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1 aparatosidad

f.

1 showiness.

2 pomp, ceremony, theatrics, ceremoniousness.

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aparatosidad

► nombre femenino

1 (pomposidad) pomposity, ostentation, showiness, show

2 (exageración) exaggeration

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SF

1) (=exageración) showiness, ostentation

2) [de accidente, caída] spectacular nature

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= pomp.

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

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= pomp.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

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aparatosidad

f

1 de vestido, collar fanciness

2 de caída spectacular nature

3 de vendaje, armazón bulkiness

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2 aparentar

v.

1 to look, to seem.

no aparenta más de treinta she doesn't look more than thirty

2 to feign.

aparentó estar enfadado he pretended to be angry, he feigned anger

Silvia aparentó un gran dolor de cabeza Silvia feigned a great headache.

3 to show off.

viste así sólo para aparentar she just dresses like that to show off

Ricardo aparenta cuando ve chicas Richard shows off when he sees girls.

4 to feign to, to seem to.

Silvia aparentó irse pero se devolvió Silvia feigned to leave but came back.

El sol aparenta partirse en dos The sun seems to split in half.

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aparentar

► verbo transitivo

1 (simular) to pretend, affect

■ aparenta indiferencia she pretends not to care, she affects indifference

2 (tener aspecto de) to look

■ no aparenta la edad que tiene he doesn't look his age

► verbo intransitivo

1 to show off

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verb

1) to look, seem

2) feign, pretend

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1. VT

1) (=parecer) to look

no aparenta su edad o sus años — she doesn't look her age

aparenta menos años de los que tiene — he looks younger than he is

aparenta ser más joven de lo que es — he looks younger than he is

2) (=fingir) [+ interés, sorpresa, indiferencia] to feign

aparentó ignorancia de su obra — frm she feigned ignorance of his work, she pretended not to know his work

aparenta estar estudiando — he pretends to be studying

tendrás que aparentar que te encanta — you'll have to pretend you love it

2.

VI to show off

le gusta mucho aparentar — he really likes showing off

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( fingir) <indiferencia/interés> to feign

quiere aparentar que no le importa — he's trying to make out he's not bothered about it

b) ( parecer)

no aparentas la edad que tienes — you don't look your age

aparenta ser el líder — he seems o appears to be the leader
2.
aparentar vi

a) persona to show off

sólo por aparentar — just for show

b) regalo/joya to look impressive

aparenta más de lo que vale — it looks more expensive than it really is

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= feign, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, show off, pretend.

Ex. 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.

Ex. Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.

Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

Ex. The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

Ex. We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( fingir) <indiferencia/interés> to feign

quiere aparentar que no le importa — he's trying to make out he's not bothered about it

b) ( parecer)

no aparentas la edad que tienes — you don't look your age

aparenta ser el líder — he seems o appears to be the leader
2.
aparentar vi

a) persona to show off

sólo por aparentar — just for show

b) regalo/joya to look impressive

aparenta más de lo que vale — it looks more expensive than it really is

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= feign, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, show off, pretend.

Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.

Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.

Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.

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aparentar [A1 ]

vt

1 (fingir) ‹indiferencia/entusiasmo› to feign

aparentaban indiferencia they feigned indifference, they pretended to be indifferent

2

(parecer): no aparentas la edad que tienes you don't look your age

tiene 15 pero aparenta muchos más he's 15 but he looks much older

aparenta ser el que más sabe he seems o appears to be the one who knows most

■ aparentar

vi

1 «persona» to show off

les gusta aparentar they like to show off

sólo por aparentar just for show

2 «regalo» to look good o impressive

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aparentar ( conjugate aparentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( fingir) ‹indiferencia/interés› to feign;

◊ quiere aparentar que no le importa he's trying to make out he's not bothered about it

b) ( parecer):

◊ no aparentas la edad que tienes you don't look your age

verbo intransitivo
a) [ persona] to show off;

◊ solo por aparentar just for show

b) [regalo/joya] to look impressive

aparentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (fingir) to affect
2 (representar, parecer) to look: no aparenta los años que tiene, she doesn't look her age
II vi (presumir) to show off
' aparentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simular
- lucir
- parecer
- representar
English:
face
- look
- pretend
- purport
- show
- carry

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aparentar

♦ vt

1. [parecer] to look, to seem;

no aparenta más de treinta she doesn't look more than thirty

2. [fingir] to feign;

aparentó estar enfadado he pretended to be angry, he feigned anger

♦ vi
[presumir] to show off;
viste así sólo para aparentar she just dresses like that to show off

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aparentar

v/t

1 pretend;

aparentar hacer algo pretend to do sth

2

:

no aparenta la edad que tiene she doesn’t look her age

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aparentar vt

1) : to seem, to appear

no aparentas tu edad: you don't look your age

2) fingir: to feign, to pretend

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aparentar vb

1. (parecer) to look

aparenta unos treinta años he looks about thirty

2. (fingir) to pretend

aparenta estar enfadada she's pretending to be angry

Spanish-English dictionary > aparentar
3 aparición

f.

1 appearing, appearance, coming, showing.

2 ghost, specter, apparition, phantom.

3 publication.

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aparición

► nombre femenino

1 appearance

2 (visión) apparition

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noun f.

1) appearance

2) publication, release

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SF

1) (=acto) appearance; (=publicación) publication

un libro de próxima aparición — a forthcoming book

aparición en público — public appearance

2) (=aparecido) apparition, spectre

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femenino

1) ( acción) appearance

dos libros de reciente aparición — two recently published books

2) ( fantasma) apparition

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= appearance, emergence, launch, rise, wraith, apparition, apparition, emersion, visitation.

Ex. Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

Ex. These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

Ex. A gathering of 10 CD-ROM application developers resulted in the launch of the CD-ROM Standards and Practices Action Group.

Ex. The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.

Ex. In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.

Ex. In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.

Ex. This emersion means that the current cohort of students think in fundamentally different ways from those that have gone before.

Ex. A powerful source of ' visitations' is the so-called 'waking dream' which occurs in the twilight between wakefulness and sleep and combines features of both.

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* aparición tardía = late arrival.

* de reciente aparición = of recent vintage.

* frecuencia de aparición = frequency of occurrence.

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femenino

1) ( acción) appearance

dos libros de reciente aparición — two recently published books

2) ( fantasma) apparition

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= appearance, emergence, launch, rise, wraith, apparition, apparition, emersion, visitation.

Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

Ex: A gathering of 10 CD-ROM application developers resulted in the launch of the CD-ROM Standards and Practices Action Group.

Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.

Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.

Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.

Ex: This emersion means that the current cohort of students think in fundamentally different ways from those that have gone before.

Ex: A powerful source of ' visitations' is the so-called 'waking dream' which occurs in the twilight between wakefulness and sleep and combines features of both.

* aparición tardía = late arrival.

* de reciente aparición = of recent vintage.

* frecuencia de aparición = frequency of occurrence.

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aparición

feminine

A (acción) appearance

la aparición de la fotografía en los periódicos the appearance o publishing of the photograph in the press

dos libros de reciente aparición two recently published books

[ S ] intervienen por orden de aparición … cast in order of appearance …

ya ha hecho varias apariciones en televisión she has already been o appeared on television several times, she has already made several television appearances

B (fantasma) apparition

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aparición sustantivo femenino
1 appearance
2 (visión de un ser sobrenatural) apparition
' aparición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspiciar
- espectro
- fantasma
- aparecer
- visión
English:
apparition
- appearance
- emergence
- forthcoming
- manifestation
- on

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aparición nf

1. [de persona, cosa] appearance;

un libro de reciente aparición a recently published book;

hizo su aparición en la sala she made her entrance into the hall

2. [de ser sobrenatural] apparition

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aparición

f

1 appearance;

hacer su aparición make one’s appearance

2 ( fantasma) apparition

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aparición nf, pl - ciones

1) : appearance

2) publicación: publication, release

3) fantasma: apparition, vision

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aparición n (presencia) appearance

su última aparición en televisión her last television appearance

Spanish-English dictionary > aparición
4 apariencia

f.

1 appearance (aspecto).

en apariencia apparently

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

2 illusion.

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apariencia

► nombre femenino

1 appearance, aspect

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en apariencia apparently, by all appearances

guardar las apariencias figurado to keep up appearances

tener apariencia de to look like

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noun f.

appearance, look

- en apariencia

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SF (=aspecto) appearance

tiene la misma apariencia que el planeta Tierra — it has the same appearance as planet Earth

la misma apariencia del resto de los estudiantes — the same appearance as the rest of the students

bajo su apariencia despistada hay un genio — behind his absent-minded appearance he is a genius

• con apariencia de, una chica con apariencia de alemana — a German-looking girl

un jarabe con apariencia de miel — a syrup that looks like honey

• de apariencia, una herida de sospechosa apariencia — a suspicious-looking wound

es rico solo de apariencia — he only appears to be rich

• en apariencia, José, en apariencia rudo, es muy cortés — although José may seem o appear rude on the surface, he is very polite

en apariencia, el coche estaba perfecto — to all appearances, the car was in perfect condition

• guardar o salvar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

- las apariencias engañan
fiar 3.
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femenino appearance

un hombre de apariencia fuerte — a strong-looking man

en apariencia estaba sano — he appeared to be in good health

a juzgar por las apariencias — judging by appearances

guardar or cubrir las apariencias — to keep up appearances

las apariencias engañan — appearances can be deceptive

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= appearance, illusion, look, veneer, tinsel, outward appearance, semblance.

Ex. Magazines published by USA automobile clubs are disparate in appearance and frequency, but may contain valuable reference material.

Ex. A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex. Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.

Ex. Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

Ex. Over the course of time, aesthetic semblance has become a key part of aesthetic philosophy.

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* apariencia externa = outward appearance.

* apariencia física = physical appearance.

* apariencias = window dressing.

* apariencia sencilla = simple-looking.

* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.

* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = misleading, meretricious.

* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.

* esperanzador en apariencia = hopeful-seeming.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* serio en apariencia = deadpan.

* tener una apariencia + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

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femenino appearance

un hombre de apariencia fuerte — a strong-looking man

en apariencia estaba sano — he appeared to be in good health

a juzgar por las apariencias — judging by appearances

guardar or cubrir las apariencias — to keep up appearances

las apariencias engañan — appearances can be deceptive

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= appearance, illusion, look, veneer, tinsel, outward appearance, semblance.

Ex: Magazines published by USA automobile clubs are disparate in appearance and frequency, but may contain valuable reference material.

Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.

Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

Ex: Over the course of time, aesthetic semblance has become a key part of aesthetic philosophy.

* apariencia externa = outward appearance.

* apariencia física = physical appearance.

* apariencias = window dressing.

* apariencia sencilla = simple-looking.

* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.

* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = misleading, meretricious.

* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.

* esperanzador en apariencia = hopeful-seeming.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* serio en apariencia = deadpan.

* tener una apariencia + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

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apariencia

feminine

appearance

un hombre de apariencia fuerte a strong-looking man

en apariencia, estaba en buenas condiciones it appeared to be in good condition, by all appearances it was in good condition

a juzgar por las apariencias judging by appearances

tenemos que guardar or cubrir las apariencias we have to keep up appearances

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

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apariencia sustantivo femenino
appearance;
◊ un hombre de apariencia fuerte a strong-looking man;

a juzgar por las apariencias judging by appearances;
guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
apariencia sustantivo femenino appearance
♦ Locuciones: en apariencia, apparently
guardar las apariencias, to keep up appearances

' apariencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barniz
- engañosa
- engañoso
- estampa
- ir
- juvenil
- porte
- traza
- viso
- cuidar
- decente
- externo
- fachada
- físico
- forma
English:
air
- appearance
- dashing
- dignified
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- face
- guise
- look
- nice
- personal
- seedy
- semblance
- show
- sloppy
- smart
- sorry
- take on
- tidy
- unkempt
- untidy
- veneer
- outwardly
- surface

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apariencia nf

1. [aspecto] appearance;

un príncipe con apariencia de mendigo a prince who looks like a beggar;

en apariencia apparently;

se llevaban bien sólo en apariencia they only appeared to get on well together

2.
apariencias [indicios] signs, indications;

las apariencias indican que la situación mejorará the signs are that the situation will improve;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;

Comp

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

3. [falsedad] illusion

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apariencia

f appearance;

en apariencia outwardly;

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive;

salvar las apariencias keep up appearances;

según todas las apariencias judging by appearances

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apariencia nf

1) aspecto: appearance, look

2)

en apariencia : seemingly, apparently

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apariencia n appearance

Spanish-English dictionary > apariencia
5 apariencia externa

f.

outward appearance, livery, outward show, exterior appearance.

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(n.) = outward appearance

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

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(n.) = outward appearance

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

Spanish-English dictionary > apariencia externa
6 apariencias

f.pl.

appearances, externals, front, looks.

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(n.) = window dressing

Ex. Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.

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(n.) = window dressing

Ex: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.

Spanish-English dictionary > apariencias
7 aspecto

m.

1 appearance (apariencia).

tener buen aspecto to look well; (persona) to look nice (comida)

tiene mal aspecto he doesn't look well; (persona) it doesn't look very nice (comida)

tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp

2 aspect (faceta).

bajo este aspecto from this angle

en todos los aspectos in every respect

3 point of view, side.

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aspecto

► nombre masculino

1 (faceta) aspect, side, angle

■ en el aspecto político from a political point of view, politically

2 (apariencia) look, appearance

■ ¿qué aspecto tenía? what did he look like?

■ no tienes muy buen aspecto you don't look too good

■ este pastel tiene buen aspecto this cake looks delicious

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en el aspecto de que in the sense that, in that

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noun m.

1) aspect

2) look

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SM

1) (=apariencia) look

no lo conozco, pero no me gusta su aspecto — I don't know him, but I don't like the look of him

un señor con aspecto de ejecutivo — a man who looks/looked like an executive

un hombre de aspecto saludable — a healthy-looking man

tener aspecto simpático — to look friendly

¿qué aspecto tenía? — what did he look like?

el debate iba tomando un aspecto desagradable — the discussion was starting to turn ugly

• tener buen aspecto — to look well

• tener mal aspecto, Juan tiene muy mal aspecto — Juan isn't looking good o well at all

esa herida tiene mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

aspecto exterior — outward appearance

2) (=punto) aspect

los aspectos a tener en cuenta para el análisis — aspects to bear in mind when analysing the problem

estudiar todos los aspectos de una cuestión — to study all aspects of an issue

en algunos aspectos me parece una obra genial — in some respects I think it is a work of genius

el aspecto más destacado de la teoría — the strong(est) point of the theory

bajo ese aspecto — from that point of view

3) (Geog) aspect

4) (Arquit) aspect

5) (Ling) aspect

6)

al primer aspecto — † at first sight

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

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= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex. The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex. Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

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* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

* * *

= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

* * *

aspecto

masculine

A (apariencia)

1 (de una persona) appearance; (de un objeto, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man, a man of distinguished appearance

la barba le da aspecto de intelectual his beard makes him look intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

no lo recuerdo ¿qué aspecto tiene? I don't remember him, what does he look like?

tiene buen aspecto, no parece enfermo he looks fine, he doesn't look sick at all

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto that's a nasty-looking wound, that wound looks nasty

por su aspecto exterior la casa parecía deshabitada the house looked unoccupied from (the) outside

2

(cariz): no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

B (rasgo, faceta) aspect

ése es sólo un aspecto del problema that's only one aspect of the problem

debemos considerar el aspecto legal we have to consider the legal aspect(s)

me gustaría aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ciertos aspectos la situación no ha cambiado in certain respects the situation has not changed

en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

C ( Ling) aspect

D ( Astron) aspect

* * *

aspecto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de persona, lugar) look, appearance;

◊ un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man;

¿qué aspecto tiene? what does he look like?;
a juzgar por su aspecto judging by the look of her;
tiene mal aspecto [ persona] she doesn't look well;

[ cosa] it doesn't look nice
b) (de problema, asunto):

◊ no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

2 (rasgo, faceta) aspect;
◊ en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

aspecto sustantivo masculino
1 look, appearance
2 (matiz de un asunto) aspect
' aspecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- achantar
- achinada
- achinado
- aire
- conservarse
- descuidarse
- dimensión
- enjuiciar
- esteroide
- faceta
- fachada
- figura
- giro
- igual
- lado
- lechosa
- lechoso
- lozana
- lozano
- ofrecer
- panorama
- parecer
- parecerse
- pinta
- plana
- plano
- planta
- presencia
- presentación
- querer
- rasgo
- revestir
- siniestra
- siniestro
- traza
- ver
- vertiente
- abandonar
- campesino
- cara
- corresponder
- cuidado
- dejado
- descuidar
- desgarbado
- encarado
- enfermizo
- exterior
English:
air
- appearance
- aspect
- bearing
- cat
- complexion
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- doleful
- dowdy
- dramatically
- drawn
- feminine
- flip side
- frumpy
- good
- grim
- light
- look
- metamorphosis
- odd-looking
- old-looking
- regard
- seedy
- side
- tidiness
- young-looking
- economics
- scruffy
- smarten up
- sorry
- way

* * *

aspecto nm

1. [apariencia] appearance;

un adulto con aspecto de niño an adult who looks like a child, an adult with a childlike appearance;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[comida] to look nice o good;
tiene mal aspecto [persona] she doesn't look well;
[comida] it doesn't look very nice;
tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp;

la casa ofrecía un aspecto horrible después de la fiesta the house looked a real mess after the party

2. [faceta] aspect;

bajo este aspecto from this angle;

en ese aspecto in that sense o respect;

en todos los aspectos in every respect;

en cuanto al aspecto económico del plan,… as far as the financial aspects of the plan are concerned,…;

hay que destacar como aspecto negativo que… one negative aspect o point is that…

3. Gram aspect

4. [en astrología] aspect

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aspecto

m

1 de persona, cosa look, appearance;

tener buen aspecto look good;

tener aspecto de ser/estar seem (to be);

tenía aspecto de ser una persona simpática he seemed (to be) o he looked a nice guy

2 ( faceta) aspect

* * *

aspecto nm

1) : aspect

2) apariencia: appearance, look

* * *

aspecto n

1. (apariencia) appearance

no juzgues a las personas por su aspecto físico don't judge people by their physical appearance

Se suele traducir aspecto mediante el verbo to look más un adjectivo

tiene aspecto de cansada she looks tired

esa tortilla tiene buen aspecto that omelette looks delicious

2. (faceta) aspect

me interesa el aspecto político I'm interested in the political aspect

Spanish-English dictionary > aspecto
8 aspecto externo

(n.) = outward appearance

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

* * *

(n.) = outward appearance

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

Spanish-English dictionary > aspecto externo
9 asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo

(v.) = take on + Adjetivo + aspect

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

* * *

(v.) = take on + Adjetivo + aspect

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

Spanish-English dictionary > asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo
10 boato

m.

show, ostentation.

* * *

boato

► nombre masculino

1 pomp, ostentation

* * *

SM show, ostentation

* * *

masculino show, ostentation

* * *

= ostentation, trappings, pomp.

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

* * *

masculino show, ostentation

* * *

= ostentation, trappings, pomp.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

* * *

boato

masculine

show, ostentation

viven con boato they have an ostentatious lifestyle

* * *

boato sustantivo masculino pomp, show of wealth: fue una celebración con mucho boato, it was a very ostentatious celebration
' boato' also found in these entries:
English:
pageantry

* * *

boato nm

show, ostentation

* * *

boato

m ostentation

* * *

boato nm

: ostentation, show

Spanish-English dictionary > boato
11 británico

adj.

British, Briton, Britannic.

m.

Briton, Britisher.

* * *

británico

► adjetivo

1 British

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 British person, Briton, Britisher

* * *

(f. - británica)

noun adj.

British

* * *
británico, -a
1.

ADJ British

2.

SM / F British person, Briton, Britisher (EEUU)

los británicos — the British

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo British
II
- ca masculino, femenino British person, Briton

los británicos — the British, British people

* * *

= British, UK, Brit, Briton.

Ex. From 1972 to 1974, he was attached to the British Library Planning Secretariat.

Ex. This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.

Ex. IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.

Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

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* adiestrado por británicos = British-trained.

* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos = British Public Record Office.

* Asociación de Archiveros Británicos = Society of Archivists.

* Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB) = British National Bibliography (BNB).

* BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica) = BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).

* BTI (Indice Británico de Tecnología) = BTI (British Technology Index).

* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).

* ciudadano británico = Briton.

* Columbia Británica = British Columbia.

* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).

* Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica = British Telecom (BT).

* Consejo Británico (BC) = British Council (BC).

* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).

* Enciclopedia Británica, la = Encyclopaedia Britannica, the, Britannica, the.

* formado por británicos = British-trained.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI) = British Standard Institution (BSI).

* Islas Británicas, las = British Isles, the.

* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbacks in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Venta = British Books in Print.

* Mancomunidad Británica de Naciones, la = Commonwealth, the.

* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica = BNB MARC.

* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.

* Norma Británica número + Número = BS + Número.

* Tesauro Británico de Educación = British Educational Thesaurus (BET).

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo British
II
- ca masculino, femenino British person, Briton

los británicos — the British, British people

* * *

= British, UK, Brit, Briton.

Ex: From 1972 to 1974, he was attached to the British Library Planning Secretariat.

Ex: This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.

Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.

Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

* adiestrado por británicos = British-trained.

* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos = British Public Record Office.

* Asociación de Archiveros Británicos = Society of Archivists.

* Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB) = British National Bibliography (BNB).

* BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica) = BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).

* BTI (Indice Británico de Tecnología) = BTI (British Technology Index).

* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).

* ciudadano británico = Briton.

* Columbia Británica = British Columbia.

* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).

* Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica = British Telecom (BT).

* Consejo Británico (BC) = British Council (BC).

* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).

* Enciclopedia Británica, la = Encyclopaedia Britannica, the, Britannica, the.

* formado por británicos = British-trained.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI) = British Standard Institution (BSI).

* Islas Británicas, las = British Isles, the.

* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbacks in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Venta = British Books in Print.

* Mancomunidad Británica de Naciones, la = Commonwealth, the.

* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica = BNB MARC.

* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.

* Norma Británica número + Número = BS + Número.

* Tesauro Británico de Educación = British Educational Thesaurus (BET).

* * *

británico¹ -ca

adjective

British

británico² -ca

masculine, feminine

British person, Briton, Britisher ( AmE colloq)

los británicos the British, British people

* * *

británico
◊ -ca adjetivo

British
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
British person, Briton;
los británicos the British, British people
británico,-a
I adjetivo British
las Islas Británicas, the British Isles
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Briton
2 los británicos, the British

' británico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billón
- británica
- señor
- baño
- inglés
- médula
- tener
English:
absent
- born
- Brit
- British
- decline
- imperial mile
- practice
- practise
- redcoat
- through
- unionist
- answer
- Britisher
- Briton
- Downing Street
- home

* * *

británico, -a

♦ adj

British

♦ nm,f

British person, Briton;

los británicos the British

* * *

británico

I adj British

II m, británica f Briton, Brit fam

* * *

británico, -ca adj

: British

británico, -ca n

1) : British person

2)

los británicos : the British

* * *

británico¹ adj British

británico² n Briton

los británicos the British

Spanish-English dictionary > británico
12 cientos de

adj.

hundreds of, several hundred.

* * *

= hundreds of, yards of

Ex. There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration ( hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).

Ex. Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.

* * *

= hundreds of, yards of

Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration ( hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).

Ex: Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.

Spanish-English dictionary > cientos de
13 ciudadano británico

m.

British citizen, Briton.

* * *

(n.) = Briton

Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

* * *

(n.) = Briton

Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

Spanish-English dictionary > ciudadano británico
14 comparecencia en juzgado

(n.) = appearance in court

Ex. Sometimes what starts as a simple information enquiry can develop into a need for more supportive help, such as writing letters, telephoning, representation at tribunals or appearances in court.

* * *

(n.) = appearance in court

Ex: Sometimes what starts as a simple information enquiry can develop into a need for more supportive help, such as writing letters, telephoning, representation at tribunals or appearances in court.

Spanish-English dictionary > comparecencia en juzgado
15 corral

m.

1 run.

2 corral, hen house, barnyard, chicken run.

3 stockyard.

* * *

corral

► nombre masculino

1 (de casa) yard, courtyard

2 (de granja) farmyard, US corral

3 (para niños) playpen

4 TEATRO open-air theatre

* * *

noun m.

farmyard, corral

* * *

SM

1) (Agr) (=patio) farmyard; [de aves] poultry yard; (=redil) pen, corral (EEUU); [de pesca] weir

- hacer corrales

corral de abasto — Cono Sur slaughterhouse

corral de carbonera — coal dump, coalyard

corral de madera — timberyard

corral de vacas — * slum

corral de vecindad — tenement

2) [de niño] playpen

* * *

masculino

a) ( en granja) yard, farmyard

b) ( para ganado) corral

c) tb

corralito — ( para niños) playpen

d) (Hist, Teatr) open-air theater*

* * *

= corral, kraal, fold, pen, farmyard.

Ex. All animals lived in large social groups in outdoor corrals.

Ex. Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.

Ex. Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.

Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

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* animal de corral = farmyard animal.

* aves de corral = poultry.

* cría en corral = free-range farming.

* de corral = free-range.

* gallina de corral = free-range hen.

* gallito del corral, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* pollo de corral = free-range chicken.

* * *

masculino

a) ( en granja) yard, farmyard

b) ( para ganado) corral

c) tb

corralito — ( para niños) playpen

d) (Hist, Teatr) open-air theater*

* * *

= corral, kraal, fold, pen, farmyard.

Ex: All animals lived in large social groups in outdoor corrals.

Ex: Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.

Ex: Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.

Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

* animal de corral = farmyard animal.

* aves de corral = poultry.

* cría en corral = free-range farming.

* de corral = free-range.

* gallina de corral = free-range hen.

* gallito del corral, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* pollo de corral = free-range chicken.

* * *

corral

masculine

1 (en una granja) yard, farmyard

2 (para ganado) corral, stockyard

3

tb corralito (para niños) playpen

4 ( Hist, Teatr) open-air theater*

* * *

corral sustantivo masculino
a) ( en granja) yard, farmyard

b) ( para ganado) corral

c) tb

◊ corralito ( para niños) playpen

corral sustantivo masculino
1 (para animales) farmyard, US barnyard, pen
2 (patio interior) courtyard
3 Hist (teatro) open-air auditorium
' corral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
AVE
- gallina
- parque
- ave
- gallinero
- medialuna
English:
barnyard
- corral
- farmyard
- fowl
- paddock
- pen
- poultry
- run
- stockyard
- farm
- play
- stock
- yard

* * *

corral nm

1. [para aves] run;
[para cerdos, ovejas] pen;
pollo/huevos de corral free-range chicken/eggs

2. Hist [para teatro] = open-air theatre in courtyard

3. [para niños] playpen

* * *

corral

m

1 farmyard

2 cercado corral

* * *

corral nm

1) : farmyard

2) : corral, pen, stockyard

3) or

corralito : playpen

* * *

corral n farmyard

Spanish-English dictionary > corral
16 cubrir

v.

1 to cover.

cubrir algo de algo to cover something with o in something

cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on somebody

Ilse cubre los restos del cuerpo Ilse covers the remains of the body.

El reportero cubre el suceso The reporter covers the event.

2 to cover (proteger) (retirada, asegurado).

3 to fill (puesto, vacante).

4 to cover (gastos).

el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses

cubrir gastos to break even (exactamente)

5 to cover (noticia).

6 to cover up, to hush up, to hide, to mask.

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

7 to cover for, to cover, to cover up for.

La enfermera Juana cubre a Ilse Nurse Johanna covers for Ilse.

* * *

cubrir

(pp cubierto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cover

■ cubre la silla con una sábana cover the chair with a sheet

2 COCINA to coat (de, with)

3 (poner tejado) to put a roof on

4 (niebla etc) to shroud (de, in), cloak

5 (ocultar) to hide

■ cubrir un sentimiento to hide a feeling

6 (llenar) to fill (de, with), cover (de, with)

■ cubrir de agua to fill with water

■ cubrir una plaza to fill a vacancy

7 (alcanzar) to come up

■ el agua le cubría hasta los tobillos the water came up to his ankles

8 (gastos, necesidades) to cover; (deuda) to meet, repay

9 (recorrer) to cover; (distancia) to travel

10 (prensa) to cover

■ Juan cubrió el accidente Juan covered the accident

11 (animales) to pair, cover

► verbo pronominal cubrirse

1 (abrigarse) to cover oneself

2 (la cabeza) to put one's hat on

3 figurado (protegerse) to protect oneself

4 (cielo) to become overcast

5 (llenarse) to be filled

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cubrir de besos to smother with kisses

cubrir las apariencias to keep up appearances

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verb

to cover

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( pp cubierto)
1. VT

1) (=ocultar)

a) [+ superficie, objeto] to cover

un velo le cubría el rostro — a veil covered her face

las nubes cubrían la cima de la montaña — the mountain top was covered by clouds

habían cubierto el suelo de papeles — they had covered the floor with papers

b) [agua]

lo cubrieron las aguas — the waters closed over it

no te metas donde te cubra el agua — don't go out of your depth

c) (=poner techo a) to roof, roof over

queremos cubrir parte del patio — we want to roof (over) part of the patio

d) [+ fuego] to make up, bank up

2) (=llenar) [+ agujero] to fill in; [+ hueco] to fill

cubrieron el hoyo con la tierra del jardín — they filled in the hole with soil from the garden

cubrir el hueco existente en el mercado — to fill the existing gap in the market

• cubrir a algn de alabanzas — to heap praises on sb

• cubrir a algn de atenciones — to lavish attention on sb

• cubrir a algn de besos — to smother sb with kisses

• cubrir a algn de improperios — to shower sb with insults

• cubrir a algn de oprobio — to bring shame on sb

3) (=proteger) (Dep, Mil) to cover

intenta llegar a las líneas enemigas: nosotros te cubriremos — try to get to the enemy lines: we'll cover you

cubrir su retirada — to cover one's retreat

4) (=recorrer) [+ ruta, distancia] to cover

cubrió 80 kms en una hora — he covered 80 km in an hour

el autocar cubría el trayecto entre León y Madrid — the coach was travelling between León and Madrid

5) (=ocupar) [+ vacante, plaza] to fill

6) (=pagar) [+ gastos, déficit, préstamo] to cover

esto apenas cubre los gastos — this scarcely covers the expenses

7) (=satisfacer) [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet

esto cubre todas nuestras necesidades — this meets all our needs

8) (Prensa) [+ suceso] to cover

todos los periódicos cubrieron la noticia — all the newspapers covered the event

9) (Zool) (=montar) to cover

10) (=disimular) [+ emoción] to cover up, conceal

cubre su tristeza con una falsa alegría — she covers up o conceals her sadness with a false cheerfulness

- cubrir las apariencias o las formas

2.

See:

cubrirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( tapar) to cover

la niebla cubría el valle — the valley was covered in mist

cubrir algo de algo — to cover something with something

lo cubrió de besos — she smothered him with kisses

2)

a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover

b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover

c) <plaza/vacante> to fill

3)

a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover

b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover

4) <retirada/flanco> to cover

cúbreme — cover me

5) (Zool) to cover
2.
cubrirse v pron

1)

a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself

se cubrió la cara — he covered his face

b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2) ( llenarse)

cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

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= cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.

Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.

Ex. The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

Ex. This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

Ex. The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

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* cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* cubrir con = top with.

* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.

* cubrir con tablas = board up.

* cubrir con toldo = canopy.

* cubrir de = flood with.

* cubrir de arcilla = clay.

* cubrir de grava = gravel.

* cubrir de gravilla = gravel.

* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.

* cubrirse contra = hedge against.

* cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.

* cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.

* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.

* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.

* cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.

* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* sin cubrir = unfilled.

* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( tapar) to cover

la niebla cubría el valle — the valley was covered in mist

cubrir algo de algo — to cover something with something

lo cubrió de besos — she smothered him with kisses

2)

a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover

b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover

c) <plaza/vacante> to fill

3)

a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover

b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover

4) <retirada/flanco> to cover

cúbreme — cover me

5) (Zool) to cover
2.
cubrirse v pron

1)

a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself

se cubrió la cara — he covered his face

b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2) ( llenarse)

cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

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= cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.

Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.

Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

* cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* cubrir con = top with.

* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.

* cubrir con tablas = board up.

* cubrir con toldo = canopy.

* cubrir de = flood with.

* cubrir de arcilla = clay.

* cubrir de grava = gravel.

* cubrir de gravilla = gravel.

* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.

* cubrirse contra = hedge against.

* cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.

* cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.

* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.

* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.

* cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.

* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* sin cubrir = unfilled.

* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

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cubrir [ I33 ]

vt

A (tapar) to cover

cubrió al niño con una manta he covered the child with a blanket, he put a blanket over the child

el velo le cubría la cara the veil covered her face

la niebla cubría el valle the valley was covered in o ( liter) shrouded in mist

cubrir algo DE algo to cover sth WITH sth

han cubierto las paredes de publicidad the walls have been covered with advertisements

los muebles están cubiertos de polvo the furniture is covered with o ( BrE) in dust

el escándalo los ha cubierto de oprobio the scandal has brought great shame on them

lo cubrió de besos she smothered him with kisses

B

1 ‹costos/gastos› to cover; ‹daños/riesgos› to cover

para cubrir los costos de envío to cover the cost of postage

los bienes cubiertos por esta póliza the items covered by this policy

2 ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet; ‹carencia› to cover

3 ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

C

1 ( Period) ‹noticia/suceso› to cover

2 (recorrer) ‹etapa/distancia/trayecto› to cover

3 ( Rad, TV) ‹área› to cover

D ‹retirada/flanco› to cover

voy a salir, cúbreme I'm going out there, cover me

E ( Zool) to cover

■ cubrirse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) (taparse) to cover oneself

se cubrió con una toalla he covered himself with a towel

se cubrió la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands

2 (ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

3 (protegerse) to take cover

se cubrieron del fuego enemigo they took cover from the enemy fire

4 (contra un riesgo) to cover oneself

B (llenarse) cubrirse DE algo:

las calles se habían cubierto de nieve snow had covered the streets, the streets were covered with snow

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cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to cover;

cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with sth;
◊ cubrí al niño con una manta I covered the child with a blanket

b) ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet

c) ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

cubrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself;

‹ cara› to cover
b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2 ( llenarse):
◊ las calles se habían cubierto de nieve the streets were covered with snow

cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
' cubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- bañar
- descubierta
- descubierto
- empapelar
- envolver
- gasto
- laminar
- montar
- proveer
- sepultar
- tapar
- cubierto
- llenar
- recorrido
- revestir
- untar
- vacante
English:
bad debt
- clothe
- coat
- cover
- drape
- hedge
- need
- paint out
- plaster
- rubberize
- smother
- best
- fill
- gamut
- line
- mask

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cubrir

♦ vt

1. [tapar, recubrir] to cover ( con with);
cubrió la moto con una lona he covered the motorbike with a tarpaulin;

cubrieron la pared con una mano de pintura they gave the wall a coat of paint;

cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with o in sth;

cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on sb;

Ana cubrió de besos a su padre Ana covered her father with kisses

2. [proteger] to protect;

esta póliza nos cubre contra cualquier accidente this policy covers us against all accidents

3. [a policía, soldado] to cover;

cubrir la retirada to cover the retreat

4. [ocultar] to cover up, to hide

5. [puesto, vacante] to fill;

hay veinte solicitudes para cubrir tres plazas there are twenty applications for three jobs

6. [gastos] to cover;

el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses;

cubrir gastos [exactamente] to break even

7. [noticia] to cover;

cubrió la guerra del Golfo he covered the Gulf War

8. [recorrer] to cover;

el ganador cubrió los 100 metros en 9 segundos the winner did the 100 metres in 9 seconds

9. [el macho a la hembra]
cubrir a to mate with

10. Dep [marcar] to cover;

se encarga de cubrir la banda derecha he covers the right wing

♦ See also the pronominal verb cubrirse

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cubrir

v/t cover (de with)

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cubrir {2} vt

: to cover

♦ See also the reflexive verb cubrirse

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cubrir vb

1. (en general) to cover

el tejado cubre la casa the roof covers the house

cubrió los muebles con sábanas she covered the furniture with sheets

2. (correr) to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

cubre varios kilómetros al día he runs several kilometres a day

Spanish-English dictionary > cubrir
17 dosificar

v.

1 to measure out (chemistry).

2 to use sparingly (fuerzas, alimentos).

3 to dose, to admix, to ration, to regulate.

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dosificar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to dose

2 (esfuerzos etc) to measure

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VT

1) (Culin, Med, Quím) to measure out

2) (=no derrochar) to be sparing with

dosificar las fuerzas — to save one's strength

el ministro ha dosificado sus apariciones — the minister has chosen his appearances carefully

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verbo transitivo

a) < medicamento> to dose

b) <esfuerzo/cariño> to be sparing with

van a tener que dosificar sus viajes al extranjero — (fam) they're going to have to cut down on o ration their trips abroad

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* dosificarse = pace.

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verbo transitivo

a) < medicamento> to dose

b) <esfuerzo/cariño> to be sparing with

van a tener que dosificar sus viajes al extranjero — (fam) they're going to have to cut down on o ration their trips abroad

* * *

* dosificarse = pace.

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dosificar [A2 ]

vt

‹medicamento› to dose

dosifica muy bien el humor y el suspense he successfully balances humor and suspense

van a tener que dosificar sus viajes al extranjero ( fam); they're going to have to cut down on o ration their trips abroad

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dosificar ( conjugate dosificar) verbo transitivo ‹ medicamento› to dose
dosificar verbo transitivo
1 (una medicina, un alimento) to dose, measure out
2 (comedir, regular) to be sparing with: tienes que dosificar tus salidas nocturnas, you shouldn't go out so much at night

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dosificar vt

1. [fármaco] to measure out

2. [fuerzas, alimentos] to use sparingly

* * *

dosificar

v/t cut down on

Spanish-English dictionary > dosificar
18 en apariencia

en apariencia

apparently, by all appearances

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apparently, seemingly

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= apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. Processing incoming papers by a first scan to see whether they offer interesting looking words stimulating closer reading is an effective information acquisition strategy.

Ex. Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'.

Ex. On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.

Ex. Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.

Ex. This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.

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= apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: Processing incoming papers by a first scan to see whether they offer interesting looking words stimulating closer reading is an effective information acquisition strategy.

Ex: Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'.

Ex: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.

Ex: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.

Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.

Spanish-English dictionary > en apariencia
19 engañar

v.

1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.

2 to deceive, to lie.

3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.

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engañar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in

2 (estafar) to cheat, trick

3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be deceptive

► verbo pronominal engañarse

1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong

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FRASEOLOGÍA

engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger

engañar el tiempo figurado to kill time

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

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verb

1) to cheat

2) deceive

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

engaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife

a mí no me engaña nadie — you can't fool me

no te dejes engañar — don't let yourself be taken in

logró engañar al inspector — he managed to trick the inspector

2)

necesito picar algo para engañar el hambre — I need to nibble at sth to stop me feeling hungry

engañar el tiempo — to kill time

2.

VI to be deceptive

- las apariencias engañan

3.

See:

engañarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

me engañó la vista — my eyes deceived me

no te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead

tú a mí no me engañas — you can't fool me

lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
2.
engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

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= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.

Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.

Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.

Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".

Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.

Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.

Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

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* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

me engañó la vista — my eyes deceived me

no te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead

tú a mí no me engañas — you can't fool me

lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
2.
engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

* * *

= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.

Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.

Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.

Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".

Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.

Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.

Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.

Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

* * *

engañar [A1 ]

vt

1

(embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken in

sé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool me

a él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easily

te han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)

me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled me

si la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctly

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

engañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)

comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us going

2 (ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on ( AmE colloq)

su marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretary

■ engañarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (mentirse) to deceive oneself, delude oneself, kid oneself ( colloq)

no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken

* * *

engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead;

◊ me engañó la vista my eyes deceived me;

tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
' engañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- confiada
- confiado
- torear
- tramoya
- clavar
- disfraz
- disfrazar
- joder
English:
betray
- cheat
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- fox
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- lead on
- mess about
- mess around
- mislead
- put over
- ride
- stitch up
- take in
- trick
- try on
- two-time
- unfaithful
- wool
- hood
- kid
- lead
- square
- take
- two

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engañar

♦ vt

1. [mentir] to deceive;

engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;

es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;

logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;

me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;

¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;

a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty

2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;

engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;

me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend

3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;

te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;

Comp

engañar a alguien como a un chino o [m5] a un niño to take sb for a ride

4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;

engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger

♦ vi

to be deceptive o misleading;

engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;

Comp

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

♦ See also the pronominal verb engañarse

* * *

engañar

v/t

1 deceive, cheat;

engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;

te han engañado you’ve been had fam

2 ( ser infiel a) cheat on, be unfaithful to

* * *

engañar vt

1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead

2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to

♦ See also the reflexive verb engañarse

* * *

engañar vb

1. (mentir) to lie

me engañaste al decirme que era guapo you lied to me when you said he was good looking

2. (ser infiel) to cheat on

engañó a su mujer he cheated on his wife

3. (timar) to trick

me engañaron they tricked me

4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptive

esta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

Spanish-English dictionary > engañar
20 entrevista

f.

interview.

entrevista en exclusiva exclusive interview

entrevista de trabajo job interview

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: entrever.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

* * *

entrevista

► nombre femenino

1 (prensa) interview

2 (reunión) meeting

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer una entrevista a alguien to interview somebody

* * *

noun f.

interview

* * *

SF

1) (=conversación) interview

hacer una entrevista a algn — to interview sb

entrevista de trabajo — job interview

2) (=reunión) meeting, conference

celebrar una entrevista con algn — to hold a meeting with sb

* * *

femenino

1) (para trabajo, en periódico) interview

le hicieron una entrevista por radio — he was interviewed on the radio

2) (period) ( reunión) meeting

mantuvieron una entrevista con él — they met (with) him

* * *

= interview, oral interview, profile.

Nota: Artículo de periódico o reportaje de televisión o radio que presenta brevemente la vida y el carácter de una persona.

Ex. Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.

Ex. Promotions are arrived at by seniority, written examinations, and oral interviews.

Ex. Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.

----

* entrevista abierta = open interview.

* entrevista de referencia = reference interview.

* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.

* entrevista de trabajo = job interview.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* entrevista en profundidad = in-depth interview.

* entrevista estructurada = structured interview.

* entrevista minuciosa = in-depth interview.

* entrevista personal = personal interview.

* entrevista previa = pre-interview.

* entrevista telefónica = telephone interview.

* mediante una entrevista = interview-based.

* programa de entrevistas = talk show.

* realizar una entrevista = conduct + interview.

* * *

femenino

1) (para trabajo, en periódico) interview

le hicieron una entrevista por radio — he was interviewed on the radio

2) (period) ( reunión) meeting

mantuvieron una entrevista con él — they met (with) him

* * *

= interview, oral interview, profile.

Nota: Artículo de periódico o reportaje de televisión o radio que presenta brevemente la vida y el carácter de una persona.

Ex: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.

Ex: Promotions are arrived at by seniority, written examinations, and oral interviews.

Ex: Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.

* entrevista abierta = open interview.

* entrevista de referencia = reference interview.

* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.

* entrevista de trabajo = job interview.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* entrevista en profundidad = in-depth interview.

* entrevista estructurada = structured interview.

* entrevista minuciosa = in-depth interview.

* entrevista personal = personal interview.

* entrevista previa = pre-interview.

* entrevista telefónica = telephone interview.

* mediante una entrevista = interview-based.

* programa de entrevistas = talk show.

* realizar una entrevista = conduct + interview.

* * *

entrevista

feminine

A ( Period) interview; (para un trabajo) interview

le hicieron una entrevista por radio he was interviewed on the radio

me concedió una entrevista she let me interview her, she granted me an interview ( frml)

lo declaró en una entrevista al diario español he stated it in an interview for the Spanish newspaper

B ( period) (reunión) meeting

mantuvieron una entrevista con el embajador they met (with) the ambassador, they held a meeting with o had talks with the ambassador

* * *

Del verbo entrevistar: ( conjugate entrevistar)

entrevista es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
entrevista
entrevistar
entrevista sustantivo femenino
a) (para trabajo, en periódico) interview

b) (period) ( reunión) meeting

entrevistar ( conjugate entrevistar) verbo transitivo
to interview
entrevista sustantivo femenino interview
entrevistar verbo transitivo to interview
' entrevista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- audiencia
- arreglar
- bulto
- conceder
- concertar
- consulta
- contacto
- desarrollar
- desenvolver
- hacer
- realizar
- reportaje
- solicitar
English:
audience
- by
- contrive
- influence
- insecure
- interview
- come
- get
- meeting

* * *

entrevista nf

1. [de periodista] interview;
[de trabajo] interview;
hacer una entrevista a alguien to interview sb;

le hicieron una entrevista en la tele they interviewed him on TV

Comp
entrevista de trabajo job interview
2. [cita] meeting;

celebrar o [m5] mantener una entrevista con alguien to hold a meeting with sb

* * *

entrevista

f interview

* * *

entrevista nf

: interview

* * *

entrevista n

1. (de periodista, de trabajo) interview

2. (reunión) meeting

Spanish-English dictionary > entrevista

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