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1 paralización
f.paralyzation, immobilization, stoppage.* * *1 paralysis2 COMERCIO stagnation* * *SF [gen] stoppage; (Med) paralysation, paralyzation; (fig) blocking; (Com) stagnation* * *a) (Med) paralyzationb) ( en una actividad)* * *= freeze, paralysis, crippling, standstill, gridlock.Ex. Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex. This resulted in the crippling of other industries that were dependent on computer technology.Ex. The effects of high inflation which resulted in reduced acquisition of new literature and a virtual standstill in technical innovations.Ex. In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.* * *a) (Med) paralyzationb) ( en una actividad)* * *= freeze, paralysis, crippling, standstill, gridlock.Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.
Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex: This resulted in the crippling of other industries that were dependent on computer technology.Ex: The effects of high inflation which resulted in reduced acquisition of new literature and a virtual standstill in technical innovations.Ex: In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.* * *1 ( Med) paralyzation2(en una actividad): solicitaron la paralización de las obras they applied for the work to be stopped o haltedel paro provocó la paralización de la ciudad the strike completely paralyzed the city o brought the city to a standstill* * *paralización nf1. [parálisis] paralysis2. [detención]los huelguistas persiguen la paralización del transporte por carretera the strikers are aiming to bring road transport to a halt;la empresa ha anunciado la paralización de la producción the company has announced that production has been halted;la amenaza de una paralización de la economía the threat of economic paralysis* * *f tb figparalysis -
2 colapso
m.1 collapse, breakdown (medicine).2 stoppage.3 shock.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: colapsar.* * *1 MEDICINA collapse2 figurado breakdown* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Med)2) [de régimen, imperio, empresa] collapse3) (=paralización)el accidente provocó el colapso del tráfico — the accident caused traffic to come to a standstill o to grind to a halt
* * *a) (Med) collapsesufrió/le dio un colapso — he collapsed
b) ( paralización) standstill* * *= collapse.Ex. This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.* * *a) (Med) collapsesufrió/le dio un colapso — he collapsed
b) ( paralización) standstill* * *= collapse.Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
* * *1 ( Med) collapsesufrió/le dio un colapso he collapsed2 (paralización) standstillla huelga provocó un colapso en todo el país the strike completely paralyzed the country o brought the country to a standstillCompuestos:heart failurenervous breakdownrespiratory failure* * *
Del verbo colapsar: ( conjugate colapsar)
colapso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
colapsó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
colapsar
colapso
colapso sustantivo masculinoa) (Med) collapse;
colapsar verbo transitivo to bring to a standstill
colapso sustantivo masculino Med collapse: sufrió un colapso en plena calle, she collapsed in the middle of the street
' colapso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aluvión
English:
break down
- collapse
- crack up
* * *colapso nmsufrir un colapso to collapse2. [de pulmón] collapse3. [de actividad] collapse;estar al borde del colapso to be on the brink of collapse;la manifestación produjo el colapso del tráfico the demonstration brought traffic to a standstill* * *m collapse;provocar un colapso en la ciudad bring the city to a standstill* * *colapso nm1) : collapse2) : standstill
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