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101 tener éxito
v.to have success, to be successful, to succeed, to be a hit.Ricardo acertó en su empresa Richard succeeded in his undertaking.* * *to be successful* * ** * *(v.) = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strongEx. Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.Ex. For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.Ex. The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex. The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.Ex. During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.Ex. The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.Ex. This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex. Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.Ex. The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.* * *(v.) = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strongEx: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
Ex: For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex: In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex: The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.Ex: During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.Ex: The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.Ex: This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex: Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems. -
102 unir
v.1 to join (juntar) (pedazos, habitaciones).unió los dos palos con una cuerda he joined o tied the two sticks together with a piece of stringEllos unieron las telas They joined the fabrics.Ellos unieron los equipos They merged the teams.2 to connect, to link (comunicar) (ciudades, terminales, aparatos).El cable une la tubería The wire connects the tubing.3 to combine.en su obra une belleza y técnica her work combines beauty with techniqueunir algo a algo to add something to something4 to draw together, to assemble, to unify.El amor une a las personas Love draws people together.* * *1 (juntar) to unite, join, join together2 (combinar) to combine (a, with)3 (enlazar) to link (a, to)\unirse en matrimonio formal to unite in marriage* * *verbto unite, join, link- unirse- unirse a* * *1. VT1) (=acercar)a) [+ grupos, tendencias, pueblos] to uniteb) [sentimientos] to unitea nuestros dos países los unen muchas más cosas de las que los dividen — there are far more things that unite our two countries than divide them
c) [lazos] to link, bindlos lazos que unen ambos países — the ties that bind o link both countries
2) (=atar) [contrato] to bindcon el periódico me unía un mero contrato — I was bound to the newspaper by nothing more than a simple contract
el jugador ha rescindido el contrato que lo unía al club — the player has terminated the contract binding him to the club
3) (=asociar, agrupar) to combineuniendo los dos nombres resulta un nuevo concepto — a new concept is created by combining the two nouns
el esquí de fondo une dos actividades: montañismo y esquí — cross-country skiing combines two activities: mountaineering and skiing
decidieron unir sus fuerzas para luchar contra el crimen — they decided to join forces in the fight against crime
ha logrado unir su nombre al de los grandes deportistas de este siglo — he has won a place among the great sporting names of this century
5) [+ objetos, piezas] [gen] to join, join together; [con pegamento, celo] to stick together; [con clavos, puntas] to fasten togethervan a tirar el tabique para unir el salón a la cocina — they are going to knock together the lounge and the kitchen
6) (Culin) [+ líquidos] to mix; [+ salsa] to blend7) (Com) [+ compañías, intereses] to merge2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < cables> to join; (con cola, pegamento) to stick... together; < esfuerzos> to combinelos unió en matrimonio — (frml) he joined them in matrimony (frml)
b) sentimientos/intereses to uniteunida sentimentalmente a... — (period) romantically involved with...
c) <características/cualidades/estilos> to combine3) ( fusionar) <empresas/organizaciones> to merge4) < salsa> to mix2.unirse v pron1)a) ( aliarse) personas/colectividades to join togetherse unieron para hacer un frente común — they joined forces o united in a common cause
b) características/cualidades to combine3) ( fusionarse) empresas/organizaciones to merge* * *= aggregate, bridge, connect, join together, link, marry, string, unite, confound, piece together, weld into/together, splice, bundle, pool, band, bind + Nombre + together, knit, knit, federate, conjoin, cement.Ex. You have attempted to aggregate the UDC class number incorrectly.Ex. BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.Ex. Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.Ex. A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials, e.g. paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, and similar materials, consisting of two covers joined together at the back.Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.Ex. There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.Ex. It has become increasingly difficult to unite both categories in one union and demands for a trade union of library employees have been raised.Ex. The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex. The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.Ex. A filmloop is a short length of film enclosed in a cassette and with the end of the film spliced on to the beginning so that it requires no rewinding.Ex. CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.Ex. The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.Ex. People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.Ex. I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.Ex. I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.Ex. The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.Ex. The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.----* conseguir unir = rally.* unir a = tie (to), couple with.* unir esfuerzos = join + hands.* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.* unir inextricablemente = interweave.* unir mediante espigas = tenon.* unir mediante hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].* unir mediante mortaja = mortise.* unirse = come together, partner, bond, stand up as + one.* unirse a = ally with, join, hop on, join + Posesivo + ranks.* unirse a una conversación = chime in.* unirse en matrimonio = tie + the knot.* unir sin solapar = butt together.* volverse a unir a = rejoin.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < cables> to join; (con cola, pegamento) to stick... together; < esfuerzos> to combinelos unió en matrimonio — (frml) he joined them in matrimony (frml)
b) sentimientos/intereses to uniteunida sentimentalmente a... — (period) romantically involved with...
c) <características/cualidades/estilos> to combine3) ( fusionar) <empresas/organizaciones> to merge4) < salsa> to mix2.unirse v pron1)a) ( aliarse) personas/colectividades to join togetherse unieron para hacer un frente común — they joined forces o united in a common cause
b) características/cualidades to combine3) ( fusionarse) empresas/organizaciones to merge* * *= aggregate, bridge, connect, join together, link, marry, string, unite, confound, piece together, weld into/together, splice, bundle, pool, band, bind + Nombre + together, knit, knit, federate, conjoin, cement.Ex: You have attempted to aggregate the UDC class number incorrectly.
Ex: BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials, e.g. paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, and similar materials, consisting of two covers joined together at the back.Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.Ex: There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.Ex: It has become increasingly difficult to unite both categories in one union and demands for a trade union of library employees have been raised.Ex: The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex: The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.Ex: A filmloop is a short length of film enclosed in a cassette and with the end of the film spliced on to the beginning so that it requires no rewinding.Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.Ex: The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.Ex: I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.Ex: I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.Ex: The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.Ex: The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.* conseguir unir = rally.* unir a = tie (to), couple with.* unir esfuerzos = join + hands.* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.* unir inextricablemente = interweave.* unir mediante espigas = tenon.* unir mediante hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].* unir mediante mortaja = mortise.* unirse = come together, partner, bond, stand up as + one.* unirse a = ally with, join, hop on, join + Posesivo + ranks.* unirse a una conversación = chime in.* unirse en matrimonio = tie + the knot.* unir sin solapar = butt together.* volverse a unir a = rejoin.* * *unir [I1 ]vtA1«persona»: unió los trozos con un pegamento she stuck the pieces together with glueunió los cables con cinta aislante he joined the wires with insulating tapeha unido dos estilos muy diferentes he has combined two very different stylesunamos nuestros esfuerzos let us combine our efforts2 «sentimientos/intereses» to unitelos unía el deseo de … they were united by their desire to …los une su afición al deporte their love of sport binds them together o acts as a bond between them o unites themel amor que nos une the love which unites usunida sentimentalmente a … ( period); romantically involved with …3 ‹características/cualidades› unir algo A algo to combine sth WITH sthune a su inteligencia una gran madurez he combines intelligence with great maturityB (comunicar) to linkla nueva carretera une los dos pueblos the new road links the two townsel puente aéreo que une las dos ciudades the shuttle service which runs between o links the two citiesC ‹salsa› to mix■ unirseA1 (aliarse) «personas/colectividades» to join togetherse unieron para hacer un frente común they joined forces o united in a common causelos dos países se unieron en una federación the two countries joined together to form a federationse unieron en matrimonio they were married, they were joined in matrimony ( frml)varias empresas se unieron para formar un consorcio several companies joined together o came together o combined to form a consortiumunirse A algo:se unió a nuestra causa he joined our cause2 «características/cualidades» to combineen él se unen la ambición y el orgullo ambition and pride come together o combine in him, he combines ambition with pridea su belleza se une una gran simpatía her beauty is combined with a very likable personalityB (juntarse) «caminos» to converge, meetdonde el tráfico del oeste se une con el del norte where traffic from the west converges with o meets traffic from the north* * *
unir ( conjugate unir) verbo transitivo
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(con cola, pegamento) to stick … together;
‹ esfuerzos› to combine
unir algo a algo to combine sth with sth
2 ( comunicar) ‹ lugares› to link
3 ( fusionar) ‹empresas/organizaciones› to merge
unirse verbo pronominal
1 ( aliarse) [personas/colectividades] to join together;
2 ( juntarse) [ caminos] to converge, meet
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/organizaciones] to merge
unir verbo transitivo
1 (cables, conexiones) to join, unite
2 (esfuerzos, intereses) to join
(asociar, fusionar) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (comunicar) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages
' unir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- casar
- empalmar
- fundir
- juntar
- ligar
- remachar
- vincular
English:
bond
- cement
- connect
- couple
- join
- join up
- link
- neither
- screw together
- stick together
- unite
- yoke
- amalgamate
- bring
- marry
- reunite
- splice
- unify
* * *♦ vt1. [juntar] [pedazos, piezas, habitaciones] to join;[empresas, estados, facciones] to unite; Informát [archivos] to merge;unió los dos palos con una cuerda he joined o tied the two sticks with a piece of string;debemos unir fuerzas we must combine forcesles une una fuerte amistad they are very close friends, they share a very close friendship;les une su pasión por la música they share a passion for music;los lazos que nos unen the ties that bind us;Formalunir a dos personas en (santo) matrimonio to join two people in (holy) matrimony3. [comunicar] [ciudades, terminales, aparatos] to connect, to link;la línea férrea que une la capital a o [m5] con la costa the railway o US railroad between o which links the capital and the coast4. [combinar] to combine;en su obra une belleza y técnica her work combines beauty with technique;unir algo a algo [añadir] to add sth to sth;a la desinformación hay que unir también el desinterés de la gente in addition to the lack of information, we have to take into account people's lack of interest5. [mezclar] to mix o blend in;una la mantequilla con el azúcar cream together the butter and the sugar* * *v/t1 join2 personas unite3 características combine ( con with)4 ciudades link* * *unir vt1) juntar: to unite, to join, to link2) combinar: to combine, to blend* * *unir vb1. (juntar) to join2. (comunicar) to link3. (relacionar) to unite -
103 Bund
m; -, kein Pl.; Abk. ( Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland ) German union for environmental and nature concerns* * *der Bund(Bündel) bunch; bundle;(Hosenbund) waistband;(Union) confederation; union; alliance* * *[bʊnt] -, no pl abbr ≈ German union for environmental and nature concerns* * *der2) (people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose: the International Federation of Actors.) federation3) (a union of persons, nations etc for the benefit of each other: the League for the Protection of Shopkeepers.) league4) (the part of a pair of trousers, skirt etc which goes round the waist: The waistband of this skirt is too tight.) waistband* * *<-s>m kein pl Abk von Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland German environment and nature protection agency* * *Ider; Bund[e]s, Bünde1) (Verband, Vereinigung) association; society; (Bündnis, Pakt) allianceder Dritte im Bunde — (fig.) the third in the trio
den Bund der Ehe eingehen, den Bund fürs Leben schließen — (geh.) enter into the bond of marriage
2) (föderativer Staat) federation3) (ugs.): (Bundeswehr) forces plbeim Bund — in the forces pl.
4) (an Röcken od. Hosen) waistbandIIdas; Bund[e]s, Bunde bunch* * *Bund1 m; -(e)s, Bündeein Bund zweier Länder an alliance between two nations;einen Bund schließen mit enter into an alliance with;2. POL, Ggs Länder:der Bund the Federal Government;Bund und Länder the Federal Government and the Länder ( oder Lands)der Bund the army;beim Bund in the army;er muss zum Bund he’s got to do his national serviceden Bund fürs Leben schließen geh enter into the bond of marriage, take marriage vows;der Dritte im Bunde the third in the trio;im Bunde mit together with, in association with5. BIBEL covenant7. an der Gitarre etc: fretBund2 n; -(e)s, -(e) (Bündel) bundle; Schlüssel, Radieschen etc: bunch; Heu, Stroh: truss; Baumwolle, Flachs hank* * *Ider; Bund[e]s, Bünde1) (Verband, Vereinigung) association; society; (Bündnis, Pakt) allianceder Dritte im Bunde — (fig.) the third in the trio
den Bund der Ehe eingehen, den Bund fürs Leben schließen — (geh.) enter into the bond of marriage
2) (föderativer Staat) federation3) (ugs.): (Bundeswehr) forces plbeim Bund — in the forces pl.
4) (an Röcken od. Hosen) waistbandIIdas; Bund[e]s, Bunde bunch* * *-e m.alliance n.association n.bunch n.(§ pl.: bunches)bundle n.confederation n.federation n.flange n.league n.truss n.(§ pl.: trusses) -
104 Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos
Ex. Since the passage of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Information Resources Management (IRM) has been the major strategy used by the Federal government to improve the effective management of information and information technology and to reduce the costs of a wide range of information services and products.* * *Ex: Since the passage of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Information Resources Management (IRM) has been the major strategy used by the Federal government to improve the effective management of information and information technology and to reduce the costs of a wide range of information services and products.
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105 afligir
v.1 to afflict (causar daño).La pena aflige el alma Grief afflicts the soul.2 to distress, to anguish, to aggrieve, to grieve.Su muerte afligió a una nación His death distressed a nation.* * *1 to afflict, grieve, trouble1 to grieve, be distressed* * *verb1) to afflict2) distress* * *1. VT1) (=afectar) to afflict; (=apenar) to pain, distress2) LAm (=golpear) to beat, hit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( afectar) to afflictb) ( apenar) to upset2.afligirse v pron to get upset* * *= afflict, ail, desolate.Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex. You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.----* afligirse = become + distressed, grieve.* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( afectar) to afflictb) ( apenar) to upset2.afligirse v pron to get upset* * *= afflict, ail, desolate.Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.* afligirse = become + distressed, grieve.* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.* * *afligir [I7 ]vt1 (afectar, perjudicar) to afflictlos problemas que afligían al país the problems afflicting the country2 (apenar) to upsetto get upset* * *
afligir ( conjugate afligir) verbo transitivo
afligirse verbo pronominal
to get upset
afligir verbo transitivo to afflict
' afligir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectar
English:
afflict
- distress
- plague
* * *♦ vt1. [causar daño] to afflict;los males que afligen a la región the problems afflicting the region2. [causar pena] to distress;su partida la afligió she was saddened by his leaving* * *v/t1 afflict2 ( apenar) upset3 L.Am. F ( golpear) beat up* * *afligir {35} vt1) : to distress, to upset2) : to afflict* * *afligir vb to distress -
106 alejarse de
v.1 to get away from, to draw away from, to grow away from, to step away from.Ella se alejó del incendio She got away from the fire.2 to move away from, to retire from, to draw off from.Ellos se alejaron del vecindario They moved away from the neighborhood.3 to recede from, to retreat from.El tornado se alejó de la playa The tornado retreated from the beach.* * *(v.) = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away fromEx. Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.Ex. When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.Ex. There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.Ex. Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.Ex. Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.Ex. We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.Ex. Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.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.* * *(v.) = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away fromEx: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.Ex: There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.Ex: We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.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. -
107 decidirse por
v.1 to decide on, to choose, to decide upon, to determine on.2 to decide to, to choose to.* * *to decide on* * *(v.) = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump forEx. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.Ex. Each abstracting organisation must consider many factors before settling upon a specific abstracting format and style.Ex. If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.Ex. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.* * *(v.) = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump forEx: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.
Ex: Each abstracting organisation must consider many factors before settling upon a specific abstracting format and style.Ex: If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. -
108 dispensar
v.1 to excuse, to forgive.¡dispense! excuse me!, pardon me!, I beg your pardon!2 to confer (rendir) (honores).3 to excuse.4 to dispense, to excuse, to forgive, to absolve.La maestra dispensó al nuevo alumno The teacher dispensed the new student.La enfermera dispensa analgésicos The nurse dispenses analgesics.* * *1 (conceder) to give, grant; (elogios) to confer2 (medicamentos) to dispense3 (eximir) to exempt, free4 (disculpar) to forgive, pardon\dispense excuse me, pardon me* * *verb1) to dispense2) excuse* * *1. VT1) (=conceder) [+ ayuda] to give; [+ honores] to grant; [+ atención] to pay; [+ acogida] to give, accord; [+ receta] to dispense2) (=perdonar) to excuse¡dispénseme usted! — I beg your pardon!, sorry!
3) (=eximir) to exempt (de from)excuse (de from)me dispensaron del pago de la multa — they waived my fine, they excused me from payment of the fine
así el cuerpo queda dispensado de ese esfuerzo — thus the body is freed from that effort o relieved of that effort
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < honor> to give, accord (frml); < acogida> to give, extend (frml); <ayuda/protección> to give, afford (frml); < asistencia médica> to give; < medicamentos> to dispensele dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento — he was given o (frml) extended a warm reception
2)a) ( eximir)b) ( perdonar) to forgive2.dispensar vi to forgivedispense, por favor — excuse me
* * *= dispense.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.----* dispensar de = dispense with.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < honor> to give, accord (frml); < acogida> to give, extend (frml); <ayuda/protección> to give, afford (frml); < asistencia médica> to give; < medicamentos> to dispensele dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento — he was given o (frml) extended a warm reception
2)a) ( eximir)b) ( perdonar) to forgive2.dispensar vi to forgivedispense, por favor — excuse me
* * *= dispense.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
* dispensar de = dispense with.* * *dispensar [A1 ]vtA ‹honor› to give, accord ( frml); ‹acogida› to give, extend ( frml); ‹ayuda/protección› to give, afford ( frml); ‹asistencia médica› to give; ‹medicamentos› to dispensele dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento he was given o ( frml) extended a warm receptionle dispensaron el honor de inaugurar el museo he was given o ( frml) accorded the honor of inaugurating the museumestablecimientos donde se dispensan jeringas gratis establishments where syringes are supplied o dispensed free of chargeB1 (eximir) dispensar a algn DE algo to exempt sb FROM sthfue dispensado del servicio militar he was exempted from military servicelo dispensaron del pago de la multa he was excused (from) payment of the fine, the fine was waivedla dispensaron de asistir a misa she was excused from attending mass2 (perdonar) to forgive■ dispensarvito forgivedispense, por favor excuse me, I beg your pardon* * *
dispensar ( conjugate dispensar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ honor› to give, accord (frml);
‹ acogida› to give, extend (frml);
‹ayuda/protección› to give, afford (frml);
‹ asistencia médica› to give;
‹ medicamentos› to dispense;◊ le dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento he was given o (frml) extended a warm reception
2a) ( eximir) dispensar a algn de algo to exempt sb from sth;
verbo intransitivo
to forgive;◊ dispense, por favor excuse me
' dispensar' also found in these entries:
English:
excuse
- release
- discharge
* * *♦ vt1. Formal [dar] [honores] to confer (a upon); [bienvenida, ayuda] to give (a to); [medicamentos] to dispense;[alimentos] to distribute;el público le dispensó una calurosa acogida the audience gave her a warm welcome;le fue dispensado el honor de ser el abanderado olímpico he was given the honour of being the standard bearer at the Olympicsles ruego me dispensen por el retraso please forgive the delay3. [eximir] to excuse, to exempt (de from);le dispensamos de asistir a clase he is excused from coming to class;lo dispensaron de hacer el servicio militar/el examen he was exempted from military service/taking the exam♦ viFormal¡dispense! excuse me!, pardon me!, I beg your pardon!* * *v/t2 ( eximir) excuse (de from)* * *dispensar vt1) : to dispense, to give, to grant2) excusar: to excuse, to forgive3) eximir: to exempt -
109 echar la culpa
(v.) = place + blame, faultEx. This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books.Ex. What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.* * *(v.) = place + blame, faultEx: This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books.
Ex: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog. -
110 ir bien
v.1 to be doing all right, to be doing very well, to be coming on all right, to be doing OK.Nos va bien We are doing all right.2 to be going OK, to be coming on all right, to be coming on OK, to be coming out all right.3 to be OK, to be doing OK.Me fue bien I was OK.4 to be doing great in, to be doing great in one's.5 to be working great for.* * *(v.) = go + well, do + well, go + strongEx. The move went well and only took 6 of the 10 days and 320 of the 500 volunteers scheduled.Ex. Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.* * *(v.) = go + well, do + well, go + strongEx: The move went well and only took 6 of the 10 days and 320 of the 500 volunteers scheduled.
Ex: Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems. -
111 apartarse de
v.to draw away from, to break away from, to get away from, to come away from.Esto se aparta de lo tradicinal This breaks away from the traditional.* * *(v.) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from)Ex. It is sometimes helpful to depart from strict alphabetical arrangement.Ex. Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.Ex. We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.Ex. Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.Ex. However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms.* * *(v.) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from)Ex: It is sometimes helpful to depart from strict alphabetical arrangement.
Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.Ex: We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.Ex: However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms. -
112 aquejar
v.1 to afflict.le aquejan varias enfermedades he suffers from a number of illnesses2 to suffer from, to be troubled with.3 to affect, to afflict.* * *1 to afflict, affect* * *VT1) (=afligir) to bother, trouble; (=importunar) to worry, harass; (=cansar) to weary, tire out¿qué le aqueja? — what's up with him?
2) (Med) to afflict* * *verbo transitivo (frml)* * *= ail.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.----* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* * *verbo transitivo (frml)* * *= ail.Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* * *aquejar [A1 ]vt( frml):lo aqueja un fuerte dolor de espalda he is suffering from severe back painlos problemas sociales que aquejan a estas zonas the social problems afflicting these areas* * *aquejar vtto afflict;le aquejan varias enfermedades he suffers from a number of illnesses;la crisis económica que aqueja a la región the economic crisis afflicting the region* * *v/t afflict;le aqueja una rara enfermedad he suffers from o is afflicted with a rare disease* * *aquejar vt: to afflict -
113 simplista
adj.simplistic.f. & m.1 naïve person.2 simplist.* * *► adjetivo1 simplistic, oversimple1 simplistic person* * *ADJ simplistic* * *adjetivo simplistic* * *= glib, simplistic, oversimplified [over-simplified].Ex. This is far too glib a way of discussing the problem.Ex. What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.----* de un modo simplista = simplistically.* * *adjetivo simplistic* * *= glib, simplistic, oversimplified [over-simplified].Ex: This is far too glib a way of discussing the problem.
Ex: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.* de un modo simplista = simplistically.* * *simplistic* * *
simplista adjetivo
simplistic
' simplista' also found in these entries:
English:
glib
- naive
- simplistic
- facile
* * *♦ adjsimplistic♦ nmfsimplistic person;ser un simplista to be simplistic* * *adj simplistic -
114 echar en cara
figurado to reproach for————————to blame* * *(v.) = faultEx. What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.* * *(v.) = faultEx: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.
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115 encontrar defectos
(v.) = faultEx. What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.* * *(v.) = faultEx: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.
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116 fundación de beneficiencia pública
(n.) = public trustEx. In October, the federal government announced a policy change that removes the tax advantage enjoyed by public trusts by the end of 2010.* * *(n.) = public trustEx: In October, the federal government announced a policy change that removes the tax advantage enjoyed by public trusts by the end of 2010.
Spanish-English dictionary > fundación de beneficiencia pública
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117 integración racial
f.racial integration.* * *(n.) = racial integration, desegregationEx. In the UK school and public libraries try to assist peaceful racial integration while maintaining each race's cultural identity.Ex. Public school desegregation policies failed because the federal government delegated its responsibility to the states.* * *(n.) = racial integration, desegregationEx: In the UK school and public libraries try to assist peaceful racial integration while maintaining each race's cultural identity.
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118 juez árbitro
m.umpire.* * *(n.) = arbitrator, adjudicatorEx. The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.Ex. The most cost-effective way to select an adjudicator is for the parties to agree.* * *(n.) = arbitrator, adjudicatorEx: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
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119 organismo de beneficiencia pública
(n.) = public trustEx. In October, the federal government announced a policy change that removes the tax advantage enjoyed by public trusts by the end of 2010.* * *(n.) = public trustEx: In October, the federal government announced a policy change that removes the tax advantage enjoyed by public trusts by the end of 2010.
Spanish-English dictionary > organismo de beneficiencia pública
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120 retirarse de
v.to retire from, to draw off from, to crawfish out of, to withdraw from.* * *(v.) = pull out of, pull away (from)Ex. When financial institutions pull out of markets, they no longer need the supporting information services and so cancel publications, especially multiple subsciptions, and use less on-line time.Ex. Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.* * *(v.) = pull out of, pull away (from)Ex: When financial institutions pull out of markets, they no longer need the supporting information services and so cancel publications, especially multiple subsciptions, and use less on-line time.
Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.
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