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.

* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.

* falta de fondos = underfunding.

* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.

* falta de honradez = dishonesty.

* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.

* falta de importancia = worthlessness.

* falta de información = lack of information.

* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.

* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mérito = unworthiness.

* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.

* falta de notoriedad = low profile.

* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.

* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.

* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.

* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de predisposición = disinclination.

* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.

* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.

* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.

* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.

* falta de renovación = non-renewal.

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* falta de resolución = procrastination.

* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.

* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falta de seriedad = flippancy.

* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.

* falta de unión = disunity.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* falta de voluntad = reluctance.

* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.

* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* que falta = missing.

* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sin falta = without fail.

* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

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femenino

1) (carencia, ausencia)

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

por falta de fondos — owing to a lack of funds

falta de personal — staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it

no es por falta de ganas — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo — she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor — for want of a better name

a falta de más información — in the absence of more information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing

2) ( inasistencia) tb

falta de asistencia — absence

le pusieron falta — they marked her down as absent

tienes 30 faltas — you have been absent 30 times

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

es mi segunda falta — I've missed two periods

4)

hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

lo traigo el jueves sin falta — I'll bring it on Thursday without fail

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.

Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.

Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.

* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* falta de = lack of.

* falta de acceso = unavailability.

* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.

* falta de actualidad = datedness.

* falta de adecuación = misfit.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falta de alineación = misalignment.

* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.

* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.

* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.

* falta de certeza = uncertainty.

* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.

* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.

* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.

* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

* falta de comunicación = poor communication.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* falta de concienciación = unawareness.

* falta de confianza en = disbelief.

* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.

* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.

* falta de dirección = indirection.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.

* falta de educación = impoliteness.

* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.

* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.

* falta de esmero = sloppiness.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.

* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.

* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.

* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.

* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.

* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.

* falta de fondos = underfunding.

* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.

* falta de honradez = dishonesty.

* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.

* falta de importancia = worthlessness.

* falta de información = lack of information.

* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.

* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mérito = unworthiness.

* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.

* falta de notoriedad = low profile.

* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.

* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.

* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.

* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de predisposición = disinclination.

* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.

* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.

* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.

* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.

* falta de renovación = non-renewal.

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* falta de resolución = procrastination.

* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.

* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falta de seriedad = flippancy.

* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.

* falta de unión = disunity.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* falta de voluntad = reluctance.

* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.

* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* que falta = missing.

* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sin falta = without fail.

* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* * *

falta

feminine

A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sth

por falta de fondos owing to a lack of funds

no se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of time

falta de personal staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it

¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better name

a falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitude

echó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missing

se echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missed

B (inasistencia) absence

le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent

tienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 times

sin falta without fail

C (de la menstruación) missed period

es la segunda falta I've missed two periods

D

hacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with him

no hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay

¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!

le hace falta descansar he needs to rest

a ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)

me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very much

ni falta que (me/te/le) hace ( fam); so what? ( colloq), who cares? ( colloq)

nos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)

E (infracción, omisión) offense*

incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like that

agarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb out

Compuestos:

● falta de educación

es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table

● falta de lesiones

( Der) (minor) bodily harm

acusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harm

● falta de ortografía

spelling mistake

● falta de pago

nonpayment

F ( Dep)

1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) fault

el árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul

2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw

* * *

Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)

falta es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
◊ falta de personal staff shortage;

es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
◊ falta de asistencia absence;

le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3
a)

◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;

si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest
b)

◊ sin falta without fail

4 ( defecto) fault;
◊ a pesar de todas sus faltas in spite of all his faults;

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
a) ( infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul;

(— en tenis) fault
b) ( tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick;

(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( no estar) to be missing;

◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;

(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
◊ te falta un botón you have a button missing;

a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup
b) ( no haber suficiente):

◊ va a falta vino there won't be enough wine;

nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough time
c) ( hacer falta):

◊ le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her;

les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):
◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;

nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;

(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3
a) ( no asistir):

◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;

falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;

‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
◊ falta a clase to skip lessons;

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice
b) ( no cumplir):

◊ faltó a su promesa he didn't keep his promise;

¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt

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falta nf

1. [ausencia] absence;
[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;
nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;

estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;

en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;

la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;

estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;

ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;

es una falta de educación it's bad manners;

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;

¡qué o [m5] vaya falta de seriedad! it's disgraceful!;

a falta de in the absence of;

a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;

echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;
[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;
no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;

si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;

sin falta without fail;

hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;

Comp

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better

2.
hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;

me hace falta suerte I need some luck;

me haces mucha falta I really need you;

si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;

¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;

espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;

no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares

3. [no asistencia] absence;

me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this month

Comp
falta de asistencia absence
4. [imperfección] fault;
[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;
sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb

5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;
[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;
una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;

falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;

he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictation

Comp
falta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment
6. Dep [infracción] foul;
[en tenis] fault;
cometer o [m5] hacer una falta to commit a foul;

cometer o [m5] hacer una falta a alguien to foul sb;

señalar una falta to give o award a free kick

Comp
falta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;
falta libre directa direct free kick offence;

falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;

falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;

falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;

falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;

falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foul

7. Dep [tiro libre] free kick;

marcar de falta to score from a free kick;

lanzar o [m5] sacar una falta to take a free kick

Comp
falta libre directa direct free kick;
falta libre indirecta indirect free kick

8. [en la menstruación] missed period;

ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods

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falta

f

1 ( escasez) lack, want;

falta de lack of, shortage of;

a o

por falta de due to o for lack of;

por falta de tiempo due to o for o

through lack of time;

por falta de capital for lack of capital

2 ( error) mistake;

sin faltas perfect

3 ( ausencia) absence;

echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.

4 en tenis fault; en fútbol, baloncesto foul;

hacer una falta en fútbol commit a foul, foul;

hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;

doble falta en tenis double fault;

cometer doble falta double-fault

5 DEP ( tiro libre) free kick;

lanzar una falta take a free kick;

marcar de falta score from a free kick;

pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick

6

:

hacer falta be necessary;

buena falta le hace it’s about time;

no me hace falta I don’t need it;

ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss

7

:

sin falta without fail

* * *

falta nf

1) carencia: lack

hacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed

2) defecto: defect, fault, error

3) : offense, misdemeanor

4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)

* * *

falta n

1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage

hubo falta de alimentos there was a shortage of food

2. (ausencia) absence

la profesora le puso una falta the teacher marked him down as absent

3. (error) mistake

una falta de ortografía a spelling mistake

4. (acción censurable) offence

fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you

5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul

cometió una falta he committed a foul

6. (en tenis) fault

echar en falta to miss

echaba en falta a su familia he missed his family

eché en falta varios libros I realized some of my books were missing

hacer falta to need

no hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come

te hace falta un bolígrafo rojo you need a red pen

sin falta without fail

Spanish-English dictionary > falta
6 carencia

f.

1 lack (ausencia).

sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affection

sufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need

2 scarcity, shortage, lack, insufficiency.

3 deprivation.

* * *

carencia

► nombre femenino

1 lack (de, of)

■ hay carencia de médicos there's a lack of doctors

* * *

noun f.

1) lack

2) shortage

* * *

SF

1) (=ausencia) lack; (=escasez) lack, shortage, scarcity frm

una carencia absoluta de recursos económicos — a total lack of economic resources

la carencia de agua y alimentos empieza a ser preocupante — the lack o shortage o scarcity of water is starting to become worrying

para compensar las carencias vitamínicas — to make up for vitamin deficiencies

sufrió graves carencias emocionales y materiales — he suffered extreme emotional and material deprivation

2) (Econ) (=periodo) period free of interest payments and debt repayments

* * *

femenino

a) ( escasez) lack, shortage

carencia de recursos financieros — lack of financial resources

b) (Med) deficiency

carencia de vitamina A — vitamin A deficiency

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.

Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.

Ex. The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.

Ex. The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.

Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

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* carencia de = lack of.

* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.

* carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.

* tener carencias = find + wanting.

* * *

femenino

a) ( escasez) lack, shortage

carencia de recursos financieros — lack of financial resources

b) (Med) deficiency

carencia de vitamina A — vitamin A deficiency

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.

Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.

Ex: The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.

Ex: The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.

Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

* carencia de = lack of.

* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.

* carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.

* tener carencias = find + wanting.

* * *

carencia

feminine

1 (escasez) lack, shortage

carencia de recursos financieros lack of financial resources

2 ( Med) deficiency

tiene una carencia de vitamina A he has a vitamin A deficiency

3 (de un seguro) exclusion period

* * *

carencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( escasez) lack, shortage;

◊ carencia de recursos financieros lack of financial resources

b) (Med) deficiency;

◊ carencia de vitamina A vitamin A deficiency

carencia sustantivo femenino (falta, privación) lack [de, of]
(escasez) shortage [de, of]
' carencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grosería
- incomodidad
- falta
- limitación
- privación
- subsanar
English:
acute
- deficiency
- want
- woeful
- lack

* * *

carencia nf

1. [ausencia] lack;
[defecto] deficiency;
sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affection;

sufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need

2. [en la dieta] deficiency

Comp
carencia vitamínica vitamin deficiency
* * *

carencia

f lack (de of)

* * *

carencia nf

1) falta: lack

2) escasez: shortage

3) deficiencia: deficiency

* * *

carencia n lack

Spanish-English dictionary > carencia
7 inseguridad

f.

1 insecurity (falta de confianza).

2 uncertainty (duda).

3 lack of safety (peligro).

inseguridad ciudadana lack of law and order

4 unsafe condition, unsafety.

* * *

inseguridad

► nombre femenino

1 (falta de confianza) insecurity

2 (duda) uncertainty

3 (peligro) lack of safety

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

inseguridad ciudadana lack of safety on the streets

■ hay que solucionar el problema de la inseguridad ciudadana we have to make our streets safer

* * *

SF

1) (=peligro) lack of safety

inseguridad ciudadana — lack of safety in the streets, decline in law and order

2) (=falta de confianza) insecurity

3) (=falta de estabilidad) unsteadiness

4) (=incertidumbre) uncertainty

inseguridad laboral — lack of job security

* * *

femenino

a) ( falta de confianza) insecurity

b) (falta de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteadiness

c) ( falta de garantías) insecurity, lack of security

d) (en ciudad, barrio)

hay mucha inseguridad en esta ciudad — this city is very unsafe o dangerous

la inseguridad ciudadana — the lack of safety on our streets

* * *

= insecurity, precariousness, unsureness.

Ex. Both staff and users may suffer from fear, insecurity and general apprehension of new technology.

Ex. In the 1980s, both groups became subject to greater instability, an increasing precariousness of contracts and decreases in real wages.

Ex. She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.

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* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.

* * *

femenino

a) ( falta de confianza) insecurity

b) (falta de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteadiness

c) ( falta de garantías) insecurity, lack of security

d) (en ciudad, barrio)

hay mucha inseguridad en esta ciudad — this city is very unsafe o dangerous

la inseguridad ciudadana — the lack of safety on our streets

* * *

= insecurity, precariousness, unsureness.

Ex: Both staff and users may suffer from fear, insecurity and general apprehension of new technology.

Ex: In the 1980s, both groups became subject to greater instability, an increasing precariousness of contracts and decreases in real wages.

Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.

* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.

* * *

inseguridad

feminine

1 (falta de confianza) insecurity

2 (falta de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteadiness

3 (falta de garantías) insecurity, lack of security

4

(en una ciudad, un barrio): hay mucha inseguridad en nuestras ciudades our cities are very unsafe

la inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety on our streets

* * *

inseguridad sustantivo femenino
a) ( falta de confianza) insecurity;

◊ inseguridad laboral job insecurity

b) (falta de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteadiness

c) ( falta de garantías) insecurity, lack of security

d) (en ciudad, barrio):

◊ la inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety on our streets

inseguridad sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de confianza) insecurity
2 (duda) uncertainty
3 (peligro) lack of safety
inseguridad ciudadana, crime
' inseguridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciudadano
English:
diffidence
- insecurity
- unsteadiness

* * *

inseguridad nf

1. [falta de confianza] insecurity

2. [duda] uncertainty

3. [peligro] lack of safety

Comp
inseguridad ciudadana:
ha aumentado la inseguridad ciudadana people feel less safe on the streets

* * *

inseguridad

f

1 de una persona insecurity

2 de estructura unsteadiness

3 ( peligro) lack of safety, danger;

está aumentando la inseguridad ciudadana the coutry is becoming increasingly dangerous

* * *

inseguridad nf

1) : insecurity

2) : lack of safety

3) : uncertainty

* * *

inseguridad n insecurity

Si hay inseguridad ciudadana se dice the streets are not safe

Spanish-English dictionary > inseguridad
8 insuficiencia

f.

1 lack, shortage (escasez).

2 failure, insufficiency (medicine).

insuficiencia cardiaca/renal heart/kidney failure

* * *

insuficiencia

► nombre femenino

1 (escasez) shortage, insufficiency

2 MEDICINA failure, insufficiency

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

insuficiencia cardiaca heart failure

* * *

SF

1) (=escasez) insufficiency

insuficiencia de franqueo — underpaid postage

2) (=carencia) lack, shortage

insuficiencia de recursos — lack of resources

debido a la insuficiencia de personal — due to shortage of staff

3) (=incompetencia) incompetence

4) (Med)

insuficiencia cardíaca — heart failure

insuficiencia renal — kidney failure

insuficiencia respiratoria — shortage of breath

5) pl insuficiencias (=fallos) inadequacies; (=carencias) deficiencies

existen muchas insuficiencias en el sistema judicial — there are many inadequacies in the judicial system

insuficiencias en la dieta alimenticia — deficiencies in the diet

* * *

femenino

a) ( escasez)

la insuficiencia de medios/calcio — the lack of resources/calcium

la insuficiencia de personal — the staff shortage

b) insuficiencias femenino plural (fallos, inadecuaciones) inadequacies (pl)

las insuficiencias del sistema — the inadequacies of the system

insuficiencias en la alimentación — dietary deficiencies

- insuficiencia cardíaca/renal

* * *

= disability, inadequacy, shortage, underload, insufficiency.

Ex. All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex. Prolonged periods of underload or overload are unarguably dysfunctional.

Ex. These libraries encounter difficulties with shortage of space, finance and staff, and above all, an insufficiency of foreign literature.

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* insuficiencia cardíaca = heart failure.

* insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva = congestive heart failure.

* insuficiencia renal = renal failure, kidney failure.

* * *

femenino

a) ( escasez)

la insuficiencia de medios/calcio — the lack of resources/calcium

la insuficiencia de personal — the staff shortage

b) insuficiencias femenino plural (fallos, inadecuaciones) inadequacies (pl)

las insuficiencias del sistema — the inadequacies of the system

insuficiencias en la alimentación — dietary deficiencies

- insuficiencia cardíaca/renal

* * *

= disability, inadequacy, shortage, underload, insufficiency.

Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex: Prolonged periods of underload or overload are unarguably dysfunctional.

Ex: These libraries encounter difficulties with shortage of space, finance and staff, and above all, an insufficiency of foreign literature.

* insuficiencia cardíaca = heart failure.

* insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva = congestive heart failure.

* insuficiencia renal = renal failure, kidney failure.

* * *

insuficiencia

feminine

A

(escasez): la insuficiencia de medios the lack of resources

la insuficiencia de personal the staff shortage

insuficiencia de calcio en la dieta lack of calcium in the diet, insufficient calcium in the diet

B insuficiencias fpl (fallos, inadecuaciones) inadequacies (pl)

las insuficiencias del sistema the inadequacies of the system

suplir insuficiencias en la alimentación to compensate for dietary deficiencies

Compuestos:

● insuficiencia cardíaca

heart failure

● insuficiencia renal

kidney failure

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insuficiencia sustantivo femenino ( escasez):
◊ insuficiencia de medios lack of resources;

insuficiencia de personal staff shortage
insuficiencia sustantivo femenino insufficiency
Med insuficiencia renal/respiratoria, kidney/respiratory failure

' insuficiencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deficiencia
English:
failure
- inadequacy

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insuficiencia nf

1. [escasez] lack, shortage;

el proyecto fue abandonado por insuficiencia de medios the project was dropped owing to a lack of resources;

fue producido por una insuficiencia vitamínica it was caused by a vitamin deficiency;

las insuficiencias de un tratado the deficiencies o weak points of a treaty

2. Med failure, insufficiency

Comp
insuficiencia cardiaca heart failure;
insuficiencia renal kidney failure;

insuficiencia respiratoria respiratory failure

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insuficiencia

f

1 lack

2 MED failure

* * *

insuficiencia nf

1) : insufficiency, inadequacy

2)

insuficiencia cardíaca : heart failure

Spanish-English dictionary > insuficiencia
9 escasez

f.

1 shortage (insuficiencia).

escasez de mano de obra labor shortage

2 scarcity, meagerness, lack, shortage.

* * *

escasez

► nombre femenino

1 (carencia) scarcity, lack, shortage

2 (mezquindad) meanness, stinginess

* * *

noun f.

1) scarcity, lack, shortage

2) want

* * *

SF

1) (=insuficiencia) shortage, scarcity más frm

escasez de agua — shortage o scarcity más frm of water

escasez de fondos — shortage of funds

hay escasez de medicamentos — there is a shortage of medicine, medicine is in short supply

escasez de mano de obra/viviendas — labour/housing shortage

2) (=pobreza) poverty

viven en la escasez — they live in poverty

3) pl escaseces (=apuros)

han pasado muchas escaseces — they suffered great hardships

4) †† (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess

* * *

femenino shortage

una época de escasez — a time of shortages

por escasez de medios — owing to a lack of resources

hubo escasez de agua — there was a water shortage

* * *

= poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.

Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex. One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.

Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex. The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.

Ex. This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.

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* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.

* escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.

* escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* una escasez de = a dearth of.

* * *

femenino shortage

una época de escasez — a time of shortages

por escasez de medios — owing to a lack of resources

hubo escasez de agua — there was a water shortage

* * *

= poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.

Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex: One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.

Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex: The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.

Ex: This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.

* escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.

* escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* una escasez de = a dearth of.

* * *

escasez

feminine

shortage

la posguerra fue una época de escasez the postwar period was a time of shortages

escasez DE algo:

la escasez de medios hizo que fracasara el plan the lack of resources led to the failure of the plan

ese verano hubo escasez de agua there was a water shortage that summer

la escasez de recursos naturales es el problema principal del país the country's main problem is its lack o shortage of natural resources o is the scarcity of its natural resources

* * *

escasez sustantivo femenino
shortage;
◊ hubo escasez de agua there was a water shortage;

por escasez de medios owing to a lack of resources
escasez sustantivo femenino shortage

' escasez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carencia
- concienciar
- déficit
- privación
- insuficiencia
- mal
- penuria
English:
absence
- basic
- chronic
- dearth
- hoard
- labour
- lack
- scarcity
- shortage
- undermanning

* * *

escasez nf

1. [insuficiencia] shortage;

hay escasez de agua en esa región there a shortage of water in that region;

la escasez de población es un problema en la zona the dearth of population is a problem in the area;

montan espectáculos con gran escasez de medios they put on shows with very slender resources

2. [pobreza] poverty;

en tiempos de escasez in times of hardship

* * *

escasez

f shortage, scarcity

* * *

escasez nf, pl - seces : shortage, scarcity

* * *

escasez n shortage

Spanish-English dictionary > escasez
10 coherencia

f.

1 consistency.

2 coherence, cohesion, coherency, cogency.

* * *

coherencia

► nombre femenino

1 coherence, coherency

* * *

noun f.

coherence

* * *

SF

1) [de ideas, razonamiento, exposición] coherence

2) [de acciones, proyecto, política] consistency

3) (Fís) cohesion

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( congruencia) coherence, logic

con coherencia — coherently o logically

b) ( consecuencia) consistency

actuar con coherencia — to be consistent

qué falta de coherencia! — he's/it's so inconsistent

2) (Fís) coherence

* * *

= coherence, congruence, consistency, unity, congruency.

Ex. At the same time outdated terminology adds to the lack of coherence.

Ex. Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.

Ex. Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.

Ex. The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.

Ex. The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.

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* coherencia editorial = editorial continuity.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* tener coherencia = cohere.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( congruencia) coherence, logic

con coherencia — coherently o logically

b) ( consecuencia) consistency

actuar con coherencia — to be consistent

qué falta de coherencia! — he's/it's so inconsistent

2) (Fís) coherence

* * *

= coherence, congruence, consistency, unity, congruency.

Ex: At the same time outdated terminology adds to the lack of coherence.

Ex: Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.

Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.

Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.

Ex: The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.

* coherencia editorial = editorial continuity.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* tener coherencia = cohere.

* * *

coherencia

feminine

A

1 (congruencia) coherence, logic

expuso sus ideas con coherencia she expressed her ideas coherently o logically

2 (consecuencia) consistency

hay que actuar con coherencia you have to be consistent

la falta de coherencia entre lo que predican y lo que hacen the lack of consistency between what they preach and what they do

B ( Fís) coherence

* * *

coherencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( congruencia) coherence, logic;

◊ con coherencia coherently o logically

b) ( consecuencia) consistency;

◊ actuar con coherencia to be consistent

c) (Fís) coherence

coherencia sustantivo femenino coherence, consistency: la coherencia de sus argumentos era aplastante, his reasoning was extremely coherent
' coherencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consecuencia
- inconsistente
English:
consistency

* * *

coherencia nf

1. [de conducta, estilo] consistency;

actuar con coherencia to be consistent;

en coherencia con su postura, se negó a utilizar la violencia in accordance with his position, he refused to use violence

2. [de razonamiento] coherence;

falta de coherencia lack of coherence

3. Fís cohesion

* * *

coherencia

f coherence

* * *

coherencia nf

: coherence

♦ coherente adj

Spanish-English dictionary > coherencia
11 desprotección

f.

lack of protection, exposure.

* * *

SF

1) (=falta de protección) vulnerability, defencelessness, defenselessness (EEUU)

2) (Jur) lack of legal protection

3) (Inform) deprotection

* * *

femenino lack of protection

menores en situación de desprotección — minors in a vulnerable situation

la desprotección legal — the lack of legal protection

* * *

= defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].

Ex. She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.

* * *

femenino lack of protection

menores en situación de desprotección — minors in a vulnerable situation

la desprotección legal — the lack of legal protection

* * *

= defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].

Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.

* * *

desprotección

feminine

lack of protection

menores en situación de desprotección minors in a vulnerable situation

la desprotección legal de las madres solteras the lack of legal protection for single mothers

* * *

desprotección

f vulnerability

Spanish-English dictionary > desprotección
12 incivismo

SM antisocial behaviour or outlook etc

* * *

masculino lack of public spirit

* * *

= lack of public spirit, uncivic behaviour.

Ex. But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.

Ex. While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.

* * *

masculino lack of public spirit

* * *

= lack of public spirit, uncivic behaviour.

Ex: But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.

Ex: While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.

* * *

incivismo

masculine

lack of public spirit

Spanish-English dictionary > incivismo
13 inexistencia

f.

1 nonexistence.

2 non-existence, nonexistence, inexistence, absence.

3 absolute nullity.

* * *

inexistencia

► nombre femenino

1 nonexistence

* * *

SF non-existence

* * *

femenino

la inexistencia de pruebas en su contra — the lack of evidence against him

la inexistencia de normas que lo regulen — the non-existence of regulations to control it

* * *

= non-existence.

Ex. In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

* * *

femenino

la inexistencia de pruebas en su contra — the lack of evidence against him

la inexistencia de normas que lo regulen — the non-existence of regulations to control it

* * *

= non-existence.

Ex: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

* * *

inexistencia

feminine

lack

la inexistencia de pruebas en su contra the lack of evidence against him

la inexistencia de unas normas que lo regulen the fact that there are no regulations to control it, the non-existence of regulations to control it

* * *

inexistencia nf

nonexistence;

la inexistencia de competencia ha favorecido su expansión the absence of competition has made it easy for them to expand

* * *

inexistencia

f lack

* * *

inexistencia nf

: lack, nonexistence

Spanish-English dictionary > inexistencia
14 congruencia

f.

1 consistency.

2 congruence, equality, matching, congruency.

* * *

congruencia

► nombre femenino

1 (conveniencia) congruity

2 MATEMÁTICAS congruence

* * *

SF

1) (Mat) congruence

2) (=coherencia) suitability

* * *

femenino

a) (coherencia, concordancia) coherence

lo que dices no tiene congruencia — what you're saying isn't logical o lacks coherence

la falta de congruencia entre lo que dice y lo que hace — the lack of consistency between what he says and what he does

b) (Der, Mat) congruence

* * *

= congruence, congruency.

Ex. Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.

Ex. The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.

* * *

femenino

a) (coherencia, concordancia) coherence

lo que dices no tiene congruencia — what you're saying isn't logical o lacks coherence

la falta de congruencia entre lo que dice y lo que hace — the lack of consistency between what he says and what he does

b) (Der, Mat) congruence

* * *

= congruence, congruency.

Ex: Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.

Ex: The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.

* * *

congruencia

feminine

1 (coherencia, concordancia) coherence

lo que dices no tiene ninguna congruencia what you're saying isn't logical o lacks coherence

la falta de congruencia entre lo que dice y lo que hace the lack of consistency between what he says and what he does

2 ( Der) congruence, cohesion

3 ( Mat) congruence

* * *

congruencia sustantivo femenino consistency: no hay congruencia entre lo que dices y lo que de verdad quieres, there is a lack of consistency between what you say and what you really want
' congruencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coherencia

* * *

congruencia nf

1. [coherencia] consistency;

no hay congruencia entre el planteamiento y la conclusión there is no consistency between the initial presentation of the subject and the conclusion;

lo que dice no guarda congruencia con lo que hace there's no consistency between what he says and what he does

2. Der congruence, cohesion

3. Mat congruence

* * *

congruencia

f

1 consistency

2 MAT congruence

* * *

congruencia nf

1) : congruence

2) coherencia: coherence

♦ congruente adj

Spanish-English dictionary > congruencia
15 pudor

m.

1 shyness (recato).

2 modesty (modestia).

3 bashfulness, modesty, decorum, pudendum.

* * *

pudor

► nombre masculino

1 (decencia) decency

■ se desnudó sin ningún tipo de pudor he undressed with no sign of embarrassment

2 (modestia) modesty

* * *

SM

1) (=recato) modesty; (=timidez) shyness; (=vergüenza) (sense of) shame, (sense of) decency

con pudor — modestly, discreetly

tenía pudor de confesarlo — he was ashamed to confess it

alardea sin pudor de su riqueza — she boasts unashamedly o openly about her wealth

lo dijo sin ningún pudor — she said it without embarrassment

2) (=castidad) chastity, virtue

atentado al pudor — indecent assault

* * *

masculino

a) ( recato sexual) modesty (arch)

no se desnudó por pudor — she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off

es una falta de pudor — it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency

b) ( reserva) reserve

nos habló sin pudor de sus problemas — he talked to us very openly about his problems

* * *

= decorum, bashfulness.

Ex. The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

Ex. In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg.A5 Anger.A9 Awe.B3 bashfulness.F2 Fear.H3 Hate.L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.

* * *

masculino

a) ( recato sexual) modesty (arch)

no se desnudó por pudor — she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off

es una falta de pudor — it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency

b) ( reserva) reserve

nos habló sin pudor de sus problemas — he talked to us very openly about his problems

* * *

= decorum, bashfulness.

Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

Ex: In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg.A5 Anger.A9 Awe.B3 bashfulness.F2 Fear.H3 Hate.L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.

* * *

pudor

masculine

1 (recato sexual) modesty ( arch)

no se desnudó por pudor she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off

me parece una falta de pudor I think it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency

2 (reserva) reserve

nos habló sin pudor alguno de sus dificultades económicas he talked to us very openly o frankly about his financial problems

* * *

pudor sustantivo masculino
a) ( recato sexual) modesty;

◊ no se desnudó por pudor she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off;

es una falta de pudor it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency
b) ( reserva) reserve;

◊ nos habló sin pudor he talked to us very openly

pudor m (vergüenza) shame: no tiene pudor, he has no sense of decency
' pudor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decencia
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- desvergüenza
- embarazar
- honestidad
- vergüenza
- decoro
- recato
English:
decency
- impurity
- modesty

* * *

pudor nm

1. [recato] shyness;
[vergüenza] (sense of) shame;
no se ducha en público por pudor he's too embarrassed o shy to have a shower in front of other people

2. [modestia] modesty

* * *

pudor

m modesty

* * *

pudor nm

: modesty, reserve

Spanish-English dictionary > pudor
16 ciudadano

adj.

civic.

m.

citizen, countryman, member of the public, townsman.

* * *

ciudadano

► adjetivo

1 civic

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 citizen

► nombre masculino plural los ciudadanos

1 townspeople, city dwellers

* * *

(f. - ciudadana)

noun

citizen

* * *
ciudadano, -a
1.

ADJ civic, city antes de s

el orgullo ciudadano — civic pride

2.

SM / F citizen

el ciudadano de a pie — the man in the street

ciudadano de honor — freeman of the city

ciudadano del mundo — citizen of the world

ciudadanos de segunda clase — second-class citizens

* * *
I
- na adjetivo < vida> city (before n)

la inseguridad ciudadana — the lack of safety in towns o cities

es un deber ciudadano — it's the duty of every citizen

con la colaboración ciudadana — with the cooperation of the people
II
- na masculino, femenino

1) ( habitante) citizen

- ciudadano de a pie

2) (Ven frml) ( al dirigirse - a un hombre) sir; (- a una mujer) madam

todos los ciudadanos deben acudir a la taquilla — everyone should go to the ticket office

* * *

= citizen, national, constituent, private citizen, burgess, member of the public, punter.

Ex. This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.

Ex. This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.

Ex. This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.

Ex. Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.

Ex. They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.

Ex. As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.

Ex. It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.

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* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.

* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).

* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre.

* ciudadano británico = Briton.

* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.

* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.

* ciudadano, particular = private citizen.

* ciudadanos = citizenry, townspeople.

* ciudadano soldado = citizen soldier.

* conciudadano = fellow citizen.

* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.

* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.

* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.

* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB) = Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).

* participación ciudadana = community involvement.

* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.

* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo < vida> city (before n)

la inseguridad ciudadana — the lack of safety in towns o cities

es un deber ciudadano — it's the duty of every citizen

con la colaboración ciudadana — with the cooperation of the people
II
- na masculino, femenino

1) ( habitante) citizen

- ciudadano de a pie

2) (Ven frml) ( al dirigirse - a un hombre) sir; (- a una mujer) madam

todos los ciudadanos deben acudir a la taquilla — everyone should go to the ticket office

* * *

= citizen, national, constituent, private citizen, burgess, member of the public, punter.

Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.

Ex: This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.

Ex: This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.

Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.

Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.

Ex: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.

Ex: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.

* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.

* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).

* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre.

* ciudadano británico = Briton.

* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.

* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.

* ciudadano, particular = private citizen.

* ciudadanos = citizenry, townspeople.

* ciudadano soldado = citizen soldier.

* conciudadano = fellow citizen.

* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.

* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.

* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.

* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB) = Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).

* participación ciudadana = community involvement.

* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.

* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* * *

ciudadano¹ -na

adjective

la vida ciudadana town o city life

la inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety in towns o cities

el deber ciudadano de acudir a las urnas the duty of every citizen to use his or her vote

la colaboración ciudadana the cooperation of the people

ciudadano² -na

masculine, feminine

A (habitante) citizen

el alcalde ha pedido la colaboración de todos los ciudadanos the mayor has asked everyone in the town o all of the townspeople o all of the residents to help

la seguridad de todos los ciudadanos the security of all citizens o of the population as a whole

Compuesto:

ciudadano de a pie

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary o average person

B

1 ( Ven frml) (al dirigirse — a un hombre) sir; (— a una mujer) madam

ciudadana, ¿me permite su licencia de conducir? could I see your license please, madam?

todos los ciudadanos deben acudir a la taquilla all visitors o everyone should go to the ticket office

2 ( Ven iró) (individuo) character ( iro)

* * *

ciudadano
◊ -na adjetivo ‹ vida› city ( before n);

la inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety in towns o cities;
es un deber ciudadano it's the duty of every citizen
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( habitante) citizen
ciudadano,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino citizen
el ciudadano de a pie, the man in the street
II adjetivo civic

' ciudadano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciudadana
- súbdita
- súbdito
- citadino
- medio
- nacional
English:
citizen
- man
- model
- national
- Briton

* * *

ciudadano, -a

♦ adj
[deberes, conciencia] civic; [urbano] city;
seguridad ciudadana public safety;

vida ciudadana city life

♦ nm,f

citizen;

un ciudadano de Buenos Aires a citizen of Buenos Aires;

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street

* * *

ciudadano

I adj civic;

seguridad ciudadana public safety

II m, ciudadana f citizen;

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street

* * *

ciudadano, -na adj

: civic, city

ciudadano, -na n

1) nacional: citizen

2) habitante: resident, city dweller

* * *

ciudadano n citizen

un ciudadano español a Spanish citizen

Spanish-English dictionary > ciudadano
17 compensar

v.

1 to make up for (valer la pena).

no me compensa (perder tanto tiempo) it's not worth my while (wasting all that time)

2 to compensate, to balance, to compensate for, to make for.

El dinero compensa la pérdida The money compensates the loss.

El jefe compensa a la chica The boss compensates the girl.

El juez compensó a María por el accidente The judge compensated Mary for...

3 to clear.

El juez compensó el caso de Ricardo The judge cleared John's case.

* * *

compensar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pérdida, error) to make up for

2 (indemnizar) to compensate, indemnify

■ nos compensaron con quinientos euros they gave us five hunderd euros in compensation

3 TÉCNICA to balance, compensate

4 familiar (merecer la pena) to be worth one's while

■ este trabajo no me compensa this job's not worth my while

* * *

verb

1) to compensate (for)

2) make up (for)

* * *

1. VT

1) (=indemnizar) to compensate ( por for)

compensar económicamente a algn — to compensate sb financially

lo compensaron con 100 dólares por los cristales rotos — he received 100 dollars compensation for the broken windows

¿cómo puedo compensarte por lo que has hecho por mí? — how can I repay you for what you have done for me?

2) (=equilibrar) [+ pérdida, falta] to compensate for, make up for; [+ efecto, bajada] to compensate for, offset; [+ gastos] to repay, reimburse; [+ error] to make amends for

le ponen luz artificial para compensar la falta de sol — they put in artificial lighting to compensate for o make up for the lack of sunlight

espero que el resultado le compense la molestia — I hope the result makes it worth your trouble

3) (Mec) [+ ruedas] to balance

4) (Econ) [+ cheque] to clear

2.

VI

no compensa — it's not worth it, it's not worthwhile

te compensa hacerlo — it's worth you doing it, it's worth your while doing it o to do it

compensa gastarse más dinero ahora y ahorrarlo después — it pays to spend more now and save money later, it's worth spending more now to save money later on

el esfuerzo no compensa — it's not worth the effort

no me compensa el tiempo que he invertido — it isn't worth the time I've spent on it

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

no compensa hacer un viaje tan largo — it's not worth making such a long journey; (+ me/te/le etc)

no me compensa hacerlo por tan poco dinero — it's not worth my while doing it for so little money
2.
compensar vt

1)

a) ( contrarrestar) <pérdida/deficiencia> to compensate for, make up for; < efecto> to offset

su entusiasmo compensa su falta de experiencia — his enthusiasm makes up for his lack of experience

b) < persona>

compensar a alguien por algo — to compensate somebody for something

la compañía nos compensará por el retraso — the company will compensate us for the delay

lo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños — he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damages

quisiera compensarte de alguna manera por la molestia — I would like to repay you in some way for all your trouble

2) < cheque> to clear
3.
compensarse v pron

a) fuerzas (recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other out

b) pérdida/efecto

compensarse con algo — to be offset by something

se compensa con una rebaja en los impuestos — it is offset by o compensated for by tax cuts

* * *

= compensate, offset, repay, even out, balance, make + amends (for/to), balance out, requite.

Ex. Whatever the immediate difficulties may be, they will be more than compensated for by the long-term benefits of automated bibliographic control.

Ex. Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex. The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.

Ex. But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.

Ex. It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.

Ex. The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.

Ex. If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.

Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

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* compensar a Alguien = make + it + up to + Alguien.

* compensar por = make up for, outweigh, outbalance.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

no compensa hacer un viaje tan largo — it's not worth making such a long journey; (+ me/te/le etc)

no me compensa hacerlo por tan poco dinero — it's not worth my while doing it for so little money
2.
compensar vt

1)

a) ( contrarrestar) <pérdida/deficiencia> to compensate for, make up for; < efecto> to offset

su entusiasmo compensa su falta de experiencia — his enthusiasm makes up for his lack of experience

b) < persona>

compensar a alguien por algo — to compensate somebody for something

la compañía nos compensará por el retraso — the company will compensate us for the delay

lo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños — he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damages

quisiera compensarte de alguna manera por la molestia — I would like to repay you in some way for all your trouble

2) < cheque> to clear
3.
compensarse v pron

a) fuerzas (recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other out

b) pérdida/efecto

compensarse con algo — to be offset by something

se compensa con una rebaja en los impuestos — it is offset by o compensated for by tax cuts

* * *

= compensate, offset, repay, even out, balance, make + amends (for/to), balance out, requite.

Ex: Whatever the immediate difficulties may be, they will be more than compensated for by the long-term benefits of automated bibliographic control.

Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex: The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.

Ex: But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.

Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.

Ex: The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.

Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.

Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

* compensar a Alguien = make + it + up to + Alguien.

* compensar por = make up for, outweigh, outbalance.

* * *

compensar [A1 ]

vi

no compensa hacer un viaje tan largo para quedarse sólo tres días it's not worth making such a long journey just to stay three days

(+ me/te/le etc): no me compensa hacerlo por tan poco dinero it's not worth my while doing it for so little money

no creo que le compense venirse hasta aquí para trabajar dos horas I don't think it's worth her coming here (just) to work two hours

■ compensar

vt

A

1 ‹pérdida› to compensate for, make up for; ‹efecto› to offset

2 ‹persona› compensar a algn POR algo to compensate sb FOR sth

lo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damages

quisiera compensarte de alguna manera por la molestia I would like to repay you in some way for all your trouble

B ‹cheque› to clear

■ compensarse

v pron

1 «fuerzas» ( recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other out

2

«pérdida/efecto»: compensarse CON algo: esto se compensa con una rebaja en los impuestos this is offset by o compensated for by tax cuts

* * *

compensar ( conjugate compensar) verbo intransitivo:
◊ no compensa hacer un viaje tan largo it's not worth making such a long journey;

no me compensa it's not worth my while
verbo transitivo
1
a) ( contrarrestar) ‹pérdida/deficiencia› to compensate for, make up for;

‹ efecto› to offset;
◊ su entusiasmo compensa su falta de experiencia his enthusiasm makes up for his lack of experience

b) ‹ persona› compensar a algn por algo ‹por pérdidas/retraso› to compensate sb for sth;

◊ lo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damages

2 ‹ cheque› to clear
compensarse verbo pronominal [ fuerzas] ( recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other out
compensar
I verbo transitivo
1 (equilibrar) to make up for
2 (indemnizar) to compensate (for)
II verbo intransitivo (merecer la pena) to be worthwhile: no me compensa vivir tan lejos, it's not worth my while to live so far away
' compensar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortizar
- comida
- comido
- gratificar
- suplir
- recuperar
- resarcir
English:
amends
- atone
- compensate
- good
- hedge
- make up
- make up for
- offset
- redeem
- cancel
- even
- off

* * *

compensar

♦ vt

1. [contrarrestar] to make up for;

su talento compensa la falta de educación formal her talent makes up for the fact that she lacks a formal education;

compensaron las pérdidas con las ganancias the profit they made cancelled out their losses

2. [indemnizar]
compensar a alguien (de o [m5] por) to compensate sb (for);

la compensaron con 2 millones she got 2 million in compensation;

te compensaré por el esfuerzo I'll make it worth your while

♦ vi

to be worthwhile;

no compensa it's not worth it;

no me compensa (perder tanto tiempo) it's not worth my while (wasting all that time);

compensa más comprarlo a granel it pays o it's more economical to buy it in bulk

♦ See also the pronominal verb compensarse

* * *

compensar

I v/t compensate ( por for)

II v/i fig

be worthwhile

* * *

compensar vt

: to compensate for, to make up for

compensar vi

: to be worth one's while

* * *

compensar vb

1. (contrarrestar) to make up for / to compensate

el jefe nos compensará las horas extras con un aumento de sueldo the boss will compensate us for the overtime with a pay rise

2. (indemnizar) to pay compensation [pt. & pp. paid]

el seguro me compensó por las pérdidas the insurance paid me compensation for the losses

3. (valer la pena) to be worth your while

le ha compensado estudiar tanto it was worth her while studying so hard

Spanish-English dictionary > compensar
18 defecto

m.

1 defect.

no le veo ningún defecto a esta casa I can't see anything wrong with this house

defecto de fábrica o fabricación defect in manufacturing

defecto de forma administrative error

defecto del habla o de pronunciación speech defect o impediment

2 fault, shortcoming, vice, deficiency.

* * *

defecto

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) defect, fault; (de una joya) imperfection, flaw

2 (de persona - moral) fault, shortcoming; (- física) handicap

■ nació con un defecto físico she was born handicapped

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en defecto de for lack of

pecar por defecto to be too conservative

■ al hacer la comida, pecó por defecto when she made lunch, she didn't do enough

por defecto INFORMÁTICA default

■ la impresora por defecto the default printer

defecto de pronunciación speech defect

defecto de fábrica manufacturing fault

* * *

noun m.

1) defect

2) flaw

* * *

SM

1) [de persona] [físico] defect; [de personalidad] fault, shortcoming

un defecto congénito — a congenital defect

el defecto que tiene es su mal genio — his one fault o shortcoming is his bad temper, the one flaw in his character is his bad temper

su único defecto es que no sabe escribir a máquina — his only shortcoming is that he can't type

defecto de fonación, defecto del habla, defecto de pronunciación — speech defect, speech impediment

defecto de visión, tiene un defecto de visión — he has defective eyesight

defecto físico — physical defect

2) [de máquina, sistema] fault; [de tela, vestido, ornamento] flaw, defect

el defecto de tu teoría es su superficialidad — the flaw in your theory is its superficiality

tiene un defecto de fábrica o fabricación — it has a manufacturing defect o fault, it's faulty o defective

3) (Jur)

defecto de forma — technicality

defecto legal — legal defect

4)

en su defecto: Manolo, o en su defecto, Gonzalo — Manolo, or failing him o failing that, Gonzalo

por defecto — (Inform) by default

pecar por defecto —

antes no paraba de hablar y ahora peca por defecto — before, she never stopped talking, and now she's gone to the other extreme o she's gone too far the other way

- más vale pecar por exceso que por defecto

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( en un sistema) fault, flaw, defect

este material tiene un pequeño defecto — there's a slight flaw o defect in this material

a todo le encuentra defectos — she finds fault with everything

b) ( de una persona) fault, shortcoming

a pesar de mis defectos — in spite of my faults

tiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice — she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to her

- defecto de fábrica

- defecto físico

2) (frml)

en su defecto: presentar el carnet de identidad o, en su defecto, el pasaporte present your identity card or if this is not possible, your passport; usar un desinfectante o, en su defecto, agua limpia — use a disinfectant, or, failing that, clean water

* * *

= deficiency, failing, fault, flaw, imperfection, inadequacy, shortcoming, blemish, defect, disfigurement, nick.

Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.

Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.

Ex. And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.

Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.

Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.

Ex. The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

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* causado por un defecto eléctrico = electrically-caused.

* con todos su defectos = warts and all.

* defecto congénito = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defect.

* defecto de diseño = design fault.

* defecto del habla = speech impediment.

* defecto de nacimiento = birth defect.

* defecto genético = gene defect, birth defect.

* defecto hereditario = birth defect.

* defectos = rough edges.

* defectos inherentes = inherent vice.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* en su defecto = failing that/these.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* información por defecto = default.

* operación por defecto = default.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.

* subsanar un defecto = remedy + defect, remedy + fault.

* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.

* tomar por defecto = default to.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( en un sistema) fault, flaw, defect

este material tiene un pequeño defecto — there's a slight flaw o defect in this material

a todo le encuentra defectos — she finds fault with everything

b) ( de una persona) fault, shortcoming

a pesar de mis defectos — in spite of my faults

tiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice — she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to her

- defecto de fábrica

- defecto físico

2) (frml)

en su defecto: presentar el carnet de identidad o, en su defecto, el pasaporte present your identity card or if this is not possible, your passport; usar un desinfectante o, en su defecto, agua limpia — use a disinfectant, or, failing that, clean water

* * *

= deficiency, failing, fault, flaw, imperfection, inadequacy, shortcoming, blemish, defect, disfigurement, nick.

Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.

Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.

Ex: And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.

Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.

Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.

Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

* causado por un defecto eléctrico = electrically-caused.

* con todos su defectos = warts and all.

* defecto congénito = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defect.

* defecto de diseño = design fault.

* defecto del habla = speech impediment.

* defecto de nacimiento = birth defect.

* defecto genético = gene defect, birth defect.

* defecto hereditario = birth defect.

* defectos = rough edges.

* defectos inherentes = inherent vice.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* en su defecto = failing that/these.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* información por defecto = default.

* operación por defecto = default.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.

* subsanar un defecto = remedy + defect, remedy + fault.

* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.

* tomar por defecto = default to.

* * *

defecto

masculine

A

1 (en un sistema) fault, flaw, defect

este material tiene un pequeño defecto there's a slight flaw o defect in this material

a todo le encuentra defectos she finds fault with everything

el plan tiene muchos defectos the plan has a lot of defects o a lot of things wrong with it

un defecto en el sistema de frenos a fault o defect in the braking system

2 (de una persona) fault

es un defecto suyo it's one of her faults, it's a defect in her character

tiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to her

me quiere a pesar de mis defectos he loves me in spite of my faults

pecar por defecto: pecaron por defecto en las previsiones they were too conservative in their estimates

antes preparaba demasiada comida y ahora peca por defecto she always used to make too much food but now she's gone to the other extreme o too far the other way

Compuestos:

● defecto de fábrica

manufacturing fault o defect

tenía un defecto de fábrica it was faulty o defective

● defecto físico

physical handicap

B ( frml):

en su defecto: limpiar con desinfectante o, en su defecto, con agua limpia clean with disinfectant, or, failing that, use clean water

el director o, en su defecto, su secretaria the director or, in his absence o if he is not available, his secretary

C

por defecto ( Inf) by default

configurar algo por defecto to configure sth by default

opción/valor por defecto default option/value

* * *

defecto sustantivo masculino
a) ( en un sistema) fault, flaw, defect;

◊ defecto de fábrica manufacturing fault o defect

b) ( de una persona) fault, shortcoming;

◊ defecto físico physical handicap

defecto sustantivo masculino defect, fault
defecto físico, physical defect
' defecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- falla
- lacra
- rectificar
- redondear
- rozar
- tara
- cecear
- ceceo
- corregir
- deficiencia
- desperfecto
- disimular
- falta
- incorregible
- limitación
- pero
- pifia
- sacar
- tapar
English:
default setting
- defect
- deficiency
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- impediment
- imperfection
- point
- redeem
- show up
- speech defect
- default
- short

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defecto

♦ nm

1. [físico] defect (en in);
no le veo ningún defecto a esta casa I can't see anything wrong with this house;

siempre le saca defectos a todo he's always finding fault with everything

Comp
defecto de fábrica manufacturing defect;
defecto de fabricación manufacturing defect;

defecto físico physical handicap;
Der defecto de forma procedural error;
defecto del habla speech impairment;

defecto de pronunciación speech defect

2. [moral] fault, shortcoming;

su único defecto es la soberbia his only fault o flaw is his pride;

tenía el defecto de llegar siempre tarde she had the bad habit of always being late

♦ en su defecto loc adv

el arzobispo o, en su defecto, el obispo oficiará la ceremonia the ceremony will be conducted by the archbishop or, in the absence of the archbishop, by the bishop;

acuda a la embajada o, en su defecto, al consulado más cercano go to the embassy or, alternatively, to the nearest consulate

♦ por defecto loc adv

1. Informát & Tec [automáticamente] by default;

la letra que te sale por defecto es Arial the default typeface is Arial

2. [tirando por lo bajo]
más vale pecar por exceso que por defecto too much is better than not enough

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defecto

m

1 defect; moral fault

2 INFOR default

3

:

en defecto de for lack of, for want of;

en su defecto failing that

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defecto nm

1) : defect, flaw, shortcoming

2)

en su defecto : lacking that, in the absence of that

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defecto n

1. (en general) defect / fault

un defecto del oído a hearing defect

la lavadora tiene un defecto de fábrica the washing machine is faulty

2. (moral) fault

su peor defecto es que siempre quiere tener razón his worse fault is that he always has to be right

3. (en ropa) flaw

la blusa tiene un defecto the blouse has a flaw in it

Spanish-English dictionary > defecto
19 evidente

adj.

1 evident, obvious.

2 sincere, plain, obvious, frank.

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evidente

► adjetivo

1 evident, obvious

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adj.

evident, obvious

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ADJ obvious, clear, evident

¡evidente! — naturally!, obviously!

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adjetivo obvious, clear

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= apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.

Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.

Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.

Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.

Ex. It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.

Ex. The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.

Ex. In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.

Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.

Ex. A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.

Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.

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* es evidente = clearly.

* evidente en = in evidence in.

* evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.

* hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.

* poco evidente = unnoted.

* prueba evidente = living proof.

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adjetivo obvious, clear

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= apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.

Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.

Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.

Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.

Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.

Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.

Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.

Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.

Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.

Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.

Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.

* es evidente = clearly.

* evidente en = in evidence in.

* evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.

* hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.

* poco evidente = unnoted.

* prueba evidente = living proof.

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evidente

adjective

obvious, clear

resulta evidente que no tienen intención de aceptar la propuesta it is obvious o clear o ( frml) evident that they do not intend to accept the proposal, they clearly o obviously do not intend to accept the proposal

si es muy caro no lo compres — ¡evidente! if it's very expensive, don't buy it — no, of course I won't o no, obviously!

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evidente adjetivo
obvious, clear
evidente adjetivo obvious
' evidente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantar
- clara
- claro
- demostrar
- meridiana
- meridiano
- notoria
- notorio
- patente
- sensible
- tres
- visible
- manifestar
- palpable
- visto
English:
apparent
- blatant
- conspicuous
- consternation
- crime
- definite
- dissatisfaction
- evident
- glaring
- obvious
- patent
- perfectly
- plain
- self-evident
- clear
- obviously
- self
- visible

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evidente adj

evident, obvious;

es evidente que no les caemos bien it's obvious they don't like us;

su enfado era evidente she was clearly o visibly angry;

¿te gustaría ganar más? – ¡evidente! would you like to earn more? – of course!

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evidente

adj evident, clear

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evidente adj

: evident, obvious, clear

♦ evidentemente adv

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evidente adj obvious

Spanish-English dictionary > evidente
20 ligeramente

adv.

swiftly, lightly, easily; giddily, slightly, hastily.

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ligeramente

► adverbio

1 (por encima) lightly; (un poco) slightly; (con ligereza) superficially

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adv.

1) slightly

2) lightly

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ADV

1) [con adjetivos] slightly

la foto estaba ligeramente desenfocada — the photo was slightly out of focus

me siento ligeramente cansada — I feel rather tired

2) (=con verbos)

a) (=levemente) [oler, saber] slightly; [asar, cocer] lightly; [desplazarse, moverse, cambiar] slightly

las acciones han bajado ligeramente esta semana — the shares have dropped slightly o a little this week

se ha recuperado ligeramente — he's made a slight recovery

b) (=rápidamente) [correr, andar] quickly; [tocar] lightly, gently

c) (=sin sensatez) [actuar] flippantly

no deberías actuar tan ligeramente — you shouldn't act so flippantly

hay decisiones que no se pueden tomar ligeramente — there are some decisions which can't be taken lightly

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adverbio

a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly

se sintió ligeramente mareado — he felt slightly dizzy

sabe ligeramente a pescado — it has a slight taste of fish

tostar ligeramente en el horno — brown lightly in the oven

b) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily

esto no se debe tratar ligeramente — this shouldn't be taken lightly

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= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.

Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

Ex. Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.

Ex. The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.

Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex. In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.

Ex. Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.

Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.

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* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.

* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.

* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.

* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

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adverbio

a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly

se sintió ligeramente mareado — he felt slightly dizzy

sabe ligeramente a pescado — it has a slight taste of fish

tostar ligeramente en el horno — brown lightly in the oven

b) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily

esto no se debe tratar ligeramente — this shouldn't be taken lightly

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= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.

Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.

Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.

Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.

Ex: Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.

Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.

* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.

* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.

* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.

* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

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ligeramente

adverb

1 (un poco) slightly

se sintió ligeramente mareado he felt slightly dizzy

quedó ligeramente sorprendida con el resultado she was somewhat o slightly surprised at the outcome

sabe ligeramente a pescado it has a slight taste of fish

tostar ligeramente en el horno brown lightly in the oven

2 (superficialmente) ‹tocar› lightly, gently; ‹juzgar› casually, hastily

la bala sólo lo rozó ligeramente the bullet only grazed him slightly

temas que no se deben tratar ligeramente subjects which shouldn't be taken lightly o treated flippantly

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ligeramente adverbio
1 (con ligereza) lightly
2 (un poco) slightly: es ligeramente amarillo, it's slightly yellow
' ligeramente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afrutada
- afrutado
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- rozar
English:
bit
- dab
- faintly
- lightly
- marginally
- mildly
- nick
- slightly
- tenuously
- thinly
- bitter
- gently
- nudge
- vaguely

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ligeramente adv

1. [levemente] lightly;
[aumentar, bajar, doler] slightly;
está ligeramente torcido it's not quite straight;

estoy ligeramente cansado I'm a little tired

2. [superficialmente] lightly;

la pelota rozó ligeramente el larguero the ball just grazed the crossbar;

lo juzgaste muy ligeramente you were very quick to judge him;

estudiaron el asunto muy ligeramente they looked at the matter very superficially

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ligeramente adv

1) : slightly

2) levemente: lightly, gently

3) : casually, flippantly

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ligeramente adv lightly

Spanish-English dictionary > ligeramente

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