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I best. Art.1. m; (Nom. Sg.) the; der eine ist fleißig, der andere faul (the) one is hard-working, the other one is lazy; der Tod death; der Mensch (alle Menschen) man(kind), humankind; der große Goethe the famous Goethe; der arme Peter poor Peter; der Peter, den ich kenne the Peter (who oder that) I know; der Hyde Park Hyde Park3. (Dat Sg. von die) to the; den Schlüssel habe ich der Nachbarin gegeben I gave the key to the neighbo(u)rII Dem. Pron.1. m; (Nom. Sg.) that (one), this (one); (er) he, it; der Mann hier this man; der mit dem Bart the one with the beard; nur der kann das verstehen, der... only he ( oder that man) who... can understand it; der und baden gehen? you won’t catch him going swimming; der und ehrlich? Dass ich nicht lache! him? honest? Pull the other one! ( oder Give me a break!)III Rel. Pron.1. m; (Nom. Sg.) bei Personen: who, that; bei Sachen: which, that; der Bezirk, der einen Teil von X bildet the district forming part of X; der erste Stein, der geworfen wurde the first stone that was thrown; er war der Erste, der es erfuhr he was the first to know; jeder, der... anyone who...; ich, der ich selbst dabei war I, who was there myself2. (Dat Sg. von die) bei Personen: who(m), who... to, to whom förm.; bei Sachen: that, which; die Freundin, der ich meine Sorgen erzählte the friend (whom) I told about my problems ( oder to whom I told my problems)* * ** * *I [deːɐ]1. def artdas Miauen dér Katze — the miaowing of the cat, the cat's miaowing
2. dem pron dat sing von die1) (adjektivisch) to that; (mit Präpositionen) that2) (substantivisch) to her; her3. rel pron dat singto whom, that or who(m)... to; (mit Präposition) who(m); (von Sachen) to which, which... to; which II [deːɐ] pl die thedér/die Arme! — the poor man/woman or girl
die Engländer — the English pl
dér Engländer (dated inf: = die Engländer) — the Englishman
dér Faust — Faust
dér Hans (inf) — Hans
dér kleine Hans — little Hans
dér Rhein — the Rhine
dér Michigansee — Lake Michigan
die "Bismarck" — the "Bismarck"
dér Lehrer/die Frau (im Allgemeinen) — teachers pl/women pl
dér Tod/die Liebe/das Leben — death/love/life
dér Tod des Sokrates — the death of Socrates
in dem England, das ich kannte — in the England (that or which) I knew
er liebt den Jazz/die Oper/das Kino — he likes jazz/(the) opera/the cinema
das Herstellen von Waffen ist... — manufacturing weapons is..., the manufacturing of weapons is...
dér spätere Wittgenstein — the later Wittgenstein
er war nicht mehr dér Hans, dér... — he was no longer the Hans who...
er nimmt den Hut ab — he takes his hat off
ein Euro das Stück — one euro apiece or each
20 Euro die Stunde — 20 euros an or per hour
pl deren dat dem, der, dem, pl denen acc den, die, das, pl diedér und dér Wissenschaftler — such and such a scientist
zu dér und dér Zeit — at such and such a time
an dem und dem Ort — at such and such a place
dér/die war es — it was him/her
dér/die mit dér großen Nase — the one or him/her (inf) with the big nose
mit den roten Haaren — those or them (inf) with red hair
deine Schwester, die war nicht da (inf) — your sister, she wasn't there
dér und schwimmen? — him, swimming?, swimming, (what) him?
dér/die hier (von Menschen) — he/she, this man/woman etc; (von Gegenständen) this (one); (von mehreren) this one
dér/die da (von Menschen) — he/she, that man/woman etc; (von Gegenständen) that (one); (von mehreren) that one
die hier/da pl — they, these/those men/women etc, these/those, them (inf)
dér, den ich meine — the one I mean
dér und dér/die und die — so-and-so
3. rel pron decl as dem pron(Mensch) who, that; (Gegenstand, Tier) which, that4. rel + dem pron decl as dem prondér/die dafür verantwortlich war,... — the man/woman who was responsible for it
die so etwas tun,... — those or people who do that sort of thing...
* * *der1[de:ɐ̯]I. art def, nom sing m1. (allgemein) the\der Hund/Mann/Tisch the dog/man/table\der Mai [the month of] May\der Angeber! that show-off!2. (bei Körperteilen)mir tut \der Hals weh my throat hurts\der Hunger/Irrsinn/Tod hunger/madness/death\der Tod des Ikaros the death of Icarus\der Stahl wird auch mit anderen Elementen legiert steel is also alloyed with other elements; (bei spezifischen Stoffen) the\der Sauerstoff in der Luft the oxygen in the air5. (einmalig)\der Mann des Tages the man of the momentdas ist \der Augenblick, auf den wir gewartet haben that's [just] the moment we've been waiting for\der Irak/Iran Iraq/Iran\der Sudan The Sudan\der Kongo vor der Kolonialzeit pre-colonial Congo\der kleine Peter little Peter\der spätere Dickens the later Dickenser war nicht mehr \der Uli, der... he was no longer the Uli who...das ist \der Klaus that's Klaus\der Papa sagt,... [my] dad says...8. (verallgemeinernd)\der Mensch heute man today\der Franzose isst gern gut the French like to eat well9. (nach Angaben)5 Euro \der Liter €5 a [or per] litre10. (vor Angaben)\der 14. August 2003 14[th] August 2003, August 14[th], 2003; (gesprochen) the fourteenth of August 2003Heinrich \der Achte Henry the Eighth\der Kleine the little boy/one\der Älteste the oldest [one]II. pron dem, nom sing m1. attr, betont\der Mann war es! it was that man!\der Hut gefällt mir am besten I like that/this hat [or that/this hat I like] the most\der Stift da that pen [there]\der Stift hier this pen [here]\der und \der Experte such and such an expert2. (hinweisend)\der war es! it was him!\der hat es getan! it was him that [or who] did it!\der sagte mir,... he told me...welcher Stift? \der da? oder \der hier? which pen? that one [there]? or this one [here]?wer ist denn \der? (fam) who on earth is he [or that]?\der und joggen? him, jogging?\der und \der such and such3. (unterscheidend)\der mit der Brille the one [or fam him] with the glasseswelcher Ball? — \der mit den Punkten which ball? — the/this/that one with the spotsach \der! (pej) oh him!der Chef? \der ist nicht da the boss? he's not theredein Vater, \der ist nicht gekommen your father, he didn't comemein Schuh! \der ist weg! my shoe! it's gone!der Scheißkerl, \der! the bastard!der Grund ist \der, dass... the reason is that [or because]...\der, den ich meinte the one I meantwo ist dein Bruder? — \der ist oben where's your brother? — he's upstairsdas ist ein neuer Drucker! warum druckt \der nicht? that's a new printer! why isn't it working?beißt \der? does it/he/she bite?III. pron rel, nom sing mich hörte/sah einen Wagen, \der um die Ecke fuhr I heard/saw a car driving around the cornerein Film, \der gut ankommt a much-acclaimed filmein Roman, \der von Millionen gelesen wurde a novel [that has been] read by millionsder König, \der vierzig Jahre herrschte,... (einschränkend) the king who [or that] reigned for forty years...; (nicht einschränkend) the king, who reigned for forty years,...der Mantel, \der zum Trocknen aufgehängt war,... (einschränkend) the coat that [or which] was hung up to dry...; (nicht einschränkend) the coat, which was hung up to dry,...der Mörder, \der von der Polizei gesucht wird,... (einschränkend) the murderer [who [or that]] the police are searching for..., the murderer for whom the police are searching... form; (nicht einschränkend) the murderer, who the police are searching for,..., the murderer, for whom the police are searching,... formder Fall, \der von den Ermittlern untersucht werden soll,... (einschränkend) the case [that [or which]] the investigators have to look into..., the case into which the investigators have to look... form; (nicht einschränkend) the case, which the investigators have to look into,..., the case, into which the investigators have to look,... form2. (derjenige)\der diesen Brief geschrieben hat, kann gut Deutsch the person/man who wrote this letter knows good Germander2[ˈde:ɐ̯]art def, gen sing f1. (allgemein)der Hund \der alten Frau the old woman's dogdie Hitze \der Sonne the heat of the sun, the sun's heatdas Schnurren \der fetten Katze the fat cat's purring, the purring of the fat catdie Lösung \der Formel hier the solution to this formula, this formula's solutionder Einspruch \der Frau da that woman's objection, the objection from that womandie Farbe \der Zunge deutete auf seine Krankheit the colour of his tongue indicated his illnessein Opfer \der Liebe a victim of loveein Zeichen \der Hoffnung a sign of hopedas Kämmen \der Wolle the combing of wooldie Berge \der Schweiz the mountains of Switzerlanddie Puppe \der kleinen Sabine little Sabine's dollich ruf an wegen \der Anna I'm calling to talk to you about Annadie Arien \der Callas Callas' ariasein Antrag \der Ute Kley a petition from Ute Kleydie Rolle \der Frau in Management women's role [or the role of women] in managementdie Trinkfestigkeit \der Engländerin the ability of the Englishwoman to hold her drink10 Meter \der kostbarsten Seide 10 metres of the most precious silkdas Spielzeug \der Kleinen the little one's [or girl's] toysder3I. art def, dat sing fsie redeten mit/von \der Nachbarin they were talking with/about the neighbourich klopfte an \der Tür I knocked at the doordas Bild hängt an \der Wand the picture is hanging on the wallsie folgte \der Frau/Menge she followed the woman/crowder gab \der Großmutter den Brief he gave his grandmother the letter, he gave the letter to his grandmotheres gehört \der Frau da it belongs to that womanes entspricht \der Textstelle hier it corresponds to this passage in the texter schlug den Tisch mit \der Faust he thumped the table with his fister widmete \der Liebe ein Gedicht he dedicated a poem to lovemit \der Hoffnung eines Verzweifelten with the hope of a desperate man\der Bronze wird auch Phosphor beigemischt phosphorus is also added to bronze; (bei spezifischen Stoffen)mit \der Wolle dieses Schafs with the wool from this sheep, with this sheep's woolwir segelten mit \der ‚Nordwind‘ we sailed on the [yacht] ‘Nordwind’in \der Schweiz [der Zwischenkriegsjahre] in [interwar] Switzerland\der kleinen Jenny geht's nicht gut little Jenny isn't feeling wellsie ist bei \der Kati she's at Kati's placeer hat \der Callas mal die Hand geküsst he once kissed Callas' handvon \der Frau in der Industrie of women in industryals das Pferd \der Maschine wich when the horse gave way to the enginemit 20 Flaschen \der Kiste with 20 bottles a [or per] crategib \der Kleinen einen Kuss give the little one a kisswir gingen zu \der Ältesten we went to the elderII. pron dem, dat sing f1. attr, betont\der Pflanze muss man Dünger geben that plant must be given fertilizer\der Frau hast du es erzählt? you told it to that woman?zu \der und \der Zeit at such and such a timeglaub \der bloß nicht! don't believe her [of all people]!III. pron rel, dat sing f, siehe auch vbmeine Kollegin, \der die Aufgabe zugeteilt wurde,... (einschränkend) my colleague who [or that] was assigned the task...; (nicht einschränkend) my colleague, who was assigned the task,...die Lösung, \der der Alkohol entzogen war,... (einschränkend) the solution that [or which] had its alcohol extracted...; (nicht einschränkend) the solution, which had its alcohol extracted,...die Abgeordnete, \der ich oft schrieb,... (einschränkend) the MP [who [or that]] I often wrote to..., the MP to whom I often wrote... form; (nicht einschränkend) the MP, who I often wrote to,..., the MP, to whom I often wrote,... formdie Grippe, unter \der sie leiden,... (einschränkend) the flu [that [or which]] they're suffering from..., the flu from which they're suffering... form; (nicht einschränkend) the flu, which they're suffering from,..., the flu, from which they're suffering,... form; s.a. das, dieder4art def, gen pldie Anstrengungen \der Schüler the pupils' efforts, the efforts of the pupilsdie Zeichnungen \der beiden Schwestern the two sisters' drawings, the drawings by the two sistersdas Gezwitscher \der Vögel the twittering of the birdsdas Gewicht \der Platten the weight of the slabsdie Wohnung \der Eltern my/his/her etc. parents' flatdie Lösungen \der Formeln hier the solutions to these formulaeder Einspruch \der Frauen da those women's objection, the objection from those womendie Farbe \der Haare gefiel ihr nicht she didn't like the colour of her hairdie Sprachen \der Niederlande the languages of [or spoken in] the Netherlandsdas Haus \der Müllers the Millers' houseein Antrag \der Heinz und Ute Kley a petition from Heinz and Ute Kleydie Rolle \der Pflanzen in der Medizin the role of plants in medicine10 Kisten \der feinsten Äpfel 10 crates of the finest applesdas Spielzeug \der Kleinen the little ones' toys* * *I 1.bestimmter Artikel Nom. theder April/Winter — April/winter
der ‘Faust’ — ‘Faust’
der Dieter — (ugs.) Dieter
der Kapitalismus/Islam — capitalism/Islam
2.der Bodensee/Mount Everest — Lake Constance/Mount Everest
1) attr. that2) allein stehend heder und arbeiten! — (ugs.) [what,] him work! (coll.)
der [da] — (Mann) that man; (Gegenstand, Tier) that one
3.der [hier] — (Mann) this man; (Gegenstand, Tier) this one
4.der Mann, der da drüben entlanggeht — the man walking along over there
Relativ- und Demonstrativpronomen the one whoII 1.bestimmter Artikel1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 1.2) Dat. Sg. v. die I 1.: to the; (nach Präp.) the3) Gen. Pl. v. der I 1., die I 1., das 1.2.das Haus der Freunde — our/their etc. friends' house
1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 2. 1): of the; of that2) Dat. Sg. v. die I 2. attrder Frau [da/hier] gehört es — it belongs to that woman there/this woman here; allein stehend
3.gib es der da! — (ugs.) give it to 'her
Relativpronomen; Dat. Sg. v. die I 3. (Person) whomdie Frau, der ich es gegeben habe — the woman to whom 1 gave it; the woman 1 gave it to; (Sache) that/which
die Katze, der er einen Tritt gab — the cat [that] he kicked
* * *A. best art1. m; (nom sg) the;der eine ist fleißig, der andere faul (the) one is hard-working, the other one is lazy;der Tod death;der große Goethe the famous Goethe;der arme Peter poor Peter;der Peter, den ich kenne the Peter (who oder that) I know;der Hyde Park Hyde Park2. (gen sg von die) of the;die Mauern der Stadt auch the city walls3. (dat sg von die) to the;den Schlüssel habe ich der Nachbarin gegeben I gave the key to the neighbo(u)r4. (gen pl von der, die, das) of the;die Ankunft der Kinder auch the children’s arrivalB. dem prder Mann hier this man;der mit dem Bart the one with the beard;nur der kann das verstehen, der … only he ( oder that man) who … can understand it;der und baden gehen? you won’t catch him going swimming;der und ehrlich? Dass ich nicht lache! him? honest? Pull the other one! ( oder Give me a break!)2. (dat sg von die)zu der und der Zeit umg at such and such a timeC. rel prder Bezirk, der einen Teil von X bildet the district forming part of X;der erste Stein, der geworfen wurde the first stone that was thrown;er war der Erste, der es erfuhr he was the first to know;jeder, der … anyone who …;ich, der ich selbst dabei war I, who was there myselfdie Freundin, der ich meine Sorgen erzählte the friend (whom) I told about my problems ( oder to whom I told my problems)* * *I 1.bestimmter Artikel Nom. theder April/Winter — April/winter
der ‘Faust’ — ‘Faust’
der Dieter — (ugs.) Dieter
der Kapitalismus/Islam — capitalism/Islam
2.der Bodensee/Mount Everest — Lake Constance/Mount Everest
1) attr. that2) allein stehend heder und arbeiten! — (ugs.) [what,] him work! (coll.)
der [da] — (Mann) that man; (Gegenstand, Tier) that one
3.der [hier] — (Mann) this man; (Gegenstand, Tier) this one
4.der Mann, der da drüben entlanggeht — the man walking along over there
Relativ- und Demonstrativpronomen the one whoII 1.bestimmter Artikel1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 1.2.das Haus der Freunde — our/their etc. friends' house
1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 2. 1): of the; of thatder Frau [da/hier] gehört es — it belongs to that woman there/this woman here; allein stehend
3.gib es der da! — (ugs.) give it to 'her
die Frau, der ich es gegeben habe — the woman to whom 1 gave it; the woman 1 gave it to; (Sache) that/which
die Katze, der er einen Tritt gab — the cat [that] he kicked
* * *the state of the art n. art.m.the art. pron.which pron.who pron. -
82 presente
1. adj presenthai presente il negozio... ? do you know the shop... ?2. m presentgrammar present (tense)i presenti pl those present, those in attendance* * *presente1 agg.1 present: presente mio padre, in the presence of my father; tutti i miei amici erano presenti al mio matrimonio, all my friends were present at my wedding; non ero presente alla festa, I wasn't present at the party // presente!, here!2 ( nella mente) present; clear: è sempre presente alla mia mente, I always keep it in my mind // aver presente, to remember (o to recollect o to know): non ho presente se egli ci fosse o no, I can't remember whether he was there or not; hai presente via Dante?, do you know via Dante? // tieni presente che non saremo gli unici!, bear in mind (o remember) that we won't be the only ones! // mi fece presente che era già domenica, he reminded me (o pointed out to me) that it was already Sunday // mio nonno è ancora molto presente, my grandfather is still very clear-minded3 ( attuale) present, current: la presente generazione, the present generation; il presente mese, the current month; al momento presente la linea è interrotta, the line is interrupted at the moment // (gramm.) il tempo presente, the present tense4 ( questo) this: il presente libro, this book; la presente settimana, this week // (comm.): nella presente ( lettera), herein; con la presente ( lettera), hereby (o herewith)◆ s.m.1 present, present time: il presente e il futuro, the present and the future; non vive nel presente, he does not live in the present // al presente, at present2 (gramm.) present, present tense3 pl. those present: fra i presenti non vi fu nessuno che lo seguì, among those present there was nobody who followed him; tutti i presenti furono premiati, all those who were present were given a prize; tutti i presenti sono invitati, all the present company are invited // i presenti esclusi, present company excluded (o excepted).presente2 s.m. ( dono, regalo) present, gift: mi ha fatto un grazioso presente, he has given me a nice present (o gift).* * *I [pre'zɛnte]1. agg(gen) presentla presente lettera — this letteressere presente a una riunione — to be present at o attend a meeting
avere presente qn/qc — to know sb/sth
tener presente qn/qc — to bear sb/sth in mind
2. sm/f3. smGramm present tenseil presente — the present4. sfII [pre'zɛnte] sm(
Comm : lettera) con la presente vi comunico... — this is to inform you that...(regalo) present, gift* * *I 1. [pre'zɛnte]1) [ persona] presentil qui presente sig. Bianchi — Mr Bianchi, who is here with us
essere presente a — to attend, to be present at
"presente!" — (in un appello) "here!", "present!"
essere presente col pensiero — fig. to be there in spirit
2) (che si trova) [ cosa] presentuna sostanza presente in natura, nel sangue — a substance present in nature, in blood
3) (attivo) activela nostra ditta è molto presente sul mercato — our company is very active on the market; (partecipe)
4) (attuale) present5) (in causa) presentcon la presente lettera — dir. hereby
6) ling. present7)fare presente — (puntualizzare) to point out
avere presente — (ricordare) to remember, to have fresh in one's mind
2.tenere presente qcs. — (considerare) to take sth. into account, to take account of sth., to consider sth.; (ricordare) to remember o retain sth., to keep o bear sth. in mind
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile3.i -i — those present, the assembled company
sostantivo maschile1)il presente — the here and now, the present
2) ling. present (tense)4.la presente fa seguito a... — this letter is a follow-up to...
II [pre'zɛnte]con la presente dichiaro che — amm. dir. I hereby declare that
sostantivo maschile (dono) present, gift* * *presente1/pre'zεnte/1 [ persona] present; non ero presente I wasn't there; le persone -i those present; il qui presente sig. Bianchi Mr Bianchi, who is here with us; essere presente a to attend, to be present at; "presente!" (in un appello) "here!", "present!"; essere presente col pensiero fig. to be there in spirit2 (che si trova) [ cosa] present; una sostanza presente in natura, nel sangue a substance present in nature, in blood; la violenza è presente in ogni pagina violence is there on every page3 (attivo) active; la nostra ditta è molto presente sul mercato our company is very active on the market; (partecipe) mia madre è sempre stata molto presente my mother has always been there for me4 (attuale) present5 (in causa) present; la presente dichiarazione the present statement; con la presente lettera dir. hereby6 ling. present7 fare presente (puntualizzare) to point out; avere presente (ricordare) to remember, to have fresh in one's mind; tenere presente qcs. (considerare) to take sth. into account, to take account of sth., to consider sth.; (ricordare) to remember o retain sth., to keep o bear sth. in mindII m. e f.i -i those present, the assembled company; parlo a nome di tutti i -i I speak for everyone here; esclusi i -i present company exceptedIII sostantivo m.1 il presente the here and now, the present2 ling. present (tense); al presente in the present (tense)burocr. (lettera) allegato alla presente enclosed; la presente fa seguito a... this letter is a follow-up to...; con la presente dichiaro che amm. dir. I hereby declare that.————————presente2/pre'zεnte/sostantivo m.(dono) present, gift. -
83 eux
eux [ø]• nous y allons, eux non or pas eux we are going but they aren't• ils l'ont bien fait, eux, pourquoi pas nous ? they did it, why shouldn't we?• eux mentir ? ce n'est pas possible them tell a lie? I can't believe it• les aider, eux ? jamais ! help them? never!• cette maison est-elle à eux ? does this house belong to them? is this house theirs?• ils ne pensent qu'à eux, ces égoïstes those selfish people only think of themselves* * *øpronom personnel1) ( sujet) theyce sont eux, je les reconnais — it's them, I recognize them
2) ( dans une comparaison) them3) ( objet)les inviter, eux, quelle idée! — invite them, what an idea!
eux, il faut les enfermer — they should be locked up
4) ( après une préposition) themà eux, je peux dire la vérité — I can tell them the truth
c'est à eux — ( appartenance) it's theirs, it belongs to them
c'est à eux de faire — ( leur tour) it's their turn to do; ( leur responsabilité) it's up to them to do
* * *ø pron1) (objet) themJe pense souvent à eux. — I often think of them.
2) (sujet) theymais eux l'ont fait... — but THEY did...
Elle a accepté l'invitation, mais eux ont refusé. — She accepted the invitation, but THEY refused.
* * *eux pron pers1 ( sujet) they; eux regardent la télévision, nous, nous lisons they watch television, we read; eux seuls ont le droit de parler they alone have the right to speak; eux, ils ne disent jamais ce qu'ils pensent they never say what they think; ce sont eux, je les reconnais it's them, I recognize them; je sais que ce n'est pas eux qui ont fait ça I know they weren't the ones who did it, I know it wasn't them who did it;2 ( dans une comparaison) them; je travaille plus qu'eux I work more than they do ou than them; je le vois plus souvent qu'eux ( qu'ils ne le voient) I see him more often than they do; ( que je ne le vois) I see him more often than them ou than I see them;3 ( objet) les inviter, eux, quelle idée! invite THEM, what an idea!; eux, il faut les enfermer they should be locked up;4 ( après une préposition) them; à cause d'/autour d'/auprès eux because of/around/after them; un cadeau pour eux a present for them; pour eux c'est important? is it important to them?; elle ne pense pas à eux she doesn't think of them; je n'écris à personne sauf eux I don't write to anyone but them, I only write to them; sans eux nous n'aurions pas pu réussir we could never have managed without them; à eux, je peux dire la vérité I can tell THEM the truth; ce sont des amis à eux they're friends of theirs; ils n'ont pas encore de voiture à eux they don't have their own car yet; les journaux sont-ils à eux? are the newspapers theirs?, do the newspapers belong to them?; c'est à eux ( appartenance) it's theirs, it belongs to them; c'est à eux de faire la vaisselle it's their turn to do the dishes; c'est à eux de choisir ( leur tour) it's their turn to choose; ( leur responsabilité) it's up to them to choose; les verres sont sur la table, certains d'entre eux sont sales the glasses are on the table, some of them are dirty.[ø] pronom personnel1. [sujet] theynous sommes invités, eux pas ou non we are invited but they aren't ou but not themce sont eux les responsables they are the ones ou it is they who are responsibleeux seuls connaissent la réponse they alone ou only they know the answereux, voter? cela m'étonnerait them? vote? I doubt it very much!2. [après une préposition] themavec eux, on ne sait jamais you never know with them3. [suivi d'un nombre] -
84 Hauptleidtragende
m, f main victim; der Hauptleidtragende auch the one to suffer most; die Hauptleidtragenden those who suffer most* * *Haupt|leid|tra|gen|de(r)mf decl as adjmain victim* * *Hauptleidtragende m/f main victim;der Hauptleidtragende auch the one to suffer most;die Hauptleidtragenden those who suffer most -
85 Leute
Pl.1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals; meine Leute (Familie) my people, bes. Am. umg. my kin; die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?; es gibt manche Leute, die... some people...; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who...; etw. / ein Gerücht / sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg. tell the world about s.th. / spread a rumo(u)r / succeed in getting rid of one’s money; unter die Leute kommen umg. (bekannt werden) become public knowledge; unter die Leute gehen oder kommen mix with people, socialize; vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody); kleine Leute fig. ordinary people ( oder folk); die jungen Leute (die Jugend) young people; (das junge Ehepaar) the young couple; aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; geschieden2. umg., Anrede: hört mal zu, Leute! listen, everyone ( oder everybody, Brit. auch you lot, Am. you guys)!; aber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, now3. umg. (Personal) people, staff Sg. (meist V. im Pl.); (Arbeiter) auch workers; der Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men* * *die Leutepeople (Pl.); public (Pl.); folk (Pl.)* * *Leu|te ['lɔytə]plarme/reiche/alte/junge Léúte — poor/rich/old/young folk(s) (inf) or people
alle Léúte — everybody
vor allen Léúten — in front of everybody
die kleinen Léúte (hum, inf: Kinder) — the little ones
die Léúte waren von dem Stück begeistert — people were enthusiastic about the play
was sollen denn die Léúte davon denken? — what will people think?
kommt, Léúte! — come on folks
aber die Sache ist doch in aller Léúte Mund! — but everybody's talking about it!
ich kenne meine Léúte! (inf) — I know them/him etc
etw unter die Léúte bringen (inf, Gerücht, Geschichte) — to spread sth around, to put sth about; Geld to spend sth
unter die Léúte kommen (inf) (Mensch) — to meet people; (Gerüchte etc) to go around, to go or do the rounds (inf)
das sind wohl nicht die richtigen Léúte — they're not the right kind of people
2)(= Mannschaft, Arbeiter etc)
der Offizier ließ seine Léúte antreten — the officer ordered his men to fall indafür brauchen wir mehr Léúte — we need more people or (Personal) staff for that
* * *die1) ((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) folk2) (persons: There were three people in the room.) people3) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) people* * *Leu·te[ˈlɔytə]plalle/keine/kaum \Leute everybody/nobody/hardly anybodyunter \Leute gehen to get out and about [a bit]die \Leute von der Feuerwehr/Müllabfuhr the firemen/dustbin men4. MIL, NAUT men pl6.ein Gerücht unter die \Leute bringen to spread [or circulate] a rumour [or AM -or]▶ die kleinen \Leute, kleine \Leute (einfache Menschen) [the] ordinary people; (hum fam: die Kinder) the little ones* * *1) peopledie reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old
die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street
was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?
wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.
vor allen Leuten — in front of everybody
unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)
die Hälfte der Leute — half the staff
* * *Leute pl1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals;die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say;was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?;es gibt manche Leute, die … some people …; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who …;etwas/ein Gerücht/sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg tell the world about sth/spread a rumo(u)r/succeed in getting rid of one’s money;unter die Leute kommen umg (bekannt werden) become public knowledge;kommen mix with people, socialize;vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody);aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; → geschiedenaber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, nowder Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men* * *1) peopledie reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old
die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street
was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?
wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.
unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)
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86 adherirse a
v.1 to stick to, to adhere to, to hold to, to hold by.María se adhiere a sus ideales Mary sticks to her ideals.2 to side with, to rally to, to rally around.Silvia se adhiere al partido de derecha Silvia sides with the right wing.3 to stick to, to cleave to.La etiqueta se adhiere a la tela The label sticks to the fabric.* * ** * *(v.) = adhere to, cling to, espouse, fall in with, stick to, align, cleave to, hew toEx. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.Ex. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex. Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.Ex. Fiction is an area of stock development and promotion which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.Ex. The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.* * *(v.) = adhere to, cling to, espouse, fall in with, stick to, align, cleave to, hew toEx: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex: Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.Ex: Fiction is an area of stock development and promotion which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.Ex: The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright. -
87 aferrarse a
v.1 to cling to, to fasten upon, to fasten on, to fasten on to.María se aferró al marco de la ventMaría Mary clung to the window sill.2 to stick to.El chiquito se aferró a su madre The little boy stuck to his mother.* * *1 to clutch to, cling to* * *(v.) = cling to, fixate on, latch on to, stick fast to, hold to, cleave to, hold fast toEx. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.Ex. Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.Ex. Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.Ex. Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books.Ex. This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.Ex. The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex. In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.* * *(v.) = cling to, fixate on, latch on to, stick fast to, hold to, cleave to, hold fast toEx: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.Ex: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.Ex: Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books.Ex: This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.Ex: The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system. -
88 al mismo tiempo
at the same time* * *= at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the whileEx. Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.Ex. Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.Ex. An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently.Ex. This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.Ex. No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.Ex. Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.Ex. He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex. The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.Ex. Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.Ex. For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.Ex. The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.* * *= at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the whileEx: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.
Ex: Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.Ex: An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently.Ex: This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.Ex: Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.Ex: Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.Ex: For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while. -
89 analista político
(n.) = political commentator, political analystEx. Political commentators should stop baying for Blair's blood and take an honest look at the good he has achieved in office.Ex. To me, there seems to be two different kinds of political analysts -- the ones who work for political parties and those who are also journalists.* * *(n.) = political commentator, political analystEx: Political commentators should stop baying for Blair's blood and take an honest look at the good he has achieved in office.
Ex: To me, there seems to be two different kinds of political analysts -- the ones who work for political parties and those who are also journalists. -
90 cazador de gangas
(n.) = bargain-hunterEx. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.* * *(n.) = bargain-hunterEx: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.
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91 cazador de ofertas
(n.) = bargain-hunterEx. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.* * *(n.) = bargain-hunterEx: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.
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92 centro comercial
m.shopping center.* * *shopping centre, US mall* * *shopping mall (AmE), shopping centre (BrE)* * *(n.) = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plazaEx. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.Ex. It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct.Ex. However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex.Ex. The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth.Ex. Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.Ex. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex. Similar types of studies also can be carried out to examine the distribution and social activities of people in extensive institutional spaces such as malls, plazas, walking arcades, and marketplaces.* * *shopping mall (AmE), shopping centre (BrE)* * *(n.) = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plazaEx: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
Ex: It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct.Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex.Ex: The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth.Ex: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex: Similar types of studies also can be carried out to examine the distribution and social activities of people in extensive institutional spaces such as malls, plazas, walking arcades, and marketplaces.* * *(shopping) mall, Brtb shopping centre -
93 comprador compulsivo
(n.) = shopaholic, outlet junkieEx. A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.Ex. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.* * *(n.) = shopaholic, outlet junkieEx: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.
Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall. -
94 con certeza
= for sure, with assurance, for certainEx. It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure.Ex. These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex. One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores.* * *= for sure, with assurance, for certainEx: It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure.
Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.Ex: One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores. -
95 delante
adv.1 in front.ve tú delante, yo me sentaré detrás you go in the front, I'll sit at the backel de delante the one in frontel asiento de delante the seat in frontdelante de mí/ti in front of me/youlo tienes delante de las narices it's in front of your nose2 opposite (enfrente).delante hay una fábrica there's a factory opposite* * *► adverbio1 (enfrente) in front; (adelantado) in front, ahead2 de delante in front3 delante de in front of, ahead of, before4 por delante in front, ahead\llevarse todo por delante figurado to destroy everything* * *adv.* * *ADV1) in fronten el coche me gusta sentarme delante — I like to sit in the front of the car, when I'm in a car I like to sit in the front
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de delante, la parte de delante — the front part•
hacia delante, hizo un movimiento hacia delante — he moved forward(s)•
por delante, yo iba por delante con la linterna — I went in front with the torchllevarse 2)resuelve todos los problemas que se le pongan por delante — he solves any problem you put in front of him
2)• delante de — in front of
3) esp Cono Surdelante mío/tuyo — in front of me/you
* * *1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples]yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front
llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody
2)delante de — (loc prep)
a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front ofdelante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him
b) ( en presencia de) in front of* * *= ahead, in front.Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.Ex. At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.----* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, skint, broke.* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* delante de = before, in front of.* delante del pelotón = ahead of the pack.* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* delante y detrás = front and back.* en la parte de delante = at the front.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* ir delante = lead + the way.* ir hacia delante = page + forward.* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.* muy por delante de = far ahead of.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner delante de = lay before.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.* tener delante = have + before.* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.* * *1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples]yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front
llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody
2)delante de — (loc prep)
a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front ofdelante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him
b) ( en presencia de) in front of* * *= ahead, in front.Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, skint, broke.* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* delante de = before, in front of.* delante del pelotón = ahead of the pack.* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* delante y detrás = front and back.* en la parte de delante = at the front.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* ir delante = lead + the way.* ir hacia delante = page + forward.* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.* muy por delante de = far ahead of.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner delante de = lay before.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.* tener delante = have + before.* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.* * *A(lugar, parte) [ Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples] voy yo delante, que sé el camino I'll go ahead o in front, I know the wayno te pongas delante, que no veo don't stand/sit in front of me, I can't seetengo tu carta delante I have your letter in front of meel asiento de delante the front seatla parte de delante the frontla falda cierra por delante the skirt buttons up at the fronttienes toda la vida por delante you have your whole life ahead of youcualquier obstáculo que se le pusiera por delante any obstacle that got in her wayllevarse algo/a algn por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into himse llevó a todo el mundo por delante (físicamente) he pushed everybody out of the way; (atropellando sus derechos) he rode roughshod over everybodyB1 (en lugar anterior a) in front ofdelante de la ventana in front of the windowdelante de mí/ti/él or ( crit) delante mío/tuyo/suyo in front of me/you/him2 (en presencia de) in front ofla insultó delante de todos he insulted her in front of everyone* * *
delante adverbio
1 (lugar, parte) Latin American Spanish also uses◊ adelante in many of these examples: yo voy delante I'll go ahead o in front;
no te pongas delante don't stand in front of me;
lo tengo aquí delante I have it right here;
el asiento de delante the front seat;
la parte de delante the front;
el pasajero de delante the passenger in the front
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delante adverbio
1 (lugar) in front: delante de nosotros había un hombre, there was a man in front of us
siéntate tú delante, sit in front
la puerta de delante, the front door
(movimiento) los niños iban caminando delante de mí, the children were walking ahead of me
pase usted delante, por favor, you go first, please
se inclinó hacia delante, he bent forward
2 (en presencia de) in front of: se puso a gritar delante de todos, she started to shout in front of everyone
♦ Locuciones: se lo lleva todo por delante, she destroys everything in her path
tienes toda la vida por delante, you have your whole life ahead of you
' delante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- algún
- apoltronarse
- atusarse
- bastante
- buen
- cacerolada
- clavada
- clavado
- delgada
- delgado
- el
- en seguida
- enferma
- enfermo
- enseguida
- extensa
- extenso
- frente
- justamente
- mal
- muerdo
- nutrido-a
- pasmada
- pasmado
- por
- primer
- revés
- sombra
- tan
- telonera
- telonero
- ti
- toda
- todo
- vuestra
- vuestro
- adelantar
- alguno
- alto
- ante
- antepenúltimo
- anteponer
- antiguo
- auténtico
- aventajar
- bueno
- cada
- ciento
English:
A
- actual
- ahead
- alive
- alone
- also
- always
- and
- appreciate
- asleep
- before
- busline
- by
- carry along
- draw up
- drive
- eye
- fast forward
- first
- forward
- front
- frozen
- go ahead
- humiliate
- lead
- little
- marmalade
- mat
- neither
- never
- nice
- often
- past
- quite
- still
- thrust forward
- tip forward
- tip forwards
- to
- undress
- very
- way
- wind forward
- dead
- follow
- great
- pull
- right
- rough
- slog
* * *delante adv1. [en primer lugar, en la parte delantera] in front;[enfrente] opposite;delante hay una fábrica there's a factory opposite;¿dónde has aparcado? – delante where have you parked? – opposite;ve tú delante, yo me sentaré detrás you go in the front, I'll sit in the back;nos sentamos delante para ver mejor we sat at the front so we could see better;el de delante the one in front;las luces/el asiento de delante [en automóvil] the front lights/seat;está sentado en el asiento de delante [en el inmediatamente anterior] he's sitting in the seat in front of me;delante de in front of;delante de mí/ti in front of me/you;lo tienes delante de las narices it's right in front of o under your nose;pasamos por delante de la catedral we passed in front of the cathedral;hay que acortar el vestido por delante the dress needs taking up at the front;visto por delante resulta impresionante it's very impressive (seen) from the front;la avalancha se llevó a los esquiadores por delante the avalanche engulfed the skiers;tenemos un mes entero por delante we have a whole month ahead of us2. [presente] present;cuando no está delante, todos hablan mal de él everyone speaks ill of him behind his back, whenever he's not there, everyone speaks ill of him;delante de [en presencia de] in front of;se desnudó delante de todo el mundo she undressed in front of everyone;comparecer delante de un tribunal to appear before a court* * *adv1 in front;lo tengo delante I have it in front of me;el asiento de delante the front seat;se abrocha por delante it does up at the front;tener algo por delante have sth ahead of o in front of onepor delante ahead;¡pase usted delante! you first!, after you!3 ( enfrente) opposite4:delante de in front of* * *delante adv1) enfrente: ahead, in front2)delante de : before, in front of* * *delante adv in front -
96 día
m.day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four-hour period.* * *1 day■ ¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?, what's the date today?2 (con luz) daylight, daytime3 (tiempo) day, weather1 (vida) days\a la luz del día in daylighta los pocos días a few days lateral caer el día at duskal despuntar el día at dawn, at daybreakal día siguiente / al otro día the following day¡buenos días! good morning!cada día / todos los días each day, every daycualquier día de estos any day nowdar los buenos días to say good morningde día during the dayde un día para otro from one day to the next, overnightdel día freshdía a día day by dayel día de mañana figurado in the futureel día menos pensado figurado when you least expect itestar al día figurado to be up to datehacer buen/mal día to be a nice/horrible dayhasta el fin de sus días to the end of his daysponer al día to bring up to dateser de día to be daylightsi algún día if ever■ si algún día lo ves... if you ever see him...un buen día figurado one fine dayun día sí y otro no every other dayvivir al día figurado to live from hand to mouth, not to save a pennydía de año nuevo New Year's Daydía de descanso day offdía de fiesta / día festivo holiday, bank holidaydía de paga paydaydía entre semana weekdaydía lectivo teaching daydía libre day offdías alternos every other day sing* * *noun m.1) day2) daytime•- al día- día festivo* * *SM1) (=período de 24 horas) daya los pocos días — within o after a few days, a few days later
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día a día — day in day out, day by dayprefiero el día a día — I prefer to do things from one day to the next o on a day-to-day basis
el día a día en la gestión financiera de la empresa — the day-to-day running of the company's financial business
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siete veces al día — seven times a day•
ese problema es ya de días — that's an old problem•
de día en día — from day to day•
ocho días — a week•
quince días — a fortnight•
un día sí y otro no — every other day•
día tras día — day after day- a díasdía azul — (Ferro) cheap ticket day
día de diario, día de entresemana — weekday
día de fiesta — holiday, public holiday
Día de la Raza — = Día de la Hispanidad
día del espectador — day each week when cinema tickets are discounted
estaremos aquí hasta el día del Juicio — iró we'll be here till Kingdom come
Día de los Difuntos — All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead
día de los inocentes — ≈ April Fools' Day ( 1 April)
Día de (los) Muertos — Méx All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead
día de tribunales — day on which courts are open
día feriado, día festivo — holiday, public holiday
día franco — (Mil) day's leave
día malo, día nulo — off day
días de gracia — (Com) days of grace
día señalado — [gen] special day; [en calendario] red-letter day
día útil — working day, weekday
See:ver nota culturelle DÍA DE LOS (SANTOS) INOCENTES in inocente,ver nota culturelle DÍA DE REYES in rey2) (=no noche) daytimehace buen día — the weather's good today, it's a fine day
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de día — by day, during the dayduerme de día y trabaja de noche — he sleeps by day and works by night, he sleeps during the day and works at night
3) (=fecha) date¿qué día es hoy? — [del mes] what's the date today?; [de la semana] what day is it today?
iré pronto, pero no puedo precisar el día — I'll be going soon, but I can't give an exact date
hoy, día cinco de agosto — today, fifth August
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el día de mañana — (lit) tomorrow; (fig) at some future date4) (=momento sin precisar)cada día es peor — it's getting worse every day o by the day
en los días de la reina Victoria — in Queen Victoria's day, in Queen Victoria's times
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cualquier día (de estos) — one of these days¡cualquier día! — iró not on your life!
cualquier día viene — iró we'll be waiting till the cows come home for him to turn up
¡cualquier día te voy a comprar una casa! — if you think I'm going to buy you a house you've got another think coming!
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en nuestros días — nowadaysla prensa de nuestros días — today's press, the press these days
uno de los principales problemas de nuestros días — one of the major problems of our day o our times
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otro día — some other day, another daydejémoslo para otro día — let's leave it for the moment o for another day
¡hasta otro día! — so long!
- ¡tal día hará un año!5) (=actualidad)(=fresco)quien quiera estar al día en esta especialidad, que lea... — anyone who wishes to keep up to date with this area of study, should read...
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poner al día — [+ texto, contabilidad] to bring up to date; [+ base de datos] to update; [+ diario] to write up•
ponerse al día (en algo) — to get up to date (with sth)•
vivir al día — to live from one day to the next* * *1)a) ( veinticuatro horas) dayel día anterior — the day before, the previous day
el día siguiente — the next o the following day
el día de ayer/hoy — (frml) yesterday/today
una vez/dos veces al día — once/twice a day
un día sí y otro no — every other day, on alternate days
día (de) por medio — (AmL) every other day, on alternate days
dentro de quince días — in two weeks o (BrE) a fortnight
buenos días or (RPl) buen día — good morning
al día: estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments; ponerse al día con algo <noticias/trabajo> to get up to date on/with something; ponga al día su correspondencia bring your correspondence up to date; de un día para otro overnight, from one day to the next; día y noche day and night, continually; hoy en día nowadays, these days; mantenerse al día to keep abreast of things, keep up to date; todo el santo día all day long; se pasa todo el santo día en el teléfono he's on the phone all day long; vivir al día — to live from hand to mouth
b) ( jornada) daytrabajan cuatro días a la semana — they work four days a week, they work a four-day week
c) ( fecha)¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
hasta el día 5 de junio — until June fifth, until the fifth of June
2) ( horas de luz) dayduerme durante el día — it sleeps during the day o daytime
ya era de día — it was already light o day
al caer el día — at dusk, at twilight
de día claro — (Chi) in broad daylight
3) ( tiempo indeterminado) daypásate por casa un día — why don't you drop in sometime o one day?
hasta otro día! — so long!, see you!
en su día: se lo contaré en su día I'll tell him in due course; dio lugar a un gran escándalo en su día it caused a huge scandal in its day o time; un buen día — one fine day
4) días masculino plural (vida, tiempo) days (pl)tiene los días contados — his days are numbered, he won't last long
estar en sus días — (Méx fam) to have one's period
5) ( tiempo atmosférico) day•• Cultural note:hace un día nublado/caluroso — it's cloudy/hot
&rarrow; Día de la RazaIn Latin America, the anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, October 12. In Spain it is known as día de la Hispanidad. It symbolizes the cultural ties shared by Spanish-speaking countriesOn December 28 people in the Spanish-speaking world celebrate the Feast of the Holy Innocents, a religious festival commemorating the New Testament story of the massacre of the ‘Innocents’, by playing practical jokes, or inocentadas, on one another. The classic inocentada is to hang paper dolls on someone's back without their knowing. Spoof news stories also appear in newspapers and the mediaIn Latin America and Spain, Labor Day is celebrated on May Day. In many Latin American countries, where workers still suffer greatly from low wages and bad working conditions, May Day celebrations often have strong overtones of protestCelebrated on November 1, is a day on when people place flowers on the graves of loved ones. In Mexico it is common to hold a party by the grave. A feast is prepared, in which the dead person is symbolically included* * *= date, day.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.----* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* 365 días al año = year-round.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* a día de hoy = as of today.* a la luz del día = in the light of day.* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.* al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.* al día de = in step with.* al día de hoy = as of today.* al día siguiente = the next day.* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.* al final del día = at the close of the day.* algún día = one day.* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.* billete para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* buenos días = good morning.* cada día = every day.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* cada dos días = every other day.* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like apples and oranges.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en día = of today.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* del día o de la noche = day or night.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de + Número + días de duración = Número + day-long.* de puesta al día = top-up.* desde el primer día = from day one.* desde ese día = since that day.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.* de una día de duración = one-day.* de un día de duración = day-long, full-day.* día abrasador = scorcher.* día aburrido = dull day.* día a día = day by day.* día a día de, el = day-to-day running of, the.* día a día, el = daily situation.* día caluroso = scorcher.* día corriente = ordinary day.* Día de Acción de Gracias = Thanksgiving.* día de compras = shopping trip.* día de descanso = holiday.* día de entre semana = weekday.* día de fiesta = holiday, public holiday.* día de la apertura = opening day.* día de la boda = wedding day.* día de la inauguración = opening day.* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.* día de las elecciones = election day.* Día de la Tierra = Earth Day.* día de la votación = election day.* día del deporte = sports day.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* día de lluvia = rainy day.* Día de los Caídos = Memorial Day.* día de los enamorados, el = St. Valentine's Day.* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.* Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el = April Fools' Day.* día de los trabajadores = Labour Day.* día del padre, el = Father's Day.* día del trabajo = Labour Day.* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* día de Navidad = Christmas Day.* día de perros = bad hair day.* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.* día de sol = sunny day.* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.* día de trabajo = working day.* día de un santo = saint's day.* día de verano = summer day.* día escolar = school day.* día especial = red-letter day.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* día festivo = holiday, public holiday, bank holiday.* día funesto = bad hair day.* día hábil = business day, workday, weekday, working day.* día internacional de los trabajadores = Labour Day.* día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.* día laborable = workday, business day, weekday, working day.* día libre = day off.* día libre por trabajo extra = compensatory day off.* día lluvioso = rainy day.* día malo = bad hair day.* día memorable = red-letter day.* día normal = ordinary day.* día que pasa = passing day.* día + romper = day + break.* día señalado = red-letter day.* día soleado = sunny day.* días universitarios = school days.* día tras día = day after day, day in and day out, day by day.* día veraniego = summer day.* día y noche = round the clock, day and night, night and day, around the clock.* durante días = for days.* durante días y días = for days on end.* durante el día = by day, by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* durante todo el día = all day long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echársele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* en días alternos = every other day.* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.* en el orden del día = on the agenda.* en estos días = today, these days.* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.* en los últimos días = in recent days.* en pleno día = in broad daylight.* en su día = in its day.* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estos días = these days.* excursión de un día de duración = day trip.* excursionista de día = day hiker.* excursionista de un día = day-tripper.* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.* hace unos días = a few days ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hospital de día = day hospital.* hoy día = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age.* hoy en día = in this day and age, at the present time.* inscripción por un día = day registration.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* leche del día = fresh milk.* los 365 días del año = year-round.* los días antes de = leading up to.* luz del día = daylight.* mal día = bad hair day.* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* medio día = one-half day.* menú del día = table d'hote, set menu.* noche y día = day and night, night and day.* Número + al día = Número + a day.* orden del día = agenda.* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = catch up on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with.* por el día = daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.* por el día o por la noche = day or night.* por el día y por la noche = night and day.* por el día y por la noche = day and night.* puesta al día = catch-up [catchup], updatability, update [up-date].* puesta al día del personal = staff development.* punto del orden del día = agenda item.* seguir al día = remain on top of.* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.* servicio de atención de día = day care.* servicio de cuidado de día = day care.* sesión de puesta al día = briefing session.* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* tener un buen día = have + a good day.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* ticket para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* todo el día = all day, all day long, around the clock.* todo el santo día = all day long.* todos los días = daily, on a daily basis, every day, day in and day out.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.* un día de descanso = a day away from.* un día fuera = a day out.* un día haciendo algo diferente = a day away from.* un día normal = on a typical day.* un día sí y otro no = every other day.* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.* un día tras otro = day after day.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* unos días más tarde = a few days later.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.* visitante turístico de un día = day-tripper.* visita turística de una día de duración = day trip.* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* * *1)a) ( veinticuatro horas) dayel día anterior — the day before, the previous day
el día siguiente — the next o the following day
el día de ayer/hoy — (frml) yesterday/today
una vez/dos veces al día — once/twice a day
un día sí y otro no — every other day, on alternate days
día (de) por medio — (AmL) every other day, on alternate days
dentro de quince días — in two weeks o (BrE) a fortnight
buenos días or (RPl) buen día — good morning
al día: estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments; ponerse al día con algo <noticias/trabajo> to get up to date on/with something; ponga al día su correspondencia bring your correspondence up to date; de un día para otro overnight, from one day to the next; día y noche day and night, continually; hoy en día nowadays, these days; mantenerse al día to keep abreast of things, keep up to date; todo el santo día all day long; se pasa todo el santo día en el teléfono he's on the phone all day long; vivir al día — to live from hand to mouth
b) ( jornada) daytrabajan cuatro días a la semana — they work four days a week, they work a four-day week
c) ( fecha)¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
hasta el día 5 de junio — until June fifth, until the fifth of June
2) ( horas de luz) dayduerme durante el día — it sleeps during the day o daytime
ya era de día — it was already light o day
al caer el día — at dusk, at twilight
de día claro — (Chi) in broad daylight
3) ( tiempo indeterminado) daypásate por casa un día — why don't you drop in sometime o one day?
hasta otro día! — so long!, see you!
en su día: se lo contaré en su día I'll tell him in due course; dio lugar a un gran escándalo en su día it caused a huge scandal in its day o time; un buen día — one fine day
4) días masculino plural (vida, tiempo) days (pl)tiene los días contados — his days are numbered, he won't last long
estar en sus días — (Méx fam) to have one's period
5) ( tiempo atmosférico) day•• Cultural note:hace un día nublado/caluroso — it's cloudy/hot
&rarrow; Día de la RazaIn Latin America, the anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, October 12. In Spain it is known as día de la Hispanidad. It symbolizes the cultural ties shared by Spanish-speaking countriesOn December 28 people in the Spanish-speaking world celebrate the Feast of the Holy Innocents, a religious festival commemorating the New Testament story of the massacre of the ‘Innocents’, by playing practical jokes, or inocentadas, on one another. The classic inocentada is to hang paper dolls on someone's back without their knowing. Spoof news stories also appear in newspapers and the mediaIn Latin America and Spain, Labor Day is celebrated on May Day. In many Latin American countries, where workers still suffer greatly from low wages and bad working conditions, May Day celebrations often have strong overtones of protestCelebrated on November 1, is a day on when people place flowers on the graves of loved ones. In Mexico it is common to hold a party by the grave. A feast is prepared, in which the dead person is symbolically included* * *= date, day.Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* 365 días al año = year-round.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* a día de hoy = as of today.* a la luz del día = in the light of day.* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.* al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.* al día de = in step with.* al día de hoy = as of today.* al día siguiente = the next day.* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.* al final del día = at the close of the day.* algún día = one day.* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.* billete para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* buenos días = good morning.* cada día = every day.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* cada dos días = every other day.* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like apples and oranges.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en día = of today.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* del día o de la noche = day or night.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de + Número + días de duración = Número + day-long.* de puesta al día = top-up.* desde el primer día = from day one.* desde ese día = since that day.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.* de una día de duración = one-day.* de un día de duración = day-long, full-day.* día abrasador = scorcher.* día aburrido = dull day.* día a día = day by day.* día a día de, el = day-to-day running of, the.* día a día, el = daily situation.* día caluroso = scorcher.* día corriente = ordinary day.* Día de Acción de Gracias = Thanksgiving.* día de compras = shopping trip.* día de descanso = holiday.* día de entre semana = weekday.* día de fiesta = holiday, public holiday.* día de la apertura = opening day.* día de la boda = wedding day.* día de la inauguración = opening day.* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.* día de las elecciones = election day.* Día de la Tierra = Earth Day.* día de la votación = election day.* día del deporte = sports day.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* día de lluvia = rainy day.* Día de los Caídos = Memorial Day.* día de los enamorados, el = St. Valentine's Day.* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.* Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el = April Fools' Day.* día de los trabajadores = Labour Day.* día del padre, el = Father's Day.* día del trabajo = Labour Day.* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* día de Navidad = Christmas Day.* día de perros = bad hair day.* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.* día de sol = sunny day.* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.* día de trabajo = working day.* día de un santo = saint's day.* día de verano = summer day.* día escolar = school day.* día especial = red-letter day.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* día festivo = holiday, public holiday, bank holiday.* día funesto = bad hair day.* día hábil = business day, workday, weekday, working day.* día internacional de los trabajadores = Labour Day.* día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.* día laborable = workday, business day, weekday, working day.* día libre = day off.* día libre por trabajo extra = compensatory day off.* día lluvioso = rainy day.* día malo = bad hair day.* día memorable = red-letter day.* día normal = ordinary day.* día que pasa = passing day.* día + romper = day + break.* día señalado = red-letter day.* día soleado = sunny day.* días universitarios = school days.* día tras día = day after day, day in and day out, day by day.* día veraniego = summer day.* día y noche = round the clock, day and night, night and day, around the clock.* durante días = for days.* durante días y días = for days on end.* durante el día = by day, by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* durante todo el día = all day long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echársele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* en días alternos = every other day.* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.* en el orden del día = on the agenda.* en estos días = today, these days.* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.* en los últimos días = in recent days.* en pleno día = in broad daylight.* en su día = in its day.* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estos días = these days.* excursión de un día de duración = day trip.* excursionista de día = day hiker.* excursionista de un día = day-tripper.* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.* hace unos días = a few days ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hospital de día = day hospital.* hoy día = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age.* hoy en día = in this day and age, at the present time.* inscripción por un día = day registration.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* leche del día = fresh milk.* los 365 días del año = year-round.* los días antes de = leading up to.* luz del día = daylight.* mal día = bad hair day.* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* medio día = one-half day.* menú del día = table d'hote, set menu.* noche y día = day and night, night and day.* Número + al día = Número + a day.* orden del día = agenda.* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = catch up on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with.* por el día = daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.* por el día o por la noche = day or night.* por el día y por la noche = night and day.* por el día y por la noche = day and night.* puesta al día = catch-up [catchup], updatability, update [up-date].* puesta al día del personal = staff development.* punto del orden del día = agenda item.* seguir al día = remain on top of.* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.* servicio de atención de día = day care.* servicio de cuidado de día = day care.* sesión de puesta al día = briefing session.* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* tener un buen día = have + a good day.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* ticket para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* todo el día = all day, all day long, around the clock.* todo el santo día = all day long.* todos los días = daily, on a daily basis, every day, day in and day out.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.* un día de descanso = a day away from.* un día fuera = a day out.* un día haciendo algo diferente = a day away from.* un día normal = on a typical day.* un día sí y otro no = every other day.* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.* un día tras otro = day after day.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* unos días más tarde = a few days later.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.* visitante turístico de un día = day-tripper.* visita turística de una día de duración = day trip.* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* * *A1 (veinticuatro horas) day¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?todos los días every dayno es algo que pase todos los días it's not something that happens every day, it's not an everyday occurrenceel día anterior the day before, the previous dayel día siguiente era domingo the next o the following day was Sundayal día siguiente or al otro día volvió a suceder it happened again the following o the next dayel día de ayer/hoy ( frml); yesterday/todayuna vez/dos veces al día once/twice a daytrabaja doce horas por día she works twelve hours a day, she works a twelve-hour dayun día sí y otro no every other day, on alternate daysdía (de) por medio ( AmL); every other day, on alternate daysdentro de ocho días in a weekdentro de quince días in two weeks o ( BrE) a fortnightel otro día la vi I saw her the other dayestá cada día más delgado he gets thinner every day o with every day that passesviene cada día a quejarse he comes here every day to complainel pan nuestro de cada día our daily breadla lucha de cada día the daily strugglebuenos días or ( RPl) buen día good morningdía a día lo veía envejecer day by day she saw him getting olderle entregaba día a día una cantidad determinada he gave her a certain amount of money every day o daily o on a daily basisdía tras día day after dayal día: ¿tienes el trabajo al día? is your work all up to date?estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the paymentsestá siempre al día con las noticias he's always well up on the newsponga al día su correspondencia bring your correspondence up to dateponerse al día con algo (con las noticias) to get up to date with sth; (con el trabajo) to catch up on sthel día a día the daily round o routine(de) tal día hará un año see if I/we carede un día para otro overnight, from one day to the nextdía y noche day and night, continuallyhoy en día nowadays, these daysmantenerse al día to keep abreast of things, keep up to datetodo el santo día all day longse pasa todo el santo día hablando por teléfono he's on the phone all day long, he spends the whole day on the phone2 (jornada) daytrabajan cuatro días a la semana they work four days a week, they work a four-day weekun día laborable de 8 horas an eight-hour working day(fecha): la reunión que tuvo lugar el día 17 the meeting which took place on the 17thempieza el día dos it starts on the secondhasta el día 5 de junio until June fifth, until the fifth of Junepan del día fresh bread, bread baked todayvivir al día to live from hand to mouthCompuestos:● día azul(en Esp) blue day ( when cheaper fares are available)day of reckoningel día de Año Nuevo New Year's Dayday offweekdayel día de entrega de regalos es el 24 de diciembre the date for giving presents is December 24weekdayday of atonementholidayindependence dayMother's Day( AmL): el día de la raza Columbus Dayel día del juicio final Judgment Day, the Day of Judgment(national) book daygay pride dayel día del Señor the Lord's Day● día del trabajo or de los trabajadoresel día del trabajo or de los trabajadores Labor* dayDía del Trabajo (↑ día aaaa1)( Esp): el día de los difuntos All Souls' DayDía de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos (↑ día aaaaa1)(St) Valentine's DayDecember 28 ( day when people play practical jokes on each other), ≈ April Fool's Day Día de los (Santos) Inocentes (↑ día aaa1)( AmL): el día de los muertos All Souls' DayDía de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos (↑ día aaaaa1)el día de Reyes Epiphanyel día de San Valentín (St) Valentine's Dayel día de todos los santos All Saints' DayDía de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos (↑ día aaaaa1)(de carnet, licencia) expiration date ( AmE), expiry date ( BrE); (de intereses, letra, pago) due date; (de plazo) closing datepublic holidayworking dayworking dayschool ( o college etc) day(sin trabajo) day off; (sin compromisos) free daysidereal daysolar daycalendar daysB (horas de luz) dayduerme durante el día it sleeps during the day o daytimeya era de día it was already light o dayal caer el día at dusk, at twilightnunca ve la luz del día he never sees the daylighten pleno día in broad daylightde día claro ( Chi); in broad daylightC (tiempo indeterminado) daytienes que pasar por casa un día you must drop in sometime o some day o one daysi un día te aburres y te quieres ir … if one day you get fed up and you want to leave …ya me lo agradecerás algún día you'll thank me for it one dayel día que tengas hijos, sabrás lo que es when you have children of your own, you'll know just what it involves¿cuándo será el día que te vea entusiasmada? when will I ever see you show some enthusiasm?si el plan se realiza algún día if the plan is ever put into effect, if the plan is one day put into effectlo haremos otro día we'll do it another o some other timecualquier día de estos any day nowun día de estos one of these days¡hasta otro día! so long!, see you!¡cualquier día! ( iró): podríamos invitarlos a cenar — ¡cualquier día! we could have them round for dinner — over my dead body!cualquier día vuelvo yo a prestarle el coche that's the last time I lend him the car, no way will I ever lend him the car again! ( colloq)quizás nos ofrece más dinero — ¡cualquier día! maybe he'll offer us more money — sure, and pigs might fly! ( iro)el día menos pensado when you least expect iten su día: compraremos las provisiones en su día we'll buy our supplies later on o in due coursedio lugar a un gran escándalo en su día it caused a huge scandal in its day o timeun buen día one fine daytiene los días contados his days are numbered, he won't last longdesde el siglo XVII hasta nuestros días from the 17th Century to the present dayen días de tu bisabuelo back in your great-grandfather's day o timeE (tiempo atmosférico) dayhace un día nublado/caluroso it's a cloudy/hot day, it's cloudy/hot* * *
día sustantivo masculino
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día a día day by day;
de or durante el día during the day;
el día anterior the day before, the previous day;
el día siguiente the next o the following day;
trabaja doce horas por día she works twelve hours a day;
un día sí y otro no or (AmL) día (de) por medio every other day, on alternate days;
dentro de quince días in two weeks o (BrE) a fortnight;
cada día every day;
buenos días or (RPl) buen día good morning;
al día: una vez al día once a day;
estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;
poner algo al día to bring sth up to date;
ponerse al día con algo ( con noticias) to get up to date with sth;
( con trabajo) to catch up on sth;◊ mantenerse al día to keep up to date;
de un día para otro overnight;
hoy en día nowadays, these daysb) ( fecha):◊ ¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?;
empieza el día dos it starts on the second;
el día de Año Nuevo New Year's Day;
día de los enamorados (St) Valentine's Day;
día de los inocentes December 28, ≈ April Fool's Day;
día de Reyes Epiphany;
día festivo or (AmL) feriado public holiday;
día laborable working day;
día libre ( sin trabajo) day off;
( sin compromisos) free day
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lo haremos otro día we'll do it some other time;
un día de estos one of these days;
¡hasta otro día! so long!, see you!;
el día menos pensado when you least expect itb)
tiene los días contados his days are numbered;
hasta nuestros días (up) to the present day
día sustantivo masculino day
una vez al día, once a day
(fecha) ¿qué día es hoy?, what's the date today?
(estado del tiempo) hace buen/mal día, it's a nice/bad day o the weather is nice/bad today
(periodo de luz diurna) daytime, daylight: duerme durante el día y trabaja por la noche, she sleeps during the daytime and works at night
(momento, ocasión) el día que me toque la lotería, the day I win the lottery
se lo diré otro día, I'll tell him some other day
Día de la Madre, Mothers' Day
día festivo, holiday
día hábil/ laborable, working day
día lectivo, school day
día libre, free day, day off
día natural, day
♦ Locuciones: al día, up to date
día a día, day by day
de día, by day, during daylight
de un día para otro, overnight
del día, fresh
día y noche, twenty-four hours a day, constantly
el día de mañana, in the future
el otro día, the other day
hoy (en) día, nowadays
' día' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- ancha
- ancho
- anochecer
- anterior
- asueto
- barriga
- bastante
- bocado
- bregar
- cada
- caer
- cascar
- cháchara
- comida
- concebir
- danza
- de
- dejar
- descanso
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- después
- despuntar
- devenir
- disgusto
- dos
- durante
- encerrarse
- encima
- estar
- fastidiarse
- festiva
- festivo
- fiesta
- fijar
- flipar
- flor
- gay
- golfa
- golfo
- gozosa
- gozoso
- hasta
- histórica
- histórico
- hoy
- infeliz
- inocentada
English:
A
- abreast
- act up
- adjourn
- after
- agenda
- all
- antisexist
- any
- April Fools' Day
- aspire
- average
- bad
- before
- Boxing Day
- bread
- break
- bright
- brightness
- by
- carry over
- catch up
- Christmas Day
- clear
- clock
- close
- commute
- coop up
- crack
- cranberry
- cream
- daily
- date
- dawn
- day
- day off
- day shift
- day trip
- daylight
- daytime
- delightful
- dinner
- disastrous
- do
- doomsday
- dream
- entire
- eruption
- escape
- event
* * *día nm1. [periodo de tiempo] day;un día de campo a day out in the countryside;todos los días every day;tres veces al día three times a day;iremos unos días a la playa we're going to the seaside for a few days;el referéndum se celebrará el día 25 de abril the referendum will take place on 25 April;un día martes one Tuesday;me voy el día 8 I'm going on the 8th;me pagan el primer día de cada mes I get paid on the first of each month;¿a qué día estamos? what day is it today?;al día siguiente (on) the following day;a los pocos días a few days later;al otro día the next day, the day after;el otro día the other day;un día sí y otro no every other day;Fam Humun día sí y (el) otro también every blessed day;Amdía por medio every other day;un día entre semana a weekday;algún día me lo agradecerás you'll thank me some day;tienes que venir por casa algún día you should come round some time o one day;¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;un día me voy a enfadar one of these days I'm going to get angry;el día de hoy today;el día de mañana in the future;el día menos pensado… when you least expect it…;el día que se entere, nos mata when he finds out, he'll kill us;de día en día, día a día from day to day, day by day;Méx Famestar en sus días to be having one's period;este pan está seco, no es del día this bread's stale, it's not fresh;ha sido la noticia del día it was the news of the day;en su día: en su día te lo explicaré I'll explain it to you in due course;en su día les advertí que esa inversión sería imposible I told them at the time that the investment would be impossible;la pintura abstracta no fue valorada en su día in its day abstract art wasn't highly thought of;hoy (en) día these days, nowadays;hoy no es mi día, todo me sale mal it isn't my day today, I seem to be doing everything wrong;mañana será otro día tomorrow's another day;tener un buen/mal día to have a good/bad day;has estado todo el (santo) día protestando you've been complaining all day (long), you've spent the whole day complaining;no ha parado de llover en todo el (santo) día it hasn't stopped raining all day;Famun día es un día this is a special occasion;Famtener mis/tus/sus/etc.[m5] días: ¿qué tal es tu compañero de casa? – tiene sus días what's your flatmate like? – he has his moments;vivir al día to live from hand to mouthdía de Año Nuevo New Year's Day; RP Fam el día del arquero when pigs learn to fly;día de asueto day off;día de ayuno holy day;Ferroc día azul = cheap day for rail travel in Spain;día de baja por enfermedad sick day;Esp día de la banderita Red Cross Day; RP día del canillita = day on which newspaper sellers do not work;día de colegio school day;día D D-day;día de descanso [en competición deportiva] rest day;Com día de deuda pay-by date; Esp Día de Difuntos All Souls' Day;día de los enamorados (St) Valentine's Day;día del espectador = day when some cinemas sell tickets at a discount;día festivo (public) holiday;día de fiesta holiday;RP Fam día del golero when pigs learn to fly; Com días de gracia days of grace;día de guardar holy day;día hábil working day, US workday;Día de la Hispanidad = day celebrating Columbus's landing in America [12 October], US ≈ Columbus Day;día de huelga day of action;Día de los Inocentes 28 December, ≈ April Fools' Day;el día del Juicio:Famhasta el día del Juicio until doomsday;el Día del Juicio Final Judgement Day;día laborable working day, US workday;día lectivo school o teaching day;día libre day off;día de la madre Mother's Day;Am Día de los Muertos All Souls' Day;día del padre Father's Day;día de pago payday;Am día patrio national holiday [commemorating important historical event]; Am Día de la Raza = day commemorating Columbus's landing in America [12 October], US ≈ Columbus Day;Día de Reyes Epiphany [6 January, day on which children receive presents];Ferroc día rojo = day on which rail travel is more expensive in Spain;Día de San Valentín (St) Valentine's Day;RP día sándwich = day between a public holiday and a weekend, which is also taken as a holiday; Esp Día de los Santos Difuntos All Souls' Day;día señalado red-letter day;el Día del Señor Corpus Christi;Día de Todos los Santos All Saints' Day;día del trabajador Labour Day;día de trabajo working day, US workday;me pagan por día de trabajo I get paid for each day's work;día útil working day, US workday;día de vigilia day of abstinence2. [luz diurna] daytime, day;los días son más cortos en invierno the days are shorter in winter;al caer el día at dusk;día y noche day and night;en pleno día, a plena luz del día in broad daylight;de día in the daytime, during the day;es de día it's daytime;despierta, ya es de día wake up, it's morning o it's already light;hacer algo de día to do sth in the daytime o during the day;como el día a la noche: son tan parecidos como el día a la noche they are as like as chalk and cheese3. [tiempo atmosférico] day;un día lluvioso a rainy day;hacía un día caluroso/invernal it was a hot/wintry day;hace un día estupendo para pasear it's a lovely day for a walk, it's lovely weather for walking;hace buen/mal día it's a lovely/dismal day;mañana hará un mal día tomorrow the weather will be bad;¿qué tal día hace? what's the weather like today?4.días [tiempo, vida] days;desde entonces hasta nuestros días from that time until the present;en los días de la República in the days of the Republic;en mis días in my day;en aquellos días no había televisión in those days we didn't have television;en aquellos días de felicidad in those happy times;terminó sus días en la pobreza he ended his days in poverty;no pasar los días por o [m5]para alguien: los días no pasan por o [m5] para ella she doesn't look her age;tener los días contados: el régimen/tigre de Bengala tiene los días contados the regime's/Bengal tiger's days are numberedestá al día de todo lo que ocurre en la región she's up to date with everything that's going on in the region;estamos al día de todos nuestros pagos we're up to date with all our payments;poner algo/a alguien al día to update sth/sb;ya me han puesto al día sobre la situación de la empresa they've already updated me o filled me in on the company's situation;tenemos que poner este informe al día we have to update this report o bring this report up to date;se ha puesto al día de los últimos acontecimientos he's caught up with the latest developments* * *m1 ( veinticuatro horas) day;¿qué día es hoy?, ¿a qué día estamos? what day is it today?;al día siguiente the following o next day, the day after;el otro día the other day;un día sí y otro no every other day;un día sí y otro también every day, day in day out;día por medio every other day;día tras día day after day;para otro from one day to the next;de día en día from day to day;todo el santo día all day long;todos los días every day;de hoy en ocho días a week from today o from now;a los pocos días a few days later;mañana será otro día tomorrow’s another day:al día up to date;poner al día update, bring up to date3:de día by day, during the day;ya es de día it’s light already;se hizo de día dawn o day broke;día y noche night and day;¡buenos días! good morning!4:hace mal día tiempo it’s a nasty day5:algún día, un día some day, one day;un día de estos one of these days;un día es un día this is a special occasion;el día menos pensado when you least expect it;el día de mañana in the future, one day;el día a día the day-to-day routine;hoy en día nowadays;en su día in due course;tiene sus días contados his/her/its days are numbered;¡hasta otro día! see you around!;* * *día nm1) : daytodos los días: every day2) : daytime, daylightde día: by day, in the daytimeen pleno día: in broad daylight3)al día : up-to-date4)en su día : in due time* * *día n1. (en general) day¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?2. (horas de luz) daytime / daylight -
97 eliminar
v.to eliminate.El líquido eliminó las manchas The liquid eliminated the stains.El mafioso eliminó al testigo The mobster eliminated the witness.* * *1 (gen) to eliminate, exclude2 (esperanzas, miedos, etc) to get rid of, cast aside* * *verb1) to eliminate2) remove3) kill* * *1. VT1) (=hacer desaparecer) [+ mancha, obstáculo] to remove, get rid of; [+ residuos] to dispose of; [+ pobreza] to eliminate, eradicate; [+ posibilidad] to rule outeliminar un directorio — (Inform) to remove o delete a directory
2) [+ concursante, deportista] to knock out, eliminatefueron eliminados de la competición — they were knocked out of o eliminated from the competition
3) euf (=matar) to eliminate, do away with *4) [+ incógnita] to eliminate5) (Fisiol) to eliminate2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock outc) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)d) < residuos> to dispose of2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate* * *= abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.Ex. The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.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. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex. List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.Ex. Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.Ex. Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.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. This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.Ex. Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.Ex. Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.Ex. But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.Ex. Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.Ex. 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex. Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex. Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.Ex. Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex. His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.Ex. It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.Ex. It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.Ex. My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.----* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.* eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].* eliminar el sarro = descale.* eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.* eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.* eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar por etapas = phase out.* eliminar progresivamente = phase out.* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* eliminar puliendo = buff out.* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.* eliminar un error = remove + error.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.* * *verbo transitivo1)b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock outc) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)d) < residuos> to dispose of2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate* * *= abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
Ex: The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.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: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.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: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.Ex: Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.Ex: Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.* eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].* eliminar el sarro = descale.* eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.* eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.* eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar por etapas = phase out.* eliminar progresivamente = phase out.* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* eliminar puliendo = buff out.* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.* eliminar un error = remove + error.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.* * *eliminar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹obstáculo› to remove; ‹párrafo› to delete, removepara eliminar las cucarachas to get rid of o exterminate o kill cockroaches2 ‹equipo/candidato› to eliminatefueron eliminados del torneo they were knocked out of o eliminated from the tournamentB ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminateC ( Mat) ‹incógnita› to eliminate* * *
eliminar ( conjugate eliminar) verbo transitivo
‹ párrafo› to delete, remove
(Dep) to eliminate, knock out
eliminar verbo transitivo to eliminate
' eliminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- cortar
- descalificar
- michelín
- quitar
- sonda
- terminar
- tranquilizar
English:
cut out
- debug
- eliminate
- face
- hit list
- knock out
- liquidate
- obliterate
- remove
- weed
- cut
- delete
- do
- knock
- take
- zap
* * *eliminar vt1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] to eliminate (de from);el que menos puntos consiga queda eliminado the person who scores the lowest number of points is eliminated;lo eliminaron en la segunda ronda he was eliminated o knocked out in the second round2. [acabar con] [contaminación] to eliminate;[grasas, toxinas] to eliminate, to get rid of; [residuos] to dispose of; [manchas] to remove, to get rid of; [fronteras, obstáculos] to remove, to eliminate;eliminó algunos trozos de su discurso he cut out some parts of his speech* * *v/t1 eliminate2 desperdicios dispose of3 INFOR delete* * *eliminar vt1) : to eliminate, to remove2) : to do in, to kill* * *eliminar vb1. (en general) to eliminatela policía lo eliminó de la lista de sospechosos the police eliminated him from the list of suspects2. (manchas) to remove -
98 enfriarse
1 (lo demasiado caliente) to cool down; (ponerse demasiado frío) to go cold, get cold■ déjalo enfriar, está muy caliente let it cool down, it's too hot2 (tener frío) to get cold; (resfriarse) to catch a cold, get a cold3 figurado to cool off* * *1) to cool down2) catch a cold* * *VPR1) (=refrescarse) [alimentos] [lo suficiente] to cool down, cool off; [demasiado] to get cold2) (=perder fuerza) [pasión] to cool off; [entusiasmo, relaciones] to cool3) (Med) to catch a chill* * *(v.) = cool off, lapse, cool down, go + cold turkey, catch + a chill, grow + cold, get + cold feetEx. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex. The samples were then fried in palm oil for 5 min and then left to cool down for 0, 1, 3 or 6 min.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex. Researchers into the common cold say ' catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.Ex. She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.Ex. The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *(v.) = cool off, lapse, cool down, go + cold turkey, catch + a chill, grow + cold, get + cold feetEx: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex: The samples were then fried in palm oil for 5 min and then left to cool down for 0, 1, 3 or 6 min.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex: Researchers into the common cold say ' catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.Ex: She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *
■enfriarse verbo reflexivo
1 to get o go cold
2 (coger un resfriado) to get o catch a cold
3 (el entusiasmo) to cool down
' enfriarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enfriar
English:
cool
- cool down
- cool off
- get
- grow
* * *vpr1. [líquido] [quedarse suficientemente frío] to cool down;deja que se enfríe un poco el café let the coffee cool down a bit2. [líquido] [quedarse demasiado frío] to go cold;se te va a enfriarse la sopa your soup is going to get cold3. [situación, relación, sentimiento] to cool down4. [coger frío] to get cold;[resfriarse] to catch a chill;enseguida se me enfrían las manos my hands get cold straight away* * *v/rcool, cool off2 MED catch a cold, catch a chill* * *vr: to get chilled, to catch a cold* * *enfriarse vb to go cold -
99 equivocado
adj.1 wrong, erroneous, inaccurate, mistaken.2 misguided, lost.past part.past participle of spanish verb: equivocar.* * *1→ link=equivocar equivocar► adjetivo1 mistaken, wrong* * *ADJ1) [número, dirección] wrong; [persona] mistaken, wrongestás equivocado — you are wrong, you are mistaken más frm
2) [afecto, confianza] misplaced* * *- da adjetivoa) <dato/número/respuesta> wrongb) [estar] < persona> mistaken, wrong* * *= false, misconceived, misguided, wrong, wrong-headed, misplaced, misinformed, in error.Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex. Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.Ex. In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.----* aplicar un tratamiento equivocado = mistreat.* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.* diagnóstico equivocado = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, miss + the point, be in the wrong.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* estar totalmente equivocado = be way off.* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.* número equivocado = wrong number.* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *- da adjetivoa) <dato/número/respuesta> wrongb) [estar] < persona> mistaken, wrong* * *= false, misconceived, misguided, wrong, wrong-headed, misplaced, misinformed, in error.Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex: Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.Ex: In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.* aplicar un tratamiento equivocado = mistreat.* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.* diagnóstico equivocado = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, miss + the point, be in the wrong.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* estar totalmente equivocado = be way off.* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.* número equivocado = wrong number.* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *equivocado -da1 (erróneo, desacertado) wrongdio una respuesta equivocada he gave the wrong answerlos datos estaban equivocados the information was wrongmarqué un número equivocado I dialed the wrong number2 ‹persona› mistaken, wrongsi piensas que te voy a ayudar estás muy equivocado if you think you're going to get any help from me, you're wrong o you're very much mistaken* * *
Del verbo equivocar: ( conjugate equivocar)
equivocado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
equivocado
equivocar
equivocado◊ -da adjetivo
equivocar ( conjugate equivocar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to make … make a mistake, to make … go wrong
equivocarse verbo pronominal ( cometer un error) to make a mistake;
( estar en un error) to be wrong o mistaken;
me equivoqué de autobús I took the wrong bus;
no te equivoques de fecha don't get the date wrong;
se equivocó de camino he went the wrong way
equivocado,-a adjetivo mistaken, wrong
equivocar verbo transitivo
1 (no acertar) to get wrong: equivocó el oficio, he chose the wrong profession
2 (confundir) to mix up
' equivocado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- equivocada
- estropear
- concepto
- posibilidad
English:
grossly
- misguided
- misnomer
- mistaken
- out
- wildly
- wrong
- accept
- get
- incorrect
- number
- sadly
- show
- surely
* * *equivocado, -a adj1. [érroneo] wrong;tomó la dirección equivocada he went in the wrong direction2. [persona] mistaken;estás completamente equivocado you're completely mistaken;si crees que aquí se acaba todo, estás pero que muy equivocado if you think that's the end of it, you are very much mistaken* * *adj wrong;estar equivocado be wrong, be mistaken* * *equivocado, -da adj: mistaken, wrong♦ equivocadamente adv* * *equivocado adj wrong -
100 escoger
v.1 to choose.tiene dos sabores a escoger there are two flavors to choose fromtenemos que escoger entre tres candidatos we have to choose between three candidatesMaría escoge los maduros Mary chooses the ripe ones.Ella escogió bailar She chose dancing.2 to make a choice, to take a choice, to choose.María escogió Mary made a choice.* * *1 to choose, pick out, select■ lo escogió para/por marido she chose him as her husband\a escoger to choose fromno hay donde escoger they are all just as badtener donde escoger to have a good choice* * *verbto choose, pick, select* * *1.VT to choose, pick; [por votación] to electyo escogí el azul — I chose o picked the blue one
escogió los mejores vinos para la cena — he picked out o chose o selected the best wines to go with the meal
2.VI to chooseno hay mucho donde escoger — there isn't much to choose from, there isn't much choice
puestos a escoger, me quedo con estos — faced with the choice, I'll keep these
tener donde escoger — to have plenty to choose from, have plenty of choice
* * *verbo transitivo to chooseescoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want
no hay mucho (de) donde escoger — there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
* * *= choose, click off, cull, opt (for), pick out, select, single out, pick and mix, mix and match, elect, pick, take + Posesivo + pick, go for.Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex. We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. This process proceeds by examining in turn every one of a large set of items, and by picking out those which have certain specified characteristics.Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.Ex. It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.Ex. This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex. We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.Ex. If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.----* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escoger aleatoriamente = pick at + random.* escoger con cuidado = pick and choose.* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.* escoger cuidadosamente = handpick.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* escoger una opción = choose + setting, take up + option.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * *verbo transitivo to chooseescoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want
no hay mucho (de) donde escoger — there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
* * *= choose, click off, cull, opt (for), pick out, select, single out, pick and mix, mix and match, elect, pick, take + Posesivo + pick, go for.Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: This process proceeds by examining in turn every one of a large set of items, and by picking out those which have certain specified characteristics.Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.Ex: This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.Ex: If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escoger aleatoriamente = pick at + random.* escoger con cuidado = pick and choose.* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.* escoger cuidadosamente = handpick.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* escoger una opción = choose + setting, take up + option.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * *escoger [E6 ]vtto chooseescogió las mejores flores para hacer el ramo he picked out o chose o selected the best flowers to make the bouquetescoge el libro que quieras pick o choose whichever book you wantescoge los dos o tres mejores pick out o choose the best two or threeno hay mucho donde escoger there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose fromtuve que escoger entre los dos I had to choose between the two of themme escogieron de entre 90 candidatos I was chosen o selected from among 90 applicantsfue escogido para representar a su clase he was chosen o picked to represent his classtuvo mucho cuidado al escoger sus palabras he picked o chose his words very carefully* * *
escoger ( conjugate escoger) verbo transitivo
to choose;◊ escoge que quieras pick o choose whichever (one) you want;
no hay mucho (de) donde escoger there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
escoger verbo transitivo to choose [entre, between] [de, from]: escogerán a los más preparados, they'll select the best-trained ones ➣ Ver nota en choose
' escoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elección
- elegir
English:
choose
- select
- single out
- pick
- single
* * *♦ vtto choose;escoge una carta pick a card;de (entre) cien candidatos lo escogieron a él out of a hundred candidates they chose o selected him;escogemos la mejor fruta para nuestros clientes we select the best fruit for our customers;tiene dos sabores a escoger there are two flavours to choose from;tener mucho donde escoger to have plenty of choice, Br to be spoilt for choice;tenemos poco donde escoger we don't have much to choose from♦ vitenemos que escoger entre tres candidatos we have to choose between three candidates* * *v/t choose, select* * *escoger {15} vtelegir, seleccionar: to choose, to select* * *
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