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121 bastar
v.1 to be enough.estos dos me bastan, con estos dos me basta these two are enough for me, these two will do mecon ocho basta eight will be enoughbasta con que se lo digas it's enough for you to tell herun pavo de ese tamaño basta y sobra para seis personas a turkey that size will be more than enough for six peoplebasta que salga a la calle para que se ponga a llover all I have to do is go out into the street for it to start rainingLa comida bastó The food was enough.2 to be enough for.Nos basta un buen desayuno A good breakfast is enough for us.3 to have enough with, to have enough.Me bastó el dinero que me diste I had enough with the money you gave me.* * *1 to be enough, be sufficient, suffice\bastar con to be enough■ es muy concentrado, basta con una gota it's highly concentrated, one drop is enoughbastarse a sí mismo to be self-sufficient* * *verbto suffice, be enough* * *1. VI1) (=ser suficiente) to be enough•
baste decir que... — suffice it to say that...como ejemplo, baste decir que los beneficios han aumentado en un 20% — by way of example, suffice it to say that profits have risen by 20%
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bastar para hacer algo — to be enough to do sthsuele bastar una esponja para absorber el agua — a sponge is usually enough o all it takes to soak up the water
me bastó una foto para reconocerlo — one look at a photo was enough to recognize him, one look at a photo was all it took for me to recognize him
una mirada bastó para hacerme callar — one look was enough to make me shut up, one look was all it took to make me shut up
me bastó leer el primer párrafo para saber que era un genio — I only had to read the first paragraph to know that he was a genius
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basta que... para que..., basta que queramos llegar pronto a casa, para que haya un atasco — just when we want to get home quickly, there's a traffic jam•
basta saber que... — it is enough to know that...2) [terciopersonal]•
con eso basta — that's enoughbasta con dar una vuelta por la ciudad para... — you only need to take a walk round the city to...
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no basta con... — it's not enough to...no basta con decir que uno no es culpable, hay que demostrarlo — it's not enough to say you're not guilty, you have to prove it
3) [exclamación]¡basta!, ¡basta ya! — that will do!, that's enough!
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¡basta de charla! — that's enough chatter!¡basta de tonterías! — that's enough nonsense!
¡basta ya de llorar! — that's enough crying!
4)hasta decir basta —
no hablamos alemán, nos basta y sobra con el inglés — we don't speak German, English is all we need
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to be enough¿basta con esto? — will this be enough?
baste con decir que... — suffice it to say that...
basta de tonterías! — that's enough nonsense!; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.bastar que... para que...: basta que digas sí para que él diga no whatever you say he's bound to say the opposite; bastar y sobrar to be more than enough; hasta decir basta (fam): comimos hasta decir basta we ate so much we were ready o fit to burst (colloq); llovió hasta decir basta — it poured o bucketed down (colloq)
bastarse v pron* * *= suffice, do + quite well enough.Ex. The tables permit one list to suffice for applications with respect to many different subjects.Ex. But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough.----* basta ya = enough is enough.* no bastar = not be good enough.* ya basta = enough is enough.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to be enough¿basta con esto? — will this be enough?
baste con decir que... — suffice it to say that...
basta de tonterías! — that's enough nonsense!; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.bastar que... para que...: basta que digas sí para que él diga no whatever you say he's bound to say the opposite; bastar y sobrar to be more than enough; hasta decir basta (fam): comimos hasta decir basta we ate so much we were ready o fit to burst (colloq); llovió hasta decir basta — it poured o bucketed down (colloq)
bastarse v pron* * *= suffice, do + quite well enough.Ex: The tables permit one list to suffice for applications with respect to many different subjects.
Ex: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough.* basta ya = enough is enough.* no bastar = not be good enough.* ya basta = enough is enough.* * *bastar [A1 ]vi¿basta con esto? will this be enough?con eso basta por hoy that's enough for todayun mes no basta a month isn't long enoughbasta con marcar el 101 para comunicarse inmediatamente just dial 101 to get straight throughbaste con decir que … suffice it to say that …¡basta ya!, no aguanto más that's enough! I can't take any more¡basta de tonterías/de hablar! that's enough nonsense/talking!(+ me/te/le etc): me basta con tu palabra your word is good enough for mebastar que … para que …: basta que digas una cosa para que él opine lo contrario whatever you say he's bound o sure to say the oppositebasta que salgamos de paseo para que se ponga a llover we only have to go out for a walk and you can bet (your life) it'll start rainingbastar y sobrar to be more than enoughcon esto basta y sobra this is more than enoughhasta decir basta ( fam): comimos hasta decir basta we ate until we were ready o fit to burst ( colloq)es honesto hasta decir basta he's as honest as the day is long■ bastarseél solito se basta y se sobra para sacar el negocio adelante ( fam); he's more than capable of making a go of the business on his ownno tiene por qué pedir ayuda a nadie, ella sola se basta she doesn't need to ask anyone for help, she can manage on her own o she's quite self-sufficient* * *
bastar ( conjugate bastar) verbo intransitivo
to be enough;◊ ¿basta con esto? will this be enough?;
basta con marcar el 101 just dial 101;
¡basta ya! that's enough!;
(+ me/te/le etc)
bastar verbo intransitivo to be enough, suffice: basta con darle a este botón para que se encienda you only have to press this button and it comes on
basta con dos, two will be enough
¡basta de televisión por hoy!, that's enough TV for today!
¡he dicho basta!, enough is enough! o that will do!
no basta con pedir perdón, saying sorry is just not enough
' bastar' also found in these entries:
English:
suffice
- do
* * *♦ vito be enough;estos dos me bastan, con estos dos me basta these two are enough for me, these two will do me;con ocho basta eight will be enough;basta con que se lo digas all you have to do is tell her;un pavo de ese tamaño basta y sobra para seis personas a turkey that size will be more than enough for six people;basta con que se encuentre una pequeña dificultad para que se desanime the minute he comes across the slightest problem, he loses heart;basta que salga a la calle para que se ponga a llover all I have to do is go out into the street for it to start raining* * *v/i be enough;basta con uno one is enough;¡basta! that’s enough!;basta y sobra I’ve/you’ve etc got more than enough* * *bastar vi: to be enough, to suffice* * *bastar vb to be enough¡basta! that's enough! -
122 detener
v.1 to stop.consiguieron detener la hemorragia they managed to stop the bleedingestaba decidido, nada podía detenerlo he had made up his mind, nothing could stop himRicardo detuvo el auto Richard stopped the car.El guarda detuvo el asalto The guard stopped the holdup.2 to arrest.El guarda detuvo al ladrón The guard arrested the thief.3 to keep, to delay.4 to hold back, to delay, to block someone's progress, to block the progress of.La falta de luz detuvo al tren The lack of lighting held back the train.* * *1 (parar) to stop, halt; (proceso, negociación) to hold up2 (retener) to keep, delay, detain3 DERECHO to detain, arrest1 (pararse) to stop, halt2 (entretenerse) to hang about, linger3 (pararse a considerar algo) to dwell* * *verb1) to arrest, detain2) stop, halt•* * *1. VT1) (=parar) to stop2) (=retrasar) to hold up, delayno quiero detenerlo — I don't want to keep o delay you
3) (=retener) [+ objeto] to keep4) (Jur) (=arrestar) to arrest; (=encarcelar) to detain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( parar) <vehículo/máquina> to stop; <trámite/proceso> to halt; < hemorragia> to stop, staunchvete, nadie te detiene — go then, nobody's stopping you
2) ( arrestar) to arrest; ( encarcelar) to detain2.detenerse v prona) ( pararse) vehículo/persona to stopdetenerse a + inf — to stop to + inf
b) ( tomar mucho tiempo)detenerse en algo: no nos detengamos demasiado en los detalles — let's not spend too much time discussing the details
* * *= halt, stop, suspend, staunch [stanch, -USA], check, detain, stunt, stem + the tide of, arrest, apprehend, shut down, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, pull over.Ex. Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex. True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex. Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex. They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.Ex. The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.Ex. A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.Ex. Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.----* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* detener bruscamente = halt + in full flight.* detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.* detener en el camino = waylay.* detenerse = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.* detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* detenerse por un momento = pause.* estar detenido = be under arrest.* ser detenido = be under arrest.* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( parar) <vehículo/máquina> to stop; <trámite/proceso> to halt; < hemorragia> to stop, staunchvete, nadie te detiene — go then, nobody's stopping you
2) ( arrestar) to arrest; ( encarcelar) to detain2.detenerse v prona) ( pararse) vehículo/persona to stopdetenerse a + inf — to stop to + inf
b) ( tomar mucho tiempo)detenerse en algo: no nos detengamos demasiado en los detalles — let's not spend too much time discussing the details
* * *= halt, stop, suspend, staunch [stanch, -USA], check, detain, stunt, stem + the tide of, arrest, apprehend, shut down, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, pull over.Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* detener bruscamente = halt + in full flight.* detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.* detener en el camino = waylay.* detenerse = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.* detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* detenerse por un momento = pause.* estar detenido = be under arrest.* ser detenido = be under arrest.* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.* * *vtA (parar) ‹vehículo/máquina› to stop; ‹trámite/proceso› to halt; ‹hemorragia› to stop, staunchdetener el avance del enemigo to halt the enemy advancedetener el avance de la enfermedad to curb o check o arrest the development of the diseasevete si quieres, nadie te detiene go if you want, nobody's stopping youB (arrestar) to arrest; (encarcelar) to detain¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!1 (pararse) «vehículo/persona» to stopven directo a casa, sin detenerte en el camino come straight home without stopping off on the waydetenerse A + INF to stop to + INF¿te has detenido a pensar en las consecuencias? have you stopped to consider the consequences?2(tomar mucho tiempo): me detuve arreglando el escritorio y perdí el tren I hung around tidying my desk and I missed the traindetenerse EN algo:hay que ir al grano sin detenerse en lo accesorio we have to get to the point without dwelling on incidentalsno te detengas en la introducción don't waste time o spend too much time on the introduction* * *
detener ( conjugate detener) verbo transitivo
1 ( parar) ‹vehículo/máquina› to stop;
‹trámite/proceso› to halt;
‹ hemorragia› to stop, staunch
2 ( arrestar) to arrest;
( encarcelar) to detain;◊ ¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!
detenerse verbo pronominal
detenerse a hacer algo to stop to do sthb) ( tomar mucho tiempo) detenerse en algo:
detener verbo transitivo
1 to stop, halt
2 Jur (a un sospechoso) to arrest, detain
' detener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
interceptar
- prender
- atajar
- detiene
- detuve
- paso
English:
apprehend
- arrest
- detain
- get
- inhibit
- keep
- prisoner
- pull in
- recapture
- remand
- seize
- stem
- stop
- halt
- hold
- stunt
* * *♦ vt1. [parar] to stop;detenga el vehículo y estacione stop the vehicle and park;detener el avance enemigo to halt the enemy advance;detener la propagación de la epidemia to stop the spread of the epidemic;los bomberos lograron detener el fuego firefighters managed to hold the fire in check o stop the fire spreading;consiguieron detener la hemorragia they managed to stop the bleeding;estaba decidido, nada podía detenerlo he had made up his mind, nothing could stop him;¡adelante, hazlo! ¿qué te detiene? go on, do it! what's stopping you?2. [arrestar] to arrest3. [entretener] to keep, to delay;¿qué fue lo que te detuvo? what kept you?, what held you up?* * *v/t1 stop2 de policía arrest, detain* * *detener {80} vt1) arrestar: to arrest, to detain2) parar: to stop, to halt3) : to keep, to hold back* * *detener vb2. (arrestar) to arrest -
123 demora
f.1 delay.sin demora without delay, immediately2 time extension, ampliation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: demorar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: demorar.* * *1 delay\sin demora without delay* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=retraso) delay2) (Náut) bearing* * *1) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delaydemora en + inf — delay in -ing
2) (Náut) bearing* * *= delay, lag, time lag [timelag], tardiness, slippage, lag time [lag-time], lateness, time-delay, holdout.Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex. If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex. It is difficult to avoid an unacceptable time lag between the appearance of the original document and its announcement in an abstracting journal.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex. This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.Ex. This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.Ex. Although the entry time-delay for US publications is about 7 months, priority publications are nearly current.Ex. The article carries the title ' Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.----* actuar sin demora = act + promptly.* demora en la recepción = receipt lag.* demora postal = mail lag.* gastos de demora = demurrage.* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* tiempo de demora = lead time.* * *1) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delaydemora en + inf — delay in -ing
2) (Náut) bearing* * *= delay, lag, time lag [timelag], tardiness, slippage, lag time [lag-time], lateness, time-delay, holdout.Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex: It is difficult to avoid an unacceptable time lag between the appearance of the original document and its announcement in an abstracting journal.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.Ex: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.Ex: Although the entry time-delay for US publications is about 7 months, priority publications are nearly current.Ex: The article carries the title ' Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.* actuar sin demora = act + promptly.* demora en la recepción = receipt lag.* demora postal = mail lag.* gastos de demora = demurrage.* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* tiempo de demora = lead time.* * *perdón por la demora, pero había mucho tráfico I'm sorry I'm late, but the traffic was badle pido disculpas por mi demora en contestarle I do hope that you will forgive my delay in replyingsin demora without delayB ( Náut) bearingtomar una demora to take a bearing* * *
Del verbo demorar: ( conjugate demorar)
demora es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
demora
demorar
demora sustantivo femenino
1 (esp AmL) ( retraso) delay;
demora en hacer algo delay in doing sth;
sin demora without delay
2 (Náut) bearing
demorar ( conjugate demorar) verbo transitivoa) (AmL) ( tardar):◊ demoró tres horas en llegar he took o it took him three hours to arrive
verbo intransitivo (AmL):◊ ¡no demores! don't be long!
demorarse verbo pronominal (AmL)a) ( tardar cierto tiempo):◊ ¡qué poco te demoraste! that didn't take you very long;
me demoro 3 horas it takes me 3 hours
demorase en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth
demora sustantivo femenino delay
demorar verbo transitivo to delay, hold up
' demora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menester
- retraso
English:
delay
- lag
- promptly
- bearing
- hold
* * *demora nf[retraso] delay;el vuelo sufre una demora de una hora the flight has been delayed by one hour;la demora en el pago conlleva una sanción delay in payment will entail a penalty;disculpen la demora we apologize for the delay;sin demora without delay, immediately* * *f delay;sin demora without delay* * *demora nf: delay -
124 favorito
adj.favorite, chosen, favourite, fancied.m.favorite, favourite, darling.* * *► adjetivo1 favourite (US favorite)► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 favourite (US favorite)* * *(f. - favorita)noun adj.* * *favorito, -aADJ SM / F favourite, favorite (EEUU)* * *- ta adjetivo/masculino, femenino favorite** * *= favourite [favorite, -USA], favourite [favorite, -USA], pick, Nombre + of choice, front runner, best-loved.Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.Ex. After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. In the future this may become the method of choice.Ex. As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.Ex. Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.----* dicho favorito = catchphrase.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* expresión favorita = catchphrase.* frase favorita = catchphrase.* materia favorita = pet subject.* tema favorito = hobby-horse.* * *- ta adjetivo/masculino, femenino favorite** * *= favourite [favorite, -USA], favourite [favorite, -USA], pick, Nombre + of choice, front runner, best-loved.Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
Ex: After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: In the future this may become the method of choice.Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.Ex: Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.* dicho favorito = catchphrase.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* expresión favorita = catchphrase.* frase favorita = catchphrase.* materia favorita = pet subject.* tema favorito = hobby-horse.* * *favorite*A masculine, feminine favorite*partió como claro favorito he started as clear favoriteuna de las favoritas del rey one of the king's favoriteslogró vencer al segundo/tercer favorito del torneo she succeeded in beating the tournament’s second/third favoriteBagregar a favoritos to add to favorites, bookmark* * *
favorito◊ -ta adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
favorite( conjugate favorite)
favorito,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino favourite, US favorite
' favorito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
favorita
- teutón
- teutona
- teutónica
- teutónico
English:
book
- bookmark
- doze
- evergreen
- favourite
- haunt
- hobbyhorse
- lobster
- odds-on
- our
- pet
- favorite
* * *favorito, -a♦ adjfavourite♦ nm,ffavourite* * *I adj favorite, BrfavouriteII m, favorita f favorite, Brfavourite* * *favorito, -ta adj & n: favorite* * *favorito adj n favourite¿cuál es tu color favorito? what's your favourite colour? -
125 mostrar
v.1 to show.mostró su satisfacción por la concesión del premio she expressed pleasure at having been awarded the prizeElla muestra la mercadería She shows the goods for sale.Ella le muestra a Sue la ropa She shows Sue the clothes.Ella muestra valor She shows courage.2 to point out, to indicate, to point at.Ella muestra los defectos She points out defects.3 to evidence, to represent, to display, to exteriorize.Ella mostró culpa She evidenced guilt.4 to prove to.Ella muestra ser muy buena She proves to be very good.* * *1 to show2 (exponer) to exhibit, display3 (señalar) to point out, explain1 to appear2 (ser) be; (resultar ser) to prove to be, turn out to be* * *verb1) to show2) display3) manifest* * *1.VT (=señalar, explicar) to show; (=exponer) to display, exhibitmostrar en pantalla — (Inform) to display
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (enseñar, indicar) to showb) <interés/entusiasmo> to show, display (frml)2.mostrarsev pron (+ compl)nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him
* * *= betray, bring to + the attention, display, evidence, exhibit, manifest, reveal, show, disclose, give + evidence, showcase, flash, hold up, report, parade.Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex. Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex. A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex. In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.Ex. No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex. Since Disc #1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.----* mostrar afecto = show + affection.* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.* mostrar determinación = show + determination.* mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.* mostrar el prompt del sistema = prompt.* mostrar en pantalla = display + on screen, screen.* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar gratitud = show + gratitude.* mostrar incredulidad = express + disbelief.* mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrar interés = mark + interest.* mostrar interés en = show + interest in.* mostrar interés por = express + interest in.* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.* mostrar lealtad = show + loyalty.* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* mostrar los resultados = display + results.* mostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* mostrar orgullosamente = show off.* mostrar poderío = flex + Posesivo + muscles.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + respects.* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.* mostrar preferencia por = slant.* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).* mostrar respeto = show + respect.* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.* mostrarse = appear.* mostrarse como Uno realmente es = show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours, reveal + Posesivo + true colours, show + Posesivo + true colours.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* mostrar signos de = show + signs of.* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.* mostrar temor = show + fear.* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.* resultados + mostrar = results + show.* volver a mostrar = redisplay.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (enseñar, indicar) to showb) <interés/entusiasmo> to show, display (frml)2.mostrarsev pron (+ compl)nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him
* * *= betray, bring to + the attention, display, evidence, exhibit, manifest, reveal, show, disclose, give + evidence, showcase, flash, hold up, report, parade.Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex: Since Disc \#1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.* mostrar afecto = show + affection.* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.* mostrar determinación = show + determination.* mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.* mostrar el prompt del sistema = prompt.* mostrar en pantalla = display + on screen, screen.* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar gratitud = show + gratitude.* mostrar incredulidad = express + disbelief.* mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrar interés = mark + interest.* mostrar interés en = show + interest in.* mostrar interés por = express + interest in.* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.* mostrar lealtad = show + loyalty.* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* mostrar los resultados = display + results.* mostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* mostrar orgullosamente = show off.* mostrar poderío = flex + Posesivo + muscles.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + respects.* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.* mostrar preferencia por = slant.* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).* mostrar respeto = show + respect.* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.* mostrarse = appear.* mostrarse como Uno realmente es = show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours, reveal + Posesivo + true colours, show + Posesivo + true colours.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* mostrar signos de = show + signs of.* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.* mostrar temor = show + fear.* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.* resultados + mostrar = results + show.* volver a mostrar = redisplay.* * *vt1 (enseñar, indicar) to showtodavía no me has mostrado las fotos you still haven't shown me the photographs¿me podría mostrar esa blusa roja? could I see o could you show me that red blouse?les mostró el camino que debían seguir he showed them which way to go, he pointed the route out to themmuéstrame cómo funciona show me how it works2 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to show, display ( frml)mostró su preocupación por la publicidad que se le había dado al caso he showed concern at the publicity the case had received(+ compl):se mostró muy atento con nosotros he looked after us very well, he showed us great kindness ( frml)se mostró muy contento he was very happyse mostraron partidarios de la propuesta they expressed support for the proposalnunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him, she's never been at all aggressive (in her behavior) toward(s) him* * *
mostrar ( conjugate mostrar) verbo transitivo
to show;
mostrarse verbo pronominal (+ compl): se mostró muy atento con nosotros he was very obliging (to us);
se mostraron partidarios de la propuesta they expressed support for the proposal
mostrar verbo transitivo to show: muéstrame el camino, show me the way
' mostrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- comenzar
- congelamiento
- decir
- despegar
- desvivirse
- repaso
- revelar
- enseñar
- les
- orientar
- pasar
- presentar
- protestar
- voluntad
English:
colour
- develop
- display
- embarrassing
- exhibit
- flash
- muster
- present
- read
- register
- reveal
- show
- way
- feature
- flex
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [objeto] to show;me mostró su colección de sellos he showed me his stamp collection;el macho muestra su plumaje a la hembra the male displays his plumage to the female2. [sentimiento] to show;mostró su satisfacción por la concesión del premio she expressed pleasure at having been awarded the prize3. [demostrar] to show;muéstranos cómo se pone en marcha show us how to start it;te mostraré que lo que digo es verdad I'll show you o prove to you that what I'm saying is true* * *v/t show* * *mostrar {19} vt1) : to show2) exhibir: to exhibit, to display* * * -
126 rehuir
v.1 to avoid.2 to shrink back.Ellos rehuyeron pronto They shrank back quickly.3 to shun, to avoid, to flee from.Ellos rehuyeron a Ricardo They shunned Richard.4 to flee away from.María le rehuye a su madre Mary flees away from her mom.* * *1 to avoid, shun* * *VT to avoidrehúye de las situaciones difíciles — she avoids o runs away from difficult situations
* * *verbo transitivo to shy away from* * *= shy away from, shun, shy from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.* * *verbo transitivo to shy away from* * *= shy away from, shun, shy from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.* * *vtto shy away fromrehúye el trato con la gente she shies away from contact with people* * *
rehuir ( conjugate rehuir) verbo transitivo
to shy away from
rehuir verbo transitivo to shun, avoid: rehúye el tema constantemente, he's constantly trying to avoid the subject
' rehuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huir
- inhibirse
English:
shun
- shy away
- recoil
- shirk
- way
* * *rehuir vtto avoid* * *v/t shy away from* * *rehuir {41} vt: to avoid, to shun* * *rehuir vb to avoid -
127 retraso
m.1 delay (demora).perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delayel vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayedllegar con (15 minutos de) retraso to be (15 minutes) latelos trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today2 backwardness (subdesarrollo).llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behindtener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded3 latency, delay.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retrasar.* * *1 (demora) delay2 (subdesarrollo) backwardness, underdevelopment\ir con retraso to be running latellevar un año de retraso to be a year behind scheduleretraso mental mental handicap, backwardness* * *noun m.1) delay2) lag* * *SM1) [al llegar] delayllegar con retraso — to be late, arrive late
llegó con 25 minutos de retraso — he was o arrived 25 minutes late
2) [en una actividad] delayprotestaron por el retraso en el cobro de sus salarios — they complained about the delay in the payment of their wages
el mitin comenzó con una hora de retraso — the rally began an hour late, the rally was delayed (by) an hour
3) [en país, investigación] backwardnessel retraso cultural del país con relación a los países vecinos — the cultural backwardness of the country compared to its neighbours
4)padece un leve retraso mental — he has mild learning difficulties, he's slightly retarded
* * *a) ( demora) delayb) ( de país) backwardnessc) (Psic)niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children
* * *= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex. If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex. Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.Ex. Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex. This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.----* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.* retraso del envío = delivery delay.* retraso mental = mental retardation.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.* * *a) ( demora) delayb) ( de país) backwardnessc) (Psic)niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children
* * *= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex: Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.Ex: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.* retraso del envío = delivery delay.* retraso mental = mental retardation.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.* * *1 (demora) delayperdona por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay, I'm sorry it's lateviene con media hora de retraso it's (running) half an hour latellevamos or tenemos un retraso de dos meses sobre el programa previsto we're two months behind scheduleno podemos permitir otro retraso en el proceso we cannot allow another delay to o hold-up in the processcualquier retraso en el pago/la entrega de los productos any delay in payment/delivery of the products2 (de un país) backwardness3 ( Psic):niños con retraso mental children with learning difficulties; (más grave) mentally retarded o handicapped children* * *
Del verbo retrasar: ( conjugate retrasar)
retraso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
retrasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
retrasar
retraso
retrasar ( conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo
retrasarse verbo pronominal
retraso sustantivo masculino
llevamos un retraso de dos meses sobre lo previsto we're two months behind schedule
retrasar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
retraso sustantivo masculino
1 (en el tiempo) delay: llegó con retraso, he was late
2 (con el trabajo, etc) behind schedule: llevamos dos meses de retraso, we are two months behind
3 (en el desarrollo físico o mental) subnormality
' retraso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- ida
- retrasarse
- atraso
- compensar
- corriente
- demora
- impacientarse
- llevar
- pequeño
- retrasar
English:
account
- board
- concoct
- delay
- excuse
- experience
- further
- hold up
- hold-up
- late
- retardation
- schedule
- takeoff
- apologize
- behind
- handicap
- hold
- lag
- slow
* * *retraso nm1. [demora] delay;el vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayed;perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay;llegar con (quince minutos de) retraso to be (fifteen minutes) late;los trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today;el gobierno anunció el retraso de las elecciones the government announced that the elections were to be put back o postponed2. [por sobrepasar un límite]el proyecto lleva dos semanas de retraso the project is two weeks behind schedule;llevo en mi trabajo un retraso de veinte páginas I'm twenty pages behind with my work3. [subdesarrollo] backwardness;llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behind4. retraso mental mental deficiency;tener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded* * *m delay;ir con retraso be late;llegar con retraso arrive late, be late o delayed;llevar retraso be late o delayed* * *retraso nm1) atraso: delay, lateness2)retraso mental : mental retardation* * *retraso n delay -
128 separar
v.1 to separate.las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apartson muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between usMaría separó las galletas Mary separated the cookies.2 to move away.separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit3 to put aside.4 to split, to draw apart, to pull away, to pull apart.El adulterio separa a las parejas Adultery splits couples.5 to set apart, to put away.6 to abduce.* * *1 (gen) to separate2 (hacer grupos) to separate, sort out3 (guardar aparte) to set aside, put aside4 (apartar) to move away (de, from)5 (de empleo, cargo) to remove (de, from), dismiss (de, from)6 figurado (mantener alejado) to keep away (de, from)1 (tomar diferente camino) to separate, part company2 (matrimonio) to separate3 (apartarse) to move away (de, from)4 (desprenderse) to separate (de, from), come off (de, -)5 (de amigo etc) to part company (de, with)6 separarse de (dejar algo) to part with* * *verb1) to separate2) divide•* * *1. VT1) (=apartar) to separatela maestra nos separó para que no habláramos — the teacher split us up o separated us so that we wouldn't talk
si no los llegan a separar se matan — if no one had pulled them apart o separated them, they would have killed each other
separar algn/algo de algn/algo — to separate sb/sth from sb/sth
al nacer los separaron de sus padres — they were taken (away) o separated from their parents at birth
los separaron del resto de los pasajeros — they were split up o separated from the rest of the passengers
2) (=distanciar)éramos buenos amigos, pero la política nos separó — we were good friends but politics came between us
3) (=existir entre)el abismo que separa a los ricos de los pobres — the gulf between o separating (the) rich and (the) poor
4) (=deslindar)unas barreras de protección separaban el escenario de la plaza — there were crash barriers separating the stage from the rest of the square
la frontera que separa realidad y ficción — the dividing line between reality and fiction, the line that separates reality from o and fiction
5) (=dividir) to divide6) (=poner aparte)¿me puedes separar un poco de tarta? — can you put aside some cake for me?
7) (=destituir) [de un cargo] to remove, dismissser separado del servicio — (Mil) to be discharged
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, partno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide2)a) ( deslindar) to separate, divideb) ( despegar)3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)2.fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
separarse v prona) matrimonio to separatese separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago
b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split upno se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost
separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside* * *= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.Ex. The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.Ex. The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex. The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.Ex. Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.Ex. It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.----* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* que se puede separar = detachable.* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* separar con una cortina = curtain off.* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.* separar las manos = spread out + hands.* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, partno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide2)a) ( deslindar) to separate, divideb) ( despegar)3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)2.fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
separarse v prona) matrimonio to separatese separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago
b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split upno se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost
separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside* * *= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.
Ex: The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex: The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.Ex: It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* que se puede separar = detachable.* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* separar con una cortina = curtain off.* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.* separar las manos = spread out + hands.* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.* * *separar [A1 ]vtA1 (apartar, alejar) to separatedos transeúntes intentaron separarlos two passersby tried to separate o part themha hecho todo lo posible por separarnos he has done everything he can to split us uplas consonantes dobles no se separan en español in Spanish, double consonants should not be split upla maestra las separó porque charlaban mucho the teacher separated them o split them up because they were talking so muchsepara la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wallno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero it is not advisable to take the calf away from its motherseparar la yema de la clara separate the white from the yolkseparar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females2 (dividir un todo) to divideseparar las palabras en sílabas divide the words into syllablesla guerra separó a muchas familias the war divided many families3 (guardar, reservar) to put o set asidesepárame un trocito para Pablo, que va a venir más tarde can you put o set aside a slice for Pablo, he'll be coming latersepara la ropa que llevarás puesta put the clothes you're going to wear on one sideB1 (deslindar) to separate, divideuna valla separa a los hinchas de los dos equipos there is a fence separating the fans of the two teamslos separan profundas diferencias they are divided by deepseated differencesseparar algo DE algo to separate sth FROM sthlos Andes separan Argentina de Chile the Andes separate Argentina from Chile2(despegar): no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apartsepara las lonchas de jamón separate the slices of hamno separe la etiqueta antes de rellenarla do not remove o detach the label before filling it infue separado de su cargo/sus funciones he was removed from office/relieved of his duties ( frml)separar del servicio ( Mil) to discharge1 «matrimonio» to separatese separaron tras diez años de matrimonio they separated o split up after ten years of marriagees hijo de padres separados his parents are separatedsepararse DE algn to separate FROM sbse separó de su marido en octubre she separated from her husband in October2 (alejarse, apartarse) to split upa mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half waylos socios se separaron en 1996 they dissolved their partnership in 1996 ( frml), the partners split up in 1996no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please don't split up o divide up o please stay together in case the children get lostsepararse DE algo/algn:esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the televisionno me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my childrenno se separen de su equipaje do not leave your luggage unattended* * *
separar ( conjugate separar) verbo transitivo
1
separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside
2
b) ( despegar):
separarse verbo pronominal
separarse DE algn to separate from sb
c) (apartarse, alejarse):◊ no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please stay together in case the children get lost;
no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children
separar verbo transitivo
1 (aumentar la distancia física) to move apart
2 (poner aparte) to separate: separa las rosas de los claveles, separate the roses from the carnations
3 (reservar) to save
4 (algo pegado, grapado) to detach
5 (distanciar, disgregar) to divide
' separar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- desgajar
- desunir
- paja
- quitar
- segregar
- aislar
- apartar
- cortar
- desmontar
- desprender
English:
detach
- divide
- divorce
- fence off
- part
- peel off
- prise
- pull apart
- screen off
- separate
- sort out
- space
- split up
- twist off
- wall off
- fence
- pull
- screen
- sort
- splay
- split
- wall
* * *♦ vt1. [alejar, dividir, aislar] to separate (de from);lo han separado de sus hijos they've taken his children away from him;tuvo que venir la policía para separarlos the police had to be called to break them up o separate them;el muro que separa los dos campos the wall separating o that separates the two fields;separar algo en grupos/partes iguales to divide sth into groups/equal parts;son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us;quiere separar su vida privada de su vida pública she wants to keep her private life separate from her public life2. [apartar, dejar espacio entre] to move away (de from);separe el cuerpo del volante keep your body away from the steering wheel;separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit;separa bien las piernas open your legs wide3. [desunir, quitar]las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart;separe la carne del caldo remove the meat from the stock;no separaba los ojos del reloj she never took her eyes off the clock4. [reservar] to put asidefue separado del cargo he was removed (from his post), he was dismissed (from his job);separaron al coronel del servicio the colonel was removed from active service* * *v/t separate* * *separar vt1) : to separate, to divide2) : to split up, to pull apart♦ separarse vr* * *separar vb1. (en general) to separate2. (apartar) to move away
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