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  • 81 de acuerdo con

    in accordance with
    * * *
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    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from
    Ex. The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).
    Ex. As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex. If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex. It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex. The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex. This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex. Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex. The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex. There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex. This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex. In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex. Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex. The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex. As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex. New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex. In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex. The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex. To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex. The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
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    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from

    Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).

    Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex: The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex: This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex: In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex: The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex: As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex: New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de acuerdo con

  • 82 empezar

    v.
    to begin, to start.
    empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone there
    empezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of wine
    la clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock
    ¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!
    al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o began
    empezar a hacer algo to begin o start to do something
    empezar por hacer algo to begin o start by doing something
    para empezar to begin o start with
    Ricardo empezó la fiesta tarde Richard began the party late.
    La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.
    Ricardo empezó el crucigrama Richard started the crossword puzzle.
    * * *
    (e changes to ie in stressed syllables and z changes to c before e)
    Present Indicative
    empiezo, empiezas, empieza, empezamos, empezáis, empiezan.
    Past ind
    empecé, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezasteis, empezaron.
    Present Subjunctive
    Imperative
    empieza (tú), empiece (él/Vd.), empecemos (nos.), empezad (vos.), empiecen (ellos/Vds.).
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    verb
    to begin, start
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    1. VI
    1) (=comenzar) [gen] to start, begin; [en un puesto de trabajo] to start

    el año ha empezado mal — the year got off to a bad start, the year started o began badly

    antes de empezar, os recordaré que... — before we start o begin, I'd like to remind you that...

    al empezar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

    ¿cuándo empieza el nuevo cocinero? — when does the new cook start?

    ¡no empieces! — * don't you start! *

    • para empezar — to start with, begin with

    para empezar quisiera agradecerte tu presencia entre nosotros — I would like to start o begin by thanking you for being with us, to start o begin with, I would like to thank you for being with us

    - todo es cuestión de empezar
    2)

    • empezar a hacer algo — [gen] to start o begin to do sth, start o begin doing sth; [en un trabajo] to start to do o doing sth

    empezó a llover — it started o began to rain, it started o began raining

    ya empiezo a entrar en calor — I'm starting o beginning to feel warm now

    3)

    • empezar haciendo algo — to begin o start by doing sth

    empezaremos pidiendo ayuda — we'll start o begin by asking for help

    la canción empieza diciendo que... — the song begins o starts by saying that...

    4)

    • empezar con algo — [película, curso, año] to start o begin with sth

    la novela empieza con una referencia a Sartre — the novel starts o begins with a reference to Sartre

    empezamos con cerveza y acabamos con vino — we started on o began with beer and ended up on wine

    ¿cuándo empezáis con las clases de inglés? — when do you start your English classes?

    ¡no empieces otra vez con lo mismo! — don't start on that again!

    5)

    • empezar por algo/algn — to start with sth/sb, begin with sth/sb

    empezaré por la cocina — I'll start o begin with the kitchen

    "huelga" empieza por hache — "huelga" starts o begins with (an) h

    empezar por hacer algo — to start by doing sth, begin by doing sth

    2.
    VT [+ actividad, temporada] to start, begin; [+ botella, jamón] to start

    hemos empezado mal la semana — the week got off to a bad start for us, the week started badly for us

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    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, start

    empezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing

    me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

    2) persona to start

    empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

    todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started

    empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf

    empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

    empezar + ger — to start by -ing

    empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

    empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

    empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

    3)

    para empezar — first of all, to start with

    2.
    1) <tarea/actividad> to start
    2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open
    * * *
    = begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.
    Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.
    Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
    Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
    Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
    Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
    Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
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    * acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * al empezar = first off.
    * bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.
    * empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.
    * empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).
    * empezar a actuar = swing into + action.
    * empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.
    * empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.
    * empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.
    * empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.
    * empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.
    * empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.
    * empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.
    * empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.
    * empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.
    * empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.
    * empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.
    * empezar a imprimir = go to + press.
    * empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.
    * empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.
    * empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.
    * empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.
    * empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.
    * empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.
    * empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.
    * empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.
    * empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.
    * empezar a trabajar = take + job.
    * empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.
    * empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.
    * empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.
    * empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.
    * empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.
    * empezar desde = work from, set out from.
    * empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.
    * empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.
    * empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.
    * empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * empezar por el final = work back from.
    * empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.
    * bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.
    * para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.
    * terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.
    * volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.
    * volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, start

    empezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing

    me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

    2) persona to start

    empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

    todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started

    empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf

    empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

    empezar + ger — to start by -ing

    empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

    empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

    empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

    3)

    para empezar — first of all, to start with

    2.
    1) <tarea/actividad> to start
    2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open
    * * *
    = begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.

    Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

    Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
    Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
    Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
    Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
    Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    * acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * al empezar = first off.
    * bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.
    * empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.
    * empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).
    * empezar a actuar = swing into + action.
    * empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.
    * empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.
    * empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.
    * empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.
    * empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.
    * empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.
    * empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.
    * empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.
    * empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.
    * empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.
    * empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.
    * empezar a imprimir = go to + press.
    * empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.
    * empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.
    * empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.
    * empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.
    * empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.
    * empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.
    * empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.
    * empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.
    * empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.
    * empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.
    * empezar a trabajar = take + job.
    * empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.
    * empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.
    * empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.
    * empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.
    * empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.
    * empezar desde = work from, set out from.
    * empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.
    * empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.
    * empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.
    * empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * empezar por el final = work back from.
    * empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.
    * bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.
    * para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.
    * terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.
    * volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.
    * volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

    * * *
    empezar [A6 ]
    vi
    A
    1 «película/conferencia/invierno» to begin, start
    el curso empieza el 16 the course begins o ( frml) commences on the 16th
    ¿con qué letra empieza? what is the first letter?, what letter does it begin with?
    al empezar el siglo at the turn of the century
    ya han empezado los fríos the cold weather has arrived o started
    2 empezar A + INF to start to + INF, start -ING
    ha empezado a nevar it has started snowing, it has started to snow
    le empezó a entrar hambre she began o started to feel hungry
    empezó a hervir it began boiling o to boil, it came to the boil, it started boiling o to boil
    le han empezado a salir espinillas she's getting o starting to get pimples
    empieza a ser imposible conseguirlo it is becoming impossible to get it
    B «persona»
    ¿cuándo empieza la nueva secretaria? when is the new secretary starting?, when does the new secretary start?
    empezó de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice
    tendremos que empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar we'll have to start again
    todo es (cuestión de) empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started
    ¡ya empezamos otra vez! here we go again!
    empezar POR algo/algn:
    empecemos por el principio let's begin o start at the beginning
    empezó por la pared del fondo he started o began with the back wall
    no sabe por dónde empezar she doesn't know where to begin o start
    vamos a empezar por ti let's start with you
    2 empezar A + INF to start -ING, start to + INF
    cuando empezó a hablar se le fueron los nervios once she started o began talking, her nervousness disappeared
    tenía dos años cuando empezó a hablar she started talking when she was two
    empezó a llorar he began o started to cry
    3 empezar + GER to start BY -ING
    empezó diciendo que sería breve she started o began by saying that she would be brief
    empezó trabajando de mecánico he started by working as a mechanic, he started out as a mechanic
    4 empezar POR + INF to start o begin BY -ING
    empieza por sentarte begin o start by taking a seat, take a seat first
    se empieza por marinar la carne first marinade the meat
    empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical context
    C
    para empezar: para empezar, me parece un disparate for a start o for one thing, I think it's a ridiculous idea
    para empezar, ¿quién te dio permiso para leer mi correspondencia? who gave you permission to read my letters anyway?
    para empezar, hay que limpiar la superficie first of all o to start with, you have to clean the surface
    ■ empezar
    vt
    A ‹tarea/actividad› to start
    se debe empezar el día con un buen desayuno you should start o begin the day with a good breakfast
    ¿ya empezaste el tercer capítulo? have you started chapter three yet?
    B ‹frasco/lata/mermelada› to start, open
    no empieces otra botella don't start o open another bottle
    ¿podemos empezar este jamón? can we start on this ham?
    * * *

     

    empezar ( conjugate empezar) verbo intransitivo
    1 [película/conferencia/invierno] to begin, start;
    ◊ empezó a nevar it started to snow o snowing

    2 [ persona] to start;

    todo es cuestión de empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started;
    no sé por dónde empezar I don't know where to begin;
    vamos a empezar por ti let's start with you;
    empezar a hacer algo to start doing sth, start to do sth;
    empezó diciendo que … she started o began by saying that …;
    empezó trabajando de mecánico he started out as a mechanic;
    empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical context
    3

    verbo transitivo
    a) ‹tarea/actividad› to start

    b) ‹frasco/mermelada› to start, open

    empezar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
    1 (dar principio a una actividad) to begin, start: aún no hemos empezado a comer, we still haven't started to eat
    para empezar, first of all: para empezar, eso que dices no es cierto, to begin with what you're saying is just not true
    no empieces con tus tonterías, don't start being stupid again
    2 (un paquete, una caja) to open, start: la caja de galletas está sin empezar, the box of biscuits hasn't been opened yet
    3 (tener principio) to start: la película empieza a las diez, the film starts at ten o'clock ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
    ♦ Locuciones: ya empezamos, here we go again
    ' empezar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adormecerse
    - arrancar
    - cada
    - cobrar
    - compilación
    - echar
    - echarse
    - ponerse
    - pronta
    - pronto
    - romper
    - soltarse
    - trabar
    - vaya
    - volver
    - ya
    - a
    - aclarar
    - cero
    - empiece
    - entrar
    - incendiar
    - largar
    - poner
    English:
    begin
    - branch out
    - clean up
    - cotton on
    - daunt
    - fail
    - flying
    - get
    - grow
    - impatient
    - kick off
    - nervous
    - open
    - pipe up
    - place
    - set off
    - spring
    - square
    - start
    - start off
    - start up
    - strike up
    - take off
    - take up
    - thing
    - turn
    - afresh
    - beginning
    - ground
    - into
    - keen
    - kick
    - originate
    - over
    - rampage
    - roll
    - scratch
    - strike
    - suppose
    - undone
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to begin, to start;
    empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone there;
    todavía no hemos empezado el colegio we still haven't started school;
    empecé el libro, pero no lo conseguí acabar I started (reading) the book, but didn't manage to finish it;
    hemos empezado la tarta we've started the cake;
    empezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of wine
    ♦ vi
    to begin, to start (a/por to/by);
    la clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock;
    ¿a qué hora empieza el partido? what time does the game start?;
    el concierto empezó tarde the concert started late;
    la película empieza con una escena muy violenta the film begins with a very violent scene;
    tuvieron que empezar de nuevo they had to start again;
    el aprender a nadar, todo es empezar with swimming, getting started is half the battle;
    ¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!;
    ¡ya empezamos con el vecino y su música! here we go again with our neighbour and his music!;
    al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o began;
    al empezar resulta un poco difícil it's quite hard at first o to begin with;
    en noviembre empezó a hacer frío it started getting colder in November;
    empezó pidiendo disculpas por su retraso she started o began by apologizing for being late;
    empezar por: empieza por el salón, yo haré la cocina you start on the living-room, I'll do the kitchen;
    empieza por aflojar los tornillos first, loosen the screws, start o begin by loosening the screws;
    empieza por portarte bien, y ya hablaremos first you start behaving well, then we'll talk;
    para empezar: para empezar, sopa I'd like soup for starters o to start with;
    para empezar, habrá que comprar los billetes first of all o to start with, we'll have to buy the tickets;
    no me gusta, para empezar, es demasiado pequeño I don't like it, it's too small to start with
    * * *
    I v/t start, begin
    II v/i
    1 start, begin;
    empezar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth;
    empezar por hacer algo start o begin by doing sth;
    empezar por alguien start with s.o.;
    para empezar to begin with;
    ya empezamos fam here we go again
    * * *
    empezar {29} v
    comenzar: to start, to begin
    * * *
    empezar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

    Spanish-English dictionary > empezar

  • 83 surgir

    v.
    1 to happen, to turn up, to come up, to occur.
    Algo surgió ayer Something happened yesterday.
    2 to rise, to stand out, to advance, to excel.
    Surgimos después de la quiebra We rose after the bankruptcy.
    3 to appear, to emerge, to arise, to bob up.
    Surgió un animal en la oscuridad An animal appeared in the darkness.
    4 to happen unexpectedly to, to happen to.
    Nos surgió algo bueno ayer Something good happened to us yesterday.
    5 to spurt, to spout, to spring up, to issue forth.
    El agua surge del manantial The water spurts from the spring.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir
    1 (agua) to spring forth, spurt up
    2 figurado (aparecer - gen) to appear, emerge; (- dificultades) to crop up, arise, come up
    3 MARÍTIMO to anchor
    * * *
    verb
    to arise, emerge
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=aparecer) [gen] to arise, emerge, appear; [líquido] to spout, spout out, spurt; [barco] [en la niebla] to loom up; [persona] to appear unexpectedly
    2) [dificultad] to arise, come up, crop up
    3) (Náut) to anchor
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) manantial to rise
    b) (aparecer, salir) problema/dificultad to arise, come up, emerge; interés/sentimiento to develop, emerge; idea to emerge, come up; tema to come up, crop up; movimiento/partido to come into being, arise

    surgir DE algo: una silueta surgió de entre las sombras — a shape rose up from o loomed up out of the shadows

    * * *
    = arise, become + available, come into + being, crop up, emerge, rise, pop up, come into + existence, burgeon, surface, grow up, dawn, spring, come through, come up, come with, break out, burst forth, source, pop, set in.
    Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
    Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
    Ex. I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being.
    Ex. Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.
    Ex. In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.
    Ex. The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
    Ex. It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.
    Ex. Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.
    Ex. The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.
    Ex. Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.
    Ex. In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.
    Ex. However, because of the long duration of feudal society, modern civilization, including modern libraries, dawned in China later than in the industrialized Western countries.
    Ex. My point is that all literature, every example we can think of, depends for its existence on the tradition out of which it springs -- even the most avant of the avant-garde.
    Ex. More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.
    Ex. She outlined the tasks she had been assigned and mentioned that if any emergencies came up she was the person to bring them to.
    Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.
    Ex. Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.
    Ex. It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.
    Ex. What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.
    Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
    Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    ----
    * cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.
    * cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.
    * dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.
    * emergencia + surgir = emergency + arise.
    * idea + surgir = idea + come up.
    * oportunidad + surgir = opportunity + arise.
    * peligro + surgir = danger + arise.
    * prejuicio + surgir = prejudice + arise.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.
    * surgir amenazadoramente = rear + its head.
    * surgir de = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of.
    * surgir de nuevo = re-arise.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * surgir la circunstancia = circumstance + arise.
    * surgir malentendidos = arise + misunderstandings.
    * surgir sospechas = arise + suspicion.
    * surgir una complicación = arise + complication.
    * surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.
    * surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.
    * surgir una necesidad = need + arise.
    * surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.
    * surgir un defecto = arise + fault.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) manantial to rise
    b) (aparecer, salir) problema/dificultad to arise, come up, emerge; interés/sentimiento to develop, emerge; idea to emerge, come up; tema to come up, crop up; movimiento/partido to come into being, arise

    surgir DE algo: una silueta surgió de entre las sombras — a shape rose up from o loomed up out of the shadows

    * * *
    = arise, become + available, come into + being, crop up, emerge, rise, pop up, come into + existence, burgeon, surface, grow up, dawn, spring, come through, come up, come with, break out, burst forth, source, pop, set in.

    Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.

    Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
    Ex: I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being.
    Ex: Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.
    Ex: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.
    Ex: The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
    Ex: It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.
    Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.
    Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.
    Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.
    Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.
    Ex: However, because of the long duration of feudal society, modern civilization, including modern libraries, dawned in China later than in the industrialized Western countries.
    Ex: My point is that all literature, every example we can think of, depends for its existence on the tradition out of which it springs -- even the most avant of the avant-garde.
    Ex: More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.
    Ex: She outlined the tasks she had been assigned and mentioned that if any emergencies came up she was the person to bring them to.
    Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.
    Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.
    Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.
    Ex: What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.
    Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
    Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    * cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.
    * cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.
    * dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.
    * emergencia + surgir = emergency + arise.
    * idea + surgir = idea + come up.
    * oportunidad + surgir = opportunity + arise.
    * peligro + surgir = danger + arise.
    * prejuicio + surgir = prejudice + arise.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.
    * surgir amenazadoramente = rear + its head.
    * surgir de = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of.
    * surgir de nuevo = re-arise.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * surgir la circunstancia = circumstance + arise.
    * surgir malentendidos = arise + misunderstandings.
    * surgir sospechas = arise + suspicion.
    * surgir una complicación = arise + complication.
    * surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.
    * surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.
    * surgir una necesidad = need + arise.
    * surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.
    * surgir un defecto = arise + fault.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.

    * * *
    surgir [I7 ]
    vi
    1 «manantial» to rise
    un chorro surgía de entre las rocas water gushed from o spouted out from between the rocks
    2 (aparecer, salir) «problema/dificultad» to arise, come up, emerge; «interés/sentimiento» to develop, emerge; «idea» to emerge, come up
    han surgido impedimentos de última hora some last-minute problems have come up o arisen
    ¿y cómo surgió ese tema? and how did that subject come up o crop up?
    el amor que surgió entre ellos the love that sprang up between them
    surgir DE algo:
    una silueta surgió de entre las sombras a shape rose up from o loomed up out of the shadows
    de la familia han surgido muchos músicos the family has produced many musicians
    han surgido muchas empresas de este tipo a lot of companies of this kind have sprung up o emerged
    el movimiento surgió como respuesta a esta injusticia the movement came into being as a response to o arose in response to this injustice
    3 (desprenderse, deducirse) surgir DE algo:
    del informe surge que … the report shows that …
    ¿qué surge de todo esto? what can be deduced from all this?
    * * *

     

    surgir ( conjugate surgir) verbo intransitivo [ manantial] to rise;
    [problema/dificultad] to arise, come up, emerge;
    [interés/sentimiento] to develop, emerge;
    [ idea] to emerge, come up;
    [ tema] to come up, crop up;
    [movimiento/partido] to come into being, arise
    surgir verbo intransitivo
    1 (sobrevenir, aparecer) to arise, come up: surgió un imprevisto, something cropped up o came up
    una extraña figura surgió de la oscuridad, a strange shape loomed up out of the darkness
    2 (manar) to rise, spout out, spring forth
    ' surgir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brotar
    - plantearse
    - salir
    - venir
    - nacer
    English:
    arise
    - come up
    - crop up
    - emerge
    - spring up
    - come
    - crop
    - develop
    - grow
    - spring
    * * *
    surgir vi
    1. [brotar] to emerge, to spring;
    un manantial surgía entre las rocas a spring emerged among the rocks, water sprang from among the rocks
    2. [aparecer] to appear;
    surgió de detrás de las cortinas he emerged from behind the curtains;
    el rascacielos surgía entre los edificios del centro the skyscraper rose o towered above the buildings Br in the city centre o US downtown
    3. [producirse] to arise;
    se lo preguntaré si surge la ocasión I'll ask her if the opportunity arises;
    la idea surgió cuando… the idea occurred to him/her/ etc when…;
    nos surgieron varios problemas we ran into a number of problems;
    me han surgido varias dudas I have a number of queries;
    nos ha surgido una dificultad de última hora a last-minute difficulty has arisen o come up;
    están surgiendo nuevos destinos turísticos new tourist destinations are emerging o appearing;
    un banco surgido como resultado de la fusión de otros dos a bank that came into being o emerged as a result of the merger of two other banks;
    un movimiento surgido tras la guerra a movement which emerged after the war
    * * *
    v/i
    1 fig
    emerge; de problema tb come up
    2 de agua spout
    * * *
    surgir {35} vi
    : to rise, to arise, to emerge
    * * *
    surgir vb to come up [pt. came; pp. come] / to arise [pt. arose; pp. arisen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > surgir

  • 84 Kommen

    v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen
    1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.
    2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)
    3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days
    4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas
    5. umg. (einen Orgasmus haben) come; ich komme I’m coming; es kommt ihr she’s coming
    6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?
    7. kommen an (+ Akk)
    a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;
    b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?
    8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him
    9. hinter etw. (+ Akk) kommen find s.th. out
    10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)
    11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.
    12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed
    13. kommen unter (+ Akk) eine Überschrift etc.: go under; ein Auto etc.: be run over by
    14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much
    15. kommen vor (+ Akk) come ( oder go) before; vors Gericht kommen Sache: come up before the court
    16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.
    * * *
    to arrive; to emerge; to come
    * * *
    Kọm|men
    nt -s, no pl
    coming

    ein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going

    jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up

    * * *
    das
    1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent
    2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get
    3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come
    4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come
    * * *
    kom·men
    [ˈkɔmən]
    1.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arrive
    ich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]
    ich komme schon! I'm coming!
    sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrow
    der Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Paris
    da kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the bus
    der Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minute
    ich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at four
    der Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the sea
    sie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husband
    ich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to help
    du kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!
    wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?
    das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 May
    zurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the moment
    seine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantly
    jede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too late
    angefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a run
    sie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterday
    angereist \kommen to arrive
    mit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycle
    als Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/last
    früh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/late
    zu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk
    2.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (gelangen)
    ▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewhere
    kommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?
    wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?
    zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walk
    sie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these days
    nach Hause \kommen to come [or get] home
    unter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation
    [sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bank
    ans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line
    3.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to come
    kommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?
    meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediately
    nach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairs
    nach London/England \kommen to come to London/England
    4.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)
    ▪ durch etw akk/über etw akk/einen Ort \kommen to pass [or come] through sth/a place
    5.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)
    ▪ zu etw dat \kommen Kongress, Party, Training to come to [or form attend] sth
    6.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)
    ▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sb
    ich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometime
    komm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!
    7.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)
    ▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewhere
    sie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian
    8.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to come
    wer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?
    ▪ nach etw dat \kommen to come after [or follow] sth
    die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads
    ▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sb
    an die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]
    ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] first
    noch \kommen to be still [or yet] to come
    da wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yet
    das Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to come
    zuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last
    9.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)
    ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospital
    vor Gericht \kommen Fall to come to court; Mensch to come [or appear] before the court
    in die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship
    10.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)
    ▪ zu etw dat \kommen to achieve sth
    wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?
    zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...
    zu Geld \kommen to come into money
    zu Kräften \kommen to gain strength
    zu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame
    [wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again
    zu sich dat \kommen to come to, to regain consciousness
    ▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sth
    wie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe
    11.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)
    ▪ um etw akk \kommen to lose sth
    ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die
    12.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reach
    auf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd
    13.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to come
    kam Post für mich? was there any post for me?
    14.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)
    den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi
    15.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belong
    die Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there
    16.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happen
    heute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm today
    der Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approaching
    der Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient time
    das habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time ago
    das kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expected
    es kam eins zum anderen one thing led to another
    und so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...
    wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?
    es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happen
    es hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worse
    ▪ zu etw dat \kommen to happen
    zum Prozess \kommen to come to trial
    es zu etw dat \kommen lassen zum Streit to let it come to sth
    so weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...
    so weit kommt es noch! (iron fam) that'll be the day! fam
    komme, was da wolle come what may
    was auch immer \kommen mag whatever happens
    wie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be
    [wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again
    17.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]
    die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing
    18.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (jdn erfassen)
    ▪ über jdn \kommen Gefühl to come over sb
    eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadness
    es kam einfach so über mich it just came over me
    19.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sich bei jdm zeigen)
    jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry
    jdm \kommen Zweifel, ob... sb is beset [or overcome] by doubts [or sb doubts] whether...
    20.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (in einen Zustand geraten)
    ▪ in etw akk \kommen to get into sth
    wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skid
    in Fahrt [o Schwung] \kommen to get going
    in Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficulty
    in Sicherheit \kommen to get to safety
    in Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand
    21.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to be
    so lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!
    so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!
    jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb
    22.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (fam: jdn belästigen)
    ▪ jdm mit etw dat \kommen to start telling sb about sth
    komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!
    da kann [o könnte] ja jeder \kommen (fam) anyone could say that
    der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!
    23.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (seinen Grund haben) to come from
    daher kommt es, dass... that's why...
    das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!
    das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...
    das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...
    wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...
    24.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sich an etw erinnern)
    ▪ auf etw akk \kommen to remember sth, to recall sth
    ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it
    25.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)
    ▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occur
    jdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...
    na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?
    26.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)
    ▪ an etw akk \kommen to get hold of sth
    wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?
    27.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)
    ▪ hinter etw akk \kommen Pläne to find out sth sep, to get to the bottom of sth
    hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret
    wie kommst du darauf? what gives you that idea?, what makes you think that?; s.a. Schlich, Spur
    28.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be on
    was kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?
    als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next
    29.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)
    ▪ zu etw dat \kommen to get around to doing sth
    ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!
    30.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)
    ▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sth
    auf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:1
    31.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)
    ▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb
    32.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (fam: kosten) to cost
    die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]
    ▪ auf etw akk \kommen to come to sth
    33.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)
    unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]
    unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over
    34.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)
    auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matter
    auf etw akk zu sprechen \kommen to get [a]round to [talking about] sth
    jetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...
    ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment
    35.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)
    ▪ an etw akk \kommen to reach sth
    36.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sl: Orgasmus haben) to come fam
    37.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (fam: eine Aufforderung verstärkend)
    komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointed
    komm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!
    komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!
    ach komm! (fam) come on!
    38.
    ▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect
    ▶ komm ich heut nicht, komm ich morgen (prov) you'll see me when you see me
    ▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal
    ▶ auf jdn/etw nichts \kommen lassen (fam) to not hear a [bad] word said against sb
    ▶ wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst (prov) first come, first served; s.a. achtzig, halten, nahe, Zeit
    1.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sich einfinden)
    ▪ es kommt jd sb is coming
    es kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!
    es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming
    2.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)
    ▪ es kommt etw sth is coming
    es kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again
    3.
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (sl: Orgasmus haben)
    ▪ es kommt jdm (veraltet) sb comes
    <kam, gekommen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (fam: kosten)
    ▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sth
    die Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein
    1) come; (eintreffen) come; arrive

    angelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up

    angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up

    durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region

    nach Hause kommen — come or get home

    zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody

    ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?

    etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something

    jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody

    da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.

    komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!

    [bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]

    2) (gelangen) get

    ans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line

    wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)

    auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something

    jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks

    dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something

    zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing

    3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come through

    ihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her

    zur Schule kommen — go to or start school

    ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison

    in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell

    5) (gehören) go; belong

    in die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf

    6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go
    7) (geraten) get

    in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed

    unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed

    neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung

    8) (nahen)

    ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in

    der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling

    im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up

    9) (sich ereignen) come about; happen

    das durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now

    gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient

    überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]

    daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...

    das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...

    vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency

    wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)

    10) unpers

    es kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight

    es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently

    so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!

    11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)

    da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)

    12)

    zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.

    nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere

    [wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round

    13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)

    zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...

    als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last

    jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now

    14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)

    jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody

    so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!

    15)

    ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.

    über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody

    auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed

    17)

    seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony

    18) (ugs.): (kosten)

    alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...

    wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?

    etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]

    19) (ugs.): (anspringen) < engine> start
    20) (salopp): (Orgasmus haben) come (sl.)
    21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)

    komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now

    komm, komm — oh, come on

    [gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well

    23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall
    * * *
    Kommen n; -s, kein pl arrival;
    ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen a constant coming and going;
    es ist ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen people are in and out all day, there’s a constant stream of of people coming and going;
    im Kommen sein Ideologie etc: be in the ascendant;
    sind wieder im Kommen wider ties etc are coming in again;
    dieser Dirigent ist im Kommen he’s an up-and-coming conductor
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein
    1) come; (eintreffen) come; arrive

    angelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up

    angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up

    nach Hause kommen — come or get home

    zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody

    ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?

    etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something

    jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody

    da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.

    komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!

    [bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]

    2) (gelangen) get

    ans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line

    wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)

    auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something

    jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks

    dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something

    zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing

    3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come through

    ihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her

    zur Schule kommen — go to or start school

    ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison

    in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell

    5) (gehören) go; belong

    in die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf

    6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go
    7) (geraten) get

    in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed

    unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed

    neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung

    ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in

    der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling

    im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up

    9) (sich ereignen) come about; happen

    das durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now

    gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient

    überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]

    daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...

    das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...

    vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency

    wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)

    10) unpers

    es kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight

    es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently

    so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!

    11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)
    12)

    zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.

    nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere

    [wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round

    13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)

    zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...

    als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last

    jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now

    14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)

    jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody

    15)

    ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.

    über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody

    auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed

    17)
    18) (ugs.): (kosten)

    alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...

    wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?

    etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]

    19) (ugs.): (anspringen) < engine> start
    20) (salopp): (Orgasmus haben) come (sl.)
    21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)

    komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now

    komm, komm — oh, come on

    22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)

    [gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well

    23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall
    * * *
    interj.
    come interj. v.
    (§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)
    = to come v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: came, come)
    to cum v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kommen

  • 85 actividad

    f.
    1 activity.
    desplegar una gran actividad to be in a flurry of activity
    en actividad active
    2 alertness.
    * * *
    1 activity
    \
    estar en plena actividad to be in full swing
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) work
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acción) activity

    ha sido una jornada de escasa actividad bursátil — trading was slow o sluggish on the stock exchange today

    en actividad: el volcán aún está en actividad — the volcano is still active

    2) (=tarea profesional) work
    3) pl actividades (=actos) activities pl
    extraescolar
    * * *
    a) ( ocupación) activity
    b) (vida, movimiento) activity
    * * *
    = activity, ferment, operation, pursuit, business [businesses, -pl.], proaction, occasion.
    Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
    Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
    Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex. What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
    Ex. Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.
    Ex. Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.
    ----
    * actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.
    * actividad bibliotecaria = library activity.
    * actividad comercial = commercial activity.
    * actividad complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * actividad conjunta = cooperative effort.
    * actividad cultural = cultural activity.
    * actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.
    * actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * actividad editorial = publishing activity.
    * actividad extraescolar = extra-mural event, after-school activity, out-of-school activity.
    * actividad física = physical activity.
    * actividad fundamental = core activity.
    * actividad investigadora = research activity.
    * actividad lúdica = recreational activity.
    * actividad mental = mental activity.
    * actividad política = political activity.
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actividad profesional = professional activity.
    * actividad programada = planned activity.
    * actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.
    * actividad social = social activity.
    * actividad suplementaria = sideline.
    * bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.
    * campo de actividad = area of application.
    * centro de actividad = focal point.
    * Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
    * con muchas actividades = event-filled.
    * desempeñar las actividades de uno = conduct + affairs.
    * desempeño de actividades = conduct of business.
    * desempeño de las actividades = conduct of affairs.
    * diversificar las actividades = branch out (into), branch into.
    * falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.
    * horas de poca actividad = slack hours.
    * industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.
    * iniciar las actividades = get + things going, get + things rolling, start + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling.
    * intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva = interactive timeout interval (ITI).
    * lleno de actividades = event-filled.
    * llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.
    * llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.
    * memoria de actividad realizada = interim report.
    * muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.
    * período de baja actividad = dry spell.
    * período de poca actividad = slack time, slack period, slack activity time.
    * planear una actividad = plot + activity.
    * presupuestación por actividades = performance budgeting.
    * presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.
    * programa de actividades = timetable of activities, calendar of events, events calendar.
    * promover una actividad = launch + activity.
    * realización de actividades = conduct of business.
    * realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.
    * realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.
    * registro de actividades realizadas = logbook [log book].
    * ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.
    * suspender actividades = cease + activities.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tasa de actividad = activity rate.
    * * *
    a) ( ocupación) activity
    b) (vida, movimiento) activity
    * * *
    = activity, ferment, operation, pursuit, business [businesses, -pl.], proaction, occasion.

    Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

    Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
    Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
    Ex: Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.
    Ex: Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.
    * actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.
    * actividad bibliotecaria = library activity.
    * actividad comercial = commercial activity.
    * actividad complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * actividad conjunta = cooperative effort.
    * actividad cultural = cultural activity.
    * actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.
    * actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * actividad editorial = publishing activity.
    * actividad extraescolar = extra-mural event, after-school activity, out-of-school activity.
    * actividad física = physical activity.
    * actividad fundamental = core activity.
    * actividad investigadora = research activity.
    * actividad lúdica = recreational activity.
    * actividad mental = mental activity.
    * actividad política = political activity.
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actividad profesional = professional activity.
    * actividad programada = planned activity.
    * actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.
    * actividad social = social activity.
    * actividad suplementaria = sideline.
    * bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.
    * campo de actividad = area of application.
    * centro de actividad = focal point.
    * Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
    * con muchas actividades = event-filled.
    * desempeñar las actividades de uno = conduct + affairs.
    * desempeño de actividades = conduct of business.
    * desempeño de las actividades = conduct of affairs.
    * diversificar las actividades = branch out (into), branch into.
    * falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.
    * horas de poca actividad = slack hours.
    * industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.
    * iniciar las actividades = get + things going, get + things rolling, start + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling.
    * intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva = interactive timeout interval (ITI).
    * lleno de actividades = event-filled.
    * llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.
    * llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.
    * memoria de actividad realizada = interim report.
    * muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.
    * período de baja actividad = dry spell.
    * período de poca actividad = slack time, slack period, slack activity time.
    * planear una actividad = plot + activity.
    * presupuestación por actividades = performance budgeting.
    * presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.
    * programa de actividades = timetable of activities, calendar of events, events calendar.
    * promover una actividad = launch + activity.
    * realización de actividades = conduct of business.
    * realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.
    * realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.
    * registro de actividades realizadas = logbook [log book].
    * ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.
    * suspender actividades = cease + activities.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tasa de actividad = activity rate.

    * * *
    1 (ocupación) activity
    actividades extraescolares extracurricular activities
    2 (vida, movimiento) activity
    había mucha actividad en el aeropuerto there was a lot of activity at the airport
    todavía queda algo de actividad artesanal en estos pueblos there are still some crafts being practiced in these villages
    se registró escasa actividad en la Bolsa trading was slow o there was little movement on the Stock Exchange
    un volcán en actividad an active volcano
    su actividad mental es continua her mind is constantly active
    * * *

     

    actividad sustantivo femenino
    activity;

    actividad sustantivo femenino activity

    ' actividad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrir
    - alejada
    - alejado
    - alta
    - apuntarse
    - artesanía
    - baile
    - baja
    - borrarse
    - cacería
    - capitanear
    - cardiaca
    - cardíaca
    - cardiaco
    - cardíaco
    - catapulta
    - cerrarse
    - chupada
    - chupado
    - consagración
    - dejar
    - devoción
    - dominar
    - empezar
    - esquí
    - estampada
    - estampado
    - hacer
    - llenar
    - mosquearse
    - movimiento
    - obstaculizar
    - ocuparse
    - permanecer
    - practicar
    - práctica
    - propulsar
    - ramo
    - relación
    - respiro
    - retirar
    - retirada
    - retirado
    - retirarse
    - retiro
    - rutinaria
    - rutinario
    - salida
    - saltear
    - sastrería
    English:
    action
    - activity
    - bandwagon
    - business
    - change
    - chuck in
    - cooking
    - fall off
    - frantic
    - go in for
    - gym
    - heat up
    - hive
    - involvement
    - join
    - love
    - mindless
    - needlework
    - offshore
    - on
    - plumbing
    - practice
    - practise
    - risky
    - rowing
    - season
    - sex
    - shifty
    - sideline
    - spurt
    - strenuous
    - take up
    - time
    - work
    - writing
    - active
    - flurry
    - pursuit
    - side
    - slack
    - trading
    - yesterday
    * * *
    1. [trabajo, tarea] activity;
    mis numerosas actividades no me dejan tiempo para nada I'm involved in so many different activities o things that I have no time for anything else;
    empezó su actividad como escritor en 1947 he started writing in 1947;
    una ley que regula la actividad de las agencias de viajes a law that regulates the activities o operation of travel agencies
    actividad económica economic activity;
    tendrá un impacto negativo en la actividad económica mundial it will have a negative impact on world o global economic activity
    2.
    actividades [acciones] activities;
    la policía investiga las actividades de la organización the police are investigating the organization's activities
    3. [comercial] trading;
    el mercado registraba una actividad frenética there was furious trading on the markets
    4. [escolar] activity;
    un cuaderno de actividades an activities book
    actividades extraescolares extra-curricular activities
    5. [cualidad de activo] activeness;
    desplegar una gran actividad to be in a flurry of activity;
    un volcán en actividad an active volcano
    * * *
    f activity;
    * * *
    : activity
    * * *
    actividad n activity [pl. activities]

    Spanish-English dictionary > actividad

  • 86 dar un vistazo

    (v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through
    Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
    Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
    Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
    Ex. I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
    Ex. Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
    Ex. In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
    Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through

    Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

    Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
    Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
    Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
    Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
    Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
    Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar un vistazo

  • 87 desde entonces

    adv.
    ever since, from that time on, ever after, from that time.
    * * *
    since then
    * * *
    * * *
    = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day
    Ex. By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since.
    Ex. Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex. In the interim there has been considerable activity in developing guidelines for catalogue headings and in compiling authority lists.
    Ex. It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
    Ex. This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.
    Ex. Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.
    Ex. Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex. From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.
    Ex. In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media.
    Ex. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
    Ex. The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period.
    Ex. A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.
    * * *
    = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day

    Ex: By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since.

    Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex: In the interim there has been considerable activity in developing guidelines for catalogue headings and in compiling authority lists.
    Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
    Ex: This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.
    Ex: Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.
    Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.
    Ex: In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media.
    Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
    Ex: The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period.
    Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde entonces

  • 88 echar un vistazo

    (v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander
    Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
    Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
    Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
    Ex. I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
    Ex. Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
    Ex. In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
    Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
    Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
    Ex. The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands.
    Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander

    Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

    Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
    Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
    Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
    Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
    Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
    Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
    Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
    Ex: The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands.
    Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > echar un vistazo

  • 89 echar una mirada

    (v.) = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander
    Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
    Ex. Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
    Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
    Ex. I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
    Ex. In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
    Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
    Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
    Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander

    Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

    Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
    Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
    Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
    Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
    Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
    Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
    Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > echar una mirada

  • 90 en gran medida

    = broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree
    Ex. These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups.
    Ex. This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century.
    Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.
    Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.
    Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
    Ex. The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
    Ex. If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter.
    Ex. UDC recognizes, to a high degree, the value of synthesis in classification.
    Ex. Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
    Ex. The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
    Ex. And with the advent of computers, we have vastly accelerated the pace at which we are proceeding.
    Ex. She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.
    Ex. Those of us who deal with cooperatively produced catalogs and buy MARC tapes from a vendor will certainly feel the effects of all this keenly.
    Ex. His excellent rapport with Congress was in no small way responsible for the progress made by LC during his administration.
    Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
    Ex. In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300).
    Ex. Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here.
    Ex. Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs.
    Ex. Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians.
    Ex. To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons.
    Ex. To a large degree, the image an institution creates is determined by the leader who is the directing force of that institution.
    Ex. To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.
    * * *
    = broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree

    Ex: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups.

    Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century.
    Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.
    Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.
    Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
    Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
    Ex: If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter.
    Ex: UDC recognizes, to a high degree, the value of synthesis in classification.
    Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
    Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
    Ex: And with the advent of computers, we have vastly accelerated the pace at which we are proceeding.
    Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.
    Ex: Those of us who deal with cooperatively produced catalogs and buy MARC tapes from a vendor will certainly feel the effects of all this keenly.
    Ex: His excellent rapport with Congress was in no small way responsible for the progress made by LC during his administration.
    Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
    Ex: In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300).
    Ex: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here.
    Ex: Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs.
    Ex: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians.
    Ex: To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons.
    Ex: To a large degree, the image an institution creates is determined by the leader who is the directing force of that institution.
    Ex: To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en gran medida

  • 91 evidente

    adj.
    1 evident, obvious.
    2 sincere, plain, obvious, frank.
    * * *
    1 evident, obvious
    * * *
    adj.
    evident, obvious
    * * *
    ADJ obvious, clear, evident

    ¡evidente! — naturally!, obviously!

    * * *
    adjetivo obvious, clear
    * * *
    = apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.
    Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
    Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
    Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
    Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex. It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
    Ex. The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex. In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex. A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
    ----
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * evidente en = in evidence in.
    * evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.
    * hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.
    * poco evidente = unnoted.
    * prueba evidente = living proof.
    * * *
    adjetivo obvious, clear
    * * *
    = apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.

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

    Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
    Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
    Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
    Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * evidente en = in evidence in.
    * evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.
    * hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.
    * poco evidente = unnoted.
    * prueba evidente = living proof.

    * * *
    obvious, clear
    resulta evidente que no tienen intención de aceptar la propuesta it is obvious o clear o ( frml) evident that they do not intend to accept the proposal, they clearly o obviously do not intend to accept the proposal
    si es muy caro no lo compres — ¡evidente! if it's very expensive, don't buy it — no, of course I won't o no, obviously!
    * * *

    evidente adjetivo
    obvious, clear
    evidente adjetivo obvious
    ' evidente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cantar
    - clara
    - claro
    - demostrar
    - meridiana
    - meridiano
    - notoria
    - notorio
    - patente
    - sensible
    - tres
    - visible
    - manifestar
    - palpable
    - visto
    English:
    apparent
    - blatant
    - conspicuous
    - consternation
    - crime
    - definite
    - dissatisfaction
    - evident
    - glaring
    - obvious
    - patent
    - perfectly
    - plain
    - self-evident
    - clear
    - obviously
    - self
    - visible
    * * *
    evident, obvious;
    es evidente que no les caemos bien it's obvious they don't like us;
    su enfado era evidente she was clearly o visibly angry;
    ¿te gustaría ganar más? – ¡evidente! would you like to earn more? – of course!
    * * *
    adj evident, clear
    * * *
    : evident, obvious, clear
    * * *
    evidente adj obvious

    Spanish-English dictionary > evidente

  • 92 formación de usuarios

    (n.) = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education
    Ex. This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
    Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.
    Ex. There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
    Ex. Various recommendations are made for the improvement of the programmes, including the introduction of a course in library user education in the universities which will be taken by all first year students.
    Ex. Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction.
    Ex. It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.
    Ex. This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training.
    Ex. And as has often been pointed out, the increased provision of user instruction has tended to strengthen rather than dispel the myth of reader self-sufficiency.
    Ex. The project will measure the need for user training in the use of electronic journals.
    Ex. It has been found that the larger the library, the greater the tendency for both formal and informal patron instruction to occur = Se ha descubierto que mientras más grande es la biblioteca, mayor es la tendencia a que se ofrezcan cursos de formación de usuarios tanto formal como informal.
    Ex. The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years.
    * * *
    (n.) = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education

    Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.

    Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.
    Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
    Ex: Various recommendations are made for the improvement of the programmes, including the introduction of a course in library user education in the universities which will be taken by all first year students.
    Ex: Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction.
    Ex: It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.
    Ex: This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training.
    Ex: And as has often been pointed out, the increased provision of user instruction has tended to strengthen rather than dispel the myth of reader self-sufficiency.
    Ex: The project will measure the need for user training in the use of electronic journals.
    Ex: It has been found that the larger the library, the greater the tendency for both formal and informal patron instruction to occur = Se ha descubierto que mientras más grande es la biblioteca, mayor es la tendencia a que se ofrezcan cursos de formación de usuarios tanto formal como informal.
    Ex: The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years.

    Spanish-English dictionary > formación de usuarios

  • 93 nivel

    m.
    1 level, height (altura).
    al nivel de level with
    al nivel del mar at sea level
    la capital está a 250 metros sobre el nivel del mar the capital is 250 meters above sea level
    2 level, standard (grado).
    no tiene un buen nivel de inglés his level of English is poor
    una reunión al más alto nivel a meeting at the highest level, a top-level meeting
    al mismo nivel (que) on a level o par (with)
    a nivel europeo at a European level
    nivel mental level of intelligence
    nivel de vida standard of living
    3 spirit level (instrument).
    4 carpenter's level, level.
    5 floor, storey, decker.
    De dos niveles Used as a suffix -decker: Double-decker
    * * *
    1 (altura) level, height
    2 (categoría) level, standard, degree
    \
    a nivel de as for
    ■ a nivel de gastos as far as expenses are concerned, regarding expenses
    al más alto nivel at the highest level
    nivel de producción production level
    nivel de vida standard of living
    nivel del mar sea level
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=altura) level, height

    la nieve alcanzó un nivel de 1,5m — the snow reached a depth of 1.5m

    a nivel — [gen] level, flush; (=horizontal) horizontal

    al nivel de — on a level with, at the same height as, on the same level as

    paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

    nivel de(l) aceite — (Aut etc) oil level

    2) [escolar, cultural] level, standard

    conferencia al más alto nivel, conferencia de alto nivel — high-level conference, top-level conference

    estar al nivel de — to be equal to, be on a level with

    niveles de audiencia — ratings, audience rating sing ; (TV) viewing figures

    3) (=instrumento) (tb: nivel de aire, nivel de burbuja) spirit level
    4)

    a nivel de — (=en cuanto a) as for, as regards; (=como) as; (=a tono con) in keeping with

    a nivel de viajes — so far as travel is concerned, regarding travel

    * * *
    a) ( altura) level
    b) (en escala, jerarquía) level
    * * *
    = degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], level, range, scale, threshold, rank, gradation, grade, plateau [plateaux, -pl.], stratum [strata, -pl.], tier, rung.
    Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
    Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
    Ex. As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.
    Ex. In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
    Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.
    Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.
    Ex. But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.
    Ex. However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.
    Ex. Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.
    Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
    Ex. With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.
    Ex. However, amongst this stratum of the population, library users demonstrated greater residential stability.
    Ex. The author proposes a four tier planning framework for information technology, information systems and information management.
    Ex. In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.
    ----
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.
    * alfabetización a nivel mundial = world literacy.
    * al mismo nivel de = flush with.
    * al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.
    * alto nivel = high standard.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].
    * a un nivel básico = at a lay level.
    * a un nivel por debajo del nacional = sub-national [subnational].
    * a varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level], at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * bajada de nivel = drawdown.
    * bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.
    * barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.
    * clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.
    * construido en dos niveles = split-level.
    * con una nivel de especialización medio = semi-skilled.
    * con un buen nivel = fluent.
    * con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].
    * con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.
    * con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].
    * curva de nivel = contour line.
    * dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.
    * de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.
    * de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de dos niveles = two-tier.
    * de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * de nivel intelectual medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range, mid-level.
    * de nivel superior = upper-level, top echelon, higher-level.
    * de primer nivel = first-level.
    * descenso de nivel = drawdown.
    * descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.
    * de segundo nivel = second-level.
    * de tercer nivel = third-level.
    * de tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * de varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level].
    * en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.
    * en dos niveles = split-level.
    * en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.
    * en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.
    * en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.
    * en otro nivel = on a different plane.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.
    * estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.
    * gestor de nivel medio = middle manager.
    * gran nivel = high standard.
    * nivel alto de dirección = higher management.
    * nivel alto de gestión = higher management.
    * nivel avanzado = advanced level.
    * nivel básico = introductory level.
    * nivel cultural = literacy.
    * nivel de aceptación = adoption rate, acceptance rate.
    * nivel de adopción = adoption rate.
    * nivel de alfabetización = literacy, literacy rate.
    * nivel de analfabetismo = illiteracy rate.
    * nivel de atención = attention span.
    * nivel de azúcar en la sangre = level of blood sugar.
    * nivel de cobertura = depth of coverage.
    * nivel de colesterol = cholesterol level.
    * nivel de colesterol en la sangre = blood cholesterol level.
    * nivel de confianza = confidence level.
    * nivel de demanda = level of demand.
    * nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.
    * nivel de detalle = completeness, granularity, level of detail.
    * nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.
    * nivel de estudios = educational background, level of education.
    * nivel de ingresos = income level, earning capacity, earning power.
    * nivel de la calle = road-level.
    * nivel del agua = water level.
    * nivel del alfabetización = literacy.
    * nivel de lectura = reading ability.
    * nivel de los usuarios = audience level.
    * nivel del público = audience level.
    * nivel del subconsciente, el = subconscious level, the.
    * nivel de luminosidad = light level.
    * nivel de pobreza = poverty level.
    * nivel de presentación = level of presentation.
    * nivel de ruido = noise level.
    * nivel de saciedad = point of futility.
    * nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.
    * nivel de saturación = point of futility.
    * nivel de solvencia = credit rating.
    * nivel de subdivisión = granularity.
    * nivel de utilización = degree of use.
    * nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.
    * nivel económico = wealth.
    * nivel educativo = educational level, education level, level of education.
    * nivel escolar = grade level.
    * niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.
    * nivel freático = groundwater table, water table.
    * nivel inferior = micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].
    * nivel intermedio = meso level, intermediate level.
    * nivel introductorio = introductory level.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * nivel máximo = high-water mark.
    * nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.
    * nivel medio = middle range.
    * nivel medio de gestión = middle management.
    * nivel mínimo = low-water mark.
    * nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.
    * nivel profesional = competence, professional level.
    * nivel salarial = salary bracket.
    * nivel socioeconómico = socioeconomic status.
    * nivel superior = top level, top layer, macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].
    * ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto = be high on + list, rank + high on the list of priorities.
    * pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.
    * paso a nivel = level-crossing.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.
    * por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.
    * preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional = domestic preparedness.
    * rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.
    * ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.
    * sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.
    * situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.
    * subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.
    * subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.
    * teoría de niveles integrados = theory of integrative levels.
    * último nivel, el = bottom rung, the.
    * * *
    a) ( altura) level
    b) (en escala, jerarquía) level
    * * *
    = degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], level, range, scale, threshold, rank, gradation, grade, plateau [plateaux, -pl.], stratum [strata, -pl.], tier, rung.

    Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

    Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
    Ex: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.
    Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
    Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.
    Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.
    Ex: But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.
    Ex: However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.
    Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.
    Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
    Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.
    Ex: However, amongst this stratum of the population, library users demonstrated greater residential stability.
    Ex: The author proposes a four tier planning framework for information technology, information systems and information management.
    Ex: In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.
    * alfabetización a nivel mundial = world literacy.
    * al mismo nivel de = flush with.
    * al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.
    * alto nivel = high standard.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].
    * a un nivel básico = at a lay level.
    * a un nivel por debajo del nacional = sub-national [subnational].
    * a varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level], at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * bajada de nivel = drawdown.
    * bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.
    * barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.
    * clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.
    * construido en dos niveles = split-level.
    * con una nivel de especialización medio = semi-skilled.
    * con un buen nivel = fluent.
    * con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].
    * con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.
    * con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].
    * curva de nivel = contour line.
    * dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.
    * de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.
    * de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de dos niveles = two-tier.
    * de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * de nivel intelectual medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range, mid-level.
    * de nivel superior = upper-level, top echelon, higher-level.
    * de primer nivel = first-level.
    * descenso de nivel = drawdown.
    * descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.
    * de segundo nivel = second-level.
    * de tercer nivel = third-level.
    * de tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * de varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level].
    * en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.
    * en dos niveles = split-level.
    * en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.
    * en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.
    * en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.
    * en otro nivel = on a different plane.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.
    * estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.
    * gestor de nivel medio = middle manager.
    * gran nivel = high standard.
    * nivel alto de dirección = higher management.
    * nivel alto de gestión = higher management.
    * nivel avanzado = advanced level.
    * nivel básico = introductory level.
    * nivel cultural = literacy.
    * nivel de aceptación = adoption rate, acceptance rate.
    * nivel de adopción = adoption rate.
    * nivel de alfabetización = literacy, literacy rate.
    * nivel de analfabetismo = illiteracy rate.
    * nivel de atención = attention span.
    * nivel de azúcar en la sangre = level of blood sugar.
    * nivel de cobertura = depth of coverage.
    * nivel de colesterol = cholesterol level.
    * nivel de colesterol en la sangre = blood cholesterol level.
    * nivel de confianza = confidence level.
    * nivel de demanda = level of demand.
    * nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.
    * nivel de detalle = completeness, granularity, level of detail.
    * nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.
    * nivel de estudios = educational background, level of education.
    * nivel de ingresos = income level, earning capacity, earning power.
    * nivel de la calle = road-level.
    * nivel del agua = water level.
    * nivel del alfabetización = literacy.
    * nivel de lectura = reading ability.
    * nivel de los usuarios = audience level.
    * nivel del público = audience level.
    * nivel del subconsciente, el = subconscious level, the.
    * nivel de luminosidad = light level.
    * nivel de pobreza = poverty level.
    * nivel de presentación = level of presentation.
    * nivel de ruido = noise level.
    * nivel de saciedad = point of futility.
    * nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.
    * nivel de saturación = point of futility.
    * nivel de solvencia = credit rating.
    * nivel de subdivisión = granularity.
    * nivel de utilización = degree of use.
    * nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.
    * nivel económico = wealth.
    * nivel educativo = educational level, education level, level of education.
    * nivel escolar = grade level.
    * niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.
    * nivel freático = groundwater table, water table.
    * nivel inferior = micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].
    * nivel intermedio = meso level, intermediate level.
    * nivel introductorio = introductory level.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * nivel máximo = high-water mark.
    * nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.
    * nivel medio = middle range.
    * nivel medio de gestión = middle management.
    * nivel mínimo = low-water mark.
    * nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.
    * nivel profesional = competence, professional level.
    * nivel salarial = salary bracket.
    * nivel socioeconómico = socioeconomic status.
    * nivel superior = top level, top layer, macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].
    * ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto = be high on + list, rank + high on the list of priorities.
    * pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.
    * paso a nivel = level-crossing.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.
    * por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.
    * preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional = domestic preparedness.
    * rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.
    * ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.
    * sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.
    * situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.
    * subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.
    * subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.
    * teoría de niveles integrados = theory of integrative levels.
    * último nivel, el = bottom rung, the.

    * * *
    A
    1 (altura) level
    está a 2.300 metros sobre el nivel del mar it is 2,300 meters above sea level
    pon los cuadros al mismo nivel hang the pictures at the same height
    2 (en una escala, jerarquía) level
    negociaciones al más alto nivel top-level negotiations
    un funcionario de bajo nivel a low-ranking civil servant
    a nivel de mandos medios at middle-management level
    una solución a nivel internacional an international solution
    la obra no llega a pasar del nivel de un melodrama the play never rises above melodrama
    no está al nivel de los demás he's not up to the same standard as the others, he's not on a par with the others
    no supo estar al nivel de las circunstancias he failed to rise to the occasion, he didn't live up to expectations
    es incapaz de comprometerse tanto a nivel político como a nivel personal he's incapable of committing himself either politically or emotionally o on either a political or an emotional level
    Compuestos:
    standard of living
    water table
    B ( Const) tb
    nivel de burbuja or de aire spirit level
    * * *

     

    nivel sustantivo masculino

    b) (en escala, jerarquía) level;


    nivel de vida standard of living;
    no está al nivel de los demás he's not up to the same standard as the others;
    el nivel de las universidades mexicanas the standard of Mexican universities
    nivel sustantivo masculino
    1 (de las aguas, de un punto) level: estamos tres metros sobre el nivel del mar, we are at three metres above sea level
    2 (cultural, social, económico) level, standard: su nivel de francés es peor que el tuyo, her level of French is lower than yours
    3 (jerarquía) level
    4 (utensilio) level
    5 Ferroc paso a nivel, level crossing, US grade crossing
    ' nivel' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alta
    - alto
    - altura
    - baja
    - bajo
    - escalón
    - indicador
    - indicadora
    - ministerial
    - paso
    - plana
    - plano
    - ras
    - tren
    - alcanzar
    - azúcar
    - chato
    - competir
    - creces
    - crecida
    - cultural
    - descender
    - descenso
    - desnivelado
    - elemental
    - elevar
    - equiparar
    - hundimiento
    - hundir
    - intermedio
    - menguar
    - parejo
    - rango
    - sobre
    - sobrepasar
    - superior
    English:
    above
    - academic
    - catch up
    - crossing
    - down
    - grade
    - ground level
    - high-level
    - high-powered
    - intermediate
    - keep up
    - level
    - level crossing
    - living standards
    - maintain
    - oil
    - oil gauge
    - par
    - plane
    - proficiency
    - quality
    - rank
    - reach
    - sea-level
    - spirit level
    - stand
    - standard
    - top
    - top-level
    - up to
    - water level
    - watermark
    - A level
    - basis
    - bracket
    - catch
    - comprehensive
    - contour
    - county
    - deck
    - degree
    - descend
    - dumb
    - ground
    - high
    - keep
    - lapse
    - living
    - lowest common denominator
    - low
    * * *
    nivel nm
    1. [altura] level, height;
    al nivel de level with;
    al nivel del mar at sea level;
    la capital está a 250 metros sobre el nivel del mar the capital is 250 metres above sea level
    2. [piso, capa] level
    Geol nivel freático groundwater level o table
    3. [grado] level, standard;
    a nivel europeo at a European level;
    son los líderes a nivel mundial they are the world leaders;
    un problema que hay que abordar a nivel mundial a problem that has to be tackled internationally o globally;
    tiene un buen nivel de inglés she speaks good English;
    en esa universidad tienen un nivel altísimo the standard at that university is very high;
    una reunión al más alto nivel a meeting at the highest level, a top-level meeting;
    al mismo nivel (que) on a level o par (with)
    Informát nivel de acceso access level;
    nivel de colesterol cholesterol level;
    Informát niveles de gris grey(scale) levels;
    nivel mental level of intelligence;
    nivel de vida standard of living
    4. [instrumento]
    nivel (de burbuja) spirit level
    5.
    a nivel de [considerado incorrecto] as regards, as for;
    a nivel de salarios as regards o as for salaries;
    a nivel personal estoy contento on a personal level I'm happy
    * * *
    m
    1 level;
    a nivel mundial/nacional at o on a global/national level;
    un incremento del 4% a nivel nacional a 4% increase nationwide
    2 ( altura) height
    * * *
    nivel nm
    1) : level, height
    nivel del mar: sea level
    2) : level, standard
    nivel de vida: standard of living
    * * *
    1. (en general) level
    2. (calidad) standard

    Spanish-English dictionary > nivel

  • 94 notable

    adj.
    1 remarkable, outstanding.
    2 notable, striking, famous, appreciable.
    f.
    good mark.
    m.
    1 (pass with) credit (education).
    2 notable, distinguished person (person).
    * * *
    1 (apreciable) noticeable; (considerable, marcado) considerable, remarkable
    2 (digno de mención) noteworthy, notable
    3 (ilustre) well-known
    1 (persona) dignitary, notable
    2 (calificación) mark equivalent to between 70% and 80% in the Spanish marking system
    * * *
    adj.
    notable, remarkable
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=destacado) notable

    una actuación verdaderamente notable — an outstanding performance, a truly notable performance

    la exposición reúne a pintores tan notables como... — the exhibition brings together such notable o distinguished painters as...

    2) (=considerable) [aumento, mejoría, diferencia] significant, considerable
    2.
    SM Esp (=calificación) mark or grade between 7 and 8 out of 10

    he sacado un notable — ≈ I got a B

    3.
    SMPL
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo notable
    II
    a) (Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10
    b) ( persona importante) dignitary
    * * *
    = notable, noticeable, salient, striking, worthy, noteworthy, outstandingly + Adjetivo, noted, marked, acute, of note.
    Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
    Ex. A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. It essays simply to be a list of the more important, rare or otherwise noteworthy books available.
    Ex. It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers).
    Ex. Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
    Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
    Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex. Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    ----
    * aumento notable = rising tide.
    * incremento notable = rising tide.
    * notable por = noted for.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo notable
    II
    a) (Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10
    b) ( persona importante) dignitary
    * * *
    = notable, noticeable, salient, striking, worthy, noteworthy, outstandingly + Adjetivo, noted, marked, acute, of note.

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

    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
    Ex: A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex: It essays simply to be a list of the more important, rare or otherwise noteworthy books available.
    Ex: It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers).
    Ex: Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
    Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
    Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    * aumento notable = rising tide.
    * incremento notable = rising tide.
    * notable por = noted for.

    * * *
    notable
    una actuación notable an outstanding o a notable performance
    posee una notable inteligencia she is remarkably o extremely intelligent
    éste es uno de los rasgos más notables de su obra this is one of the most notable characteristics of his work
    una notable mejoría a marked o notable improvement
    uno de los estudios más notables sobre Cervantes one of the most notable o noteworthy studies on Cervantes
    1 ( Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10
    * * *

     

    notable adjetivo ‹diferencia/mejoría› notable;

    posee una notable inteligencia she is remarkably o extremely intelligent
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    a) (Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10


    notable
    I adj (cualidad, mérito) outstanding, remarkable
    (distancia, diferencia) noticeable
    II m Educ the grade of B: he conseguido un notable en geografía, I got a B in Geography
    ' notable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acusada
    - acusado
    - deterioro
    - sensible
    - grande
    - notorio
    - relevante
    English:
    endurance
    - notable
    - noticeable
    - remarkable
    - credit
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    remarkable, outstanding;
    hay una notable diferencia entre las dos propuestas there's a significant o clear difference between the two proposals;
    es un violinista notable he's an outstanding violinist
    ♦ nm
    1. [nota] = mark between 7 and 8.9 out of 10, ≈ (pass with) credit, ≈ B
    2. [persona] dignitary
    * * *
    I adj remarkable, notable
    II m
    1 EDU B
    2
    :
    notables pl dignitaries
    * * *
    notable adj
    1) : notable, noteworthy
    2) : outstanding
    * * *
    notable1 adj considerable / remarkable
    notable2 n very good / B

    Spanish-English dictionary > notable

  • 95 proceso

    m.
    1 process.
    el proceso creativo the creative process
    el paciente está en un proceso de recuperación the patient is in the process of recovering
    abrir un proceso contra to bring an action against
    4 course of action.
    5 industrial process, process.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: procesar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) process
    3 DERECHO trial
    \
    proceso de datos data processing
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) prosecution, trial
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=desarrollo) (tb Anat, Quím) process

    el proceso de una enfermedad — the course o progress of a disease

    2) (Med)
    3) (=transcurso) lapse of time
    4) (Jur) (=juicio) trial; (=pleito) lawsuit, proceedings pl

    abrir o entablar proceso — to bring a suit (a against)

    proceso verbal — (=escrito) record; (=audiencia) hearing

    5) (Inform) processing
    * * *
    1)
    a) (serie de acciones, sucesos) process
    b) (Med)

    es una enfermedad de proceso lento — it is a long, drawn-out illness

    2) (Der) trial
    3) (Inf) processing
    4) ( transcurso) course
    * * *
    = operation, process, processing, routine.
    Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex. The organisation of knowledge is a process that has been recognised as necessary for thousands of years.
    Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.
    Ex. Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    ----
    * acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.
    * acelerar un proceso = hasten + process.
    * activar un proceso = activate + process.
    * centro especializado de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].
    * departamento de procesos técnicos = processing department.
    * emprender un proceso de = set on + a course of.
    * empresa dedicada al proceso del cereal = corn processor.
    * en el proceso = in the process.
    * en proceso = in progress.
    * en proceso de = in the midst of, in course of.
    * en proceso de cambio = changing.
    * en proceso de construcción = under construction.
    * en proceso de envejecimiento = aging [ageing].
    * en proceso de remodelación = under renovation.
    * en proceso de transmisión = in transit.
    * estación de proceso = processing station.
    * estándar de proceso = processing standard.
    * estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.
    * estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.
    * estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.
    * evaluación de procesos = process rating.
    * Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.
    * número de tarjeta de proceso = transaction card number.
    * pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.
    * personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.
    * proceso automático = automatic process.
    * proceso bicromático = bichromate process.
    * proceso comunicativo = communication process.
    * proceso de acreditación = accreditation process.
    * proceso de aprendizaje = learning process.
    * proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.
    * proceso de búsqueda = searching process, search process.
    * proceso de cambio = process of change.
    * proceso de catalogación = cataloguing procedure.
    * proceso de catalogación, el = cataloguing process, the.
    * proceso de conexión = logon.
    * proceso de datos = data processing, transaction processing.
    * proceso de descafeinar = decaffeination.
    * proceso de envejecimiento = aging process.
    * proceso de evaluación = review process, evaluation process.
    * proceso de formación = instructional process.
    * proceso de fotolito = photolitho process.
    * proceso de homologación = accreditation process.
    * proceso de impresión = printing process.
    * proceso de indización = indexing process.
    * proceso de paz = peace process.
    * proceso de pedidos = order processing.
    * proceso de razonamiento = reasoning process.
    * proceso de reclamación = appeals process.
    * proceso de recuperación = retrieval process.
    * proceso de referencia = referral process.
    * proceso de referencia, el = reference process, the.
    * proceso de reforma = reform process.
    * proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.
    * proceso de trabajo = work process.
    * proceso de transferencia de la información = information transfer process.
    * proceso de transformación = transformation process.
    * proceso educativo = educative process, instructional process.
    * proceso electoral = electoral process.
    * proceso en paralelo = parallel processing.
    * proceso en primera instancia = proceeding in the first instance.
    * proceso fotográfico = photographic process.
    * proceso fotolitográfico = photolithographic process.
    * proceso histórico = history-making process.
    * proceso judicial = adjudicatory proceeding, proceeding, prosecution.
    * proceso judicial ante jurado = jury trial.
    * proceso lineal = linear process.
    * proceso mental = thought process.
    * proceso penal = criminal proceeding.
    * proceso por lotes = batch processing.
    * proceso presupuestario = budgeting process.
    * proceso rutinario = routine.
    * proceso técnico = processing, technical process.
    * proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.
    * prototipo para el proceso de datos = data modelling.
    * sistema de proceso de datos = data processing system.
    * sistema de proceso de imágenes = imaging system.
    * tarjeta de proceso = transaction card.
    * técnico encargado del proceso de datos = data-processing professional.
    * tiempo de proceso = processing time.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (serie de acciones, sucesos) process
    b) (Med)

    es una enfermedad de proceso lento — it is a long, drawn-out illness

    2) (Der) trial
    3) (Inf) processing
    4) ( transcurso) course
    * * *
    = operation, process, processing, routine.

    Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.

    Ex: The organisation of knowledge is a process that has been recognised as necessary for thousands of years.
    Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.
    Ex: Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    * acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.
    * acelerar un proceso = hasten + process.
    * activar un proceso = activate + process.
    * centro especializado de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].
    * departamento de procesos técnicos = processing department.
    * emprender un proceso de = set on + a course of.
    * empresa dedicada al proceso del cereal = corn processor.
    * en el proceso = in the process.
    * en proceso = in progress.
    * en proceso de = in the midst of, in course of.
    * en proceso de cambio = changing.
    * en proceso de construcción = under construction.
    * en proceso de envejecimiento = aging [ageing].
    * en proceso de remodelación = under renovation.
    * en proceso de transmisión = in transit.
    * estación de proceso = processing station.
    * estándar de proceso = processing standard.
    * estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.
    * estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.
    * estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.
    * evaluación de procesos = process rating.
    * Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.
    * número de tarjeta de proceso = transaction card number.
    * pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.
    * personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.
    * proceso automático = automatic process.
    * proceso bicromático = bichromate process.
    * proceso comunicativo = communication process.
    * proceso de acreditación = accreditation process.
    * proceso de aprendizaje = learning process.
    * proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.
    * proceso de búsqueda = searching process, search process.
    * proceso de cambio = process of change.
    * proceso de catalogación = cataloguing procedure.
    * proceso de catalogación, el = cataloguing process, the.
    * proceso de conexión = logon.
    * proceso de datos = data processing, transaction processing.
    * proceso de descafeinar = decaffeination.
    * proceso de envejecimiento = aging process.
    * proceso de evaluación = review process, evaluation process.
    * proceso de formación = instructional process.
    * proceso de fotolito = photolitho process.
    * proceso de homologación = accreditation process.
    * proceso de impresión = printing process.
    * proceso de indización = indexing process.
    * proceso de paz = peace process.
    * proceso de pedidos = order processing.
    * proceso de razonamiento = reasoning process.
    * proceso de reclamación = appeals process.
    * proceso de recuperación = retrieval process.
    * proceso de referencia = referral process.
    * proceso de referencia, el = reference process, the.
    * proceso de reforma = reform process.
    * proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.
    * proceso de trabajo = work process.
    * proceso de transferencia de la información = information transfer process.
    * proceso de transformación = transformation process.
    * proceso educativo = educative process, instructional process.
    * proceso electoral = electoral process.
    * proceso en paralelo = parallel processing.
    * proceso en primera instancia = proceeding in the first instance.
    * proceso fotográfico = photographic process.
    * proceso fotolitográfico = photolithographic process.
    * proceso histórico = history-making process.
    * proceso judicial = adjudicatory proceeding, proceeding, prosecution.
    * proceso judicial ante jurado = jury trial.
    * proceso lineal = linear process.
    * proceso mental = thought process.
    * proceso penal = criminal proceeding.
    * proceso por lotes = batch processing.
    * proceso presupuestario = budgeting process.
    * proceso rutinario = routine.
    * proceso técnico = processing, technical process.
    * proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.
    * prototipo para el proceso de datos = data modelling.
    * sistema de proceso de datos = data processing system.
    * sistema de proceso de imágenes = imaging system.
    * tarjeta de proceso = transaction card.
    * técnico encargado del proceso de datos = data-processing professional.
    * tiempo de proceso = processing time.

    * * *
    A
    1 (serie de acciones, sucesos) process
    su recuperación será un proceso largo y complicado his recovery will be a long and complicated process
    un proceso natural/químico a natural/chemical process
    el proceso de paz the peace process
    proceso de selección selection procedure or process
    2 ( Med):
    sufre un proceso de insuficiencia respiratoria he has a respiratory complaint
    B ( Der) trial
    se le sigue proceso por robo she is being tried on a charge of theft, she is on trial for theft
    no se mencionó en el proceso it was not mentioned during the trial
    Compuestos:
    criminal proceedings (pl)
    written report, procès verbal
    C ( Inf) processing
    Compuesto:
    proceso de datos/textos
    data/text processing
    D (transcurso) course
    en el proceso de tres meses in the course of three months, over a period of three months
    E ( Pol)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo procesar: ( conjugate procesar)

    proceso es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    procesó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    procesar    
    proceso
    procesar ( conjugate procesar) verbo transitivo
    1 (Der) to try, prosecute
    2 ‹materia prima/datos/solicitud› to process
    proceso sustantivo masculino
    1 (serie de acciones, sucesos) process
    2 (Der) trial
    3 (Inf) processing;
    ◊ proceso de datos/textos data/word processing

    4 ( transcurso) course
    procesar verbo transitivo
    1 Jur to prosecute
    2 (información, productos) to process
    proceso sustantivo masculino
    1 process: el proceso de elaboración del vino, the winemaking process
    2 (transcurso de tiempo) course
    en el proceso de un año, in the course of a year
    3 Inform processing
    4 Jur trial, proceedings
    ' proceso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    causa
    - estancar
    - estancarse
    - formativa
    - formativo
    - fundición
    - iniciar
    - producción
    - seguimiento
    - tránsito
    - tratar
    - acelerar
    - activar
    - adaptación
    - agilizar
    - anestesia
    - apertura
    - aprendizaje
    - apresurar
    - atasco
    - burocrático
    - caries
    - controlar
    - criba
    - decadencia
    - detener
    - enlatado
    - estacionar
    - frenar
    - ir
    - medio
    - mezcla
    - obstruir
    - retrasar
    - tardado
    - trabar
    - trámite
    English:
    accelerate
    - bath
    - casting
    - CPU
    - data processing
    - deliberation
    - economic
    - eventual
    - inhibit
    - institute
    - insulation
    - lengthy
    - printing
    - process
    - prosecution
    - robotization
    - short-circuit
    - smooth
    - speed
    - speed up
    - stall
    - stop
    - streamlined
    - study
    - test
    - thought process
    - toilet-training
    - trial
    - work out
    - break
    - elimination
    - suggestion
    * * *
    1. [fenómeno, operación] process;
    el proceso de paz the peace process;
    el proceso de fabricación de la cerveza the process of brewing beer;
    el paciente está en un proceso de recuperación the patient is in the process of recovering
    proceso de fabricación manufacturing process
    2. [transcurso, intervalo] course;
    se esperan grandes cambios en el proceso de un año great changes are expected in the course of the year
    3. Der [juicio] trial;
    [causa] lawsuit;
    abrir un proceso contra alguien to bring an action against sb
    proceso civil civil action
    4. Med
    padece un proceso gripal he has the flu
    5. Informát [de datos] processing
    proceso por lotes batch processing;
    proceso subordinado background process;
    proceso de textos word processing
    6. RP Pol
    el Proceso [dictadura] = military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-85) or Argentina (1976-1983)
    * * *
    m
    1 ( procedimiento) process;
    proceso de paz peace process
    2 JUR trial
    :
    proceso de datos/textos data/word processing
    * * *
    1) : process
    2) : trial, proceedings pl
    * * *
    1. (en general) process

    Spanish-English dictionary > proceso

  • 96 tarea

    f.
    1 task (trabajo).
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2 homework, school work, schoolwork, school assignment.
    * * *
    1 task, job
    \
    las tareas de la casa the housework sing, the chores
    * * *
    noun f.
    job, task, work
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=trabajo) task, job

    tareas domésticas — housework sing, household chores

    2) [de colegial]
    3) (Inform) task
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.
    Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
    Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex. As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex. Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex. Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    ----
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.

    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex: Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex: It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex: Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

    * * *
    1 (trabajo) task, job
    no le gustan nada las tareas de la casa he hates doing household chores o the housework
    no es tarea fácil it is not easy, it is no easy task
    tengo que hacer la(s) tarea(s) I have to do my homework o ( AmE) assignments
    * * *

     

    tarea sustantivo femenino
    a) ( trabajo) task, job;



    tarea sustantivo femenino
    1 (labor) job, task
    tarea escolar, homework, US assignments pl 2 tareas domésticas, housework sing
    ' tarea' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - absorbente
    - acometer
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - apresurada
    - apresurado
    - asignación
    - cometido
    - corresponder
    - cumplir
    - desagradecida
    - desagradecido
    - emprender
    - empresa
    - encargo
    - ensimismarse
    - evadir
    - fijarse
    - función
    - gratificar
    - hacer
    - hueso
    - imponerse
    - imposición
    - lanzarse
    - marrón
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - terminar
    - trabajo
    - ultimar
    - zafarse
    - abrumador
    - acabar
    - alcanzar
    - antipático
    - asignar
    - asumir
    - atrancar
    - cargo
    - colaborador
    - colaborar
    - costoso
    - deber
    - dejadez
    - dejado
    - despachar
    - diario
    - empezar
    English:
    accomplish
    - accomplishment
    - allocation
    - arduous
    - assign
    - assignment
    - begin
    - challenging
    - chore
    - cinch
    - delegate
    - distasteful
    - do over
    - embark
    - execute
    - execution
    - finish
    - finished
    - get off
    - get over
    - go about
    - job
    - labour
    - massive
    - mission
    - rush
    - set
    - task
    - thankless
    - uphill
    - work
    - admittedly
    - home
    - labor
    - throw
    - under
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1. [trabajo] task;
    fue una ardua tarea it was a hard task;
    mantener limpia la ciudad es tarea de todos keeping the city clean is everyone's responsibility;
    las tareas del campo agricultural o farm work
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2. [escolar] homework;
    hace la tarea she's doing her homework
    3. Informát task
    * * *
    f task, job
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1) : task, job
    2) : homework
    * * *
    1. (en general) task / job
    2. (deberes) homework
    tareas del hogar / tareas domésticas housework

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarea

  • 97 transformar

    v.
    to transform, to alter the essence of, to morph, to mutate.
    El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.
    * * *
    1 to transform, change
    1 to change, be transformed
    \
    transformarse en (persona) to become 2 (objeto) to convert into
    * * *
    verb
    2) transform, change
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=convertir)

    han transformado el palacio en museo — they have turned o converted the palace into a museum

    2) (=cambiar) to transform
    3) (Rugby) to convert
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( convertir) to convert
    b) ( cambiar radicalmente) <persona/situación/país> to transform, change o alter... radically
    c) ( en rugby) to convert; ( en fútbol) (period) to score
    2.

    transformarse EN algo: los carbohidratos se transforman en azúcar the carbohydrates are converted into sugar; la calabaza se transformó en un carruaje — the pumpkin turned into o was transformed into a carriage

    b) ( cambiar radicalmente) persona/país to change completely, be transformed
    * * *
    = bring into, convert, reform, transform, remake, transfigure, reengineer [re-engineer].
    Ex. Whether or not these specific proposals will be brought into some kind of overall approach and ideology remains to me a very questionable point.
    Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.
    Ex. The advent of IT into the working lives of librarians and information workers has brought with it a realization that the nature of their activities is being reformed.
    Ex. We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
    Ex. The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to ' remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.
    Ex. The identification of resources, the referral of colleagues and studnets, the reliance on the content have been so transfigured in the electronic world that it should leave the researchers breathless.
    Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    ----
    * transformarse = metamorphose.
    * transformarse en = blossom into.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( convertir) to convert
    b) ( cambiar radicalmente) <persona/situación/país> to transform, change o alter... radically
    c) ( en rugby) to convert; ( en fútbol) (period) to score
    2.

    transformarse EN algo: los carbohidratos se transforman en azúcar the carbohydrates are converted into sugar; la calabaza se transformó en un carruaje — the pumpkin turned into o was transformed into a carriage

    b) ( cambiar radicalmente) persona/país to change completely, be transformed
    * * *
    = bring into, convert, reform, transform, remake, transfigure, reengineer [re-engineer].

    Ex: Whether or not these specific proposals will be brought into some kind of overall approach and ideology remains to me a very questionable point.

    Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.
    Ex: The advent of IT into the working lives of librarians and information workers has brought with it a realization that the nature of their activities is being reformed.
    Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
    Ex: The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to ' remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.
    Ex: The identification of resources, the referral of colleagues and studnets, the reliance on the content have been so transfigured in the electronic world that it should leave the researchers breathless.
    Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    * transformarse = metamorphose.
    * transformarse en = blossom into.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (convertir) to convert transformar algo EN algo to convert sth INTO sth
    para transformar la luz solar en energía to convert sunlight into energy
    2 (cambiar radicalmente) ‹persona/situación/país› to transform, change o alter … radically
    las computadoras están transformando los métodos de trabajo computers are bringing about radical changes in working practices
    3 (en rugby) to convert
    4
    (en fútbol): transformó el penalty he scored from the penalty
    1 (convertirse) transformarse EN algo:
    los hidratos de carbono se transforman en azúcar the carbohydrates are converted into sugar
    la calabaza se transformó en una hermosa carroza the pumpkin turned into o was transformed into a beautiful carriage
    2 (cambiar radicalmente) «persona/carácter/país» to change completely, undergo a radical change, be transformed
    desde que empezó a trabajar se ha transformado she's changed completely o she's a different person o she's been transformed since she started working
    * * *

    transformar ( conjugate transformar) verbo transitivo

    transformar algo EN algo to convert sth into sth
    b) ( cambiar radicalmente) ‹persona/situación/país› to transform, change o alter … radically


    transformarse verbo pronominal
    a) ( convertirse) transformarse EN algo to turn into sth


    transformar verbo transitivo
    1 to transform, change
    2 (convertir, mudar) to change
    ' transformar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    reducir
    - trasformar
    - convertir
    - hacer
    English:
    transform
    - turn
    - conversion
    - convert
    * * *
    transformar, trasformar
    ♦ vt
    1. [convertir]
    transformar algo (en) to convert o turn sth (into);
    un convento transformado en hotel a convent converted into a hotel;
    transformar la ansiedad en energía positiva to transform one's anxiety into constructive energy;
    las penas lo han transformado en un alcohólico his troubles have turned him into an alcoholic
    2. [cambiar radicalmente] to transform;
    el turismo ha transformado a nuestro país tourism has transformed our country
    3. [en rugby] to convert
    4. [en fútbol]
    transformar un penalty to convert a penalty
    ♦ See also the pronominal verb transformarse, trasformarse
    * * *
    v/t
    1 transform
    2 DEP penalti score from
    * * *
    1) convertir: to convert
    2) : to transform, to change, to alter
    * * *
    transformar vb to transform / to change

    Spanish-English dictionary > transformar

  • 98 variedad

    f.
    1 variety.
    2 strain, variety, stock.
    * * *
    1 (diversidad) variety, diversity
    2 (clase, tipo) variety
    1 (espectáculo) variety show sing
    \
    en la variedad está el gusto variety is the spice of life
    * * *
    noun f.
    variety, diversity
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=diversidad) variety
    2) (Bio) variety
    3) pl variedades (Teat) variety show [sing]

    teatro de variedades — variety theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater (EEUU)

    * * *
    a) ( diversidad) variety
    b) (clase, especie) variety
    c) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)
    * * *
    = breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.
    Ex. Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.
    Ex. Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.
    Ex. Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.
    Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex. The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.
    Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.
    Ex. Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.
    Ex. It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.
    Ex. The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
    ----
    * aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.
    * en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.
    * teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.
    * una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.
    * una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.
    * una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.
    * variedad de colores = variegation.
    * variedad de, la = range of, the.
    * variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.
    * * *
    a) ( diversidad) variety
    b) (clase, especie) variety
    c) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)
    * * *
    = breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.

    Ex: Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.

    Ex: Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.
    Ex: Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.
    Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex: The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.
    Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.
    Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.
    Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.
    Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
    * aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.
    * en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.
    * teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.
    * una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.
    * una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.
    * una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.
    * variedad de colores = variegation.
    * variedad de, la = range of, the.
    * variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.

    * * *
    1 (diversidad) variety
    en este tema hay variedad de opiniones there are a variety of opinions on this subject, people hold many different o very different views on this subject
    en la variedad está el gusto or (Col, Ven) el placer variety is the spice of life
    2 (clase, especie) variety
    3 variedades fpl ( Espec) vaudeville ( AmE), variety ( BrE)
    espectáculo de variedades vaudeville o variety show
    teatro de variedades vaudeville theater, variety theatre
    * * *

     

    variedad sustantivo femenino

    b)

    ◊ variedades sustantivo femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)

    variedad sustantivo femenino
    1 variety
    una gran variedad de opiniones, a wide range o variety of opinions
    2 (espectáculo) variedades, variety show, US vaudeville
    ' variedad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    extensa
    - extenso
    - variada
    - variado
    - miscelánea
    - riqueza
    English:
    array
    - assortment
    - romaine lettuce
    - strain
    - variety
    - breed
    - drug
    - engage
    - vary
    - wide
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [diversidad] variety;
    hay gran variedad de modelos there is a wide variety of models
    2. [de planta] variety;
    [de animal] breed
    ♦ variedades nfpl
    Teatro variety, Br music hall;
    artista de variedades Br variety o US vaudeville artist
    * * *
    f variety;
    variedades pl vaudeville sg, Br variety sg
    * * *
    diversidad: variety, diversity
    * * *
    variedad n variety [pl. varieties]

    Spanish-English dictionary > variedad

  • 99 educativo

    adj.
    1 educational, instructive, teaching, educative.
    2 teaching.
    * * *
    1 educational
    * * *
    (f. - educativa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=instructivo) educational
    2) (=pedagógico)

    reforma educativa — educational o school reform

    * * *
    - va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)
    * * *
    = educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.
    Ex. The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.
    Ex. Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.
    Ex. The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.
    Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.
    Ex. The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.
    ----
    * ayuda educativa = educational aid.
    * herramienta educativa = educational aid.
    * informática educativa = educational computing.
    * instrumento educativo = educational aid.
    * investigación educativa = educational research.
    * libro educativo = educational book.
    * licencia educativa = educational licence.
    * material educativo = instructional material.
    * nivel educativo = education level, level of education.
    * no educativo = non-educational.
    * objetivo educativo = educational goal.
    * política educativa = educational policy.
    * proceso educativo = instructional process.
    * programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).
    * reforma educativa = education reform.
    * sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.
    * sistema educativo = educational system.
    * vídeo educativo = training video.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)
    * * *
    = educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.

    Ex: The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.

    Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.
    Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.
    Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.
    Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.
    * ayuda educativa = educational aid.
    * herramienta educativa = educational aid.
    * informática educativa = educational computing.
    * instrumento educativo = educational aid.
    * investigación educativa = educational research.
    * libro educativo = educational book.
    * licencia educativa = educational licence.
    * material educativo = instructional material.
    * nivel educativo = education level, level of education.
    * no educativo = non-educational.
    * objetivo educativo = educational goal.
    * política educativa = educational policy.
    * proceso educativo = instructional process.
    * programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).
    * reforma educativa = education reform.
    * sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.
    * sistema educativo = educational system.
    * vídeo educativo = training video.

    * * *
    ‹programa/juego› educational; ‹establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n)
    el sistema educativo the education system
    * * *

    educativo
    ◊ -va adjetivo ‹programa/juego› educational;


    ‹ establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n);
    ‹ sistema› education ( before n)
    educativo,-a adjetivo educational
    sistema educativo, education system
    ' educativo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    educativa
    - LOGSE
    English:
    educational
    - comprehensive
    - education
    - model
    - open
    * * *
    educativo, -a adj
    1. [que educa] educational;
    juegos educativos educational games
    2. [de la educación] educational;
    un centro educativo an educational establishment;
    sistema educativo education system
    * * *
    adj educational;
    política educativa education(al) policy;
    sistema educativo education(al) system
    * * *
    educativo, -va adj
    : educational
    * * *
    educativo adj educational

    Spanish-English dictionary > educativo

  • 100 elogiar

    v.
    to praise.
    Ella halaga a Ricardo She cajoles Richard.
    * * *
    1 to praise, eulogize
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT to praise, eulogize ( liter)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to praise
    * * *
    = applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.
    Ex. I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex. In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.
    Ex. The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
    Ex. Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
    Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex. Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex. As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
    Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex. Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex. Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
    Ex. Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
    Ex. I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to praise
    * * *
    = applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.

    Ex: I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex: In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.
    Ex: The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
    Ex: Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
    Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex: As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
    Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
    Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
    Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.

    * * *
    elogiar [A1 ]
    vt
    to praise
    muy elogiada por la crítica highly praised by the critics
    siempre está elogiando sus virtudes he's always singing her praises
    * * *

    elogiar ( conjugate elogiar) verbo transitivo
    to praise
    elogiar verbo transitivo to praise
    ' elogiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ensalzar
    English:
    commend
    - eulogize
    - praise
    * * *
    to praise;
    elogiar a alguien por algo to praise sb for sth
    * * *
    v/t praise
    * * *
    encomiar: to praise
    * * *
    elogiar vb to praise

    Spanish-English dictionary > elogiar

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