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  • 61 cajón

    m.
    1 drawer, till.
    2 case, packing case.
    3 parking space, parking place.
    * * *
    1 (en mueble) drawer
    3 (casilla) stall
    4 (entre estantes) shelf space
    \
    ser de cajón familiar to be self-evident, be obvious
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) box, crate
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de mueble] drawer

    cajón de sastre, esta palabra es un cajón de sastre — this is a catch-all term

    2) (=caja) big box, crate

    cajón de embalaje — crate, packing case

    cajón de suspensión, cajón hidráulico — caisson

    3) Méx (=puesto) stall

    cajón de ropa — draper's (shop), dry-goods store (EEUU)

    4) (Dep)
    5)

    de cajón * —

    6) And, Cono Sur (=ataúd) coffin, casket (EEUU)
    7) LAm (Geog) ravine
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( en un mueble) drawer

    el cajón de arriba/abajo — the top/bottom drawer

    cajón de sastre: este capítulo es un cajón de sastre this chapter is a bit of a hodgepodge (AmE) o (BrE) a hotchpotch (colloq); esa sección es el cajón de sastre del periódico that's the miscellaneous o oddments section of the newspaper; de cajón (fam) <respuesta/pregunta> obvious; eso es de cajón — that's obvious

    b) ( caja grande) tb

    cajón de embalaje — crate; ( para mudanzas) packing case

    c) (AmL) ( ataúd) coffin, casket (AmE)
    2)
    a) (Méx) ( en un estacionamiento) parking space
    b) (Chi) (Geog) gulley, ravine
    * * *
    = drawer, drawer.
    Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
    Ex. Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
    ----
    * cajón abierto = tray.
    * cajón de arena = sandpit, sandbox.
    * cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.
    * cajón de préstamo = issue tray.
    * cajón de sastre = catch-all, mixed bag, rag-bag [ragbag], grab-bag.
    * de cajón = no-brainer.
    * retén de cajón = drawer stop.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( en un mueble) drawer

    el cajón de arriba/abajo — the top/bottom drawer

    cajón de sastre: este capítulo es un cajón de sastre this chapter is a bit of a hodgepodge (AmE) o (BrE) a hotchpotch (colloq); esa sección es el cajón de sastre del periódico that's the miscellaneous o oddments section of the newspaper; de cajón (fam) <respuesta/pregunta> obvious; eso es de cajón — that's obvious

    b) ( caja grande) tb

    cajón de embalaje — crate; ( para mudanzas) packing case

    c) (AmL) ( ataúd) coffin, casket (AmE)
    2)
    a) (Méx) ( en un estacionamiento) parking space
    b) (Chi) (Geog) gulley, ravine
    * * *
    = drawer, drawer.

    Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

    Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
    * cajón abierto = tray.
    * cajón de arena = sandpit, sandbox.
    * cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.
    * cajón de préstamo = issue tray.
    * cajón de sastre = catch-all, mixed bag, rag-bag [ragbag], grab-bag.
    * de cajón = no-brainer.
    * retén de cajón = drawer stop.

    * * *
    A
    el cajón de arriba/abajo the top/bottom drawer
    cajón de sastre: este capítulo es un cajón de sastre this chapter is a bit of a hodgepodge ( AmE) o ( BrE) a hotchpotch o a jumble of different things ( colloq)
    esa sección es el cajón de sastre del periódico that's the miscellaneous o oddments section of the newspaper
    mi despacho es como un cajón de sastre adonde van a parar todas estas cosas my office acts as a kind of dumping ground for all these things
    de cajón ( fam): de cajón que les dice que no he's bound to say no, you can bet your life he'll say no
    eso es de cajón that's for sure, that goes without saying
    cajón de embalaje crate; (para mudanzas) packing case
    cajón de fruta fruit box, orange box
    3 ( RPl) (para botellas) crate
    4 ( AmL) (ataúd) coffin, casket ( AmE)
    Compuestos:
    sandpit, sandbox
    mpl starting gate ( AmE), starting stalls (pl) ( BrE)
    B
    1 ( Méx) (en un estacionamiento) parking space
    2 ( Chi) ( Geog) gulley, ravine
    * * *

     

    cajón sustantivo masculino
    1

    b) ( caja grande) tb



    ( para mudanzas) packing case
    c) (AmL) ( ataúd) coffin, casket (AmE)

    2 (Méx) ( en un estacionamiento) parking space
    cajón sustantivo masculino
    1 (de un mueble) drawer
    2 (caja grande) crate, chest
    3 figurado cajón de sastre, jumble, rag bag
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar de cajón, obvious, self-evident: era de cajón que el gobierno iba a subir los impuestos, it was obvious that the government was going to raise taxes
    ' cajón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abajo
    - donde
    - el
    - en
    - pomo
    - tirador
    - tiradora
    - vaciar
    - agarrar
    - atorar
    - buscar
    - cerrar
    - cháchara
    - deslizar
    - desorden
    - encajar
    - escarbar
    - falso
    - fichero
    - hurguetear
    - interior
    - llenar
    - lustrín
    - manilla
    - sábana
    - sacar
    - tener
    - trabar
    English:
    box
    - clean out
    - crate
    - drawer
    - fold
    - fumble
    - handle
    - knob
    - pull
    - ragbag
    - sandpit
    - tight
    - back
    - case
    - casket
    - catch
    - coffin
    - fitted
    - jumble
    - sand
    - stuck
    - stuff
    * * *
    cajón nm
    1. [de mueble] drawer
    Fig cajón de sastre:
    su mesa es un cajón de sastre he's got everything but the kitchen sink on his desk;
    esa revista es un cajón de sastre en el que caben todo tipo de artículos that magazine has articles about everything under the sun;
    el concepto de medicina oriental es un cajón de sastre oriental medicine is a catch-all category
    2. [caja grande] box, crate;
    [de mudanza] packing case
    3. [ataúd] Br coffin, US casket
    4. Méx [de estacionamiento] parking space o bay
    5. RP [para botellas] crate
    6. Comp
    Fam
    eso es de cajón that goes without saying
    * * *
    m
    1 drawer
    2 L.Am.
    casket, coffin
    3
    :
    ser de cajón fam be obvious
    AUTO parking space
    * * *
    cajón nm, pl cajones
    1) : drawer, till
    2) : crate, case
    3)
    * * *
    1. (en mueble) drawer
    2. (caja grande) crate

    Spanish-English dictionary > cajón

  • 62 calmarse

    1 (persona) to calm down
    2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) [persona] to calm down

    ¡cálmese! — calm down!

    2) (Meteo) [viento] to drop; [olas] to calm down

    calmarse las aguas —

    3) (Econ) [mercado] to settle down
    * * *
    (v.) = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down
    Ex. 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. Her agitation subsided suddenly.
    Ex. The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.
    Ex. The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.
    Ex. In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex. Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.
    * * *
    (v.) = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down

    Ex: 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: Her agitation subsided suddenly.
    Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.
    Ex: The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.
    Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex: Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.

    * * *

    ■calmarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (una persona) to calm down: esta tos no se me calma con nada, nothing can relieve my sore throat
    2 (dismunir, apaciguarse) to ease off: salimos cuando se calmó la tormenta, we went out when the storm had died down
    ' calmarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apaciguarse
    - calmar
    - serenarse
    - tranquilizar
    English:
    blow over
    - calm
    - cool down
    - cool off
    - moderate
    - pull together
    - settle
    - settle down
    - simmer down
    - wear off
    - abate
    - cool
    - die
    - ease
    - pull
    - quieten
    - subside
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [persona, ánimos, situación] to calm down, to quieten down
    2. [dolor, tempestad] to abate;
    [fiebre] to subside; [wind] to die down
    * * *
    v/r calm down
    * * *
    vr
    : to calm down
    * * *
    calmarse vb to calm down
    ¡cálmate! calm down!

    Spanish-English dictionary > calmarse

  • 63 cambiar

    v.
    cambiar de to change
    cambiar de casa to move (house)
    cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs
    María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.
    El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.
    María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.
    2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).
    3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.
    María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.
    El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.
    María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.
    Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.
    Todo cambia Everything changes.
    4 to get change.
    Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.
    5 to change on.
    Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.
    * * *
    (unstressed i)
    Present Indicative
    Present Subjunctive
    Imperative
    cambia (tú), cambie (él/Vd.), cambiemos (nos.), cambiad (vos.), cambien (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    verb
    2) exchange, swap
    3) move
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=modificar) to change
    2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *

    te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

    ¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

    3) (=reemplazar) to change

    ¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?

    ¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

    4) (=trasladar) to move
    5) (Econ, Com) to change

    tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

    ¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?

    2. VI
    1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to break

    si es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then

    2)

    • cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

    cuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject

    • cambiar de dueño — to change hands

    • cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

    • cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse

    camisa 1), tercio 2)
    3) (Transportes) to change
    4) (Radio)

    ¡cambio! — over!

    ¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change
    b) (de lugar, posición)

    cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

    c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change
    d) <niño/bebé> to change
    2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

    si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

    cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

    te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

    cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

    3) (Fin) to change

    ¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

    cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

    cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars

    2.
    1)
    a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

    cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

    está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

    así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

    b) (Auto) to change gear
    c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

    cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

    2) cambiar de to change

    cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

    3.
    cambiarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed
    b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

    ¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

    c)
    d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)
    e) cambiarse de to change
    f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move
    * * *
    = alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.
    Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
    Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.
    Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
    Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.
    Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.
    Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.
    Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.
    Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.
    Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.
    Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.
    Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
    Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.
    Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.
    Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
    Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.
    Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.
    Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.
    Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.
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    * actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.
    * ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.
    * cambiando = a-changing.
    * cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.
    * cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.
    * cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.
    * cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.
    * cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.
    * cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....
    * cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.
    * cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.
    * cambiar de aires = change + scenery.
    * cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.
    * cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.
    * cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.
    * cambiar de dueño = change + hands.
    * cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.
    * cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.
    * cambiar de fondos = turn over.
    * cambiar de forma = shape-shift.
    * cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].
    * cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].
    * cambiar de manos = change + hands.
    * cambiar de marcha = gear.
    * cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.
    * cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.
    * cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].
    * cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.
    * cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].
    * cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.
    * cambiar de propietario = change + hands.
    * cambiar de proveedor = churn.
    * cambiar de residencia = relocate.
    * cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.
    * cambiar de servicio = churn.
    * cambiar de sitio = shuffle.
    * cambiar de táctica = change + tack.
    * cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.
    * cambiar de velocidad = gear.
    * cambiar dirección = change + direction.
    * cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.
    * cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.
    * cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.
    * cambiar el precio = reprice.
    * cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.
    * cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.
    * cambiar el título = retitle.
    * cambiar el tono = modulate.
    * cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.
    * cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.
    * cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....
    * cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).
    * cambiar la vida = change + life.
    * cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.
    * cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.
    * cambiar marchas = shift + gears.
    * cambiar para bien = change for + the better.
    * cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.
    * cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.
    * cambiar rápidamente = jump.
    * cambiarse de casa = move + house.
    * cambiarse de ropa = change.
    * cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.
    * cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.
    * cambiar velocidades = gear.
    * cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.
    * dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.
    * habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.
    * hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.
    * hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.
    * que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.
    * que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.
    * que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].
    * sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change
    b) (de lugar, posición)

    cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

    c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change
    d) <niño/bebé> to change
    2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

    si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

    cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

    te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

    cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

    3) (Fin) to change

    ¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

    cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

    cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars

    2.
    1)
    a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

    cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

    está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

    así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

    b) (Auto) to change gear
    c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

    cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

    2) cambiar de to change

    cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

    3.
    cambiarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed
    b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

    ¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

    c)
    d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)
    e) cambiarse de to change
    f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move
    * * *
    = alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

    Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

    Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.
    Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
    Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.
    Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.
    Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.
    Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.
    Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.
    Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.
    Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.
    Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
    Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.
    Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.
    Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
    Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.
    Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.
    Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.
    Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.
    * actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.
    * ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.
    * cambiando = a-changing.
    * cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.
    * cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.
    * cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.
    * cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.
    * cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.
    * cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....
    * cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.
    * cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.
    * cambiar de aires = change + scenery.
    * cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.
    * cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.
    * cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.
    * cambiar de dueño = change + hands.
    * cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.
    * cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.
    * cambiar de fondos = turn over.
    * cambiar de forma = shape-shift.
    * cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].
    * cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].
    * cambiar de manos = change + hands.
    * cambiar de marcha = gear.
    * cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.
    * cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.
    * cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].
    * cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.
    * cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].
    * cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.
    * cambiar de propietario = change + hands.
    * cambiar de proveedor = churn.
    * cambiar de residencia = relocate.
    * cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.
    * cambiar de servicio = churn.
    * cambiar de sitio = shuffle.
    * cambiar de táctica = change + tack.
    * cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.
    * cambiar de velocidad = gear.
    * cambiar dirección = change + direction.
    * cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.
    * cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.
    * cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.
    * cambiar el precio = reprice.
    * cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.
    * cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.
    * cambiar el título = retitle.
    * cambiar el tono = modulate.
    * cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.
    * cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.
    * cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....
    * cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).
    * cambiar la vida = change + life.
    * cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.
    * cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.
    * cambiar marchas = shift + gears.
    * cambiar para bien = change for + the better.
    * cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.
    * cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.
    * cambiar rápidamente = jump.
    * cambiarse de casa = move + house.
    * cambiarse de ropa = change.
    * cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.
    * cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.
    * cambiar velocidades = gear.
    * cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.
    * dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.
    * habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.
    * hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.
    * hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.
    * que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.
    * que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.
    * que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].
    * sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

    * * *
    cambiar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to change
    eso no cambia nada that doesn't change anything
    esa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly
    2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:
    cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around
    voy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofa
    nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office
    me cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another class
    cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
    3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to change
    han cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the exam
    cambiarle algo A algo:
    le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock
    le han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop
    cámbiale el pañal a la niña change the baby's diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy
    4 ‹niño/bebé› to change
    B (canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)
    si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change it
    cambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:
    quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger size
    te cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayons
    cambiarle algo A algn:
    ¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?
    C ( Fin) to change
    ¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?
    ¿me puedes cambiar este billete? can you change this bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note for me?
    cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sth
    quiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars
    ■ cambiar
    vi
    A
    1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to change
    ha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/better
    está/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot
    ya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get older
    así la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes things
    le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
    2 ( Auto) to change gear
    3 (hacer transbordo) to change
    4
    (en transmisiones): cambio over
    cambio y corto or fuera over and out
    B cambiar de to change
    cambiar de color to change color
    la tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed hands
    he cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mind
    el avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed course
    cambiar de marcha to change gear
    no cambies de tema don't change the subject
    cambió de canal he changed channel(s)
    1 ( refl) (de ropa) to change, to get changed
    2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change
    ¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?
    3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sb
    no me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)
    4 ( recípr) ‹estampas/sellos› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)
    nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches
    5 cambiarse de to change
    me cambié de sitio I changed places
    cambiarse de casa to move house
    cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
    6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move
    * * *

     

    cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

    b) (de lugar, posición):


    cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
    c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;


    cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
    d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

    e) (Fin) to change;

    cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
    2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
    cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
    ‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
    ◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

    verbo intransitivo
    a) [ciudad/persona] to change;


    le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
    b) (Auto) to change gear


    ◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train

    d) cambiar de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;


    cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
    cambiarse verbo pronominal

    b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

    cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;

    cambiarse de casa to move house;
    cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
    c) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb

    d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)


    cambiar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to change
    2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
    3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
    II verbo intransitivo to change
    cambiar de casa, to move (house)
    cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
    cambiar de sitio, to move
    cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
    cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
    ' cambiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bando
    - camisa
    - chaqueta
    - desnaturalizar
    - girar
    - idea
    - impresión
    - infranqueable
    - lucha
    - parecer
    - torna
    - tornar
    - trasladar
    - volverse
    - arrepentirse
    - color
    - lado
    - lugar
    - marcha
    - mudar
    - reubicar
    - tema
    - transformar
    - tren
    - variar
    - voltear
    - vuelta
    English:
    about-face
    - about-turn
    - abruptly
    - alter
    - anyhow
    - change
    - change around
    - change over
    - dead
    - debate
    - doctor
    - frame
    - gear
    - hold
    - into
    - lighting
    - mind
    - modify
    - move
    - move about
    - move around
    - move on
    - prerogative
    - rearrange
    - replace
    - reverse
    - shift
    - shift about
    - shift around
    - stationary
    - steadily
    - subject
    - swap
    - swap for
    - swap round
    - swing
    - switch
    - switch over
    - tack
    - think
    - tune
    - vary
    - barter
    - break
    - budge
    - course
    - disguise
    - exchange
    - get
    - hand
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [alterar, modificar] to change;
    han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;
    quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;
    el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;
    cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;
    tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything
    2. [trasladar] to move;
    tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;
    cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;
    lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school
    3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;
    tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;
    tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;
    cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;
    si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;
    tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;
    cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;
    Fam
    ¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?
    4. [intercambiar] to swap;
    cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;
    cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;
    cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;
    cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;
    he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;
    ¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?
    5. [dinero] to change;
    en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;
    ¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;
    cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros
    6. [bebé] to change
    ♦ vi
    1. [alterarse] to change;
    ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;
    la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;
    algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;
    ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;
    cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;
    en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;
    le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken
    2.
    cambiar de to change;
    cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;
    Fig
    cambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;
    cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;
    cambiar de casa to move (house);
    cambiar de color to change colour;
    cambiar de dueño to change hands;
    cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;
    cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;
    cambiar de ritmo to change pace;
    cambiar de rumbo to change course;
    cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;
    cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;
    cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;
    cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs
    3. Aut [de marchas]
    cambiar (de marcha) to change gear;
    cambiar a segunda to change into second gear
    4. Meteo to change, to shift;
    el viento cambió the wind changed
    * * *
    I v/t change ( por for); compra exchange ( por for)
    II v/i change;
    cambiar de lugar change places;
    cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;
    cambiar de tren change trains;
    cambiar de coche get a new car;
    parecer change one’s mind
    * * *
    1) alterar, modificar: to change
    2) : to exchange, to trade
    1) : to change
    2)
    cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears
    * * *
    1. (en general) to change
    si no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it
    ¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?
    2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]
    cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar

  • 64 cara larga

    f.
    face as long as a fiddle, long face.
    * * *
    figurado long face
    * * *
    Ex. 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.
    * * *

    Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cara larga

  • 65 cara seria

    f.
    straight face, frown.
    * * *
    Ex. 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.
    * * *

    Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cara seria

  • 66 característico

    adj.
    characteristic, peculiar, characteristical, distinctive.
    * * *
    1 characteristic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (actor) character actor; (actriz) character actress
    * * *
    (f. - característica)
    adj.
    * * *
    característico, -a
    1.
    2.
    SM / F (Teat) character actor/actress
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo characteristic
    * * *
    = characterising [characterizing, -USA], essential, characteristic, distinguishing, signature.
    Ex. In essence the characterising quality of these programmes relates to a body of experience and research in the area of information storage and retrieval.
    Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex. The characteristic features of the Waring distribution render it particularly suitable as a model for the frequency distribution of scientific productivity.
    Ex. The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.
    Ex. Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
    ----
    * ser característico de = be emblematic of.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo characteristic
    * * *
    = characterising [characterizing, -USA], essential, characteristic, distinguishing, signature.

    Ex: In essence the characterising quality of these programmes relates to a body of experience and research in the area of information storage and retrieval.

    Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex: The characteristic features of the Waring distribution render it particularly suitable as a model for the frequency distribution of scientific productivity.
    Ex: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.
    Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
    * ser característico de = be emblematic of.

    * * *
    characteristic
    * * *

    característico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    characteristic
    característico,-a adjetivo characteristic: eso es muy característico de Juan, that's typical of Juan

    ' característico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    característica
    - particular
    - propia
    - propio
    - típica
    - típico
    - peculiar
    English:
    characteristic
    - distinctive
    - distinguishing
    - peculiar
    - special
    - unlike
    - distinguish
    - trade
    * * *
    característico, -a adj
    characteristic;
    este gesto es característico de ella this gesture is typical o characteristic of her
    * * *
    adj characteristic (de of)
    * * *
    característico, -ca adj
    : characteristic
    * * *
    característico adj characteristic

    Spanish-English dictionary > característico

  • 67 caída de la tarde

    (n.) = sundown
    Ex. She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.
    * * *
    (n.) = sundown

    Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.

    Spanish-English dictionary > caída de la tarde

  • 68 celestial

    adj.
    celestial, heavenly.
    * * *
    1 celestial, heavenly
    2 figurado (delicioso) heavenly, delightful
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Rel) celestial
    2) (=delicioso) heavenly
    * * *
    a) (Relig) celestial
    b) < placer> heavenly
    * * *
    = celestial, heavenly, empyrean, unearthly [unearthlier - comp., uneartliest -sup.].
    Ex. She also examines the tradition of the cross and celestial symbols (heavens, stars, sun) in early Medieval art.
    Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
    Ex. The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
    Ex. Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman -- whether goddess or mortal -- could ever desire to possess.
    ----
    * ecuador celestial = celestial equator.
    * * *
    a) (Relig) celestial
    b) < placer> heavenly
    * * *
    = celestial, heavenly, empyrean, unearthly [unearthlier - comp., uneartliest -sup.].

    Ex: She also examines the tradition of the cross and celestial symbols (heavens, stars, sun) in early Medieval art.

    Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
    Ex: The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
    Ex: Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman -- whether goddess or mortal -- could ever desire to possess.
    * ecuador celestial = celestial equator.

    * * *
    1 ( Relig) celestial
    2 ‹placer› heavenly
    lo que me dijo fue música celestial para mis oídos his words were sweet music to my ears
    * * *

    celestial adjetivo
    a) (Relig) celestial

    b) ‹ placer› heavenly

    celestial adjetivo celestial, heavenly
    ' celestial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    celeste
    - música
    English:
    heavenly
    * * *
    1. [del cielo, paraíso] celestial, heavenly
    2. [delicioso] heavenly;
    esto me suena a música celestial [a falsa promesa] that sounds like a lot of hot air;
    [maravillosamente] that's music to my ears
    * * *
    adj celestial; fig
    heavenly
    * * *
    : heavenly, celestial

    Spanish-English dictionary > celestial

  • 69 cielo estrellado

    (n.) = starry sky
    Ex. The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
    * * *
    (n.) = starry sky

    Ex: The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cielo estrellado

  • 70 contraponer

    v.
    1 to compare.
    2 to contrast, to confront.
    Ellos contrapusieron las opciones They contrasted the options.
    3 to oppose, to challenge.
    María contrapuso el proyecto Mary opposed the project.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp contrapuesto,-a)
    1 (oponer) to set in opposition (a, to)
    2 figurado (contrastar) to contrast (a, with)
    1 (oponerse) to be opposed
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=cotejar) to compare, set against each other
    2) (=oponer) to oppose

    a esta idea ellos contraponen su teoría de que... — against this idea they set up their theory that...

    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( contrastar) to contrast; ( como contrapartida)
    * * *
    = oppose, counterpoint, set against, counterpose, counterpoise.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.
    Ex. The same arguments set against state education in the early nineteenth century apply to the idea of state-supported public libraries.
    Ex. Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterposed to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.
    Ex. Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.
    ----
    * contraponerse a = stand in + opposition to.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( contrastar) to contrast; ( como contrapartida)
    * * *
    = oppose, counterpoint, set against, counterpose, counterpoise.

    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

    Ex: The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.
    Ex: The same arguments set against state education in the early nineteenth century apply to the idea of state-supported public libraries.
    Ex: Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterposed to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.
    Ex: Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.
    * contraponerse a = stand in + opposition to.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (contrastar) to contrast
    2 (como contrapartida) contraponer algo A algo:
    a nuestra oferta ellos contrapusieron mejores precios y mayor rapidez de entrega they countered our offer with better prices and faster delivery
    a las tesis tradicionales el autor contrapone una teoría innovadora the author challenges traditional theses with an innovative theory
    * * *

    contraponer verbo transitivo
    1 (oponer) to oppose
    2 (comparar) to contrast: si contraponemos sus distintas personalidades, nos damos cuenta de que tienen mucho en común, if we compare their different personalities, we see that they have a lot in common
    ' contraponer' also found in these entries:
    English:
    set against
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [oponer]
    a su postura intransigente contrapusimos una más flexible we responded to his intransigence by suggesting greater flexibility
    2. [cotejar] to compare
    * * *
    <part contrapuesto> v/t compare (a to)
    * * *
    contraponer {60} vt
    1) : to counter, to oppose
    2) : to contrast, to compare

    Spanish-English dictionary > contraponer

  • 71 de secretaría

    (adj.) = secretarial
    Ex. 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
    * * *
    (adj.) = secretarial

    Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de secretaría

  • 72 de sol a sol

    from sunrise to sunset
    * * *
    = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun, around the clock
    Ex. Each monk labored from dawn to dusk, six days a week, copying books by hand.
    Ex. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset to learn self-discipline, to know how the poor feel and to think about the blessings from Allah.
    Ex. The workday for slaves was from sun up to sun down, six days a week.
    Ex. A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.
    Ex. Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
    * * *
    = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun, around the clock

    Ex: Each monk labored from dawn to dusk, six days a week, copying books by hand.

    Ex: Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset to learn self-discipline, to know how the poor feel and to think about the blessings from Allah.
    Ex: The workday for slaves was from sun up to sun down, six days a week.
    Ex: A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.
    Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de sol a sol

  • 73 demorarse

    1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up
    2 (detenerse en alguna parte) to stop, linger
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) see VI
    2) (=tardar mucho) to take a long time, be slow

    ¿cuántos días se demora para ir allá? — LAm how many days does it take to get there?

    demorarse en hacer algo — to take a long time to do sth, be slow in doing sth

    * * *
    (v.) = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for)
    Ex. The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.
    Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    Ex. Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
    * * *
    (v.) = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for)

    Ex: The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.

    Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.

    * * *

    ■demorarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (tardar) to be delayed, be held up
    2 (detenerse, entretenerse) to linger
    ' demorarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    eternizarse
    - demorar
    - dilatarse
    - durar
    - entretener
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [retrasarse] to be delayed
    2. [detenerse] to stop (somewhere);
    nos demoramos viendo escaparates we stopped to look at the shops
    3. esp Am [tardar] to be late;
    no se demoren don't be late
    * * *
    v/r
    1 be delayed
    2
    :
    ¿cuánto se demora de Concepción a Santiago? how long does it take to get from Concepción to Santiago?
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to be slow, to take a long time
    2) : to take too long

    Spanish-English dictionary > demorarse

  • 74 desarticular

    v.
    1 to dislocate (huesos).
    2 to disarticulate, to disjoint, to unhinge.
    Ricardo desarticuló la estantería Richard disarticulated the shelves.
    3 to dismember, to bust up.
    La policía desarticuló a los rebeldes The police busted the rebels up.
    4 to disorganize.
    La policía desarticuló la fiesta The police disorganized the party.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA to disarticulate, put out of joint, dislocate
    2 (un mecanismo) to take to pieces
    3 figurado (organización, banda, plan, etc) to break up, dismantle
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=desarmar) [+ máquina, reloj] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ pandilla] to break up
    2) [+ codo, rodilla] to dislocate
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart
    2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle
    * * *
    = dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.
    Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
    Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
    Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
    Ex. Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.
    Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.
    Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart
    2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle
    * * *
    = dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.

    Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

    Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
    Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
    Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.
    Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.
    Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

    * * *
    vt
    A ‹banda› to break up, dismantle; ‹conspiración› to foil, thwart
    B
    1 ‹hombro/dedo› to dislocate
    2 ‹artefacto/mecanismo› to take … to pieces, dismantle
    «hombro/dedo» to get dislocated
    * * *

    desarticular verbo transitivo to dismantle
    desarticular una red de narcotráfico, to break up a ring of drug traffickers
    ' desarticular' also found in these entries:
    English:
    smash
    - break
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [huesos, miembros] to dislocate
    2. [organización, banda] to break up;
    [plan] to foil
    3. [máquina, artefacto] to take apart, to dismantle
    ♦ See also the pronominal verb desarticularse
    * * *
    v/t
    1 banda criminal break up
    2 MED dislocate
    * * *
    1) dislocar: to dislocate
    2) : to break up, to dismantle

    Spanish-English dictionary > desarticular

  • 75 descarado

    adj.
    cynical, bare-faced, barefaced, bold-faced.
    f. & m.
    cheeky person.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: descararse.
    * * *
    1 (actitud) shameless, brazen, insolent; (persona) cheeky
    2 (patente) blatant
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 shameless person, cheeky person
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] (=desvergonzado) shameless; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)
    2) (=evidente) [mentira] barefaced; [prejuicio] blatant
    2.
    ADV *

    sí voy, descarado — I'm going all right, you bet I'm going

    si supiera inglés, descarado que me iba a Londres — if I spoke English, you can bet your life I'd go to London

    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shameless
    II
    - da masculino, femenino

    no contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy

    * * *
    = blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.
    Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
    Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
    Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
    Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.
    Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
    Ex. Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
    Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
    Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
    Ex. 'That young man was terribly rude'.
    Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.
    Ex. There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.
    Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    ----
    * mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shameless
    II
    - da masculino, femenino

    no contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy

    * * *
    = blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

    Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

    Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
    Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
    Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.
    Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
    Ex: Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
    Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
    Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
    Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.
    Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.
    Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.
    Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    * mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.

    * * *
    descarado1 -da
    1 ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shameless
    el muy descarado, pedirme dinero así what (a) nerve he has, asking me for money like that
    las elecciones fueron un fraude descarado the elections were a blatant fraud o were clearly rigged
    ( Esp fam): si tuviese dinero, descarado que me iría a vivir sola you can bet your life if I had the money, I'd go off and live alone ( colloq)
    lo hizo adrede, descarado make no mistake, she did it on purpose, she did it on purpose, you can be sure of it o you can bet your life on it
    descarado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    no contestes así a tu madre ¡descarado! don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude o ( BrE) cheeky little boy
    ese chico es un descarado that boy has a lot of nerve
    * * *

    Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)

    descarado es:

    el participio

    descarado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shameless;

    es muy descarado he has a lot of nerve
    descarado,-a
    I adj (insolente) cheeky, insolent
    (desvergonzado) shameless
    una mentira descarada, a barefaced lie
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheeky person

    ' descarado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atrevida
    - atrevido
    - cara
    - descarada
    - desvergonzada
    - desvergonzado
    - golfa
    - golfo
    - lisa
    - liso
    - sinvergüenza
    - fresco
    - patudo
    English:
    audacious
    - barefaced
    - blatant
    - bold
    - brash
    - brassy
    - brazen
    - cheeky
    - downright
    - forward
    - shameless
    - unabashed
    - outright
    - pert
    * * *
    descarado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [desvergonzado] [persona] cheeky, impertinent;
    ¡no seas (tan) descarado! don't be (so) cheeky!;
    ¡el muy descarado se ha atrevido a burlarse de mí! the cheeky devil had the nerve to make fun of me!
    2. [flagrante] barefaced, blatant;
    una mentira descarada a barefaced lie;
    ¡es un robo descarado! it's daylight robbery!;
    ¡ha sido un penalti descarado! there's no way that wasn't a penalty!
    ♦ adv
    Esp Fam [por supuesto, seguro] you bet!;
    no lo conseguirá, descarado there's no way she'll manage to do it;
    ¡descarado que iremos! too right we're going to go!
    ♦ nm,f
    cheeky devil;
    eres un descarado mirando you are awful the way you stare at people
    * * *
    adj rude, impertinent
    * * *
    descarado, -da adj
    : brazen, impudent
    * * *
    descarado adj cheeky [comp. cheekier; superl. cheekiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > descarado

  • 76 descontrolado

    adj.
    uncontrolled, compulsive, out of bounds, out of hand.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: descontrolarse.
    * * *
    1→ link=descontrolarse descontrolarse
    1 uncontrolled, out of control
    2 familiar figurado out of control, wild
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin control) uncontrolled

    elementos descontrolados — wild elements; (Pol) rebellious factions

    2) LAm (=perturbado) upset, irritated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo to be out of control

    una multitud descontrolada invadió el campo — a crowd, out of control, invaded the pitch

    * * *
    = untethered, freewheeling [free-wheeling], unchecked, uncontrolled, unbridled, runaway, unmonitored, unrestricted, riotous.
    Ex. 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
    Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex. The volume of published material tends to grow unchecked, and academic libraries are expected to provide a ready market for it.
    Ex. Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
    Ex. Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
    Ex. The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air from the outside.
    Ex. Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
    Ex. I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
    ----
    * crecimiento urbano descontrolado = suburban sprawl.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.
    * gasto descontrolado = runaway spending.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo to be out of control

    una multitud descontrolada invadió el campo — a crowd, out of control, invaded the pitch

    * * *
    = untethered, freewheeling [free-wheeling], unchecked, uncontrolled, unbridled, runaway, unmonitored, unrestricted, riotous.

    Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.

    Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex: The volume of published material tends to grow unchecked, and academic libraries are expected to provide a ready market for it.
    Ex: Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
    Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
    Ex: The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air from the outside.
    Ex: Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
    Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
    * crecimiento urbano descontrolado = suburban sprawl.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.
    * gasto descontrolado = runaway spending.

    * * *
    1 ‹crecimiento/uso› uncontrolled
    el descontrolado mercado de la propiedad the uncontrolled property market
    el fuego descontrolado arrasó bosques enteros the fire got out of control and swept through whole forests
    2 ‹emoción/sentimiento› uncontrolled
    3 ‹persona› out of control
    elements descontrolados uncontrolled elements
    el marido descontrolado mató a la esposa the husband lost control and killed his wife
    totalmente descontrolado por los nervios se puso a gritar totally overcome by nerves, he began to shout
    * * *

    Del verbo descontrolarse: ( conjugate descontrolarse)

    descontrolado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    descontrolado    
    descontrolarse
    descontrolado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    out of control
    descontrolarse ( conjugate descontrolarse) verbo pronominal
    to get out of control
    ■descontrolarse verbo reflexivo to lose control

    ' descontrolado' also found in these entries:
    English:
    control
    - riotous
    * * *
    descontrolado, -a
    ♦ adj
    [automóvil, inflación] runaway; [persona] out of control;
    tengo a la clase descontrolada I can't keep order in my class;
    el tren circulaba descontrolado the train was running out of control;
    estar descontrolado to be out of control
    ♦ nm,f
    un grupo de descontrolados interrumpió la reunión a rowdy group disrupted the meeting
    * * *
    adj out of control

    Spanish-English dictionary > descontrolado

  • 77 desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer

    = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk
    Ex. Each monk labored from dawn to dusk, six days a week, copying books by hand.
    * * *
    = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk

    Ex: Each monk labored from dawn to dusk, six days a week, copying books by hand.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer

  • 78 desmantelar

    v.
    1 to clear out, to strip.
    2 to dismantle, to put apart, to strip down, to take down.
    Desmantelé las tarimas I dismantled the dais.
    3 to overthrow.
    Desmantelamos el gobierno We overthrew the government.
    * * *
    1 to dismantle
    2 MARÍTIMO to dismast, unrig
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=desmontar) [+ base, fábrica] to dismantle; [+ máquina] to strip down; [+ andamio] to take down; [+ casa] to strip of its contents
    2) [+ organización] to disband; [+ pandilla] to break up
    3) (Náut) to unrig
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < fortificación> to dismantle; <stand/escenario> to take down, dismantle

    le desmantelaron la casa/el coche — they stripped his house/car

    b) < organización> to dismantle
    c) < barco> ( desarbolar) to dismast; ( desaparejar) to unrig
    * * *
    Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < fortificación> to dismantle; <stand/escenario> to take down, dismantle

    le desmantelaron la casa/el coche — they stripped his house/car

    b) < organización> to dismantle
    c) < barco> ( desarbolar) to dismast; ( desaparejar) to unrig
    * * *

    Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹fortificación› to dismantle; ‹stand/escenario› to take down, dismantle
    le desmantelaron el carro en cinco minutos they stripped his car in five minutes
    2 ‹organización› to dismantle
    3 ‹barco› (desarbolar) to dismast; (desaparejar) to unrig
    * * *

    desmantelar ( conjugate desmantelar) verbo transitivo
    to dismantle;
    ‹ coche› to strip
    desmantelar verbo transitivo
    1 to dismantle
    2 Náut to dismast, unrig
    ' desmantelar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    crack
    - dismantle
    * * *
    1. [casa, fábrica] to clear out, to strip;
    [organización criminal] to break up; [arsenal, instalaciones] to dismantle; [quiosco, andamios] to take down
    2. [barco] to dismast, to strip of masts
    * * *
    v/t
    2 barco demast
    * * *
    desmontar: to dismantle

    Spanish-English dictionary > desmantelar

  • 79 desmontar

    v.
    1 to take apart or to pieces (desarmar) (machine).
    2 to unseat.
    el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its rider
    desmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle
    3 to dismount, to disassemble, to dismantle, to take apart.
    El carpintero desmontó los gabinetes The carpenter dismounted the cabinets
    4 to remove.
    Los chicos desmontaron las estructuras The kids removed the structures.
    * * *
    1 (desarmar) to take to pieces, take down, dismantle
    2 (edificio) to knock down
    3 (arma) to uncock
    5 (allanar) to level
    6 (quitar de la montura) to unset, unmount
    7 (motor) to strip
    1 (del caballo) to dismount (de, -)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=desarmar) [gen] to dismantle; [+ mueble, estantería] to take apart; [+ motor] to strip down; [+ máquina] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ tienda de campaña] to take down; (Náut) [+ vela] to take down
    2) [+ terreno] (=nivelar) to level; (=quitar los árboles a) to clear
    3) [+ jinete] to throw, unseat
    4) (Mil) [+ escopeta] to uncock; [+ artillería] to knock out
    2.
    VI to dismount, alight (de from)
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take down
    b) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove
    2.
    desmontar vi jinete to dismount
    * * *
    = demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.
    Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
    Ex. All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.
    Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
    Ex. Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.
    Ex. Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.
    Ex. The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.
    Ex. The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.
    Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
    Ex. Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.
    Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.
    ----
    * desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.
    * desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take down
    b) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove
    2.
    desmontar vi jinete to dismount
    * * *
    = demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.

    Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.

    Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.
    Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
    Ex: Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.
    Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.
    Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.
    Ex: The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.
    Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
    Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.
    Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.
    * desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.
    * desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.

    * * *
    desmontar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (desarmar) ‹mueble/estante› to dismantle, take apart; ‹motor› to strip
    desmontamos la tienda de campaña we took down the tent
    2 (separar) ‹forro/pieza› to detach, remove
    B
    1 (allanar) ‹terreno› to level
    2 ‹zona/selva› to clear
    C ( Arm) to uncock
    ■ desmontar
    vi
    «jinete» to dismount
    * * *

     

    desmontar ( conjugate desmontar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( desarmar) ‹mueble/mecanismo› to dismantle, take apart;

    ‹ tienda de campaña› to take down
    b) ( separar) ‹forro/pieza› to detach, remove

    verbo intransitivo [ jinete] to dismount
    desmontar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (un mueble, artefacto) to dismantle, take to pieces
    2 (una excusa, argumento) to take to pieces
    II vi (de un caballo, vehículo) to dismount [de, -], get off [de, -]
    ' desmontar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    deshacer
    - tienda
    English:
    apart
    - disassemble
    - dismantle
    - piece
    - pull apart
    - strip
    - take apart
    - take down
    - clear
    - detach
    - dismount
    - take
    - throw
    - unseat
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [desarmar] [máquina, mecanismo] to take apart o to pieces, Espec to disassemble;
    [mueble, librería, mesa] to dismantle, to take to pieces; [motor] to strip down; [piezas, partes] to remove, to detach; [rueda] to remove, to take off; [andamio, tablado, tienda de campaña] to take down
    2. [teoría, argumentación] to demolish, to pull to pieces
    3. [arma] to uncock
    4. [persona] [de caballo, moto, bicicleta] to unseat;
    el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its rider;
    desmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle
    5. Informát to unmount
    6. [terreno] to level;
    [área, bosque] to clear
    ♦ vi
    desmontar de [caballo] to dismount from;
    [moto, bicicleta] to get off; [coche] to get out of
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 dismantle, take apart; tienda de campaña take down
    2 terreno level
    II v/i dismount
    * * *
    1) : to clear, to level off
    2) desmantelar: to dismantle, to take apart
    : to dismount
    * * *
    1. (en general) to take apart [pt. took; pp. taken]
    2. (tienda de campaña, estantería) to take down [pt. took; pp. taken]

    Spanish-English dictionary > desmontar

  • 80 desplazarse en pantalla

    (v.) = scroll
    Ex. In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of the record.
    * * *
    (v.) = scroll

    Ex: In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of the record.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desplazarse en pantalla

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