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1 lack of ideas

n.

Ideenlosigkeit f.

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2 idea

noun

1) (conception) Idee, die; Gedanke, der

arrive at an idea — auf eine Idee od. einen Gedanken kommen

the idea of going abroad — der Gedanke od. die Vorstellung, ins Ausland zu fahren

give/get some idea of something — einen Überblick über etwas (Akk.) geben/einen Eindruck von etwas bekommen

get the idea [of something] — verstehen, worum es [bei etwas] geht

somebody's idea of something — (coll.) jemandes Vorstellung von etwas

not my idea of... — (coll.) nicht, was ich mir unter... (Dat.) vorstelle

he has no idea — (coll.) er hat keine Ahnung (ugs.)

2) (mental picture) Vorstellung, die

what gave you that idea? — wie bist du darauf gekommen?

get the idea that... — den Eindruck bekommen, dass...

get or have ideas — (coll.) (be rebellious) auf dumme Gedanken kommen (ugs.); (be ambitious) sich (Dat.) Hoffnungen machen

put ideas into somebody's head — jemanden auf dumme Gedanken bringen

3) (vague notion) Ahnung, die; Vorstellung, die

have you any idea [of] how...? — weißt du ungefähr, wie...?

you can have no idea [of] how... — du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie...

not have the remotest or slightest or faintest or (coll.) foggiest idea — nicht die entfernteste od. mindeste od. leiseste Ahnung haben

I suddenly had the idea that... — mir kam plötzlich der Gedanke, dass...

I've an idea that... — ich habe so eine Ahnung, dass...

the [very] idea!, what an idea! — (coll.) unvorstellbar!; allein die Vorstellung!

4) (plan) Idee, die

good idea! — [das ist eine] gute Idee!

that's an idea — (coll.) das ist eine gute Idee

that gives me an idea — das hat mich auf eine Idee gebracht

the idea was that... — der Plan war, dass...

have big ideas — große Rosinen im Kopf haben

what's the big idea? — (iron.) was soll das?; was soll der Blödsinn? (ugs.)

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noun

1) (opinion; belief: I have an idea that it won't work.) die Meinung

2) (a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) die Idee

3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) die Vorstellung

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idea

[aɪˈdɪə, -ˈdi:ə, AM -ˈdi:ə]

n

1. (notion) Vorstellung f

what an \idea! ( fam) du hast Vorstellungen!

the [very] \idea of it! ( fam) allein die Vorstellung!

that gives me an \idea, we could... da kommt mir [gerade] ein Gedanke — wir könnten...

whatever gave you that \idea? wie kommst du denn [bloß] darauf?

whose bright \idea was that? ( iron) wessen Geistesblitz war das denn? iron fam

the \idea never entered my head der Gedanke ist mir nie in den Sinn gekommen

he's got the \idea into his head that... er bildet sich doch glatt ein, dass...

don't you start [or go] getting any \ideas about a new carpet! den Gedanken an einen neuen Teppich kannst du gleich vergessen!

to get \ideas ( fam) auf dumme Gedanken kommen

to give sb \ideas ( fam) jdn auf dumme Gedanken bringen

to put \ideas into sb's head jdm Flausen in den Kopf setzen, jdn auf dumme Gedanken bringen

2. (purpose)

▪ the \idea die Absicht, der Zweck

what's the big \idea? ( usu iron) wozu soll das gut sein?

the \idea behind all this... das Ganze soll dazu dienen,...

you're getting the \idea now allmählich kommst du dahinter

the \idea was to meet at the pub eigentlich wollten wir uns in der Kneipe treffen

what's the \idea of keeping us all waiting? was denken Sie sich eigentlich dabei, uns alle warten zu lassen?

3. (suggestion) Idee f, Einfall m

what a great \idea! was für eine glänzende Idee!

that's an \idea! ( fam) das ist eine gute Idee!

I don't think it's a good \idea to... ich halte es für keine gute Idee,...

to bubble with good \ideas vor [o von] guten Einfällen nur so übersprudeln

to give sb the \idea of doing sth jdn auf die Idee [o den Gedanken] bringen, etw zu tun

to toy with the \idea of doing sth mit der Idee [o dem Gedanken] spielen, etw zu tun

4. (knowledge) Begriff m

to give sb an \idea of sth jdm eine [ungefähre] Vorstellung von etw dat geben

to have an \idea of sth eine Vorstellung von etw dat haben

I've got a pretty good \idea why they left early ich kann mir denken, warum sie so früh gegangen sind

have you any \idea of what you're asking me to do? weißt du eigentlich, um was du mich da bittest?

to have [got] no \idea ( fam) keine Ahnung haben

to have no \idea that... ( fam) keine Ahnung [davon] haben, dass...

to not have the slightest [or ( fam) faintest] \idea nicht die leiseste Ahnung [o fam den blassesten Schimmer] haben

5. (conception) Ansicht f, Auffassung f

his \idea of a good evening is loads of booze unter einem gelungenen Abend versteht er jede Menge Alkohol

▪ to not be sb's \idea of sth ( fam) nicht jds Vorstellung von etw dat entsprechen

this is not my \idea of fun ( fam) das verstehe ich nicht unter Spaß!

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[aI'dɪə]
n

1) Idee f (ALSO PHILOS); (esp sudden) Einfall m

good idea! — gute Idee!

that's not a bad idea — das ist keine schlechte Idee

what an idea! — so eine or was für eine Idee!

who thought of that idea? — wer hat sich (dat) denn das einfallen lassen?

whose bright idea was that? (iro) — wer hat denn diese glänzende Idee gehabt?

he's our new ideas man (inf) — er ist hier der Mann mit den neuen Ideen

history of ideas — Geistesgeschichte f

man of ideas — Denker m

the very idea! — (nein,) so was!

the very idea of eating horse meat revolts me — der bloße Gedanke an Pferdefleisch ekelt mich

the idea never entered my head! — auf den Gedanken bin ich überhaupt nicht gekommen

he is full of (bright) ideas — ihm fehlt es nie an (guten) Ideen

to hit upon the idea of doing sth — den plötzlichen Einfall haben, etw zu tun

that gives me an idea, we could... — da fällt mir ein, wir könnten...

he got the idea for his novel while he was having a bath — die Idee zu seinem Roman kam ihm in der Badewanne

to lack ideas — fantasielos or phantasielos or einfallslos sein

somehow he's got the idea into his head that... — er bildet sich (dat) irgendwie ein, dass...

where did you get the idea that I was ill? — wie kommst du auf den Gedanken, dass ich krank war?

don't get ideas or don't you go getting ideas about promotion — machen Sie sich (dat) nur keine falschen Hoffnungen auf eine Beförderung

don't get or go getting any ideas about that fur coat — bilde dir nur nicht ein, du würdest den Pelzmantel bekommen

to put ideas into sb's head — jdm einen Floh ins Ohr setzen, jdn auf dumme Gedanken bringen

2)

(= purpose) the idea was to meet at 6 — wir wollten uns um 6 treffen

what's the idea of keeping him waiting? — was soll denn das, ihn warten zu lassen?

what's the big idea? (inf) — was soll das denn?

the idea is to reduce expenditure — es geht darum, die Ausgaben zu senken

he sat down with the idea of writing a letter — er setzte sich mit der Absicht, einen Brief zu schreiben

that's the idea — so ist es richtig, genau (das ists)!

you're getting the idea — Sie verstehen langsam, worum es geht

3) (= opinion) Meinung f, Ansicht f; (= conception) Vorstellung f

if that's your idea of fun — wenn Sie das lustig finden, wenn das Ihre Vorstellung von Spaß ist

this isn't my idea of a holiday — so stelle ich mir den Urlaub nicht vor

he has some very strange ideas — er hat manchmal merkwürdige Vorstellungen

according to his idea — seiner Meinung or Ansicht nach

he has no idea of right and wrong —

his idea of a pleasant evening is... — seine Vorstellung von einem angenehmen Abend ist...

4) (= knowledge) Ahnung f

you've no idea how worried I've been — du kannst dir nicht vorstellen, welche Sorgen ich mir gemacht habe

(I've) no idea — (ich habe) keine Ahnung

I've got some idea (of) what this is all about —

I haven't the least or slightest or faintest idea — ich habe nicht die leiseste or geringste Ahnung

I have an idea that... —

I had no idea that... — ich hatte ja keine Ahnung, dass...

just to give me an idea of how long it will take — damit ich so ungefähr weiß, wie lange es dauert

could you give me an idea of how long...? — könnten Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wie lange...?

to give you an idea of how difficult it is — um Ihnen eine Vorstellung davon zu vermitteln, wie schwierig es ist

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idea [aıˈdıə] s

1. Idee f, Vorstellung f, Begriff m:

that’s not my idea of … unter (dat) … stelle ich mir etwas anderes vor; das ist nicht (gerade) das, was ich mir unter (dat) … vorstelle;

she’s everyone’s idea of a pretty girl sie entspricht der allgemeinen Vorstellung von einem hübschen Mädchen; sie ist das, was man sich allgemein unter einem hübschen Mädchen vorstellt;

form an idea of sich etwas vorstellen, sich einen Begriff machen von;

get ideas sich falsche Hoffnungen oder Vorstellungen machen;

don’t get the wrong idea, I … versteh mich nicht falsch, ich …;

give sb an ( oder some) idea of jemandem eine Vorstellung geben von;

can you give me an idea how ( where, etc) …? kannst du mir ungefähr sagen, wie (wo etc) …?;

he has no idea (of it) er hat keine Ahnung (davon);

it was so cold - you’ve no idea! du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie kalt es war;

I’ve got a pretty good idea where he is ich kann mir ganz gut vorstellen, wo er ist;

you have no idea how … du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie …;

put ideas into sb’s head jemandem Flausen in den Kopf setzen;

the very idea of (doing) sth schon der Gedanke an etwas (daran, etwas zu tun);

the idea of such a thing!, the (very) idea!, what an idea! was für eine Idee!, so ein Unsinn!;

idea of reference PSYCH Beziehungsidee;

ideas pl of reference PSYCH Beziehungswahn m

2. Gedanke m, Meinung f, Ansicht f:

it is my idea that … ich bin der Ansicht, dass …

3. Absicht f, Plan m, Gedanke m, Idee f:

it was his idea to cancel ( oder that we should cancel) the performance es war seine Idee, die Vorstellung abzusagen; die Idee, die Vorstellung abzusagen, stammte von ihm;

that’s not a bad idea das ist keine schlechte Idee, das ist gar nicht schlecht;

the idea is … der Zweck der Sache ist, …; es geht darum, …;

that’s the idea! darum dreht es sich!, so ist es!;

the idea entered my mind mir kam der Gedanke;

I’ve got the idea ich habe verstanden; → academic.ru/6815/big">big A 7, faint A 2, foggy 3 a, rough A 12

4. unbestimmtes Gefühl:

I have an idea that … ich habe so das Gefühl, dass …; es kommt mir (so) vor, als ob …

5. PHIL Idee f:

a) geistige Vorstellung

b) Ideal(vorstellung) n(f)

c) Urbild n (Plato)

d) unmittelbares Objekt des Denkens (Locke, Descartes)

e) transzendentaler Vernunftbegriff (Kant)

f) (das) Absolute (Hegel)

6. besonders MUS Idee f, Thema n

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noun

1) (conception) Idee, die; Gedanke, der

arrive at an idea — auf eine Idee od. einen Gedanken kommen

the idea of going abroad — der Gedanke od. die Vorstellung, ins Ausland zu fahren

give/get some idea of something — einen Überblick über etwas (Akk.) geben/einen Eindruck von etwas bekommen

get the idea [of something] — verstehen, worum es [bei etwas] geht

somebody's idea of something — (coll.) jemandes Vorstellung von etwas

not my idea of... — (coll.) nicht, was ich mir unter... (Dat.) vorstelle

he has no idea — (coll.) er hat keine Ahnung (ugs.)

2) (mental picture) Vorstellung, die

what gave you that idea? — wie bist du darauf gekommen?

get the idea that... — den Eindruck bekommen, dass...

get or have ideas — (coll.) (be rebellious) auf dumme Gedanken kommen (ugs.); (be ambitious) sich (Dat.) Hoffnungen machen

put ideas into somebody's head — jemanden auf dumme Gedanken bringen

3) (vague notion) Ahnung, die; Vorstellung, die

have you any idea [of] how...? — weißt du ungefähr, wie...?

you can have no idea [of] how... — du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie...

not have the remotest or slightest or faintest or (coll.) foggiest idea — nicht die entfernteste od. mindeste od. leiseste Ahnung haben

I suddenly had the idea that... — mir kam plötzlich der Gedanke, dass...

I've an idea that... — ich habe so eine Ahnung, dass...

the [very] idea!, what an idea! — (coll.) unvorstellbar!; allein die Vorstellung!

4) (plan) Idee, die

good idea! — [das ist eine] gute Idee!

that's an idea — (coll.) das ist eine gute Idee

that gives me an idea — das hat mich auf eine Idee gebracht

the idea was that... — der Plan war, dass...

have big ideas — große Rosinen im Kopf haben

what's the big idea? — (iron.) was soll das?; was soll der Blödsinn? (ugs.)

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n.

Anschauung f.

Begriff -e m.

Einfall -¨e m.

Gedanke -n m.

Idee -n f.

Meinung -en f.

Plan ¨-e m.

Vorstellung f.

English-german dictionary > idea
3 безыдейность

lack of progressive ideas / principles, ideological unprin-cipledness

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > безыдейность
4 falta

f.

1 lack (carencia).

hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work

a falta de in the absence of

por falta de for want o lack of

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence

es una falta de educación it's bad manners

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect

2 absence (ausencia).

nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence

echar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)

sin falta without fail

el lunes sin falta on Monday without fail

3 fault.

sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/something

falta de ortografía spelling mistake

4 foul (sport) (infracción).

lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kick

falta libre directa direct free kick offense

falta personal personal foul

5 offense (law).

falta grave/leve serious/minor offense

6 missed period.

7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.

8 need, want.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.

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falta

► nombre femenino

1 (carencia) lack

■ falta de sensibilidad lack of sensitivity

2 (escasez) shortage

■ existe una falta de agua there is a water shortage

3 (ausencia) absence

4 (error) mistake

■ has hecho una falta de ortografía you've made a spelling mistake

5 (defecto) fault, defect

6 (mala acción) misdeed

7 MEDICINA missed period

8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)

9 DEPORTE (fútbol) foul; (tenis) fault

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...

coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

echar en falta to miss

hacer falta to be necessary

■ hizo falta un martillo we needed a hammer

no hace falta que... there is no need for...

pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

poner falta a alguien to mark somebody absent

por falta de...→ link=a a falta de

sacar faltas a to find fault with

sacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

sin falta without fail

tirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

¡falta hacía! and about time too!

falta de educación bad manners plural

falta de pago nonpayment

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noun f.

1) lack, want

2) fault, error

3) foul

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SF

1) (=carencia)

a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lack

los candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation

es evidente su falta de voluntad negociadora — it is clear that they have no wish to negotiate

• falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respect

la falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas

¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!

b)

• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of

a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information

a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer

• a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system

• a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the end

a falta de 40kms para la meta el ciclista se retiró — the cyclist withdrew 40kms from the finish

- a falta de pan, buenas son tortas

c)

• por falta de — for lack of

se absolvió al acusado por falta de pruebas — the defendant was acquitted for lack of evidence

el rosal se murió por falta de luz — the rose died due to lack of light

d)

• echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sb

echo en falta a mis amigos — I miss my friends

durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
educación 3)
2)

• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car

a este plato le hace falta sal — this dish needs more salt

lo que hace falta aquí es más disciplina — what's needed here is stricter discipline

aquí no haces falta — you're not needed here

no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else

es el hombre que hacía falta — he is the right man for the job

¡falta hacía! — and about time too!

si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go

• hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurse

no hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion

ahora lo que te hace falta es recuperar las fuerzas — what you need now is to regain your strength

¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!

• hacer falta que + subjun —

hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling

si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call

no hace falta que se lo digas — there's no need for you to tell him

ni falta que hace iró —

-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *

3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence

• poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent

falta de asistencia — absence

tiene cinco faltas de asistencia — he has been absent five times

4) (=infracción)

a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)

• falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct

• falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)

b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) fault

ha sido falta — it was a foul o fault

va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw

• cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb

• lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick

falta personal — personal foul

5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault

• sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb

siempre le está sacando faltas a todo lo que hago — she's always picking holes in everything I do

• sin falta — without fail

mañana sin falta recibirá nuestro informe — you will get our report tomorrow without fail

falta de ortografía — spelling mistake

6) [por estar embarazada] missed period

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femenino

1) (carencia, ausencia)

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

por falta de fondos — owing to a lack of funds

falta de personal — staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it

no es por falta de ganas — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo — she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor — for want of a better name

a falta de más información — in the absence of more information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing

2) ( inasistencia) tb

falta de asistencia — absence

le pusieron falta — they marked her down as absent

tienes 30 faltas — you have been absent 30 times

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

es mi segunda falta — I've missed two periods

4)

hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

lo traigo el jueves sin falta — I'll bring it on Thursday without fail

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

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= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

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. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.

Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.

Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.

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* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* falta de = lack of.

* falta de acceso = unavailability.

* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.

* falta de actualidad = datedness.

* falta de adecuación = misfit.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falta de alineación = misalignment.

* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.

* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.

* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.

* falta de certeza = uncertainty.

* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.

* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.

* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.

* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

* falta de comunicación = poor communication.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* falta de concienciación = unawareness.

* falta de confianza en = disbelief.

* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.

* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.

* falta de dirección = indirection.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.

* falta de educación = impoliteness.

* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.

* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.

* falta de esmero = sloppiness.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.

* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.

* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.

* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.

* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.

* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.

* falta de fondos = underfunding.

* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.

* falta de honradez = dishonesty.

* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.

* falta de importancia = worthlessness.

* falta de información = lack of information.

* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.

* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mérito = unworthiness.

* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.

* falta de notoriedad = low profile.

* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.

* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.

* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.

* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de predisposición = disinclination.

* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.

* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.

* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.

* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.

* falta de renovación = non-renewal.

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* falta de resolución = procrastination.

* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.

* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falta de seriedad = flippancy.

* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.

* falta de unión = disunity.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* falta de voluntad = reluctance.

* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.

* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* que falta = missing.

* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sin falta = without fail.

* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* * *

femenino

1) (carencia, ausencia)

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

por falta de fondos — owing to a lack of funds

falta de personal — staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it

no es por falta de ganas — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo — she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor — for want of a better name

a falta de más información — in the absence of more information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing

2) ( inasistencia) tb

falta de asistencia — absence

le pusieron falta — they marked her down as absent

tienes 30 faltas — you have been absent 30 times

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

es mi segunda falta — I've missed two periods

4)

hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

lo traigo el jueves sin falta — I'll bring it on Thursday without fail

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

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: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.

Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.

Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.

* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* falta de = lack of.

* falta de acceso = unavailability.

* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.

* falta de actualidad = datedness.

* falta de adecuación = misfit.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falta de alineación = misalignment.

* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.

* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.

* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.

* falta de certeza = uncertainty.

* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.

* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.

* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.

* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

* falta de comunicación = poor communication.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* falta de concienciación = unawareness.

* falta de confianza en = disbelief.

* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.

* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.

* falta de dirección = indirection.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.

* falta de educación = impoliteness.

* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.

* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.

* falta de esmero = sloppiness.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.

* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.

* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.

* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.

* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.

* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.

* falta de fondos = underfunding.

* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.

* falta de honradez = dishonesty.

* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.

* falta de importancia = worthlessness.

* falta de información = lack of information.

* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.

* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mérito = unworthiness.

* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.

* falta de notoriedad = low profile.

* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.

* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.

* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.

* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de predisposición = disinclination.

* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.

* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.

* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.

* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.

* falta de renovación = non-renewal.

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* falta de resolución = procrastination.

* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.

* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falta de seriedad = flippancy.

* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.

* falta de unión = disunity.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* falta de voluntad = reluctance.

* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.

* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* que falta = missing.

* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sin falta = without fail.

* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* * *

falta

feminine

A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sth

por falta de fondos owing to a lack of funds

no se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of time

falta de personal staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it

¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better name

a falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitude

echó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missing

se echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missed

B (inasistencia) absence

le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent

tienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 times

sin falta without fail

C (de la menstruación) missed period

es la segunda falta I've missed two periods

D

hacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with him

no hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay

¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!

le hace falta descansar he needs to rest

a ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)

me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very much

ni falta que (me/te/le) hace ( fam); so what? ( colloq), who cares? ( colloq)

nos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)

E (infracción, omisión) offense*

incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like that

agarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb out

Compuestos:

● falta de educación

es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table

● falta de lesiones

( Der) (minor) bodily harm

acusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harm

● falta de ortografía

spelling mistake

● falta de pago

nonpayment

F ( Dep)

1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) fault

el árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul

2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw

* * *

Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)

falta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
◊ falta de personal staff shortage;

es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
◊ falta de asistencia absence;

le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3
a)

◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;

si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest
b)

◊ sin falta without fail

4 ( defecto) fault;
◊ a pesar de todas sus faltas in spite of all his faults;

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
a) ( infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul;

(— en tenis) fault
b) ( tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick;

(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( no estar) to be missing;

◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;

(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
◊ te falta un botón you have a button missing;

a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup
b) ( no haber suficiente):

◊ va a falta vino there won't be enough wine;

nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough time
c) ( hacer falta):

◊ le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her;

les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):
◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;

nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;

(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3
a) ( no asistir):

◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;

falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;

‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
◊ falta a clase to skip lessons;

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice
b) ( no cumplir):

◊ faltó a su promesa he didn't keep his promise;

¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt

* * *

falta nf

1. [ausencia] absence;
[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;
nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;

estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;

en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;

la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;

estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;

ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;

es una falta de educación it's bad manners;

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;

¡qué o [m5] vaya falta de seriedad! it's disgraceful!;

a falta de in the absence of;

a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;

echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;
[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;
no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;

si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;

sin falta without fail;

hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;

Comp

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better

2.
hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;

me hace falta suerte I need some luck;

me haces mucha falta I really need you;

si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;

¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;

espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;

no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares

3. [no asistencia] absence;

me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this month

Comp
falta de asistencia absence
4. [imperfección] fault;
[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;
sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb

5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;
[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;
una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;

falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;

he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictation

Comp
falta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment
6. Dep [infracción] foul;
[en tenis] fault;
cometer o [m5] hacer una falta to commit a foul;

cometer o [m5] hacer una falta a alguien to foul sb;

señalar una falta to give o award a free kick

Comp
falta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;
falta libre directa direct free kick offence;

falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;

falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;

falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;

falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;

falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foul

7. Dep [tiro libre] free kick;

marcar de falta to score from a free kick;

lanzar o [m5] sacar una falta to take a free kick

Comp
falta libre directa direct free kick;
falta libre indirecta indirect free kick

8. [en la menstruación] missed period;

ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods

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falta

f

1 ( escasez) lack, want;

falta de lack of, shortage of;

a o

por falta de due to o for lack of;

por falta de tiempo due to o for o

through lack of time;

por falta de capital for lack of capital

2 ( error) mistake;

sin faltas perfect

3 ( ausencia) absence;

echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.

4 en tenis fault; en fútbol, baloncesto foul;

hacer una falta en fútbol commit a foul, foul;

hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;

doble falta en tenis double fault;

cometer doble falta double-fault

5 DEP ( tiro libre) free kick;

lanzar una falta take a free kick;

marcar de falta score from a free kick;

pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick

6

:

hacer falta be necessary;

buena falta le hace it’s about time;

no me hace falta I don’t need it;

ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss

7

:

sin falta without fail

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falta nf

1) carencia: lack

hacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed

2) defecto: defect, fault, error

3) : offense, misdemeanor

4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)

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falta n

1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage

hubo falta de alimentos there was a shortage of food

2. (ausencia) absence

la profesora le puso una falta the teacher marked him down as absent

3. (error) mistake

una falta de ortografía a spelling mistake

4. (acción censurable) offence

fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you

5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul

cometió una falta he committed a foul

6. (en tenis) fault

echar en falta to miss

echaba en falta a su familia he missed his family

eché en falta varios libros I realized some of my books were missing

hacer falta to need

no hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come

te hace falta un bolígrafo rojo you need a red pen

sin falta without fail

Spanish-English dictionary > falta
5 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.

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carencia

► nombre femenino

1 lack (de, of)

■ hay carencia de médicos there's a lack of doctors

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noun f.

1) lack

2) shortage

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SF

1) (=ausencia) lack; (=escasez) lack, shortage, scarcity frm

una carencia absoluta de recursos económicos — a total lack of economic resources

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

para compensar las carencias vitamínicas — to make up for vitamin deficiencies

sufrió graves carencias emocionales y materiales — he suffered extreme emotional and material deprivation

2) (Econ) (=periodo) period free of interest payments and debt repayments

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femenino

a) ( escasez) lack, shortage

carencia de recursos financieros — lack of financial resources

b) (Med) deficiency

carencia de vitamina A — vitamin A 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.

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* carencia de = lack of.

* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.

* carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.

* tener carencias = find + wanting.

* * *

femenino

a) ( escasez) lack, shortage

carencia de recursos financieros — lack of financial resources

b) (Med) deficiency

carencia de vitamina A — vitamin A 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.

* * *

carencia

feminine

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

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carencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( escasez) lack, shortage;

◊ carencia de recursos financieros lack of financial resources

b) (Med) deficiency;

◊ carencia de vitamina A vitamin A 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

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carencia nf

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

Comp
carencia vitamínica vitamin deficiency
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carencia

f lack (de of)

* * *

carencia nf

1) falta: lack

2) escasez: shortage

3) deficiencia: deficiency

* * *

carencia n lack

Spanish-English dictionary > carencia
6 povertà

f poverty

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povertà s.f.

1 poverty; ( indigenza) indigence: la povertà di un paese, the poverty of a country; vivere in povertà, to live in poverty; cadere in povertà, to fall on hard times // povertà evangelica, evangelic poverty // voto di povertà, vow of poverty // (econ.): povertà assoluta, absolute poverty; limite di povertà, poverty line

2 ( scarsità) shortage, scarcity, poverty; ( mancanza) lack: povertà di coraggio, lack of courage; povertà di idee, immaginazione, poverty (o lack) of ideas, imagination; povertà di mezzi, lack of means

3 ( cattiva qualità) poorness: la povertà di un terreno, the poorness of a soil.

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[pover'ta]
sostantivo femminile invariabile

1) (miseria) poverty

in condizioni di povertà — in poor circumstances

vivere in (estrema) povertà — to live in (extreme) poverty

2) (scarsità) poverty, shortage; (mancanza) lack

povertà di mezzi, di idee — lack of means, of ideas

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povertà

/pover'ta/

f.inv.

1 (miseria) poverty; in condizioni di povertà in poor circumstances; vivere in (estrema) povertà to live in (extreme) poverty

2 (scarsità) poverty, shortage; (mancanza) lack; povertà di mezzi, di idee lack of means, of ideas.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > povertà
7 coherencia

f.

1 consistency.

2 coherence, cohesion, coherency, cogency.

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coherencia

► nombre femenino

1 coherence, coherency

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noun f.

coherence

* * *

SF

1) [de ideas, razonamiento, exposición] coherence

2) [de acciones, proyecto, política] consistency

3) (Fís) cohesion

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( congruencia) coherence, logic

con coherencia — coherently o logically

b) ( consecuencia) consistency

actuar con coherencia — to be consistent

qué falta de coherencia! — he's/it's so inconsistent

2) (Fís) coherence

* * *

= coherence, congruence, consistency, unity, congruency.

Ex. At the same time outdated terminology adds to the lack of coherence.

Ex. Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.

Ex. Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.

Ex. The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.

Ex. The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.

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* coherencia editorial = editorial continuity.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* tener coherencia = cohere.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( congruencia) coherence, logic

con coherencia — coherently o logically

b) ( consecuencia) consistency

actuar con coherencia — to be consistent

qué falta de coherencia! — he's/it's so inconsistent

2) (Fís) coherence

* * *

= coherence, congruence, consistency, unity, congruency.

Ex: At the same time outdated terminology adds to the lack of coherence.

Ex: Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.

Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.

Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.

Ex: The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.

* coherencia editorial = editorial continuity.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* tener coherencia = cohere.

* * *

coherencia

feminine

A

1 (congruencia) coherence, logic

expuso sus ideas con coherencia she expressed her ideas coherently o logically

2 (consecuencia) consistency

hay que actuar con coherencia you have to be consistent

la falta de coherencia entre lo que predican y lo que hacen the lack of consistency between what they preach and what they do

B ( Fís) coherence

* * *

coherencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( congruencia) coherence, logic;

◊ con coherencia coherently o logically

b) ( consecuencia) consistency;

◊ actuar con coherencia to be consistent

c) (Fís) coherence

coherencia sustantivo femenino coherence, consistency: la coherencia de sus argumentos era aplastante, his reasoning was extremely coherent
' coherencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consecuencia
- inconsistente
English:
consistency

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coherencia nf

1. [de conducta, estilo] consistency;

actuar con coherencia to be consistent;

en coherencia con su postura, se negó a utilizar la violencia in accordance with his position, he refused to use violence

2. [de razonamiento] coherence;

falta de coherencia lack of coherence

3. Fís cohesion

* * *

coherencia

f coherence

* * *

coherencia nf

: coherence

♦ coherente adj

Spanish-English dictionary > coherencia
8 desinterés

m.

1 lack of interest, indifference, absence of interest, disinterest.

2 unselfishness, generosity, selflessness.

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desinterés

► nombre masculino

1 (generosidad) unselfishness, generosity

2 (falta de interés) lack of interest, indifference

* * *

SM

1) (=falta de interés) lack of interest

2) (=altruismo) unselfishness

3) (=imparcialidad) disinterestedness

* * *

masculino ( falta de interés) lack of interest; ( altruismo) unselfishness

* * *

= disinterest, selflessness, disinterestedness, detachment.

Ex. The perceived disinterest among librarians and incompetence among researchers renders it necessary to establish whether there is any justification for these ideas.

Ex. It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.

Ex. It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.

Ex. The author surveys a group of information aliterate students identifying the possible causes of reluctance or detachment on the part of some students.

* * *

masculino ( falta de interés) lack of interest; ( altruismo) unselfishness

* * *

= disinterest, selflessness, disinterestedness, detachment.

Ex: The perceived disinterest among librarians and incompetence among researchers renders it necessary to establish whether there is any justification for these ideas.

Ex: It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.

Ex: It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.

Ex: The author surveys a group of information aliterate students identifying the possible causes of reluctance or detachment on the part of some students.

* * *

desinterés

masculine

1 (falta de interés) lack of interest

2 (altruismo) unselfishness

* * *

desinterés sustantivo masculino ( falta de interés) lack of interest;
( altruismo) unselfishness
desinterés sustantivo masculino
1 (desidia, abulia) lack of interest, apathy
2 (altruismo, desapego) unselfishness
' desinterés' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fingir
English:
disinterest
- unselfishness
- carry

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desinterés nm

1. [indiferencia] disinterest, lack of interest ( por in);
mostró gran desinterés por nuestro trabajo he showed very little interest in our work

2. [generosidad] unselfishness;

actúa con desinterés she acts unselfishly

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desinterés

m

1 lack of interest

2 ( generosidad) unselfishness, disinterestedness

* * *

desinterés nm

1) : lack of interest, indifference

2) : unselfishness

* * *

desinterés n lack of interest

su desinterés por el estudio nos tiene preocupados his lack of interest in studying worries us

Spanish-English dictionary > desinterés
9 brak

Ⅰ m (G braku) 1. sgt (pieniędzy, żywności) lack, shortage C; (doświadczenia, dowodów, snu) lack; (witamin) deficiency C/U
- cierpieć na/odczuwać brak czegoś to lack sth

- odczuwać brak kogoś to miss sb

- cierpieć na brak pieniędzy/czasu to be pressed for money/time

- cierpieć na brak rąk do pracy to be short-handed

- z braku czegoś for want of sth, for a. through lack of sth
2. (produkt wybrakowany) defective product Ⅱ praed. brak mi słów I’m at a loss for words
- brak mi ciebie I miss you

- ludzi tu nie brak there are plenty of people here

- brak mi kilku groszy I’m short a few pence a. a few pence short

- nie brak mu niczego he has everything; he wants for nothing książk.

- brak jej piątej klepki she’s a few sandwiches short of a picnic pot.; she has a screw loose pot.

- nie brak jej pomysłów she’s full of ideas
Ⅲ braki plt (w uzębieniu) gaps pl; (w wykształceniu) gaps pl; (jakościowe) defects
- miał poważne braki w matematyce he was way behind in maths

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I - ku; instr sg - kiem; m
(czasu, dowodów) lack; (pieniędzy, pożywienia) lack, shortage; ( produkt wybrakowany) defective product, dud (pot)

z braku czegoś — for lub through lack of sth

cierpieć na brak czegoś — to suffer for lub from the want of sth

odczuwać brak czegoś — to lack sth
II inv
brak mi 100 złotych — I'm short of 100 zloty

brak mi ciebie — I miss you

brak mi słów — I'm lost for words

* * *

brak

mi

1. (= niedostatek) lack, shortage; chroniczny/zupełny brak czasu chronic/total shortage l. lack of time; dotkliwy brak pieniędzy severe shortage of money; brak zainteresowania/apetytu lack of interest/appetite.

2. (= nieobecność) absence; zauważyłem brak niektórych studentów I noticed (that) some students were absent.

3. (= niedociągnięcie, luka) deficiency, gap; uzupełnić braki fill in the gaps ( w czymś in sth).

4. handl. defective product. – v. ( nieodmienny predykatyw)

1. (niedostatek, uczucie tęsknoty) brak mi słów I don't know what to say; I'm at a loss for words; będzie mi ciebie brak I'll miss you.

2. (z przeczeniem: dostateczna ilość, obfitość) nie brak mu nigdy pomysłów he never lacks ideas; nie brak czasu there's plenty of time; nie brak mi było niczego I had all I needed; form. I wanted for nothing.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > brak
10 Ideenarmut

f lack of ideas ( oder imagination)

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Ide|en|ar|mut
f
(= Einfallsarmut) lack of ideas; (= Fantasiearmut) unimaginativeness, lack of imagination
* * *

Ideenarmut f lack of ideas ( oder imagination)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ideenarmut
11 Einfallslosigkeit

f lack of imagination, unimaginativeness

* * *
Ein|falls|lo|sig|keit
f -, no pl
unimaginativeness
* * *

Ein·falls·lo·sig·keit

<->

f kein pl unimaginativeness, lack of imagination

* * *

die; Einfalls: unimaginativeness; lack of ideas

* * *

Einfallslosigkeit f lack of imagination, unimaginativeness

* * *

die; Einfalls: unimaginativeness; lack of ideas

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Einfallslosigkeit
12 безидейност

absence of ideas, lack of principles

* * *

безидѐйност,

ж., само ед. absence of ideas, lack of principles.

* * *
absence of ideas, lack of principles

Български-английски речник > безидейност
13 shortage

-ti‹

noun (a lack; the state of not having enough: a shortage of water.) falta, escasez

shortage n escasez / falta

a food shortage una escasez de alimentos

there is no shortage of water no falta agua

shortage

tr['ʃɔːtɪʤ]

noun

1 falta, escasez nombre femenino

■ water shortage escasez de agua

■ the housing shortage la falta de viviendas

■ there's a shortage of language teachers no hay suficientes profesores de idiomas

■ there was no shortage of volunteers no faltaban voluntarios

shortage ['ʃɔrtɪʤ] n

: falta f, escasez f, carencia f

shortage

n.

• carestía s.f.

• déficit s.m.

• escasez s.f.

• falta s.f.

'ʃɔːrtɪdʒ, 'ʃɔːtɪdʒ
count & mass noun

shortage (OF something/somebody) — falta f or escasez f (de algo/alguien)

there is no shortage of ideas/helpers — no faltan ideas/colaboradores

['ʃɔːtɪdʒ]
N
1) (=lack) escasez f, falta f

a water shortage — escasez or falta de agua

shortage of staff — escasez or falta de personal

the housing shortage — la crisis de la vivienda

there is no shortage of advice — no es que falten consejos, no faltan los consejos

2) (=state of deficiency) escasez f

in times of shortage — en las épocas de escasez

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['ʃɔːrtɪdʒ, 'ʃɔːtɪdʒ]
count & mass noun

shortage (OF something/somebody) — falta f or escasez f (de algo/alguien)

there is no shortage of ideas/helpers — no faltan ideas/colaboradores

English-spanish dictionary > shortage
14 cohesión

f.

cohesion, cohesiveness, union.

* * *

cohesión

► nombre femenino

1 cohesion

* * *

SF cohesion

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de ideas, pensamientos) coherence

b) ( en grupo) cohesion, unity

2) (Fís) cohesion

* * *

= cohesion, cohesiveness.

Ex. In the past much of this research has been uncoordinated and the research effort may have suffered from a lack of continuity and cohesion.

Ex. The degree of cohesiveness of the group and the attitudes of one person toward another are important factors in this process.

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* cohesión social = social cohesion.

* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de ideas, pensamientos) coherence

b) ( en grupo) cohesion, unity

2) (Fís) cohesion

* * *

= cohesion, cohesiveness.

Ex: In the past much of this research has been uncoordinated and the research effort may have suffered from a lack of continuity and cohesion.

Ex: The degree of cohesiveness of the group and the attitudes of one person toward another are important factors in this process.

* cohesión social = social cohesion.

* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].

* * *

cohesión

feminine

A

1 (de ideas, pensamientos) coherence

2 (en un grupo) cohesion, unity

B ( Fís) cohesion

cohesión molecular molecular cohesion

* * *

cohesión sustantivo femenino
a) (de ideas, pensamientos) coherence

b) ( en grupo) cohesion, unity

cohesión sustantivo femenino cohesion
' cohesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
unidad
- unión
English:
cohesion

* * *

cohesión nf

1. [de personas, cosas] cohesion;

la cohesión del partido party unity

2. Fís cohesion

* * *

cohesión

f cohesion

* * *

cohesión nf, pl - siones : cohesion

Spanish-English dictionary > cohesión
15 criticar

v.

1 to criticize.

Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.

María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.

El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.

2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).

3 to gossip.

* * *

criticar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to criticize

► verbo intransitivo

1 (murmurar) to gossip

* * *

verb

to criticize

* * *

1. VT

1) (=censurar) to criticize

la actuación de la policía fue criticada por la oposición — the police behaviour was criticized by the opposition

2) (=hablar mal)

siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people

3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review

2.

VI to gossip

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize

fue muy criticado — it was fiercely criticized

lo criticó duramente — he strongly criticized him

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
2.
criticar vi to gossip, backbite

* * *

= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.

Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.

Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.

Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.

Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.

Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.

Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.

Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.

Ex. The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.

Ex. This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.

Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.

Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.

Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.

Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.

Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.

Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.

Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.

Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.

Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.

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* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* ser criticado = come under + fire.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize

fue muy criticado — it was fiercely criticized

lo criticó duramente — he strongly criticized him

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
2.
criticar vi to gossip, backbite

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= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.

Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.

Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.

Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.

Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.

Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.

Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.

Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.

Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.

Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.

Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.

Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.

Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.

Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.

Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.

Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.

Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.

Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.

Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.

* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* ser criticado = come under + fire.

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criticar [A2 ]

vt

1 (atacar) to criticize

una postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologists

criticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculators

un proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism

2 (hablar mal de) to criticize

tú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is

3 ( Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

■ criticar

vi

to gossip, backbite

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criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
a) ( censurar) to criticize

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
' criticar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- dedicarse
- desollar
- despellejar
- tralla
- vapulear
- arremeter
- murmurar
- rajar
- sino
English:
attack
- carp
- critical
- criticize
- fault
- knock
- pan
- pick on
- run down
- slam
- slate
- get
- run

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criticar vt

1. [censurar] to criticize

2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review

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criticar

v/t criticize

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criticar {72} vt

: to criticize

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criticar vb

1. (en general) to criticize

2. (cotillear) to gossip

Spanish-English dictionary > criticar
16 escaso

adj.

scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.

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escaso

► adjetivo

1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small

2 (recursos) slender; (dinero) tight; (público) small; (lluvias, salario) low; (tiempo) very little

3 (poco de algo) few

■ escasos días few days

4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely

■ un kilo escaso barely a kilo

5 (mezquino) miserly, mean

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something

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(f. - escasa)

adj.

scarce, scant

- escaso de

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ADJ

1) (=limitado)

los alimentos están muy escasos — food is very scarce

las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim

habrá escasa visibilidad en las carreteras — visibility on the roads will be poor

el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended

tenemos escasa información del asunto — we have very little information on the subject

un programa de escaso interés — a programme of limited interest

un motor de escasa potencia — a not very powerful engine

iba a escasa distancia del otro coche — he was a short distance behind the other car

2)

escaso de algo — short of sth

anda escaso de dinero — he's short of money

estar escaso de víveres — to be short of food

escaso de recursos naturales — poor in natural resources

una región escasa de población — a thinly populated region

la fábrica está escasa de personal — the factory is short-staffed

3) (=muy justo)

hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons

duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour

tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15

ganar por una cabeza escasa — to win by a short head

4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

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* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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escaso -sa

adjective

1

(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resources

ante un público escaso in front of a small audience

escasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of success

la visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airport

la comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough food

obras de escasa calidad works of mediocre quality

una persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligence

mis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited

2

(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrives

está a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers away

pesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months away

se despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours

3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sth

de momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the moment

andamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed

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escaso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ recursos económicos› limited, scant;

‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
b) [estar] ( falto) escaso de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› short of sth

escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under

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escaso, -a adj

1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;
[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;
escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;

sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;

vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;

joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;

la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;

debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was short

2. [falto]
andar o [m5] estar escaso de to be short of;

ando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;

el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;

la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more salt

3. [casi completo]
un metro escaso barely a metre;

dura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;

a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;

pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth

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escaso

adj

1 recursos limited;

escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of

2

:

andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth

3 ( justo)

:

falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;

un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo

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escaso, -sa adj

1) : scarce, scant

2)

escaso de : short of

* * *

escaso adj

1. (con incontables) little

la comida era escasa there wasn't much food

un regalo de muy escaso valor a gift of very little value

2. (con contables en singular) small / low

un escaso número de participantes a small number of participants

un escaso nivel cultural a low level of culture

3. (con contables en plural) few

los escasos habitantes de la isla the few inhabitants of the island

faltan escasos minutos there are a few minutes to go

recursos escasos scarce resources

4. (apenas) just under / barely

duró dos horas escasas it lasted just under two hours

a dos metros escasos barely two metres away

andar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money

Spanish-English dictionary > escaso
17 pobreza

f.

poverty.

pobreza de lack o scarcity of

pobreza de espíritu weakness of character

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pobreza

► nombre femenino

1 (escasez de dinero) poverty

2 (falta) lack, scarcity

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noun f.

1) poverty

2) want

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SF

1) (=falta de dinero) poverty

vivían en la más absoluta pobreza — they lived in abject poverty

- pobreza no es vileza

2) (=escasez)

nos sorprendió la pobreza de su razonamiento — we were surprised by the poverty of his arguments

pobreza de vocabulario — poverty of vocabulary

3) (Rel)

voto de pobreza — vow of poverty

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femenino

a) ( económica) poverty

extrema pobreza — abject poverty

b) ( mediocridad) poverty, poorness

su conversación es de una pobreza deprimente — his conversation is depressingly dull

pobreza cultural y espiritual — cultural and spiritual poverty

c) ( de la tierra) poorness, poor quality

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], poverty, scarcity, penury.

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

Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.

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* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.

* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.

* feminización de la pobreza = feminisation of poverty.

* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.

* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.

* pobreza de información = information poverty.

* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.

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femenino

a) ( económica) poverty

extrema pobreza — abject poverty

b) ( mediocridad) poverty, poorness

su conversación es de una pobreza deprimente — his conversation is depressingly dull

pobreza cultural y espiritual — cultural and spiritual poverty

c) ( de la tierra) poorness, poor quality

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], poverty, scarcity, penury.

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

Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.

* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.

* feminización de la pobreza = feminisation of poverty.

* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.

* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.

* pobreza de información = information poverty.

* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.

* * *

pobreza

feminine

1 (económica) poverty

viven en la más extrema pobreza they live in abject poverty

pobreza franciscana abject poverty

vivían en una pobreza franciscana they were poverty-stricken, they lived in abject o absolute poverty

la comida fue de una pobreza franciscana the meal was very frugal

2 (mediocridad) poverty, poorness

su conversación es de una pobreza deprimente his conversation is depressingly dull

pobreza cultural y espiritual cultural and spiritual poverty

3 (de la tierra) poorness, poor quality

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pobreza sustantivo femenino
a) ( económica) poverty;

◊ extrema pobreza abject poverty

b) ( mediocridad) poverty, poorness

c) ( de la tierra) poorness, poor quality

pobreza sustantivo femenino poverty
' pobreza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bolsa
- demasiada
- demasiado
- madre
- miseria
- núcleo
- progresiva
- progresivo
- sacar
- sordidez
- tiña
- campesino
- humildad
- necesidad
- penuria
English:
close
- curse
- deprivation
- destitution
- divorce
- ensue
- penury
- pettiness
- pocket
- poverty
- poverty-stricken
- squalor
- hand
- weakness

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pobreza nf

1. [de bienes] poverty;

vivir en la pobreza to live in poverty;

pobreza de espíritu spiritual poverty

2. [escasez] poverty;

pobreza de ideas poverty of ideas

3. [de terreno] barrenness

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pobreza

f poverty

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pobreza nf

: poverty

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pobreza n poverty

Spanish-English dictionary > pobreza
18 Gedankenarmut

f lack of ideas

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Ge|dạn|ken|ar|mut
f
lack of thought; (= Ideenarmut) lack of originality
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Gedankenarmut f lack of ideas

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gedankenarmut
19 Ideenlosigkeit

f Ideenarmut

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Ide|en|lo|sig|keit
f -, no pl
lack of ideas; (= Fantasielosigkeit) unimaginativeness, lack of imagination
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Ide·en·lo·sig·keit

<->

f kein pl unimaginativeness no pl, lack of imagination

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Ideenlosigkeit f → Ideenarmut

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f.

lack of ideas n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ideenlosigkeit
20 idée

idée [ide]

1. feminine noun

a. idea

• l'idée que les enfants se font du monde the idea children have of the world

• il a eu l'idée d'écrire he had the idea of writing

• à l'idée de faire qch/de qch at the idea of doing sth/of sth

• avoir une idée derrière la tête to have something at the back of one's mind

• tu te fais des idées you're imagining things

• ça pourrait lui donner des idées it might give him ideas

• quelle idée ! the idea!

• il a de ces idées ! the things he thinks up!

• quelle bonne idée ! what a good idea!

• donner à qn/se faire une idée des difficultés to give sb/get an idea of the difficulties

• avez-vous une idée de l'heure ? have you got any idea of the time?

• je n'en ai pas la moindre idée I haven't the faintest idea

• j'ai mon idée or ma petite idée sur la question I have my own ideas on the subject

• agir selon or à son idée to do as one sees fit

• il y a de l'idée (inf) (dessin, projet) there's something in it

b. ( = esprit) avoir dans l'idée que to have it in one's mind that

• cela ne lui viendrait jamais à l'idée it would never occur to him

• il s'est mis dans l'idée de... he took it into his head to...

2. plural feminine noun

idées ( = opinions) ideas

• idées politiques political ideas

• avoir des idées avancées to have progressive ideas

• avoir les idées larges to be broad-minded

3. compounds

► idée directrice driving principle

► idée fixe idée fixe

► idée de génie, idée lumineuse brilliant idea

► idées noires black thoughts

► idée reçue generally held belief

► idée toute faite preconception

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ide
nom féminin

1) (inspiration, projet) idea ( de faire of doing)

une idée de cadeau — an idea for a present

il y a de l'idée dans ce projet — there are some good ideas in the project

avoir de l'idée — to be inventive

avoir une idée derrière la tête — to have something in mind

il n'a qu'une idée en tête, apprendre à piloter — all he can think about is learning to fly

2) ( opinion) idea ( sur about); ( réflexion) thought

j'ai ma petite idée sur le sujet — I have my own theory about that

avoir idée que — to think that

se faire une haute idée de — to think a lot of

se faire des idées — to imagine things

mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées — ( dans l'immédiat) to gather one's thoughts; ( à long terme) to order one's thoughts

avoir les idées larges — to be broad-minded

ça te changera les idées — it'll take your mind off things

changer d'idée — to change one's mind

avoir de la suite dans les idées — ( savoir ce que l'on veut) to be single-minded; ( être entêté) not to be easily deterred

faire à son idée — to do as one thinks best

3) ( esprit)

avoir dans l'idée que — to have an idea that

avoir dans l'idée de faire — to plan to do

il n'est venu à l'idée de personne de faire — nobody has thought of doing

il ne leur viendrait jamais à l'idée de faire — it would never occur to them to do

tu ne m'ôteras pas de l'idée que... — I still think that...

il s'est mis dans l'idée de faire — he's taken it into his head to do

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Phrasal Verbs:

- idée fixe

- idée force

- idée de génie

- idée noire

- idée toute faite

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ide nf
1) (= concept) idea

2) (= suggestion) idea

C'est une bonne idée. — It's a good idea.

3) (opinion) opinion

Tu as une idée à ce sujet? — Have you got an opinion on this?

avoir les idées larges — to be broad-minded

4) (= pensée)

à l'idée de — at the idea of, at the thought of

à l'idée que — at the idea that, at the thought that

Il s'inquiétait à l'idée qu'elle devrait rentrer tard le soir. — He was worried by the thought that she would have to come home late at night.

5) (= illusion)

se faire des idées — to imagine things

6) (autres locutions)

venir à l'idée de qn — to occur to sb

avoir dans l'idée que — to have an idea that

avoir idée que — to have an idea that

je n'en ai pas la moindre idée — I haven't the faintest idea

avoir une idée de qch — to have some idea of sth

As-tu une idée du prix que ça coûte? — Have you got any idea how much it costs?

donner une idée de qch à qn; Pourrais-tu me donner une idée de ce que cela implique? — Can you give me some idea what it involves?

en voilà des idées! — the very idea!

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idée nf

1 (inspiration, projet) idea (de qch of sth; de faire of doing); quelle idée! what an idea!; être plein d'idées to be full of ideas; donner des idées à qn to give sb ideas; ne jamais être à court d'idées never to be short of ideas; une idée de cadeau pour qn an idea for a present for sb; avoir une idée to have an idea; être fou de joie à l'idée de/que to be over the moon at the idea of/that; il y a de l'idée dans ce projet there are some good ideas in the project; avoir de l'idée to be inventive; avoir une idée derrière la tête to have something in mind; il n'a qu'une idée en tête, apprendre à piloter all he can think about is learning to fly; sortir sans manteau en hiver, quelle idée! how stupid to go out without a coat in winter!;

2 ( opinion) idea (sur about); ( réflexion) thought; avoir son idée sur to have one's own idea about; l'histoire des idées the history of ideas; j'ai ma petite idée sur le sujet I have my own theory about that; avoir idée que to think that; se faire une haute idée de to think a lot of; se faire des idées to imagine things; mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées ( dans l'immédiat) to gather one's thoughts; ( à long terme) to order one's thoughts; avoir les idées larges to be broad-minded; ça te changera les idées it'll take your mind off things; changer d'idée to change one's mind; avoir des idées de gauche to have left-wing tendencies; avoir de la suite dans les idées ( savoir ce que l'on veut) to be single-minded; iron ( être entêté) not to be easily deterred; manquer de suite dans les idées to lack tenacity; faire à son idée to do as one thinks best;

3 ( aper çu) idea; donner à qn une idée de l'étendue de to give sb an idea of the extent of; as-tu une idée du temps qu'il faut pour faire do you have any idea how long it takes to do;

4 ( esprit) avoir dans l'idée que to have an idea that; avoir dans l'idée de faire to plan to do; il n'est venu à l'idée de personne de faire nobody has thought of doing; il ne leur viendrait jamais à l'idée de faire it would never occur to them to do; tu ne m'ôteras pas de l'idée qu'on aurait dû tourner à droite I still think that we should have turned right; il s'est mis dans l'idée de faire he's taken it into his head to do; mets-toi bien dans l'idée qu'il ne partira jamais get it into your head that he'll never leave;

5 ( représentation abstraite) idea; l'idée de justice/du beau the idea of justice/beauty.

Composés

idée cadeau gift idea; idée fixe idée fixe, obsession; c'est une idée fixe chez lui he's got a fixation about it; idée force key idea; idée de génie brainwave○; idée noire dark thought; idée reçue idée reçue; idée toute faite second-hand idea.

[ide] nom féminin

1. [pensée] idea, thought

se faire à l'idée to get used to the idea

j'ai idée que... (familier) I've got the feeling that...

rien qu'à l'idée de la revoir, je tremble the mere thought ou the very idea of seeing her again makes me nervous

heureusement qu'il a eu l'idée d'éteindre le gaz luckily he thought of turning the gas off ou it occurred to him to turn the gas off

je me faisais une autre idée de la Tunisie/de sa femme I had imagined Tunisia/his wife to be different

il a eu la bonne idée de ne pas venir (humoristique) he was quite right not to come

moi, t'en vouloir? en voilà une idée! me, hold it against you? where did you get that idea (from)?

se faire des idées to imagine things

s'il croit obtenir le rôle, il se fait des idées if he thinks he's going to get the part, he's deceiving himself

se faire des idées sur quelqu'un to have the wrong idea about somebody

donner des idées à quelqu'un to give somebody ideas ou to put ideas in ou into somebody's head

avoir une idée derrière la tête to be up to something

avoir des idées noires to be down in the dumps, to have the blues

2. [inspiration, création] idea

qui a eu l'idée du barbecue? whose idea was it to have ou who suggested having a barbecue?

[imagination] ideas, imagination

avoir de l'idée to be quite inventive

pas mal ce dessin, il y a de l'idée (familier) not bad this drawing, it's got something

3. [gré, convenance]

fais à ton idée do as you see fit ou as you please

4. (toujours singulier) [esprit]

avoir dans l'idée que... to have an idea that..., to think that...

avais-tu dans l'idée d'acheter des actions? were you thinking of buying shares?

tu la connais, quand elle a dans l'idée de faire quelque chose! you know her, when she's got it into her head to do something ou when she's set her mind on doing something!

t'est-il jamais venu à l'idée que...? has it never occurred to you ou entered your head that...?

il ne me viendrait jamais à l'idée de le frapper it would never cross my mind to hit him

on va au concert ce soir? ça m'était complètement sorti de l'idée (familier) we're going to the concert tonight? it had gone clean ou right out of my mind

5. [point de vue]

avoir des idées bien arrêtées sur to have set ideas ou definite views about

je préfère me faire moi-même une idée de la situation I'd rather assess the situation for myself

changer d'idée to change one's mind

idée fixe idée fixe (soutenu), obsession

c'est une idée fixe chez toi! it's an obsession with you!

idée reçue commonplace, received idea (soutenu), idée reçue (soutenu)

idées préconçues preconceived ideas, preconceptions

avoir les idées larges/étroites to be broad-/narrow-minded

avoir une haute idée de quelqu'un/quelque chose to have a high opinion of somebody/something, to think highly of somebody/something

6. [aperçu, impression] idea

donnez-moi une idée du prix que ça va coûter/du temps que ça va prendre give me a rough idea ou some idea of the price/of the time it will take

tu n'as pas idée de son entêtement! you have no idea ou you can't imagine how stubborn he is!

je n'en ai pas la moindre idée I haven't the slightest ou faintest idea

aucune idée! I haven't got a clue!, no idea!

7. (en composition; avec ou sans trait d'union)

une idée-cadeau a gift idea

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