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1 seekers
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2 Seekers (A 17th-century Puritan sect akin to the Quakers)
Религия: спасения страждущиеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Seekers (A 17th-century Puritan sect akin to the Quakers)
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3 seekers of the solutions
СМИ: добивающиеся решенияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > seekers of the solutions
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4 Boorstin, Daniel Joseph
(1914-2004) Бурстин, Дэниел ДжозефИсторик, юрист. В 1944-69 - профессор Чикагского университета [ Chicago, University of]. Автор более чем 20 трудов по истории США. В 1975-87 - директор Библиотеки Конгресса [ Librarian of Congress], с 1987 - почетный директор. Наиболее известна его трилогия "Американцы: колониальный опыт" ["The Americans: The Colonial Experience"] (1959), "Американцы: национальный опыт" ["The Americans: The National Experience"] (1965), "Американцы: демократический опыт" ["The Americans: The Democratic Experience"] (1973), переведенная на многие языки, в том числе на русский. За последний том трилогии Бурстин удостоен Пулитцеровской премии [ Pulitzer Prize] (1973). Позднее написал трилогию, посвященную всемирной истории: "Первооткрыватели" ["The Discoverers"] (1983), "Создатели" ["The Creators"] (1992), "Искатели" ["The Seekers"] (1998)English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Boorstin, Daniel Joseph
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5 Ж-61
ОТРАВ ЛИТЬ ЖИЗНЬ чью, кого, кому (СУЩЕСТВОВАНИЕ чьё, кого, кому) VP subj: human or abstrto make s.o. 's life difficult, intolerableX отравляет Y-y жизнь - X poisons Yb existence (life)X makes Yb life miserable (difficult, unbearable, a torment) X is the bane of Yb existence.Компаньонка стала осторожнее, но, питая теперь личную ненависть и желая на ней (Natalie) выместить обиду и унижение, она отравляла ей жизнь мелкими, косвенными средствами... (Герцен 1)....The "lady companion" was more on her guard, but, now cherishing a personal hatred for Natalie, and desirous of avenging her own injury and humiliation, she poisoned her existence by petty, indirect means (1a).Варенуха прятался сейчас в кабинете у финдиректора от контрамарочников, которые отравляли ему жизнь, в особенности в дни перемены программы. А сегодня как раз и был такой день (Булгаков 9). Varenukha had taken refuge in the financial manager's office to escape from the seekers of free passes who were the bane of his existence, especially during the periods of program changes. And today was just such a day (9a). -
6 отравлять жизнь
[VP; subj: human or abstr]=====⇒ to make s.o.'s life difficult, intolerable:- X makes Y's life miserable (difficult, unbearable, a torment);- X is the bane of Y's existence.♦ Компаньонка стала осторожнее, но, питая теперь личную ненависть и желая на ней [Natalie] выместить обиду и унижение, она отравляла ей жизнь мелкими, косвенными средствами... (Герцен 1)....The "lady companion" was more on her guard, but, now cherishing a personal hatred for Natalie, and desirous of avenging her own injury and humiliation, she poisoned her existence by petty, indirect means (1a).♦ Варенуха прятался сейчас в кабинете у финдиректора от контрамарочников, которые отравляли ему жизнь, в особенности в дни перемены программы. А сегодня как раз и был такой день (Булгаков 9). Varenukha had taken refuge in the financial manager's office to escape from the seekers of free passes who were the bane of his existence, especially during the periods of program changes. And today was just such a day (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отравлять жизнь
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7 отравлять существование
[VP; subj: human or abstr]=====⇒ to make s.o.'s life difficult, intolerable:- X makes Y's life miserable (difficult, unbearable, a torment);- X is the bane of Y's existence.♦ Компаньонка стала осторожнее, но, питая теперь личную ненависть и желая на ней [Natalie] выместить обиду и унижение, она отравляла ей жизнь мелкими, косвенными средствами... (Герцен 1)....The "lady companion" was more on her guard, but, now cherishing a personal hatred for Natalie, and desirous of avenging her own injury and humiliation, she poisoned her existence by petty, indirect means (1a).♦ Варенуха прятался сейчас в кабинете у финдиректора от контрамарочников, которые отравляли ему жизнь, в особенности в дни перемены программы. А сегодня как раз и был такой день (Булгаков 9). Varenukha had taken refuge in the financial manager's office to escape from the seekers of free passes who were the bane of his existence, especially during the periods of program changes. And today was just such a day (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отравлять существование
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8 buscador
adj.1 seeking, searching.2 homing.m.1 seeker, searcher.2 search engine.* * *► adjetivo1 searching► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 searcher, seeker1 (anteojo) finder2 INFORMÁTICA search engine————————1 (anteojo) finder2 INFORMÁTICA search engine* * *buscador, -a1.SM / F (=persona)buscador(a) de talentos — talent spotter, talent scout
2. SM1) (Internet) search engine2) (=mecanismo) scanner* * *- dora masculino, femenino* * *= seeker, portal, search engine, crawler, Web crawler, spider, intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent, digger, prospector.Ex. The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex. Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.Ex. The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.Ex. Automated ' crawlers' index the complete text of Web documents = Los ' motores de búsqueda' indizan el texto completo de los documentos web.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. These spiders dynamically take a user's selected starting homepages and search the most closely related homepages on the Web, based on links and keyword indexing = Estos buscadores usan dinámicamente las páginas web principales seleccionadas por un usuario y buscan en la web las páginas más estrechamente relacionadas que contengan enlaces y palabras clave asignadas similares.Ex. Intelligent agents are specialized software designed to search through electronic mail and databases, and scan networks for interesting pieces of news and information on behalf of a single searcher.Ex. The article is entitled 'Complementing search engines with online web mining agents'.Ex. The author reviews the range of software designed to act as intelligent search agents to assist users find materials of interest in the Internet.Ex. Search agents could be used for monitoring the World Wide Web, or searching newspapers.Ex. Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.----* buscador de empleo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador de información = information seeker, searcher.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* buscador web = Web spider.* * *- dora masculino, femenino* * *= seeker, portal, search engine, crawler, Web crawler, spider, intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent, digger, prospector.Ex: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
Ex: Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.Ex: The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.Ex: Automated ' crawlers' index the complete text of Web documents = Los ' motores de búsqueda' indizan el texto completo de los documentos web.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: These spiders dynamically take a user's selected starting homepages and search the most closely related homepages on the Web, based on links and keyword indexing = Estos buscadores usan dinámicamente las páginas web principales seleccionadas por un usuario y buscan en la web las páginas más estrechamente relacionadas que contengan enlaces y palabras clave asignadas similares.Ex: Intelligent agents are specialized software designed to search through electronic mail and databases, and scan networks for interesting pieces of news and information on behalf of a single searcher.Ex: The article is entitled 'Complementing search engines with online web mining agents'.Ex: The author reviews the range of software designed to act as intelligent search agents to assist users find materials of interest in the Internet.Ex: Search agents could be used for monitoring the World Wide Web, or searching newspapers.Ex: Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* buscador de empleo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador de información = information seeker, searcher.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* buscador web = Web spider.* * *masculine, feminineAbuscador de oro gold prospectorbuscador de tesoros treasure hunterB* * *
buscador 1◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino: buscador de oro gold prospector;
buscador de tesoros treasure hunter
buscador 2 sustantivo masculino (Inf) search engine
buscador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino buscador de oro, gold prospector
' buscador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscadora
English:
browser
- heat-seeking
- prospector
- homing
- search
* * *buscador, -ora♦ nm,fhunter;buscador de oro gold prospector♦ nmInformát [en Internet] search engine* * *I m, buscadora f searcherII m INFOR search engine* * *: hunter (for treasure, etc.), prospector -
9 encerrar
v.1 to shut up or in.2 to contain.sus palabras encerraban una amenaza there was a threat in his words3 to shut in, to close in, to confine, to lock in.Ella encerró al chico mal portado She shut in the misbehaving boy.4 to enclose, to encompass, to contain, to comprise.Ese poema encierra mucha verdad That poem encloses much truth.5 to surround, to hem.La cerca encierra el potrero The fence surrounds the pasture.6 to block in, to box in, to box up.* * *1 (gen) to shut in, shut up2 (con llave) to lock in, lock up3 (palabras, frases, etc) to put4 (ajedrez, damas) to block1 (recogerse) to go into retreat; (en sí mismo) to become withdrawn* * *verb1) to lock up, shut up2) contain* * *1. VT1) (=meter) to shut (up); [con llave] to lock (up)2) (=contener) to contain3) (=implicar) to involve4) (Ajedrez, Damas) to block2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivome encerró en mi habitación — he shut me o locked me in my room
está para que lo encierren — (fam) he's crazy o a nut (colloq)
2)a) ( contener) to containb) ( conllevar) to involve, entail2.encerrarse v pron (refl) ( en una habitación) to shut oneself in; (en una fábrica, universidad) obreros/estudiantes to lock oneself in* * *= enclose, lock, intern, shut up, closet, hold + prisoner, coop up, hem + Nombre + in, pen.Ex. The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.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. The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex. Too often guests are snatched up on arrival and closeted away from the children before being produced like a rabbit out of a hat for the 'official' appearance.Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex. We've all heard of road rage: being cooped up in a car on a crowded freeway with no means of escape.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex. There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere -- they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.----* encerrar con candado = padlock.* encerrar en una jaula = cage.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* * *1.verbo transitivome encerró en mi habitación — he shut me o locked me in my room
está para que lo encierren — (fam) he's crazy o a nut (colloq)
2)a) ( contener) to containb) ( conllevar) to involve, entail2.encerrarse v pron (refl) ( en una habitación) to shut oneself in; (en una fábrica, universidad) obreros/estudiantes to lock oneself in* * *= enclose, lock, intern, shut up, closet, hold + prisoner, coop up, hem + Nombre + in, pen.Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.
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: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: Too often guests are snatched up on arrival and closeted away from the children before being produced like a rabbit out of a hat for the 'official' appearance.Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex: We've all heard of road rage: being cooped up in a car on a crowded freeway with no means of escape.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex: There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere -- they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.* encerrar con candado = padlock.* encerrar en una jaula = cage.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* * *encerrar [A5 ]vtA ‹persona› to lock up; ‹ganado› to shut up, penlo han encerrado en la cárcel he's been locked up in prison o put behind barsme encerraban en mi habitación they used to shut me in my roomencierra al perro shut the dog inestá para que lo encierren ( fam); he's crazy o a nut ( colloq), he should be put away o certified ( colloq)nos dejaron encerrados en la oficina we got locked in the officeB1 (contener) to containla película encierra una gran carga moral the movie contains o has a strong moral message2 (conllevar) to involve, entailno sabe el peligro que encierra she does not know the danger which it involves o entails( refl) to shut oneself inse ha encerrado en su habitación he has shut himself in his roomse encerró en un convento she shut herself away in a conventlos trabajadores se encerraron en la fábrica the workers locked themselves in the factory o occupied the factory* * *
encerrar ( conjugate encerrar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ganado› to shut up, pen;
‹ perro› to shut … in;
‹ persona› (en cárcel, calabozo) to lock up;◊ me encerró en mi habitación he shut me o locked me in my room;
me dejaron encerrada en la oficina I got locked in the office
2 ( conllevar) ‹peligro/riesgo› to involve, entail
encerrarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( en habitación) to shut oneself in;
(en fábrica, universidad) [obreros/estudiantes] to lock oneself in
encerrar verbo transitivo
1 to shut in: encerraron al perro en la cocina, they shut the dog in the kitchen
(con llave) to lock in
2 (entrañar) to contain, include: la Esfinge encierra la clave, the Sphinx holds the key
' encerrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encierra
English:
confine
- enclose
- hem in
- lock in
- lock up
- put away
- seal in
- shut away
- shut in
- shut up
- coop
- hem
- lock
- put
- shut
* * *♦ vt1. [recluir] to shut up o in;[con llave] to lock up o in; [en la cárcel] to lock away o up; [ganado, rebaño] to pen (up); [gallinas] to shut up; [en carreras] to box in;lo encerraron en un psiquiátrico they shut him away o up in a mental hospital;me encerraron en la curva y no pude esprintar they boxed me in on the bend and I couldn't put on a sprint;Fam2. [contener] to contain;el espectáculo encierra grandes sorpresas the show has some big surprises;sus palabras encerraban una amenaza there was a threat in his words3. [en ajedrez] to checkmate4. [con signos de puntuación] to enclose ( entre in);encerró el comentario entre paréntesis she enclosed the comment in brackets* * *v/t1 lock up, shut up2 ( contener) contain* * *encerrar {55} vt1) : to lock up, to shut away2) : to contain, to include3) : to involve, to entail* * *encerrar vb2. (con llave) to lock -
10 escaso
adj.scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.* * *► adjetivo1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small3 (poco de algo) few4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely5 (mezquino) miserly, mean\andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something* * *(f. - escasa)adj.scarce, scant* * *ADJ1) (=limitado)las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim
el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended
2)3) (=muy justo)hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons
duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour
tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15
4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.----* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *escaso -sa1(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resourcesante un público escaso in front of a small audienceescasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of successla visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airportla comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough foodobras de escasa calidad works of mediocre qualityuna persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligencemis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited2(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrivesestá a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers awaypesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kiloa escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months awayse despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sthde momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the momentandamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed* * *
escaso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under
* * *escaso, -a adj1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was shortando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more saltdura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth* * *adj1 recursos limited;escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of2:andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth3 ( justo):falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo* * *escaso, -sa adj1) : scarce, scant2)escaso de : short of* * *escaso adj1. (con incontables) little2. (con contables en singular) small / low3. (con contables en plural) few4. (apenas) just under / barelyandar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money -
11 manipular
v.1 to handle.2 to manipulate.Ricardo manipula los alimentos Richard manipulates=handles the food.El mafioso manipulaba al alcalde The mobster manipulated the mayor.3 to use.El chico manipula a su novia The boy uses his girlfriend.* * *1 (persona) to manipulate2 (mercancías, alimentos) to handle3 (aparato, máquina) to use, operate4 figurado to interfere with* * *verb2) handle* * *1. VT1) (=manejar) [+ alimentos, géneros] to handle; [+ aparato] to operate, use2) (=mangonear) to manipulate2.VImanipular con o en algo — to manipulate sth
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < mercancías> to handleb) <aparato/máquina> to operate, use2) <persona/información/datos> to manipulate; < cifras> to massage, manipulate2.manipular los resultados — to fix o rig the results
manipular vimanipulaba en or con las cuentas de sus clientes — he made illicit use of his clients' accounts
* * *= manipulate, tamper (with), fiddle, fuss with, tweak, twiddle, muck around/about, finesse, massage, fiddle with, play + Nombre + along, play + fast and loose with.Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.Ex. Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world.Ex. This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.Ex. I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex. The author suggests ways of massaging the data contained in legacy systems lacking a good export function.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.Ex. Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.----* manipular el mercado = rig + the market.* manipular indebidamente = meddle (in/with).* manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.* manipular las urnas = stuff + the ballot box.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < mercancías> to handleb) <aparato/máquina> to operate, use2) <persona/información/datos> to manipulate; < cifras> to massage, manipulate2.manipular los resultados — to fix o rig the results
manipular vimanipulaba en or con las cuentas de sus clientes — he made illicit use of his clients' accounts
* * *= manipulate, tamper (with), fiddle, fuss with, tweak, twiddle, muck around/about, finesse, massage, fiddle with, play + Nombre + along, play + fast and loose with.Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world.Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex: The author suggests ways of massaging the data contained in legacy systems lacking a good export function.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.Ex: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.* manipular el mercado = rig + the market.* manipular indebidamente = meddle (in/with).* manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.* manipular las urnas = stuff + the ballot box.* * *manipular [A1 ]vtA1 ‹mercancías› to handleel permiso para manipular alimentos the license to handle food2 ‹aparato/máquina› to operate, useB1 ‹persona› to manipulate2 ‹información/datos› to manipulatemanipular los resultados to fix o rig the results■ manipularvimanipulaba en or con las cuentas de sus clientes he made illicit use of his clients' accounts* * *
manipular ( conjugate manipular) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹persona/información/datos› to manipulate;◊ manipular los resultados to fix o rig the results
manipular verbo transitivo
1 (con manos, instrumento) to handle: manipula sustancias químicas, he handles chemicals
2 (dirigir, utilizar) to manipulate: te está manipulando, she's using you
' manipular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jugar
- manejar
- tocar
English:
engineer
- handle
- manipulate
- manoeuvre
- rig
- tamper
- play
* * *manipular vt1. [manejar] to handle;manipuló el explosivo con mucho cuidado he handled the explosives very carefully;alguien había manipulado la cerradura someone had tampered with the lock;manipular genéticamente to genetically modify2. [trastocar, dominar] to manipulate;le acusaron de manipular las papeletas they accused him of tampering with the ballot papers;están manipulando a las masas they are manipulating the masses* * *v/t1 información, persona manipulate2 ( manejar) handle* * *manipular vt1) : to manipulate2) manejar: to handle* * *manipular vb1. (influir, dominar) to manipulate2. (manejar) to handle -
12 usuario
m.user, owner.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 user* * *(f. - usuaria)noun* * *usuario, -aSM / F userusuario final — (Inform) end user
* * *- ria masculino, femenino user* * *= client, customer, enquirer [inquirer, -USA], information seeker, inquirer [enquirer, -UK], patron, requester [requestor], searcher, user, library user.Ex. Regular monthly outputs can be supplied, or other arrangements can be made to suit the client.Ex. New data base items are sent to customers on magnetic tape.Ex. Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.Ex. Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.Ex. The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.Ex. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.----* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.* basado en el usuario = use-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA].* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.* búsqueda por el usuario final = end-user searching.* centrado en el usuario = customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused, user-centred [user-centered, -USA].* círculo de usuarios = circle of users.* comunidad de usuarios = user community.* configurable por el usuario = user configurable.* contador de usuarios = patron counter.* creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.* dedicado al usuario = user-related.* definido por el usuario = user-defined.* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* dirigido al usuario = user-orientated, client-directed, user-oriented, user-driven.* diseñado para el usuario = human-oriented.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* estudio de usuario = reader survey, consumer survey, customer survey.* estudio de usuarios = user study, marketing audit, user survey.* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.* etiquetado por el usuario = user tagging.* evaluación de usuario = user rating.* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.* fichero de usuarios del sistema = system user file.* formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.* formador de usuarios = bibliographic instructor.* garantía del usuario = user warrant.* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.* guía del usuario = user guide.* guiado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* GUI (Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario) = GUI (Graphic User Interface).* identificador de usuario = user ID.* iniciado por el usuario = user-driven.* interfaz de usuario = front end [front-end], user interface, front end system.* interfaz de usuario final = end-user interface.* interfaz usuario-sistema = user/system interface.* manual de usuario = user manual.* mostrador de atención al usuario = service area.* motivado por el usuario = user-driven.* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.* nombre de usuario = user ID, username, user's name.* no usuario = non-user.* orientado al usuario = user-related, human-oriented.* orientado al usuario final = end-user oriented.* orientado hacia el usuario = user-driven, user-centred [user-centered, -USA], client-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA], client-driven, client-directed, client-oriented, customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused.* pensado para el usuario = user-orientated, user-oriented, user-driven, human-oriented.* perfil de interés del usuario = subject profile, user interest profile.* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].* política de usuarios = user policy.* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.* software de interfaz de usuario = front end software, front-end computer software.* sugerido por el usuario = user-driven.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.* título buscado por el usuario = sought title.* usuario a distancia = remote user.* usuario al que va dirigido = target user, intended user.* usuario asiduo = frequenter.* usuario avanzado = advanced user, power user.* usuario con discapacidades = disabled user.* usuario conectado en línea = online user.* usuario de Internet = Internet neighbour, netizen, clicker.* usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.* usuario de la información = information browser.* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.* usuario discapacitado = disabled user.* usuario en persona = walk-in user.* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader, target user.* usuario más antiguo = traditional.* usuario particular = home user, domestic user, residential user.* usuario problemático = problem patron.* usuario público = public user.* usuario que busca información = information searcher.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.* usuario remoto = remote user.* usuarios = clientele, constituent group, user population, user base, customer base.* usuario satisfecho = satisfied user.* usuarios finales = target user group, targeted audience.* usuario tradicional = traditional.* * *- ria masculino, femenino user* * *= client, customer, enquirer [inquirer, -USA], information seeker, inquirer [enquirer, -UK], patron, requester [requestor], searcher, user, library user.Ex: Regular monthly outputs can be supplied, or other arrangements can be made to suit the client.
Ex: New data base items are sent to customers on magnetic tape.Ex: Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.Ex: The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.* basado en el usuario = use-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA].* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.* búsqueda por el usuario final = end-user searching.* centrado en el usuario = customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused, user-centred [user-centered, -USA].* círculo de usuarios = circle of users.* comunidad de usuarios = user community.* configurable por el usuario = user configurable.* contador de usuarios = patron counter.* creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.* dedicado al usuario = user-related.* definido por el usuario = user-defined.* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* dirigido al usuario = user-orientated, client-directed, user-oriented, user-driven.* diseñado para el usuario = human-oriented.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* estudio de usuario = reader survey, consumer survey, customer survey.* estudio de usuarios = user study, marketing audit, user survey.* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.* etiquetado por el usuario = user tagging.* evaluación de usuario = user rating.* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.* fichero de usuarios del sistema = system user file.* formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.* formador de usuarios = bibliographic instructor.* garantía del usuario = user warrant.* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.* guía del usuario = user guide.* guiado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* GUI (Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario) = GUI (Graphic User Interface).* identificador de usuario = user ID.* iniciado por el usuario = user-driven.* interfaz de usuario = front end [front-end], user interface, front end system.* interfaz de usuario final = end-user interface.* interfaz usuario-sistema = user/system interface.* manual de usuario = user manual.* mostrador de atención al usuario = service area.* motivado por el usuario = user-driven.* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.* nombre de usuario = user ID, username, user's name.* no usuario = non-user.* orientado al usuario = user-related, human-oriented.* orientado al usuario final = end-user oriented.* orientado hacia el usuario = user-driven, user-centred [user-centered, -USA], client-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA], client-driven, client-directed, client-oriented, customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused.* pensado para el usuario = user-orientated, user-oriented, user-driven, human-oriented.* perfil de interés del usuario = subject profile, user interest profile.* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].* política de usuarios = user policy.* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.* software de interfaz de usuario = front end software, front-end computer software.* sugerido por el usuario = user-driven.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.* título buscado por el usuario = sought title.* usuario a distancia = remote user.* usuario al que va dirigido = target user, intended user.* usuario asiduo = frequenter.* usuario avanzado = advanced user, power user.* usuario con discapacidades = disabled user.* usuario conectado en línea = online user.* usuario de Internet = Internet neighbour, netizen, clicker.* usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.* usuario de la información = information browser.* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.* usuario discapacitado = disabled user.* usuario en persona = walk-in user.* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader, target user.* usuario más antiguo = traditional.* usuario particular = home user, domestic user, residential user.* usuario problemático = problem patron.* usuario público = public user.* usuario que busca información = information searcher.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.* usuario remoto = remote user.* usuarios = clientele, constituent group, user population, user base, customer base.* usuario satisfecho = satisfied user.* usuarios finales = target user group, targeted audience.* usuario tradicional = traditional.* * *masculine, feminineuserlos usuarios de los transportes públicos public transport users, users of public transport* * *
usuario◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino
user
usuario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino user
' usuario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrendar
- usuaria
- rentar
English:
lay
- survey
- user
- user-friendly
- borrower
- flier
- help
* * *usuario, -a nm,fuserInformát usuario final end user;usuario registrado registered user* * ** * *: user* * *usuario n user -
13 confinar
v.1 to confine.Ella confinó su territorio She confined her territory.2 to banish.3 to restrict, to limit, to confine, to restrain.Ella confinó su territorio She confined her territory.Ella confinó sus impulsos de ira She restricted her anger impulses.El carcelero confinó a Ricardo The jailer confined Richard.El médico limitó al paciente The doctor limited the patient.* * *1 (limitar) to border1 (recluir) to confine1 to shut oneself away* * *verb* * *1.VT (Jur) to confine (a, en in)(Pol) to banish, exile (a to)2.VI (=limitar)confinar con — to border on (tb fig)
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoconfinar a alguien a algo — a hospital/a calabozo to put somebody into something; a casa to confine somebody to something; a isla to banish somebody to something
2.la parálisis lo confinó a una silla de ruedas — he was confined to a wheelchair because of paralysis
confinar vi3.confinarse v pron to shut oneself away* * *= confine, restrict, intern, consign, box in.Ex. Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex. The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.Ex. There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.Ex. What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.* * *1.verbo transitivoconfinar a alguien a algo — a hospital/a calabozo to put somebody into something; a casa to confine somebody to something; a isla to banish somebody to something
2.la parálisis lo confinó a una silla de ruedas — he was confined to a wheelchair because of paralysis
confinar vi3.confinarse v pron to shut oneself away* * *= confine, restrict, intern, consign, box in.Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.* * *confinar [A1 ]vtconfinar a algn A algo:la parálisis lo ha confinado a una silla de ruedas he is confined to a wheelchair because of paralysishan sido confinados a puntos alejados del país they have been banished to o exiled to remote parts of the country■ confinarviconfinar CON algo to border WITH sthto shut oneself awaytras la muerte del marido se ha confinado en casa since her husband died she's stayed shut away inside the house o she's shut herself away inside the house* * *
confinar ( conjugate confinar) verbo transitivo confinar a algn a algo ‹a hospital/a calabozo› to put sb into sth;
‹ a casa› to confine sb to sth;
‹ a isla› to banish sb to sth;◊ la parálisis lo confinó a una silla de ruedas he was confined to a wheelchair because of paralysis
confinar verbo transitivo to confine [en, to]: le confinaron en la torre del castillo, he was confined to the castle tower
' confinar' also found in these entries:
English:
coop up
- localize
- confine
- intern
* * *♦ vt1. [detener, limitar] to confine (en to);el accidente lo confinó a una silla de ruedas the accident left him in a wheelchair, he was confined to a wheelchair after the accident♦ viconfinar con algo to border on, to adjoin* * *I v/t confineII v/i border ( con on)* * *confinar vt1) : to confine, to limit2) : to exileconfinar viconfinar con : to border on -
14 mísero
adj.1 churchy, mass loving, fond of going to church.2 applied to a priest who says mass very often.* * *► adjetivo1 miserable■ ¡oh, mísero de mí! woe is me!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 miser* * *ADJ1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy; (=avaro) miserly2) [sueldo] miserable, paltry3) (=vil) vile, despicable4) [lugar, habitación] squalid, wretched5) (=desdichado) wretched* * *- ra adjetivoa) ( pobre) miserableen un mísero cuartucho — in a miserable o squalid hovel
b) (delante del n) ( escaso) miserable, measly* * *= hardscrabble, miserable, penurious, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.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. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* * *- ra adjetivoa) ( pobre) miserableen un mísero cuartucho — in a miserable o squalid hovel
b) (delante del n) ( escaso) miserable, measly* * *= hardscrabble, miserable, penurious, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
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: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* * *mísero -ra1 (pobre) miserableviven en un mísero cuartucho they live in a miserable o squalid o wretched hovel2 ( delante del n) (escaso) miserable, measlyel mísero sueldo que me pagan the miserable o paltry o measly salary they pay me, the pittance they pay me* * *
mísero◊ -ra adjetivo
miserable
mísero,-a adjetivo miserable
' mísero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mísera
- sórdida
- sórdido
English:
miserable
- paltry
* * *mísero, -a adj1. [pobre, desdichado] wretched, miserable;vive en una mísera choza he lives in a miserable hovel;no nos ofreció ni un mísero vaso de vino she didn't even offer us a measly o miserable glass of wine2. [tacaño] mean, stingy* * *adj2 sueldo miserable;ni un mísero dólar not a miserable dollar* * *mísero, -ra adj1) : wretched, miserable2) : stingy3) : paltry, meager -
15 recluir
v.1 to shut or lock away, to imprison.2 to shut in, to lock in, to imprison, to lock up.* * *1 (encerrar) to shut in2 (en cárcel) to imprison, intern3 (en manicomio) to confine* * *verb* * *1.VT (=encerrar) to shut away; (Jur) (=encarcelar) to imprison2.See:* * *1. 2.recluirse v pron to shut oneself awaydesde la muerte de su mujer se ha recluido — since the death of his wife he has been a recluse/lived as a recluse
* * *= intern, seclude, hold + prisoner.Ex. The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.Ex. Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.----* dado a recluirse = reclusive.* * *1. 2.recluirse v pron to shut oneself awaydesde la muerte de su mujer se ha recluido — since the death of his wife he has been a recluse/lived as a recluse
* * *= intern, seclude, hold + prisoner.Ex: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.
Ex: Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.* dado a recluirse = reclusive.* * *vt(en una prisión) to imprisonfue recluido en un psiquiátrico he was shut away in a psychiatric hospital, he was confined to o interned in a psychiatric hospital ( frml)la enfermedad lo ha tenido recluido durante casi un año he has been confined to the house for almost a year because of the illnessdesde la muerte de su mujer se había recluido/había vivido recluido since the death of his wife he had been a recluse/he had lived as a recluseuna casa donde suele recluirse para escribir a house where he shuts himself away to write* * *
recluir ( conjugate recluir) verbo transitivo ( en prisión) to imprison;
( en hospital psiquiátrico), to intern (frml)
recluir verbo transitivo
1 to shut away, confine
2 (en una cárcel) to imprison
3 (en un hospital, etc) to intern
' recluir' also found in these entries:
English:
confine
- shut away
- intern
* * *♦ vtto shut o lock away, to imprison;recluyeron a los prisioneros en una cárcel de máxima seguridad they put the prisoners in a maximum security prison* * *v/t imprison, confine* * *recluir {41} vt: to confine, to lock up -
16 sabotear
v.to sabotage.* * *1 to sabotage* * *VT to sabotage* * *verbo transitivo to sabotage* * *= sabotage, derail, scuttle, tamper (with).Ex. The article 'Remember Waterloo: how to sabotage your library's twinning programme' describes the preparation and mounting of an exhibition on Napoleon as part a twinning programme.Ex. When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.Ex. Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.Ex. Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.----* sabotear las urnas = stuff + the ballot box.* * *verbo transitivo to sabotage* * *= sabotage, derail, scuttle, tamper (with).Ex: The article 'Remember Waterloo: how to sabotage your library's twinning programme' describes the preparation and mounting of an exhibition on Napoleon as part a twinning programme.
Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.Ex: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.* sabotear las urnas = stuff + the ballot box.* * *sabotear [A1 ]vtto sabotage* * *
sabotear ( conjugate sabotear) verbo transitivo
to sabotage
sabotear verbo transitivo to sabotage
' sabotear' also found in these entries:
English:
sabotage
* * *sabotear vtto sabotage* * *v/t sabotage* * *sabotear vt: to sabotage -
17 ANPE
ANPE [aεnpe]feminine noun( = Agence nationale pour l'emploi) ≈ job centre* * *
I
The national agency providing services for the unemployed as well as for employers seeking manpower. Job seekers must agree to take training offered by the ANPE in order to qualify for unemployment benefits. Benefits, paid by the ASSEDIC, are calculated according to the last salary earned by the job seeker and the duration of his/her period of unemployment. In the initial period of unemployment, a job seeker receives a high percentage of his/her last salary. This figure is gradually reduced to the point where the job seeker no longer qualifies for benefits and is known as a chômeur/-euse en fin de droits
II aɛnpeœnom féminin (abbr = Agence nationale pour l'emploi) French national employment agency* * *aɛnpe abr nfAgence nationale pour l'emploi national employment agency, job centre Grande-BretagneJe suis allé à l'ANPE. — I went to the job centre.
* * *ANPE nf (abbr = Agence nationale pour l'emploi) national employment agency.ⓘ ANPE The national agency providing services for the unemployed as well as for employers seeking manpower. Job seekers must agree to take training offered by the ANPE in order to qualify for unemployment benefits. Benefits, paid by the ASSEDIC, are calculated according to the last salary earned by the job seeker and the duration of his/her period of unemployment. In the initial period of unemployment, a job seeker receives a high percentage of his/her last salary. This figure is gradually reduced to the point where the job seeker no longer qualifies for benefits and is known as a chômeur/-euse en fin de droits. -
18 desorganizar
v.to disrupt, to disorganize.Su decisión desarregló los planes His decision disorganized the plans.* * *1 to disorganize, disrupt* * ** * *verbo transitivo to disrupt* * *= disorganise [disorganize, -USA].Ex. Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.* * *verbo transitivo to disrupt* * *= disorganise [disorganize, -USA].Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
* * *desorganizar [A4 ]vtto disruptel mal tiempo me desorganizó los planes the bad weather disrupted o upset my plans* * *
desorganizar verbo transitivo to disorganize, disrupt
* * *♦ vtto disrupt, to disorganize;le desorganizaron el archivo they got her files out of order* * *v/t disrupt* * *desorganizar {21} vt: to disrupt, to disorganize -
19 inexperto
adj.inexperienced, inexpert, callow, poor.* * *► adjetivo1 inexperienced* * *(f. - inexperta)adj.inexperienced, unskilled* * *ADJ (=novato) inexperienced; (=torpe) unskilled, inexpert* * ** * *= inexperienced, naive [naïve], callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].Ex. The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex. The difference between naive readers (whether adult or child) and sophisticated readers (whether adult or child) is that the naive reader has not acquired a language in which to express his criticism.Ex. Marco Polo set out from Venice, with his father and uncle, a very callow 17-year-old.* * ** * *= inexperienced, naive [naïve], callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].Ex: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
Ex: The difference between naive readers (whether adult or child) and sophisticated readers (whether adult or child) is that the naive reader has not acquired a language in which to express his criticism.Ex: Marco Polo set out from Venice, with his father and uncle, a very callow 17-year-old.* * *inexperto -ta1 (falto de experiencia) inexperienced2 (falto de habilidad) inexpert, unskilled* * *
inexperto◊ -ta adjetivo ( falto de experiencia) inexperienced;
( falto de habilidad) inexpert, unskilled
inexperto,-a adjetivo inexperienced: es muy inexperto con el ordenador, he's not very experienced with computers
' inexperto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inexperta
English:
inexperienced
- inexpert
- unprofessional
- untrained
* * *inexperto, -a♦ adj1. [falto de experiencia] inexperienced2. [falto de habilidad] unskilful, inexpert♦ nm,f1. [falto de experiencia] inexperienced person* * *adj inexperienced* * *inexperto, -ta adj: inexperienced, unskilled* * *inexperto adj inexperienced -
20 emploi
emploi [ɑ̃plwa]1. masculine nouna. ( = poste, travail) job• avoir le physique or la tête de l'emploi (inf) to look the partb. ( = usage) use2. compounds* * *ɑ̃plwɑnom masculin1) ( poste de travail) job2) ( embauche) employment3) ( utilisation) usel'emploi d'armes/de fonds — the use of weapons/of funds
téléviseur couleur à vendre, cause double emploi — colour [BrE] TV for sale, surplus to requirements
4) Linguistique usage•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *ɑ̃plwa nm1) (= utilisation) use2) (= poste) job"Offres d'emploi" — "Situations vacant"
consulter les offres d'emploi — to look at the job advertisements, to look at the job ads *
les jeunes à la recherche d'un emploi — young people looking for work, young job seekers
en recherche d'emploi (personnes, cadres, jeunes) — looking for work
3) COMMERCE, ÉCONOMIE* * *emploi nm1 ( poste de travail) job; trouver un emploi to find a job; retrouver un emploi to find a new job; changer d'emploi to change jobs; créer des emplois to create jobs; un emploi de chauffeur a job as a driver; sans emploi unemployed, out of work;2 ( embauche) employment; emploi des femmes/jeunes employment of women/young people; favoriser/stimuler l'emploi to promote/to stimulate employment;3 ( utilisation) use; emploi d'armes chimiques/de fonds use of chemical weapons/of funds; ne m'achète pas de gants, avec mes mouffles ça va faire double emploi don't buy me any gloves, my mittens do the job already; TV couleur à vendre, cause double emploi colourGB TV for sale, surplus to requirements;4 Ling usage; emploi critiqué controversial usage.emploi d'insertion job placement; emploi du temps timetable.avoir la tête or gueule◑ de l'emploi to look the part.[ɑ̃plwa] nom masculin1. [travail] jobil est sans emploi he is unemployed ou out of a job2. [fait d'employer] employing3. ÉCONOMIEla situation de l'emploi the job ou employment situation4. [au spectacle] partavoir le physique ou la tête de l'emploi to look the part5. [utilisation] use6. ÉDUCATIONa. [de l'année] timetableb. [d'une journée, des vacances] timetable, scheduleun emploi du temps chargé a busy timetable ou schedule8. [en comptabilité] entry
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