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the public reading of the OT

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1 Reading

   1) The Discovery of Truth Depends on the Thoughtful Reading of Authoritative Texts

   For the Middle Ages, all discovery of truth was first reception of traditional authorities, then later-in the thirteenth century-rational reconciliation of authoritative texts. A comprehension of the world was not regarded as a creative function but as an assimilation and retracing of given facts; the symbolic expression of this being reading. The goal and the accomplishment of the thinker is to connect all these facts together in the form of the "summa." Dante's cosmic poem is such a summa too. (Curtius, 1973, p. 326)

   2) The Many Functions of Reading

   The readers of books... extend or concentrate a function common to us all. Reading letters on a page is only one of its many guises. The astronomer reading a map of stars that no longer exist; the Japanese architect reading the land on which a house is to be built so as to guard it from evil forces; the zoologist reading the spoor of animals in the forest; the card-player reading her partner's gestures before playing the winning card; the dancer reading the choreographer's notations, and the public reading the dancer's movements on the stage; the weaver reading the intricate design of a carpet being woven; the organ-player reading various simultaneous strands of music orchestrated on the page; the parent reading the baby's face for signs of joy or fright, or wonder; the Chinese fortune-teller reading the ancient marks on the shell of a tortoise; the lover blindly reading the loved one's body at night, under the sheets; the psychiatrist helping patients read their own bewildering dreams; the Hawaiian fisherman reading the ocean currents by plunging a hand into the water; the farmer reading the weather in the sky-all these share with book-readers the craft of deciphering and translating signs....

   We all read ourselves and the world around us in order to glimpse what and where we are. We read to understand, or to begin to understand. We cannot do but read. Reading, almost as much as breathing, is our essential function. (Manguel, 1996, pp. 6-7)

   3) Theories of Language Processing during Reading

   There is a pitched battle between those theorists and modellers who embrace the primacy of syntax and those who embrace the primacy of semantics in language processing. At times both schools have committed various excesses. For example, some of the former have relied foolishly on context-free mathematical-combinatory models, while some of the latter have ﬂirted with versions of the "direct-access hypothesis," the idea that skilled readers process printed language directly into meaning without phonological or even syntactic processing. The problems with the first excess are patent. Those with the second are more complex and demand more research. Unskilled readers apparently do rely more on phonological processing than do skilled ones; hence their spoken dialects may interfere with their reading-and writing-habits. But the extent to which phonological processing is absent in the skilled reader has not been established, and the contention that syntactic processing is suspended in the skilled reader is surely wrong and not supported by empirical evidence-though blood-ﬂow patterns in the brain are curiously different during speaking, oral reading, and silent reading. (M. L. Johnson, 1988, pp. 101-102)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Reading
2 reading

noun
1) the act of reading.
قِراءَه
2) the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment:

a poetry reading.
قِراءَه أمام الجُمْهور
3) the ability to read:

The boy is good at reading.
القُدْرَه على القِراءَه
4) the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc:

The reading on the thermometer was –5°C.
الأرقام والقِياسات

Arabic-English dictionary > reading
3 ἀνάγνωσις

ἀνάγνωσις, εως, ἡ (Hdt. et al.; Sir Prol. 10, 17; EpArist, Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 147) prim. sense ‘knowing again’; then ‘reading’.

① the process of reading someth. written, reading (s. ἀναγι(γ)ώσκω) of public reading (Pla.; SIG 695, 81; pap, LXX [1 Esdr 9:48; 2 Esdr 18:8]; EpArist 127; 283; 305) of the reading of the law and prophets in the synagogue (cp. the synag. ins in Jerusalem, SEG VIII, 170, 4 συναγωγὴν εἰς ἀνάγνωσιν νόμου) μετὰ τὴν ἀ. τ. νόμου καὶ τ. προφητῶν Ac 13:15. ἡ ἀ. τῆς παλαιᾶς διαθήκης the public reading of the OT 2 Cor 3:14. The Christians also knew public reading πρόσεχε τῇ ἀ., τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ devote yourself to (public) reading, exhorting, teaching 1 Ti 4:13. Cp. WBauer, D. Wortgottesdienst d. ältesten Christen 1930, 39–54.

② the content of what is read, reading ἤρεσέν σοι ἡ ἀ. μου; did my reading (=what I read) please you? Hv 1, 4, 2.—M-M. TW.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > ἀνάγνωσις
4 lecture

lecture [lεktyʀ]

feminine noun

   a. [de document, livre] reading

• faire la lecture à qn to read to sb

• le projet a été accepté en seconde lecture the bill passed its second reading

   b. ( = livre) apportez-moi de la lecture bring me something to read

• quelles sont vos lectures favorites ? what do you like reading?

   c. [de CD, cassette, disque dur] appuyer sur « lecture » press "play"

• lecture optique ( = procédé) optical character recognition ; ( = action) optical scanning

• en lecture seule read-only

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+1! lecture ne se traduit pas par le mot anglais lecture.

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lɛktyʀ
nom féminin

1) (de livre, journal) reading

livre d'une lecture ardue — book which is difficult to read

faire la lecture à quelqu'un — to read to somebody

donner lecture de quelque chose — fml to read out something

2) ( interprétation) reading, interpretation

3) ( ce qu'on lit) reading material

ce sont mes lectures préférées — it's my favourite [BrE] (kind of) reading

4) (de musique, radiographie, graphique) reading

5) Politique reading

6) Audio play

7) Informatique reading

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lɛktyʀ nf
reading

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lecture nf

1 (de livre, journal) reading; la lecture à voix haute reading aloud; à la deuxième lecture on the second reading; organiser des lectures d'œuvres théâtrales/de poésies to organize play/poetry readings; livre d'une lecture ardue/agréable book which is difficult/pleasant to read or a difficult/good read; faire la lecture à qn to read to sb; donner lecture de qch fml to read out sth;

2 ( interprétation) reading, interpretation; une lecture marxiste/freudienne a Marxist/Freudian reading;

3 ( ce qu'on lit) reading material; tu as pris de la lecture? have you brought something to read?; avoir de bonnes/mauvaises lectures ( jugement de valeur) to read good/trashy books; ( jugement moral) to read edifying/unsavoury^GB books; ce sont mes lectures préférées it's what I like reading best, it's my favourite^GB (kind of) reading;

4 (de musique, radiographie, graphique) reading; lecture à vue sight-reading;

5 Pol reading; proposition de loi adoptée en première lecture bill passed at its first reading;

6 ( en hi-fi) playback;

7 Ordinat reading; lecture optique optical scanning ou reading.

[lɛktyr] nom féminin

1. [déchiffrage - d'un texte, d'une carte] reading

la photocopie ne facilite pas la lecture du plan the plan is more difficult to read because it has been photocopied

il est occupé à la lecture du scénario he's busy reading the script

j'aime la lecture I like reading

lecture rapide speed reading

2. (toujours singulier) [capacité] reading

l'apprentissage de la lecture learning to read

3. [à voix haute] reading

une lecture publique de quelque chose a public reading of something

donner lecture de quelque chose to read something out

faire la lecture à quelqu'un to read to somebody

4. [interprétation] reading, interpretation

5. [ce qu'on lit] reading matter, something to read

il a de mauvaises lectures he reads things he shouldn't

6. AUDIO reading

7. INFORMATIQUE read-out

lecture destructive destructive read-out

lecture optique optical reading, optical character recognition

8. MUSIQUE reading

lecture à vue sight-reading

9. POLITIQUE reading

le texte a été adopté en première lecture the bill was passed on its first reading

10. RELIGION reading

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > lecture
5 פרשה I

פָּרָשָׁהI f. (פָּרַש) 1) separation, branching off.פָּרָשַׁת דרכים, פרשת עיבור, cross-road. Ber.IV, 4, v. עִיבּוּר. Sot.21a הגיע לפ׳ דרכיםוכ׳ when the traveller reaches the cross-road (where there is a guide-post), he is saved from all dangers. Ib. מהו פ׳ ד׳וכ׳ what is meant by cross-road (in this parable)? A scholar on his dying day.Ḥull.46a פ׳ ראשונה the first branching off of the spinal column towards the legs, שניה the second branching off in the prolongation which forms the tail. Ib. פי פ׳ the starting point of the branching off; פ׳ עצמה the branch itself; a. e.Pl. פָּרָשוֹת. Ib. 45b עד היכך חוט השדרה … עד בין הפ׳ how far does the spinal cord go (the severance of which causes the animal to be trefah)?… To ‘between the ramifications; ליחוי לן מר בין הפ׳ show us the place called ‘between the ramifications; a. e. 2) crossing the ocean, sea-voyage. Lev R. s. 35, v. אַפְרָשָׁה. 3) (in writing) division, section, Parashah, the weekly Scripture lesson. Ber.9b אשרי … חדא פ׳ היא Ashré (Ps. 1) and Lammah ragshu (Ps. 2) are one section (psalm). Ib. 63a איזוהי פ׳ קטנה שכלוכ׳ which is the small section (verse) on which all essentials of the Law depend? (Answ. Prov. 3:6) ‘In all thy ways Ib. II, 2 (13a) למה קדמה פרשת שמעוכ׳ Bab. ed. (Mish. a. Y. ed. only שמע) why is the section Shmʿa (Deut. 6:4–9) recited before Vhayah (ib. 11:13–21)? B. Bath.14b פרשת בלעם the section treating of Balaam (Num. 22:2–24:25); a. v. fr.Pl. פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת (fr. פָּרָשוּת). Ber.9b י״ה פ׳ eighteen psalms. Gen. R. s. 90. Lev. R. s. 24. Tosef.Sabb.I, 12 תינוקות … פָּרָשִׁיּוֹתֵיהֶן children and teacher may prepare their verses by lamp-light ; (Y. ib. I, 3b bot. ראשי פסוקיהן). Ber.8b המשלים פָּרָשִׁיּוֹתָיו עם הצבור he who finishes the reading of the weekly lessons so as to keep up with the public reading in the synagogue. Meg.29b לסדר פ׳ הוא חוזר the interrupted order of Scriptural reading is taken up again; a. v. fr.

Jewish literature > פרשה I
6 פָּרָשָׁה

פָּרָשָׁהI f. (פָּרַש) 1) separation, branching off.פָּרָשַׁת דרכים, פרשת עיבור, cross-road. Ber.IV, 4, v. עִיבּוּר. Sot.21a הגיע לפ׳ דרכיםוכ׳ when the traveller reaches the cross-road (where there is a guide-post), he is saved from all dangers. Ib. מהו פ׳ ד׳וכ׳ what is meant by cross-road (in this parable)? A scholar on his dying day.Ḥull.46a פ׳ ראשונה the first branching off of the spinal column towards the legs, שניה the second branching off in the prolongation which forms the tail. Ib. פי פ׳ the starting point of the branching off; פ׳ עצמה the branch itself; a. e.Pl. פָּרָשוֹת. Ib. 45b עד היכך חוט השדרה … עד בין הפ׳ how far does the spinal cord go (the severance of which causes the animal to be trefah)?… To ‘between the ramifications; ליחוי לן מר בין הפ׳ show us the place called ‘between the ramifications; a. e. 2) crossing the ocean, sea-voyage. Lev R. s. 35, v. אַפְרָשָׁה. 3) (in writing) division, section, Parashah, the weekly Scripture lesson. Ber.9b אשרי … חדא פ׳ היא Ashré (Ps. 1) and Lammah ragshu (Ps. 2) are one section (psalm). Ib. 63a איזוהי פ׳ קטנה שכלוכ׳ which is the small section (verse) on which all essentials of the Law depend? (Answ. Prov. 3:6) ‘In all thy ways Ib. II, 2 (13a) למה קדמה פרשת שמעוכ׳ Bab. ed. (Mish. a. Y. ed. only שמע) why is the section Shmʿa (Deut. 6:4–9) recited before Vhayah (ib. 11:13–21)? B. Bath.14b פרשת בלעם the section treating of Balaam (Num. 22:2–24:25); a. v. fr.Pl. פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת (fr. פָּרָשוּת). Ber.9b י״ה פ׳ eighteen psalms. Gen. R. s. 90. Lev. R. s. 24. Tosef.Sabb.I, 12 תינוקות … פָּרָשִׁיּוֹתֵיהֶן children and teacher may prepare their verses by lamp-light ; (Y. ib. I, 3b bot. ראשי פסוקיהן). Ber.8b המשלים פָּרָשִׁיּוֹתָיו עם הצבור he who finishes the reading of the weekly lessons so as to keep up with the public reading in the synagogue. Meg.29b לסדר פ׳ הוא חוזר the interrupted order of Scriptural reading is taken up again; a. v. fr.

Jewish literature > פָּרָשָׁה
7 con gran densidad de población

= densely populated

Ex. The first public reading-room in Berlin opened in 1895 in a densely populated working-class district.

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= densely populated

Ex: The first public reading-room in Berlin opened in 1895 in a densely populated working-class district.

Spanish-English dictionary > con gran densidad de población
8 lög-saga

u, f.

I. ‘law-saying,’ ‘law-speaking,’ pronouncing the law, Fms. ix. 332; þá bað hann Þóri lögmann birta sína lögsögu, 335.

II. the office of the lögsögu-maðr in Icel., and lögmaðr (lagman) in Sweden and Norway (from segja lög, to speak the law): the phrases, taka lögsögu, hafa lögsögu, þar næst tók Hramn lögsögu næstr Hængi, ok hafði tuttugu sumur, Jb. 6, passim; for Norway, see Fms. ix. 330, 332; for Icel., see Íb., Kristni S., Grág., Nj. passim; as for the public reading of the law from the Law-hill (upp-saga) see Grág. i. 2, 3: (op. the legal usage of the Isle of Man.)

COMPDS: lögsögumaðr, lögsögumannsrúm, lögsögumannsþáttr.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > lög-saga
9 intereses de lectura

= reading interests

Ex. This article examines the ranges of life interests and reading interests among adult users of public libraries in communities of various sizes.

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= reading interests

Ex: This article examines the ranges of life interests and reading interests among adult users of public libraries in communities of various sizes.

Spanish-English dictionary > intereses de lectura
10 lector

adj.

1 reading.

Reading instrument Instrumento lector.

2 reading.

m.

1 reader, person who reads, publisher's reader.

2 reading device, scanner, read head.

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lector

► adjetivo

1 reading

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 reader

2 EDUCACIÓN foreign language assistant

► nombre masculino lector

1 TÉCNICA scanner

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lector óptico optical scanner

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lector

► nombre masculino

1 TÉCNICA scanner

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(f. - lectora)

noun

1) reader

2) scanner

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lector, -a
1.

ADJ

el público lector — the reading public

2. SM / F

1) (=persona) reader

lector(a) de cartas — fortune-teller

2) (Escol, Univ) (conversation) assistant

3.

SM (=aparato) reader

lector de código de barras — bar code scanner

lector de discos compactos — CD player, compact disc player

lector de disco óptico — optical disc scanner

lector de fichas — card reader

lector de tarjeta magnética — magnetic card reader

lector óptico de caracteres — optical character reader, optical character scanner

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I
- tora adjetivo reading (before n)
II
- tora masculino, femenino

1) (de libros, revistas) reader

- lector digital/óptico

2) (Esp) (Educ) foreign language assistant

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= borrower, browser, library member, patron, reader, requester [requestor], scanner, user, drive.

Ex. The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.

Ex. Documents which will not be evident to the browser of shelves include: documents out on loan, documents which might be obtained by inter-library loan, and any collections which are kept in closed access.

Ex. When a library member asks for a fictional book he usually frames his request in this way: 'I am looking for a book by Victor Canning'.

Ex. The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

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

Ex. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.

Ex. Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software featuring multiple cd-rom drive access.

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* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.

* carnet de lector = library card, reader's ticket.

* chico lector = reading-boy.

* círculo de lectores = book club, readership.

* club de lectores = book club.

* comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.

* comunidad de lectores = reader community.

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.

* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.

* entrada de lectores = public entrance.

* etiqueta de identificación del lector = borrower identification label.

* etiqueta de lector = borrower label.

* fichero de lectores = registration file.

* hábito lector = reading habit.

* lector al que va dirigido = intended reader.

* lector asiduo = heavy reader.

* lector ávido = avid reader.

* lector con carnet = library cardholder.

* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.

* lector de CD-ROM = CD player, CD-ROM drive, CD-ROM player, optical disc drive, CD-ROM reader.

* lector de cinta = tape drive.

* lector de cinta magnética = magnetic tape drive.

* lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.

* lector de coordenadas = coordinate reader.

* lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.

* lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.

* lector de documentos = document scanner.

* lector de DVD = DVD player.

* lector de libros = book reader.

* lector de microfichas = microfiche reader.

* lector de microfilm = microfilm reader.

* lector de microformas = microform reader, reader, viewer.

* lector de obras literarias = literary reader.

* lector de una biblioteca = library user.

* lector habitual = heavy reader.

* lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.

* lector láser = laser scanner.

* lector moroso = blacklisted borrower.

* lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.

* lector óptico = optical drive, optical reader, optical scanner.

* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.

* lector poco habitual = light reader.

* lector voraz = avid reader, voracious reader.

* lector WORM = WORM drive.

* no lector = non-reader [nonreader].

* número de lector = borrower number.

* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* petición de documentos por el lector = document request.

* préstamo por lector = circulation per capita.

* salida de lectores = public exit.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.

* servicios a lectores = readers' services.

* sociedad de lectores = book club.

* tapa del lector de CDROM = drive door.

* tarjeta de lector = borrower's card, borrower's identification badge, reader's card.

* tarjeta del lector = borrower identification label.

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I
- tora adjetivo reading (before n)
II
- tora masculino, femenino

1) (de libros, revistas) reader

- lector digital/óptico

2) (Esp) (Educ) foreign language assistant

* * *

= borrower, browser, library member, patron, reader, requester [requestor], scanner, user, drive.

Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.

Ex: Documents which will not be evident to the browser of shelves include: documents out on loan, documents which might be obtained by inter-library loan, and any collections which are kept in closed access.

Ex: When a library member asks for a fictional book he usually frames his request in this way: 'I am looking for a book by Victor Canning'.

Ex: The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

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

Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.

Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software featuring multiple cd-rom drive access.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.

* carnet de lector = library card, reader's ticket.

* chico lector = reading-boy.

* círculo de lectores = book club, readership.

* club de lectores = book club.

* comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.

* comunidad de lectores = reader community.

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.

* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.

* entrada de lectores = public entrance.

* etiqueta de identificación del lector = borrower identification label.

* etiqueta de lector = borrower label.

* fichero de lectores = registration file.

* hábito lector = reading habit.

* lector al que va dirigido = intended reader.

* lector asiduo = heavy reader.

* lector ávido = avid reader.

* lector con carnet = library cardholder.

* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.

* lector de CD-ROM = CD player, CD-ROM drive, CD-ROM player, optical disc drive, CD-ROM reader.

* lector de cinta = tape drive.

* lector de cinta magnética = magnetic tape drive.

* lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.

* lector de coordenadas = coordinate reader.

* lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.

* lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.

* lector de documentos = document scanner.

* lector de DVD = DVD player.

* lector de libros = book reader.

* lector de microfichas = microfiche reader.

* lector de microfilm = microfilm reader.

* lector de microformas = microform reader, reader, viewer.

* lector de obras literarias = literary reader.

* lector de una biblioteca = library user.

* lector habitual = heavy reader.

* lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.

* lector láser = laser scanner.

* lector moroso = blacklisted borrower.

* lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.

* lector óptico = optical drive, optical reader, optical scanner.

* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.

* lector poco habitual = light reader.

* lector voraz = avid reader, voracious reader.

* lector WORM = WORM drive.

* no lector = non-reader [nonreader].

* número de lector = borrower number.

* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* petición de documentos por el lector = document request.

* préstamo por lector = circulation per capita.

* salida de lectores = public exit.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.

* servicios a lectores = readers' services.

* sociedad de lectores = book club.

* tapa del lector de CDROM = drive door.

* tarjeta de lector = borrower's card, borrower's identification badge, reader's card.

* tarjeta del lector = borrower identification label.

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lector¹ - tora

adjective

reading ( before n)

lector² - tora

masculine, feminine

A (de libros, revistas) reader

Compuestos:

● lector biométrico

masculine biometric reader

● lector de código de barras

masculine bar code reader

● lector de DVD

masculine DVD player

● lector de tarjetas de banda magnética

masculine swipe card reader

● lector digital

masculine digital scanner

● lector óptico

masculine optical scanner

● lector óptico de caracteres

masculine optical character reader

B ( Esp) ( Educ) foreign language assistant

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lector
◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (de libros, revistas) reader

b) (Esp) (Educ) foreign language assistant

lector,-ora
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (persona) reader
2 Univ (language) assistant
II sustantivo masculino (aparato) reader
lector de (discos) compactos, CD player
' lector' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
devota
- devoto
- lectora
- asiduo
- habitual
- remitir
English:
assistant
- avid
- lay
- reader
- regular

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lector, -ora

♦ adj

reading;

el público lector the reading public

♦ nm,f

1. [de libros] reader;

los lectores de esta revista our readers o readership

2. Esp Educ language assistant

♦ nm
[aparato] reader
Comp
Informát lector de CD-ROM CD-ROM drive;
lector de código de barras bar-code scanner o reader;
Informát lector de disco compacto compact disc player;
lector de DVD DVD player;
Informát lector óptico optical scanner; Informát lector óptico de caracteres optical character reader;
lector de tarjetas magnéticas magnetic card reader

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lector

m, lectora f

1 reader

2 EDU language assistant

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lector, - tora adj

: reading

nivel lector: reading level

lector, - tora n

: reader

lector nm

: scanner, reader

lectoróptico: optical scanner

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lector n reader

Spanish-English dictionary > lector
11 mantener

v.

1 to keep.

mantener algo en buen estado to keep something in good condition

mantener una promesa to keep a promise

mantener la calma to stay calm

Los mantengo trabajando I keep them working.

Ellos mantienen el proyecto They maintain the project.

2 to support (with scaffold, columns).

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3 to support.

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

4 to have (relationships, conversations).

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with somebody

5 to stick to (to defend) (conviction).

mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent

mantiene que no la vió he maintains that he didn't see her

6 to maintain, to keep, to conserve, to hold.

Ellos mantienen unas mantas They maintain some bedcovers.

Mantiene sus mismas creencias de antes He keeps his old views.

Ellos mantienen su opinión They maintain their opinion.

María mantiene a su hijo Mary maintains=provides for her son.

Ella mantiene su declaración She maintains her declaration.

7 to claim to, to hold to, to maintain to.

Ellos mantienen haber limpiado They claim to have cleaned.

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mantener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (conservar) to keep

■ la policía mantiene el orden público the police keep law and order

■ la nevera mantiene los alimentos en buenas condiciones the fridge keeps food fresh

■ 'Mantenga Zamora limpia' "Keep Zamora tidy"

2 (tener) to keep

■ 'Mantener en posición vertical' "Keep vertical"

■ 'Mantener fuera del alcance de los niños' "Keep out of the reach of children"

3 (sostener) to support, hold up, hold

■ estos pilares mantienen el techo these pillars support the roof

■ no sé como se mantiene en pie con lo que ha bebido I don't know how he can stand up after having drunk so much

4 (sustentar) to support, maintain

■ ella sola mantiene a toda la familia she supports the whole family by herself

5 (afirmación etc) to maintain

■ pues yo mantengo que no es verdad well, I maintain that it is not true

6 (conversación, relaciones) to have; (reunión) to hold, have; (correspondencia) to keep up; (promesa, palabra) to keep

■ afirma que no mantuvieron relaciones sexuales he states that they did not have sexual intercourse

■ mantuvieron una larga correspondencia they kept up a lengthy correspondence

■ mantuvimos una reunión en su despacho we held a meeting in her office

► verbo pronominal mantenerse

1 (sostenerse) to remain, stand

2 (continuar en un estado, una posición) to keep

■ se mantuvo a distancia she kept her distance

■ se mantiene firme en sus creencias he remains firm in his beliefs

3 (sustenerse) to manage, maintain oneself, support oneself

4 (alimentarse) to eat, live

■ se mantiene a base de fruta she lives on fruit, she eats only fruit

■ no nos mantenemos del aire we can't live on air

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mantener algo en secreto to keep something secret

mantenerse aparte to stay out of it, not get involved

mantenerse en contacto con to stay in contact with

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, keep in trim, keep fit

mantenerse en pie to stand, remain standing

mantenerse en sus trece to stick to one's guns

mantenerse vivo,-a to stay alive

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verb

1) to keep

2) maintain

3) hold

4) support

5) sustain

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1. VT

1) (=sostener) [gen] to hold; [+ puente, techo] to support

mantén la caja un momento — hold the box a minute

los pilares que mantienen el puente — the pillars which support the bridge

2) (=preservar)

a) [en un lugar] to store, keep

una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado — once opened keep in a refrigerator

"manténgase en un lugar fresco y seco" — "store in a cool dry place"

b) [en un estado o situación] to keep

la ilusión es lo único que lo mantiene vivo — hope is the only thing that keeps him alive o going

hay que mantener actualizada la base de datos — we have to keep the database up to date

para mantener el motor en buen estado — to keep the engine in good condition

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep your city clean

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños — keep out of the reach of children

• mantener algo caliente — to keep sth hot

• mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth, keep sth balanced

• mantener algo en secreto — to keep sth a secret

mantuvo en secreto que tenía dos hijos — she kept her two children a secret
raya I, 1)
3) (=conservar) [+ opinión] to maintain, hold; [+ costumbre, ideales] to keep up, maintain; [+ disciplina] to maintain, keep; [+ promesa] to keep

un alto porcentaje mantenía su opinión sobre la crisis — a high percentage maintained o held their opinion about the crisis

me marcho manteniendo mi opinión — I'm leaving, but I stand by my opinion

una civilización que lucha por mantener sus tradiciones — a civilization struggling to uphold o maintain its traditions

eran partidarios de mantener el antiguo orden social — they were in favour of preserving the old social order

mantener el orden público — to keep the peace

• al conducir hay que mantener la distancia de seguridad — you have to keep (at) a safe distance when driving

• mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

le cuesta mantener el equilibrio — he finds it difficult to keep his balance

hemos conseguido mantener el equilibrio entre ingresos y gastos — we have managed to maintain a balance between income and expenditure

• mantener el fuego — to keep the fire going

• mantener la línea — to keep one's figure, keep in shape

• mantener la paz — to keep the peace, maintain peace

- mantenella y no emendalla
calma, distancia
4) [económicamente] to support, maintain

ahora tiene una familia que mantener — now he has a family to support o maintain

ya no pienso mantenerla más — I refuse to keep o support o maintain her any longer

5) [+ conversación, contacto] to maintain, hold

es incapaz de mantener una conversación coherente — he is incapable of maintaining o holding a coherent conversation

en las conversaciones que hemos mantenido con el presidente — in the talks we have held with the president

¿han mantenido ustedes relaciones sexuales? — have you had sexual relations?
correspondencia 2)
6) (=afirmar) to maintain

siempre he mantenido lo contrario — I've always maintained the opposite

2.

See:

mantenerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

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= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex. The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

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* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

* * *

= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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mantener [ E27 ]

vt

A (sustentar económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain

cuesta una fortuna mantener a ese perro tan grande it costs a fortune to keep that enormous dog

¡y pretende que ella lo mantenga! and he expects her to support o keep him!

B

1 (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura to keep calm/one's composure

mantener el orden to keep o ( frml) maintain order

para mantener la paz in order to keep the peace

mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones to keep up the old traditions

2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

los postes mantienen la viga en posición the posts keep the beam in position

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance

lo mantiene en equilibrio sobre la punta de la nariz he balances it on the end of his nose

los militares lo mantuvieron en el poder the military kept him in power

todos los medicamentos deben mantenerse fuera del alcance de los niños all medicines should be kept out of reach of children

[ S ] mantenga limpia su ciudad keep Norwich ( o York etc) tidy

[ S ] una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado keep refrigerated once open

no mantiene su coche en buenas condiciones he doesn't keep his car in good condition, he doesn't maintain his car very well

sigue manteniendo vivos sus ideales he still keeps his ideals alive

C

1 ‹conversaciones› to have; ‹contactos› to maintain, keep up; ‹correspondencia› to keep up; ‹relaciones› to maintain

durante las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra during the negotiations held in Geneva

2 (cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

D (afirmar, sostener) to maintain

mantiene que es inocente he maintains that he is innocent

■ mantenerse

v pron

A (sustentarse económicamente) to support o maintain o keep oneself

B (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división they kept their place o they stayed in the first division

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, to keep fit

lo único que se mantiene en pie es la torre all that remains is the tower, only the tower is still standing

se mantiene al día she keeps up to date

siempre se mantuvo a distancia he always kept his distance

se mantuvo en contacto con sus amigos de la infancia he kept in touch with o kept up with his childhood friends

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa he remained neutral in the dispute

C

(alimentarse): nos mantuvimos a base de latas we lived off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas he lives on vitamin pills

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mantener ( conjugate mantener) verbo transitivo
1 ( económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain;
‹ amante› to keep
2 (conservar, preservar) to keep;
◊ mantener la calma to keep calm;

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance;
mantener algo en equilibrio to balance sth;
para mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight
3
a) ‹ conversaciones› to have;

‹ contactos› to maintain, keep up;
‹ correspondencia› to keep up;
‹ relaciones› to maintain
b) ( cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

4 (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
mantenerse verbo pronominal
1 ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself
2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) to keep;
◊ mantenerse en forma to keep fit;

la torre aún se mantiene en pie the tower is still standing;
mantenerse en contacto (con algn) to keep in touch (with sb)
3 ( alimentarse):
◊ mantenerse a base de latas to live off tinned food

mantener verbo transitivo
1 (conservar) to keep: ella mantiene vivo su recuerdo, she keeps his memory alive
mantén la calma, keep calm
2 (sostener) to have: mantuvimos una conversación muy seria, we had a very serious talk
(una teoría, hipótesis) to defend, maintain
3 (alimentar, sustentar) to support, feed: no podían mantener las dos casas, they couldn't keep up both houses
4 (peso) to support, hold up
' mantener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callarse
- conchabarse
- conservar
- conservarse
- continuismo
- escribirse
- ir
- hilo
- línea
- raya
- sustentar
- tener
- tipo
- ahuyentar
- alerta
- calma
- correspondencia
- corriente
- disciplina
- flote
- guardar
- llevar
- mantiene
- mantuve
- orden
- preservar
- sujetar
English:
balance
- bay
- buoy
- captive
- carry on
- cherish
- cool
- fire
- hold
- hold off
- house
- hygiene
- image
- keep
- keep away
- keep down
- keep up
- maintain
- order
- preserve
- provide for
- retain
- secrecy
- stall
- support
- suspense
- sustain
- swear
- track
- unionist
- uphold
- weight-watching
- white elephant
- carry
- clear
- conduct
- correspond
- credit
- door
- go
- head
- inform
- occupy
- peace
- police
- provide
- segregate
- stand
- stick
- struggle

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mantener

♦ vt

1. [económicamente] to support;

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

2. [sostener] to keep;

un andamio mantiene el edificio en pie a scaffold supports the building o keeps the building from falling down;

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3. [conservar] to keep;
[ritmo, nivel, presión] to keep up;
mantener las amistades to keep up one's friendships;

mantener algo en buen estado to keep sth in good condition;

mantener la calma to stay calm;

mantener el orden to keep order;

mantener la línea to keep one's figure;

mantener una promesa/la palabra to keep a promise/one's word;

mantenga limpia su ciudad [en letrero] keep your city tidy;

manténgase en un lugar seco [en etiqueta] keep in a dry place;

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños [en medicamento, producto tóxico] keep out of the reach of children;

es incapaz de mantener la boca cerrada he can't keep his mouth shut

4. [tener] [conversación] to have;
[negociaciones, diálogo] to hold;
mantener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with sb;

mantener contactos con alguien to be in contact with sb

5. [defender] [convicción, idea] to stick to;
[candidatura] to refuse to withdraw;
mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent;

mantiene que no la vio he maintains that he didn't see her

♦ See also the pronominal verb mantenerse

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mantener

v/t

1 ( sujetar) hold; techo etc hold up

2 ( preservar) keep

3 conversación, relación have

4 económicamente support

5 ( afirmar) maintain

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mantener {80} vt

1) sustentar: to support, to feed

mantener uno su familia: to support one's family

2) conservar: to keep, to preserve

3) continuar: to keep up, to sustain

mantener una correspondencia: to keep up a correspondence

4) afirmar: to maintain, to affirm

♦ See also the reflexive verb mantenerse

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mantener vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

la nevera mantiene los alimentos fríos the fridge keeps food cold

he mantenido mi promesa I've kept my promise

2. (económicamente) to support

su hijo mantiene a toda la familia their son supports the whole family

3. (afirmar) to maintain

mantengo lo que dije el mes pasado I maintain what I said last month

4. (sujetar) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

mantén bien sujeto el cuadro hold the picture tight

Spanish-English dictionary > mantener
12 frustrar

v.

1 to frustrate (person).

El accidente frustró sus planes The accident frustrated her plans.

Su actitud frustró al gerente His attitude frustrated the manager.

2 to thwart, to put paid to (posibilidades, ilusiones).

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frustrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cosa) to frustrate, thwart

2 (persona) to disappoint

► verbo pronominal frustrarse

1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing

2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed

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verb

to frustrate

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to frustrate; [+ proyecto, aspiración, deseo, sueño] to thwart

no quiero frustrar sus esperanzas — I don't want to frustrate o thwart their hopes

le frustra no poderse comunicar — he finds it frustrating not being able to communicate

2) (=abortar) [+ atentado, operación] to foil

los guardas frustraron el intento de fuga — the guards foiled their escape attempt

2.

See:

frustrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dash

me frustra que no entiendan — I find it frustrating that they don't understand

b) < atentado> to foil
2.
frustrarse v pron planes to be thwarted, fail; esperanzas to come to nothing

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= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.

Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.

Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.

Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.

Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.

Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

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* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dash

me frustra que no entiendan — I find it frustrating that they don't understand

b) < atentado> to foil
2.
frustrarse v pron planes to be thwarted, fail; esperanzas to come to nothing

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= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.

Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.

Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.

Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.

Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.

Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).

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frustrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to frustrate; ‹planes› to thwart; ‹esperanzas› to dash

me frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating o it frustrates me that they don't understand

2 ‹atentado› to foil

■ frustrarse

v pron

«planes» to be thwarted, fail; «esperanzas» to be dashed, come to nothing

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frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
◊ me frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating that they don't understand

frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;

[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impedir
- tronchar
English:
defeat
- disappoint
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- baffle
- confound
- cross

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frustrar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to frustrate

2. [posibilidades, ilusiones] to thwart, Br to put paid to;
[plan, robo] to thwart;
el mal tiempo frustró nuestras vacaciones the bad weather ruined our holiday

♦ See also the pronominal verb frustrarse

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frustrar

v/t persona frustrate; plan thwart

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frustrar vt

: to frustrate, to thwart

♦ See also the reflexive verb frustrarse

Spanish-English dictionary > frustrar
13 fomento

m.

encouragement, fostering.

Ministerio de fomento Ministry of Public Works

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fomentar.

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fomento

► nombre masculino

1 (promoción) promotion, encouragement

2 MEDICINA fomentation

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noun m.

promotion

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SM

1) (=ayuda) promotion, encouragement; [de ventas] promotion

Ministerio de Fomento — ministry responsible for public works, buildings etc

2) (Med) poultice

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masculino (impulso, promoción) promotion

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= propagation, promoting, furtherance.

Ex. As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.

Ex. Promoting can be via advertising, personal contact or atmospherics (building design for users).

Ex. The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.

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* fomento de espíritu de equipo = team building.

* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP) = Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).

* fomento de la lectura = reading promotion.

* fomento de la salud = health promotion.

* fomento del hábito de la lectura = reading promotion.

* fomento del hábito lector = reading promotion.

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masculino (impulso, promoción) promotion

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= propagation, promoting, furtherance.

Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.

Ex: Promoting can be via advertising, personal contact or atmospherics (building design for users).

Ex: The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.

* fomento de espíritu de equipo = team building.

* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP) = Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).

* fomento de la lectura = reading promotion.

* fomento de la salud = health promotion.

* fomento del hábito de la lectura = reading promotion.

* fomento del hábito lector = reading promotion.

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fomento

masculine

A (impulso, promoción) promotion

B ( Med) fomentation

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Del verbo fomentar: ( conjugate fomentar)

fomento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

fomentó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
fomentar
fomento
fomentar ( conjugate fomentar) verbo transitivo ‹industria/turismo› to promote;
‹ahorro/inversión› to encourage, boost;
‹disturbio/odio› to incite, foment (frml);
‹interés/afición› to encourage
fomentar verbo transitivo to promote
fomento sustantivo masculino
1 promotion
2 Med fomentation: la enfermera le puso unos fomentos sobre la frente, the nurse applied fomentations to his forehead 3 Ministerio de Fomento, Ministry of Public Works
' fomento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
injusticia
English:
advancement
- development
- encouragement
- promotion
- seminar

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fomento nm

1. [de cultura, comercio, turismo] encouragement, promotion;

Ministerio de Fomento Ministry of Public Works

2. Med poultice

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fomento

m COM promotion

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fomento nm

: promotion, encouragement

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fomento n promotion

Spanish-English dictionary > fomento
14 voz

f.

1 voice (sonido, habla, tono).

a media voz in a low voice, under one's breath

a voz en grito at the top of one's voice

aclarar o aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

alzar o levantar la voz a alguien to raise one's voice to somebody

de viva voz by word of mouth

en voz alta aloud

en voz baja softly, in a low voice

mudó la voz his voice broke

tener la voz tomada to be hoarse

la voz de la conciencia the voice of conscience

voz en off (Cine) voice-over

2 shout (grito).

decir algo a voces to shout something

dar voces to shout

dar la voz de alerta to raise the alarm

voz de mando order, command

3 say, voice.

la voz de la experiencia/del pueblo the voice of experience/of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto to have no say in the matter

4 rumor.

corre la voz de que va a dimitir people are saying that she's going to resign

¡corre la voz! pass it on!

5 voice (cantante).

una de las mejores voces del país one of the best voices in the country

6 word (vocablo).

7 voice (grammar).

voz activa/pasiva active/passive voice

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voz

► nombre femenino (pl voces)

1 (sonido) voice

2 (grito) shout

3 (vocablo, palabra) word

4 GRAMÁTICA voice

■ voz activa active voice

5 MÚSICA (de instrumento) tone; (cantante) voice

■ canción a tres voces three-part song

6 figurado (rumor) rumour (US rumor)

7 figurado (en asamblea - facultad de hablar) voice, say; (- voto) vote

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a media voz in a low voice, softly

a voces shouting

a voz en cuello / a voz en grito at the top of one's voice

aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

alzar la voz / levantar la voz to raise one's voice

corre la voz que... rumour has it that...

dar la voz de alarma to raise the alarm

dar una voz a alguien to give somebody a shout

dar voces to shout

en voz alta aloud

en voz baja in a low voice

estar pidiendo algo a voces figurado to be crying out for something

llevar la voz cantante to sing the leading part 2 figurado to rule the roost

mudarle la voz to break

■ se le está mudando la voz his voice is breaking

ser voz pública to be common knowledge

tener voz y voto familiar to have a say 2 formal to be a voting member

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noun f.

1) voice

2) word

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SF

1) (=sonido humano) voice

con la voz entrecortada o empañada — in a voice choked with emotion

me temblaba la voz — my voice was trembling o shaking

• aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

• ahuecar la voz — to deepen one's voice

• en voz alta — (=de forma audible) aloud, out loud; (=con tono potente) loudly

leyó el poema en voz alta — he read the poem aloud o out loud

soñar en voz alta — to think aloud o out loud

¿me lo puedes repetir en voz alta? — can you say that again louder?

• en voz baja — in a low voice, in a whisper

me lo dijo en voz baja — she whispered it to me, she told me in a whisper o in a low voice

algunos comentaban, en voz baja, que sería mejor que dimitiera — some were whispering that it would be best if he resigned

le canta en voz baja para que se duerma — he sings softly to her to put her to sleep

• está empezando a cambiarom udar la voz — his voice is beginning to break

• forzar la voz — to strain one's voice

• a media voz — in a whisper

estábamos hablando a media voz en la oscuridad — we were whispering in the dark

• perder la voz, [quedarse] sin voz — (temporalmente) to lose one's voice; (definitivamente) to lose the power of speech

• tener la voz tomada — to be hoarse

• a una voz — with one voice

• de viva voz — aloud

la votación se realizó de viva voz — people voted aloud

me lo dijo de viva voz — he told me himself o personally o in person

- decir algo a voz en cuello o a voz en grito

- ser la voz de su amo

voz argentina — silvery voice

voz en off — (TV, Cine) voice-over

voz humana — human voice
anudarse 3), desanudar, levantar 1., 7), torrente 2)
2) (Mús)

a) (=sonido) [de instrumento] sound

la voz del órgano — the sound oliterthe strains of the organ

b) (=persona) voice

canción a cuatro voces — song for four voices, four-part song

cantar a dos voces — to sing a duet

• llevar la voz cantante — (en un grupo de pop, rock) to be the lead singer; (en un concierto clásico) to be the lead soprano/tenor etc
(fig) to call the tune
c) (=habilidad para el canto) voice

tiene muy buena voz — she has a very good voice

estar en voz — to be in good voice

3) (=aviso) voice

la voz de la conciencia — the promptings o voice of conscience

hay que escuchar también la voz del corazón — you must listen to your heart as well

• dar la voz de alarma — to raise the alarm

los consumidores han dado la voz de alarma — consumers have raised the alarm

• dar una voz a algn — to give sb a shout

cuando hayas terminado, dame una voz — give me a shout when you've finished *

voz de mando — (Mil) command

formaron a la voz de mando — they lined up at the command

Patricia parece llevar la voz de mando en este asunto — Patricia is the boss when it comes to this matter

4) (=rumor) rumour, rumor (EEUU)

• circulaoc orre la voz de que... — there is a rumour going round that..., the word is that...

• hacer circular o correr la voz de que... — to spread the rumour o word that...

voz común — hearsay, gossip

5) (Pol) (=opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

• tener voz y voto — to have full voting rights

miembro con voz y voto — full member

nosotros no tenemos ni voz ni voto en este asunto — we have no say whatsoever in this matter

- no tener voz en capítulo

voz pública — public opinion

sus equivocaciones no suelen salir a la voz pública — their mistakes are never made public

6) pl voces (=gritos) shouting [sing]

se oían voces a lo lejos — there was shouting in the distance

•a voces, discutir a voces — to argue noisily o loudly

estuve llamando a voces pero no me abrieron la puerta — I called out o shouted but they didn't open the door

su boda es un secreto a voces — their marriage is a well-known secret

• darop egar voces — to shout

- dar cuatro voces a algn
pedir 1., 6)
7) (en el juego) call

8) (Ling)

a) (=vocablo) word

una voz de origen árabe — a word of Arabic origin

b) [del verbo] voice

voz activa — active voice

voz media — middle voice

voz pasiva — passive voice

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femenino

1)

a) ( sonido) voice

le temblaba la voz — her voice shook

levantar la voz — to raise one's voice

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

tener la voz tomada — to be hoarse

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly

en voz alta — < hablar> loudly; < leer> aloud, out loud

me lo dijo a media voz — he whispered it to me

la voz de la conciencia — the voice of one's conscience

a voz en grito or cuello — at the top of one's voice

de viva voz — personally, in person

b) ( capacidad de hablar) voice

quedarse sin voz — to lose one's voice

2) ( opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto: no tiene ni voz ni voto en esto — he has no say in the matter

3)

a) voces femenino plural ( gritos) shouting, shouts (pl)

a voces: hablar a voces to talk in loud voices; llamar a voces to call out, to shout; pedir algo a voces to cry out for something; dar la voz de alarma — to raise the alarm

b) ( rumor) rumor*

corre la voz de que... — word o rumor has it that...

4) (Mús)

a) ( persona) voice

b) ( línea melódica)

una pieza a cuatro voces — a piece for four voices, a four-part piece

cantar a dos voces — to sing a duet

llevar la voz cantante — (fam) to call the tune o shots (colloq)

5) (Ling)

a) (frml) ( palabra) word

b) ( forma verbal) voice

•

- voz activa/pasiva

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= voice.

Ex. There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.

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* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* activado por voz = speech-controlled.

* a viva voz = open outcry.

* a voces = vociferously, vociferous, open outcry.

* a voz en cuello = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a voz en grito = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* buzón de voz = voice mail.

* con una voz + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + voice.

* con una voz cantarina = in sing-song.

* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.

* con voz = talking.

* con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.

* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.

* correr la voz = spread + the news.

* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.

* corte de voz = voice insert.

* dar una voz = holler.

* decir con voz + adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* en voz alta = loudly, aloud, out loud.

* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.

* escuchar la voz de la experiencia = listen to + the voice of experience.

* escuchar la voz de la razón = listen to + the voice of reason.

* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* identificación mediante la voz = voice-print identification.

* información a través de la voz = voice information.

* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* mensaje de voz = voice message.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* reconocimiento de la voz = voice input and output.

* reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition.

* secreto a voces = open secret.

* sintetizador de voz = voice synthesiser.

* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.

* tecnología para el reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition technology.

* tono de voz = tone of voice.

* transmisión de información a través de la voz = voice transmission.

* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.

* voz artificial = voice output, synthesised speech.

* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.

* voz digital = digital voice.

* voz humana sintetizada = synthesised speech.

* voz interior = inner voice.

* voz por Internet = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz sobre IP (VoIP) = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz unánime = unified voice.

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femenino

1)

a) ( sonido) voice

le temblaba la voz — her voice shook

levantar la voz — to raise one's voice

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

tener la voz tomada — to be hoarse

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly

en voz alta — < hablar> loudly; < leer> aloud, out loud

me lo dijo a media voz — he whispered it to me

la voz de la conciencia — the voice of one's conscience

a voz en grito or cuello — at the top of one's voice

de viva voz — personally, in person

b) ( capacidad de hablar) voice

quedarse sin voz — to lose one's voice

2) ( opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto: no tiene ni voz ni voto en esto — he has no say in the matter

3)

a) voces femenino plural ( gritos) shouting, shouts (pl)

a voces: hablar a voces to talk in loud voices; llamar a voces to call out, to shout; pedir algo a voces to cry out for something; dar la voz de alarma — to raise the alarm

b) ( rumor) rumor*

corre la voz de que... — word o rumor has it that...

4) (Mús)

a) ( persona) voice

b) ( línea melódica)

una pieza a cuatro voces — a piece for four voices, a four-part piece

cantar a dos voces — to sing a duet

llevar la voz cantante — (fam) to call the tune o shots (colloq)

5) (Ling)

a) (frml) ( palabra) word

b) ( forma verbal) voice

•

- voz activa/pasiva

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= voice.

Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.

* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* activado por voz = speech-controlled.

* a viva voz = open outcry.

* a voces = vociferously, vociferous, open outcry.

* a voz en cuello = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a voz en grito = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* buzón de voz = voice mail.

* con una voz + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + voice.

* con una voz cantarina = in sing-song.

* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.

* con voz = talking.

* con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.

* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.

* correr la voz = spread + the news.

* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.

* corte de voz = voice insert.

* dar una voz = holler.

* decir con voz + adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* en voz alta = loudly, aloud, out loud.

* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.

* escuchar la voz de la experiencia = listen to + the voice of experience.

* escuchar la voz de la razón = listen to + the voice of reason.

* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* identificación mediante la voz = voice-print identification.

* información a través de la voz = voice information.

* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* mensaje de voz = voice message.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* reconocimiento de la voz = voice input and output.

* reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition.

* secreto a voces = open secret.

* sintetizador de voz = voice synthesiser.

* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.

* tecnología para el reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition technology.

* tono de voz = tone of voice.

* transmisión de información a través de la voz = voice transmission.

* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.

* voz artificial = voice output, synthesised speech.

* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.

* voz digital = digital voice.

* voz humana sintetizada = synthesised speech.

* voz interior = inner voice.

* voz por Internet = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz sobre IP (VoIP) = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz unánime = unified voice.

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voz

feminine

A

1 (sonido) voice

le temblaba la voz her voice shook

tiene una voz de trueno he has a thundering o booming voice

a mí no me levantes la voz don't raise your voice to me

todavía no ha cambiado or mudado la voz his voice hasn't broken yet

se aclaró la voz she cleared her throat

tiene la voz tomada he's hoarse

hablaban en voz baja they were speaking quietly, they were speaking in low voices o in hushed tones

léelo en voz alta read it aloud o out loud

me lo dijo a media voz he whispered it to me

con esa vocecita no se le oye nada you can't hear a thing she says, she speaks so quietly o she has such a quiet voice

no le hizo caso a la voz de la conciencia he took no notice of the voice of his conscience

a voz en grito or cuello at the top of one's voice

de viva voz personally, in person

2 (capacidad de hablar) voice

no te conviene forzar la voz you shouldn't strain your voice

quedarse sin voz to lose one's voice

Compuesto:

voz de mando

( Mil) command

B (opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo the voice of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto: no tiene ni voz ni voto en esto he has no say o he doesn't have any say in the matter

C voces fpl

1 (gritos) shouting, shouts (pl)

¿qué pasa? ¿qué son esas voces? what's happening? what's all that shouting?

¡tenías que haber oído las voces que daba! you should have heard him shouting!

a voces: hablaban a voces they were talking in loud voices, they were talking loudly o shouting

estuve llamando a voces, pero nadie me oyó I called out o shouted, but nobody heard me

un problema que pide a voces una solución rápida a problem that is crying out for a quick solution

dar la voz de alarma to raise the alarm

2 (rumor) rumor*

corre la voz de que se van a divorciar word o rumor has it that they are going to get divorced, there is a rumor going around that they are going to get divorced

D ( Mús)

1 (persona) voice

2

(línea melódica): una pieza a cuatro voces a piece for four voices, a four-part piece

cantaban a dos voces they were singing a duet

llevar la voz cantante ( fam); to call the tune o the shots ( colloq)

3

(habilidad para cantar): tiene buena voz he has a good voice

4 (de un instrumento) sound

E ( Ling)

1 ( frml) (palabra) word

una voz de origen hebreo a word of Hebrew origin

2 (forma verbal) voice

Compuestos:

● voz activa

active, active voice

● voz pasiva

passive, passive voice

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voz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) voice;
◊ levantar la voz to raise one's voice;

tener la voz tomada to be hoarse;
hablar en voz baja to speak quietly;
en voz alta ‹ hablar› loudly;

‹ leer› aloud, out loud;
◊ quedarse sin voz to lose one's voice;

una pieza a cuatro voces (Mús) a piece for four voices, a four-part piece;
voz activa/pasiva (Ling) active/passive voice
2
◊ voces sustantivo femenino plural ( gritos) shouting, shouts (pl);

hablar a voces to talk in loud voices
voz sustantivo femenino
1 (sonido) voice
a media voz, in a low voice, softly
de viva voz, verbally
en voz alta, aloud, out loud
en voz baja, in a low voice, quietly
Rad TV (grabación) voz en off, voice-over
2 (grito) shout: dales una voz, give them a shout
a voces, shouting
3 (opinión) no tener ni voz ni voto, to have no say in the matter
4 Ling (palabra) voice
(forma verbal) voice
5 Mús (persona que canta) voice
a tres voces, for three voices
♦ Locuciones: (divulgar una noticia) correr la voz: corre la voz para que se entere todo el mundo, spread the rumours so that everybody finds out about it
figurado llevar la voz cantante, to rule the roost o to call the shots
pedir algo a voces, to be crying out for sthg
a voz en grito/a voz en cuello, at the top of one's voice
figurado secreto a voces, open secret
' voz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acre
- aguardentosa
- aguardentoso
- aguda
- agudo
- ahuecar
- alarma
- alta
- alto
- apagada
- apagado
- bajar
- bajinis
- cadenciosa
- cadencioso
- cantante
- casarse
- cascada
- cascado
- chillar
- chillón
- chillona
- dar
- desconocida
- desconocido
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- despacio
- educar
- entrecortada
- entrecortado
- escala
- gallo
- grave
- grito
- hueca
- hueco
- inflexión
- levantar
- llamada
- modular
- mortecina
- mortecino
- nasal
- operarse
- penetrante
- permitirse
- quebrarse
- quiebro
English:
A
- aback
- abrasive
- active
- aloud
- angry
- be
- bear
- belt out
- break
- breath
- breathe
- broken
- carry
- catch
- convulse
- crack
- croak
- deep
- deepen
- doubtful
- drone
- drop
- echo
- evenly
- faint
- falter
- gasp out
- get
- grating
- grave
- groom
- gruff
- harsh
- have
- hollow
- indistinct
- lay up
- level
- light
- loud
- menace
- miss
- muffled
- nasal
- offstage
- out
- piping
- quaver
- quiet

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voz nf

1. [sonido, habla] voice;

tiene la voz aguda she has a shrill voice;

tiene muy buena voz she has a fine o very good voice;

la voz de la conciencia the voice of conscience;

canta bien pero le falta voz she's a good singer, but her voice lacks power;

mudó la voz his voice broke;

me quedé sin voz I lost my voice;

tener la voz tomada to be hoarse;

le temblaba la voz her voice was trembling;

aclarar o [m5] aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

Comp
voz en off Cine voice-over; Teatro voice offstage
2. [tono]
en voz alta aloud;

en voz baja softly, in a low voice;

hablaban en voz baja they spoke in a low voice;

muchos comentan, en voz baja, que ha sido un fracaso many people are saying under their breath that it's been a failure;

a voz en cuello o [m5] grito at the top of one's voice;

alzar la voz (a alguien) to raise one's voice (to sb);

bajar la voz to lower one's voice;

levantar la voz a alguien to raise one's voice to sb;

¡levanta la voz! speak up!;

a media voz in a low voice, under one's breath;

de viva voz: informó de viva voz a los periodistas he told the journalists personally;

quiero agradecérselo de viva voz I want to thank her in person

Comp
voz de mando order, command
3. [grito] shout;

dar una voz a alguien to give sb a shout;

¡qué voces! ¿por qué hablan tan alto? what a racket! why do they have to speak so loud?;

dar voces to shout;

decir algo a voces to shout sth;

llamar a alguien a voces to shout to sb;

dar la voz de alarma o [m5] alerta to raise the alarm;

Comp

estar pidiendo algo a voces to be crying out for sth

4. [opinión] voice;
[derecho a opinar] say;
cada vez se oyen más voces discrepantes more and more voices are being raised in disagreement;

la voz de la experiencia/del pueblo the voice of experience/of the people;

tener voz y voto to have a say;

Comp

no tener ni voz ni voto to have no say in the matter;

Comp
Fam
la voz de su amo: han acusado a la televisión pública de no ser más que la voz de su amo public television has been accused of being little more than a mouthpiece for the government

5. [cantante] voice;

una de las mejores voces del país one of the best voices in the country;

una pieza para dos voces a piece for two voices;

Comp

llevar la voz cantante to call the tune

6. [rumor] rumour;

corre la voz de que va a dimitir people are saying that she's going to resign;

¡corre la voz! pass it on!

7. [vocablo] word

8. Gram voice

Comp
voz activa active voice;
voz pasiva passive voice

* * *

voz

f

1 voice;

a media voz in a hushed o low voice;

a voz en grito at the top of one’s voice;

en voz alta aloud;

en voz baja in a low voice;

levantar o

alzar la voz a alguien raise one’s voice to s.o.;

conocer a alguien en la voz recognize s.o.’s voice;

a una voz with one voice, as one;

quería contártelo de viva voz he wanted to tell you in person;

llevar la voz cantante fig call the tune, call the shots;

no tener voz ni voto fig not have a say;

tener voz y voto POL have full voting rights;

dar voces shout;

estar pidiendo a voces algo be crying out for sth;

hacer correr la voz spread the word;

a dos voces MÚS for two voices

2 fig

rumor, Br

rumour

* * *

voz nf, pl voces

1) : voice

2) : opinion, say

3) grito: shout, yell

4) : sound

5) vocablo: word, term

6) : rumor

7)

a voz en cuello : at the top of one's lungs

8)

dar voces : to shout

9)

en voz alta : aloud, in a loud voice

10)

en voz baja : softly, in a low voice

* * *

voz n

1. (en general) voice

no me levantes la voz don't raise your voice to me

habla en voz baja speak quietly

2. (grito) shout

¡no me des esas voces! don't shout!

en voz alta out loud / aloud

léelo en voz alta read it out loud

Spanish-English dictionary > voz
15 obra

f.

1 work.

la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings

obra de arte work of art

obras completas complete works

obra de consulta reference work

obra maestra masterpiece

2 work.

obras roadworks (en carretera)

vamos a hacer obra o obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen

cerrado por obras closed for refurbishment (en letrero)

obras públicas public works

3 building site.

4 play.

5 opus, piece of work, composition, piece.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

* * *

obra

► nombre femenino

1 (trabajo) work

2 LITERATURA (obras completas) work; (libro) book

3 (acto) deed

■ esto seguro que es obra suya I'm sure it's his work

4 (institución) institution, foundation

5 (construcción) building site

► nombre femenino plural obras

1 (en casa) alterations, repairs; (en carretera) road works

■ no quiero meterme en obras I don't want to start having alterations done

■ esta semana estamos de obras we've got the workmen in this week

■ había retenciones a causa de las obras there were delays because of the roadworks

■ 'Carretera cortada por obras' "Road closed for repairs"

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FRASEOLOGÍA

'En obras' "Building works"

¡manos a la obra! let's get cracking!

obras son amores, que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

por obra y gracia de thanks to

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo by the power of the Holy Spirit 2 familiar as if by magic

obra benéfica charity

obra de arte work of art

obra de caridad good deed

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

obra musical musical

obras completas collected works

obras públicas public works

* * *

noun f.

1) work

2) play

•

- obra maestra

* * *

SF

1) (=acción) deed

hoy he hecho una buena obra — I did a good deed today

pecar de obra — to sin by deed

• buenas obras — good works, good deeds

• ser obra de algn — to be sb's doing

esto no puede ser obra de mi hijo — this can't be my son's doing

la policía cree que podría ser obra de la Mafia — the police think this could be the work of the Mafia

• poner por obra un plan — to set a plan in motion

• por obra (y gracia) de — thanks to

un país destrozado por obra del turismo — a country totally spoilt by tourism

una gimnasta convertida en ídolo mundial por obra y gracia de su entrenador — a gymnast who became a world famous idol thanks to her coach

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — (Rel) through the working of the Holy Spirit, by the power of the Holy Spirit

cree que el trabajo va a estar terminado mañana por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — iró he thinks that the work will miraculously get done tomorrow

- ser obra de romanos

- obras son amores y no buenas razones

obra benéfica — (=acción) charitable deed; (=organización) charitable organization, charity

el dinero se destinará a obras benéficas — the money will go to charity

obra de caridad — charitable deed, act of charity

obra de misericordia — (Rel) work of mercy

obra pía — religious foundation

obra piadosa — charitable deed

obra social — (=organización) benevolent fund for arts, sports etc ; (=labor) charitable work

2) [de creación artística]

a) (=producción total) (Arte, Literat, Teat, Mús) work

la vida y la obra de San Juan de la Cruz — the life and work of Saint John of the Cross

el tema de la muerte en la obra de Lorca — the subject of death in Lorca o in Lorca's work

b) (=pieza) (Arte, Mús) work; (Teat) play; (Literat) book, work

una obra de Goya — a work o painting by Goya

una obra de Lope de Vega — a play by Lope de Vega

las obras de Cervantes — the works of Cervantes

obras completas — complete works, collected works

obra de arte — work of art

obra de consulta — reference book

obra de divulgación — non-fiction book aimed at a popular audience

obra de teatro, obra dramática — play

obra maestra — masterpiece

obra teatral — play

3) (Constr)

a) (=edificio en construcción) building site, construction site

hemos estado visitando la obra — we've been visiting the building o construction site

¿cuándo acaban la obra? — when do they finish the building work?

- ser o parecer la obra del Escorial

b)

de obra — [chimenea] brick antes de s ; [estantería, armario] built-in

c) pl obras [en edificio] building work sing, construction work sing ; [en carretera] roadworks

las obras de construcción del hospital — building o construction work on the hospital

las obras de remodelación del estadio — redevelopment work at the stadium

las obras de ampliación del aeropuerto — work on expanding the airport

los vecinos están de obras — they're having building work done next door, they have the builders in next door *

obras — [en edificio] building under construction; [en carretera] roadworks

cerrado por obras — closed for refurbishment

página en obras — (Internet) site under construction

la autopista está en obras — there are roadworks on the motorway

estamos haciendo obras en la cocina — we're having some building work done in the kitchen

obras públicas — public works

Ministerio de Obras Públicas — Ministry of Public Works

obras viales, obras viarias — roadworks

4) (=ejecución) workmanship

la obra es buena pero los materiales son de mala calidad — the workmanship is good but the materials are of a poor quality

- poner manos a la obra

5) Chile brickwork

6)

obra de — about

en obra de ocho semanas — in about eight weeks

7)

la Obra — Esp (Rel) Opus Dei

See:

ver nota culturelle OPUS DEI in opúsculo

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

obra¹

¹ = alterations, building site, construction site.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.

Ex: The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom town, defined as the 'rapid and extreme growth of population in communities adjacent to mines and construction sites,' or as a 'community which is undergoing rapid growth and rapid change'.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.

* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.

* deducción por donación a obras benéficas = charitable deduction, charitable tax deduction.

* despedir mano de oba = shed + jobs.

* despedir mano de obra = axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* donación anual a obras de caridad = charitable gift annuity.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* mano de obra infantil = child labour.

* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.

* obra benéfica = charity, charity.

* obra benéfica religiosa = parochial charity.

* obra de beneficiencia = benefaction.

* obra de romanos = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

* obras públicas = public works.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* permiso de obra = building permit.

* pie de obra = building site.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

obra²

² = item, title, work, stock item, oeuvre.

Nota: Conjunto de publicaciones de un individuo o grupo.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.

Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.

Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras editadas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras musicales = music catalogue.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* lector de obra literaria = literary reader.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obra anónima = anonymous work.

* obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* obra apócrifa = apocryphal work.

* obra audiovisual = audiovisual work.

* obra autobiográfica = autobiographical work.

* obra citada = cited work.

* obra colectiva = collective work.

* obra compuesta = composite work.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* obra de contenido general = general work.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

* obra de literatura = literary work.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.

* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.

* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.

* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* obra dramática = dramatic work.

* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.

* obra fuente de la cita = citing work.

* obra gráfica = graphic work.

* obra impresa = printed work.

* obra literaria = literary work, work of literature, work of imagination.

* obra literaria simplificada = easy reader book.

* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* obra magna = magnum opus.

* obra multimedia = multimedia work.

* obra musical = musical work.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* obra piadosa = work of piety.

* obra pictórica = pictorial work.

* obra relacionada = related work.

* obras = life's work.

* obras completas = collected works, oeuvre.

* obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* obras de ficción = fiction.

* obras de literatura = literary materials.

* obras literarias = literature, literary materials.

* obras no ficción = non-fiction [nonfiction].

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* obra teatral = theatrical work.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* * *

obra

feminine

A

1 (creación artística) work

esta escultura es una de sus primeras obras this sculpture is one of her earliest works o pieces

una obra literaria importante an important literary work

ésta es una obra menor this is a minor work

una excelente obra de artesanía an excellent piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel Buñuel's films, Buñuel's oeuvre ( frml)

las obras completas de García Lorca the complete o collected works of García Lorca

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática her plays

2 ( Mús) work, opus

Compuestos:

● obra de arte

work of art

● obra de consulta

reference book, work of reference

● obra maestra

masterpiece, chef d'oeuvre ( frml)

B

(acción): ya he hecho mi buena obra del día I reckon I've done my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis ( Bib) by their works will you know them

hizo muchas obras de misericordia she performed many charitable deeds

ha trabajado incansablemente, todo esto es obra suya she has worked tirelessly, all this is her doing

esto es obra de Víctor this is Víctor's doing

por obra (y gracia) del Espíritu Santo ( Relig) by the grace of God

piensa que la casa se va a pintar por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo ( hum); he seems to think the house will paint itself

ser obra de romanos or de benedictinos to be a huge o mammoth task

obras son amores que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Compuestos:

● obra benéfica or de beneficencia or de caridad

(acto) charitable act o deed, act of charity; (organización) charity, charitable organization

● obra social

(labor filantrópica) benevolent o charitable work; (mutualidad) ( Arg) ≈ benefit society ( in US), ≈ friendly society ( in UK)

C ( Arquit, Const) (construcción) building work

la casa aún está en obra the house is still being built, the house is still under construction ( frml)

perdona el desorden, estamos de or en obras sorry about the mess, we're having some building work done o ( colloq) we've got the builders in

[ S ] instalación de calefacción sin obra heating systems installed — no building work involved

[ S ] peligro: obras danger: building o construction work in progress

[ S ] cerrado por obras closed for repairs/refurbishment

mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

Compuestos:

● obra muerta

freeboard, dead work ( ant)

● obra negra

(Col, Méx): el edificio está en obra negra the building is just a shell

● obras mayores

fpl major works ( requiring building permission)

● obras menores

fpl minor works ( which may require building permission)

● obras públicas

fpl public works (pl)

● obras viales

fpl ( AmL) roadworks (pl)

● obras viarias

fpl ( Esp) roadworks (pl)

D (sitio) building o construction site

E

la Obra ( Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

Del verbo obrar: ( conjugate obrar)

obra es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
obra
obrar
obra sustantivo femenino
1 ( creación artística) work;
◊ sus primeras obras her earliest works;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship;
sus obras de teatro her plays;
obra de arte work of art;
obra maestra masterpiece
2 ( acción):
◊ mi buena obra del día my good deed for the day;

obra benéfica ( acto) act of charity;

( organización) charity, charitable organization
3 (Arquit, Const)
a) ( construcción) building work;

◊ estamos de obras we're having some building work done

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

obrar ( conjugate obrar) verbo intransitivo ( actuar) to act;
◊ obra de buena fe to act in good faith

verbo transitivo ‹ milagros› to work
obra sustantivo femenino
1 (producto, trabajo) (piece of) work
obra de arte, work of art
las obras completas de Baroja, the complete works of Baroja
este desaguisado es obra de tu hermano, this despicable act was the work of your brother
2 (acción) deed
buenas/malas obras, good/bad deeds
por sus obras los conoceréis, you'll know them by their deeds
3 Constr building site
(de la carretera, etc) repairs: la calle mayor está en obras, the main street is being repaired
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, the Ministry of Works
4 Teat play
5 (efecto, resultado) result: todo el proyecto es obra de un esfuerzo colectivo, the project is the result of a joint effort
♦ Locuciones: obras son amores y no buenas razones, actions speak louder than words
obrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (proceder) to act, behave: siento que no he obrado bien, I don't feel I've done the right thing
2 (hallarse) el testamento obra en mi poder/mis manos..., the will is in my possession
II vtr (causar) to work

' obra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adaptar
- albañilería
- alguna
- alguno
- censurar
- clásica
- clásico
- concurso
- dramatizar
- encuadrar
- ensayar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- estigmatizar
- éxito
- faraónica
- faraónico
- hecha
- hecho
- infame
- interpretar
- lema
- maestra
- maestro
- mamarrachada
- mano
- notabilidad
- obrar
- paralizarse
- ponderar
- producir
- regusto
- reponer
- reposición
- representar
- restauración
- señera
- señero
- sensiblera
- sensiblería
- sensiblero
- teatral
- teatro
- título
- trabajada
- trabajado
- versión
- ambientación
- ambientar
English:
audition
- bring off
- building site
- charitable
- chronic
- classic
- collection
- crack
- creative
- dinner theater
- doing
- downstairs
- drama
- effort
- elaborate
- enthusiasm
- flop
- funnel
- handiwork
- hoarding
- humorous
- irony
- labour
- labour-intensive
- long
- manpower
- masterpiece
- moderately
- opening
- piece
- play
- stick in
- title
- undermanning
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- work
- workforce
- write up
- writing
- about
- appalling
- building
- burlesque
- by
- credit
- gang
- grip
- hardly
- invite

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obra nf

1. [trabajo, acción]
hacer o [m5] realizar una buena obra to do a good deed;

ya he hecho la buena obra del día I've done my good deed for the day;

poner algo en obra to put sth into effect;

por obra (y gracia) de thanks to;

por sus obras los conoceréis by their works will you know them;

es obra suya it's his doing;

la ruina de las cosechas es obra de la sequía the crops have been ruined as a result of the drought;

Prov

obras son amores y no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Comp
obra benéfica [institución] charity; [acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de beneficencia [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de caridad [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed; Anticuado obra pía charitable institution; Arg obra social benevolent fund;
obras sociales community work

2. [creación artística] work;
[de teatro] play; [de música] work, opus;
la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship

Comp
obra de arte work of art;
obras completas complete works;

obra de consulta reference work;

obra dramática [pieza] play, drama;
[conjunto] plays, dramatic works;
obra maestra masterpiece;

obra menor minor work

3. [trabajo de construcción] work;
[reforma doméstica, en local] alteration;
el ayuntamiento va a empezar una obra en el descampado the council is going to start building on the wasteground;

vamos a hacer obra o [m5] obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen;

toda la calle está en obras there are roadworks all along the road;

el edificio lleva en obras más de dos meses the work on the building has been going on for over two months;

cortada por obras [letrero en calle] road closed for repairs;

cerrado por obras [letrero en restaurante, edificio] closed for refurbishment;

obras [en carretera] roadworks

Comp
Náut obra muerta freeboard;
obras públicas public works

4. [solar en construcción] building site;

encontró trabajo en una obra he found work on a building site

5. [trabajo de albañilería]
un horno de obra a brick oven

6.
la Obra the Opus Dei, = traditionalist Roman Catholic organization, whose members include many professional people and public figures

* * *

obra

f

1 work;

obras completas complete works

2 ( acción)

:

hacer buenas obras do good deeds;

por obra de thanks to, as a result of;

poner por o L.Am.

en obra set in motion;

¡manos a la obra! let’s get to work!

3

:

de obra muro, chimenea brick atr

4

:

obras pl de construcción building work sg ; en la vía pública road works

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obra nf

1) : work

obra de arte: work of art

obra de teatro: play

obra de consulta: reference work

2) : deed

una buena obra: a good deed

3) : construction work

4)

obra maestra : masterpiece

5)

obras públicas : public works

6)

por obra de : thanks to, because of

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obra n

1. (artística, literaria) work

es la mejor obra de Picasso it's Picasso's finest work

la obra completa de Cervantes the complete works of Cervantes

2. (buena acción) deed

has hecho tu buena obra del día you've done your good deed for the day

3. (edificio en construcción) building site

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

Spanish-English dictionary > obra
16 representar

v.

1 to represent.

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper

Ellos representan campiñas They depict fields.

María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.

Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.

2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3 to look.

representa unos 40 años she looks about 40

4 to mean.

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5 to perform (Teatro) (función).

6 to act out, to represent, to act.

Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.

7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.

María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.

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representar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to represent

■ esto representa un árbol this represents a tree

■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work

2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for

■ una paloma representa la paz a dove stands for peace

3 TEATRO (obra) to perform; (papel) to play (the part of)

4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look

■ representa veinte años she looks twenty

5 (importar) to mean

■ la música representaba mucho para él music meant a lot to him

► verbo pronominal representarse

1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture

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verb

1) to represent

2) perform

3) portray

•

- representarse

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1. VT

1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, represent

la cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival

el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king

2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, represent

Don Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism

cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models

3) (=reproducir) to depict

este grabado representa a la amada del pintor — this engraving depicts the painter's lover

nuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world

esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour

4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, represent

obtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year

los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa

la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce

no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him

5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve

representa mucho esfuerzo — it involves a great deal of effort

6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play

el teatro donde se representa la obra — the theatre where the play is being performed

en esta película represento el papel de un abogado — in this film I play the part of a lawyer

¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?

7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look

no representa los años que tiene — she doesn't look her age

representa unos 55 años — he looks about 55

8) (=hacer imaginar) to point out

nos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against

2.

See:

representarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

* * *

= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

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* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

* * *

= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

* * *

representar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona/organización/país› to represent

no estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyer

representó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championships

los que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxy

B ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to play

representó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of Cleopatra

C (aparentar) to look

no representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he is

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty

no representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it was

D (simbolizar) to symbolize

la paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peace

E (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depict

la medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Mary

la escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quarters

la obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the century

F (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last year

para él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for him

nos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expense

introducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' work

■ representarse

v pron

to picture

¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?

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representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
◊ no representa su edad he doesn't look his age

4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;
◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;

eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose

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representar vt

1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;

la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;

Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter

2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;

el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;

ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3. [aparentar] to look;

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;

representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is

4. [significar] to mean;

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;

diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5. Teatro [función] to perform;
[papel] to play
6. Com to represent

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representar

v/t

1 ( simbolizar) represent

2 obra put on, perform; papel play

3 ( aparentar)

:

representar menos años look younger

* * *

representar vt

1) : to represent, to act for

2) : to perform

3) : to look, to appear as

4) : to symbolize, to stand for

5) : to signify, to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb representarse

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representar vb

1. (un papel) to play

representaba el papel de Julieta she played the role of Juliet

2. (una obra) to perform

la compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"

3. (simbolizar) to represent

la paloma representa la paz the dove represents peace

4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent

los abogados representan a sus clientes lawyers represent their clients

5. (aparentar) to look

tu padre representa unos 40 años your father looks about 40 years old

Spanish-English dictionary > representar
17 pubblico

(pl -ci) 1. adj public

Pubblico Ministero public prosecutor

2. m public

( spettatori) audience

in pubblico in public

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pubblico agg.

1 public; ( statale) state (attr.); ( civile) civil: opinione, salute, vita pubblica, public opinion, health, life; servizi pubblici, public services; lavori pubblici, public works; istruzione pubblica, state education; scuola pubblica, state (o maintained) school; biblioteca pubblica, public library; giardini pubblici, public gardens; forza pubblica, police force (o civil police); nemico pubblico, public enemy; pubblico funzionario, civil servant; pubblico ufficiale, public officer (o civil servant); pubblico notaio, notary public; pubblico banditore, (public) auctioneer; pubblico registro, registry; spese pubbliche, public expenses: a spese pubbliche, at public expense; bilancio pubblico, national budget; debito pubblico, national (o public) debt; amministrazione pubblica, public authority (o civil service); questione d'interesse pubblico, public matter, ( d'importanza nazionale) matter of national importance; pubbliche relazioni, public relations; lavorare per il bene pubblico, to work for the common good // atto pubblico, deed under seal; diritto pubblico, public law

2 ( noto a tutti, fatto davanti a tutti) public: le conferenze sono pubbliche, the lectures are public; fare una pubblica confessione, protesta, to make a public confession, protest; tenere una pubblica riunione, to hold (o to have) an open (o public) meeting; bisogna fare qualcosa prima che la notizia diventi di pubblico dominio, something must be done before the news becomes public // rendere pubblico, to make public (o to broadcast) // personaggio pubblico, public personality

◆ s.m.

1 public: il pubblico dei lettori, the reading public; i gusti del pubblico, the tastes of the public; l'opinione del pubblico, public opinion; un giardino aperto al pubblico, a garden open to the public; il pubblico non è ammesso, the public is (o are) not admitted; il pubblico è pregato di..., the public is (o are) requested to... // in pubblico, in public: mettere in pubblico, to make public (o to broadcast o to reveal o to disclose)

2 (di teatro, concerto, conferenza ecc.) audience: il pubblico ha applaudito gli attori, the audience applauded the actors; parlare a un pubblico numeroso, to speak to a large audience; al concerto c'è stata una grande affluenza di pubblico, the concert was very well attended // indagine sul pubblico, audience research // pubblico prigioniero, ( di messaggi pubblicitari) captive audience

3 ( sfera pubblica) public life: separare il pubblico dal privato, to separate public life from private life.

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['pubbliko] pubblico -a, -ci, -che
1. agg

(gen) public, (statale: scuola) state attr

la scuola pubblica — state school

funzionario pubblico — civil servant

la pubblica amministrazione — public administration

un pubblico esercizio — a catering (o hotel o entertainment) business

pubbliche relazioni — public relations

ministero della Pubblica Istruzione — Department for Education Brit, Department of Health, Education and Welfare Am

la Pubblica Sicurezza — the police

Pubblico Ministero — Public Prosecutor's Office

2. sm

(gen) public, (spettatori) Cine, Teatro audience, public, (di partita) spectators pl

è aperto al pubblico di domenica — it's open to the public on Sundays

il pubblico dei lettori — the reading public

un libro destinato al grande pubblico — a book written for the general public

in pubblico — in public

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I 1.
pl. -ci, - che ['pubbliko, tʃi, ke] aggettivo

1) (statale) [ scuola] public, state attrib.; [ azienda] state-owned; [ ospedale] state-run; [ debito] national, public

servizio pubblico — public service o utility

2) (della collettività) [opinione, pericolo, nemico] public

3) (accessibile a tutti) [ luogo] public

diventare di dominio pubblico — to fall in the public domain

rendere pubblico — to release
2.
sostantivo maschile

il pubblico e il privato — the public and the private sectors

- a amministrazione — civil service

- che relazioni — public relations
II
pl. -ci ['pubbliko, tʃi] sostantivo maschile

1) (gente) public

aperto al pubblico — open to the public

portare qcs. a conoscenza del pubblico — to make sth. public audience, spectators pl.; (ascoltatori) audience, listeners pl.

uno spettacolo che piace al grande pubblico — a very popular show

2) (spettatori)

3) (seguito)

avere un proprio pubblico — to have a following

deludere il proprio pubblico — to disappoint one's public

4) in pubblico [parlare, esibirsi] in public

* * *

pubblico¹

pl. -ci, - che /'pubbliko, t∫i, ke/

I aggettivo

1 (statale) [ scuola] public, state attrib.; [ azienda] state-owned; [ ospedale] state-run; [ debito] national, public; servizio pubblico public service o utility

2 (della collettività) [ opinione, pericolo, nemico] public

3 (accessibile a tutti) [ luogo] public; diventare di dominio pubblico to fall in the public domain; rendere pubblico to release

II sostantivo maschile

il pubblico e il privato the public and the private sectors

COMPOUNDS

- a amministrazione civil service; - che relazioni public relations.

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pubblico²

pl. -ci /'pubbliko, t∫i/

sostantivo m.

1 (gente) public; aperto al pubblico open to the public; portare qcs. a conoscenza del pubblico to make sth. public audience, spectators pl.; (ascoltatori) audience, listeners pl.; uno spettacolo che piace al grande pubblico a very popular show

2 (spettatori)

3 (seguito) avere un proprio pubblico to have a following; deludere il proprio pubblico to disappoint one's public

4 in pubblico [parlare, esibirsi] in public.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > pubblico
18 puente

m.

1 bridge.

tender un puente (figurative) to offer a compromise

puente colgante suspension bridge

puente levadizo drawbridge

puente peatonal footbridge

2 ? long weekend.

hacer puente (consisting of a public holiday, the weekend and the day in between) = to take an extra day off to join a public holiday with the weekend

3 gun deck.

puente de mando bridge

4 bridge.

5 link.

6 jumper.

7 bridge circuit.

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puente

► nombre masculino

1 (sobre un río etc) bridge

2 (fiesta) day taken off between a public holiday and the weekend or another holiday

■ el Pilar cae en jueves y el viernes hacemos puente Columbus Day is on a Thursday and we're taking Friday off as well

■ el martes es fiesta, pero el lunes no tengo puente Tuesday's a holiday, but I haven't got Monday off

3 (en dentadura, gafas) bridge

4 (en un coche) bridge circuit

5 (en gimnasia) backbend

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer el puente familiar (en vehículo) to hot-wire 2 (en gimnasia) to do a backbend

puente aéreo (pasajeros) shuttle service 2 (emergencia) airlift

puente colgante suspension bridge

puente de mando MARÍTIMO bridge

puente levadizo drawbridge

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noun m.

bridge

* * *

1. SM

1) (Arquit) bridge

sirven de puente entre los refugiados y la Administración — they act as intermediaries o as a link between the refugees and the Government

- tender un puente

tender puentes de plata a algn — to make it as easy as possible for sb

puente aéreo — [de servicio frecuente] shuttle service; [en crisis] airlift

puente atirantado — suspension bridge

puente colgante — suspension bridge

puente de barcas — pontoon bridge

puente de peaje — toll bridge

puente de pontones — pontoon bridge

puente giratorio — swing bridge

puente grúa — bridge crane

puente levadizo — drawbridge

puente peatonal — footbridge

puente voladizo — cantilever bridge

2) [de gafas, entre dientes] bridge

3) (Elec)

hacer un puente a un coche — to hot-wire a car

4) (Náut) (tb: puente de mando) bridge; (=cubierta) deck

puente del timón — wheelhouse

5) [entre fiestas] long weekend

hacer puente — to take a long weekend

6) (=brecha) gap

habrá que salvar el puente de una cosecha a otra — something will have to be done to fill o bridge the gap between one harvest and the next

7) And (=clavícula) collarbone

2.

ADJ INV (=temporal) temporary; (=de transición) provisional, transitional

crédito puente — bridging loan

curso puente — intermediate course ( between two degrees)

gabinete puente — caretaker government

hombre puente — linkman, intermediary

préstamo puente — bridging loan

solución puente — temporary solution
HACER PUENTE When a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday it is common practice for employers to make the Monday or Friday a holiday as well and to give everyone a four-day weekend. This is known as hacer puente. When a named public holiday such as the Día de la Constitución in Spain falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, people refer to the whole holiday period as e.g. the puente de la Constitución.
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masculino

1) (Ing) bridge

tender (un) puente — to build bridges

- puente aéreo

- puente colgante/giratorio

- puente de barcas or pontones

- puente levadizo

2) (Mús, Odont) bridge; ( de anteojos) bridge

3) (Elec) bridge (circuit)

le tuve que hacer el or un puente — (Auto) I had to hot-wire it

4) ( vacación) ≈long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)

5) (Náut) tb

puente de mando — bridge
•• Cultural note:
puente

Puentes are very important in Spain and most of Latin America. Hacer puente means that when a working day falls between two public holidays, it too is taken as a holiday

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= bridge, bridge passage, gateway.

Ex. My own definition of 'Hypermedia' is a system whereby audiovisual 'statements' can be used as bridges between materials that are conceptually related in some way.

Ex. This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a ' bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.

Ex. One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.

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* actuar de puente = act as + a bridge.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* expresión puente = transitional phrase.

* palabra puente = transitional word.

* puente aéreo = airlift.

* puente atirantado = cable-stayed bridge.

* puente colgante = suspension bridge.

* puente cubierto = covered bridge.

* puente de barcas = pontoon bridge.

* puente de barcazas = pontoon bridge.

* puente de pontones = pontoon bridge.

* puente de trabajo = catwalk.

* puente levadizo = drawbridge.

* puente peatonal = footbridge.

* ser puente = act as + a bridge.

* ser puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.

* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.

* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.

* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* tender un puente = bridge.

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masculino

1) (Ing) bridge

tender (un) puente — to build bridges

- puente aéreo

- puente colgante/giratorio

- puente de barcas or pontones

- puente levadizo

2) (Mús, Odont) bridge; ( de anteojos) bridge

3) (Elec) bridge (circuit)

le tuve que hacer el or un puente — (Auto) I had to hot-wire it

4) ( vacación) ≈long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)

5) (Náut) tb

puente de mando — bridge
•• Cultural note:
puente

Puentes are very important in Spain and most of Latin America. Hacer puente means that when a working day falls between two public holidays, it too is taken as a holiday

* * *

= bridge, bridge passage, gateway.

Ex: My own definition of 'Hypermedia' is a system whereby audiovisual 'statements' can be used as bridges between materials that are conceptually related in some way.

Ex: This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a ' bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.

Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.

* actuar de puente = act as + a bridge.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* expresión puente = transitional phrase.

* palabra puente = transitional word.

* puente aéreo = airlift.

* puente atirantado = cable-stayed bridge.

* puente colgante = suspension bridge.

* puente cubierto = covered bridge.

* puente de barcas = pontoon bridge.

* puente de barcazas = pontoon bridge.

* puente de pontones = pontoon bridge.

* puente de trabajo = catwalk.

* puente levadizo = drawbridge.

* puente peatonal = footbridge.

* ser puente = act as + a bridge.

* ser puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.

* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.

* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.

* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* tender un puente = bridge.

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puente¹

adj inv

crédito, préstamo

puente²

masculine

puente (↑ puente a1)

A ( Ing) bridge

sirvió de puente entre las autoridades y los secuestradores he acted as intermediary between o as a go-between for the authorities and the kidnappers

tender puenteor un puente to build bridges

Compuestos:

● puente aéreo

(servicio frecuente) shuttle service, shuttle; ( Mil) airlift

● puente basculante

bascule o balance bridge

● puente colgante

suspension bridge

● puente de barcas or pontones

pontoon bridge

● puente de carretera

road bridge

● puente giratorio

swing bridge

● puente levadizo

(en un castillo) drawbridge; (en una carretera) lifting bridge

● puente peatonal

footbridge

● puente transportador

transporter bridge

B

1 ( Odont) bridge

2 ( Mús) bridge

3 (de anteojos) bridge

C ( Elec) bridge circuit, bridge

le tuve que hacer el or un puente ( Auto) I had to hot-wire it

D (vacación) ≈ long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)

el martes es fiesta, así que seguramente haremos puente Tuesday's a public holiday so we'll probably get Monday off as well

puente de mayo (junio, etc) the May (June, etc) long weekend

E ( Náut) tb

puente de mando bridge

CULTURAL NOTE

puente

Puentes are very important in Spain and most of Latin America. Hacer puente means that when a working day falls between two public holidays, it too is taken as a holiday.

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puente sustantivo masculino
1 (Ing) bridge;
◊ puente colgante/giratorio suspension/swing bridge;

puente levadizo ( en castillo) drawbridge;

( en carretera) lifting bridge;
◊ puente aéreo ( servicio frecuente) shuttle (service);

(Mil) airlift
2 (Mús, Odont) bridge;
( de anteojos) bridge
3 (Elec) bridge (circuit)
4 ( vacación) ≈ long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)
5 (Náut) tb
◊ puente de mando bridge

puente sustantivo masculino
1 bridge
puente levadizo, lifting bridge
(de un castillo) drawbridge
2 Av puente aéreo, shuttle service
3 (en un barco) puente de mando, bridge
4 (entre dos fiestas) long weekend
♦ Locuciones: tender un puente, to build bridges
' puente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arcada
- colgante
- crecida
- crecido
- hacer
- ojo
- pasarela
- por
- tender
- tendida
- tendido
- ceder
- cruzar
- después
- licitación
- pilar
- pilón
- seguir
- trazar
- volar
English:
airlift
- architecture
- bridge
- drawbridge
- footbridge
- get across
- go over
- impassable
- link
- metre
- outcast
- railway bridge
- shuttle
- span
- suspension bridge
- unsafe
- walk across
- air
- draw
- jump
- over
- suspension
- swing
- toll
- walk
- world

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puente nm

1. [construcción] bridge;

Comp

tender un puente to offer a compromise

Comp
puente de barcas pontoon (bridge);
puente basculante balance o bascule bridge;

puente colgante suspension bridge;

puente ferroviario rail bridge;

puente giratorio swing bridge;

puente levadizo drawbridge;

puente de peaje toll bridge;

puente peatonal footbridge;

puente de pontones pontoon (bridge)

2. [días festivos] ≈ long weekend [consisting of a public holiday, the weekend and the day in between];

hacer puente = to take an extra day off to join a public holiday with the weekend

3. [en barco] bridge

Comp
puente de mando bridge
4. puente aéreo [civil] air shuttle;
[militar] airlift
5. [en dientes] bridge

6. [de gafas] bridge

7. [en instrumento de cuerda] bridge

8. [del pie] arch

9. [en gimnasia] arch, back bridge

10.
hacer un puente [para arrancar un coche] to hot-wire a car

PUENTE

When a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, Spanish people usually take another day's holiday to make a four day “long weekend”. This is called “hacer puente” (literally “making a bridge”). Depending on the employer, this extra day may be regarded as extra to the agreed annual holidays.

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puente

m bridge;

hacer puente have a day off between a weekend and a public holiday ;

hacer el puente DEP do a bridge;

hacer un puente a un coche hot-wire a car;

tender un puente tb fig build a bridge

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puente nm

1) : bridge

puente levadizo: drawbridge

2) : denture, bridge

3)

puente aéreo : airlift

* * *

puente n (en general) bridge

han construido un puente sobre el río they've built a bridge over the river

En Inglaterra no existe la costumbre de hacer puente entre festivos, así que no hay término en inglés

como el jueves es fiesta, haremos puente el viernes as Thursday is a holiday, we'll take Friday off as well

puente aéreo air shuttle

Spanish-English dictionary > puente
19 sustentador

adj.

sustaining.

m.

1 sustainer.

2 supporter, sustainer, upholder.

3 breadwinner.

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= nourisher, sustaining.

Ex. In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.

Ex. And so the reading circle is often broken before the sustaining pleasures of reading are discovered.

* * *

= nourisher, sustaining.

Ex: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.

Ex: And so the reading circle is often broken before the sustaining pleasures of reading are discovered.

Spanish-English dictionary > sustentador
20 alimentar

v.

1 to feed (dar comida).

tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed

La madre alimenta al chico The mother feeds the boy.

La bandeja alimenta la impresora The tray feeds the printer.

2 to feed.

la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind

3 to fuel.

4 to be nourishing.

los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious

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alimentar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar alimento) to feed

2 (mantener) to keep, support

■ con su trabajo alimenta a toda su familia he works to keep the whole family

3 figurado (alentar) to encourage, foster, nurture; (pasiones) to feed, fuel, nurture

4 (uso técnico) to feed

► verbo intransitivo

1 (servir de alimento) to nourish, be nutritious

■ la verdura alimenta mucho vegetables are very nutritious

► verbo pronominal alimentarse

1 to live (de/con, on)

■ se alimenta de patatas he lives on potatoes

* * *

verb

1) to feed

2) be nutritious

•

- alimentarse

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1. VT

1) (=dar de comer a) to feed

alimentan el ganado con piensos — they feed the cattle with animal fodder

tengo una familia que alimentar — I've got a family to feed

2) (=nutrir) to be nutritious o nourishing

la comida rápida no te alimenta nada — fast food is not at all nutritious o nourishing

3) [+ imaginación] to fire, fuel; [+ esperanzas, pasiones] to feed, fuel; [+ sentimiento, idea] to foster

ese tipo de comentario alimenta el rencor — that sort of remark fosters resentment

sus historias alimentaron mi deseo de ir a Perú — her stories strengthened o fuelled my desire to go to Peru

4) [+ hoguera, horno doméstico, fuego] to feed, add fuel to; [+ horno industrial] to stoke

el operario alimenta la máquina de o con combustible — the operator feeds fuel into the machine

5) (Elec) to supply

2.

VI to be nutritious, be nourishing

esta comida no alimenta nada — this food is not at all nutritious o nourishing

- huele que alimenta

3.

See:

alimentarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed

los alimentan con piensos — they are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia — my family lived off this land

2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost

alimentar el odio entre dos países — to fuel the hatred between two countries

3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil — cotton to supply the textile industry
2.
alimentar vi to be nourishing
3.
alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneself

no se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly

alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something

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= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.

Ex. The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.

Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.

Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.

Ex. The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.

Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.

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* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* alimentar datos = populate.

* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.

* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.

* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.

* alimentarse = graze (on).

* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed

los alimentan con piensos — they are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia — my family lived off this land

2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost

alimentar el odio entre dos países — to fuel the hatred between two countries

3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil — cotton to supply the textile industry
2.
alimentar vi to be nourishing
3.
alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneself

no se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly

alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something

* * *

= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.

Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.

Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.

Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.

Ex: The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.

Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* alimentar datos = populate.

* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.

* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.

* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.

* alimentarse = graze (on).

* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.

* * *

alimentar [A1 ]

vt

A (nutrir) ‹persona/animal› to feed

tengo tres hijos que alimentar I have three children to feed

alimentan a los animales con piensos the animals are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones my family lived off this land for generations, this land supported my family for generations

Extremadura alimentó durante largo tiempo este flujo emigratorio for a long time Extremadura contributed to o fed this flow of emigrants

B

1 ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish

varios años de enfrentamiento alimentaron el odio entre los dos bandos several years of confrontation fueled the hatred between the two sides

alimentó mi curiosidad con aquella historia the story she told fed my curiosity

2 ‹ego› to boost

contribuyó a alimentar su ego it helped to boost his ego

C ‹máquina/motor› to feed; ‹caldera› to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil cotton to supply the textile industry, cotton for the textile industry

■ alimentar

vi

to be nourishing

■ alimentarse

v pron

«persona/animal» to feed oneself

este chico no se alimenta bien this boy doesn't feed himself o eat right ( AmE), this boy doesn't feed himself o eat properly ( BrE)

alimentarse CON or DE algo to live ON sth

se alimenta con frutas y verduras she lives on fruit and vegetables

se alimenta de energía solar it runs on solar energy

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alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
a) ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish;

‹ ego› to boost
b) ‹odio/pasión› to fuel

3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentarse con or de algo to live on sth
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
' alimentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantener
- suero
English:
feed
- nourish
- support
- bottle
- force
- fuel

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alimentar

♦ vt

1. [dar comida] to feed;

alimentan a los tigres con carne they feed the tigers meat;

tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed;

el hijo mayor trabaja y alimenta a toda la familia the eldest son goes to work so that the whole family can eat

2. [dar energía, material] to feed;

la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind;

esa actitud alimenta la intolerancia that attitude fuels intolerance;

trabajar con él le ha alimentado el ego working with him has boosted her ego

3. [motor, coche] to fuel;
[caldera] to stoke;
alimentar una batería to charge o recharge a battery

♦ vi
[nutrir] to be nourishing;
los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious

♦ See also the pronominal verb alimentarse

* * *

alimentar

I v/t tb TÉC, fig

feed; EL power

II v/i be nourishing

* * *

alimentar vt

1) nutrir: to feed, to nourish

2) mantener: to support (a family)

3) fomentar: to nurture, to foster

♦ See also the reflexive verb alimentarse

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alimentar vb

1. (dar alimento) to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

las aves alimentan a sus crías en el nido birds feed their young in the nest

2. (mantener) to keep [pt. & pp. kept] / to support

no gana suficiente para alimentar a su familia he doesn't earn enough to support his family

3. (servir de alimento) to be good for you

la verdura alimenta mucho vegetables are very good for you

Spanish-English dictionary > alimentar

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