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1 presupuesto
adj.presupposed, estimated.m.1 budget, estimate.2 presupposition.past part.past participle of spanish verb: presuponer.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: presupuestar.* * *1 (en finanzas, política) budget; (de una obra, reparación) estimate2 (supuesto) assumption————————1→ link=presuponer presuponer1 (en finanzas, política) budget; (de una obra, reparación) estimate2 (supuesto) assumption\los presupuestos generales del Estado the national budget sing* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Econ) budget2) [para obra, encargo etc] estimate3) (=supuesto) premise, assumption* * *1)a) (Fin) budgetpresupuestos generales del Estado — state/national budget
b) ( precio estimado) estimatepedir/hacer un presupuesto — to ask for/give an estimate
2) ( supuesto) assumption, supposition* * *= assumption, budget, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition], quotation, financial statement, budget dollar, purse strings, budget allocation, budgetary allocation, quote.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. Factors here may be: total budget available for the production of abstracts.Ex. Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.Ex. Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.Ex. When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.Ex. These include an explanatory memorandum which sets out the background of the proposal, and usually also a financial statement of likely budget expenditure.Ex. The library and information sectors have to escalate their fight for every budget dollar, and some struggle to justify their very existence.Ex. The problem is spreading rapidly, affecting people at all levels of society some of whom control the fate and purse strings of libraries.Ex. If there is no policy of standardization, the librarian will be free to choose any suitable system within the budget allocation.Ex. The figures in brackets are the percentages of the 1982 budgetary allocations for research.Ex. This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.----* administrar el presupuesto = manage + funds.* agotar el presupuesto = drain + budget.* asignación de presupuesto = budgeting.* asignar un presupuesto = allocate + funds.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* austeridad de los presupuestos = budgetary stringency.* basarse en + presupuesto = assumption + undergird.* confección del presupuesto = budgeting.* congelación de los presupuestos = budget freeze.* congelar el presupuesto = freeze + budget.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.* con un presupuesto limitado = low-budget.* con un presupuesto muy exiguo = on a shoestring (budget).* con un presupuesto reducido = low-budget.* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.* elaboración de presupuesto = budgeting.* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.* encargarse del presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* equilibrar el presupuesto = balance + the budget.* exceso en el presupuesto = budget overrun, overrun [over-run], cost overrun.* hacer un presupuesto = cost.* inflar un presupuesto = pad + a budget.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.* presupuesto asignado según una fórmula = formula budget.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* presupuesto congelado = stagnant budget, frozen budget.* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.* presupuesto detallado = line item budget.* presupuesto exiguo = shoestring budget.* presupuesto extraordinario = capital grant.* presupuesto global = lump sum budget.* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].* presupuesto para la compra de material = materials budget.* presupuesto para libros = book budget.* presupuesto precario = shoestring budget.* presupuesto público = public funding.* presupuestos = funding.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* presupuestos públicos = state finance.* proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.* * *1)a) (Fin) budgetpresupuestos generales del Estado — state/national budget
b) ( precio estimado) estimatepedir/hacer un presupuesto — to ask for/give an estimate
2) ( supuesto) assumption, supposition* * *= assumption, budget, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition], quotation, financial statement, budget dollar, purse strings, budget allocation, budgetary allocation, quote.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Factors here may be: total budget available for the production of abstracts.Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.Ex: When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.Ex: These include an explanatory memorandum which sets out the background of the proposal, and usually also a financial statement of likely budget expenditure.Ex: The library and information sectors have to escalate their fight for every budget dollar, and some struggle to justify their very existence.Ex: The problem is spreading rapidly, affecting people at all levels of society some of whom control the fate and purse strings of libraries.Ex: If there is no policy of standardization, the librarian will be free to choose any suitable system within the budget allocation.Ex: The figures in brackets are the percentages of the 1982 budgetary allocations for research.Ex: This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.* administrar el presupuesto = manage + funds.* agotar el presupuesto = drain + budget.* asignación de presupuesto = budgeting.* asignar un presupuesto = allocate + funds.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* austeridad de los presupuestos = budgetary stringency.* basarse en + presupuesto = assumption + undergird.* confección del presupuesto = budgeting.* congelación de los presupuestos = budget freeze.* congelar el presupuesto = freeze + budget.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.* con un presupuesto limitado = low-budget.* con un presupuesto muy exiguo = on a shoestring (budget).* con un presupuesto reducido = low-budget.* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.* elaboración de presupuesto = budgeting.* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.* encargarse del presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* equilibrar el presupuesto = balance + the budget.* exceso en el presupuesto = budget overrun, overrun [over-run], cost overrun.* hacer un presupuesto = cost.* inflar un presupuesto = pad + a budget.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.* presupuesto asignado según una fórmula = formula budget.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* presupuesto congelado = stagnant budget, frozen budget.* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.* presupuesto detallado = line item budget.* presupuesto exiguo = shoestring budget.* presupuesto extraordinario = capital grant.* presupuesto global = lump sum budget.* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].* presupuesto para la compra de material = materials budget.* presupuesto para libros = book budget.* presupuesto precario = shoestring budget.* presupuesto público = public funding.* presupuestos = funding.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* presupuestos públicos = state finance.* proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.* * *A1 ( Fin) budgetpresupuestos generales del Estado state/national budget2 (precio estimado) estimatepedir/hacer un presupuesto to ask for/give an estimateB (supuesto) assumption, suppositionparten de unos presupuestos falsos they are basing their theory on false assumptions o premises* * *
Del verbo presuponer: ( conjugate presuponer)
presupuesto es:
el participio
Del verbo presupuestar: ( conjugate presupuestar)
presupuesto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
presupuestó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
presuponer
presupuestar
presupuesto
presuponer ( conjugate presuponer) verbo transitivo
to presuppose (frml), assume
presupuesto sustantivo masculino
1a) (Fin) budget
2 ( supuesto) assumption, supposition
presuponer verbo transitivo to presuppose, assume
presupuestar verbo transitivo
1 (incluir en un presupuesto) to budget for
2 (calcular gastos, ingresos) to estimate for
presupuesto sustantivo masculino
1 Fin budget
2 (cálculo aproximado) estimate, (más detallado) quote
3 (presuposición) supposition, assumption
Estimate es el presupuesto que pides antes de encargar algún trabajo en un taller, tienda, etc. Budget es el presupuesto que te sirve para planificar tus gastos.
' presupuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustada
- ajustado
- compromiso
- consignar
- contrapartida
- dar
- estiramiento
- hinchar
- holgada
- holgado
- inflar
- militar
- nivelar
- partida
- presupuestar
- reforma
- cotización
- reducido
- salir
English:
allocate
- balance
- budget
- estimate
- low-budget
- quotation
- quote
- sales budget
- B
- leeway
* * *presupuesto, -a♦ participiover presuponer♦ nm1. [dinero disponible] budgetpresupuestos (generales) del Estado state budget, national budget2. [cálculo de costes] estimate;pedir (un) presupuesto to ask for an estimate;me han dado un presupuesto de dos millones they've given me an estimate of two million3. [suposición] assumption* * *I part → presuponerII m POL budget* * *presupuesto nm1) : budget, estimate2) : assumption, supposition* * *1. (dinero asignado) budget2. (cálculo anticipado) estimateantes de pintar el piso, pidió varios presupuestos before having the flat painted, she got several estimates -
2 los presupuestos generales del Estado
the national budget singSpanish-English dictionary > los presupuestos generales del Estado
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3 incremento
m.1 increase.2 increment, build-up, increase, augmentation.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incrementar.* * *1 increase, rise\incremento salarial wage rise, US raise* * *SM [de conocimiento] increase, gain; [de precio, sueldo, productividad] increase, rise* * *masculino (frml) increase* * *= increase, increment, rise, tide, blossoming, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, jump, upswing, widening, mark-up [markup].Ex. The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex. The volume increment gives information about the numbering scheme for volumes.Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.Ex. If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex. The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex. The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex. The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* incremento de = increased.* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.* incremento de la producción = increased production.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* incremento del uso = increased use.* incremento notable = rising tide.* incremento presupuestario = budget increase.* incremento salarial = salary increase.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* * *masculino (frml) increase* * *= increase, increment, rise, tide, blossoming, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, jump, upswing, widening, mark-up [markup].Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.
Ex: The volume increment gives information about the numbering scheme for volumes.Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* incremento de = increased.* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.* incremento de la producción = increased production.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* incremento del uso = increased use.* incremento notable = rising tide.* incremento presupuestario = budget increase.* incremento salarial = salary increase.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* * *( frml)(aumento) increase; (del salario) increase, increment* * *
Del verbo incrementar: ( conjugate incrementar)
incremento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
incrementó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
incrementar
incremento
incrementar ( conjugate incrementar) verbo transitivo (frml) to increase
incremento sustantivo masculino (frml) increase
incrementar verbo transitivo to increase
incremento sustantivo masculino increase, growth
incremento salarial, wage rise
' incremento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
subida
- aumento
- multiplicación
English:
increase
- increment
- rise
* * *incremento nm[de precios, salario] increase, rise; [de actividad] increase; [de temperatura] rise incremento porcentual percentage increase* * *m growth* * *incremento nmaumento: increase -
4 recorte presupuestario
m.budget cut, budgetary cut, budgeting cut.* * *(n.) = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cutEx. There are many good reasons for avoiding too heavy a reliance on one national library and the recent budget cuts are a warning.Ex. Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.Ex. We couldn't afford to do everything we used to, so standardized entry would be one of the casualties in any budget squeeze.Ex. Budgetary cuts are affecting the provision of special collections in tertiary education.Ex. Funding cuts have made re-training difficult in some instances.* * *(n.) = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cutEx: There are many good reasons for avoiding too heavy a reliance on one national library and the recent budget cuts are a warning.
Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.Ex: We couldn't afford to do everything we used to, so standardized entry would be one of the casualties in any budget squeeze.Ex: Budgetary cuts are affecting the provision of special collections in tertiary education.Ex: Funding cuts have made re-training difficult in some instances. -
5 restricción
f.1 restriction, limitation, constrainment, restraint.2 restriction, trammel, cramp.* * *1 restriction* * *noun f.* * *SF (=limitación) restriction, limitationrestricciones eléctricas — electricity cuts, power cuts
* * *femenino restriction* * *= constraint, curtailment, restriction, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, squeeze, stricture, constriction, clampdown (on).Ex. In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex. Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.Ex. This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex. It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex. Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex. Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex. Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex. This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.----* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* in restricciones = no holds barred.* libre de restricciones = unencumbered.* restricción a la publicación en prensa = press restriction.* restricción de importación = import restriction.* restricción económica = economic restraint, financial squeeze.* restricciones = straitjacket [straightjacket], tightening.* restricciones crediticias = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* restricciones económicas = economic restrictions.* restricciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* restricción presupuestaria = budgetary restraint, budget restraint, budget crunch, budgetary constraint, budget constraint.* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, unencumbered.* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.* * *femenino restriction* * *= constraint, curtailment, restriction, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, squeeze, stricture, constriction, clampdown (on).Ex: In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.
Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.Ex: This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex: Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex: Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex: This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* in restricciones = no holds barred.* libre de restricciones = unencumbered.* restricción a la publicación en prensa = press restriction.* restricción de importación = import restriction.* restricción económica = economic restraint, financial squeeze.* restricciones = straitjacket [straightjacket], tightening.* restricciones crediticias = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* restricciones económicas = economic restrictions.* restricciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* restricción presupuestaria = budgetary restraint, budget restraint, budget crunch, budgetary constraint, budget constraint.* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, unencumbered.* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.* * *restrictionrestricciones aduaneras customs restrictionsrestricciones a la libertad de los ciudadanos restrictions o restraints on civil libertiesrestricciones de agua restrictions on the use of water, water restrictionssin restricción de edad with no restrictions on age, with no age limit* * *
restricción sustantivo femenino
restriction
restricción sustantivo femenino restriction
' restricción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
limitación
- suprimir
English:
constraint
- freely
- reserve
- restraint
- restriction
- squeeze
- unchecked
* * *restricción nfrestriction;no hay restricciones de edad there's no age limit;restricciones de agua water rationing, water restrictions;restricciones eléctricas power cuts;han impuesto restricciones a la importación de vehículos extranjeros restrictions have been placed on the importing of foreign vehicles;esta opción permite navegar por Internet sin restricciones horarias this option allows you unmetered access to the Net twenty-four hours a day* * *f restriction;sin restricción with no restrictions* * ** * *restricción n restriction -
6 selección
f.1 selection, choice, option, pick.2 screening.* * *1 (gen) selection\selección nacional DEPORTE national teamselección natural natural selection* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acción) selection2) (Dep)selección absoluta, selección nacional — national team, national side
3) pl selecciones (Literat, Mús) selections* * *femenino selectionla selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil — selecting o choosing the candidates was very difficult
la selección nacional — (Dep) the national team
hoy juega la selección — Spain (o Colombia etc) are playing today
* * *= recruitment, selection, selectivity, winnowing, screening, recruiting, selective listing, pick, sift, targeting, vetting, draft.Ex. For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.Ex. These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex. Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.Ex. Successful recruiting of strong faculty requires some drastic shifts in thinking about what librarianship is as a discipline.Ex. A selective listing of major business information data bases is provided.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex. An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.Ex. Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.----* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.* botón de selección = radio button.* caer por selección = drop.* casilla de selección = check box [checkbox].* comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.* criterio de selección = selection criterion.* herramientas para la selección = selection tools.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* lista de selección = pick-list.* procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.* proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.* realizar una selección = undertake + selection.* recuadro de selección = check box [checkbox].* responsable de la selección = selector.* selección de documentos = document selection, selection of documents.* selección de fondos = stock selection.* selección de la pareja = mate selection.* selección de libros = book selection.* selección de material = materials selection.* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.* selección de productos = merchandise selection.* selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.* selección de textos = selected writings.* selección natural = natural selection.* sistema de selección = vetting system.* ventana de selección = dialogue box.* * *femenino selectionla selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil — selecting o choosing the candidates was very difficult
la selección nacional — (Dep) the national team
hoy juega la selección — Spain (o Colombia etc) are playing today
* * *= recruitment, selection, selectivity, winnowing, screening, recruiting, selective listing, pick, sift, targeting, vetting, draft.Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.
Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.Ex: These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.Ex: Successful recruiting of strong faculty requires some drastic shifts in thinking about what librarianship is as a discipline.Ex: A selective listing of major business information data bases is provided.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex: An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.* botón de selección = radio button.* caer por selección = drop.* casilla de selección = check box [checkbox].* comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.* criterio de selección = selection criterion.* herramientas para la selección = selection tools.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* lista de selección = pick-list.* procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.* proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.* realizar una selección = undertake + selection.* recuadro de selección = check box [checkbox].* responsable de la selección = selector.* selección de documentos = document selection, selection of documents.* selección de fondos = stock selection.* selección de la pareja = mate selection.* selección de libros = book selection.* selección de material = materials selection.* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.* selección de productos = merchandise selection.* selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.* selección de textos = selected writings.* selección natural = natural selection.* sistema de selección = vetting system.* ventana de selección = dialogue box.* * *(acción) selection; (conjunto de cosas, personas) selectionla selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil selecting o choosing the candidates o the selection of the candidates was very difficultuna empresa de selección de personal an employment o a recruitment agencyuna selección representativa de su obra a representative selection o sample of her workhizo una selección de los mejores she selected the best onesla selección nacional ( Dep) the national teamhoy juega la selección Spain ( o Colombia etc) are playing todayCompuesto:natural selection* * *
selección sustantivo femenino
selection;
la selección mexicana (Dep) the Mexican national team
selección sustantivo femenino
1 selection
2 Dep team
la selección nacional, the national team
' selección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dedo
- criba
English:
array
- narrow
- range
- seed
- selection
- trial
- choice
- for
* * *selección nf1. [acción] selection;hizo una selección de los cuadros más interesantes he made a selection of the most interesting paintings;una prueba de selección de candidatos a candidate selection test;test de selección múltiple multiple-choice testselección natural natural selection;selección de personal recruitment2. [equipo] team;selección (nacional) national team* * *f selection;selección de residuos waste separation* * *1) elección: selection, choice2)selección natural : natural selection* * *1. (en general) selection2. (en deporte) team -
7 limitación
f.limitation, demarcation, restraint, restriction.* * *1 limitation* * *noun f.1) limitation2) restriction* * *SF1) (=restricción) limitationexigen la limitación de los poderes del gobierno — they demand a limitation of the government's powers
intervinieron todos los diputados sin limitación de tiempo — all the MPs took part without being subject to a time limit
2) pl limitaciones (=deficiencias) limitations* * *1) ( restricción) restriction, limitation* * *= constraint, limitation, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, stricture, narrowing, constriction, restriction.Ex. In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex. This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex. It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex. Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex. Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.----* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* conllevar limitaciones = imply + limitations.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* limitaciones = straitjacket [straightjacket].* limitaciones de espacio = space constraints.* limitaciones económicas = economic constraints.* limitación física = physical limitation.* limitación presupuestaria = budget constraint.* operador de limitación = limit operator.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* * *1) ( restricción) restriction, limitation* * *= constraint, limitation, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, stricture, narrowing, constriction, restriction.Ex: In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.
Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex: This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex: Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* conllevar limitaciones = imply + limitations.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* limitaciones = straitjacket [straightjacket].* limitaciones de espacio = space constraints.* limitaciones económicas = economic constraints.* limitación física = physical limitation.* limitación presupuestaria = budget constraint.* operador de limitación = limit operator.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* * *A (restricción) restriction, limitationsin limitaciones de ningún tipo with no restrictions o limitations of any kindsin limitaciones de tiempo with no time limithay varias limitaciones que pueden afectar el resultado there are several limiting factors o constraints which can influence the result12 meses de garantía sin limitación de kilómetros 12 months' warranty with unlimited mileagelas limitaciones del derecho de propiedad the limits o restrictions on property rightsejerce el poder sin limitaciones he exercises unrestricted o unlimited powerB1 (carencia) limitationsoy or estoy consciente de mis limitaciones I know my limitations2 (defecto) failing, shortcoming* * *
limitación sustantivo femenino
( defecto) shortcoming
limitación sustantivo femenino limitation, restriction: hay una limitación en cuanto al dinero, there is a financial constraint
limitación sustantivo femenino limitation
' limitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvedad
English:
limitation
- restraint
- restriction
- retrenchment
- speed restriction
- constraint
* * *limitación nf1. [restricción] limitation, limit;acuerdo de limitación de armamento arms limitation agreement;poner limitaciones a to place restrictions on;sin limitación de tiempo with no time limit;alquiler sin limitación de kilometraje unlimited mileagelimitación de velocidad speed limit2. [de distrito] boundaries3.limitaciones [carencias] limitations;reconozco mis limitaciones I know my own limitations* * *f limitation* * *limitación nf, pl - ciones1) : limitation2) : limit, restrictionsin limitación: unlimited -
8 horario de apertura
(n.) = opening hours, opening time, opening day, shopping hours, office hours, hours of operationEx. Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex. Most of their libraries offer 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. opening on weekdays, and a somewhat curtailed opening day on Saturdays.Ex. The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits.Ex. They are open normal office hours, though some have experimented with late evening opening and some now open on Saturday mornings.Ex. Days and hours of operation are always weather-dependent and can result in earlier closures without notice.* * *(n.) = opening hours, opening time, opening day, shopping hours, office hours, hours of operationEx: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.
Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex: Most of their libraries offer 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. opening on weekdays, and a somewhat curtailed opening day on Saturdays.Ex: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits.Ex: They are open normal office hours, though some have experimented with late evening opening and some now open on Saturday mornings.Ex: Days and hours of operation are always weather-dependent and can result in earlier closures without notice.* * *hours (of business) pl, opening hours pl -
9 aumento
m.1 increase, rise.un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increaseun aumento de los precios a price riselas temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightlyir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de sueldo pay rise2 promotion.3 magnifying power.4 jump.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aumentar.* * *1 increase, growth2 (óptica) magnification3 (fotos) enlargement4 (sonido) amplification5 (salario) rise, US raise\ir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de precios rise in prices* * *noun m.1) increase2) raise* * *SM1) [de tamaño] increase; (Fot) enlargement; (Ópt) magnification2) [de cantidad, producción, velocidad, intensidad] increase; [de precio] increase, risese registró un aumento de temperatura — an increase o rise in temperature was recorded
aumento de peso — [en objeto] increase in weight; [en persona] weight gain
aumento de sueldo, aumento salarial — (pay) rise
3) (Elec, Radio) amplification4)5) (Ópt) magnification6) Méx (=posdata) postscript* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex. These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex. The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex. If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex. The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex. The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex. The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex. This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex. This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex. The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.----* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex: This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *1 (incremento) rise, increaselas tarifas experimentarán or sufrirán un ligero aumento there will be a small increase o rise in faresla tensión va en aumento tension is growing o mounting o increasingel aumento de las cotizaciones en las bolsas the rise in stock market pricesla velocidad del cuerpo va en aumento a medida que … the speed of the object increases as …aumento DE algo:aumento de peso increase in weight, weight gainaumento de temperatura rise in temperatureaumento de precio price rise o increase2 ( Ópt) magnificationun microscopio de 20 aumentos a microscope with a magnifying power o magnification of 20tiene gafas or ( AmL) lentes con or de mucho aumento he wears glasses with very strong lenses* * *
Del verbo aumentar: ( conjugate aumentar)
aumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
aumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
aumentar
aumento
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnify
verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
aumento de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumento sustantivo masculino
aumento de temperatura rise in temperature;
aumento de precio price rise o increase;
aumento de sueldo salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)b) (Ópt) magnification;
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate
aumento sustantivo masculino
1 increase
aumento de sueldo, pay rise
2 Fot enlargement
3 Ópt magnification
' aumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lente
- más
- petición
- producción
- progresiva
- progresivo
- salarial
- agudo
- auge
- aumentar
- autorizar
- bonificación
- escalada
- nubosidad
- prever
- prometido
- rápido
- representar
- retroactivo
- sensible
- triple
- valorización
- votar
English:
appreciation
- attribute
- bolster
- build-up
- by
- gain
- growing
- growth
- hike
- hysteria
- improvement
- increase
- leap
- mount
- negotiate
- of
- raise
- rise
- surge
- wage increase
- build
- glass
- jump
- pay
- rising
- settlement
- up
* * *aumento nm1. [de temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] increase, rise;[de sueldo] Br rise, US raise; [de velocidad] increase;un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increase;un aumento de los precios a price rise;las temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightly;aumento lineal [de sueldo] across-the-board pay Br rise o US raise;aumento de sueldo pay increase;2. [en óptica] magnification;una lente de 20 aumentos a lens of magnification x 20* * *de sueldo raise, Br (pay) rise;ir en aumento be increasing* * *aumento nmincremento: increase, rise* * *aumento n increase / riseir en aumento to be increasing / to be rising -
10 precipitación
f.1 precipitation, hurry, rush, suddenness.2 atmospheric precipitation, rainfall, falling of rain, precipitation.3 hastiness, overeagerness, overeagerness to act, precipitation.4 precipitation, unwise hurry.5 sediment, precipitation.* * *1 (prisa) rush, haste, hurry2 METEREOLOGÍA precipitation, rainfall\con precipitación hastily* * *SF1) [al hacer algo] (=prisa) haste; (=imprudencia) rashnesscon precipitación — hastily, precipitately frm
2) (Meteo) rainfall, precipitation frm3) (Quím) precipitation* * *1) ( prisa) rush, hurry2) (Meteo) precipitation (frml)cielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación — overcast with occasional showers
3) (Quím) precipitation* * *= abruptness, haste, rush, precipitation, prematurity.Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex. Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks.Ex. The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.----* con precipitación = rashly.* índice de precipitación = rainfall figure.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* precipitaciones = rainfall.* vaso de precipitaciones = beaker.* * *1) ( prisa) rush, hurry2) (Meteo) precipitation (frml)cielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación — overcast with occasional showers
3) (Quím) precipitation* * *= abruptness, haste, rush, precipitation, prematurity.Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex: Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks.Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.* con precipitación = rashly.* índice de precipitación = rainfall figure.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* precipitaciones = rainfall.* vaso de precipitaciones = beaker.* * *A (prisa) rush, hurrylo hizo con tanta precipitación que era normal que se equivocara she did it in such a rush o hurry that she was bound to make a mistakeno hace falta tanta precipitación, tenemos tiempo de sobra there's no need to rush o hurry, we've got plenty of timehabrá precipitaciones débiles en el norte there will be some light rain ( o snow etc) in the northcielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación overcast with occasional showersCompuesto:rainC ( Quím) precipitation* * *
precipitación sustantivo femenino
1 ( prisa) rush, hurry;◊ lo hizo con mucha precipitación she did it in a rush o hurry
2 (Meteo) rainfall;
habrá precipitaciones débiles there will be some light rain
precipitación sustantivo femenino
1 (prisa) hurry, haste
2 Meteor (de lluvia) rainfall, (de nieve) snowfall
3 Quím precipitation
' precipitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impetuosidad
English:
haste
- mean
- precipitation
- rainfall
- rashness
- hastily
* * *♦ nf1. [apresuramiento] haste;actuaron con precipitación they acted hastily2. Quím precipitation♦ precipitaciones nfpl[lluvia] rain, Espec precipitation;intervalos nubosos con precipitaciones ocasionales scattered cloud with occasional showers* * *f1 ( prisa) hurry, haste2:precipitaciones pl rain sg* * *precipitación nf, pl - ciones1) prisa: haste, hurry, rush2) : precipitation, rain, snow -
11 montar
v.1 to assemble (ensamblar) (máquina, estantería).2 to set up (organizar) (negocio, piso).montar una o la casa to set up home3 to ride.María monta el caballo Mary mounts the horse.4 to whip (cooking) (nata). (peninsular Spanish)5 to stage (Teatro).6 to edit (Cine).7 to get on.8 to ride (ir montado).montar en bicicleta/a caballo to ride a bicycle/a horse9 to mount, to assemble, to pitch.María montó la tarima Mary mounted the dais.10 to organize, to put together.* * *2 (viajar) to travel; (cabalgar, ir en bicicleta) to ride■ ¿sabes montar a caballo/en bicicleta? can you ride a horse/bicycle?1 (subir - caballo) to mount, get on2 (subir - persona) to put on3 (ensamblar) to assemble, put together; (tienda de campaña) to put up4 (fusil) to cock5 (sobreponer) to overlap7 (joyas) to set8 (negocio, consulta) to set up, start9 (casa) to set up10 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to edit, mount11 TEATRO to stage12 COMERCIO to amount to, come to\montar a pelo to ride barebackmontar en cólera to fly into a ragemontar guardia to stand guardmontárselo familiar to set oneself up, get things nicely worked out■ hay que ver cómo te lo montas you've got things nicely worked out, you certainly do all right for yourselftanto monta it makes no difference* * *verb1) to mount2) assemble3) establish, set up4) stage5) whip•- montar en bicicleta* * *1. VT1) (=cabalgar) to ride2) (=subir)montar a algn en o sobre algo — to lift sb onto sth, sit sb on sth
se lo montó sobre las rodillas — she lifted him onto her knees, she sat him on her knees
3) (Téc) [+ estantería, ventana] to assemble, put together; [+ coche] to assemble; [+ tienda de campaña] to put up, pitch4) (=instalar) [+ consulta, oficina] to set up, open; [+ galería de arte, tienda] to open; [+ campamento, espectáculo] to set up; [+ exposición] to set up, mountmontar una casa — to set up house o home
montar un negocio — to set up o start up a business
5) (=engarzar) [+ joya] to set; [+ pistola] to cock; [+ reloj, resorte] to wind, wind up6) (Fot) [+ foto, diapositiva] to mount7) (=organizar) [+ operación] to mount; [+ sistema de control] to put into operationla policía montó un fuerte dispositivo de seguridad — the police put strict security measures into operation
8) Esp* (=crear)montar una bronca o un escándalo — to kick up a fuss/scandal *
¡menudo escándalo se montó con lo de la boda! — what a fuss they kicked up about that wedding! *
montar un número o un show — to make a scene
9) (=solapar)10) (Cine) [+ película] to edit11) (Teat) [+ decorado] to put up; [+ obra] to stage, put onmontaron la obra con muy bajo presupuesto — they staged o put on the play on a small budget
montar la clara a punto de nieve — to whisk o beat the egg white until stiff
13) (=aparear) (Zool) [+ yegua, vaca] to mount; [+ persona] *** to mount ***14) (Cos) [+ puntos] to cast on2. VI1) (=ir a caballo) to ride¿tú montas bien a caballo? — do you ride well?
2) (=subirse)a) [a un caballo] to get on, mountayúdame a montar — help me up, help me to get on o to mount
b) [en un vehículo]montar en avión — to fly, travel by air o by plane
montar en bicicleta — to ride a bicycle, cycle
cólera 1., 1)aprendí a montar en bici a los seis años — I learned to ride a bike o to cycle when I was six
3) (Econ) (=sumar) [factura, gastos] to amount to, come toel total monta (a) 2.500 euros — the total amounts o comes to 2,500 euros
- tanto monta monta tanto, Isabel como Fernandotanto monta que vengas o no — it makes no difference o it's all the same whether you come or not
4) (=solapar)montar sobre algo — to overlap sth, cover part of sth
el mapa monta sobre el texto — the map overlaps the text, the map covers part of the text
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (subir, colocar)2) <vaca/yegua> to mount3)a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set upb) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?
c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mountd) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stagemontar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene
4)a) < puntos> to cast onb) < pistola> to cock2.montar vi1)a) (ir)montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle
b) (Equ) to mount2) ( cubrir parcialmente)3) (sumar, importar)3.montarse v pron1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?
2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)* * *= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.Ex. There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex. A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.Ex. This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.Ex. Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.Ex. The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.Ex. I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.----* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.* montar en moto = bike.* montar nata = whip + cream.* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.* montarse = hop on.* montarse en = board.* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.* montarse en un barco = board + ship.* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.* montar una base de datos = mount + database.* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.* montar un servicio = mount + service.* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (subir, colocar)2) <vaca/yegua> to mount3)a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set upb) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?
c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mountd) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stagemontar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene
4)a) < puntos> to cast onb) < pistola> to cock2.montar vi1)a) (ir)montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle
b) (Equ) to mount2) ( cubrir parcialmente)3) (sumar, importar)3.montarse v pron1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?
2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)* * *= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.Ex: There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.
Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.Ex: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.* montar en moto = bike.* montar nata = whip + cream.* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.* montarse = hop on.* montarse en = board.* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.* montarse en un barco = board + ship.* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.* montar una base de datos = mount + database.* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.* montar un servicio = mount + service.* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].* * *montar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹caballo› (subirse a) to mount, get on; (ir sobre) to ridemontaron sus corceles y salieron al galope ( liter); they mounted their steeds and galloped off ( liter)montaba un precioso alazán she was riding a beautiful sorrel¿quieres montar mi caballo? do you want to ride my horse?2(subir, colocar): montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the ponyB1 ‹vaca/yegua› to mountC1 (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set upha montado un bar en el centro she has opened a bar in the centerpiensa montar un negocio con el dinero she's planning to start up o set up a business with the moneytodos los años montan una exposición del trabajo de los niños every year they put on o hold o stage an exhibition of the children's work2 ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble; ‹estantería› to put up¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?montaban unas viviendas prefabricadas they were putting up o erecting some prefabricated housesvenden las piezas sueltas y tú las tienes que montar the parts are sold separately and you have to put them together o assemble them3 ‹piedra preciosa› to set; ‹diapositiva› to mountbrillantes montados sobre oro de 18 kilates diamonds set in 18 carat gold4 (organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stagela operación se montó con el mayor sigilo the operation was mounted in the utmost secrecyD1 ‹puntos› to cast on2 ‹pistola› to cockE ( Esp) ‹nata› to whip; ‹claras› to whisk■ montarviA1(ir): montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycleB (cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sthC (sumar, importar) montar A algo to amount TO sthla factura monta a más de medio millón the bill comes o amounts to more than half a milliontanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) ( Esp); it makes no difference, it comes to the same thing■ montarse¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?quería montarse en todas las atracciones de la feria he wanted to go on all the rides in the fairgroundB (arreglarse) ( fam):¡qué bien te lo montas! you've got a good thing going ( colloq), you're on to a good thing ( colloq)no sé cómo se lo monta, pero siempre acabo perdiendo I don't know how she manages it, but I always end up losing¡ése sí que se lo tiene bien montado! that guy really has it made o is really on to a good thing!* * *
montar ( conjugate montar) verbo transitivo
1
( ir sobre) to rideb) (subir, colocar):
2 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount
3
‹ negocio› to start up, set up
‹ estantería› to put up;
‹ tienda de campaña› to put up, pitch
‹ diapositiva› to mount
4 (Esp) ‹ nata› to whip;
‹ claras› to whisk
verbo intransitivo
1a) (ir):◊ montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycleb) (Equ) to mount
2 ( cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sth
montarse verbo pronominal ( en coche) to get in;
(en tren, autobús, bicicleta) to get on;
( en caballo) to mount, get on;◊ ¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?
montar
I verbo intransitivo (subirse) to get in
(en bici, a caballo) to ride
II verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, un arma) to assemble
2 (engarzar) to set, mount
3 (un negocio) to set up, start
4 Culin to whip
5 (película) to edit, mount
(fotografía) to mount
6 Teat (un espectáculo) to stage, mount
7 Zool (cubrir) to mount
8 (causar) montar un escándalo, to kick up a fuss
' montar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bicicleta
- caballo
- cirio
- intríngulis
- número
- show
- silla
- timba
- aparejar
- bota
- bronca
- guardia
- jinetear
- montado
- negocio
- poner
- tienda
English:
assemble
- bareback
- do-it-yourself
- edit
- fly
- jodhpurs
- make up
- mount
- piece together
- put together
- reassemble
- ride
- riding boots
- riding breeches
- saddle
- scene
- set
- set up
- sidesaddle
- start
- start up
- straddle
- breeches
- cast
- cock
- construct
- double
- fuss
- heavy
- pitch
- produce
- riding
- stage
- whip
* * *♦ vt1. [ensamblar] [máquina, estantería, armario] to assemble;[tienda de campaña, tenderete, barricada] to put upmontar una joya en un anillo to set a jewel in a ring4. [organizar] [negocio, empresa] to set up;[tienda] to open; [ataque, ofensiva] to mount; [exposición, congreso] to organize; [fiesta] to throw; [obra teatral] to stage;han montado un cibercafé cerca de mi casa they've opened a cybercafe near my house;montar la casa to set up homemontar ruido to make a noise;6. [cabalgar] to ride[claras, yemas] to beat, to whisk9. [para criar] [yegua, vaca, cerda] to mount11. [arma] to cock♦ vi1. [subir] to get on;[en automóvil] to get in; [en un animal] to mount;montar en [subir a] to get onto;[automóvil] to get into; [animal] to mount2. [ir cabalgando, conduciendo] to ride;¿sabes montar? [en caballo] can you ride?;[en bicicleta] do you know how to ride a bike?;montar en bicicleta/a caballo/en burro to ride a bicycle/a horse/a donkey¿a cuánto montan los ingresos? what is the total income?;tanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) it's all the same4.montar en cólera to get angry, to fly into a temper o rage* * *I v/t1 TÉC assemble2 tienda put up3 negocio set up4 TEA stage5 película edit6 caballo mount;montar la guardia mount guardII v/i:montar en bicicleta ride a bicycle;montar a caballo ride a horse;tanto monta it makes no difference* * *montar vt1) : to mount2) establecer: to set up, to establish3) armar: to assemble, to put together4) : to edit (a film)5) : to stage, to put on (a show)6) : to cock (a gun)7)montar en bicicleta : to get on a bicycle8)montar a caballo cabalgar: to ride horseback* * *montar vb1. (en autobús, tren, avión) to get on2. (en un coche) to get in4. (en una atracción) to go on¿sabes montar la tienda? do you know how to put up the tent?7. (ensamblar) to assemblemontar un escándalo, un número, etc to make a scene -
12 cargo
m.1 charge (cuidado).los niños han quedado a mi cargo the children have been left in my careestar a cargo de algo, tener algo a su cargo to be in charge of somethinghacerse cargo de to take charge of; (asumir el control de) to take care of; (ocuparse de) to understand (comprender)me hago cargo de la difícil situación I am aware of o I realize the difficulty of the situationme da cargo de conciencia dejarle pagar I feel bad about letting him pay2 post, position (empleo).ocupa un cargo muy importante she holds a very important position o postcargo público public office3 charge (finance).con cargo a charged tocorrer a cargo de to be borne byhacerse cargo de to pay for4 charge (law) (acusación).formular graves cargos contra alguien to bring serious charges against somebody5 debit, fee, debit charge.6 freight, loading.7 office.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cargar.* * *1 (peso) load, weight2 (empleo) post, position3 (gobierno, custodia) charge, responsibility4 FINANZAS charge, debit\correr a cargo de alguien to be the responsibility of somebody■ el discurso de inauguración correrá a cargo del Sr. Torres Sr. Torres will make the opening speechdesempeñar el cargo de / ocupar el cargo de to occupy the post ofestar al cargo de to be in charge ofjurar el cargo to take an oathalto cargo top job, high-ranking positioncargo de conciencia figurado weight on one's conscience* * *noun m.1) load, burden2) charge3) post, office* * *SM1) (=puesto) postocupa el cargo de comisario europeo desde hace tres años — he has held the office o post of European Commissioner for three years
ha dimitido un alto cargo directivo — a top o senior official has resigned
han quedado vacantes tres altos cargos — three high-ranking positions o top posts have become vacant
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desempeñar un cargo — to hold a position•
jurar el cargo — to be sworn in•
poner el cargo a disposición de algn — euf to offer up one's post to sbcargo público — (=puesto) public office; (=persona) person in public office
2)•
a cargo de —a) (=responsable de) in charge of, responsible forlas tropas a cargo de los refugiados — the troops in charge of o responsible for the refugees
los detectives a cargo de la investigación — the detectives in charge of o heading the investigation
b) (=bajo la responsabilidad de)la presentación del programa estuvo a cargo de una actriz desconocida — the programme was presented by an unknown actress
"formación a cargo de la empresa" — "training will be provided"
la clausura del festival estará a cargo de Plácido Domingo — Plácido Domingo will be the main attraction of the festival's closing ceremony
un concierto a cargo de la orquesta de cámara de la ciudad — a concert performed by the city's chamber orchestra
las reparaciones correrán a cargo del dueño — the cost of repairs will be met by the owner, repairs will be paid for by the owner
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tener algo a su cargo — to be in charge of sth, be responsible for sth20 policías tenían a su cargo la seguridad del monarca — 20 policemen were in charge of o responsible for the king's security
los niños que tengo a mi cargo — the children in my care o charge frm
3)• hacerse cargo de — (=encargarse) to take charge of; (=pagar) to pay for; (=entender) to realize
cuando él murió, su hijo se hizo cargo del negocio — when he died, his son took charge of o took over the business
el ejército se hizo cargo del poder — the army took over power o took control
deben hacerse cargo de los daños causados a los muebles — they should pay for breakages to the furniture
la empresa no quiso hacerse cargo de la reparación — the company refused to meet the costs of repair
me hago cargo de la importancia de estas conversaciones — I am aware of o realize how important these talks are
-estamos pasando unos momentos difíciles -sí, ya me hago cargo — "we're going through difficult times" - "yes, I understand o realize"
4) (Com) chargepaga siempre con cargo a su cuenta corriente — he always charges payments directly to his current account
cargo por gestión — [de un billete electrónico] administration fee
5) (Jur) chargeel fiscal retiró los cargos contra el acusado — the prosecution dropped all the charges against the defendant
pliego, testigo 1., 1)cargo de conciencia, tengo cargo de conciencia por el tiempo perdido — I feel guilty about all that wasted time
* * *1) ( puesto) post, position (frml)2) (responsabilidad, cuidado)a)a cargo de alguien: los niños están a mi cargo the children are in my care o (frml) charge; el negocio quedó a su cargo he was left in charge of the business; dejé/puse las ventas a cargo de Luque I left/put Luque in charge of sales; tiene cuatro hijos a su cargo or (Col) a cargo he has four children to support; tiene a su cargo la división comercial — she is responsible for o in charge of the sales department
b)c)correr a cargo de alguien: los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the company; la organización del concierto corre a mi cargo — I'm responsible for organizing the concert
d)hacerse cargo de algo — ( hacerse responsable) de puesto/tarea to take charge of something; de gastos to take care of something; ( comprender) (Esp) to undertand something, to appreciate something
3) (Com, Fin) chargecon cargo a mi cuenta — to be debited against o charged to my account
4) (Der) charge5) (Chi, Per) date-and-time stamp for documents* * *1) ( puesto) post, position (frml)2) (responsabilidad, cuidado)a)a cargo de alguien: los niños están a mi cargo the children are in my care o (frml) charge; el negocio quedó a su cargo he was left in charge of the business; dejé/puse las ventas a cargo de Luque I left/put Luque in charge of sales; tiene cuatro hijos a su cargo or (Col) a cargo he has four children to support; tiene a su cargo la división comercial — she is responsible for o in charge of the sales department
b)c)correr a cargo de alguien: los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the company; la organización del concierto corre a mi cargo — I'm responsible for organizing the concert
d)hacerse cargo de algo — ( hacerse responsable) de puesto/tarea to take charge of something; de gastos to take care of something; ( comprender) (Esp) to undertand something, to appreciate something
3) (Com, Fin) chargecon cargo a mi cuenta — to be debited against o charged to my account
4) (Der) charge5) (Chi, Per) date-and-time stamp for documents* * *cargo11 = officer, official, position, post, office, job title, incumbent.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.
Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.Ex: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy.Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.Ex: The job title is designed to indicate the group (professional, associate, technician, or clerk) to which the job belongs and the level of the job within that grouping.Ex: This practice of having the former incumbent of the job train the new employee is risky, particularly if that departing employee has in any way been a problem.* alto cargo = senior post, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* altos cargos = people in high office.* ascender a un cargo = rise to + position.* aspirar a un cargo = aspire to + position.* beneficios del cargo, los = spoils of office, the.* cargo de director = directorship.* cargo directivo = senior post, top official, senior position, managerial position, executive position, top position.* cargo ejecutivo = managerial position, executive position.* cargo ejecutivo del gobierno = government executive.* cargo ministerial = ministry official.* cargo oficial = officer.* cargo político = government official.* cargo público = public official, federal official, elected official, public office.* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.* dimitir de un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.* en el cargo = in the saddle, in office.* en virtud del cargo que ocupa = ex officio.* en virtud de su cargo = ex officio.* jurar un cargo = swear in.* ocupar el cargo = be in the position.* ocupar un cargo = hold + position.* ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.* prebendas del cargo, las = spoils of office, the.* relevar de un cargo = relieve of + duty.* renunciar a un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.* titular del cargo = incumbent.* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.cargo22 = responsibility.Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
* a cargo = in the saddle.* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of).* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* correr a cargo de = be the responsibility of.* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.* familiar a cargo = dependent.* hacerse cargo = take over, assume + role.* hacerse cargo de = take + charge of, take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.* hacerse cargo de Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre), hold + the fort, hold + the fortress.* persona a cargo = dependent.* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.* tener a cargo de uno = have + as + Posesivo + charge.* tener a + Posesivo + cargo = have + in + Posesivo + charge.cargo33 = charge, indictment.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Enter indictments as instructed in rule 21.36C1.* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos = acquit + Nombre + on all counts.* cargos criminales = criminal charges.* formular cargos contra = bring + charges against.* formular cargos contra Alguien = press + charges.* libertad sin cargos = unconditional discharge.cargo4* culto al cargo = cargo cult.* nota de cargo = credit note.* * *desempeña un cargo importante en la empresa he has o holds an important position in the firmtiene un cargo de mucha responsabilidad she has a very responsible job o post o positionhoy toma posesión de su cargo he takes up his post o position today, he takes up office todayCompuesto:los que ostentan cargos públicos those who hold public officeB (responsabilidad, cuidado)1a cargo de algn: los niños están a mi cargo the children are in my care o ( frml) chargeun concierto a cargo de la Orquesta Nacional ( frml); a concert performed by the National Orchestrael negocio quedó a su cargo he was left in charge of the businessdejé/puse las ventas a cargo de Luque I left/put Luque in charge of salestiene cuatro hijos a su cargoor ( Col) a cargo he has four children to supporttiene a su cargo la división comercial she is responsible for o in charge of the sales department2al cargo de algo in charge of sthquedó/lo pusieron al cargo del departamento he was left/they put him in charge of the department3correr a cargo de algn: los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the companyla organización del concierto corre a cargo de su ayudante her assistant is responsible for organizing the concertel papel principal corre a cargo de Fernando Arias the main part o the leading role is played by Fernando Arias4hacerse cargo de algo (hacerse responsable) ‹de un puesto/una tarea› to take charge of sth;‹de gastos› to take care of sth; (entender) ( Esp) to be aware of sth¿podría hacerse cargo de nuestra sucursal en Panamá? could you take charge of o head our branch in Panama?mi abuela se hizo cargo de mí my grandmother took care of meme hago cargo de la gravedad de la situación I am aware of the gravity of the situationes un problema difícil — sí, me hago cargo it's a difficult problem — yes, I realize that o I am aware of thatCompuesto:no tengo ningún cargo de conciencia por no haber ido a visitarlo I don't feel at all guilty for not having been to visit him, I feel no remorse at not having been to visit himme da/quedó un cargo de conciencia horrible I feel/felt terribly guiltysin cargo adicional at no additional cost, at no extra chargesin cargo free of chargepidió unos cheques de viaje con cargo a su cuenta she ordered some traveler's checks to be debited against o charged to her accountD ( Der) chargeniega todos los cargos que se le imputan he denies all the charges against him* * *
Del verbo cargar: ( conjugate cargar)
cargo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cargó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cargar
cargo
cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film inc) (Elec) to charge
2
◊ tengo que cargo nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrolc) (Inf) to load
3 ( de obligaciones) cargo a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;◊ me cargoon la culpa they put o laid the blame on me
4
‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
( tener consigo):
5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 cargo con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;◊ tiene que cargo con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household
2 cargo contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
cargarse verbo pronominal
1
[ partícula] to become chargedb) cargose de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;
‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
‹ jarrón› to smash
cargo sustantivo masculino
1 ( puesto) post, position (frml);
(de presidente, ministro) office;
un cargo de responsabilidad a responsible job o post
2 (responsabilidad, cuidado):
estar a cargo de algo to be in charge of sth;
los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the company;
hacerse cargo de algo ‹de puesto/tarea› to take charge of sth;
‹ de gastos› to take care of sth;
3a) (Com, Fin) charge;
b) (Der) charge
cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
cargo sustantivo masculino
1 (puesto) post, position
2 (cuidado, responsabilidad) charge
estar al cargo de, to be in charge of
3 Jur charge, accusation
4 Fin charge, debit 5 cargo de conciencia, weight on one's conscience, remorse
♦ Locuciones: correr a cargo de, (gastos) to be met by
hacerse cargo de, to take charge of: en seguida se hizo cargo de mi situación, he understood my situation immediately
' cargo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceder
- acusación
- adscribir
- alcaldía
- antecesor
- antecesora
- antigua
- antiguo
- candidata
- candidato
- candidatura
- carga
- cargar
- cargamento
- cargarse
- censor
- censora
- cesar
- consejería
- correr
- cuidada
- cuidado
- dimitir
- dirección
- disputarse
- educación
- flete
- función
- inhabilitar
- jefatura
- jurar
- juramentar
- lamentarse
- minoritaria
- minoritario
- nombrar
- ostentar
- permanencia
- poltrona
- posesión
- presentarse
- pretendienta
- pretendiente
- regentar
- rehabilitación
- reintegrar
- relevar
- relumbrón
- renuncia
- renunciar
English:
appointment
- assume
- backbencher
- band
- bump off
- by-election
- cargo
- charge
- count
- denial
- deny
- drop
- ex
- foreman
- handle
- impression
- incitement
- inflict
- lay on
- office
- outrank
- resign
- set down
- shed
- stand down
- succeed
- toss about
- toss around
- vessel
- back
- commission
- dean
- debit
- dependant
- discharge
- dock
- extra
- fly
- front
- handling
- impeach
- incumbent
- land
- landing
- lay
- load
- meet
- reinstate
- relieve
- seize
* * *cargo nm1. [empleo] post, position;desempeña un cargo de ministro he is a minister;tomar posesión del cargo to take up officecargo directivo manager;varios cargos públicos se han visto involucrados en el escándalo several people holding public office have been implicated in the scandal2. [cuidado] charge;los niños han quedado a mi cargo the children have been left in my care;una producción a cargo del Teatro Nacional a National Theatre production;está a cargo de o [m5] tiene a su cargo la seguridad de la empresa he is in charge of o responsible for company security;hacerse cargo de [asumir el control de] to take charge of;[ocuparse de] to take care of; [comprender] to understand;se hizo cargo de la gestión de la empresa she took over the running of the company;el ejército se hizo cargo del poder the army took power o took over;no te preocupes, yo me hago cargo de los niños don't worry, I'll look after the children;me hago cargo de la difícil situación I am aware of o I realize the difficulty of the situation;tenemos que ir al entierro y llegaremos tarde – sí, me hago cargo we have to go to the funeral, so we'll be late – OK, I understand3. Econ charge;con cargo a charged to;han asignado una nueva partida con cargo a los presupuestos del estado they have created a new budget heading;correr a cargo de to be borne by;todos los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa all expenses will be borne by the company;la comida corre a cargo de la empresa the meal is on the company;la organización corre a cargo del Municipio the organization will be carried out by the town council, the town council will be organizing the event;sin cargo adicional for o at no extra charge4. [acusación] charge;formular graves cargos contra alguien to bring serious charges against sb;se declaró inocente de todos los cargos que se le imputaban he said he was innocent on all countscargo de conciencia:tener cargo de conciencia to feel pangs of conscience, to feel remorse;me da cargo de conciencia dejarle pagar I feel bad about letting him pay;comprar productos de este país me representa un cargo de conciencia I feel guilty about buying this country's products5. [buque de carga] cargo ship, freighter* * *m1 position;alto cargo high-ranking position; persona high-ranking official;cargo ministerial ministerial post2 JUR charge3:a cargo de la madre in the mother’s care;tener algo a su cargo, estar a cargo de algo be in charge of sth;está a cargo de Gómez Gómez is in charge of it;hacerse cargo de algo take charge of sth;tomar a su cargo take charge of4 COM:con cargo a nosotros on our account5:me da cargo de conciencia it makes me feel guilty* * *cargo nm1) : burden, load2) : chargea cargo de: in charge of3) : position, office* * *cargo n1. (empleo) post2. (delito) chargeestar a cargo de / tener a su cargo (ser la responsabilidad de) to be your responsibility (ser responsable de) to be in charge ofhacerse cargo (encargarse de) to take charge of [pt. took; pp. taken] (comprender) to understand [pt. & pp. understood] -
13 bajo
adj.1 low.2 short, small.3 low, tawdry, base.4 low, contemptible, lowly, base.5 low-lying, low-down.6 hushed, soft, soft-sounding.adv.1 softly, in a low voice, low.Let's talk low because the baby's sleep Hablemos bajo porque el niño duerme.2 low, in a low position, near ground level, near the floor.prep.1 under, below, beneath, underneath.2 under.3 under, under the jurisdiction of.m.1 bass.2 bass, double bass, bass guitar.3 bass singer, bass voice, bass.4 hem, turn-up, hemline, turnup.5 low lying ground.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) low■ pon la música, pero baja put the music on low2 (persona) short, not tall4 (marea) out5 (despreciable) despicable, contemptible, base6 (territorio, río) lower7 (época) later8 (inferior) poor, low————————1 (piso) ground floor, US first floor2 (de prenda) bottoms plural, US cuff► adverbio1 (en el aire) low2 (voz) softly, quietly, in a low voice1 under2 (temperatura) below1 (planta baja) ground floor; (sótano) basement\por lo bajo (disimuladamente) on the sly 2 (en voz baja) in a low voice 3 (sin exagerar) conservativelybajas pasiones animal passionsbajos fondos underworld sing* * *1. prep.1) under2) beneath3) below2. adv.1) low2) softly, quietly3. (f. - baja)adj.1) low2) short3) lower4) soft5) base, vile4. noun m.1) bass2) first floor* * *1. ADJ1) (=de poca altura) [objeto] low; [persona] short; [parte] lower, bottom; [tierra] low-lying; [agua] shallowplanta baja — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)
2) (=inclinado)3) (=reducido, inferior) [precios, temperaturas, frecuencia] low; [calidad] low, poorde baja calidad — low-quality, poor-quality
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estar bajo de algo, estar bajo de ánimo o de moral — to be in low spiritsestar bajo de forma (física) — to be unfit, be out of shape
4) [sonido] faint, soft; [voz, tono] lowhablar en voz baja — to speak quietly o in a low voice
5) [etapa]6) [oro, plata] with a high level of impurities7) [color] (=apagado) dull; (=pálido) pale8) (=humilde) low, humble; [clase] lower; [condición] lowly; [barrio] poor; [tarea] menial10)por lo bajo — (=a lo menos) at (the) least
2. SM1) (Cos) [de vestido] hem; [de pantalones] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)2) [de edificio] (=piso) ground floor, first floor (EEUU)bajo comercial — ground-floor o (EEUU) first-floor business premises
3) (Mús) (=instrumento) bass; (=voz) bass; (=guitarrista) bass (guitar) player, bassist4) pl bajos [de edificio] ground floor sing, first floor sing (EEUU); [de coche] underside; euf [del cuerpo] private parts5) (=hondonada) hollow3.ADV [volar] low; [tocar, cantar] quietly, softlyhablar bajo — (=en voz baja) to speak quietly, speak softly; (=tener una voz suave) to be softly spoken, be soft spoken
¡más bajo, por favor! — quieter, please!
4. PREP1) (=debajo de) under2) (=dependiente de, sometido a) underfianza 1), juramento 1), llave 1)bajo el título de... — under the title of...
* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] < persona> short2) (indicando posición, nivel)b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> lowc) ( bajado)3)a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> lowtiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure
b) <volumen/luz> lowen voz baja — quietly, in a low voice
4)5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, basecaer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!
•IIa) <volar/pasar> lowb) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietlyIII1)a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floorb)los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor
2)a) (de falda, vestido) hemb) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside3) ( contrabajo) (double) bassIVa) ( debajo de) underbajo techo — under cover, indoors
bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)
b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) underbajo el título... — under the title...
* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] < persona> short2) (indicando posición, nivel)b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> lowc) ( bajado)3)a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> lowtiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure
b) <volumen/luz> lowen voz baja — quietly, in a low voice
4)5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, basecaer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!
•IIa) <volar/pasar> lowb) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietlyIII1)a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floorb)los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor
2)a) (de falda, vestido) hemb) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside3) ( contrabajo) (double) bassIVa) ( debajo de) underbajo techo — under cover, indoors
bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)
b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) underbajo el título... — under the title...
* * *bajo11 = bass.Nota: Instrumento musical.Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.
bajo22 = ground floor.Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments.
* bajo comercial = commercial premise.bajo33 = low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], lowly [lowlier -comp., lowliest -sup.], sagging, low-lying.Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too lowly in terms of salary potential.Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.* a bajo coste = low-cost.* a bajo costo = low-cost.* a bajo nivel = low-level.* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* altibajos = ups and downs.* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* baja resolución = low resolution.* baja tecnología = low tech [low-tech].* baja temperatura = low temperature.* bajo cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.* bajo consumo = low power consumption.* bajo coste = low cost.* bajo en ácido = low-acid.* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.* bajo en carbohidratos = low-carb(ohydrate).* bajo en grasas = low fat.* bajo en hidratos de carbono = low-carb(ohydrate).* bajo precio = low cost.* bajo presión = under the cosh.* bajos ingresos = low income.* bajo vientre = lower abdomen.* barrio bajo = skid row.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo estatus social = low-status.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* de tacón bajo = low-heeled.* dieta baja en carbohidratos = low-carb diet.* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono = low-carb diet.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.* estar muy bajo = be way down.* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.* marea baja = low tide.* más bien bajo = shortish.* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.* período bajo = dry spell.* período de baja actividad = dry spell.* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* planta baja = ground floor.* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.* que vuela bajo = low-flying.* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.* temporada baja = low season.* tirando a bajo = shortish.* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.bajo4= under.Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.* bajo amenaza = under threat.* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.* bajo cero = below zero.* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.* bajo coacción = under duress.* bajo el asesoramiento de = on the advice of.* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.* bajo el control de = under the control of.* bajo el emblema = under the banner.* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.* bajo el yugo de = under the yoke of.* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.* bajo la supervisión de = under the supervision of.* bajo la tutela = under the auspices of.* bajo la tutela de = under the aegis of.* bajo la tutela de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.* bajo llave = under lock and key.* bajo los auspicios de = under the aegis of, under the auspices of.* bajo los auspicios de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.* bajo los pies = underfoot.* bajo lupa = under the microscope.* bajo ninguna circunstancia = under no/any circumstances.* bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.* bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.* bajo presión = under pressure.* bajo reforma = under reform.* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.* decretar libertad bajo fianza = remand.* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.* libertad bajo fianza = bail.* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.* territorio bajo mandato = mandate.bajo55 = lowdown, mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.].Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.* * *A [ SER] ‹persona› shortese chico bajito que trabaja en el bar that short o small guy who works in the barB (indicando posición, nivel)1 [ SER] ‹techo› low; ‹tierras› low-lyingun vestido de talle bajo a low-waisted dress2 [ ESTAR] ‹lámpara/cuadro› lowlas ramas más bajas del árbol the lowest branches of the treela parte baja de la estantería the bottom shelf/lower shelves of the bookcaseel nivel de aceite está bajo the oil level is low¡qué bajo está el río! isn't the river low!la marea está baja it's low tide, the tide is out3(bajado): la casa tenía las persianas bajas the house had the blinds downcaminaba con la mirada baja she walked (along) looking at the ground o with her eyes loweredC1 ‹calificación/precio/número› low; ‹temperatura› lowbajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and taruna bebida baja en calorías a low-calorie drinktiene la tensión or presión baja he has low blood pressure, his blood pressure is lowliquidaban todo a precios bajísimos they were selling everything off really cheap(ly)artículos de baja calidad poor-quality goodspor lo bajoor ( RPl) por parte baja at leastles va a costar 10.000 tirando or echando por lo bajo ( fam); it's going to cost them at least 10,000, it's going to cost them 10,000 easily o at (the very) least2 ‹volumen/luz› lowlo dijo en voz baja he said it quietly o in a low voicepon la radio bajita put the radio on quietly3 ‹oro› below 14 karats(falto de): están bajos de moral they're in low spirits, their morale is lowestá baja de defensas her defenses are lowE (grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, lowF (vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, basecaer bajoor en lo bajo: ha caído en lo más bajo she stooped pretty low¡qué bajo has caído! how could you stoop so low?, how low can you get!Compuestos:feminine humble origins (pl)la bajoa Edad Media the late Middle Ages (pl)estoy en bajoa forma I'm in bad shape, I'm not on form, I'm feeling below parla bajoa forma del equipo nacional the poor form of the national teamfeminine low frequencyfpl animal passions (pl)fpl low pressurefeminine low technologyde bajoa tecnología low-technology ( before n), low-techmasculine Low Latinmasculine bas-reliefmpl underworldel bajo vientre the lower abdomenbajo21 ‹volar/pasar› low2 ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietlycanta más bajo sing more softly¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!bajo3A1 (planta baja) first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor; (local) commercial premises ( on the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor of a building)BC (contrabajo) bass, double bassDdarle el bajo a algo to polish sth off ( colloq)bajo41 (debajo de) undercorrimos a ponernos bajo techo we ran to get under coverponte bajo el paraguas get under o underneath the umbrellatres grados bajo cero three degrees below zerocuando yo esté bajo tierra when I'm dead and buriedcantando bajo la lluvia singing in the rain2 (expresando sujeción, dependencia) underestá bajo juramento you are under oathbajo Alfonso XIII under Alfonso XIII, during the reign of Alfonso XIIIbajo su mando under his commandbajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcoholbajo ese punto de vista looking at it from that point of viewbajo el título `España hoy' under the title `España hoy'* * *
Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)
bajo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bajó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
bajar
bajo
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
( acercándose) to come down;◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
2
[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
4
‹ ventanilla› to open
5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajose de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo 1◊ -ja adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹ persona› short
2
‹ tierras› low-lying
están bajos de moral their morale is low;
está bajo de defensas his defenses are low
3
bajo en calorías low-calorie;
de baja calidad poor-quality
4 ( grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low
5 ( vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base;
bajo 2 adverbio
◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!
■ sustantivo masculino
1
b)◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor
2 ( contrabajo) (double) bass
■ preposición
under;
tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;
bajo juramento under oath
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
' bajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspicio
- baja
- caer
- calificar
- caloría
- circunstancia
- concepto
- confiar
- control
- cuerda
- dominación
- fianza
- fiebre
- guardia
- hundida
- hundido
- imperio
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- insolación
- juramento
- libertad
- llave
- manía
- ministerio
- monte
- murmurar
- par
- pretexto
- próxima
- próximo
- rescoldo
- ropa
- sarro
- so
- tapón
- techo
- tierra
- tono
- vigilancia
- a
- abrasar
- anestesia
- arresto
- ático
- bajar
- bajío
- chato
- chico
- coacción
English:
account
- aloud
- auspice
- bail
- bass
- bass guitar
- below
- beneath
- body
- bottom
- clampdown
- complaint
- conceal
- condition
- content
- control
- cover
- cuff
- custody
- depressed
- distraught
- down
- drunk driving
- DUI
- escrow
- feel
- floodlight
- foresight
- freezing
- ground
- gun
- hand
- honour
- hurtle
- in
- keep down
- lock away
- low
- low-alcohol
- low-budget
- low-calorie
- low-cost
- lower
- Lower Egypt
- lowest
- microscope
- minus
- oath
- observation
- off
* * *bajo, -a♦ adj1. [objeto, cifra] low;[persona, estatura] short;es más bajo que su amigo he's shorter than his friend;el pantano está muy bajo the water (level) in the reservoir is very low;tengo la tensión baja I have low blood pressure;tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral to be in low o poor spirits;estar en baja forma to be off form;han mostrado una baja forma alarmante they have shown worryingly poor form, they have been worryingly off form;los precios más bajos de la ciudad the lowest prices in the city;de baja calidad poor(-quality);bajo en calorías low-calorie;bajo en nicotina low in nicotine (content)Elec baja frecuencia low frequency; Arte bajo relieve bas-relief; Informát baja resolución low resolution2. [cabeza] bowed;[ojos] downcast;paseaba con la cabeza baja she was walking with her head down3. [poco audible] low;[sonido] soft, faint;en voz baja softly, in a low voice;pon la música más baja, por favor turn the music down, please;por lo bajo [en voz baja] in an undertone;[en secreto] secretly;reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger4. [grave] deep5. Geog lower;el bajo Amazonas the lower Amazon6. Hist lower;la baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages7. [pobre] lower-classlos bajos fondos the underworld8. [vil] base9. [soez] coarse, vulgar;se dejó llevar por bajas pasiones he allowed his baser instincts to get the better of him10. [metal] base♦ nm1. [dobladillo] hem;meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt2. [planta baja] [piso] Br ground floor flat, US first floor apartment;[local] Br premises on the ground floor, US premises on the first floor; [instrumentista] bassist6. [hondonada] hollow7. [banco de arena] shoal, sandbank♦ adv1. [hablar] quietly, softly;ella habla más bajo que él she speaks more softly than he does;¡habla más bajo, vas a despertar al bebé! keep your voice down or you'll wake the baby up!2. [caer] low;Fig¡qué bajo has caído! how low you have sunk!3. [volar] low♦ prep1. [debajo de] under;bajo su apariencia pacífica se escondía un ser agresivo beneath his calm exterior there lay an aggressive nature;bajo cero below zero;Figle pagó bajo mano para conseguir lo que quería he paid her secretly to get what he wanted;bajo este ángulo from this angle;bajo la lluvia in the rain;bajo techo under cover;dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoorsbajo control under control;bajo el régimen de Franco under Franco's regime;fue encarcelado bajo la acusación de… he was jailed on charges of…;Derbajo fianza on bail;bajo mando de under the command of;prohibido aparcar bajo multa de 100 euros no parking – penalty 100 euros;bajo observación under observation;bajo palabra on one's word;el trato se hizo bajo palabra it was a purely verbal o a gentleman's agreement;bajo pena de muerte on pain of death;bajo tratamiento médico receiving medical treatment;bajo la tutela de in the care of* * *I adj1 low;bajo en sal low in salt2 persona shortII m1 MÚS bass2 piso first floor, Brground floor; de edificio first floor apartment, Brground floor flat4:por lo bajo at leastIII adv2 volar lowIV prp under;tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;palabra on o under oath* * *bajo adv1) : down, low2) : softly, quietlyhabla más bajo: speak more softlybajo, -ja adj1) : low2) : short (of stature)3) : soft, faint, deep (of sounds)4) : lowerel bajo Amazonas: the lower Amazon5) : loweredcon la mirada baja: with lowered eyes6) : base, vile7)los bajos fondos : the underworldbajo nm1) : bass (musical instrument)2) : first floor, ground floor3) : hemlinebajo prep: under, beneath, below* * *bajo1 adj1. (persona) short2. (muro, mueble, voz) lowhabla en voz baja she speaks in a low voice / she speaks quietly3. (nivel, precio, número) lowbajo2 adv1. (con poca altura) low2. (con voz suave) quietlybajo3 n1. (planta baja) ground floor2. (de una prenda) hem3. (instrumento, voz) bass¿quién toca el bajo? who plays the bass?4. (músico) bass playerbajo4 prep under -
14 adquisición
f.acquisition, buy, purchase, acquirement.* * *1 acquisition (compra) buy, purchase* * *noun f.1) acquisition2) purchase* * *SF1) (=compra) acquisition, purchaseoferta2) (=artículo comprado) acquisition3) (=persona) acquisitionla última adquisición del Atlético — Atlético's latest signing o acquisition
la cocinera ha sido una auténtica adquisición — * the cook is a real find *
4) [de conocimientos, datos] acquisition5) [de costumbres] adoption* * *a) (objeto, cosa) acquisitionb) ( acción) acquisitiones de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase
* * *= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.Ex. Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.Ex. Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex. In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex. Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.Ex. The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.----* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.* * *a) (objeto, cosa) acquisitionb) ( acción) acquisitiones de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase
* * *= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.Ex: Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.
Ex: Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex: Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.* * *1 (objeto, cosa) acquisition¿has visto mi última adquisición? have you seen my latest acquisition o purchase?la última adquisición de los Lakers ( Dep) the Lakers' latest acquisitioneste coche ha sido una buena adquisición this car was a good buy2(acción): la adquisición de la casa the purchase of the housela adquisición de la lengua materna acquisition of the mother tongueel Picasso es de reciente adquisición the Picasso is a recent acquisition o purchaseCompuesto:leveraged buyout* * *
adquisición sustantivo femenino
acquisition;
( compra) purchase
adquisición sustantivo femenino
1 acquisition
2 (compra) buy, purchase
' adquisición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
OPA
English:
acquisition
- takeover bid
- accession
- purchase
- take
* * *adquisición nf1. [compra] purchase;ayudas para la adquisición de viviendas financial assistance for house buyers2. [de empresa] takeover3. [cosa comprada] purchase;nuestra casa fue una excelente adquisición our house was an excellent buy4. [de hábito, cultura] acquisition;adquisición de conocimientos acquisition of knowledgeLing adquisición lingüística language acquisition* * *f acquisition;hacer una buena adquisición make a good purchase;gastos de adquisición acquisition costs;adquisición de clientes client acquisition* * *adquisición nf, pl - ciones1) : acquisition2) compra: purchase -
15 costo
m.1 cost.costo de distribución distribution costcostos de explotación operating costscostos fijos fixed costscostos indirectos indirect costscostos de mano de obra labor costscosto de sustitución replacement costcosto de la vida cost of livingcosto unitario unit costcostos variables variable costs2 hash (informal) (hachís). (peninsular Spanish)* * *————————1 cost, price* * *noun m.cost, price* * *SM1) esp LAm (Econ) costcoste2) LAm (=esfuerzo) trouble, effort3) Esp ** (=hachís) dope *** * *1) (Com, Econ, Fin) costde bajo costo — low-cost, budget
2) (Esp arg) ( hachís) hash (sl)* * *= cost, cost price.Ex. If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.Ex. However, it was still not possible to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the service or to calculate the cost prices and to compare these with the average national cost price.----* a bajo costo = low-cost.* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* calcular el costo = cost.* costo marginal = marginal cost.* costos de producción = production costs.* costos y beneficios = costs and benefits.* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* * *1) (Com, Econ, Fin) costde bajo costo — low-cost, budget
2) (Esp arg) ( hachís) hash (sl)* * *= cost, cost price.Ex: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.
Ex: However, it was still not possible to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the service or to calculate the cost prices and to compare these with the average national cost price.* a bajo costo = low-cost.* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* calcular el costo = cost.* costo marginal = marginal cost.* costos de producción = production costs.* costos y beneficios = costs and benefits.* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* * *ordenadores de bajo costo low-cost computers, budget computersprecio de costo cost priceestán vendiendo todo al costo they're selling everything at cost priceel costo social de las reformas the cost in social terms o the social cost of the reformsCompuestos:cost of livingdirect coststandard costfixed coststandard costmpl manufacturing o production costs (pl)mpl operating costs (pl)( mpl) start-up costs (pl)mpl financial costs (pl)* * *
Del verbo costar: ( conjugate costar)
costó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
costar
costo
costar ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿cuánto me costoá arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?b) ( en perjuicios):
le costó el puesto it cost him his jobc) ( en esfuerzo):
cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open;
me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe
verbo intransitivo
b) ( resultar perjudicial):
c) ( resultar difícil):
no te cuesta nada intentarlo it won't do you any harm to give it a try;
la física le cuesta he finds physics difficult;
me costó dormirme I had trouble getting to sleep
costo sustantivo masculino (Com, Econ, Fin) cost;
precio de costo cost price;
al costo at cost price;
costo de (la) vida cost of living
costar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un precio) to cost: ¿cuánto dinero te costó?, how much did it cost you?
2 (llevar tiempo) to take
3 (ser trabajoso) me cuesta hablar alemán, I find it difficult to speak German
nos costó mucho conseguir el empleo, it was really hard to get the job
♦ Locuciones: figurado te va a costar caro, you'll pay dearly for this
cueste lo que cueste, cost what it may
costo sustantivo masculino
1 (precio) cost
2 argot (hachís) dope, shit, stuff
' costo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barbaridad
- billete
- cara
- caro
- costar
- dineral
- gansa
- ganso
- salvajada
- sin
- sudor
- tanta
- tanto
- total
- trabajo
- triple
- triunfo
- aproximado
- carestía
- chingo
- coste
- importe
- persona
- porte
- precio
- sonsacar
- unidad
English:
cost
- dearly
- dread
- fortune
- frivolous
- hesitation
- how
- pay
- wash off
- well
- agonize
- consideration
- lose
- mark
- mention
- spread
- under
- worth
* * *costo nm1. [de producción] cost;[de un objeto] price;cuatro semanas de prueba sin costo alguno four weeks on approval free of charge;la relación costo-beneficio the cost-benefit ratio;el costo humano de la guerra the human cost of the war;Comal costo at costCom costo diferencial marginal cost; Com costo directo direct cost; Com costo de distribución distribution cost; Com costo efectivo actual cost; Com costos de explotación operating costs; Com costo de fabricación manufacturing cost; Com costo fijo fixed cost; Com costo financiero financial cost; Com costo indirecto indirect cost; Com costo de mano de obra labour cost; Com costo de mantenimiento running cost; Com costo marginal marginal cost; Econ costo de oportunidad opportunity cost; Com costo de producción cost of production; Com costo de reposición replacement cost; Com costo, seguro y flete cost, insurance and freight; Com costo unitario unit cost;costo de la vida cost of living* * *m cost;abaratar costos cut costs* * *costo nm1) : cost, price2)costo de vida : cost of living -
16 por último pero no menos importante
Ex. Planning of national expenditure depends on number of vendors, on national serial output, and last but not least, on the amount of the yearly state budget allocation.* * *Ex: Planning of national expenditure depends on number of vendors, on national serial output, and last but not least, on the amount of the yearly state budget allocation.
Spanish-English dictionary > por último pero no menos importante
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17 abarrotado
adj.crammed, packed, completely full, crowded.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abarrotar.* * *1→ link=abarrotar abarrotar► adjetivo1 (cosas) packed (de, with), crammed (de, with); (personas) jam-packed (de, with), packed (de, with)* * *(f. - abarrotada)adj.1) packed2) crowded* * *ADJ [sala, tren] packed, jam-packed•
estar abarrotado de — [+ personas] to be packed o jam-packed with; [+ objetos] to be crammed o jam-packed with* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex. They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex. The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex. Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.----* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex: They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *abarrotado -dacrammed, packed abarrotado DE algo packed o crammed WITH sthestanterías abarrotadas de adornos shelves crammed with ornamentsel foyer estaba abarrotado de gente the foyer was packed with people* * *
Del verbo abarrotar: ( conjugate abarrotar)
abarrotado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abarrotado
abarrotar
abarrotado◊ -da adjetivo
crammed, packed;
abarrotado de algo ‹ de gente› packed o crammed with sth
abarrotar ( conjugate abarrotar) verbo transitivo ‹sala/teatro› to pack
abarrotado,-a adjetivo packed, crammed [de, with]: no pudimos entrar en el local, estaba abarrotado (de gente), we couldn't get into the place because it was jam-packed with people
abarrotar verbo transitivo to pack, cram [de, with]: el público abarrotaba el teatro, the theatre was packed (with people)
' abarrotado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
English:
astir
- chock-a-block
- chock-full
- overcrowded
- swarm
- cluttered
- congested
- crowded
- over
* * *abarrotado, -a adj* * *I adj packedII part → abarrotar* * *abarrotado, -da adj: packed, crammed -
18 enfrentarse a
v.to face, to breast, to brave, to confront with.* * *(v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation withEx. The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex. Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex. Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.Ex. This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex. The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.Ex. Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.Ex. Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.Ex. We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex. The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.* * *(v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation withEx: The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.Ex: We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy. -
19 estatal
adj.1 state.una empresa estatal a state-owned companyla política estatal government policy2 state-owned, state, state-operated, state-run.f. & m.stater, resident of a state.* * *► adjetivo1 state* * *ADJ1) (=del estado) state antes de s2) Esp (=nacional) national* * *adjetivo state (before n)* * *= statewide [state-wide], state-owned, all-Russian, state-operated, state, state-run.Ex. Statewide boards would have to be set up to monitor books and periodicals.Ex. We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection.Ex. Of considerable value is documentation produced by the all-Russian Bureau of Military Organisations which reflects the transformation of the army into an active revolutionary force.Ex. All state-operated colleges of arts and science in New York state were given funds in fiscal year 1987-88 for collection preparation and barcoding.Ex. Slower economic growth coupled with federal and state budget restraints puts a great deal of uncertainty into the outlook for library budgets.Ex. The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres.----* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].* apoyo estatal = state support.* archivo estatal = state archive.* autoridad estatal = state official.* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.* capital estatal = state capital.* colegio universitario estatal = state college.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* documento estatal = state document.* intervención estatal = state intervention.* paraestatal = parastatal [para-statal].* policía estatal = state police, state troops, state trooper, trooper.* propiedad estatal = state property.* subvención estatal = state aid, state support.* * *adjetivo state (before n)* * *= statewide [state-wide], state-owned, all-Russian, state-operated, state, state-run.Ex: Statewide boards would have to be set up to monitor books and periodicals.
Ex: We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection.Ex: Of considerable value is documentation produced by the all-Russian Bureau of Military Organisations which reflects the transformation of the army into an active revolutionary force.Ex: All state-operated colleges of arts and science in New York state were given funds in fiscal year 1987-88 for collection preparation and barcoding.Ex: Slower economic growth coupled with federal and state budget restraints puts a great deal of uncertainty into the outlook for library budgets.Ex: The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres.* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].* apoyo estatal = state support.* archivo estatal = state archive.* autoridad estatal = state official.* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.* capital estatal = state capital.* colegio universitario estatal = state college.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* documento estatal = state document.* intervención estatal = state intervention.* paraestatal = parastatal [para-statal].* policía estatal = state police, state troops, state trooper, trooper.* propiedad estatal = state property.* subvención estatal = state aid, state support.* * *1 (de la nación) state ( before n)* * *
estatal adjetivo
state ( before n)
estatal adjetivo state
una empresa estatal, a state-owned company
' estatal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nacionalizar
- pública
- público
- colegio
English:
health service
- ITV
- public
- state
- state-owned
- Medicaid
- Medicare
* * *estatal adj1. [público] state;una escuela estatal a state school;una empresa estatal a state-owned company;la política estatal government policy2. [del estado] state;una universidad estatal a state university* * *adj state atr* * *estatal adj: state, national* * *estatal adj state -
20 quinto
adj.fifth.adv.fifth, fifthly, in the fifth place.m.1 fifth, fifth part.2 draftee.3 Quinto.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: quintar.* * *► adjetivo1 fifth► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fifth1 MILITAR conscript, recruit————————1 MILITAR conscript, recruit2 familiar (de cerveza) small bottle of beer (= 20 cl)* * *(f. - quinta)noun adj.* * *1.ADJ fifthsexto2. SM1) (Mat) fifth2) (Mil) conscript, draftee (EEUU), national serviceman3) * (=juego) bingo4) Méx (=moneda) nickel5) (=botellín) small bottle of beer* * *I- ta adjetivo/pronombrea) ( ordinal) fifthllegó quinto or en quinto lugar — he came fifth
Carlos V — (read as: Carlos quinto) Charles V (read as: Charles the fifth)
vive en el quinto (piso) — she lives on the sixth (AmE) o (BrE) fifth floor
está en quinto de (la) carrera — she's in the fifth year of her college/university course
b) ( partitivo)II1)a) ( partitivo) fifthun quinto del presupuesto — a fifth o one fifth of the budget
estar sin un quinto — (Méx fam) to be broke (colloq)
ni un quinto — (Méx fam)
no traigo ni un quinto — I don't have a penny on me o (AmE) a dime with me (colloq)
2) (Esp) (Mil) conscript* * *= fifth, fifthly.Ex. There is need for a fifth principle since the application of objectivity and logic alone will not resolve the related problems of lack of specificity and the timely establishment of new headings.Ex. Fifthly, most of the printing paper of the sixteenth century was in the foolscap size range, which was considered the ordinary size, the shapes and sizes of books printed on it being determined by the folding.----* alumno de quinto = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.* cuatro quintos = four-fifths.* en el quinto coño = in the arse of nowhere.* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.* en quinto lugar = fifthly.* Quinta Enmienda = Fifth Amendment.* quinto curso = fifth grade.* quinto pino, el = back of beyond, the.* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.* un quinto = one-fifth [one fifth].* vigésimo quinto aniversario = silver anniversary, silver jubilee.* * *I- ta adjetivo/pronombrea) ( ordinal) fifthllegó quinto or en quinto lugar — he came fifth
Carlos V — (read as: Carlos quinto) Charles V (read as: Charles the fifth)
vive en el quinto (piso) — she lives on the sixth (AmE) o (BrE) fifth floor
está en quinto de (la) carrera — she's in the fifth year of her college/university course
b) ( partitivo)II1)a) ( partitivo) fifthun quinto del presupuesto — a fifth o one fifth of the budget
estar sin un quinto — (Méx fam) to be broke (colloq)
ni un quinto — (Méx fam)
no traigo ni un quinto — I don't have a penny on me o (AmE) a dime with me (colloq)
2) (Esp) (Mil) conscript* * *= fifth, fifthly.Ex: There is need for a fifth principle since the application of objectivity and logic alone will not resolve the related problems of lack of specificity and the timely establishment of new headings.
Ex: Fifthly, most of the printing paper of the sixteenth century was in the foolscap size range, which was considered the ordinary size, the shapes and sizes of books printed on it being determined by the folding.* alumno de quinto = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.* cuatro quintos = four-fifths.* en el quinto coño = in the arse of nowhere.* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.* en quinto lugar = fifthly.* Quinta Enmienda = Fifth Amendment.* quinto curso = fifth grade.* quinto pino, el = back of beyond, the.* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.* un quinto = one-fifth [one fifth].* vigésimo quinto aniversario = silver anniversary, silver jubilee.* * *adjective / pronoun1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (ordinal) fifthllegó quinto he came fifthCarlos V read as: Carlos quinto Charles V (read as: Charles the fifth)en quinto lugar fifthel quinto aniversario the fifth anniversaryeres el quinto de la lista you're fifth on the listestá en quinto de carrera she's in the fifth year of her college/university course2(partitivo): la quinta parte a fifthCompuesto:feminine fifth columnA1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (partitivo) fifthtres quintos three-fifthsun quinto del presupuesto a fifth o one fifth of the budgetni un quinto ( Méx fam): no traigo ni un quinto I don't have a penny on me o ( AmE) a dime with me ( colloq)3 (botellín) small bottle of beer ( one fifth of a liter)* * *
quinto 1◊ -ta adjetivo/pronombre
fifth;
llegó en quinto lugar he came fifth;
Carlos V (read as: Carlos quinto) Charles V (read as: Charles the fifth);
vive en el quinto (piso) she lives on the sixth (AmE) o (BrE) fifth floor;
la quinta parte a fifth
quinto 2 sustantivo masculino
1
◊ estar sin un quinto (Méx fam) to be broke (colloq)
2 (Esp) (Mil) conscript
quinto,-a
I adjetivo fifth
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mat fifth
2 Mil (recluta) conscript
' quinto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
infierno
- pino
- quinta
- clasificación
- cuarto
- de
- décimo
- lograr
- noveno
- octavo
- segundo
- séptimo
- sexto
- tercero
- undécimo
English:
fifth
- middle
- quincentenary
- quincentennial
- silver jubilee
- stick
- back
- jubilee
- silver
* * *quinto, -a♦ númfifth;Famen el quinto infierno o Esp [m5]pino: vive en el quinto infierno o Esp [m5] pino she lives in the back of beyond o in the middle of nowhere;Esp Vulgen el quinto coño: vive en el quinto coño she lives Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywheretambién Fig quinta columna fifth column;quinta esencia quintessence;ver también octavo♦ nm1. [parte] fifth2. [piso] Br fifth floor, US sixth floor3. Mil = person who has been chosen (by lots) to do military service4. [curso universitario] fifth year5. [curso escolar] = fifth year of primary school, US ≈ fifth grade* * *I adj fifthII m1 fifth2 MIL conscript3 ( botellín) bottle of beer* * *quinto, -ta adj: fifth♦ quinto, -ta n* * *quinto num fifthen el quinto pino in the back of beyond / in the middle of nowhere
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