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to become impoverished

  • 1 empobrecerse

    • become impoverished
    • become poor
    • get poisoned
    • get powder on
    • grow over
    • grow puny

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > empobrecerse

  • 2 volverse pobre

    • become impoverished

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > volverse pobre

  • 3 empobrecer

    v.
    1 to impoverish.
    Su mala actitud empobrece su alma His bad attitude impoverishes his soul.
    2 to make poor, to reduce to poverty, to beggar, to pauperize.
    Los gastos excesivos empobrecieron a María Excessive spending made Mary poor.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer
    1 to impoverish
    1 to become poor, become impoverished
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <población/tierra/lenguaje> to impoverish
    2.
    empobrecer vi to become impoverished, become poor
    3.
    empobrecerse v pron país/lenguaje/vocabulario to become impoverished
    * * *
    = impoverish, depauperate, beggar.
    Ex. By diverting resources to sustain the system of scholarly publication, the financial demands of new electronic services will impoverish many.
    Ex. These have also been responsible for depauperating both numbers and species of pollinators within agricultural environments.
    Ex. But other military officers conceded a war would serve little purpose other than to beggar the two already impoverished nations.
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    * empobrecerse = become + impoverished.
    * empobrecerse intelectualmente = be intellectually impoverished.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <población/tierra/lenguaje> to impoverish
    2.
    empobrecer vi to become impoverished, become poor
    3.
    empobrecerse v pron país/lenguaje/vocabulario to become impoverished
    * * *
    = impoverish, depauperate, beggar.

    Ex: By diverting resources to sustain the system of scholarly publication, the financial demands of new electronic services will impoverish many.

    Ex: These have also been responsible for depauperating both numbers and species of pollinators within agricultural environments.
    Ex: But other military officers conceded a war would serve little purpose other than to beggar the two already impoverished nations.
    * empobrecerse = become + impoverished.
    * empobrecerse intelectualmente = be intellectually impoverished.

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    empobrecer [E3 ]
    vt
    ‹país/población› to impoverish, make … poor; ‹tierra/lenguaje› to impoverish
    errores gramaticales que empobrecen la redacción grammatical errors which detract from o mar the quality of the essay
    ■ empobrecer
    vi
    to become impoverished, become poor
    «país/población/tierra» to become impoverished, become poor; «lenguaje/vocabulario» to become impoverished
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    empobrecer ( conjugate empobrecer) verbo transitivo ‹población/tierra/lenguaje› to impoverish
    empobrecerse verbo pronominal [país/lenguaje/vocabulario] to become impoverished
    empobrecer verbo intransitivo to impoverish
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    ♦ vt
    1. [en recursos, riqueza, patrimonio] to impoverish
    2. [en calidad, valor, importancia] to impoverish, to devalue
    * * *
    I v/t impoverish, make poor
    II v/i become impoverished, become poor
    * * *
    empobrecer {53} vt
    : to impoverish
    : to become poor

    Spanish-English dictionary > empobrecer

  • 4 empobrecerse

    1 to become poor, become impoverished
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    * * *
    (v.) = become + impoverished
    Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
    * * *
    (v.) = become + impoverished

    Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.

    * * *

    ■empobrecerse verbo reflexivo to become poor o impoverished
    ' empobrecerse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    empobrecer
    * * *
    vpr
    to get poorer
    * * *
    v/r become impoverished, become poor
    * * *
    vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > empobrecerse

  • 5 depauperar

    v.
    1 to debilitate, to weaken (físicamente) (person).
    La depresión depaupera al organismo Depression weakens the organism.
    2 to impoverish.
    La inflación depaupera al pueblo Inflation impoverishes the people.
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    1 formal (empobrecer) to impoverish
    2 MEDICINA (debilitar) to weaken
    1 (empobrecerse) to impoverish
    2 MEDICINA (debilitarse) to weaken
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=empobrecer) to impoverish
    2) (=debilitar) to weaken
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (frml) to impoverish
    2.
    depauperarse v pron (frml)
    a) ( empobrecerse) to become impoverished
    b) ( debilitarse) to become weak o (frml) debilitated
    * * *
    Ex. These have also been responsible for depauperating both numbers and species of pollinators within agricultural environments.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (frml) to impoverish
    2.
    depauperarse v pron (frml)
    a) ( empobrecerse) to become impoverished
    b) ( debilitarse) to become weak o (frml) debilitated
    * * *

    Ex: These have also been responsible for depauperating both numbers and species of pollinators within agricultural environments.

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    depauperar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( frml); to impoverish
    ( frml)
    1 (empobrecerse) to become impoverished
    2 (debilitarse) to become weak o ( frml) debilitated
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    ♦ vt
    1. [físicamente] [persona] to debilitate, to weaken;
    [salud] to undermine
    2. [económicamente] to impoverish
    * * *
    v/t impoverish

    Spanish-English dictionary > depauperar

  • 6 depauperarse

    1 (empobrecerse) to impoverish
    2 MEDICINA (debilitarse) to weaken
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=empobrecerse) to become impoverished
    2) (=debilitarse) to become weak
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [físicamente] [persona] to become debilitated;
    [salud] to be undermined
    2. [económicamente] to become poorer
    * * *
    v/r become impoverished

    Spanish-English dictionary > depauperarse

  • 7 volverse pobre

    v.
    to become impoverished.

    Spanish-English dictionary > volverse pobre

  • 8 estabilizarse

    1 to become stable, become stabilized
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    VPR
    1) [objeto, precios] to become stable, become stabilized
    2) [persona] to settle down
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    (v.) = become + stagnant, stabilise [stabilize, -USA], reach + a plateau, plateau, plateau out
    Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
    Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
    Ex. The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.
    Ex. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.
    Ex. It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months.
    * * *
    (v.) = become + stagnant, stabilise [stabilize, -USA], reach + a plateau, plateau, plateau out

    Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.

    Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
    Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.
    Ex: If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.
    Ex: It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months.

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    vpr
    1. [vehículo, nave] to stabilize, to become stable
    2. [precios, economía, relación] to stabilize, to become (more) stable;
    el índice de la bolsa se ha estabilizado en el 1.100 the share index has stabilized at 1,100
    * * *
    v/r stabilize
    * * *
    vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > estabilizarse

  • 9 estancarse

    pron.v.
    to come to a standstill.
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    1 (líquido) to stagnate, become stagnant
    2 figurado to stagnate, get bogged down (negociaciones) to be deadlocked, make no headway
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    VPR
    1) [agua] to stagnate, become stagnant
    2) [economía, industria, persona] to stagnate
    * * *
    = stall, run into + the sand(s), become + stagnant, plateau.
    Ex. In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.
    Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
    Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
    Ex. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.
    * * *
    = stall, run into + the sand(s), become + stagnant, plateau.

    Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.

    Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
    Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
    Ex: If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.

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    estancarse ( conjugate estancarse) verbo pronominal

    b) [negociación/proceso] to come to a halt o standstill

    c) ( con un problema) to get bogged down o stuck

    ■estancarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (detenerse el agua) to stagnate: en este lugar el agua se estanca y produce fuertes olores, the water here is stagnating and giving off a strong odour
    2 (detenerse un asunto o proceso) to come to a standstill: espero que no nos quedemos estancados por trabas burocráticas, I hope that we don't come to a standstill because of bureaucratic red tape
    ' estancarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estacionarse
    English:
    bog down
    - rut
    - stagnate
    - stall
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    vpr
    1. [aguas] to stagnate, to become stagnant
    2. [economía] to stagnate;
    [progreso, negocio, proyecto] to come to a standstill; [negociaciones] to reach deadlock, to come to a standstill
    3. [persona] to get stuck;
    con ese problema nos estancamos we've got stuck o we're not getting anywhere with this problem
    4. Com to be converted into a monopoly
    * * *
    v/r stagnate; fig
    come to a standstill
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to stagnate
    2) : to be brought to a standstill, to be deadlocked

    Spanish-English dictionary > estancarse

  • 10 dar lugar a

    to give rise to
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    (v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
    Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * * *
    (v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
    Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar lugar a

  • 11 detenerse

    1 (pararse) to stop, halt
    2 (entretenerse) to hang about, linger
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    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=pararse) to stop

    ¡no te detengas! — don't hang about!

    2) (=demorarse) to waste time (en on)
    * * *
    (v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over
    Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
    Ex. During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
    Ex. When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.
    Ex. In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.
    Ex. Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.
    Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
    Ex. With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.
    * * *
    (v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over

    Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.

    Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
    Ex: When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.
    Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.
    Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.
    Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
    Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.

    * * *

    ■detenerse verbo reflexivo to stop: ¡deténganse!, stop!
    ' detenerse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    demorarse
    - estancarse
    - detener
    - parar
    English:
    draw up
    - pull over
    - pull up
    - stick
    - stop
    - cease
    - draw
    - grind
    - halt
    - pause
    - rest
    - slow
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    vpr
    1. [pararse] to stop;
    no te detengas, sigue don't stop, carry on;
    no se levanten hasta que el avión se haya detenido do not get up until the plane has come to a stop;
    detenerse en seco to stop dead;
    detenerse a hacer algo to stop to do sth;
    se detuvo un momento a pensar she stopped to think for a moment;
    se detuvo a hablar con una amiga y llegó tarde she stopped to talk to a friend and was late
    2. [demorarse] to hang about, to linger;
    no te detengas tanto con la presentación y ve al grano don't spend so much time on the presentation and get to the point
    * * *
    v/r stop
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to stop
    2) : to delay, to linger
    * * *
    detenerse vb to stop [pt. & pp. stopped]

    Spanish-English dictionary > detenerse

  • 12 causar

    v.
    1 to cause.
    el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident
    el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast
    el terremotó causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people
    El ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.
    Ella causó que eso ocurriese She caused that to happen.
    2 to be caused to.
    Se nos causó un gran daño A great damage was caused to us.
    * * *
    1 (provocar) to cause, bring about
    2 (proporcionar) to make, give
    * * *
    verb
    2) make
    * * *
    VT [+ problema, consecuencia, víctima] to cause; [+ impresión] to make

    la explosión causó heridas a dos personas — the explosion injured two people, the explosion left two people injured

    • causar asombro a algn — to amaze sb

    • causar emoción a algn — to move sb

    • causar extrañeza a algn — to puzzle sb

    • causar risa a algn — to make sb laugh

    * * *
    verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give
    * * *
    = cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
    Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    ----
    * causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.
    * causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.
    * causar consternación = cause + consternation.
    * causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.
    * causar daño corporal = cause + injury.
    * causar daño material = cause + material injury.
    * causar daños = cause + erosion.
    * causar desórdenes = riot.
    * causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.
    * causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.
    * causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.
    * causar disturbios = riot.
    * causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.
    * causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.
    * causar impresión = make + impression.
    * causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * causar muertos = take + a toll on life.
    * causar pena = cause + hurt.
    * causar pérdidas = cause + losses.
    * causar perjuicio = bring + harm.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.
    * causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.
    * causarse daño = bring + disaster on.
    * causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.
    * causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.
    * causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.
    * causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.
    * causar una reacción = cause + reaction.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * que puede causar detención = arrestable.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give
    * * *
    = cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
    Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.
    * causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.
    * causar consternación = cause + consternation.
    * causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.
    * causar daño corporal = cause + injury.
    * causar daño material = cause + material injury.
    * causar daños = cause + erosion.
    * causar desórdenes = riot.
    * causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.
    * causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.
    * causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.
    * causar disturbios = riot.
    * causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.
    * causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.
    * causar impresión = make + impression.
    * causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * causar muertos = take + a toll on life.
    * causar pena = cause + hurt.
    * causar pérdidas = cause + losses.
    * causar perjuicio = bring + harm.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.
    * causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.
    * causarse daño = bring + disaster on.
    * causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.
    * causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.
    * causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.
    * causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.
    * causar una reacción = cause + reaction.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * que puede causar detención = arrestable.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.

    * * *
    causar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹daños/problema› to cause; ‹indignación› to cause, arouse
    el incidente causó gran inquietud the incident caused great unease
    verlo así me causa gran tristeza it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like that
    me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her, she made a very good impression on me
    este premio me causa gran satisfacción ( frml); I am delighted to receive this prize
    me causó mucha gracia que dijera eso I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that
    * * *

     

    causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
    ‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
    ‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
    ‹ placer› to give;

    me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
    causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
    le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
    me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy

    ' causar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    admirar
    - alborotar
    - caer
    - cobrarse
    - dar
    - darse
    - deslumbrar
    - determinar
    - embarazar
    - embriagar
    - emocionar
    - encandilar
    - engordar
    - espantar
    - estragos
    - estropear
    - fastidiar
    - hacer
    - ilusionar
    - impresión
    - impresionar
    - incomodar
    - meter
    - molestar
    - molestia
    - montar
    - obrar
    - parecer
    - pesar
    - plantear
    - producir
    - provocar
    - repeler
    - repercutir
    - revolver
    - salar
    - sembrar
    - traer
    - trastornar
    - turbar
    - furor
    - motivar
    - propiciar
    - saber
    English:
    bother
    - cause
    - derive
    - foul up
    - impression
    - inflict
    - painlessly
    - riot
    - sensation
    - set
    - start
    - trouble
    - wreak
    - fire
    - mischief
    - rise
    * * *
    causar vt
    [daños, problemas] to cause; [placer, satisfacción] to give;
    el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast;
    el terremoto causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people;
    el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident;
    causar (una) buena/mala impresión to make a good/bad impression;
    me causa mucha felicidad saber que se hayan reconciliado it makes me very happy to know they've made up with one another;
    esta crema a veces causa una sensación de picor this cream sometimes causes an itching sensation
    * * *
    v/t daño cause; placer provide, give
    * * *
    causar vt
    1) : to cause
    2) : to provoke, to arouse
    eso me causa gracia: that strikes me as being funny
    * * *
    causar vb
    1. (provocar) to cause
    2. (proporcionar) to make

    Spanish-English dictionary > causar

  • 13 ciencias naturales

    f.pl.
    natural sciences.
    * * *
    natural sciences
    * * *
    Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
    * * *

    Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ciencias naturales

  • 14 dar pie a

    to give occasion for
    * * *
    (v.) = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * * *
    (v.) = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to

    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar pie a

  • 15 ocasionar

    v.
    to cause.
    El ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.
    * * *
    1 (causar) to cause, bring about
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to cause
    * * *
    = cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    ----
    * ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.
    * ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to cause
    * * *
    = cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.
    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.
    * ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.

    * * *
    ocasionar [A1 ]
    vt
    to cause
    su comportamiento me ocasionó grandes problemas his behavior caused o brought me a lot of problems
    espero no ocasionarle demasiadas molestias I do hope it doesn't put you to o cause you too much trouble
    el incendio ocasionó grandes pérdidas the fire caused o ( frml) occasioned severe losses
    * * *

     

    ocasionar ( conjugate ocasionar) verbo transitivo
    to cause
    ocasionar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about
    ' ocasionar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    producir
    - traer
    English:
    bring about
    - inflict
    - occasion
    - rise
    - result
    * * *
    to cause;
    los rumores ocasionaron su dimisión the rumours brought about his resignation;
    no quiero ocasionar molestias I don't want to put you to any trouble
    * * *
    v/t cause
    * * *
    causar: to cause, to occasion
    * * *
    ocasionar vb to cause

    Spanish-English dictionary > ocasionar

  • 16 remodelar

    v.
    1 to redesign.
    remodelar algo para convertirlo en to convert something into
    2 to remodel, to make over, to renew, to perk up.
    * * *
    1 (modificar) to reshape
    2 (transformar) to transform
    3 (mejorar) to improve
    4 (reorganizar) to reorganize
    5 (ministerio) to reshuffle
    * * *
    VT (Arquit) to remodel; (Aut) to restyle; (Pol) to reshuffle; [+ organización] to restructure
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <plaza/barrio> to remodel, redesign; < organización> to reorganize, restructure
    * * *
    = redesign [re-design], refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], reshape [re-shape], rethink [re-think], rework, retool, remodel, revamp, reengineer [re-engineer], repurpose [re-purpose], refashion, refit, reshuffle.
    Ex. The University of Bielefeld has to redesign all data processing systems of the library because of ageing of present systems.
    Ex. In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.
    Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
    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. Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.
    Ex. In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
    Ex. Library automation vendors must be prepared to retool to continue to be effective in the present decade.
    Ex. This article outlines the reasons leading to a decision to remodel rather than to construct a new building.
    Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    Ex. This software application will take computer files and help the user to store, tag, find, manage and reuse or even repurpose those files for publication or for sale.
    Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
    Ex. Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.
    Ex. Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <plaza/barrio> to remodel, redesign; < organización> to reorganize, restructure
    * * *
    = redesign [re-design], refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], reshape [re-shape], rethink [re-think], rework, retool, remodel, revamp, reengineer [re-engineer], repurpose [re-purpose], refashion, refit, reshuffle.

    Ex: The University of Bielefeld has to redesign all data processing systems of the library because of ageing of present systems.

    Ex: In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.
    Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
    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: Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.
    Ex: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
    Ex: Library automation vendors must be prepared to retool to continue to be effective in the present decade.
    Ex: This article outlines the reasons leading to a decision to remodel rather than to construct a new building.
    Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    Ex: This software application will take computer files and help the user to store, tag, find, manage and reuse or even repurpose those files for publication or for sale.
    Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
    Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.
    Ex: Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.

    * * *
    remodelar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹plaza/barrio› to remodel, redesign
    B
    1 ‹organización› to reorganize, restructure
    2 ( Pol) ‹gabinete› to reshuffle
    * * *

    remodelar ( conjugate remodelar) verbo transitivo ‹plaza/barrio› to remodel, redesign;
    ‹ organización› to reorganize;
    ‹ gabinete› to reshuffle
    remodelar verbo transitivo
    1 Arquit to remodel, redesign
    2 (un organismo) to reorganize, restructure
    3 Pol to reshuffle
    ' remodelar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    convert
    * * *
    1. [edificio, plaza] to renovate;
    2. [gobierno, organización] to reshuffle
    * * *
    v/t remodel
    * * *
    1) : to remodel
    2) : to restructure

    Spanish-English dictionary > remodelar

  • 17 renovar

    v.
    1 to renovate (to change) (mobiliario, local).
    renovar el vestuario to buy new clothes, to update one's wardrobe
    la empresa ha renovado su imagen the company has brought its image up to date
    2 to renew (rehacer) (carné, contrato, ataques).
    Ella renueva los muebles She renews the furniture.
    Ella renueva el plazo She renews the deadline.
    Ella renueva la relación She renews the relationship.
    3 to restore.
    4 to revitalize.
    5 to revalidate, to renovate.
    Ella renueva el pasaporte She revalidates the passport.
    6 to retread, to remold, to remould.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar
    1 (gen) to renew
    2 (casa) to renovate; (de decoración) to redecorate
    3 (de personal) to reorganize
    1 to be renewed
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ contrato, pasaporte, suscripción] to renew
    2) [+ edificio] to renovate; [+ sistema informático] to update, upgrade
    3) [+ muebles] to change
    4) [+ partido, asamblea] to clear out
    5) (=reanudar) [+ ataques] to renew; [+ conversaciones] to resume
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <pasaporte/contrato> to renew
    2) < mobiliario> to change; <edificio/barrio> to renovate
    3) <organización/sistema> to update, bring up to date
    4) <ataque/esperanza/promesa> to renew
    2.
    renovarse v pron
    a) sospechas/dolor/interés to be renewed
    b) persona to be revitalized

    renovarse o morir or (RPl) renovarse es vivir — (fr hecha) adapt or die

    * * *
    = refresh, refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], renovate, renew, revamp, bring + Nombre + up to date.
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    Ex. In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.
    Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
    Ex. This article discusses factors leading to a decision to extend and renovate the existing main library building during 1985 to 1986.
    Ex. But the new regulations were both unpopular and ineffective, and were not renewed after 1695.
    Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    Ex. While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.
    ----
    * renovar el préstamo de un documento = renew + document.
    * renovar fondos = turn over.
    * renovar los votos = renew + Posesivo + vows.
    * renovarse = change with + the times, move with + the times, reinvent + Reflexivo.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <pasaporte/contrato> to renew
    2) < mobiliario> to change; <edificio/barrio> to renovate
    3) <organización/sistema> to update, bring up to date
    4) <ataque/esperanza/promesa> to renew
    2.
    renovarse v pron
    a) sospechas/dolor/interés to be renewed
    b) persona to be revitalized

    renovarse o morir or (RPl) renovarse es vivir — (fr hecha) adapt or die

    * * *
    = refresh, refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], renovate, renew, revamp, bring + Nombre + up to date.

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    Ex: In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.
    Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
    Ex: This article discusses factors leading to a decision to extend and renovate the existing main library building during 1985 to 1986.
    Ex: But the new regulations were both unpopular and ineffective, and were not renewed after 1695.
    Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    Ex: While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.
    * renovar el préstamo de un documento = renew + document.
    * renovar fondos = turn over.
    * renovar los votos = renew + Posesivo + vows.
    * renovarse = change with + the times, move with + the times, reinvent + Reflexivo.

    * * *
    vt
    A (prolongar la validez de) ‹pasaporte/contrato› to renew
    el partido tiene posibilidades de renovar su mandato the party has a chance of renewing its mandate
    B (cambiar) ‹mobiliario› to change; ‹edificio/barrio› to renovate
    C (reformar, poner al día) ‹organización/sistema/lenguaje› to update, bring up to date
    renovaron el código de la circulación they updated the highway code, they brought the highway code up to date
    D (reavivar, reanudar) to renew
    ha renovado su ataque contra la oposición she has renewed her attack on the opposition
    el volver a verlo renovó mi dolor seeing him again opened up old wounds o brought back the pain
    volvió al trabajo con renovadas fuerzas she returned to work with renewed energy, she returned to work revitalized
    E ( Méx) ( Auto) ‹llanta› to remold*, retread
    1 «sospechas/dolor» to be renewed
    2 «persona» to be revitalized
    renovarse o morir or ( RPl) renovarse es vivir ( fr hecha); you have to change with the times
    * * *

     

    renovar ( conjugate renovar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹pasaporte/contrato› to renew


    ‹edificio/barrio› to renovate
    c) ‹organización/sistema› to update, bring up to date

    d) ‹ataque/esperanza/promesa› to renew

    renovarse verbo pronominal
    a) [sospechas/dolor/interés] to be renewed


    renovar verbo transitivo
    1 (un permiso, carné) to renew
    2 (un edificio, etc) to renovate
    (sistemas, maquinaria, etc) to update: tengo que renovar mi vestuario, my wardrobe needs updating
    (modernizar) to transform, reform
    3 (las hostilidades, un esfuerzo, etc) to renew
    con renovadas fuerzas, with renewed energy
    ' renovar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mobiliario
    English:
    do up
    - extend
    - redevelop
    - renew
    - renovate
    - revamp
    - tart up
    - visa
    - refurbish
    - rewire
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [cambiar] [mobiliario, local] to renovate;
    [personal, plantilla] to make changes to, to shake out;
    renovar el vestuario to buy new clothes, to update one's wardrobe;
    la empresa ha renovado su imagen the company has brought its image up to date
    2. [carné, contrato] to renew
    3. [ataques, esfuerzos] to renew
    4. [restaurar] to restore
    5. [revitalizar] to revitalize
    6. Pol [reformar] to reform
    * * *
    v/t renew
    * * *
    renovar {19} vt
    1) : to renew, to restore
    2) : to renovate
    * * *
    1. (dar vigencia) to renew
    2. (cambiar) to change / to replace
    3. (actualizar) to update

    Spanish-English dictionary > renovar

  • 18 carencia

    f.
    1 lack (ausencia).
    sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affection
    sufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need
    2 scarcity, shortage, lack, insufficiency.
    3 deprivation.
    * * *
    1 lack (de, of)
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) lack
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=ausencia) lack; (=escasez) lack, shortage, scarcity frm

    la carencia de agua y alimentos empieza a ser preocupante — the lack o shortage o scarcity of water is starting to become worrying

    2) (Econ) (=periodo) period free of interest payments and debt repayments
    * * *
    a) ( escasez) lack, shortage
    b) (Med) deficiency
    * * *
    = anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.
    Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
    Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
    Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
    Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
    Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.
    Ex. The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.
    Ex. The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.
    Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.
    ----
    * carencia de = lack of.
    * carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.
    * carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.
    * tener carencias = find + wanting.
    * * *
    a) ( escasez) lack, shortage
    b) (Med) deficiency
    * * *
    = anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.

    Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

    Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
    Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
    Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
    Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.
    Ex: The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.
    Ex: The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.
    Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.
    * carencia de = lack of.
    * carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.
    * carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.
    * tener carencias = find + wanting.

    * * *
    1 (escasez) lack, shortage
    carencia de recursos financieros lack of financial resources
    2 ( Med) deficiency
    tiene una carencia de vitamina A he has a vitamin A deficiency
    3 (de un seguro) exclusion period
    * * *

     

    carencia sustantivo femenino


    b) (Med) deficiency;


    carencia sustantivo femenino (falta, privación) lack [de, of]
    (escasez) shortage [de, of]
    ' carencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    grosería
    - incomodidad
    - falta
    - limitación
    - privación
    - subsanar
    English:
    acute
    - deficiency
    - want
    - woeful
    - lack
    * * *
    1. [ausencia] lack;
    [defecto] deficiency;
    sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affection;
    sufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need
    2. [en la dieta] deficiency
    carencia vitamínica vitamin deficiency
    * * *
    f lack (de of)
    * * *
    1) falta: lack
    2) escasez: shortage
    3) deficiencia: deficiency
    * * *
    carencia n lack

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