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61 abierto
adj.1 open.2 sincere, candid, frank, out-front.3 open to communication, tolerant, receptive.4 open, unprotected from the wind, exposed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abrir.* * *1→ link=abrir abrir► adjetivo1 open, unlocked2 (grifo) (turned) on4 (tolerante) open-minded5 LINGÚÍSTICA open\abierto,-a al mar seaward-lookingabierto,-a de par en par wide openquedarse con la boca abierta figurado to be left speechless* * *(f. - abierta)adj.* * *1.PP de abrir2. ADJ1) [puerta, armario, boca, herida] openme miró con los ojos muy abiertos — he looked at me with his eyes wide-open, he looked at me with wide-open eyes
boca, brazo, librodejar abierto — [+ ventana, cortina, válvula] to leave open; [+ grifo] to leave running, leave on
2) [comercio, museo, oficina] open3) (=sin obstáculos) [competición, billete] open4) (=extrovertido) [persona] open, outgoing; [carácter, mentalidad] opentiene una mentalidad muy abierta — he's very open-minded, he's got a very open mind
5)estar abierto a — [+ sugerencias, ideas] to be open to
6) (=directo) [contradicción, oposición] open; [desafío] direct7) (TV)en abierto: emitir un programa en abierto — to broadcast a programme unscrambled
8) (Ling) [vocal, sonido] open3.SM(Dep)* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) <ventana/boca> openb) [estar] < válvula> opendejaste la llave abierto — you left the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running o on
c) ( desabrochado) undoned) < herida> open; <madera/costura> split2) <comercio/museo> open3) (Ling) < vocal> open4)a) [ser] ( espontáneo) openb) ( receptivo) open-minded5) (manifiesto, directo) openII1) (Dep) open (tournament)2) (Col) ( claro) clearing* * *= receptive, open, overt, outgoing, open-ended, candid, wide open, up-front [up front], free-flowing, avowed, unreserved, unlocked.Ex. The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.Ex. In natural language indexing which uses a stop-list only, the indexing language is open.Ex. Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.Ex. University librarians must adopt a more outgoing strategy to convince staff and students of the value of their collections.Ex. New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.Ex. To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.Ex. The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.Ex. The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.Ex. Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.Ex. Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.Ex. I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.Ex. Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.----* abierto al público = open for public viewing.* abierto a ofertas = ono [or nearest offer].* abierto de par en par = wide open.* abierto por la noche = late night.* acceso abierto = open access (OA).* aplicación de código abierto = open source software.* cajón abierto = tray.* caso abierto = cold case.* cirugía a corazón abierto = open heart surgery.* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* de plan abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* diseño abierto = open plan.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* estar abierto a = be open to.* fractura abierta = open fracture, compound fracture.* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* mar abierto = open sea, open ocean.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* plan abierto = openness, open plan.* pregunta abierta = open-ended question.* programa de código abierto = open source software.* puertas abiertas = open house.* puntas abiertas = split ends.* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.* software abierto = open software.* software de código abierto = open source software.* temporada abierta = open season.* tener la bragueta abierta = fly + be undone.* tienes la bragueta abierta = you've got egg on your chin.* zona abierta = open area.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) <ventana/boca> openb) [estar] < válvula> opendejaste la llave abierto — you left the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running o on
c) ( desabrochado) undoned) < herida> open; <madera/costura> split2) <comercio/museo> open3) (Ling) < vocal> open4)a) [ser] ( espontáneo) openb) ( receptivo) open-minded5) (manifiesto, directo) openII1) (Dep) open (tournament)2) (Col) ( claro) clearing* * *= receptive, open, overt, outgoing, open-ended, candid, wide open, up-front [up front], free-flowing, avowed, unreserved, unlocked.Ex: The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.
Ex: In natural language indexing which uses a stop-list only, the indexing language is open.Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.Ex: University librarians must adopt a more outgoing strategy to convince staff and students of the value of their collections.Ex: New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.Ex: The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.Ex: The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.Ex: Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.Ex: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.Ex: I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.Ex: Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.* abierto al público = open for public viewing.* abierto a ofertas = ono [or nearest offer].* abierto de par en par = wide open.* abierto por la noche = late night.* acceso abierto = open access (OA).* aplicación de código abierto = open source software.* cajón abierto = tray.* caso abierto = cold case.* cirugía a corazón abierto = open heart surgery.* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* de plan abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* diseño abierto = open plan.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* estar abierto a = be open to.* fractura abierta = open fracture, compound fracture.* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* mar abierto = open sea, open ocean.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* plan abierto = openness, open plan.* pregunta abierta = open-ended question.* programa de código abierto = open source software.* puertas abiertas = open house.* puntas abiertas = split ends.* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.* software abierto = open software.* software de código abierto = open source software.* temporada abierta = open season.* tener la bragueta abierta = fly + be undone.* tienes la bragueta abierta = you've got egg on your chin.* zona abierta = open area.* * *A1 ‹ventana/ojos/boca› openla puerta estaba abierta de par en par the door was wide open¡entra! está abierto come in! it's openme miró con los ojos muy abiertos she looked at me with eyes wide openno dejes la botella abierta don't leave the top off the bottlemándalo en un sobre abierto send it in an unsealed envelopela carta venía abierta the letter was already open o had already been opened when it arriveddejó el libro abierto sobre la mesa he left the book open on the tabledeja las cortinas abiertas leave the curtains openlos espacios abiertos de la ciudad the city's open spaces2 ‹válvula› openhas dejado el grifo abierto you've left the tap running o on3 (desabrochado) undonellevas la blusa abierta your blouse is undone4 ‹herida› open5 ‹madera/costura› splittengo todas las puntas abiertas I have a lot of split endsB ‹comercio/museo/tienda› openno había un solo restaurante abierto there wasn't a single restaurant openestará abierta al público a partir del próximo lunes it will be open to the public from next MondayC ( Ling) ‹vocal› openD1 (espontáneo) opentiene un carácter muy abierto she has a very open nature2 (receptivo) open-mindedtiene una mente muy abierta she has a very open mind, she's very open-mindedabierto A algo open TO sthes una persona muy abierta al diálogo/a ideas nuevas she's very open to dialogue/to new ideasestoy abierto a toda clase de sugerencias I'm open to all kinds of suggestionsE (manifiesto, directo) openla orden se dio con la abierta oposición de los militares the order was given despite overt o open opposition from the militaryse convirtió en un enfrentamiento bélico abierto it escalated into open warfareF* * *
Del verbo abrir: ( conjugate abrir)
abierto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abierto
abrir
abierto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
con los ojos muy abiertos with eyes wide open;
un sobre abierto an unsealed envelope;
los espacios abiertos de la ciudad the city's open spaces
◊ dejaste la llave abierto you left the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running
‹madera/costura› split
2 [estar] ‹comercio/museo› open
3 (Ling) ‹ vocal› open
4
abierto a algo open to sth
5 (manifiesto, directo) open
abierto 2 sustantivo masculino (Dep) open (tournament)
abrir ( conjugate abrir) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to open;
‹ paraguas› to open, put up;
‹ mapa› to open out, unfold;
‹ cortinas› to open, draw back;
‹ persianas› to raise, pull up;
‹ cremallera› to undo
2 ‹llave/gas› to turn on;
‹ válvula› to open;
‹ cerradura› to unlock
3
‹ agujero› to make
4
( inaugurar) to open (up);◊ ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?
‹ frontera› to open (up)
5
‹ negocio› to start, set up;
‹ suscripción› to take out;
‹ investigación› to begin, set up;
abierto fuego to open fire
6 ‹ apetito› to whet
abrirse verbo pronominal
1
abiertose a algo ‹a jardín/corredor› to open onto sth
[ paracaídas] to open
2 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo
3
[ perspectivas] to open up;
abierto,-a adjetivo
1 open
(grifo) (turned) on: dejaste la ventana abierta de par en par, you left the window wide open
2 (sin restricciones, cercas, límites) open: salimos a campo abierto, we went out to the open
el europeo es un mercado abierto, Europe is an open market
3 (sin tapujos) clear: es una abierta declaración de intenciones, it's an open declaration of her intentions
carta abierta al señor ministro, an open letter to the minister
4 (persona receptiva) open-minded
(extrovertido) open
5 Dep open
abrir
I verbo transitivo
1 (separar, permitir el acceso, desplegar) to open
(una cerradura) to unlock
(una cremallera) to undo
2 (una llave, un grifo) to turn on
3 (hacer una zanja, un túnel, etc) to dig
(hacer un ojal, el agujero de una ventana) to make: abriremos una ventana en esta pared, we'll make an opening for a window on this wall
4 (iniciar un discurso, una actividad) to open, start: van a abrir una tienda en la esquina, they're going to open a shop on the corner
tienes que abrir una cuenta en este banco, you've got to open an account at this bank
5 (ampliar, expandir) to open: deberíamos abrir nuestro mercado, we should open up our market
6 (rajar) to slit: cuando abrimos la sandía resultó que no estaba madura, when we cut open the watermelon we realised that it wasn't ripe
abrieron la res en canal, they slit open the animal
7 Jur a Álvarez le han abierto un expediente, they have started investigating Álvarez
II verbo intransitivo
1 to open
♦ Locuciones: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the twinkling of an eye
' abierto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abrir
- accesible
- brecha
- cerrar
- cielo
- expansiva
- expansivo
- plaza
- apetito
- carácter
- entre
- mar
- mina
- operación
- par
English:
all-night
- clash
- door
- establish
- gate
- half-open
- lest
- nowhere
- open
- outspoken
- raw
- restricted
- revolving credit
- run
- undone
- upfront
- wide
- wide open
- all
- beer
- gape
- gaping
- on
- overt
- somewhere
- undisguised
- work
* * *abierto, -a♦ participiover abrir♦ adj1. [puerta, boca, tienda] open;abierto de par en par wide open;abierto de 9 a 5 [en letrero] opening hours: 9 to 5;abierto hasta tarde open late;abierto al público open to the public;la cabaña está en pleno campo abierto the cabin is in open country2. [herida] open3. [desabrochado] undone;llevas abierta la camisa your shirt is undone5. [cheque] open6. [claro] open;mostró su abierta oposición al proyecto he was openly opposed to the project;existe una abierta enemistad entre los dos políticos the two politicians are quite openly enemies8. [liberal, tolerante] open-minded;tiene una mentalidad muy abierta she's very open-minded;estar abierto a cualquier sugerencia to be open to suggestions9. [franco, sincero] open;es una persona muy abierta, nunca oculta nada she's very open, she never hides anything10. [sin decidir] open;promete ser una final muy abierta it promises to be a very open o evenly contested final11. TVun programa en abierto = on pay TV, a programme which is not scrambled so that non-subscribers may also watch it♦ nm1. Dep open (tournament)el abierto británico the British Open;el abierto USA the US Open* * *I part → abrirII adj tb persona open;está abierto a nuevas ideas fig he’s open to new ideas* * *abierto, -ta adj1) : open2) : candid, frank3) : generous♦ abiertamente adv* * *abierto adj1. (en general) open¿está abierta la tienda? is the shop open?2. (grifo, gas) on3. (persona) open / open minded -
62 comercial
adj.1 commercial.relaciones comerciales trade relations2 store.f. & m.sales rep (vendedor, representante).m.commercial, ad, advertisement, advert.* * *► adjetivo1 (del comercio) commercial2 (de tiendas) shopping\banco comercial commercial banktratado comercial commercial treaty* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=de tiendas) [área, recinto] shopping antes de s2) (=financiero) [carta, operación] business antes de s ; [balanza, déficit, guerra, embargo] trade antes de s ; [intercambio, estrategia] commercialel interés comercial de la empresa — the commercial o trading interests of the company
agente 1., local 2., 1)su novela alcanzó un gran éxito comercial — his novel was very successful commercially, his novel achieved great commercial success
3) [aviación, avión, piloto] civil4) [cine, teatro, literatura] commercial2.SMF (=vendedor) salesperson* * *Ia) <zona/operación/carta> business (before n)nuestra división comercial — our sales o marketing department; galería, centro
b) <película/arte> commercialII1) (AmL) commercial, advert (BrE)2) (CS) (Educ) business schoolIII* * *= commercial, commercially available, entrepreneurial, fee-based, marketing, priceable, for-profit, consumer-like, business-like, business-related, market-orientated [market orientated], profit-making, profit-related, readily available, trade-oriented, profit-orientated, marketable, business, off-the-shelf, commercially operated, market-oriented [market oriented], profit-oriented, out of the box, profit-generating.Ex. It is these features which have led co-operative members to select these systems rather than those of the commercial software vendor.Ex. Computerized information-retrieval systems are also very prominent in commercially available online search systems and applications.Ex. It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. Business International Inc. is another US service covering economic and marketing activities in over seventy countries.Ex. Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.Ex. The friction in this industry between private, for-profit services and not-for-profit learned societies or government bodies is deep-seated.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex. Twinning of libraries in different countries can bring benefits in terms of joint projects, student exchanges, and other buisness-related affairs.Ex. In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.Ex. Many types of budgets are not really applicable to libraries, since libraries are not primarily profit-making institutions.Ex. However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).Ex. Librarians generally adopt the common strategy of simply using readily available sources of information.Ex. Trade-oriented scholarly presses also predict more titles, smaller press runs and higher prices.Ex. Information producers and sellers are profit-orientated.Ex. Central to this is the belief that information is a marketable commodity.Ex. A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.Ex. A standard off-the-shelf version costs 450 and fully tailored systems usually fall into the range 1,250 -- 1,450.Ex. There are a number of microfilming centres in the country including two commercially operated microfilming services.Ex. The market oriented economy is changing the role of information and business information services.Ex. The author points out dangers inherent in the fact that on-line data bases are privately owned and profit-oriented.Ex. Software vendors provide manuals for the ' out of the box' programs they sell.Ex. Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.----* actividad comercial = commercial activity.* anuncio comercial = commercial.* aplicación comercial = commercial application, business application.* aplicaciones comerciales = commercial software.* argumento comercial = business case.* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.* aviación comercial = commercial aviation.* bajo comercial = commercial premise.* banco comercial = business bank.* barrera comercial = trade barrier.* carta comercial = business letter.* casa comercial = house.* caso comercial = business case.* catálogo comercial de compra por correo = mail order catalogue.* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, plaza.* comercial 7 papel comercial = commercial paper.* compañía comercial = business firm.* correspondencia comercial = business correspondence.* déficit comercial = trade deficit.* déficit de la balanza comercial = trade deficit.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* demanda comercial = market demand, commercial demand.* de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.* de un gran éxito comercial = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.* director comercial = chief commercial officer.* directorio comercial = trade directory, traders' list, traders' catalogue.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* distrito comercial = business district.* diversificación comercial = business diversification.* edificio comercial = commercial building.* editor comercial = commercial publisher.* editorial comercial = publishing firm, publishing press.* emporio comercial = emporium [emporia, -pl.].* empresa comercial = business firm.* estafa comercial = business scam.* estrategia comercial = business plan, market strategy.* éxito comercial = commercial success, financial success.* firma comercial = commercial firm, firm, commercial enterprise, business firm.* galería comercial = shopping arcade, walking arcade.* horario comercial = business hours.* industria de las exposiciones comerciales = trade show industry.* inglés "comercial" = pidgin English.* licencia comercial = trading licence.* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.* marca comercial = brand name, servicemark, trade name.* mundo comercial, el = commercial world, the.* nación comercial = trading nation.* no comercial = non-profit making, non-commercial [noncommercial].* novedad comercial = industry update.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* parque comercial = business estate.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* polígono comercial = business estate.* presentación comercial = technical presentation.* producto comercial = retail product.* programa informático comercial = commercial application, commercial software.* programas comerciales = commercial software.* propuesta comercial = business proposition.* proyecto comercial = marketing project.* razonamiento comercial = business case.* relaciones comerciales = business dealings.* rentabilidad comercial = business profitability.* representante comercial = business traveller.* riesgo comercial = business risk.* secreto comercial = competitive information.* sector comercial, el = profit-oriented sector, the, profit sector, the, commercial sector, the, for-profit sector, the.* sector no comercial, el = not-for-profit sector, the, non-profit sector, the.* servicio comercial = commercial service.* sistema comercial = market system, commercial system.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront] .* socio comercial = business associate.* software comercial = commercial software.* valor comercial = commercial paper.* vehículo comercial = commercial vehicle.* viajante comercial = business traveller.* visión comercial = business acumen.* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.* zona comercial = business district, shopping area, shopping district.* * *Ia) <zona/operación/carta> business (before n)nuestra división comercial — our sales o marketing department; galería, centro
b) <película/arte> commercialII1) (AmL) commercial, advert (BrE)2) (CS) (Educ) business schoolIII* * *= commercial, commercially available, entrepreneurial, fee-based, marketing, priceable, for-profit, consumer-like, business-like, business-related, market-orientated [market orientated], profit-making, profit-related, readily available, trade-oriented, profit-orientated, marketable, business, off-the-shelf, commercially operated, market-oriented [market oriented], profit-oriented, out of the box, profit-generating.Ex: It is these features which have led co-operative members to select these systems rather than those of the commercial software vendor.
Ex: Computerized information-retrieval systems are also very prominent in commercially available online search systems and applications.Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: Business International Inc. is another US service covering economic and marketing activities in over seventy countries.Ex: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.Ex: The friction in this industry between private, for-profit services and not-for-profit learned societies or government bodies is deep-seated.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex: Twinning of libraries in different countries can bring benefits in terms of joint projects, student exchanges, and other buisness-related affairs.Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.Ex: Many types of budgets are not really applicable to libraries, since libraries are not primarily profit-making institutions.Ex: However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).Ex: Librarians generally adopt the common strategy of simply using readily available sources of information.Ex: Trade-oriented scholarly presses also predict more titles, smaller press runs and higher prices.Ex: Information producers and sellers are profit-orientated.Ex: Central to this is the belief that information is a marketable commodity.Ex: A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.Ex: A standard off-the-shelf version costs 450 and fully tailored systems usually fall into the range 1,250 -- 1,450.Ex: There are a number of microfilming centres in the country including two commercially operated microfilming services.Ex: The market oriented economy is changing the role of information and business information services.Ex: The author points out dangers inherent in the fact that on-line data bases are privately owned and profit-oriented.Ex: Software vendors provide manuals for the ' out of the box' programs they sell.Ex: Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.* actividad comercial = commercial activity.* anuncio comercial = commercial.* aplicación comercial = commercial application, business application.* aplicaciones comerciales = commercial software.* argumento comercial = business case.* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.* aviación comercial = commercial aviation.* bajo comercial = commercial premise.* banco comercial = business bank.* barrera comercial = trade barrier.* carta comercial = business letter.* casa comercial = house.* caso comercial = business case.* catálogo comercial de compra por correo = mail order catalogue.* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, plaza.* comercial 7 papel comercial = commercial paper.* compañía comercial = business firm.* correspondencia comercial = business correspondence.* déficit comercial = trade deficit.* déficit de la balanza comercial = trade deficit.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* demanda comercial = market demand, commercial demand.* de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.* de un gran éxito comercial = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.* director comercial = chief commercial officer.* directorio comercial = trade directory, traders' list, traders' catalogue.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* distrito comercial = business district.* diversificación comercial = business diversification.* edificio comercial = commercial building.* editor comercial = commercial publisher.* editorial comercial = publishing firm, publishing press.* emporio comercial = emporium [emporia, -pl.].* empresa comercial = business firm.* estafa comercial = business scam.* estrategia comercial = business plan, market strategy.* éxito comercial = commercial success, financial success.* firma comercial = commercial firm, firm, commercial enterprise, business firm.* galería comercial = shopping arcade, walking arcade.* horario comercial = business hours.* industria de las exposiciones comerciales = trade show industry.* inglés "comercial" = pidgin English.* licencia comercial = trading licence.* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.* marca comercial = brand name, servicemark, trade name.* mundo comercial, el = commercial world, the.* nación comercial = trading nation.* no comercial = non-profit making, non-commercial [noncommercial].* novedad comercial = industry update.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* parque comercial = business estate.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* polígono comercial = business estate.* presentación comercial = technical presentation.* producto comercial = retail product.* programa informático comercial = commercial application, commercial software.* programas comerciales = commercial software.* propuesta comercial = business proposition.* proyecto comercial = marketing project.* razonamiento comercial = business case.* relaciones comerciales = business dealings.* rentabilidad comercial = business profitability.* representante comercial = business traveller.* riesgo comercial = business risk.* secreto comercial = competitive information.* sector comercial, el = profit-oriented sector, the, profit sector, the, commercial sector, the, for-profit sector, the.* sector no comercial, el = not-for-profit sector, the, non-profit sector, the.* servicio comercial = commercial service.* sistema comercial = market system, commercial system.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront].* socio comercial = business associate.* software comercial = commercial software.* valor comercial = commercial paper.* vehículo comercial = commercial vehicle.* viajante comercial = business traveller.* visión comercial = business acumen.* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.* zona comercial = business district, shopping area, shopping district.* * *1 ‹distrito/operación› business ( before n)una importante firma comercial an important companyel desequilibrio comercial entre los dos países the trade imbalance between the two countriesun emporio comercial fenicio a Phoenician trading postalgunos critican su agresividad comercial some people criticize their aggressive approach to businessel déficit comercial the trade deficituna carta comercial a business letternuevas iniciativas comerciales new business initiativesnuestra división comercial our sales o marketing departmentel derribo de un avión comercial the shooting down of a civil aircraft2 ‹película/arte› commercial( AmL)commercial, advert ( BrE)orA(tienda): [ S ] Comercial Hernández Hernandez's StoresB (CS) ( Educ) business school* * *
comercial adjetivo
el déficit comercial the trade deficit;
See Also→ galería, centro
■ sustantivo masculino
b) (CS) (Educ) business school
comercial adjetivo commercial
' comercial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balanza
- centro
- depresión
- erotizar
- galería
- propaganda
- recibo
- Sres.
- feria
- gerente
- pasaje
- relación
- señalización
- señalizar
- zona
English:
accessible
- arcade
- brand name
- business
- commercial
- commercialize
- delay
- delegation
- head-hunt
- mall
- merchant bank
- moneymaker
- profit margin
- rep
- run across
- sales brochure
- sales promotion
- sales rep
- selling point
- shopping centre
- trade agreement
- trade deficit
- trade embargo
- trade gap
- trade route
- tradename
- trading partner
- trading results
- unbusinesslike
- break
- cash
- fair
- for
- mix
- opening
- plaza
- precinct
- representative
- shopping
- trade
- trading
* * *♦ adj1. [de empresas] commercial;[embargo, déficit, disputa] trade;relaciones comerciales trade relations;aviación comercial civil aviation;política comercial trade policy;gestión comercial business management2. [que se vende bien] commercial;una película muy comercial a very commercial film♦ nmf[vendedor, representante] sales rep♦ nmAm commercial, Br advert* * *el déficit comercial the trade deficitII m/f representative* * *comercial adj & nm: commercial♦ comercialmente adv* * *comercial1 adj commercial -
63 despiadado
adj.merciless, cruel, inhuman, cold-hearted.* * *► adjetivo1 ruthless, merciless* * *(f. - despiadada)adj.* * *ADJ [persona] heartless; [ataque] merciless* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.----* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * *despiadado -da‹persona› ruthless, heartless; ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless* * *
despiadado
‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
despiadado,-a adjetivo merciless, ruthless
' despiadado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acerba
- acerbo
- bárbara
- bárbaro
- despiadada
English:
cold-blooded
- cold-hearted
- cutthroat
- merciless
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- unmerciful
- vicious
- cold
* * *despiadado, -a adj[persona] merciless; [trato] inhuman, pitiless; [ataque] savage, merciless* * *adj ruthless* * *despiadado, -da adjcruel: cruel, merciless, pitiless♦ despiadadamente adv* * *despiadado adj hard-hearted / heartless / ruthless -
64 entrega
f.1 handing over.el acto de entrega de los Premios Nobel the Nobel Prize award ceremonyno acudió a la entrega de premios he didn't attend the prizegiving ceremonyhacer entrega de algo a alguien to present somebody with somethingentrega a domicilio home deliveryentrega contra reembolso cash on delivery2 devotion.3 delivery, hand-over, handover, submission.4 surrender.5 abnegation, self-sacrifice.6 treason.7 installment.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: entregar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: entregar.* * *1 (gen) handing over2 (de premios) presentation3 COMERCIO delivery4 (de posesiones) surrender5 (fascículo) instalment (US installment), part6 figurado (devoción) selflessness, devotion7 DEPORTE pass\entrega a domicilio home deliveryentrega contra reembolso cash on delivery* * *noun f.1) delivery2) handing over3) submission4) dedication, devotion* * *SF1) (=acto) [de documento, solicitud] submissiontienen que pagar un millón a la entrega de llaves — they have to pay a million on handing over the keys o when the keys are handed over
hacer entrega de — [+ regalo, premio, cheque] to present
2) (Com) [de cartas, mercancías] deliverysi no se efectúa la entrega, devuélvase a... — if undelivered, please return to...
la entrega se hará en un plazo de 15 días — it will be delivered within 15 days, delivery within 15 days
entrega contra pago, entrega contra reembolso — cash on delivery
3) [al rendirse] [de rehenes] handover; [de armas] surrender, handover4) (=sección) [de enciclopedia, novela] instalment, installment (EEUU); [de revista] issue; [de serie televisiva] seriesuna novela por entregas — a novel published in instalments, a serialized novel
5) (=dedicación) dedication, devotion6) (Dep) pass* * *1) ( acción) (de envío, paquete) delivery; ( de premio) presentation; ( de rehén) return; ( de ciudad) surrender; (de documento, solicitud)el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes — the deadline for handing in o (frml) submitting applications
entrega de llaves inmediata — vacant possession, ready for immediate occupancy
le hizo entrega de la copa — (frml) she presented him with the cup
2)a) ( partida) delivery, shipmentb) (plazo, cuota) installment*sin entrega inicial — no downpayment o deposit necessary
c) ( de enciclopedia) installment*, fascicle; ( de revista) issue3) ( dedicación) dedication, devotion; ( abandono) surrender* * *= delivery, instalment [installment, -USA], submission, surrender, issuance, deliverance, handover [hand-over].Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.Ex. A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.Ex. This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.Ex. The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.----* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.* entrega a = commitment to.* entrega de diplomas = commencement.* entrega inicial = down payment.* fecha de entrega = delivery date.* novela por entregas = part-issue.* servicio de entrega de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.* * *1) ( acción) (de envío, paquete) delivery; ( de premio) presentation; ( de rehén) return; ( de ciudad) surrender; (de documento, solicitud)el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes — the deadline for handing in o (frml) submitting applications
entrega de llaves inmediata — vacant possession, ready for immediate occupancy
le hizo entrega de la copa — (frml) she presented him with the cup
2)a) ( partida) delivery, shipmentb) (plazo, cuota) installment*sin entrega inicial — no downpayment o deposit necessary
c) ( de enciclopedia) installment*, fascicle; ( de revista) issue3) ( dedicación) dedication, devotion; ( abandono) surrender* * *= delivery, instalment [installment, -USA], submission, surrender, issuance, deliverance, handover [hand-over].Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.Ex: This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.* entrega a = commitment to.* entrega de diplomas = commencement.* entrega inicial = down payment.* fecha de entrega = delivery date.* novela por entregas = part-issue.* servicio de entrega de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.* * *A(acción): la entrega de estos documentos the handing over of these documents[ S ] entrega de llaves inmediata vacant possession, ready for immediate occupancyservicio de entrega a domicilio delivery servicelas entregas a la zona deliveries to the areala fecha tope para la entrega de solicitudes the deadline for handing in o ( frml) submitting applicationsel acto de la entrega de premios the prize-giving ceremonyle hizo entrega de la copa ( frml); she presented him with the cupnos hicieron entrega de una cantidad a cuenta they gave us o handed over a sum of money in part paymentB1 (partida) delivery, shipmentrecibirán los artículos que faltan con la próxima entrega you will receive the missing items in the next delivery o shipment2 (plazo, cuota) installment*sin entrega inicial no downpayment o deposit necessary3 (de una enciclopedia) installment*, fascicle; (de una revista) issue; (de una fotonovela, teleserie) episodeCompuestos:COD, cash on deliveryextraordinary renditionun avión sospechoso de estar involucrado en una entrega extraordinaria a plane suspected of being involved in extraordinary renditionC1 (dedicación) dedication, devotion, commitment2 (abandono) giving in* * *
Del verbo entregar: ( conjugate entregar)
entrega es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
entrega
entregar
entrega sustantivo femenino
1 (de pedido, paquete, carta) delivery;
( de premio) presentation;
la entrega de los documentos the handing over of the documents;
el plazo para la entrega de solicitudes the deadline for handing in o (frml) submitting applications;
servicio de entrega a domicilio delivery service
2
( de revista) issue
3 ( dedicación) dedication, devotion;
( abandono) surrender
entregar ( conjugate entregar) verbo transitivo
1 ( llevar) ‹pedido/paquete/carta› to deliver
2
◊ me entregó un cuestionario she gave me o handed me a questionnaire;
no quiso entregármelo he refused to hand it over to me
entregale algo a algn to present sb with sth
‹solicitud/impreso› to hand in, submit (frml)
3
‹poder/control› to hand over
‹ rehén› to hand over
entregarse verbo pronominal
1 ( dedicarse) entregase a algo/algn to devote oneself to sth/sb
2
entregase a algo/algn ‹al enemigo/a la policía› to give oneself up o surrender to sth/sbb) ( abandonarse):
entrega sustantivo femenino
1 (de un pedido) delivery
(de un premio) presentation
2 (fascículo) issue
3 (dedicación) devotion
entregar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en poder de) to hand over
2 (unos papeles, trabajo, etc) to give in, hand in
3 Com to deliver
' entrega' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
facturación
- reembolso
- reparto
- plazo
- pronto
English:
allow
- application
- dedication
- delivery
- installment
- instalment
- presentation
- surrender
- cash
- dead
- deposit
- down
- first
- give
- home
* * *entrega nf1. [acto de entregar] handing over, handover;[de pedido, paquete] delivery; [de premios] presentation;la entrega de rehenes/de un rescate the handover of hostages/ransom money;el acto de entrega de los Premios Nobel the Nobel Prize award ceremony;no acudió a la entrega de premios he didn't attend the prizegiving ceremony;hacer entrega de algo a alguien to hand sth over to sb;se le hizo entrega de una placa conmemorativa she was presented with a commemorative plaque;hará entrega de las medallas el presidente del COI the president of the IOC will hand out o present the medals;pagadero a la entrega payable on deliveryCom entrega contrarreembolso cash on delivery;entrega a domicilio home delivery;servicio de entrega a domicilio delivery service;entrega de llaves: [m5] el resto a pagar con la entrega de llaves the balance to be paid when the keys are handed over;entrega urgente express delivery2. [dedicación] devotion (a to);médicos que trabajan con gran entrega doctors who work with great dedication3. [fascículo] instalment;por entregas in instalments;publicar por entregas to serialize4. [capítulo de serial, teleserie] episode;en nuestra anterior entrega… in our previous episode…5. [envío, partida] delivery;nos enviaron el pedido en dos entregas they sent us the order in two deliveries o shipments6. Dep pass7.entrega inicial [pago inicial] down payment, deposit* * *f1 handing over;entrega de premios prize-giving, presentation;hacer entrega de algo a alguien present s.o. with sth2 de mercancías delivery;entrega a domicilio (home) delivery3 ( dedicación) dedication, devotion* * *entrega nf1) : delivery2) : handing over, surrender3) : installmententrega inicial: down payment* * *entrega n1. (en general) handing over3. (fascículo) instalment -
65 lamentable
adj.1 terribly sad (triste).2 lamentable, deplorable (malo).* * *► adjetivo1 (injusticia) regrettable, deplorable; (estado) sorry, pitiful* * *ADJ [conducta] deplorable; [injusticia] shameful; [error] regrettable; [escena, aspecto, estado] sorry, pitiful; [pérdida] sades lamentable que... — it is regrettable that...
* * *a) <conducta/error/suceso> deplorable, terrible* * *= regrettable, wretched, sad, deplorable, miserable, parlous, embarrassing, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.], woeful, pitiful, abject, abjected.Ex. All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex. We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex. Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.Ex. In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.Ex. Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.----* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* ser lamentable = be a pity.* * *a) <conducta/error/suceso> deplorable, terrible* * *= regrettable, wretched, sad, deplorable, miserable, parlous, embarrassing, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.], woeful, pitiful, abject, abjected.Ex: All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.
Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex: Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* ser lamentable = be a pity.* * *1 (deplorable) ‹conducta/error/suceso› deplorable, terrible, lamentable2 (triste) ‹pérdida› sad; ‹estado/aspecto› pitiful; ‹error› regrettableverle suplicando de esa manera era un espectáculo lamentable it was a pitiful sight to see him begging like that* * *
lamentable adjetivo
‹estado/aspecto› pitiful;
‹ error› regrettable
lamentable adjetivo
1 (que causa pena o disgusto) regrettable
2 (estropeado) terrible: el coche quedó en un estado lamentable, the car was in a terrible state
' lamentable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estado
- fatal
- vergonzosa
- vergonzoso
- papel
- penoso
English:
deplorable
- lamentable
- pathetic
- pitiful
- regrettable
- sad
- sorry
- woeful
- meet
- miserable
- miserably
* * *lamentable adj1. [conducta, accidente, confusión] regrettable;sería lamentable que no pudiera acudir it would be a shame if she couldn't come2. [malo] lamentable, deplorable;llegó a casa con un aspecto lamentable she looked terrible o she was in a pitiful state when she got home* * *adj deplorable* * *lamentable adj1) : unfortunate, lamentable2) : pitiful, sad -
66 carencia
f.1 lack (ausencia).sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affectionsufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need2 scarcity, shortage, lack, insufficiency.3 deprivation.* * *1 lack (de, of)* * *noun f.1) lack2) shortage* * *SF1) (=ausencia) lack; (=escasez) lack, shortage, scarcity frmla carencia de agua y alimentos empieza a ser preocupante — the lack o shortage o scarcity of water is starting to become worrying
sufrió graves carencias emocionales y materiales — he suffered extreme emotional and material deprivation
2) (Econ) (=periodo) period free of interest payments and debt repayments* * *a) ( escasez) lack, shortageb) (Med) deficiency* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex. The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.Ex. The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.----* carencia de = lack of.* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.* carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.* tener carencias = find + wanting.* * *a) ( escasez) lack, shortageb) (Med) deficiency* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex: The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.Ex: The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.* carencia de = lack of.* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.* carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.* tener carencias = find + wanting.* * *1 (escasez) lack, shortagecarencia de recursos financieros lack of financial resources2 ( Med) deficiencytiene una carencia de vitamina A he has a vitamin A deficiency3 (de un seguro) exclusion period* * *
carencia sustantivo femenino
b) (Med) deficiency;
carencia sustantivo femenino (falta, privación) lack [de, of]
(escasez) shortage [de, of]
' carencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grosería
- incomodidad
- falta
- limitación
- privación
- subsanar
English:
acute
- deficiency
- want
- woeful
- lack
* * *carencia nf1. [ausencia] lack;[defecto] deficiency;sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affection;sufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need2. [en la dieta] deficiencycarencia vitamínica vitamin deficiency* * *f lack (de of)* * *carencia nf1) falta: lack2) escasez: shortage3) deficiencia: deficiency* * *carencia n lack -
67 fantasía
f.1 fantasy, imagination, fancy, daydream.2 imitation jewel, paste, imitation jewelry.* * *1 (imaginación) fantasy2 (irrealidad) fancy\tener mucha fantasía to be too full of imagination* * *noun f.1) fantasy2) fancy, imagination* * *SF1) (=imaginación) imagination2) (=cosa imaginada) fantasy3) (Arte, Literat) fantasy; (Mús) fantasia, fantasy4)de fantasía — (=con adornos, colores) fancy
* * *1)a) ( imaginación) imaginationb) ( ficción) fantasy2) (Mús) fantasia3) ( bisutería)joyas de fantasía — costume jewelry*
una pulsera de fantasía — an imitation diamond (o ruby etc) bracelet
* * *= fantasy [phantasy], fancy, daydream, fantasia, flight of fancy, make-believe.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal.Ex. Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. The play is clearly presented as an author's flight of fancy rather than as history.Ex. The first precursor of make-believe in a child's life may be the game of peekaboo, which babies start to play at about six months.----* fantasías = imaginings.* mundo de fantasía = fantasy world, world of fancy.* mundo de la fantasía, el = world of make-believe, the, land of make-believe, the.* novela de fantasía = fantasy novel.* personaje de fantasía = fantasy character.* * *1)a) ( imaginación) imaginationb) ( ficción) fantasy2) (Mús) fantasia3) ( bisutería)joyas de fantasía — costume jewelry*
una pulsera de fantasía — an imitation diamond (o ruby etc) bracelet
* * *= fantasy [phantasy], fancy, daydream, fantasia, flight of fancy, make-believe.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
Ex: This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal.Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: The play is clearly presented as an author's flight of fancy rather than as history.Ex: The first precursor of make-believe in a child's life may be the game of peekaboo, which babies start to play at about six months.* fantasías = imaginings.* mundo de fantasía = fantasy world, world of fancy.* mundo de la fantasía, el = world of make-believe, the, land of make-believe, the.* novela de fantasía = fantasy novel.* personaje de fantasía = fantasy character.* * *A1 (imaginación) imaginationera sólo producto de su fantasía it was just a product o figment of his imaginationdejar correr la fantasía to give free rein to one's imaginationtiene mucha fantasía she has a very lively imagination2 (ficción) fantasyfantasías sexuales sexual fantasiessus planes son pura fantasía her plans are pure fantasyvive en un mundo de fantasía he's living in a fantasy world, he's living in cloud-cuckoo-land ( colloq)B ( Mús) fantasiaC1 (bisutería) item of costume jewelryde fantasía imitationuna pulsera de fantasía an imitation diamond ( o ruby etc) bracelet2 ( como adj inv) ‹lana/punto› fancy* * *
fantasía sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( bisutería):
una pulsera de fantasía an imitation diamond (o ruby etc) bracelet
fantasía sustantivo femenino
1 fantasy: cuenta historias llenas de fantasía, he tells very imaginative stories
2 Mús fantasia
' fantasía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fabulosa
- fabuloso
- tejer
- joya
- reino
English:
cocoon
- daydream
- exist
- fancy
- fantasy
- make-believe
- costume
- extravaganza
- make
* * *♦ nf1. [imaginación] imagination;la realidad y la fantasía reality and fantasy;vive en un mundo de fantasía she lives in a world of her own, she lives in a fantasy world2. [cosa imaginada] fantasyfantasía sexual sexual fantasy3. Mús fantasia4. RP [joya] piece of costume jewellery♦ de fantasía loc adjbisutería de fantasía costume jewellery;ropa de fantasía fancy clothes* * *f1 fantasy2 ( imaginación) imagination3:joyas de fantasía costume jewelry o Br jewellery* * *fantasía nf1) : fantasy2) : imagination* * *fantasía n2. (imaginación) imagination -
68 perverso
adj.perverse, wicked, bad, base.m.pervert, evil doer.* * *► adjetivo1 (malvado) evil, wicked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 evil person* * *ADJ (=depravado) depraved; (=malvado) wicked* * *I- sa adjetivo evilII- sa masculino, femenino evil o wicked person* * *= wicked, untoward, perverse, wayward, slavering, diabolical, diabolic, poison-pen, sinister.Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex. This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.Ex. The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.Ex. The writer explains how he earned a poison-pen reputation as dance and music critic at the Los Angeles Times.Ex. The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.----* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* sexo perverso = kinky sex.* utopía perversa = dystopia.* utópico perverso = dystopian.* * *I- sa adjetivo evilII- sa masculino, femenino evil o wicked person* * *= wicked, untoward, perverse, wayward, slavering, diabolical, diabolic, poison-pen, sinister.Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.Ex: The writer explains how he earned a poison-pen reputation as dance and music critic at the Los Angeles Times.Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* sexo perverso = kinky sex.* utopía perversa = dystopia.* utópico perverso = dystopian.* * *eviluna mente perversa an evil mindla madrastra perversa the wicked stepmothermasculine, feminineevil o wicked person* * *
perverso◊ -sa adjetivo
evil
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
evil o wicked person
perverso,-a
I adjetivo evil, wicked
II sustantivo masculino y femenino wicked person
' perverso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mala
- malo
- perversa
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
English:
perverse
- spiteful
- diabolical
* * *perverso, -a♦ adjevil, wicked♦ nm,f1. [depravado] depraved person2. [persona mala] evil person* * *adj wicked, evil* * *perverso, -sa adj: wicked, depraved -
69 reforzar
v.1 to reinforce.Ricardo refuerza los muelles Richard reinforces the docks.2 to strengthen, to consolidate.Las penurias reforzaron al grupo Hardship strengthened the group.* * *1 to reinforce, strengthen1 to be reinforced, be strengthened* * *verbto reinforce, bolster* * *VT1) (Arquit, Carpintería) to reinforce2) (=fortalecer) to reinforce, strengthendebemos reforzar nuestra estrategia de ventas — we must reinforce o strengthen our sales strategy
3) (Mil) to reinforce4) [+ dosis] to increase5) (Fot) to intensify* * *verbo transitivoa) <puerta/costura> to reinforce; < guardia> to increase, strengthen; < relaciones> to reinforceb) (Fot) to intensify* * *= cement, lend + force, reinforce, strengthen, undergird, bolster, add + Posesivo + weight to, beef up, place + Nombre + on a firmer footing, boost, buttress.Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.Ex. The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing.Ex. As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.Ex. Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.Ex. Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.----* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.* reforzar un prejuicio = reinforce + prejudice.* * *verbo transitivoa) <puerta/costura> to reinforce; < guardia> to increase, strengthen; < relaciones> to reinforceb) (Fot) to intensify* * *= cement, lend + force, reinforce, strengthen, undergird, bolster, add + Posesivo + weight to, beef up, place + Nombre + on a firmer footing, boost, buttress.Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.
Ex: The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing.Ex: As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.Ex: Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.* reforzar un prejuicio = reinforce + prejudice.* * *vt1 ‹puerta/pared/costura› to reinforce; ‹guardia› to increase, strengthenhan reforzado las medidas de seguridad security has been stepped up o tightenedesto refuerza las buenas relaciones entre los dos países this reinforces o strengthens the good relations between the two countries2 ( Fot) to intensify* * *
reforzar ( conjugate reforzar) verbo transitivo ‹puerta/costura› to reinforce;
‹ guardia› to increase, strengthen;
‹ relaciones› to reinforce;
‹ medidas de seguridad› to step up, tighten
reforzar verbo transitivo
1 (fortalecer) to reinforce, strengthen: solo lo hace para reforzar sus convicciones, he only does it to reinforce his convictions
2 (incrementar) han reforzado la vigilancia, vigilance has been stepped up
' reforzar' also found in these entries:
English:
bolster
- brace
- reinforce
- stiffen
- strengthen
- fortify
- tighten
* * *reforzar vt1. [hacer resistente] to reinforce;reforzaron los pilares del puente they reinforced the piers of the bridge2. [intensificar] to strengthen;han reforzado las medidas de seguridad en torno al palacio they have tightened security around the palace3. Fot to intensify* * ** * *reforzar {36} vt1) : to reinforce, to strengthen2) : to encourage, to support* * *reforzar vb to strengthen -
70 tesis
f. s.&pl.1 thesis.2 tenet, opinion.* * *1 thesis2 (opinión) view, theory\sostener una tesis to maintain a theorytesis doctoral doctoral thesis* * *noun f.* * *SF INV1) (Univ) thesistesis doctoral — doctoral thesis, doctoral dissertation (EEUU), PhD thesis
2) (Fil) thesis3) (=teoría)* * *a) (Educ, Fil) thesisb) ( opinión)* * *= dissertation, thesis [theses, -pl.], claim.Ex. The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.Ex. A thesis is a document which reports the author's research and findings and which is submitted by him in support of his candidature for a degree or professional qualification.Ex. The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.----* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.* defensa de tesis = dissertation defence, thesis defence.* director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.* tesis de máster = master's dissertation, master's thesis.* tesis doctoral = doctoral dissertation, PhD dissertation, Phd thesis (Ph.D. thesis), doctoral thesis.* * *a) (Educ, Fil) thesisb) ( opinión)* * *= dissertation, thesis [theses, -pl.], claim.Ex: The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.
Ex: A thesis is a document which reports the author's research and findings and which is submitted by him in support of his candidature for a degree or professional qualification.Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.* defensa de tesis = dissertation defence, thesis defence.* director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.* tesis de máster = master's dissertation, master's thesis.* tesis doctoral = doctoral dissertation, PhD dissertation, Phd thesis (Ph.D. thesis), doctoral thesis.* * *(pl tesis)1 ( Educ) thesis2(opinión): los dos sostienen la misma tesis they are both of the same opinion, they both hold the same viewesto confirma la tesis inicial de la policía this confirms the police's initial theory3 ( Fil) thesisCompuesto:doctoral thesis* * *
tesis sustantivo femenino (pl◊ tesis)a) (Educ, Fil) thesis;
b) ( opinión):
esto confirma la tesis inicial this confirms the initial theory
tesis f inv
1 (opinión) theory: según tu tesis, todos estamos acomplejados, in your view, everybody has a complex
las tesis liberales, liberal theories
2 Univ thesis
' tesis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
laguna
- tema
- verde
- completo
- consistente
- dirigir
- folio
- insostenible
- leer
English:
abstract
- argue
- dissertation
- thesis
- plod
* * *tesis nf inv1. [teoría, idea] view, thesis;defiende la tesis de que… he holds the view that…;es una tesis muy interesante that's a very interesting theory;novela de tesis novel with a message, didactic novel2. Filosofía thesis;tesis, antítesis y síntesis thesis, antithesis and synthesis3. Educ thesis;leer la tesis ≈ to have one's viva (voce), US to defend one's dissertationtesis doctoral doctoral o PhD thesis* * *f inv thesis* * *tesis nfs & pl: thesis -
71 tinte
m.1 dye (sustancia).2 dyeing.3 dry cleaner's.4 overtone (rasgo).una novela de tintes autobiográficos a novel with autobiographical overtones o elementspres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tintar.* * *1 (colorante) dye2 (proceso) dyeing3 (tintorería) dry-cleaner's\llevar algo al tinte to have something dry-cleaned* * *noun m.1) dye2) overtone* * *SM1) (=acto) dyeing2) (=producto) dye, dyestuff; [para madera] stain3) (=tintorería) dry cleaner's; (=taller) dyer's (shop)4) (=tendencia) hintsin el menor tinte político — without the slightest hint of politics, with no political overtones whatsoever
5) (=barniz) veneer, gloss* * *2) (Esp) ( establecimiento) dry cleaner's3) (matiz, rasgo) overtone* * *= dye, ink dye, tint, dyeing, tinge, stain.Ex. An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.Ex. This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.Ex. The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex. The author provides a list of needed materials, required preparations, and instructions for demonstrating the dyeing of anodized aluminum.Ex. This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex. Today, with water-based stains anyone can achieve a beautiful finish in a very short time, using only paintbrushes and rags.----* tinte de anilina = aniline dye.* * *2) (Esp) ( establecimiento) dry cleaner's3) (matiz, rasgo) overtone* * *= dye, ink dye, tint, dyeing, tinge, stain.Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
Ex: This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex: The author provides a list of needed materials, required preparations, and instructions for demonstrating the dyeing of anodized aluminum.Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex: Today, with water-based stains anyone can achieve a beautiful finish in a very short time, using only paintbrushes and rags.* tinte de anilina = aniline dye.* * *A1 (acción) dyeing2 (sustancia) dye; (color) color*tinte natural/artificial/para el pelo natural/artificial/hair dyeB ( Esp) (establecimiento) dry cleaner'sC (matiz, rasgo) overtonecon cierto tinte de escepticismo with skeptical overtones, with a certain note of skepticism* * *
Del verbo tintar: ( conjugate tintar)
tinté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
tinte es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tintar
tinte
tinte sustantivo masculino
1 ( acción) dyeing;
( sustancia) dye
2 (Esp) ( establecimiento) dry cleaner's
tintar verbo transitivo to dye
tinte sustantivo masculino
1 (tintorería) dry cleaner's
2 (teñido) dyeing
3 (sustancia) dye
4 (carácter, matiz) overtone
un tinte trágico, a tragic tone
' tinte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- agarrar
- coger
English:
dye
- henna
- hue
- rinse
- stain
- tint
- tinge
- tinted
* * *tinte nm1. [sustancia] dye;tinte de pelo hair dye2. [operación] dyeing3. [tintorería] dry cleaner's;llevar algo al tinte to take sth to the dry cleaner's, to get sth dry-cleaned4. [rasgo] overtone, suggestion;declaraciones de claro tinte racista remarks with clearly racist overtones;una novela de tintes autobiográficos a novel with autobiographical overtones o elements* * *m1 dye2 figveneer, gloss* * *tinte nm1) : dye, coloring2) : overtonetintes raciales: racial overtones* * * -
72 valiente
adj.brave (valeroso).f. & m.1 brave person (valeroso).2 valiant, brave person, daring person.* * *► adjetivo1 (valeroso) brave, courageous, bold2 (fuerte) strong, vigorous■ ¡valiente ayudante estás hecho! a fine assistant you are!4 peyorativo (bravucón) boastful, bragging1 (valeroso) brave person2 (bravucón) boaster, braggart* * *adj.bold, brave* * *1. ADJ1) [persona, acción, decisión] brave, courageous, valiant literno te las des de valiente porque sé que tienes miedo — don't pretend to be brave because I know you're frightened
2) iró (antes de s) fine¡valiente amigo estás tú hecho! — a fine friend o some friend you are! *
¡valiente gobierno! — some government! *, what a government! *
2.SMF brave man/womanse hace el valiente porque le están mirando todos — he's pretending to be brave because everyone's looking at him
* * *I1) < persona> brave, courageous, valiant (liter)2) (delante del n) (iró) ( en exclamaciones)valiente sinvergüenza estás hecho! — you have some nerve (AmE colloq), you've got a nerve (BrE colloq)
IIvaliente amigo que tienes! — some friend he is! (colloq & iro)
masculino y femenino brave personlos valientes — the brave (frml)
* * *= valiant, gallant, courageous, spunky, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, stud, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.].Ex. Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex. One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.Ex. The author discusses a number of ' spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.* * *I1) < persona> brave, courageous, valiant (liter)2) (delante del n) (iró) ( en exclamaciones)valiente sinvergüenza estás hecho! — you have some nerve (AmE colloq), you've got a nerve (BrE colloq)
IIvaliente amigo que tienes! — some friend he is! (colloq & iro)
masculino y femenino brave personlos valientes — the brave (frml)
* * *= valiant, gallant, courageous, spunky, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, stud, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.].Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.Ex: The author discusses a number of ' spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.* * *A ‹persona› brave, courageous, valiant ( liter)se las da de valiente y a la hora de la verdad … he makes out that he's brave but when it comes to it …B ( delante del n) ( iró)(como intensificador): ¡valiente sinvergüenza estás tu hecho! you have some nerve ( AmE) o ( BrE) a real nerve ( colloq)¡valiente estupidez! that was pretty stupid! ( colloq)¡valiente amigo que tienes! some friend he is o nice friends you have! ( colloq iro)brave personlos valientes marchan con la frente en alto the brave walk with their heads held high ( frml)* * *
valiente adjetivo ‹ persona› brave, courageous
valiente adjetivo
1 (con coraje, arrojado) brave, courageous, valiant
2 irón ¡valiente tontería acaba de decir!, that was a pretty stupid thing to say!
' valiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gallarda
- gallardo
- guapa
- guapo
- resuelta
- resuelto
- arrecho
- atrevido
- audaz
- dar
- envalentonar
- macho
English:
bold
- brave
- courageous
- gallant
- gritty
- plucky
- some
- spunky
- valiant
- of
* * *♦ adj1. [valeroso] brave, courageous¡valiente amigo estás hecho! some friend you are!♦ nmfbrave person* * *adj1 brave2 irón fine;¡valiente sorpresa! a fine surprise this is!;¡en valiente lío te has metido! a fine mess you’ve gotten yourself into!;¡valientes vacaciones! some vacation this is!* * *valiente adj1) : brave, valiant¡valiente amiga!: what a fine friend!♦ valientemente adv* * *valiente adj brave -
73 desaliñado
adj.untidy, messy, sloppy, bedraggled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desaliñar.* * *1→ link=desaliñar desaliñar► adjetivo1 untidy, unkempt, scruffy* * *ADJ1) (=descuidado) slovenly2) (=desordenado) untidy, dishevelled, disheveled (EEUU)3) (=negligente) careless, slovenly* * *- da adjetivo slovenly* * *= messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], scruffy [scruffier -comp., scuffiest -sup.], bedraggled, unkempt, scruff.Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex. The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.Ex. This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.Ex. Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.Ex. Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.* * *- da adjetivo slovenly* * *= messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], scruffy [scruffier -comp., scuffiest -sup.], bedraggled, unkempt, scruff.Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.Ex: This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.* * *desaliñado -daslovenly* * *
Del verbo desaliñar: ( conjugate desaliñar)
desaliñado es:
el participio
desaliñado◊ -da adjetivo
slovenly
desaliñado,-a adjetivo scruffy, untidy
' desaliñado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desaliñada
English:
disheveled
- dishevelled
- dowdy
- frumpy
- scruffily
- scruffy
- sloppy
- slovenly
- untidy
- bedraggled
* * *desaliñado, -a adj[persona, aspecto] scruffy;un tipo de aspecto desaliñado a scruffy-looking guy* * *adj slovenly* * *desaliñado, -da adj: slovenly, untidy* * * -
74 literario
adj.literary.* * *► adjetivo1 literary* * *(f. - literaria)adj.* * *ADJ literary* * *- ria adjetivo literary* * *= literary.Ex. On the other hand, in an automated system we would have a difficult time convincing the machine that Mr. Auden's death was not the cause for the sudden appearance on the literary scene of a new author.----* análisis literario = literary analysis.* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.* círculo literario = literary circle.* clásico literario = literary classic.* comentario literario = literary analysis.* crítica literaria = literary criticism.* crítico literario = literary critic, book reviewer.* documento literario = literary document.* ensayista literario = literary essayist.* estilo literario = writing style.* estudios literarios = literary studies.* género literario = genre.* historia literaria = literary history.* no literario = non-literary.* novela literaria = literary novel.* recital literario = literary award.* redactor literario = literary editor.* registrar como propiedad literaria = copyright.* subgénero literario = subgenre [sub-genre].* teoría literaria = literary theory.* velada literaria = literary evening.* vida del mundo literario = literary life.* vida literaria = literary life.* * *- ria adjetivo literary* * *= literary.Ex: On the other hand, in an automated system we would have a difficult time convincing the machine that Mr. Auden's death was not the cause for the sudden appearance on the literary scene of a new author.
* análisis literario = literary analysis.* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.* círculo literario = literary circle.* clásico literario = literary classic.* comentario literario = literary analysis.* crítica literaria = literary criticism.* crítico literario = literary critic, book reviewer.* documento literario = literary document.* ensayista literario = literary essayist.* estilo literario = writing style.* estudios literarios = literary studies.* género literario = genre.* historia literaria = literary history.* no literario = non-literary.* novela literaria = literary novel.* recital literario = literary award.* redactor literario = literary editor.* registrar como propiedad literaria = copyright.* subgénero literario = subgenre [sub-genre].* teoría literaria = literary theory.* velada literaria = literary evening.* vida del mundo literario = literary life.* vida literaria = literary life.* * *literary* * *
literario◊ - ria adjetivo
literary
literario,-a adjetivo literary
' literario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ancha
- ancho
- consagración
- literaria
- seudónima
- seudónimo
- verso
English:
literary
* * *literario, -a adjliterary* * *adj literary* * *: literary* * *literario adj literary -
75 surrealista
adj.1 surrealist.2 surrealistic, abstract, nonrealistic, surreal.f. & m.surrealist.* * *► adjetivo1 surrealist, surrealistic1 surrealist* * *1.ADJ surrealist, surrealistic2.SMF surrealist* * *Iadjetivo <artista/exposición> surrealist (before n); <estilo/efecto> surrealisticIImasculino y femenino surrealist* * *= surreal, surrealist, surrealistic, oniric [oneiric], dreamlike, oneiric [oniric].Ex. Even studies that make qualitative allowances will still imply a surreal causal analysis that is mostly speculation.Ex. The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).Ex. His paintings feature surrealistic and often disturbing views of animal and plant life.Ex. After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex. The entire movie is a hallucination, an oneiric narrative.* * *Iadjetivo <artista/exposición> surrealist (before n); <estilo/efecto> surrealisticIImasculino y femenino surrealist* * *= surreal, surrealist, surrealistic, oniric [oneiric], dreamlike, oneiric [oniric].Ex: Even studies that make qualitative allowances will still imply a surreal causal analysis that is mostly speculation.
Ex: The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).Ex: His paintings feature surrealistic and often disturbing views of animal and plant life.Ex: After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex: The entire movie is a hallucination, an oneiric narrative.* * *‹artista/exposición› surrealist ( before n); ‹estilo/efecto› surrealisticsurrealist* * *
surrealista adjetivo ‹artista/exposición› surrealist ( before n);
‹estilo/efecto› surrealistic
surrealista adjetivo & mf surrealist
' surrealista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
movimiento
English:
surrealist
- zany
- surreal
* * *♦ adj1. [en arte, literatura, cine] surrealist2. [absurdo] surreal♦ nmfsurrealist* * *m/f & adj surrealist -
76 buscar
v.1 to look.2 to look for.estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for workse fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in AmericaMaría busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.3 to look up.Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.4 to search for (computing).El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble6 to pick up.voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paperir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody uppasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.* * *1 (gen) to look for, search for■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!4 (recoger) to pick up■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve1 (mirar) to look\buscársela familiar to be looking for troublebuscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living'Se busca...' "... wanted"* * *verb1) to look for, seek2) search* * *1. VT1) (=tratar de encontrar)a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look forestuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers
llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months
el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit
"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"
"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"
b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look upc) [con la vista] to try to spot, look forlo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him
2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to findno sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude
con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style
solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money
como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now
•
buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sthsiempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing
•
ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkinve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother
- buscarlavino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *
3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?
vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants
4) (Inform) to search5) (=preguntar por) to ask for¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?
2.VI to lookya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.----* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *buscar [A2 ]vt1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to findlo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhereno trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excusesla policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police[ S ] se busca wantedlos hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at receptionlas flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the lightla buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot herestá buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it2 (en un libro, una lista) to look upbusca el número en la guía look up the number in the directoryB1 (recoger) to collect, pick upfuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airportvengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things2 (conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctorsalió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the breadsube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissorsC1(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boybuscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INFel libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look forsiempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fightme está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it■ buscarvito lookbusca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find■ buscarseA (intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the childrenB ‹complicaciones/problemas›no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any troubletú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you rightse está buscando problemas she's asking for troublebuscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
2
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo
* * *♦ vt1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;CSur Fambuscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth2. [recoger] to pick up;vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address bookno sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;Famése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing5. Informát to search forno me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;♦ vito look;busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom* * *v/t search for, look for;ir/venir a buscar fetch;se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it* * *buscar {72} vt1) : to look for, to seek2) : to pick up, to collect3) : to provokebuscar vi: to look, to searchbuscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets* * *buscar vb1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for2. (consultar) to look up4. (traer) to fetch / to get"Se busca" "Wanted" -
77 estimar la demanda de Algo
(v.) = gauge + the demand forEx. Gauging the potential demand for a 'difficult' novel by a completely new author is obviously a hazardous business and might result in books standing unwanted on the shelves.* * *(v.) = gauge + the demand forEx: Gauging the potential demand for a 'difficult' novel by a completely new author is obviously a hazardous business and might result in books standing unwanted on the shelves.
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78 estrafalario, lo
(n.) = bizarre, theEx. The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).* * *(n.) = bizarre, theEx: The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).
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79 ramita
f.1 sprig, little twig, small branch, twig.2 branchlet.f. & diminut.1 small shoot or sprig, twig.2 any light trifling thing. (Metaphorical)* * *SF [de árbol, planta] twig, sprig; [ramo] spray* * *= twig, sprig.Ex. The author discusses the works of Michelle Stuart, a New York-based artist who uses natural objects, such as seeds, twigs and leaves, in her art.Ex. Some critics have equated verbena in Faulkner's novel 'An Odor of Verbena' directly with courage, seeing Drusilla's gifts of verbena sprigs as the conferral and recognition of courage.* * *= twig, sprig.Ex: The author discusses the works of Michelle Stuart, a New York-based artist who uses natural objects, such as seeds, twigs and leaves, in her art.
Ex: Some critics have equated verbena in Faulkner's novel 'An Odor of Verbena' directly with courage, seeing Drusilla's gifts of verbena sprigs as the conferral and recognition of courage. -
80 tribulación
f.1 tribulation, difficulty, affliction.2 tribulation, adversity, affliction, suffering.* * *1 tribulation* * *SF tribulation* * *= tribulation, torment, woe, woefulness.Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* tribulaciones = trials and tribulations.* * *= tribulation, torment, woe, woefulness.Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* tribulaciones = trials and tribulations.* * *tribulation* * *
tribulación sustantivo femenino difficulty, tribulation
' tribulación' also found in these entries:
English:
tribulation
* * *tribulación nftribulation* * *
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